Welcome2Melrose first told you about our beloved Coqui Mexicano being served with eviction papers a…
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Welcome2Melrose first told you about our beloved Coqui Mexicano being served with eviction papers a…
So you go to the local hardware store or Home Depot and purchase that compact…
The usual brass was on hand today at the official ground breaking ceremony in Melrose…
So today was MUCH better than yesterday’s dreadful meal of fried wings and french fries.…
You would think that after attending and participating at the Bronx Food Summit that I…
Today, on May Day, I have decided to chronicle my journey as a South Bronx…
The much loved neighborhood establishment, Coqui Mexicano, has been SAVED! After a court date yesterday to appeal the unexpected eviction notice, community support including letters from local congressman Jose E. Serrano, and Henry Weinstein (owner of the old Bronx courthouse) to name a few, helped save the restaurant from closure. After much persuasion and the…
Paramedics as well as police from the 40th precinct raced to the intersection of Third Avenue and East 158th Street responding to an accident involving a motorcyclist and a medium sized construction crane truck. Witnesses say that the biker had the right of way as he was on East 158th Street crossing Third Avenue when the…
A little over a week ago the cultural soul of Melrose received an eviction notice – Coqui Mexicano, which in less than two years since it opened has become not just a restaurant but a myriad of things to a people as diverse as its offerings. Melrose residents have long enjoyed frequenting Coqui Mexicano,…
In response to The New York Times article which coined the phrase the “Bronx Paradox“, when referring to the dichotomy of South Bronx residents being one of the most obese in the country as well as the hungriest in the nation, Ruben Diaz, Jr immediately responded to the statement by starting the Bronx Food Summit.…
Everyone is encouraged to come to the Grand Concourse Historic Preservation Community Meeting tonight at 7PM over at the Bronx Museum of Art (1040 Grand Concourse) at the invitation of Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz, Jr. As per the invitation: “Borough President Diaz invites all interested parties learn more about the proposed Grand Concourse Historic District.…
As seen on a Harley on Elton Avenue between East 157th and East 158th Streets. Special shout out goes to local Bronx resident Lance Rios founder and creator of Being Latino – the largest Latino social networking group on Facebook as well as a stand alone blog of the same name. Through the blog and Facebook,…