East Tremont is a residential neighborhood located in the

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. From the north and moving clockwise, it is bounded by East 180th Street, Southern Boulevard, the

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and

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. East Tremont Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through the neighborhood. East Tremont is part of

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, and its ZIP Codes include 10457 and 10460. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 48th Precinct.

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property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the

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section of

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History

Part of East Tremont is sometimes called Bronx Park South, particularly the section that lies immediately southwest of the

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. At one time, the land encompassing the neighborhood was owned by the Lorillard Family, known for the

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Demographics

Based on data from the

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, the population of East Tremont was 43,423, an increase of 4,143 (10.5%) from the 39,280 counted in

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. Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of .Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
Population Division -

Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 1.4% (627)

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, 29.4% (12,750)

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, 0.3% (110) Native American, 0.5% (229)

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, 0.0% (4)

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, 0.3% (150) from

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, and 0.8% (333) from two or more races.

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of any race were 67.3% (29,220) of the population.Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
Population Division -

Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016. The neighborhood predominately consists of

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(East Tremont has one of the highest concentrations of

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in New York City) and

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. 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. The entirety of Community District 6, which comprises East Tremont and Belmont, had 87,476 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 77.7 years. This is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 29% are between the ages of between 0–17, 28% between 25–44, and 20% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 14% and 9% respectively. As of 2017, the median

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in Community Districts 3 and 6, including Crotona Park East and

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, was $25,972. In 2018, an estimated 31% of East Tremont and Belmont residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in six residents (16%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 60% in East Tremont and Belmont, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, , East Tremont and Belmont are

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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.NYCHA
#Twin Roads East (Site 9); one, 14-story building. #East 180th Street-Monterey Avenue; one, 10-story building.

Police and crime

East Tremont and Belmont are patrolled by the 48th Precinct of the

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, located at 450 Cross Bronx Expressway. The 48th Precinct ranked 56th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. , with a non-fatal assault rate of 152 per 100,000 people, East Tremont and Belmont's rate of

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s per capita is greater than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 1,015 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole. The 48th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 67.3% between 1990 and 2020. The precinct reported 15 murders, 29 rapes, 300 robberies, 461 felony assaults, 237 burglaries, 421 grand larcenies, and 150 grand larcenies auto in 2020.

Fire safety

East Tremont is served by two

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(FDNY) fire stations: Engine Co. 46/Ladder Co. 27 at 460 Cross Bronx Expressway, and Engine Co. 45/Ladder Co. 58/Battalion 18 at 925 East Tremont Avenue.

Health

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s and births to teenage mothers are more common in East Tremont and Belmont than in other places citywide. In East Tremont and Belmont, there were 113 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 30.4 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). East Tremont and Belmont has a relatively average population of residents who are

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. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 12%, equal to the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of

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, in East Tremont and Belmont is , more than the city average. Sixteen percent of East Tremont and Belmont residents are smokers, which is higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In East Tremont and Belmont, 36% of residents are

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, 22% are

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, and 32% have

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—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 20% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Eighty-one percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 69% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," lower than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in East Tremont and Belmont, there are 37 bodegas. The nearest hospitals are St Barnabas Hospital in Belmont and

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in Claremont.

Post offices and ZIP Codes

East Tremont is covered by the ZIP Codes 10457 west of Prospect Avenue and 10460 east of Prospect Avenue. The

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operates two post offices nearby: the Tremont Station at 757 East Tremont Avenue,

Education

East Tremont and Belmont generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city . While 19% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 36% have less than a high school education and 45% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of East Tremont and Belmont students excelling in math rose from 19% in 2000 to 44% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 25% to 30% during the same time period. East Tremont and Belmont's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is more than the rest of New York City. In East Tremont and Belmont, 35% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per

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, higher than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 61% of high school students in East Tremont and Belmont graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%.

Schools

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*PS/MS 3: Raul Julia (East 180th St and LaFontaine Av) *PS 23: Early Childhood (East 181st St and Washington Av) *PS 32: Belmont (East 183rd St and Belmont Av) *PS 44: David Farragut (East 176th St and Prospect Av) *PS 57: Crescent/Frederick Douglass Academy V (East 180th St and Crotona Av) *PS 58: Tremont Park (East 176th St and Washington Av) *PS 59: Bathgate (East 182nd St and Bathgate Av) *PS 92: (East 179th St and Clinton Av) *PS/MS 211: The Bilingual School (Fairmount Place and Prospect Av) *PS 300/MS 129/P10/IS 316: Twin Parks (East 180th St and Mapes Av) *MS 118: William J. Niles (East 179th St and Arthur Av) *MS/HS 231: Eagle Academy for Young Men (East 176th St and 3rd Av)

Library

The

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operates the Tremont branch at 1866 Washington Avenue. The branch, a Carnegie library designed by

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in the Italian Renaissance style, was opened in 1905.

Transportation

There are no

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stations in East Tremont, though several bus routes connect with subway stations. The following

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bus routes serve East Tremont: *: to Riverdale or West Farms (via Kingsbridge Road/Broadway) *: to

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(via

) *: to

or Port Morris (via Crotona and Prospect Avenues) *: to

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(via Southern Boulevard/149th Street) *: to Castle Hill or

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(via Tremont Avenue) *: to

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or Morris Heights (via 180th Street, Tremont and Burnside Avenues) *: to Gun Hill Road station or Third Avenue – 149th Street station (via Webster Avenue) *: to

or Morris Heights (via 180th Street, Tremont and Burnside Avenues) The

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also serves East Tremont at the Tremont station.

References

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