Business

Fresh Direct Will Move Headquarters to the Bronx

The Boogie Down comes out ahead–again!–in the latest business battle with New Jersey, with the news that grocery delivery company Fresh Direct will be relocating to the Bronx from their current headquarters in Queens.

Bronx State Sen. Klein to Sponsor Minimum Wage Bill

Bronx State Sen. Jeff Klein announced this morning that he would be introducing a bill in the Senate to raise the state’s minimum wage, another version of which was first introduced in the State Assembly last week by Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Breaking Bronx Eats at Mar & Tierra; Caribbean Cuisine Comes to Bainbridge

Breaking Bronx Eats is a periodic feature where we highlight neighborhood restaurants. If you would like us to check out a restaurant in your area, write to us at norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org. The shops and restaurants clustered around the last stop on the D train are multiplying. A mile from the Botanical Garden and right below the newly-refurbished Reservoir Oval Park, the few blocks of commerce have a unique charm that still reflects an older time. Within less than a mile, there’s Mc­Dwyer’s Pub, the oldest Irish bar left standing in Norwood, Sal’s Pizza, the neighborhood’s oldest (and possibly best) pizza spot


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At Bronx’s Armory, Ice Center Group Says It Would Create School and Programs

There was only one item on the agenda at last Thursday night’s meeting of the Bronx Community Board 7 Land Use Committee: the proposal to transform the Kingsbridge Armory into a state-of-the-art complex for ice sports. A group of private investors known as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center presented their vision for the Armory, which would include a school and youth programs, to the committee and a handful of community members.