Boston Road & Barnes Avenue

Boston Road and Barnes Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Lucys RC Church is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and 24 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Boston Rd/Matthews Av · Bx30
Within a walk
9 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & Barnes Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Allerton Mandalas” (2006) by Michele Brody at the Allerton Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Matthews Av, 360 feet away, for the Bx30.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Matthews Av Bx30
    360 feet
    Bx30

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2600 Boston Road Gas station
    560 feet
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
127 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the English oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Boston Road

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Boston Road

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Green Middle School
    1,030 feet
  2. Bronx Park Middle School
    1,030 feet
  3. Pelham Academy of Academics and Community Engagement School
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Lucy School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Boston Garden
    610 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Allerton Library
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lucys RC Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Sons of Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    910 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    60 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    900 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or Boston Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.