Tremont Avenue is a street in

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. Its west end is at

Sedgwick Avenue Sedgwick Avenue is a major street in the Bronx, New York City. It runs roughly parallel to Jerome Avenue, the Major Deegan Expressway, and University Avenue. Sedgwick Avenue is one of the longest streets in the western part of the Bronx, ru ...

in Morris Heights, and its east end is at Schurz Avenue in

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, running almost the entire width of the Bronx. Around 2009, part of East Tremont Avenue renamed to

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Avenue, in honor of the late salsa musician.

Transportation

The following

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stations serve Tremont Avenue: *

Tremont Avenue Tremont Avenue is a street in the Bronx, New York City. Its west end is at Sedgwick Avenue in Morris Heights, Bronx, Morris Heights, and its east end is at Schurz Avenue in Throggs Neck, running almost the entire width of the Bronx. Around 200 ...

() at Grand Concourse * West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue () at Boston Road * Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue () at

Westchester Avenue Westchester Avenue is a major east-west street in the South and East portions of the Bronx, New York City. It runs from Third Avenue and 150th Street in the Hub to Pelham Bay Park in the Pelham Bay section. It crosses many neighborhoods of the ...

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operates several local bus routes along Tremont Avenue. The majority of East Tremont Avenue east of

Webster Avenue Webster Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in the Bronx, New York City, United States. It stretches for from Melrose to Woodlawn (on the Bronx- Westchester borderline). The road starts at the intersection of Melrose Avenue, East 165t ...

is served by the bus routes. The segment between Webster and University Avenues is served by the Bx36 bus, and the segment west of University Avenue is served by the Bx18 bus. Short segments of Tremont Avenue are also used by other bus routes.

References

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