SOUTH BRONX — Need some Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or other holiday gift ideas? Local businesses in the neighborhood can help you get all your holiday shopping done just blocks from home.
CLASSES AT SWEET WATER DANCE AND YOGA
Classes at Sweet Water Dance & Yoga, $65 for five 60-minute classes, $99 for one month of unlimited classes
Sweet Water Dance & Yoga
876 Gerard Ave., 2nd Floor
Sweet Water opened in the South Bronx last September and offers its customers a wide variety of dance, yoga and toning classes, including courses in Egyptian Belly Dance, Hot Yoga and Zumba. The studio is offering discounts on many of its package deals from now through the end of the year.
WINTER PALE ALE FROM THE BRONX BREWERY
Winter Pale Ale from The Bronx Brewery, $31 for a 64-ounce growler
The Bronx Brewery
856 E. 136th St., Bronx, NY 10454
The Bronx Brewery just unveiled its Winter Pale Ale, which includes a mixture of ginger, molasses, cinnamon and cloves to create a beer that should be well-suited to enjoy during the winter. The flavor is also meant to celebrate the brewmaster's love of ginger snap cookies.
GIFT CERTIFICATE TO PALOMBO
Gift Certificate to Palombo, recommended amount: $20
Palombo
103-107 E. 161st St.
The famed Bronx Italian pastry and coffee shop Palombo recently opened up a new branch in the South Bronx by Yankee Stadium, where they sell treats including coffee, cookies and gelato. A gift certificate to eat here will satisfy any friend or family member with a sweet tooth.