Square Duane Reade on
2641 E. Tremont Avenue,
the Footaction store at 272
E. Fordham Road, Payless
Shoe Source at 2902
Third Ave, several 1-story
commercial sites at 306 E.
204th Street and 3377 Eastchester
Road, along with
Hillside Finance Station
of 3480 Boston Road and a
Rite Aid at 5825 Broadway.
The diner property
that Sutton acquired is
bordered on the east by a
‘hot sheets motel’, the Pelham
Garden Motel, at 2410
Grace Avenue. It’s future
was not mentioned in the
Jeff Sutton announcement.
In the late 1950s the
diner building was formerly
the Gun Hill Manor,
a popular catering venue
that was booked for weddings,
anniversaries and
many othe special occasions.
When the Stefanitsis
opened their diner,
it quickly became well
known for it’s tantalizing
Greek specialties along
with the popular ‘Pelham
Bay Burger’ and ‘Bronx
Skillet’ breakfast special,
that fed many a hungry
traveller coming off the
New York Thruway or the
Hutchinson River Parkway.
Even former Mayor Michael
Bloomberg chowed
down at the diner some
years ago, as did the likes
of former Borough President
Fernando Ferrer and
Super Bowl champion, New
York Jet, and Bronxite Willie
Colon.
For the every-day Bronxite,
the 24/7 diner was ‘the
late night spot’ where you
could bet that you’d run
into someone you knew at
any hour of the night.
Stefanistis and family
still currently operate
a waterfront Mediterranean
Restaurant called
Molos that overlooks Hells
Kitchen at 1 Pershing Road
in Weehawken, NJ.
Sutton’s plan for the development
of the Pelham
Bay Diner property is not
clear. Wharton Properties
and Jerry Stefanitsis did
not return calls as of press
time.
Home Depot recently
purchased the large parcel
adjacent to the diner
property at 1816 E. Gun
Hill Road for $40 million,
which includes two buildings,
one The Home Depot
and the other Chuck E.
Cheese, as well as the large
parking lot.
Hit ‘n run leaves man in coma
Christmas Eve 2018 in the
vicinity of Miles and East
Tremont Avenue have
renewed calls from the
Throggs Neck Merchants
Association and transportation
activist Kevin
Daloia to look at ways to
improve safety near the intersection,
which is close
to where D’Amico was run
over while walking home.
Noel D’Amico said that
his son was in the hospital
and still unresponsive.
“I didn’t realize how
bad the problem was until
it happened to us. I don’t
want other people to fi nd
out the same way,” said
Noel. “If you are the one
who did this, turn yourself
in and do the right thing.
Or if anyone who is out
there and knows anything,
please contact the 45th Precinct
with any information.”
He said the outpouring
of support, thoughts
and prayers he received
amazed him.
“I am at a loss for words,”
said Kim D’Amico. “I thank
you for your prayers. I just
want Jared to wake up and
whoever it is who did this
(to turn himself in).”
Bob Jaen, TNMA president,
said that after two
incidents in the same area
something has to be done.
Daloia started a change.
org petition on ‘East Tremont
Avenue and Miles Avenue’
addressing safety
concerns. It garnered 120
signatures in about 12
hours.
The petition calls for
a review of the intersections
by NYC Department
of Transportation for corrective
safety measures, a
follow up review by Community
Board 10, the installation
of the new street
lamps that the TNMA has
advocated for.
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The Pelham Bay Diner. Schneps Media/Alex Mitchell
PB Diner sold; investor Sutton
pays millions for the property
Jared D’Amico, seen in a family
photo, was hit and seriously
injured by a truck or SUV as he
crossed East Tremont Avenue
near Milton Place on Monday,
February 11.
Councilman Mark Gjonaj is joined with parents of the victim and merchant leaders in calling for action
and offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of someone involved in a hit and run
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