Matilda Avenue & East 239th Street

Matilda Avenue and East 239th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Wakefield Playground is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Nereid Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nereid Av
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
White Plains Rd/E 239 St · Bx39
Within a walk
13 places
8 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Matilda Avenue & East 239th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nereid Av, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    1,230 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. Wakefield-241 St 2
    0.4 miles
    2

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 White Plains Rd/E 239 St, 620 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 239 St Bx39
    620 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station
    1,180 feet
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
165 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.

Since 2014 at least 115 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 239th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of East 239th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Matilda Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Matilda Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. The Matilda Avenue School
    400 feet
  2. P.S. 016 Wakefield School
    690 feet
  3. Little Stars Childcare Program 5 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wakefield Playground
    240 feet
  2. Carpenter Avenue Community Garden
    280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 239th 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.