Wallace Avenue & Van Nest Avenue
Wallace Avenue and Van Nest Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Morris Park Av/Barnes Av, is 700 feet away for the Bx21, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Morris Park Av/Barnes Av, 700 feet away, for the Bx21.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Morris Park Av/Barnes Av Bx21 · Shelter700 feetBx21
Next buses at this stop
- Bx21 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1881 East Tremont Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1928.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Van Nest Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Van Nest Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Wallace Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Wallace Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- The Steam Bridge School770 feet
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 School820 feet
- Playful Discoveries Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Nest Park830 feet
- Van Nest Park Playground840 feet
- Matthews Muliner Playground1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Morris Park 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship730 feet
- Our Lady of Solace Church House of worship880 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket600 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Holland Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 250 feet
- Barnes Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 250 feet
- Matthews Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 500 feet
- Van Nest Avenue & Hunt Avenue 500 feet
- Wallace Avenue & Morris Park Avenue 550 feet
- White Plains Road & Van Nest Avenue 760 feet
- Matthews Avenue & Kinsella Street 770 feet
- Holland Avenue & Morris Park Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Van Nest Avenue or Wallace Avenue.