Wallace Avenue & Rhinelander Avenue

Wallace Avenue and Rhinelander Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. St Marthas Church is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Bronx Park East, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1933, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av · Bx22, Bx39
Within a walk
11 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wallace Avenue & Rhinelander Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bronx Park East 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 …

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, 870 feet away, for the Bx22 and Bx39.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1982 Bronxdale Avenue Gas station
    1,020 feet
  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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1910 and 1933.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Rhinelander Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Rhinelander Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Wallace Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Wallace Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Shining Stars Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 School
    1,060 feet
  3. Playful Discoveries Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Matthews Muliner Playground
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marthas Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Our Lady of Solace Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. Morris Park 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 13 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Rhinelander Avenue or Wallace 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.