Matthews Avenue & Rhinelander Avenue

Matthews Avenue and Rhinelander Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morris Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Matthews Muliner Playground is 510 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 ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
990 feet
Morris Park Av/Barnes Av · Bx21
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Matthews Avenue & Rhinelander 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, 990 feet away, for the Bx21.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 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
    940 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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)
Morris Park
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

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 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Matthews Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Rhinelander Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Rhinelander Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Shining Stars Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    520 feet
  2. Playful Discoveries Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  3. P.S. 083 Donald Hertz School
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Matthews Muliner Playground
    510 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marthas Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Morris Park 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 12 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Matthews Avenue or Rhinelander 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.