West Tremont Avenue & Andrews Avenue South

West Tremont Avenue and Andrews Avenue South meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Shield Institute Bronx is 240 feet away, and Galileo Playground is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them schools, and 13 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
West Tremont Av/University Av · Bx18A
Within a walk
21 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Tremont Avenue & Andrews Avenue South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 176 St 4
    0.4 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 West Tremont Av/University Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx18A.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Tremont Av/University Av Bx18A · Shelter
    130 feet
    Bx18A
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West Tremont Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W Tremont Ave & Montgomery Ave 21 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.4 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 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2016.

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
134 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 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 1930.

Since 2014 at least 128 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Andrews Avenue South

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM

West side of Andrews Avenue South

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West Tremont Avenue

  • 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

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 208024.

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
    240 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Shield Institute Bronx School
    240 feet
  2. P.S. 204 Morris Heights School
    510 feet
  3. Academy for Language and Technology School
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. I.S. 232 School
    920 feet
  2. I.S. X303 Leadership & Community Service School
    920 feet
  3. P.S. 109 Sedgwick School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    450 feet
  2. Eternal Life Community Garden
    610 feet
  3. Morton Playground
    670 feet
Show all 7
  1. Galileo Playground
    1,010 feet
  2. Dr. Thomasina Bushby Park
    1,240 feet
  3. Beanstalk Playground
    1,260 feet
  4. Davidson Park
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sedgwick Library
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Methodist Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 200 West Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    580 feet
  2. Community center at West Tremont Avenue-Sedgwick Avenue Area Community center
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Andrews Avenue South or West Tremont Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, 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.