Join Us Tomorrow @ Hostos Community College for Coquito Tasting Contest!

For those of you who don't know, coquito is a Puerto Rican eggnog-like concoction for the holidays and is an alcoholic beverage - and you can sample some of the Bronx' best coquito recipes including our very own Coqui Mexicano recipe (who by the way, came in 3rd place last year in ALL OF NYC!!).
Don't miss a fun and exciting way to start off December!!
Be sure to check out last year's event which welcome2melrose attended!

Community in Action - Cutzone Barbershop Feeds Melrose on Thanksgiving Eve

Cutzone Barbershop on Melrose Avenue between 151st and 152nd Streets in Melrose was out on this cold day providing a free Thanksgiving meal to the community as a way of saying thanks and also to help out those less fortunate who may otherwise not have something to eat tomorrow.  The meal was very Puerto Rican in style with rice and beans, turkey, stuffing and of course pernil (roast pork for those not in the know).  This is what Melrose is about.  As an attorney who lives in Westchester, yesterday said, "Melrose is different from most neighborhoods in the city because it is more like a village...it's boundaries are pretty defined and the community does rally together...there is a cohesion there (Melrose) that is wonderful to be a part of."

Here's a big Melrose THANK YOU to Danny, owner of Cutzone and his staff for giving back to the community.  Today they proved themselves not to just do business here in Melrose but to be part of our wonderful neighborhood.  Thanks also goes out to local resident Danisha, for calling in the tip.  For more on this story, stay tuned to News12 the Bronx as they were on hand to report on this breaking story as well.

Please make sure you patronize Cutzone Barbershop!  We need to support local business who give back to the community!  

Cutzone Barbershop

624 Melrose Avenue

Bronx, NY 10455

347-270-0444

A Moment in Bronx History - LGBT and Straight Community United As One

This past Saturday, November 20th, 2010, members from both the LGBT and Straight communities of the Bronx united together as ONE VOICE against all the hate and bigotry against the Bronx Lesbian and Gay community.  The march and rally was a success as hundreds marched from Bronx Community College, over to the 1910 Osbourne Avenue (the site of the vicious attacks last month against 3 men who were thought to be gay), and then down the Grand Concourse for 2.5 miles to the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse at 161st Street and the Grand Concourse.

As the march made its way through the neighborhoods along the route of hundreds of thousands of Bronxites, thousands of residents and business owners listened to the chants of, "Homophobia must end", and "vive tu vida no la mia (Spanish for live your life, not mine).  Most nodded in agreement and supported the marchers while a few protested the activities, yelling out their windows for the "gays to go home."

It was a beautiful day of solidarity amongst all Bronxites regardless of their sexual orientation for a call to end of hate crimes in our borough and that it will no longer be tolerated.