Matthews Avenue & Bronxdale Avenue

Matthews Avenue and Bronxdale Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morris Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Matthews Muliner Playground is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, Bronx Park East, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Bronxdale Avenue.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Morris Park Av/Barnes Av · Bx21
Within a walk
6 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Matthews Avenue & Bronxdale Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bronx Park East 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 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “B is for Birds in the Bronx” (2006) by Candida Alvarez at the Bronx Park East station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Park Av/Barnes Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx21.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Park Av/Barnes Av Bx21
    0.3 miles
    Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bronxdale Avenue.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway at Ranaqua Loop & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1982 Bronxdale Avenue Gas station
    610 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morris Park
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronxdale Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Bronxdale Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 11AM-8PM ALL DAYS

East side of Matthews Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 11AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-NOON
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Matthews Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Shining Stars Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  2. Playful Discoveries Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  3. P.S. 083 Donald Hertz School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Matthews Muliner Playground
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronxdale Avenue or Matthews Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.