Belmont, Bronx

Location of Belmont in New York City

Belmont is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the west Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 6. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Fordham Road to the north, Bronx Park to the east, East 183rd Street to the south, and the Third Avenue (which formerly was served by the IRT Third Avenue Line) to the west. These boundaries give the neighborhood a crescent like shape. Arthur Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Belmont. Zip codes include 10458. The area is patrolled by the NYPD 48th Precinct located at 450 Cross-Bronx Expressway in East Tremont.

Demographics

Belmont has a population over 15,000. For decades Belmont has been one of the poorest communities in America. Over half the population lives below the poverty line and receives public assistance (AFDC, Home Relief, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicaid). The vast majority of residents in the area are of Puerto Rican or African American descent. There is also a small population of Albanian immigrants and longstanding Italians along East 187th Street near Arthur Avenue.

Land use and terrain

Street fair just off Arthur Avenue on 187th St.

Belmont is dominated by 5 and 6-story tenement buildings, older multi-unit homes, vacant lots, and newly constructed subsidized attached multi-unit townhouses and apartment buildings. A significant percentage of the original housing stock was structurally damaged by arson after being abandoned and eventually razed by the city. The total land area is roughly half a square mile. The terrain is somewhat hilly.

Arthur Avenue

Arthur Avenue at East 187th Street was once the heart of the Italian community in the Bronx. Although the historical and commercial center of "Little Italy" is Arthur Avenue itself, the area stretches across East 187th Street from Arthur Avenue to Prospect Avenue, and was once similarly lined with delis, bakeries, cafes, and various Italian merchants.

Transportation

Bus service within Belmont is provided by MaBSTOA and Bee-Line:

• Bx9: to Riverdale or West Farms Square station (via Kingsbridge Road and Broadway)
• Bx12 / Bx12 +Select Bus Service: to Bay Plaza Shopping Center or Inwood-207th St station (via Fordham Road and Pelham Parkway)
• Bx17: to Port Morris (via Prospect and Crotona Ave)
• Bx19: to Riverbank State Park (via Southern Blvd and 149th Street)
• Bx22: to Bronx High School of Science or Castle Hill (via Castle Hill Avenue)
• BL60: to Fordham Plaza or White Plains (via US Route 1)
• BL61: to Fordham Plaza or Port Chester (via US Route 1)
• BL62 Express: to Fordham (Valentine Avenue) or White Plains (via US Route 1)

Railroad service is provided by Metro-North's Harlem and New Haven Line at the Fordham Railroad Station.

Facts

• Fordham University is located just north of Belmont at Fordham Road.
• The Bronx Zoo is located east of Belmont in Bronx Park.
• The 1993 film A Bronx Tale was set in Belmont, though it was actually filmed in Astoria, Queens.
• Theodore Roosevelt High School is located north of Belmont on Fordham Road

References

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Coordinates: 40°51′22″N 73°53′07″W / 40.85611°N 73.88528°W / 40.85611; -73.88528