Nereid Avenue & Furman Avenue

Nereid Avenue and Furman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bissel Gardens is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Nereid Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nereid Av
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Nereid Av/White Plains Rd · Bx16
Within a walk
11 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nereid Avenue & Furman Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nereid Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    310 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. 233 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. 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 Nereid Av/White Plains Rd, 250 feet away, for the Bx16.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nereid Av/White Plains Rd Bx16 · Shelter
    250 feet
    Bx16
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
11
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Wakefield-Woodlawn
Elevation
151 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

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 1928 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Nereid Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Nereid Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program 5 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    570 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bissel Gardens Garden
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Rome Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 720 Nereid Avenue Older adult center
    120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and nine 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Furman Avenue or Nereid 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.