
Nidia Rivera (Nena), The Dominican native of Moca For 28 years she has been serving the coveted beans with candy, as part of a Dominican tradition that daily attracts hundreds of customers to her store on 182nd Street, near Saint Nicholas Avenue (Juan Pablo Duarte Boulevard), in Upper Manhattan.
Nena arrived in New York in 1991 and, not having
No profession began selling jujunes in the summers, but when the cold weather came, he idealized the implementation of beans with candy.
This idea was born not only to provide a hot drink that helps to cushion the immense cold that occurs in seasons but also offers a nutritious drink, starting with small portions to experience the market to achieve the great industry that has today. Thanks to her work and effort, Nena has been able to raise her family, and provide a better quality of life for each one of them.
The clients who go to taste these delicious drinks are not only of Dominican origin but have managed to expand to the person who did not know this delicious drink and that today continue to resort to this place.