Allerton Avenue & Matthews Avenue

Allerton Avenue and Matthews Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Allerton Library is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Boston Rd/Matthews Av · Bx30
Within a walk
6 places
3 religious buildings, 1 garden and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Allerton Avenue & Matthews 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, 80 feet away, for the Bx30.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
124 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six 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 1950.

Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Allerton Avenue (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Matthews Avenue (east side).

North side of Allerton Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Matthews Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207403, 210671, 212540 and 215251.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. St Lucy School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Boston Garden
    210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Allerton Library
    810 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lucys RC Church House of worship
    980 feet
  2. Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    510 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    970 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 Allerton Avenue or Matthews Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.