Cedar Avenue & West Tremont Avenue

Cedar Avenue and West Tremont Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Cedar Playground is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cedar Av/West Tremont Av, is 60 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Major Deegan Expressway
1,150 feet by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Cedar Av/West Tremont Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
10 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cedar Avenue & West Tremont Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cedar Av/West Tremont Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cedar Av/West Tremont Av Bx40, Bx42
    60 feet
    Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W Tremont Ave & Matthewson Rd 19 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 1,150 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1764 University Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
16
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and March 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cedar Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Cedar Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West Tremont Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West Tremont Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 229 Roland Patterson School
    540 feet
  2. The New American Academy at Roberto Clemente State Park School
    540 feet
  3. P.S. 109 Sedgwick School
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roberto Clemente State Park
    270 feet
  2. Cedar Playground
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthews AME Church House of worship
    560 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at West Tremont Avenue-Sedgwick Avenue Area Community center
    640 feet
  2. Older adult center at 200 West Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 43/Ladder 59 Fire station
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cedar Avenue or West Tremont Avenue.

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