West Tremont Avenue & Phelan Place

West Tremont Avenue and Phelan Place meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Shield Institute Bronx is 600 feet away, and P.S. 204 Morris Heights is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, West Tremont Av/Loring Pl South, is 180 feet away for the Bx18A, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them playgrounds, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Major Deegan Expressway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
West Tremont Av/Loring Pl South · Bx18A
Within a walk
15 places
3 playgrounds, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Tremont Avenue & Phelan Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Tremont Av/Loring Pl South, 180 feet away, for the Bx18A.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Tremont Av/Loring Pl South Bx18A
    180 feet
    Bx18A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
110 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,400 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 1963.

Since 2014 at least 135 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Espresso' Kentucky coffee tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

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

East side of Phelan Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Phelan Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West Tremont Avenue

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

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
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Shield Institute Bronx School
    600 feet
  2. P.S. 109 Sedgwick School
    1,020 feet
  3. P.S. 204 Morris Heights School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beanstalk Playground
    670 feet
  2. Aqueduct Walk Park
    1,050 feet
  3. Cedar Playground
    1,100 feet
Show all 6
  1. Roberto Clemente State Park
    1,110 feet
  2. Eternal Life Community Garden
    1,200 feet
  3. Morton Playground
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthews AME Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 43/Ladder 59 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Phelan Place 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.