New Store opens on Johnson Avenue as Another is About to Close.

   Menchies opened up on the corner of Johnson Avenue & West 236th Street in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Pictured above are owners Jane Potter and Gabriel Feldman who think they can make the store a fixture on Johnson Avenue. Feldman said that his mother still lives in the community where he use to at one time. Menchies offers 14 different flavors of frozen yogurt, 32 different dry toppings, and 12 different fruit toppings which can and will change at different time. Menchies opens up officially on July 7th. 

  Johnson Avenue was once home to a very busy and bustling shopping area, and like many other neighborhood shopping areas has fallen on hard times with many empty stores. The major landlord in the area demands top dollar and offers only short term leases as many former stores remain empty. There is talk that the recently opened restaurant Oregono's on Johnson Avenue may soon be closing. Several merchants have moved to nearby Riverdale Avenue where the rents were cheaper and the landlords more accommodating.