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If the bustle of unloading delivery trucks and the crowds of customers shouting orders over deli counters along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx are any indication, the recession still has not stopped a solid base of New Yorkers and tourists from spending to sate their cravings for fresh mozzarella, spicy salami and imported olive oils.
But business owners in the Bronx’s Little Italy, like David Greco, say that economic outlook from behind the deli counter is much more troubling.Mr. Greco, who took over his father’s business, Mike’s Deli, in the Arthur Avenue Retail Market 14 years ago, hustled in the boom years to promote and diversify the family business. He added a catering business that shipped out mammoth sandwiches to Wall Street traders celebrating banner profits and sandwiches for Yankee fans at the nearby stadium.

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Three native Bronxites are bringing their own flavor back to the Bronx, igniting peoples’ taste buds with the old school flavor of fountain soda.

Sitting on the stoop of 2315 Cambreleng Avenue, Nick d’Aragona and Ralph Rubino were reminiscing about their youth and the memories of their favorite fountain soda.The result of their trip down memory lane became the product sold today throughout the borough, known as Bronx Pop.

“I’m a big fan of soda and grew up in the neighborhood,” said d’Aragona.“We were sitting around with my uncle and we wanted to come up with a concept no one else had thought of and we started thinking of the fountain soda they used to make at local candy stores.” Read more..

 

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When readers of The Universe pick up their favorite paper every week at Mass, Catholics in an historic New York neighborhood can read the latest news from the UK and Ireland as well.

Each week, The Universe makes its way across the pond to a most unique parish. For some time now, one loyal reader of the paper has been leaving a copy on a table in the back of Our Lady of Mt Carmel parish in the Bronx.

The table is a location where parishioners regularly leave Catholic publications of which they have finished so others may read them.

Since there are many Italians still in the parish, it is not uncommon to see magazines such as Il Rosario, Il Santo dei Miracoli and several other Italian-language religious publications.

As can be expected, there are English-language missionary magazines and the like left as well.

The Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel is located at 627 East 187 Street, in the middle of what is known as “the Belmont section” of the Bronx or
“Little Italy in the Bronx” (as opposed to Manhattan’s famous Little Italy).

The neighborhood is also referred to as “the Arthur Avenue section”, after the its famous shopping area. The parish is set two streets below Arthur Avenue, which is the main street in the area, and is famous throughout the whole of the New York City metropolitan area. Read more..

 

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Some of Tino’s Delicatessen’s gourmet food. Photo courtesy of Tinosdeli.com

If you’re ever on Arthur Avenue, surrounded by bakeries and delis and you can’t decide which one to go to, choose Tino’s Delicatessen. Not only are the prices reasonable, but the food is incredible. Both times I’ve been there I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my meal.

Tino’s is the hot spot for Fordham students. This past weekend was alumni weekend at Fordham, and Tino’s was jam packed; I heard one girl exclaim, “It feels like I’m home again,” as she stepped in the place.

I feel as though Tino’s is too darn good for just FU students to enjoy and MC students should venture their way over there for the homemade specials which include fresh mozzarella, sandwiches and paninis, pastas of every sort, pizza, meat and eggplant dishes and assorted veggies and cheeses. Read more..

 

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                                                              Rachel Senatore

BAR TALK: The blue-collar regulars at Pasquale’s Rigoletto on Arthur Avenue believe Barack Obama is best suited to fix the economy.

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Some of the city’s own Joe Six-Packs – the working-class guys on Arthur Avenue – aren’t buying Sarah Palin claims that she represents the average American.

In many of the bars here, McCain-Palin equals Bush, and Bush equals the biggest problem in this neighborhood: a sinking economy.  Some blue collar voters say they are turning to Barack Obama – hoping he’s the key to an economic turnaround on Arthur Avenue.

The Bronx’s Little Italy usually draws large crowds of out-of-towners on the weekend.  But on a recent Saturday, rain and wind kept the tourists at home – and sent some locals seeking a dry seat and a drink to the neighborhood’s bars.  In Pasquale’s Rigoletto Restaurant, owner Thomas Terracciano, 58, sat at the bar with his regulars, enjoying a glass of red wine. Read more..

 

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