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...urban experience of any immigrant group in the United States," Ed Logue, the director of SBDO, says as he walks down Arthur Avenue, pointing to it as an example of an "area of strength" in the South Bronx. It is the commercial heart of a small Italian community called Belmont in the northern part of the South Bronx, with a residential vibrancy that will make it a springboard for the area's revitalization...
...Arthur Avenue, however, the scene suddenly changes--four large blocks of vacant land covered with overgrown weeds mark the outer boundary of Belmont. But here Logue has received federal fundings for the construction of 66 owner-occupied homes to be sold with various subsidies to lower-middle-class people. Logue predicts that the project will further the stability of this part of the South Bronx by attracting new homeowners to the area. He believes these homeowners, like the residents of Belmont, will take a more active interest in the up-keep of their community than would renters. For SBDO...
...Belmont is a small neighborhood, but along the full length of the South Bronx lies its commercial and cultural spine. The Grand Concourse was built at the turn of the century as a speedway for the Rider and Driver Club of New York. By World War II, however, the Concourse was a fully developed residential strip containing the greatest collection of Art-Deco buildings in the United States. It was a street attracting people from all over New York, the home of the wealthy and influential leaders of the Bronx...
Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital in Belmont is offering $100 to subjects between the ages of 18 and 35 who participate in a study concerning the effects of stimulants, sedatives and tranquilizers on mood. The only prerequisite for the study is a history of use of these drugs, or substances akin to them...
Pike, who doubles as aquatic director at the Belmont Hill Club, acknowledges that dreams of a championship are just that. "Brown is still the best team in New England," he says, adding, "We're playing as aggressive a schedule as we can get." The team will use the battles against opponents "to learn as much as we can and apply that when the playoffs come around," Pike says...