East Tremont Avenue & Lafontaine Avenue
East Tremont Avenue and Lafontaine Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Tremont Playground is 100 feet away, and Morning Star Full Gospel Assembly Church is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Tremont Av/Arthur Av, is 170 feet away for the Bx36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Arthur Av, 170 feet away, for the Bx36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Tremont Av/Arthur Av Bx36170 feetBx36
Next buses at this stop
- Bx36 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East Tremont Avenue.
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Arthur Ave & E Tremont Ave 19 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 4056 3rd Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024
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
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 214 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 146 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on East Tremont Avenue (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Lafontaine Avenue (west side).
North side of East Tremont Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Lafontaine Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205724, 208500 and 215498.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.
- 14 religious buildings
- 8 schools
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Bronx Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K170 feet
- Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School780 feet
- Zeta Charter School - Bronx Tremont Park School790 feet
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- Zeta Charter School – Tremont Park School790 feet
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1880 Bathgate Avenue Pre-K center900 feet
- J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School940 feet
- Volunteers of America - Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- Vol of Amer - Bronx Early Learni Ctr School960 feet
- Sunshine Dev-Sharon Bapt HS Bathgate School970 feet
- Sharon Baptist Board of Directors Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
- Sharon Baptist Head Start - Center 4 (Delegate Program) Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 5 School1,120 feet
- Eagle Academy for Young Men School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Walter Gladwin Park60 feet
- Tremont Playground100 feet
- Oasis on the Green Garden320 feet
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- El Batey de Dona Provi Garden990 feet
- 175th Street Playground1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 48th Police Precinct Station Listed historic place970 feet
Houses of worship
- Morning Star Full Gospel Assembly Church House of worship1,130 feet
- Garden of Prayer Cathedral Church House of worship1,130 feet
- St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tremont House of worship1,260 feet
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- Tremont United Methodist Church House of worship1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Tremont Post Office130 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch960 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket1,110 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 18 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East Tremont Avenue & Arthur Avenue 270 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Monterey Avenue 280 feet
- East 178th Street & Lafontaine Avenue 310 feet
- East 178th Street & Arthur Avenue 500 feet
- 3rd Avenue & East Tremont Avenue 520 feet
- East 178th Street & Monterey Avenue 570 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Hughes Avenue 620 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Belmont Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along East Tremont Avenue or Lafontaine Avenue.