Carpenter Avenue & Nereid Avenue

Carpenter Avenue and Nereid Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Carpenter Avenue Community Garden is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Nereid Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1942, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nereid Av
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Nereid Av/Carpenter Av · Bx16
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Carpenter Avenue & Nereid Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nereid Av, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    900 feet
    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 “Leaf of Life” (2006) by Noel Copeland at the Nereid Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Nereid Av/Carpenter Av, 70 feet away, for the Bx16.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nereid Av/Carpenter Av Bx16
    70 feet
    Bx16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

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

  1. 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station
    210 feet
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10470
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
11
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Wakefield-Woodlawn
Elevation
145 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 90 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2024 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Nereid Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program 5 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carpenter Avenue Community Garden
    730 feet
  2. Wakefield Playground
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 720 Nereid Avenue Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Carpenter Avenue or Nereid 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.