Arthur Avenue

[2][3][4] Arthur Avenue and Morris Park are viewed as the Bronx's primary Italian American communities.

Other Italian-American communities in the Bronx are the working class and middle-class neighborhoods of Schuylerville, Country Club, Pelham Bay, and sections of Fordham.

[5] Robert De Niro's directing debut A Bronx Tale takes place in the vicinity of Belmont.

The film's main character, Marty Piletti, works at a meat market on Arthur Avenue, and in the movie he considers buying it from its owner.

[10] The 2019 movie Bottom of the 9th, which stars Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara, was filmed throughout the neighborhood, specifically featuring Arthur Avenue.

Arthur Avenue pushcarts in 1940.
Arthur Avenue in 2014.