Pelham Parkway South & Matthews Avenue

Pelham Parkway South and Matthews Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Young Voices Academy of the Bronx is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. A bus lane runs along Pelham Parkway South, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
5 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Pelham Pkwy/Muliner Av · Bx12
Within a walk
7 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pelham Parkway South & Matthews Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Pelham Pkwy 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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. Morris Park 5
    0.3 miles
    5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Back to the Garden” (2007) by Tomie Arai at the Pelham Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pelham Pkwy/Muliner Av, 310 feet away, for the Bx12.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pelham Pkwy/Muliner Av Bx12 · Shelter
    310 feet
    Bx12
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …

Live arrivals

Pelham Parkway South carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

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

  1. 2100 Williamsbridge Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1948.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Matthews Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Matthews Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Pelham Parkway South

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. Young Voices Academy of the Bronx School
    1,070 feet

Health care

  1. Morningside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel of Pelham Parkway Jewish Center House of worship
    310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 990 Pelham Parkway South Older adult center
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Choice Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Matthews Avenue or Pelham Parkway South.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.