¡¡Viva El Bronx!! Celebration and Hostos Community College Homecoming
Today I strolled over to Hostos Community College (located in Mott Haven and the border of Melrose) for the annual…
October 5, 2009
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161st Street/River Avenue Rezoning – Approved!
Melrose and Concourse Village will benefit tremendously from the newly adopted rezoning of East 161st street from Park Avenue ,…
October 4, 2009
Illegal Dumping in Melrose
Thanks to my daily walks around the neighborhood (and really thanks to my gorgeous Siberian, Kanela) I get to see…
October 3, 2009
Things to Do Outside of Yankee Stadium – Compliments of The New York Times
Yesterday, The New York Times published a great article on what to do in the Concourse Village neighborhood which is…
October 2, 2009
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…
September 30, 2009
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…
September 29, 2009
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…
September 28, 2009
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…
September 27, 2009
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…
September 25, 2009
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…
September 24, 2009
Pictures of the Day – More Melrose Architecture
East 152nd Street between Melrose and Third Avenues.Art Deco on Melrose Avenue @ East 151st Street.Great detail on this beauty…
September 23, 2009
Courtlandt Corners Welcomes Middle Income Families to Melrose
In a new twist to affordable housing in Melrose, developer The Phipps Houses Group, one of the largest not-for-profit developers…
September 23, 2009