West Tremont Avenue & Fordham Place
West Tremont Avenue and Fordham Place meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 109 Sedgwick is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cedar Av/West Tremont Av, is 170 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them schools, and one place to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cedar Av/West Tremont Av, 170 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cedar Av/West Tremont Av Bx40, Bx42170 feetBx40 Bx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
- Bx42 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sedgwick Ave & W Tremont Ave 19 docks in all280 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 1,320 feet by car along the streets.
- 1764 University Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10453
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 16
- Police precinct
- 46
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 fire station
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- I.S. 229 Roland Patterson School700 feet
- The New American Academy at Roberto Clemente State Park School700 feet
- P.S. 109 Sedgwick School770 feet
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- Shield Institute Bronx School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roberto Clemente State Park430 feet
- Cedar Playground820 feet
Houses of worship
- St Matthews AME Church House of worship530 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at West Tremont Avenue-Sedgwick Avenue Area Community center470 feet
- Older adult center at 200 West Tremont Avenue Older adult center820 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 43/Ladder 59 Fire station960 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
- Antillana Market Place Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cedar Avenue & West Tremont Avenue 160 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Palisade Place 230 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & West Tremont Avenue 240 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & West Tremont Avenue 280 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Undercliff Avenue 310 feet
- Matthewson Road & West Tremont Avenue 430 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Cedar Avenue 580 feet
- West Tremont Avenue & Phelan Place 680 feet
See every intersection along Fordham Place or West Tremont Avenue.