Bronx Neighborhood Note: Martial Arts at The COVE

The COVE, a Knox-Gates neighborhood organization, 3418 Gates Place (basement) between Mosholu Parkway and Gun Hill Road, is offering Martial Arts classes for ages 5 to adult, Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at $5/session. For more information, call (718) 405-1312.

Ex-Bronx Tourism Director Hired as Naomi Rivera’s Chief of Staff

Doris Quinones remembers meeting her new boss, Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera, more than a decade ago. Quinones was just starting out as the director of the Bronx Tourism Council and Rivera worked for then-Borough President Fernando Ferrer as his director of special events.

Bronx Neighborhood Note: Teen Center Re-opens at MMCC

The free Teen Center at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, 3450 DeKalb Ave., is open again, offering a variety of activities, including tutoring, Tuesdays to Thursdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m., and Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call Theodore Allen at (718) 882-4000 ext. 0.

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 Budget Hearing Date Changed to Feb. 16

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. invites the public to attend The Bronx Borough Board Public Hearing on the mayor’s preliminary budget for fiscal year 2013, and the capital and service needs of the Bronx. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at 198 E. 161st St., in the third floor Litigation Room.