Arnow Avenue & Matthews Avenue

Arnow Avenue and Matthews 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. Allerton Library is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Williamsbridge Rd/Boston Rd · Bx8
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 garden and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Arnow Avenue & Matthews Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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 Williamsbridge Rd/Boston Rd, 620 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Williamsbridge Rd/Boston Rd Bx8
    620 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2918 Boston Road Gas station
    1,100 feet
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.7 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
12 and 13 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
124 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Arnow Avenue

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

South side of Arnow Avenue

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

East side of Matthews Avenue

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

West side of Matthews Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207403 and 215251.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 076 the Bennington School
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Boston Garden
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Allerton Library
    700 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle Church House of worship
    260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    970 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and seven 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Arnow 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.