Rhinelander Avenue & Amethyst Street

Rhinelander Avenue and Amethyst Street meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Marthas Church is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Bronx Park East, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
880 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av · Bx22, Bx39
Within a walk
8 places
6 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rhinelander Avenue & Amethyst Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bronx Park East 2, 5
    880 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “B is for Birds in the Bronx” (2006) by Candida Alvarez at the Bronx Park East station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av, 510 feet away, for the Bx22 and Bx39.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av Bx22, Bx39 · Shelter
    510 feet
    Bx22 Bx39
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway at Ranaqua Loop & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2090 Bronxdale Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amethyst Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amethyst Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

North side of Rhinelander Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Rhinelander Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marthas Church House of worship
    820 feet
  2. St Dominics Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 14 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 Amethyst Street or Rhinelander Avenue.

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