East Tremont Avenue & Fink Avenue

East Tremont Avenue and Fink Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The stele “Westchester Square Memorial” is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av
600 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
East Tremont Av/Lane Av · Bx8
Within a walk
16 places
4 religious buildings, 3 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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East Tremont Avenue & Fink Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    600 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Zerega Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Middletown Rd 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “City of Glass” (1993) by Romare Bearden and “The Land Between Open Water” (2024) by Shervone Neckles at the Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Lane Av, 20 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Lane Av Bx8
    20 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound at Westchester Avenue & Hutchinson River Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 91 Westchester Square Gas station
    730 feet
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10461
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
18
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westchester Square
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the red maple and the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2025 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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

East side of East Tremont Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206798 and 209550.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1882 and 1883.

  1. Van Schaick Free Reading Room Designated landmark
    500 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Owen F. Dolen Park.

  1. Westchester Square Memorial Stele by John Oakman, 1925
    70 feet
  2. Seat Sculpture by David Saunders, 1987
    290 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Life Skills Preschool Westchester Sq School
    280 feet
  2. American Barber Institute Trade or language school
    430 feet
  3. P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School
    810 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Owen F. Dolen Park
    40 feet
  2. Pelham Bay Little League Park
    1,000 feet
  3. Ferris Family Burial Plot Cemetery
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Samuel H. Young Park
    1,120 feet
  2. The Pearly Gates Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Westchester Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    370 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Owen Dolen Recreation Center
    210 feet
  2. Westchester Post Office
    410 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    550 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    830 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    180 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Tremont Avenue or Fink Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.