First Bronx vegan expo helps build a healthier borough
Raidirys Rivas McCray defines herself as “a borderline activist, but cute.” Dressed in a fashionable cream sweatsuit with pink shoes, she warmly greets everyone she comes across at the Andrew…
Top-ranked NYC restaurant Is a South Bronx Legend
Every weekend afternoon, people begin lining up down an entire block in Melrose. They’re waiting to step into a trailer where Angel Jimenez is skillfully swinging a machete at a huge…
How much will your Thanksgiving dinner cost?
Editor’s note: Here is an update on last week’s holiday dinner story and price table, reflecting price reductions ranging up to 22% that most stores have made since last week…
After seven years, the Bronx Night Market says goodbye
Hundreds turned out to say goodbye to a Bronx institution on Oct. 28, when the Bronx Night Market officially called it quits. Admirers of the Market came to share memories…
A Mott Haven panadería is keeping “Día de los Muertos” alive
During the last days of October, preparations start for Día de los Muertos, an indigenous festivity celebrated every year on Nov. 1 and 2. All around the world, including the South…
Grocers say shoplifting is a manageable problem
Carmen Medina, a manager at the Pioneer Supermarket on Saint Ann’s Avenue, said she recently watched a man put three large salamis inside his jacket. She confronted him, she said,…
Food waste is transformed into delicious meals at award-winning Mott Haven restaurant
Every morning, a large truck pulls up outside La Morada restaurant in Mott Haven and drops off boxes of fresh vegetables. “We don’t even know his name,” laughed Natalia Saavedra,…