Grand Avenue & West Tremont Avenue
Grand Avenue and West Tremont Avenue (north-east) meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Leave It Better Community Garden is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 1,140 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Burnside Av 41,140 feet4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- Tremont Av B, D0.3 milesB D
- 176 St 40.3 miles4
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “How to get to the moon...” (2008) by Laura Battle at the Burnside Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is West Tremont Av/Davidson Av, 110 feet away, for the Bx36.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Tremont Av/Davidson Av Bx36110 feetBx36
Next buses at this stop
- Bx36 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue and West Tremont Avenue.
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E Tremont Ave & Jerome Ave 20 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Walton Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1736 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 20 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 5 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019
- Turn calming, December 2019
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10453
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 14
- Police precinct
- 46
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 102 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 44 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Grand Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Grand Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of West Tremont Avenue
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West Tremont Avenue
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- P.S. 306 School200 feet
- The Bronx School of Young Leaders School200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Leave It Better Community Garden70 feet
- Aqueduct Walk Park730 feet
- Mount Hope Playground1,070 feet
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- Dr. Thomasina Bushby Park1,080 feet
- Davidson Park1,090 feet
- Morton Playground1,190 feet
Houses of worship
- King of Glory Tabernacle House of worship660 feet
- Church of God Pentecostal House of worship830 feet
- PTL Temple of the Living God House of worship880 feet
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- Calvary Methodist Church House of worship1,030 feet
- St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Morris Heights Post Office1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket950 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 19 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Davidson Avenue & West Tremont Avenue 170 feet
- West Tremont Avenue & Kingsland Place 350 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Tremont Avenue 450 feet
- Harrison Avenue & Kingsland Place 600 feet
- West Tremont Avenue & West 177th Street 620 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Walton Avenue 730 feet
- Jerome Avenue & East 179th Street 820 feet
- Grand Avenue & West Burnside Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Grand Avenue or West Tremont Avenue.