Boston Road & East Tremont Avenue

Boston Road and East Tremont Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 214 is 350 feet away, and the Battalion 18/Engine 45/Ladder 58 firehouse is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them schools, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
160 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
East Tremont Av/Boston Rd · Bx36
Within a walk
16 places
5 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & East Tremont Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 160 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    160 feet
    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. E 180 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. 174 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Animal Tracks” (2004) by Naomi Campbell at the West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Boston Rd, 100 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Boston Rd Bx36
    100 feet
    Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East Tremont Avenue.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boston Rd & West Farms Rd 25 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Farms
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to seven travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 1,270 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2022 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Boston Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 10PM-7AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

North side of East Tremont Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East Tremont Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 205876.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1946 Boston Road Pre-K center
    280 feet
  2. Emolior Academy School
    350 feet
  3. P.S. 214 School
    350 feet
Show all 8
  1. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    520 feet
  2. Heaven's Tiny Tots East Tremont Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  3. P.S. 006 West Farms School
    730 feet
  4. The Vida Bogart School for All Children School
    730 feet
  5. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    730 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West Farms Rapids Park
    540 feet
  2. Bronx Park
    1,190 feet
  3. River Park Playground
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church West Farms House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 1010 East 178th Street Community center
    660 feet
  2. West Farms Post Office
    840 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 18/Engine 45/Ladder 58 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    710 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or East Tremont Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.