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Arrow Cycle has a wide selection of bicycles, both new and rare. John Ventarola took over the shop from his father who started the business over 58 years ago.

 The heavily West Indian population that settled around White Plains Road and W. 231st St. in the Wakefield neighborhood has contributed to the variety of restaurants and shops selling classic reggae and calypso music and serving traditional Jamaican dishes like saltfish and ackee. Find great deals on healthy food options, bicycles, music and more on this bustling shopping strip.

VEGAN FOOD/JUICE BAR: Sunlife Health Food and Juice Bar

4060 White Plains Road; (718) 547-3760

Lavaughn Daniel, 37, and her husband, Astlui, opened Sunlife Health Food four years ago with the plan to provide healthy food options to the surrounding community.

“Our community is dying of high blood pressure and diabetes. We are trying to educate them about nutrition,” she said.

Their menu is vegan and 90% organic. They prepare vegetarian patties for $3 and use soy-meat products as well. In the summer, the couple prepares fresh fruit and veggie smoothies. In the winter, they make juice combinations like okra punch, sorrell drinks, pumpkin juice and carrot juice with Irish moss, a red algae that grows primarily on the Atlantic coast of North America and Europe. A small juice costs $5.

Sunlife Health Food is open seven days a week. Read more..

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Iris Negron has worked at Olympia Hearns flower shop for 20 years.

Hop on the 2, 4, or 5 subway line to 149th St.-Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, where you’ll find an array of shops clustered around Lincoln Hospital.

The shops are a great convenience to hospital employees and visitors, as well as residents and commuters. Shoppers can get their hands on a number of daily needs, even medical services, or grab a bite within this block-long strip of 149th St., between Park and Morris Aves.

PHARMACY: Nisar Pharmacy, 299 E. 149th St.; (718) 402-9104

Convenience is the aim of this pharmacy, which offers a little bit of everything. The walls are filled to the ceiling with a gigantic selection of products. Here, you can find over-the-counter medication, vitamins, hygienic products, homewares and décor, as well as toys, all at competitive prices, such as name-brand deodorant at two for $8. You can even have your passport photo taken for the low price of $8 for two photos. There is a huge selection, to “be convenient for our customers,” said Jasmine, an employee. “Everything you need, we’ve got it, and if we don’t, we’ll order it.” Folks there also take pride in customer service, with a multilingual staff that collectively speaks six languages, including Spanish and Hindi. Misar fills Medicaid and union prescriptions. Read more..

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There’s something wild in the Bronx.

Ramon Lopez says his parking lot is now home to a flock of about 75 wild roosters and some hens.

Lopez says he’s been spending $180 a month on cracked corn for them. He adds he doesn’t know how much longer he can afford to feed the NYC chickens. Now, he’s hoping someone
will help find a shelter for the Bronx birds. Read more..

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According to a new tally, the Bronx has less banks than any other borough except Staten Island—it has only 154 bank branches compared with 701 in Manhattan, 428 in Queens and 343 in Brooklyn. In some parts of the borough—including the Van Nest neighborhood which hasn’t had a bank in over ten years—you can walk for a mile without coming across one, reported the NY Times. “I don’t think you can have a thriving business community without a bank in the area,” said state senator Jeffrey D. Klein. “They really need a bank to serve as the anchor for the community.”

The bank shortage, which was reported by the FDIC, has larger implications than an excess of ATM fees. It’s an inconvenience of course, but local officials and politicians say it’s also had a soporific affect on the area’s economy. Sen. Klein met with bank owners recently to discuss getting a branch for his community though all but one declined a move to the quiet neighborhood outright. Read more..

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Bronx, NY - Today, The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo hosted its first ice carving competition. The Salute to Wildlife Ice Carving Competition, presented by Food Network, featured 15 professional ice carvers who used chainsaws, power tools, and various carving instruments to bring their visions of wildlife to life.

“The Salute to Wildlife Ice Carving Competition is one of many family oriented wintertime activities at WCS Bronx Zoo,” said Jim Breheny, WCS Senior Vice President of Living Institutions and Director of the Bronx Zoo. “It is a fun way to educate and raise awareness about the wildlife and wild places that WCS works to save around the globe.”

The winner Jeff Scarpa a freelance ice carver from Connecticut created a meticulously detailed sculpture of a shark and a sea turtle above a coral reef entitled “The Bronx Sea” which landed him the top prize of $1000.

The $500 second prize was won by Dan Bergan from Ice Sculpture Design in Deer Park, NY for his representation of a whooping crane fleeing the globe.”

The winner Jeff Scarpa a freelance ice carver from Connecticut created a meticulously detailed sculpture of a shark and a sea turtle above a coral reef entitled “The Bronx Sea” which landed him the top prize of $1000.The $500 second prize was won by Dan Bergan from Ice Sculpture Design in Deer Park, NY for his representation of a whooping crane fleeing the jaws of a crocodile entitled “Survival.”

The $250 third prize went to Mark McKenzie from Cool Way Ice Creations in South Ozone Park, NY for his “Flying Fish” sculpture.

Each contestant was given four hours and 600 ponds of ice to work with to glistening likenesses of wildlife including giraffes, gorillas, eagles, and more.

The winning sculptures were chosen by a combination of public voting and a panel of four judges that included: David Powell, WCS Assistant Curator of Mammalogy; Sarah Hezel, WCS Assistant Director of Graphic Design and Production; Paul Magnaldi, Ice Sculptures of New York; and celebrity guest Susie Fogelson, judge on The Next Food Network Star. Judging criteria included technique, creativity, animal likeness, design composition, and overall look. Read more..

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