East Tremont Avenue & Lane Avenue

East Tremont Avenue and Lane Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Owen F. Dolen Park is 200 feet away, and the Pearly Gates is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av
800 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
East Tremont Av/Lane Av · Bx8
Within a walk
17 places
4 religious buildings, 3 parks and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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East Tremont Avenue & Lane Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    800 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, 190 feet away, for the Bx8.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 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
    930 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
    1.7 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and May 2025, 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 (east side).

South side of East Tremont Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lane Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lane Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204860 and 206798.

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
    590 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
    190 feet
  2. Seat Sculpture by David Saunders, 1987
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 library
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Owen F. Dolen Park
    200 feet
  2. Ferris Family Burial Plot Cemetery
    1,120 feet
  3. Pelham Bay Little League Park
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Pearly Gates Playground
    1,250 feet
  2. Samuel H. Young Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Westchester Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. Westchester Square Library
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    140 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    550 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    640 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    20 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    980 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Tremont Avenue or Lane Avenue.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.