Matthews Avenue & Kinsella Street
Matthews Avenue and Kinsella Street meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Matthews Muliner Playground is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Morris Park Av/Barnes Av, is 430 feet away for the Bx21, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Morris Park Av/Barnes Av, 430 feet away, for the Bx21.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Morris Park Av/Barnes Av Bx21430 feetBx21
Next buses at this stop
- Bx21 …
Cycling
- 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Bronxdale Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
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)
- Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Kinsella Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Kinsella Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Matthews Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Playful Discoveries Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K420 feet
- Luminous Early Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K970 feet
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 School1,050 feet
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- Icahn Charter School 2 School1,220 feet
- P.S./M.S. 11x498 - van Nest Academy School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Matthews Muliner Playground410 feet
Houses of worship
- Morris Park 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship240 feet
- Our Lady of Solace Church House of worship1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket730 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Matthews Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 280 feet
- Morris Park Avenue & Matthews Avenue 280 feet
- Morris Park Avenue & Graham Street 400 feet
- Barnes Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 520 feet
- Barnes Avenue & Morris Park Avenue 530 feet
- Morris Park Avenue & Muliner Avenue 530 feet
- Morris Park Avenue & Delancey Place 670 feet
- Bronxdale Avenue & Kinsella Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Kinsella Street or Matthews Avenue.