As part of the South Bronx Food Co-op’s mission to empower locals on healthy eating…
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Thursday, October 8th between the hours of 4:30PM and 7:00PM PeaceLove will be hosting Express…
Sculpture at the Grand Concourse entrance of The Bronx County Courthouse located to the south…
Today I strolled over to Hostos Community College (located in Mott Haven and the border…
Melrose and Concourse Village will benefit tremendously from the newly adopted rezoning of East 161st…
Thanks to my daily walks around the neighborhood (and really thanks to my gorgeous Siberian,…
- Scenes of love at Bronx Pride
- Massive fire sweeps through The Hub destroying six business including beloved Holland Textiles
- Welcome2TheBronx Launches Mission-Driven Merchandise Brand to Support Local Community
- Housing lottery launches for brand new and truly affordable housing in The Bronx
- DON’T PANIC: No, the giant, “flying” Joro spiders heading to NYC aren’t dangerous or deadly
Bally’s gambling complex proposal at the former Trump Links in Throggs Neck relies on getting state approval to alienate parkland, but lacks local leaders’ support as the legislative session winds down. By…
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Pictures of the Day – Evolution of 2-3 Family Homes in Melrose
Back in 1991 when Melrose was mostly burned out lots, vacant buildings and rubble, the first 2 Family homes were built along Elton Avenue between East 154 and East 155th Streets as well as those same streets between Elton and Melrose Avenues. These pictures below are of the evolution of what architects thought belonged in…
Community Gardens – Oases in Park Starved Melrose
With all the new real estate being developed in Melrose and over 1,400 apartments coming online within the next year or so with developments such as Boricua Village, Courtlandt Corners and St. Ann’s Terrace, the area is yearning for more open spaces. As it stands, Melrose has no real park within its borders of its…
Spotlight: South Bronx Food Co-op – A Healthy Way of Eating For All
With an alarmingly high percentage of obese and overweight residents in the South Bronx, The South Bronx Food Co-op is a beacon in Melrose to the rest of the surrounding neighborhoods. Located at 3103 Third Avenue @ East 158th Street in Melrose, the Co-op offers a variety of fresh organic produce, whole grains, hormone-free meats…
My Barista Sings While Serving Coffee…Does Yours?
Went in for a slice of all natural and homemade sweet potato pie over at PeaceLove and was treated to some serious beats by Alvin Rogers cool Jazz playing on stage while Darada David, owner of PeaceLove, served up some coffee whilst on the microphone belting out amazing vocals. Starbucks eat your heart out…organic coffee…
South Bronx May Be a Banking Wasteland But Not Here In Melrose
Not too long ago the New York Daily News declared that “The South Bronx is a banking wasteland” in an article of the same name which points out how under served the general area is when it comes to banks. According to the article there are only 27 banks in an area that has an…
Welcome to Melrose Milestone…of Sorts
14 days, 15 entries (including this one) is how long we’ve been on the web. Yesterday we hit a milestone of sorts…for the first time since starting this blog 2 weeks ago, Welcome to Melrose had over 200 hits yesterday, Wednesday, September 23, 2009 and we could only thank YOU, the followers who continue to…
- Scenes of love at Bronx Pride
- Massive fire sweeps through The Hub destroying six business including beloved Holland Textiles
- Welcome2TheBronx Launches Mission-Driven Merchandise Brand to Support Local Community
- Housing lottery launches for brand new and truly affordable housing in The Bronx
- DON’T PANIC: No, the giant, “flying” Joro spiders heading to NYC aren’t dangerous or deadly