East 178th Street & Lafontaine Avenue

East 178th Street and Lafontaine Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Oasis on the Green is 40 feet away, and Tremont United Methodist Church is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Tremont Av/Arthur Av, is 480 feet away for the Bx36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
East Tremont Av/Arthur Av · Bx36
Within a walk
31 places
11 religious buildings, 8 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 178th Street & Lafontaine Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Arthur Av, 480 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Arthur Av Bx36
    480 feet
    Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 178 St & Monterey Ave 21 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4056 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 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.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tremont
Elevation
81 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 200 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Lafontaine Avenue (west side).

East side of Lafontaine Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Lafontaine Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 208500.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School
    470 feet
  2. Bronx Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  3. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School
    630 feet
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  1. Zeta Charter School - Bronx Tremont Park School
    1,010 feet
  2. Zeta Charter School – Tremont Park School
    1,010 feet
  3. Sharon Baptist Board of Directors Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  4. Sharon Baptist Head Start - Center 4 (Delegate Program) Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  5. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 5 School
    1,040 feet
  6. Sunshine Dev-Sharon Bapt HS Bathgate School
    1,170 feet
  7. Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1880 Bathgate Avenue Pre-K center
    1,200 feet
  8. Volunteers of America - Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
  9. Vol of Amer - Bronx Early Learni Ctr School
    1,270 feet
  10. P.S. 3 Raul Julia Micro Society School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oasis on the Green Garden
    40 feet
  2. Walter Gladwin Park
    370 feet
  3. Tremont Playground
    410 feet
Show all 4
  1. El Batey de Dona Provi Garden
    680 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 48th Police Precinct Station Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tremont United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tremont House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tremont Post Office
    220 feet
  2. East 180th Monterey Community Center Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 178th Street or Lafontaine 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.