A local coffee shop owned by lifelong Bushwick residents has launched a fundraising effort to help the individuals who lost their homes in Tuesday night’s devastating blaze on DeKalb Avenue.
Ronnie, William and Ismanuel Diaz, the three brothers who have owned and operated Central Ave’s Express Yourself Barista Bar since fall 2013, were among the many members of the Bushwick community who were stunned by the news of the fire that spread to five buildings and displaced many residents of the block earlier this week.
The brothers are very close with Jamie and Jeanette Gonzalez and their children, Mason, 5, and Shawn, 12 and Selene, 17, and Lynette, who cannot return to their family home after Tuesday night’s blaze. The Diaz brothers quickly joined in community efforts to help raise money for the Gonzalez family, which include supporting a
