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don dahler has more from hoboken. >> reporter: what are you making?ng yellow rice and beans. >> reporter: hoboken resident ramona braxton is doing her part to cook dinner for 100 or so of her neighbors. >> my mom says i can make it for them. >> reporter: it's a favor? >> it's a favor. >> reporter: on the second monday of each month, folks from this neighborhood and beyond have gathered to share a meal. >> how are you? >> reporter: it started two years ago as way to help heal after a tragic shooting. but after finding comfort in food and community with the dinners, they decided to keep up the tradition. arlet braxton, ramona's mom has been donates hme. as a young lady, she just wanted a community get together. and i said well, that sounds good. you know what? i'll hang in there. i'll do this. and from that moment on, i've been stuck. >> reporter: you've been stuck? >> yeah. >> reporter: stuck along with john milias. >> i didn't cut it straight. you're right, arlet. everything arlet says is right. i'm always wrong. >> reporter: she told us that. >> oh,

. >> reporter: regular guests include local politicians, business leaders, and members of the hobokenme. >> i love it here. i grew up here. that's why we come down. >> the food's pretty good, too, i assume. >> delicious. >> it's the food what attracts people. >> mm-hmm. >> is the conversation what keeps them here? >> i would like to think so, yeah. food is a really important factor. but i think the idea of breaking down barriers and creating bonds with people is what keeps people always coming back. >> great energy, very positive people. i'm glad i was invited. >> what do you think? is it the food or the people living around you? what's the best part? >> both. >> both? >> mostly the food. >> this dinner has been so well received that arlette braxton tells us sometimes there's standing room only. the local high school has started hosting community meals as well. >> i'm hungry. >> i know. >> her rice and beans, oh, my gosh. >> but not everybody's rice and beans. i saw that popeye there. somebody didn't cook their meal. >> everybody brings food. >> i get it. >> a total high. >> it is. it