East Tremont Avenue & St Raymond Avenue
East Tremont Avenue and St Raymond Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westchester Square, Bronx. The corner is also named La Jara Band 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. Westchester United Methodist Church is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them schools, and 26 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 60.3 miles6
Next trains at this station
Pelham Bay
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 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/Saint Raymonds Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx4A, Bx40 and Bx42.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Tremont Av/Saint Raymonds Av Bx4A, Bx40, Bx4240 feetBx4A Bx40 Bx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx4A …
- Bx40 …
- Bx42 …
Cycling
- 9 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1490 Williamsbridge Road Gas station870 feet
- 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1,030 feet
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2021
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
- 40 feet above sea level
This corner is also named La Jara Band Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1927.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on La Jara Band Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 8 active meters
- 6 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on St Raymond Avenue (both sides), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on St Raymond Avenue (both sides).
East side of East Tremont Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of East Tremont Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204865, 207275, 207788, 207789, 209019 and 214349.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 hospital
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Promesa Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
- Life Skills Preschool Westchester Sq School1,130 feet
- Haven Charter High School1,160 feet
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- P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Owen F. Dolen Park1,050 feet
Health care
- Montefiore Medical Center - Montefiore Westchester Square Hospital1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Westchester Square Library850 feet
Houses of worship
- Westchester United Methodist Church House of worship760 feet
Community centers and public services
- Westchester Post Office890 feet
- Owen Dolen Recreation Center1,260 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 20/Squad 61 Fire station1,090 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch340 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket340 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy880 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:
- St Raymond Avenue & Benson Street 190 feet
- Williamsbridge Road & St Raymond Avenue 300 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Maclay Avenue 350 feet
- Maclay Avenue & Benson Street 440 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Benson Street 460 feet
- St Raymond Avenue & Overing Street 520 feet
- Williamsbridge Road & Halperin Avenue 540 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Silver Street 560 feet
See every intersection along East Tremont Avenue or St Raymond Avenue.