“So I just took small steps and came out to only a few of my closest friends…And then they opened up back up to me and that’s when I realized that we can only shine when we open up to those who are ready to hold that shine and reflect it back to us.”
“The location is great, the view is phenomenal,” said the owner. “It was just a great fit for what we needed to do, and it’s amazing serving the Bayonne community.”
“I will work my heart [and] my head for Jersey City. I will give the full measure of my being to make sure it’s a city that works,” McGreevey said.
“For the past year, and the other years I’ve been training, it’s been brutal. Suffering through the cuts, suffering through the training..suffering through so many things so the fact that I’m going to have that belt with me is going to mean a lot to me. So I don’t want anyone to take it.”
“We really try to accommodate people with that… I’d say that really differentiates us from other restaurants and businesses around here.”
“[Jersey City] is one of our top locations… We love the people. [Despite] different cultures [and] different backgrounds, everyone seems to love pizza,” Starobinsky laughed.
“… [As a kid] nobody wanted to be my partner… so that was really tough. [But] now you’ll have all girls wrestling practices, which is so cool. We’ll just have little girls beating up on the boys anyway, which is awesome too.”
“I encourage anybody out there as, as you climb, reach back as you get opportunities, work with students and people who wanna come up and show them how to do it. It’s a community thing… I’m so thankful for what Jersey City has given me.”
Photo by co-founder Adrienne J. Romero. Laszlo Danko likes his sweets. One day in Paris, Laszlo and his wife, Clemence, were out and they passed by a bakery. Laszlo insisted on going inside and buying a “chocopain!” Clemence, who is from France, questioned, “You wanna buy a what?” Laszlo, who
“Dominican food I always say it represents Dominican culture,” Antigua said. “We’re very lively and full of energy. I think [La Bodega] flavors represent that.”
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