East Tremont Avenue & Ponton Avenue

East Tremont Avenue and Ponton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Westchester Post Office is 240 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 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Map

Layers
East Tremont Avenue & Ponton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    870 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
    0.5 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, 270 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Lane Av Bx8
    270 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
    1,030 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer 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 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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Ponton Avenue (both sides).

East side of East Tremont Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North 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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 214251 and 215435.

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
    640 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
    270 feet
  2. Seat Sculpture by David Saunders, 1987
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 library
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Owen F. Dolen Park
    280 feet
  2. Ferris Family Burial Plot Cemetery
    1,190 feet
  3. Pelham Bay Little League Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Westchester Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    640 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Westchester Square Library
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Westchester Post Office
    240 feet
  2. Owen Dolen Recreation Center
    480 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    560 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    100 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    910 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Tremont Avenue or Ponton 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.