Pelham Parkway-Van Nest

Understanding Pelham Parkway-Van Nest

Bronx and Pelham Parkway was acquired as part of the nineteenth-century Bronx parks system to link Bronx Park and Pelham Bay Park. It remains both a road and landscaped open space.

Van Nest took its name from an earlier railroad station. The city study treats it separately from Parkchester across the rail corridor, despite the shared station-planning area.

Places to explore

• Pelham Parkway

  Landscaped corridor between the large parks

  Choose a specific section and use marked crossings. The green strips belong to a functioning traffic corridor; this page does not establish an uninterrupted or step-free route between the two parks.

• Mazzei Playground

  Mace Avenue and Williamsbridge Road

  The play space began beside the Pelham Parkway Houses and was later named for Philip Mazzei. The memorial flagstaff and recreation spaces give the visit a specific local focus.

• Matthews Muliner Playground

  Nearby residential blocks

  The city created this playground between the two avenues in the 1950s. Choose it for a smaller play stop, with current equipment and operating notices checked through Parks.