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East Tremont, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
East Tremont Avenue runs through the West Bronx neighborhood that shares its name, between East 180th Street and the Cross Bronx Expressway.
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Where to stay in East Tremont
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
East Tremont Avenue is the axis. A stay in the West Bronx works from it, since the neighborhood runs residential from East 180th Street down to the Cross Bronx Expressway and counts the Bronx Zoo among its sights. Third Avenue closes the western edge.
Beyond it and beyond the expressway the choice is other Bronx neighborhoods, so most stays here mean a short ride in along East Tremont Avenue.
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East Tremont Avenue
East Tremont Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through the neighbourhood, the one street carrying both its name and its traffic. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in East Tremont AvenueMornings that start at the Bronx ZooSouthern Boulevard side
Southern Boulevard forms the eastern boundary of East Tremont, one edge of the box that holds the Bronx Zoo. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Southern Boulevard sideArrivals from the western boundaryThird Avenue
Third Avenue closes East Tremont on the west, with Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Church inside that line. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Third AvenueHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About East Tremont
What are the main landmarks in East Tremont?
The Bronx Zoo heads the list. Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Church, Tremont Baptist Church and St. Martin of Tours' Church give the neighborhood three more named sites, all within the box that East 180th Street and the Cross Bronx Expressway close off. The Bronx Coliseum makes five.
East Tremont Avenue runs through all of it as the primary thoroughfare.
What is the history of East Tremont?
Three congregations hold the record. Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Church, Tremont Baptist Church and St. Martin of Tours' Church all stand inside the same residential quarter of the West Bronx, three named houses of worship in a neighborhood otherwise given over to blocks and streets. The Bronx Coliseum sits on the same record.
The Cross Bronx Expressway takes the southern line, and Third Avenue, Southern Boulevard and East 180th Street fix the rest. Beyond them, the Bronx Zoo belongs to the same neighborhood.
Where is East Tremont?
Four edges box the neighborhood: East 180th Street, Southern Boulevard, the Cross Bronx Expressway and Third Avenue, in that order clockwise from the north.
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What is the best area to stay in East Tremont?
East Tremont Avenue: Being on the neighbourhood's own thoroughfare. Southern Boulevard side: Mornings that start at the Bronx Zoo. Third Avenue: Arrivals from the western boundary.
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Updated October 2026