Robert De Niro's directing debut
A Bronx Tale (1993) takes place in the vicinity of Belmont. However, it was largely filmed in
Astoria, Queens. The series
Third Watch was based on Arthur Avenue initially, with the first episode referring to the firehouse as "Camelot," based on its location at the intersection of King Street and Arthur Avenue. The 1973 film "
The Seven-Ups" starring
Roy Scheider was filmed on Arthur Avenue and Hoffman Street. In 2003, a scene from the HBO hit series
The Sopranos was shot in
Mario's restaurant, which had been the planned site of a mob hit in
The Godfather (1972), which was turned down by the owner of the restaurant. Leonard of
James Frey's
A Million Little Pieces grew up in this area. Much of the novel
Underworld takes place near Arthur Avenue. The author himself,
Don DeLillo, grew up there. The opening scene of the 1955 film
Marty shows Arthur Avenue. 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. Early scenes in the 1967 film
The Incident take place on 183rd Street and Third Avenue and in the Third Avenue El station (once the primary El station for Arthur Avenue). The scenes, featuring Martin Sheen and Tony Musante, involve the mugging of a pedestrian. The Belmont station filled in for one on the Jerome Avenue El line, which is the line that forms the film's narrative. The 1950s
doo-wop music group called
Dion and the Belmonts originated in this area, named after Belmont Avenue. Italian rock band
Elio e le Storie Tese at the end of their song "Gargaroz" in studio album
Studentessi (2008) featured a mock advertising of a food shop in Arthur Avenue, in Italian language with some strange Americanisms. A reality TV show called ''Mama's Boys of the Bronx'' was about grown men living on and around Arthur Avenue in the Bronx with their mothers.
Lady Gaga's music video for "
Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (2008) takes place in and around Arthur Avenue/Little Italy. In 2016, Arthur Avenue was named one of "America's Greatest Streets" by the American Planning Association. The 2019 movie
Bottom of the 9th, which stars
Joe Manganiello and
Sofia Vergara, was filmed throughout the neighborhood, specifically featuring Arthur Avenue. The screenplay for the film was written by Robert Bruzio, who grew up on Arthur Avenue. ==References==