Nereid Avenue & Richardson Avenue

Nereid Avenue and Richardson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 1,039 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Matilda Avenue School is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Nereid Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nereid Av
390 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Nereid Av/White Plains Rd · Bx16
Within a walk
13 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nereid Avenue & Richardson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nereid Av, 390 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    390 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
    0.5 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, 310 feet away, for the Bx16.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station
    720 feet
  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
    2.2 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, February 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,039 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 742nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 578 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
157 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 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 1960.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 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
    650 feet
  2. All Seasons Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  3. The Matilda Avenue School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wakefield Playground
    1,170 feet
  2. Carpenter Avenue Community Garden
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here 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 Nereid Avenue or Richardson Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.