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Bronx woman sells authentic Dominican food out of her window
At 2330 Crotona Avenue in the Bronx, the window of a raised first-floor apartment has stayed open from at 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. nearly every day for the past six years. The business didn’t even close when its owner and only cook, Orquídea Cabrera, got married a few weeks ago. Cabrera tells us she has…
Bronx nurse turned pandemic baking into your next favorite vegan treat
Like many New Yorkers, Sherema Fleming learned to bake from scratch during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike many, she did it while working as a nurse and keeping afloat a nonprofit dance company she founded. At the time, the Bronxite was craving delicious, healthy snacks to satisfy her sweet tooth. She was also on a health journey,…
Crochet clothes for your cat? The Bronx biz specializing in quirky cat outfits
On Saturdays, you might find Monica Martinez selling her summer-themed creations at the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center in the Bronx: hand-crocheted watermelon earrings, flower hats, messenger bags, and coasters. But she’s best known for her supply of sweater vests for cats in the winter. How a four-legged “sausage” sealed the biz They were the…
Brooklyn bike repair shop offers boutique services with a neighborhood feel
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, Joy Liu would come home late at night from her job at a wine shop to find people standing outside her house. The culprit: her husband Tijon Randall’s bike repair services. Randall had a day job at a repair shop at the time. And he was also running a side…
Buunni Coffee: Ethiopian heritage meets Washington Heights vibes
Sarina Prabasi and Elias Gurmu’s love of coffee and community led them to co-found Buunni Coffee in their neighborhood. Photo courtesy of Buunni Coffee. Sarina Prabasi first met Elias Gurmu, her business and life partner, through her nonprofit work in Ethiopia. A colleague introduced them, and since her office was in his hometown, Addis Ababa,…
B. Stuyvesant Champagne: the sparkling wine empire built by a Black woman
When Marvina Robinson was in her 20s, she and her two childhood friends would pool together their summer job money to sip champagne in red plastic cups in front of their Bed-Stuy stoops. “That’s when the big era of BET [Black Entertainment Television] was out there — and you see people in the videos when…
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