by Jennifer H. Cunningham

A Bronx nonprofit has mounted a push to transform a historic banquet hall in Little Italy into an arts haven. The Belmont Society of Arts & Culture envisions E. 187th Street's Rex Hall as a cultural hub for Bronx residents, complete with cinema hall, theater space and arts programs.

"It's a platform for new voices, new artists — whether it's film, whether it's theater," said artistic director Anton Evangelista of the proposed Arthur Avenue Performing Arts Center. "And it's right in the heart of the neighborhood."

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