East 237th Street & Matilda Avenue

East 237th Street and Matilda Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Nereid Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 12 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nereid Av
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
730 feet
Nereid Av/Carpenter Av · Bx16
Within a walk
2 places
1 older adult center and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 237th Street & Matilda Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nereid Av, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    1,020 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. 233 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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, 730 feet away, for the Bx16.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

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

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
11
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Wakefield-Woodlawn
Elevation
164 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 1940.

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

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 religious building

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 720 Nereid Avenue Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 237th Street or Matilda 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.