Olinville Avenue & Britton Street

Olinville Avenue and Britton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Parkside development. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Zimmerman Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds, and 16 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1929, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
9 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
670 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Allerton Av/White Plains Rd · Bx25, Bx26
Within a walk
7 places
2 playgrounds, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Olinville Avenue & Britton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    670 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Burke Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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 Allerton Av/White Plains Rd, 530 feet away, for the Bx25 and Bx26.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Allerton Av/White Plains Rd Bx25, Bx26 · Shelter
    530 feet
    Bx25 Bx26
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx25 …
  2. Bx26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 1,150 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2475 Boston Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
12
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
110 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1929.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Parkside development.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 104 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Britton Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Britton Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Olinville Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Olinville Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 211718 and 213219.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Northern European Expressionist. They were built between 1926 and 1929.

  1. The Coops Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Zimmerman Playground
    40 feet
  2. Parkside Playground
    520 feet
  3. Bronx Park
    660 feet

Health care

  1. Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. United Workers' Cooperatives Listed historic place
    420 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 644 Adee Avenue Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,060 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Britton Street or Olinville Avenue.

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