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Bartender Ellie Okronglo serves up some good wine and grub at Bruckner Bar and Grill.

 Along the southern edge of the Bronx lies a budding artist community. Once known as the Mott Haven antiques district, the older shops have been replaced by cafés, gardening stores and galleries. It’s a unique place to visit.

RESTAURANT: Bruckner Bar and Grill, 1 Bruckner Blvd.; (718) 665-2001

You will find this neighborhood establishment right under the overpass leading up to the Third Ave. Bridge. It has a great selection of typical American dishes such as burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches and grilled steak sandwiches.

Mediterranean dishes such as lamb and vegetable kebabs, as well as hummus and Mediterranean platters, are popular treats. The restaurant serves brunch on the weekends from noon to 4 p.m., and you can try such treats like huevos rancheros for $9, eggs Benedict for $10.50 or French toast and fruit for $7.25. Best of all, you can get a mimosa or Bloody Mary for $3 with any brunch item.

The Bruckner Bar and Grill is a great hangout spot for locals who enjoy karaoke, which is featured every Friday night. There’s also a gallery where artists can display their work.

For more information and an online menu visit www.brucknerbar.com.

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Gay Pride Week: Bronx LGBT Community Is Increasing, More Accepted

Parkchester in the Bronx is one of the largest condominium developments in the world, and is now host to a growing population of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender residents.

Salvador Cordero and Romeo Romero, party promoters in the area, say that Parkchester and the surrounding neighborhoods of Castle Hill and Soundview have plenty of proud gays who are not hiding any more.

“I guess on a good note, the Parkchester area is really safe,” said Cordero. “Going back a couple years, it was not easy to come out without getting beat up in the Bronx or anywhere in the city. This area has calmed down and become more gay-friendly.”

At Parkchester’s Mi Gente Café, there has been an LGBT-themed party every Tuesday night for the last three years.

“Anybody who comes, whether they come dressed up in drag, as a transgender person, as a lesbian, as a bi-sexual, we have such a mixed crowd here. I have never had a problem with the community,” said Romero.

The Mott Haven area has become extremely attractive to the LGBT community as well. A few art galleries have opened here, including one inside the Bruckner Bar and Grill, which owner Alex Abeles says attracts a mixed crowd that includes gays.

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