Nereid Avenue & Matilda Avenue

Nereid Avenue and Matilda Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Wakefield Playground is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Nereid Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1954, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nereid Av
640 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Nereid Av/Carpenter Av · Bx16
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nereid Avenue & Matilda Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nereid Av, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    640 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
    0.5 miles
    2 5

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/Carpenter Av, 220 feet away, for the Bx16.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nereid Av/Carpenter Av Bx16
    220 feet
    Bx16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station
    460 feet
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10470
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
11
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Wakefield-Woodlawn
Elevation
156 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1954.

Since 2014 at least 108 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Matilda Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Nereid Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program 5 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    900 feet
  2. The Matilda Avenue School
    1,110 feet
  3. All Seasons Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wakefield Playground
    940 feet
  2. Carpenter Avenue Community Garden
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and seven 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 Matilda 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.