I learnedbusinessfrommydadhandsonhowtooperateit, howtoconductmyself, howtotreatemployeestoldme a lotoflifeskills, especiallyhowtobeabletogetbacktothecommunityandactuallyallofthebusinessesintheneighborhoodreachouttooneanotherandbyproductsfromeachother.
Whenpeoplecomehere, that's whattheyfeel.
TheyfeelthegoodnesstosayIt's easy, bealiveAndJohnny's beenmyrockhereandthereweremanytimes I gottaleanonthestoriestobesupportedbymanyofthecustomerswholivedhere.
Ofcourse, astheyretiredandmovedaway, I thoughtwe'd belike, done.
So I learnedhowtoputup a website, anditstartedjustreallygrow.
Nowonlinesalesare 30% ofourbusinessandhalfofthatcomesfromGoogleandtheydosharetheirstoriesonlinelikethankyouandnowmydaughtercanberaisedonyourrabbleinthesameway I waasallthosereviewsareveryhelpfulfromreachingnewcustomerseveryweekend.
I'm likesotheycome.
PeoplerecognizeMyfathersaysWe'repartof a storyhere, partofthehistoryofthisbusinessbeinginthisneighborhoodforthepast 83 years.
So I wrotedownon a pieceofpapertoremindmyselfeachdayworkingtokeeptheirdream.
That's how I feel, and I knowthey'rewatchingoverus.
What I loveabouttheBronxisthecommunityisquite a fewfamilyownedbusinessesthatit's stillhere.