University Avenue & West Tremont Avenue

University Avenue and West Tremont Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 83 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Aqueduct Walk is 120 feet away, and Davidson Park is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them schools, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
57 hurt
83 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
University Av/West Tremont Av · Bx3, Bx36
Within a walk
18 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
University Avenue & West Tremont Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 176 St 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Reaching Out For Each Other” (2006) by Juan Sánchez at the 176 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is University Av/West Tremont Av, 80 feet away, for the Bx3 and Bx36.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. University Av/West Tremont Av Bx3, Bx36 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    80 feet
    Bx3 Bx36
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …
  2. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

University Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Tremont Avenue.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. University Ave & Morton Pl 21 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1764 University Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 83 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 57 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 16 of those hurt, on foot
  • 11 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 2025

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
133 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,700 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 1940.

Since 2014 at least 150 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 4pm to 7pm, Saturday 8am to 7pm on University Avenue (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on West Tremont Avenue (south side).

East side of University Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of University Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 11 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West Tremont Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206073, 208024 and 214512.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1905 and 1960.

  1. Messiah Home for Children Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 204 Morris Heights School
    180 feet
  2. Shield Institute Bronx School
    570 feet
  3. Academy for Language and Technology School
    590 feet
Show all 5
  1. I.S. 232 School
    590 feet
  2. I.S. X303 Leadership & Community Service School
    590 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    120 feet
  2. Eternal Life Community Garden
    280 feet
  3. Morton Playground
    340 feet
Show all 6
  1. Galileo Playground
    690 feet
  2. Dr. Thomasina Bushby Park
    920 feet
  3. Davidson Park
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sedgwick Library
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Methodist Church House of worship
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 200 West Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    900 feet
  2. Community center at West Tremont Avenue-Sedgwick Avenue Area Community center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    450 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along University Avenue or West Tremont Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.