Archive for 'Business'
Gourmet supermarket planned for Melrose
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by By Evan Buxbaum.
Owner says shoppers will pay more, but will eat healthier An entrepreneur is set to bring a gourmet market to Melrose, hoping to take a bite out of fast food culture with healthier alternatives. Developer DeVon Prioleau says the Fresca Gourmet Market he is planning to open in the new Boricua Village complex on E. [...]
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From the editor: Living wage sold out
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by Editor.
The battle to require businesses that receive city subsidies to pay their workers a living wage began with a bang when Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. led a fight to reject the creation of a shopping mall at the Kingsbridge Armory if retail workers weren’t paid enough to make ends meet in this most expensive of cities.
The battle has ended with a whimper.
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Bronx boxing gym battles redevelopment TKO
Posted on 05. Dec, 2011 by By Evan Buxbaum.
Urban renewal threatens a gritty Westchester Ave. gym to move…or close Facing eviction, the owner of an iconic South Bronx boxing gym is vowing to fight on. Located on the ground floor of a shabby former post office building across the street from an overgrown field, John’s Boxing Gym – known for years as Jerome’s [...]
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Coquí Mexicano says Adiós
Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by By Patricia Rey Mallen.
Cherished neighborhood eatery set to close due to mounting debt In his now desolated restaurant, Alfredo Diego had trouble holding back tears. He hugged the soccer ball signed by Spanish team captain Iker Casillas and smiled sadly. “If anything, I can say that the captain of the world soccer champions came to my restaurant. One [...]
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Stories from Africa move across borders
Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by By Patricia Rey Mallén.
In the African-born community of the South Bronx, names like George Clooney, Woody Allen or “Seinfeld” might pass completely unnoticed. A visit from actor Funke Akindele or a screening of “Living in Bondage”, on the other hand, might cause a small revolution. Those are two of the biggest names in Nollywood, the successful $200 million [...]
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From Morrisania to Africa, via “Kuwait”
Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by By Sarah Pizon.
For West African residents in the South Bronx, Kuwait is not just a Middle Eastern country. “Kuwait” is a Ghanaian immigrant whose Morrisania-based business has become the conduit back to their nations of origin. Kuwait Shipping & Packaging , which specializes in transporting items to West African countries, has made it possible for immigrants to [...]
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Coupons available for veggies and milk
Posted on 16. Aug, 2011 by cunyjschool.
A Department of Health program called New Bucks will provide Mott Haven residents with fresh produce, free milk and cooking demonstrations. Farmer’s Markets are accepting coupons worth $2 each for fresh produce and milk. Two local markets are participating in the city’s Health Bucks program, the Mott Haven Farmer’s Market at 139th St. and St. [...]
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Bronx streetscapes take center stage in new exhibition
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by Matthew J. Perlman.
Emilio Sanchez made his first trek down Hunts Point’s Food Center Drive in 1988, when he was 67, to an art gallery in the caverns of the Krasdale Foods complex where his art was being shown. His friend Sig Balka, general attorney for Krasdale and art connoisseur, was showing Sanchez’s work in the gallery [...]
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Melrose Post Office on USPS chopping block
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
The Melcourt post office at 754 Melrose Ave is on a hit list, released by the Postal Service on July 26. The local post office is one of 17 Bronx post offices slated for closing, more than in any other borough in the city.
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Art and business combine to burnish Bronx image
Posted on 03. Jun, 2011 by Stuart White.
Mott Haven studio offers a showcase for emerging artists Why’s there no love for the Bronx? That question struck Bronxite Paul Ramirez when he graduated from college and realized he had no positive images of his home to show outsiders. “There are only two boroughs with character,” he said–“Brooklyn and the Bronx. So why are [...]
