East Tremont Avenue & Sommer Place
East Tremont Avenue and Sommer Place meet at a three-way junction in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. The corner is also named Jim McQuade Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Throgs Neck Jewish Center is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Tremont Av/Barkley Av, is 200 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and 28 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Barkley Av, 200 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Tremont Av/Barkley Av Bx40, Bx42200 feetBx40 Bx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
- Bx42 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Throgs Neck Expressway northbound at Lafayette Avenue & Ellsworth Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2884 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10465
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Jim McQuade Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Jim McQuade Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 7pm on East Tremont Avenue (north side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East Tremont Avenue (west side).
East side of East Tremont Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Sommer Place
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200543, 200595, 217167 and 220040.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 police station
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Young Achievers Early Start Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5660 feet
- Home Instruction School710 feet
- Hospital Schools School710 feet
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- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5960 feet
- St Benedict School1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- Throgs Neck Jewish Center House of worship460 feet
Community centers and public services
- Throggs Neck Post Office1,020 feet
Fire and police
- 45th Precinct Police station540 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch120 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy480 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and six 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East Tremont Avenue & Barkley Avenue 260 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Lafayette Avenue 330 feet
- Edison Avenue & Sommer Place 440 feet
- Revere Avenue & Barkley Avenue 540 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Greene Place 560 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Sullivan Place 610 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Revere Avenue 630 feet
- Edison Avenue & Barkley Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along East Tremont Avenue or Sommer Place.