As independent pharmacies vanish, Pilgrim Pharmacy marks 50 years serving The Bronx

Tucked beneath the Buhre Avenue station on the 6 train sits a store that feels like a step back in time.Pilgrim Pharmacy, identified by a nostalgic red neon "Drugs" sign, is a rarity in an era when a trip to the pharmacy often means locked merchandise, long lines and too few employees. Instead, the brightly lit store is filled with customers — many of them regulars — chatting with staff members who have spent years, and in some cases decades, working there.Inside, Pilgrim blends old-