East Tremont, Bronx

East Tremont
Neighborhood of The Bronx

Looking east across E182nd Street and Prospect Avenue
East Tremont

Location in New York City

Coordinates: 40°50′45″N 73°53′30″W / 40.845833°N 73.891667°W / 40.845833; -73.891667Coordinates: 40°50′45″N 73°53′30″W / 40.845833°N 73.891667°W / 40.845833; -73.891667
Country  United States
State  New York
City New York City
Borough Bronx
Area[1]
  Total 1.13 km2 (0.436 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 27,452
  Density 24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi)
Economics
  Median income $22,418
ZIP codes 10457, 10460
Area code 718, 347, 646
Looking northwest across Park and Tremont Avenues in East Tremont, at former bank building

East Tremont is a residential neighborhood located in west Bronx, New York City. It is part of Bronx Community Board 6. It borders, from the north and moving clockwise, East 183rd Street, Crotona Avenue, the Cross-Bronx Expressway and Webster Avenue. East Tremont Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through the neighborhood. ZIP codes include 10457 and 10460. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 48th Precinct[2] located at 450 Cross Bronx Expressway. New York City Housing Authority property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx.

Demographics

East Tremont is a low-income neighborhood with a population of around 27,452.[1] The neighborhood predominately consists of Latin Americans (East Tremont has one of the highest concentrations of Puerto Ricans in New York City) and African Americans. There is a small but growing Dominican population. Almost half the population lives below the poverty line and receives public assistance (AFDC, Home Relief, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicaid). Most households are renter occupied.[3]

Land use and terrain

East Tremont is dominated by five and six story tenement buildings, older multi-unit homes, vacant lots, and newly constructed apartment buildings. Most of the original housing stock was structurally damaged by arson and eventually razed by the city. The land area, somewhat hilly, is less than one square mile.

There are two NYCHA developments located in East Tremont.[4]

  1. Twin roads East (Site 9); one, 14-story building.
  2. East 180th Street-Monterey Avenue; one, 10-story building.

Education

All are public schools.

PS 57

Transportation

References

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