So where does one begin to describe such an experience as Coqui Mexicano? Yes, that’s…
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So where does one begin to describe such an experience as Coqui Mexicano? Yes, that’s…
WOW how time flies! I can’t believe that I completely FORGOT that Saturday marked our…
Did you know that decades ago Melrose streets were once was paved with red bricks???
Many of you already know that Boricua Village, once completed will be a major anchor…
While walking back home from my grandmother’s apartment along Courtlandt Avenue, I had the pleasure…
Thursday, October 8th between the hours of 4:30PM and 7:00PM PeaceLove will be hosting Express Yourself – an evening for anyone who wants to get up on the stage and grab the mike and sing, recite original or their favorite works of poetry. So hop on the 2/5 express train to 3rd Avenue/149th Street and…
Sculpture at the Grand Concourse entrance of The Bronx County Courthouse located to the south of the steps. Sculpture at the Grand Concourse entrance of The Bronx County Courthouse located to the south of the steps. Melrose Avenue facing south at East 158th Street with Jardin de Seline in the background. Compliments of Engine 71…
Today I strolled over to Hostos Community College (located in Mott Haven and the border of Melrose) for the annual ¡Viva El Bronx! and Hostos Community College Homecoming Celebration which was held on the Grand Concourse between East 144th Street and East 149th Street. Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words so…
Melrose and Concourse Village will benefit tremendously from the newly adopted rezoning of East 161st street from Park Avenue , the eastern most part of the new zoning area, across to the west towards River Avenue right at the new Yankee Stadium. The new zone then proceeds south along River Avenue to East 153rd Street…
Thanks to my daily walks around the neighborhood (and really thanks to my gorgeous Siberian, Kanela) I get to see more of the neighborhood everyday than I normally would otherwise. Well today I passed by 688 Courtlandt Avenue at the corner of East 154th Street. For years the backyard of this 5-6 unit building with…
Yesterday, The New York Times published a great article on what to do in the Concourse Village neighborhood which is directly to the West of Melrose and in the spirit of what Welcome to the Village of Melrose is about – not only our neighborhood but the neighborhoods which surrounds us, check out this article…