‘He was a man who just cared’
CB 10 to discuss street renaming for late Throggs Neck business owner
BY JASON COHEN
Lifelong Bronx resident
Mario D’Agostino had a large
impact on Throggs Neck, including
business ventures
like Miles Coffee Bar and
Muscle Maker Grill.
In June, D’Agostino passed
away from colon cancer at the
age of 40. Hoping to keep his
name alive, his widow Nicole
Angelico D’Agostino launched
a petition on Oct. 11, to have a
street renamed after him. So
far, it has 1,370 signatures.
“Mario invested into the
borough he loved,” Angelico
D’Agostino said in the petition.
“He transformed an
entire block on East Tremont
into a true destination!
A place to be. Muscle Maker
– a place where people from
the neighborhood could go
for a good, healthy meal. The
Miles Coffee Bar, a unique
coffee shop that brought so
many people together and
gave them a chance to see his
vision.”
Angelico D’Agostino, a
New Jersey native, recalled
how she commuted to New
York City for eight years until
she decided to move north.
It was around that time when
her best friend introduced
her to D’Agostino and the rest
was history.
She explained how her
late husband managed restaurants
in Scarsdale and
Westchester, but he always
wanted something close to
home. That desire brought
him to open up the fi rst Muscle
Maker Grill in New York
at 4041 East Tremont Ave.,
which he operated for 10
years.
But Miles Coffee at 4039
East Tremont Ave was his
baby. She recalled how they
used to frequent coffee shops
in Brooklyn and Manhattan
and he always dreamed of
having one in the Bronx.
When Miles opened in 2016
it was a dream come true. It
soon became a staple in the
community. People not only
knew of Miles, but D’Agostino
had garnered quite a reputation.
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Mario D’Agostino, the founder of Muscle MakerGrill and Miles Coffee Bar.
Courtesy of Nicole Angelico D’Agostino
near and dear to my husband,”
her husband loved the Bronx
and wanted to do so much
more for the borough.
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Today, his widow is not
only maintaining her full
time job as a vice president
of operations for a beauty
company but is also running
Miles Coffee.
She told the Bronx Times
that having a street renamed
after him would be mean a lot
following his sudden death.
“He really left his mark,”
Angelico D’Agostino said.
“I’m really humbled by all
the signatures and comments
people have made. The block
is so beautiful because of the
changes that Mario made.”
On Oct. 14, the Municipal
Services Committee of Community
Board 10 discussed
the renaming in front of the
full board.
Marjorie Velazquez, chairperson
of the committee said
she fi rst met Mario when he
opened Muscle Maker Grill.
Velazquez said she fully supported
honoring D’Agostino
with a street renamed after
him.
“He was well known,” she
said. “He was so successful
with the fi rst business that
he opened up the coffee shop
afterwards. It was just very
beautiful what he was able
to accomplish. He was a man
who just cared.”
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