Matthews Avenue & Van Nest Avenue
Matthews Avenue and Van Nest Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Icahn Charter School 2 is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Morris Park Av/Barnes Av, is 710 feet away for the Bx21, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Morris Park Av/Barnes Av, 710 feet away, for the Bx21.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Morris Park Av/Barnes Av Bx21710 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 Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway, 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 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 December 2023.
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
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Matthews Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Matthews Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Van Nest Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Van Nest Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 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-K700 feet
- Icahn Charter School 2 School1,020 feet
- P.S./M.S. 11x498 - van Nest Academy School1,020 feet
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- Luminous Early Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
- The Steam Bridge School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Matthews Muliner Playground690 feet
Houses of worship
- Morris Park 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship490 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket1,000 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 11 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Barnes Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 250 feet
- Matthews Avenue & Kinsella Street 280 feet
- Wallace Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 500 feet
- Morris Park Avenue & Matthews Avenue 550 feet
- Morris Park Avenue & Graham Street 680 feet
- Van Nest Avenue & Bronxdale Avenue 740 feet
- Holland Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 750 feet
- Barnes Avenue & Morris Park Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Matthews Avenue or Van Nest Avenue.