Hit a holiday home run at Bronx Terminal Market
Located across the street from Yankee St adium, Bronx Terminal Market (BTM) is a family-friendly destination for holiday shopping and dining. Built in 1935, BTM formerly housed a wholesale fruit and vegetable center on a 17-acre site. Now, while re e- taining many y architectural details, it houses almost one m i l l ion square miles of retail space, parking for 2,600 0 cars and a host st of stores and restaurants. Notable able retailers include e Best Buy, Target, Michael's, l BJ's and d Home Depot and on-site restaurants are Applebee's, Marisco Centro, Chuck E. Cheese and Subway.
When asked why BTM is the ideal place for holiday shopping, Janet Jimenez, Property Manager, Bronx Terminal Market says, “We offer the most convenient, onestop shopping in the Bronx. We are located in the heart of the Bronx and are a destination for our modern architecture, diverse shopping and restaurants and color ful f ul h his tor y. We are b booming and it is a dynam namic and di diverse ce center for th the Bronx p populatio tion.”
BTM is decked fo for the hol holidays and h hosted a spirited holiday event on November No 14. A Winter W Wonderl land d appeared d on the h Pedestrian d Bridge off of 151st street and River Avenue. WBLS DJs spun holiday tunes, Bubble Dad was on hand, complimentary face painting, holiday arts and crafts, hot chocolate and a photo opportunity with Santa.
The on-site taxis make getting home, even loaded down with packages, easy and convenient. With two on-site taxi locations and plenty of available taxis, BTM helps reduce the stress of holiday shopping. “Diplo is the BTM official taxi company and it has been a part of the Bronx since 1994. Owned by Damian Rodriguez, Diplo has more than 2,000 vehicles/ t a x i s ,” s ay s Jiminez.
People can stay informed and up to date about sales a nd holiday happenings by visiting www. bronx terminalmarket. com, following BTM on social media and by subscribing to their emails. “We have over 10 10,000 000 subscribed users for monthly e-blasts, and about 7,500 active users on social media. Sign up for our monthly INSIDE SCOOP which includes all offers from retailers,” Jimenez says.
When a sked for holiday s shopping h i tips, i Jiminez i i says, “We h have an abundance of retailers, s so the offers for the holidays will b blow you away. BTM is very conv veniently located to major subw way stations and bus stops and t there is plenty of parking.”
Bronx Terminal Market is lo located at 610 Exterior Street, Bronx, NY 10451. For information, call (718) 513-7725 or visit www. bronxterminalmarket.com.