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AUGUST 2014

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opened Staten Island University Hospital's new Hernia Center. Doing thehonors were, from left: Dr. Joseph T. McGinn, SIUH surgery chair and heart surgeon; Donna Proske, SIUH exec-utive director; and Dr. Michael R. Castellano, Hernia Center director.

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By TIM RONALDSONBusiness Trends

Staten Island Arts has spent the last fewyears exploring ways to become more visible

and expand its impact by providing program-ming space and economic opportunities forlocal artists.

The first step in that process was a nameand branding change from the Council on

the Arts & Humanities of Staten Island toStaten Island Arts. The second step hap-pened a few short weeks ago, when it fullycompleted its relocation to the St. George

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The Culture Lounge a community space

RUMC receives

recognitionRichmond University Medical

Center has received NationalCommittee for Quality Assurancerecognition. The hospitals Pa-tient Centered Medical HomeProgram earned a Level 3 desig-nation awarded only to the high-est scoring and most comprehen-sive medical homes for the Com-prehensive Pediatric Care andComprehensive Medical Carepractices that are a part of RUMC

Ambulatory Care Center in WestBrighton. Richmond UniversityMedical Center is one of 64 hospi-tals throughout New York Statewith this designation, and theonly hospital on Staten Island.

Two groups receiveAvenue NYC money

Staten Island-based NorthfieldCommunity Local DevelopmentCorporation and Historic TappenPark Community Partnership arethe recipients of funding throughthe NYC Department of SmallBusiness Services "Avenue NYC"program for fiscal year 2015. Av-enue NYC is a competitive grantprogram for non-profit economicdevelopment organizations to im-plement commercial revitaliza-tion activities in the low and mod-erate-income districts they serve.The program also offers a num-ber of capacity building initia-tives to support the efforts of or-

ganization staff and Board Mem-bers throughout New York City.Capacity building training topicsinclude financial management,program evaluation, fundraisingand strategic planning. In fiscal

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Successful small businessescome in all sizes and specialties,but their leaders all share one es-sential attribute - positive, can-doattitudes that transcend every-thing they do.

Believing in yourself and yourability to succeed does more thansimply sustain you through thechallenges of getting your busi-ness started. It also spreadsthrough your company and be-

yond. When you walk the talkand follow through on your com-mitments, your managers andemployees perform their jobswith more confidence. Vendors,customers, and prospects knowthat youll come through for themas well.

Among the ways you can makesuccessful thinking contagious inyour business is by emphasizinglong-term potential over short-term thinking. Leaders of high-performance business innovaterather than hesitate, and shun thestatus quo as they seek to sparknew interest and enthusiasm in-side the business. They also en-courage their staff to take risks,capitalize on successes, and makeand learn from mistakes.

Sure, working productivelywill help build your business. Butgenerating creativity and passionfor what your business does, nomatter how seemingly mundane,is a hallmark of a high-perform-

ance business. But these dontneed to be grandiose concepts.Simply going out of your way tohelp a customer in an unusualfashion qualifies.

Emphasize the collective suc-cess of your business as a whole,not of any individual person,project or product. Then you canaccelerate success by identifyinga few profitable activities andmaking them happen ever moreflawlessly and quickly.

Open the lines of communica-tion. Generally, those around youneed more information, not less,in order to feel successful. Let

people know where you think thebusiness needs to go, the prob-lems it faces and what keeps youup at night. That makes it easierfor you to involve them in findingsolutions to your biggest chal-lenges. Ask their advice aboutwhat you are doing right, whathurts and what needs fixing. Thatway, everyone has a bigger stakein your success.

And while it is often true thatyou shouldnt tinker with some-thing that isnt broken, always beopen to new ideas, even those thatsound silly or outlandish. Thatoff-the-wall suggestion just mightbe your next big thing. Makesure you reward people for extraeffort with cash or non-cash in-centives like time off or a com-pany lunch. And, whats the bestway to find those preferences?Ask them!

To learn more success-mindedideas for your small business,contact Americas free and confi-

dential source of small businessmentoring and coaching. SCOREis a nonprofit association of morethan 13,000 business experts whovolunteer as mentors. For more

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The New York Center for Interpersonal Development, which provides youth, community, and professionaldevelopment programs and dispute resolution services, held its annual fundraising benefit. Chairs for theevent were Regina Boukhvalova of Northfield Bank and Dennis Surmanek of Merrill Lynch. Pictured, fromleft, are John Minardo, RUMC Board Chair Kate Rooney, and LauraJean Watters and Betsy Dubovsky ofthe Staten Island Foundation.

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in our opinion

Made in NY - SI to be exact


For a business owner here, it cansometimes feel as if the bureau-

cracy of New York City is one

of the largest hurdles to surmount in

reaching for success. Add together

taxes and regulations, and running a

business here is certainly not for the

faint of heart. So its nice to come

across something the City is doing to

help local businesses that doesnt re-

quire inordinate amounts of time, en-

ergy or funding.

We recently came across such a

thing: the Made in NY Discount Card.

Made in NY is a project of the NYC

Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcast-

ing an office whose roots go back to

the 1960s. At that time, ridiculous

amounts of red tape in the form of

permits and approvals were causing

filmmakers to move their productions

to the West Coast. Realizing the largeloss of economic energy and revenue

resulting from this, officials at the

time took steps to relieve some of the

burdens imposed on producers and en-

courage them to come and to stay. Ulti-

mately, the Office of Film, Theatre and

Broadcasting the first film commis-

sion in the country was established

here.

In the years since, each administra-

tion has carried on the work of mak-

ing New York City film-friendly, with

the result that we are now home to

dozens of stages and post-production

studios.

So what is the Made in NY Discount

Card? Well, every production that

takes place here requires many ancil-

lary services from accounting servic-

es to office supplies to wardrobe, and

everything in between.Made in NY keeps a list of local ven-

dors who are willing to provide some

form of discount to film productions,

and makes that list available to pro-

ducers. Its an opportunity to promote

your business to a new and potentially

large market.

Perhaps best of all, its easy to get

involved; a single-page form with your

contact information, a brief blurb

about what you do, and your exclusive

offer is all it takes.

With the big production facility

Broadway Stages set to open here

soon, the timing couldnt be better to

get your company on this list.

You can learn more and download

the Made in NY Discount Card Vendor

Agreement at www.nyc.gov/film.

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I hope you find these bits & bytes in-teresting, useful and money-saving.

1.) New cell phone scam. Your cellphonerings once and then stops. Most of uswould look at the caller ID, and if we dontrecognize it, assume its a wrong numberand delete it. This new scam, a close varia-tion to an old landline scam using an an-swering machine message, displays acaller ID that looks like a US based number.If you were curious enough to call back,you may be dialing an offshore (interna-

tional) number. When its answered, a per-son or recording keeps you on hold or talkswith you to rack up minutes which arecharged to you as an international call (ex-pensive). The caller and the call centersplit the charge that you must pay. Remem-

ber: if you miss an important call, they

will call back or text you.2.) Brother WiFi printer. A good printerbuy is the Brother HL-5470DW wirelessmonochrome laser printer for about $190from Amazon. It works on Windows-basedas well as Mac computers, iPhone andiPad. While you can plug it into your com-puters printer port or to a wired port onyour router, its ability to connect with anyApple device on any WiFi network is thecoolest benefit. It is extremely easy to setup for Apple products, a real no-brainer,taking about 5 minutes if you read themanual. You can place the printer any-

where in your WiFi coverage area withonly a power cable no other cables ordriver software installation required (forApple). So, if Im looking something up onmy iPad in the backyard, I can print it outin my home office wirelessly. If I am skim-

ming email on my iPhone at breakfast and

see something I want to print I just do it.No more having to fire-up the computer toprint out content. Another benefit is thatyou can purchase high-yield OriginalEquipment Manufacturer toner cartridgeson line for about $25 each. It also has all thefeatures one would expect from a generalpurpose printer such as double-sided print-ing, and toner saving and energy savingmodes. Ive been using the printer for overa month and am extremely pleased with it.The only minor negative so far is that onceyou press print it may take a minute ortwo (on larger or more complex docu-

ments) before it starts to print. Not a deal-breaker for me.

3.) The new Radio Shack. I recentlybought some parts at Radio Shack on Rich-mond Avenue and was pleasantly sur-prised at the change in the store. A very

open feel with lots of useful mobile acces-

sories, it is still a great source for parts forDIY electronics enthusiasts, but now doesmobile device repairs including replacingbroken phone and tablet screens. WhileIve had devices repaired in the mall andwas very satisfied, Radio Shacks pricesseem to be a bit less. Check them out.

4.) Is your old school stereo not workingas well as it once did? I recently bought anew JVC TV (check Costco for some goodvalues) but could not get it to work proper-ly with my vintage Yamaha sound equip-ment and circa 1980 BSR speakers. I re-membered an email from a reader with a

similar problem. He took his media centerapart, removed all the cables, cleanedeverything off, and reconnected every-thing. It worked like new nothing new to

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The Pandora store in the Staten Island Mall held a Customer Appreciation Day with a Luau theme. Theday included refreshments, a live DJ, raffles, and bracelet redesigning and cleaning. Pandora staff onhand were, from left: Alex Giglio, Jacqui Gill, Carissa Costello and Carmen Rios.

Customer Appreciation Day at Pandora store


Dr. William J. Fritz (left), president of the College of Staten Island, isjoined by fellow honoree John Catsimatidis at the Annual Golden AgeAwards Banquet held by the Latino Center on Aging. Dr. Fritz re-ceived the Effective Leadership Award on behalf of CSI for signifi-cant contributions and exemplary commitment to the betterment ofthe Latino/Hispanic communities throughout the world.

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MATTHEW ALBERICOMetLife Premier Client Group

MetLife Premier Client Group,New York South announced thatMatthew Alberico has joined the

organization as agency sales di-rector.

He will be responsible for grow-ing sales and recruiting, training,

and coaching financial servicesrepresentatives, primarily in theagencys Staten Island location.

Alberico has seven years of in-dustry experience, most recently

as a financial professional withPrudential, where he qualified forPresidents Conference and was atwo-time qualifier for Million Dol-lar Round Table. He also bringsmanagement experience from histime at Prudential, where he ledhis team as a top five branch man-ager.

He is a graduate of the Collegeof Staten Island, where he earneda Bachelors degree in manage-ment and finance. He is life, acci-

dent and health licensed in NewYork and New Jersey, and holdsSeries 6 and 63 securities registra-tions.

In addition, he is P & C licensedin New York and New Jersey. Heis a resident of Staten Island andis an active member of the StatenIsland Chamber of Commerce.

LINDA BARANRotary Club of Staten Island

Great Kills resident LindaBaran, president and CEO of the

Staten Island Chamber of Com-merce, was installed as presidentof the Rotary Club of Staten Is-land. Rotary Club of Staten Is-land was formed in 1921 and has42 members.

It is part of Rotary Internation-al, a worldwide organization of1.2 million Rotarians. There aremore than 32,000 Rotary clubs in166 countries. She was sworn in

at a meeting at LiGreci's Staatenby District Attorney Daniel Dono-van. Other board members in-ducted at the meeting were: Pres-ident-Elect Frank Scarangello;

Vice President Rosemarie Scam-pas; Sergeant-at-Arms MelanieCohn; Deputy Sergeant-at-ArmsRob Myers; Treasurer JosephPane; Secretary Neal Segal; Assis-tant Secretary Eric Campione;Past President John Tapinis; andPast President Joseph Marchese.

Baran has worked at the StatenIsland Chamber of Chamber forthe past 26 years and was electedas the first woman president andCEO of the organization in 2004.

She has served on Gov. CuomosCommunity Rising Planningcommittee and currently serveson the Board of Directors ofNotre Dame Academy and as anadvisory board member for theSmall Business DevelopmentCenter at the College of Staten Is-land.

NEW BOARD MEMBERSSnug Harbor Cultural

Center & Botanical Garden

The Board of Directors of

Snug Harbor Cultural Center &Botanical Garden announced theelection of two new members:Travis Noyes and Patricia D.Ornst. Noyes is chief marketingofficer of New York Wheel andSVP of marketing for EmpireOutlets.

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MONDAYBus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDCSmall Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointmentonly. For info, call 718-816-4775.

Kiwanis Club of Richmond Co.:LaFontana Restaurant, 2879 AmboyRd. 7 p.m. Call 718-420-1966.

College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.Business Counseling: CSI, 2800Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nocharge. For info, call the SBDC at718-982-2560.

TUESDAYSI Business Friends: 7:30 - 8:45a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 SouthAve. For information, call Dr. RichardBove at 718-938-5978 or visitwww.sibfnetwork.com.

Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDCSmall Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointmentonly. For info, call 718-816-4775.

Direct120.com, Ultimate ThinkTank: Lorenzos, 1100 South Ave. Forinfo, visit www.direct120.com.

Kiwanis Club of South Shore:

LaFontana, 2879 Amboy Rd. 7:30p.m. For info, call 718-370-2770.

SCORE Business Counseling: S.I.Bank & Trust, 1550 Richmond Rd. 9a.m. to noon. No appointment nec-essary. No charge. For info, call 718-727-1221.

Business Guild I of the S.I. Cham-ber of Commerce: Hilton GardenInn, 1100 South Ave. 7:45 a.m. Mem-bers and invited guests only. CallMichael Anicito at 646-606-2111.

Business Network Intl. (BNI) Net-work Alliance Chapter: Z-One

Lounge, 1821 Richmond Ave. 7 to8:30 a.m. For info, call TimothyHouston at 718-981-8600.

Rotary Club Staten Island: LiGre-cis Staten, 697 Forest Ave. 12:30 to1:30 p.m. Members and guests wel-come. For info, call 718-370-3140.

College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.Business Counseling: Chamber ofCommerce, 130 Bay St. 9 a.m. Nocharge. Call 718-982-2560.

College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.Business Counseling: CSI, 2800Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nocharge. Call the SBDC at 982-2560.

WEDNESDAY

Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDCSmall Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointmentonly. For info, call 718-816-4775.

Richmond County Referral Source:Comfort Inn. 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. Forinfo, email [email protected]

Staten Island Business Council:Lorenzos at Hilton Garden Inn, 1100South Ave. 7 a.m. Members andinvited guests only. For info, call 347-855-4488 or send an e-mail [email protected].

Bucks Business Network: Hamp-ton Inn, 1120 South Ave. 7:45 a.m.For info, call 718-351-2557 or visitwww.sibucks.com.

Kiwanis Club of Brighton: JodysClub Forest, 372 Forest Ave. 7:30

p.m. For info, call 718-348-0505.Kiwanis Club of North Central:LiGrecis Staten, 697 Forest Ave.7:30 p.m. Call Len Bosso at 718-442-7804.

Rotary Club of Gateway: The LakeClub, 1150 Clove Rd. 7:15 p.m. Forinfo, call 718-447-1509.

SCORE Business Counseling:Chamber of Commerce, 130 Bay St.9 to 11:30 a.m. Appointment neces-sary. No charge. Call 718-727-1221.

E.L.I.T.E. (Executive, Leadership,Interactive, Team, Effort) Net-working Group: 1110 South Ave. 8a.m. New members welcome. Forinfo, call 347-273-1375.

College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.Business Counseling: CSI, 2800Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Forinfo, call 718-982-2560.

THURSDAYBus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDCSmall Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointmentonly. For info, call 718-816-4775.

Richmond Business Connections:Z One, 1821 Richmond Ave. 8 a.m.For information, call Ron Cutrone at

(347) 258-8131.

Kiwanis Club of Staten Island:LiGrecis Staten, 697 Forest Ave.7:30 p.m. For info, call 718-967-4345or kiwanisclubofstatenisland.com.

Rotary Club of South Shore: Man-sion Grand, 141 Mansion Ave. 12:15p.m. For info, call 718-987-2061 orvisit southshorerotary.org.

Rotary Club Mid-Island: New Dako-ta Diner, 921 Richmond Ave. 7:30 to9:00 a.m. Call 718-981-0700.

SCORE Business Counseling: SIBank & Trust, 1550 Richmond Rd. 9a.m. to noon. No appointment nec-essary. No charge. Call 718-727-1221.

Rotary Club of North Shore: LiGre-cis Staten, 697 Forest Ave. 7 p.m.For info, call Chris Williams at 718-442-9047.

Business Network Intl. (BNI) HighAchievers Chapter: PKs Restau-rant,1281 Arthur Kill Rd. 7 to 8:30a.m. For info, call Timothy Houstonat 718-981-8600.

Business Guild II of the S.I. Cham-ber of Commerce: Hilton GardenInn, 1100 South Ave. 7:45 to 8:45a.m. Members and invited guestsonly. For info, call Dovid Winiarz at718-983-9272.

Business Guild III of the SI Cham-

ber of Commerce: Hilton GardenInn, 1100 South Ave. 8 a.m. Newmembers welcome. Call Nick Testaat 646-823-4494.

College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.Business Counseling: CSI, 2800Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Forinfo, call 718-982-2560.

Community Emergency ResponseTeam (CERT): 7 p.m. For info. andlocations, call John Tidona at 448-7160 or [email protected].

FRIDAYBus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDCSmall Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointmentonly. For info, call 718-816-4775.

SATURDAYSCORE Business Counseling: St.George Library, 5 Central Ave. 10a.m. to noon. Appointment neces-sary. No charge. Call 718-442-8560.

SCORE Business Counseling: Rich-mondtown Library, 200 Clarke Ave.10 to 11:30 a.m. Appointment neces-sary. For info, call 718-668-0413.

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By TOM SCARANGELLO

One of the best things aboutworking on Staten Island is thecommute. Especially when youcompare it to having to go intoManhattan every day like manyStaten Islanders.

I have an eight-mile commuteto work which takes about 20 min-utes. But that commute has got-ten longer over the past few years.Seems trivial to complain aboutan additional five minutes, but it

is half my alarm clock snoozetime.It has made me realize that,

while I have been able to controlmy own business destiny to alarge extent, I have not been ableto control my commuting destiny.When I first started driving fromhome to work there were 9 trafficlights along the ride. Today thereare28! Same route! 19 addi-tional red lights. Thats 211 per-cent more lights! How can thatbe? Why can that be? Stop!

Think about this: it is estimat-ed as an average American youwill spend six months of your lifewaiting at red lights. Since weare New Yorkers, and way aboveaverage, we are probably going tospend a year waiting at red lights.A year! You could break up withyour spouse, make up with yourspouse, conceive a child, go tonine months of doctors appoint-ments, give birth, have the bris(make sure its a boy first), andhave the baby baptized (doublethe chances he goes to heaven) inless time than you will spendwaiting at red lights in your NYlifetime.

You could watch every episode

of Sesame Street ever made sinceits debut in 1969 in the time youwill spend sitting at red lights,TWICE! Even the Count vonCount doesnt want to count thathigh. Bright side is, you wouldknow the letter Q and everyother letter for that matter.

I know we need red lights butdo we need them everywhere?And getting rid of a red light isharder than getting a liberal anda conservative to agree on Oba-

macare. Go ahead, google get-ting traffic lights removed. Yourcomputer will just start to smokeand then shut itself off and thenthe whole Internet will disappear.Except for porn and online gam-bling, those cannot be destroyed.

One alternative is round-abouts, like they have in New Jer-sey. They work, and they speedup traffic and are safe and fun Iusually go around three or fourtimes like its a ride at HersheyPark. You know all those times

you are sitting in traffic and itsjust because of the timing of thered light up ahead (like on Rock-land Avenue, or Richmond Av-enue, or Page Avenue, or EVERYavenue)? If those intersectionswere roundabouts, you would bedizzy but you would be there al-ready.

A town in Germany did an ex-periment in 2013 removing alltraffic lights, and guess what?Everything got safer and faster!Matter of fact, in the Netherlandsthey use a concept called SharedSpaces in which all traffic sig-nals are removed and people takeresponsibility for making eye

contact with fellow drivers and

bikers and pedestrians and coop-erate with each other. The Dutch


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experience in building tourismorganizations from start-up tomaturity.

He has specialized expertise indeveloping tourism transporta-tion networks on New York Har-bor.

Ornst is director for New YorkState and Local Government Af-fairs at Delta Air Lines, withmore than 15 years experience inaviation policy in New York andWashington, D.C. Prior to joiningDelta, she spent two years asmanaging director state andlocal government affairs, North-east region for American Air-lines.

Before joining the New YorkWheel organization, Noyes spentmore than 10 years with NewYork Water Taxi, which includedNew York Water Taxi, Circle LineDowntown and Water Taxi Beach,where he oversaw the strategy to

transition the company from acommuter to a tourism company.A resident of Westchester County,he holds a Bachelor of Arts de-gree from Florida State Universi-ty.

In addition to her experiencewith Delta and American Air-lines, Ornst also represented theCity of New York in formulatingaviation policy under theBloomberg Administration. Inaddition, she spent seven years asdirector of legislative affairs forAirports Council International-North America. She has a degreein political science from Susque-hanna University.

CHERYL HUMPHREYShowtime Books

Cheryl Humphrey of Elt-ingville has been named publicrelations manager of ShowtimeBooks, a Staten Island-based inde-pendent publisher. She will man-age projects related to book edit-

ing, production and promotion.Humphrey earned a Bachelor ofArts degree magna cum laude,with a major in journalism, fromSeton Hall University in New Jer-sey.

She is a St. Joseph by-the-SeaHigh School graduate. While atcollege she created and edited a

book review blog and specializedin digital marketing. ShowtimeBooks is a division of ShowtimePublications, headquartered in

Annadale, which began businessin 1983 producing theatre pro-grams. Showtime Books first

title, From Humble Begin-ningsSuccess, was written by21 Staten Island business peopleand was published last November.


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JANET DUGO/Business Trends

The Staten Island Not For Profit Association held its annual meet-ing, where new officers were installed. Pictured are: (back row, fromleft) Ilene Pappert of the Children's Aid Society/Goodhue Center;SINFPA Executive Director Vin Lenza; Samir Farag of SCORE; JohnMalizia of Fisherman's Conservation Association; and (front row,from left) Fern Zagor of Staten Island Mental Health Society; newly-installed SINFPA Board President Melanie Franklin Cohn of StatenIsland Arts; and outgoing SINFPA President Diane Arneth of Com-munity Health Action of Staten Island.

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Here's a revenue-boosting

opportunity that may be flying

under the radar of your business

or professional networking circle.

Decades-old Dome Property Man-

agement, one of the largest and

most respected companies of its

kind in the New York metropoli-

tan area, is offering an unprece-

dented opportunity for a limited

number of vendors and mer-

chants to share in their success.

The newly introduced DomeSavings Club gives businesses the

opportunity to expand their cus-

tomer bases for free. Theres

absolutely no catch: You simply

agree to provide an attractive dis-

count to club participants on the

Dome Savings Clubs Offer

Board. That's it. Nothing more. A

nominal one-time set-up fee,

which includes a place on the

clubs online Offer Board, is the

only cost. This is a winning situ-

ation for everyone involved, said

Michael Motelson, president of

Dome Property Management.

ALL PARTIES BENEFIT

Here's why:

(1) The businesses in the Dome

Savings Club may incorporate

marketing incentives that work

best for them, such as dollars-off

or percentage-savings discounts,

free gifts or services, or other

strategies that have successfully

worked for them in the past. They

will enjoy a huge audience com-

prised of well over 10,000 potential

customers at over 100 Dome-man-aged communities, and are

included in the clubs online mar-

keting efforts.

(2) Homeowners and communities

under Domes management bene-

fit from the dollars they save on

top-quality products and services.

(3) Dome Property Management,

notably Staten Islands premier

property management company,

benefits from directly interacting

with the business community andproviding a greatly appreciated

advantage to the many condo com-

munities it services.

Founded in 1987, Dome Proper-

ty Management manages over 100

condominium and homeowners

association communities, mostly

on Staten Island, and is the

biggest such operation in the bor-

ough. Dome provides comprehen-

sive property management servic-

es to many types of properties and

complexes, from under 10 to more

than 500 units, and includes many

building types and individually

owned homes. For now, the Dome

Savings Club is being marketed

solely to its Staten Island condo

communities.

DISTINGUISHED

MEMBERS

Time Warner Cable was the first

to participate in the club, with an

offer to supply participating

condo residents a savings of more

than $60 per month with bulk-rate

pricing. Additional members

include national companies, such

as Wells Fargo Home Mortgage,

and reputable local merchants,

such as Jealan Fireplaces. Even

Dome itself has joined in by offer-ing preferred pricing and

enhanced services to the residents

of participating communities.

Now that the word is out, it is

likely representatives of the auto-

motive, banking, medical, finan-

cial and restaurant industries will

soon come on board. Dome should

also expect to hear from numer-

ous home-services businesses,

such as landscaping, contracting,

plumbing, electrical, woodwork-

ing, painting, multi-service and

product suppliers, and others.

Given the assortment of com-

munities and properties we man-

age, and the many goods and serv-

ices they and their residents con-

sume, businesses offering a widearray of products and services

can benefit from participating,

said Enid Motelson, senior vice

president of Dome Property Man-

agement.

SOLID REPUTATION

IS A MUST

If you are interested in participat-

ing in the Dome Savings Club as a

merchant or vendor, be aware that

not every business will qualify.

Only businesses with a stellar

reputation for product, customer-service and integrity will be con-

sidered, Michael Motelson said.

By simply providing a discount to

Domes customers in these tough

economic times, quality mer-

chants, service providers and ven-

dors can strengthen the loyalty of

their existing customers and

attract and build relationships

with new prospects.

For additional information,

Dome Property

Management may be reached at

718-605-2500,

e-mail at DomeProp@

DomeGroup.com, and

visited online

at www.DomeGroup.com. TheDome Savings Clubs Offer

Board can be found at

www.DomeGroup.com/dscOffers.

The company is headquartered at

109 Winant Place,

Staten Island, NY 10309.

Current Participants:

Dome Savings Club connects businessesto thousands of potential customers for free

The Tides at Charleston, the first active-adult community of its kind in metropolitan New York, is one of over 100 condominium and home-

owners association communities benefitting from the extensive services provided by Dome Property Management.

Dome Property Management provides com-

prehensive property management services

to many types of properties and complexes,

from under 10 to more than 500 units, and

includes many building types and individual-

ly owned homes.


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people take responsibility fortheir driving instead of govern-ment legislating where and when

they must stop and go. Is think-ing and driving even legal here?How would we text?

Right now we drive like drones,and not just because we are tex-ting or talking on our bluetoothsbut because we are constantlytold what to do by traffic signals.We are the Driving Dead. Letsface it, living on Staten Island re-quires lots of driving.

I wonder if we can take backthe responsibility of driving inour community. The rules aremade up in Albany, which seemsinefficient.

Local politicians have affectedpositive change in recent years bysuggesting small changes that

have made a big difference, but Ithink they need our help to domore.

Lets take back the responsibil-ity of driving in our communityand make it not only easier to getaround but safer and faster and alot less stressful. Let me knowwhat you think [email protected].

Tom Scarangello, a principal withScaran Heating, Air Conditioning andPlumbing, is chair of the Small Busi-ness Committee of the Staten IslandChamber of Commerce.


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SIBOR/Special to Business Trends

Representatives of the Staten Island Board of Realtors traveled toAlbany recently, joining with 300 other realtors from across thestate to urge lawmakers to approve legislation they believe vital tothe well-being of the housing industry. At the State Assembly in Al-bany are, from left, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis; Dil Gillani,SIBOR president-elect; Claire Besignano, SIBOR secretary-treasur-er; Assemblyman Michael Cusick; Dawn Carpenter, a SIBOR past-president; Laird Klein, president of SIBOR; Assemblyman Joe Borel-li, and Sandy Krueger, SIBOR CEO.

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4TH ANNUAL LIGHTKEEPERS GALAFRIDAY, AUGUST 8

Time: 6:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m.

Location: 355 Front Street

For information, call 855-NLM-SINY

SI ARTIST MARKETSATURDAY, AUGUST 9

Time: 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Location: 73 Wave St.

For information, call 347-257-9263

ST. JOHNSUNIV: GOLF OUTING

MONDAY, AUGUST 11

Location: Richmond County Coun-try Club


WBCLDC: MKTG. YOURBUSINESS ONLINEMONDAY, AUGUST 11

Time: 6:00 8:00 p.m.

Location: 705 Forest Ave., 2nd Fl.


RICHMOND CNTY.BANKERS ASSOC.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13

Location: Mikes Place, 4677 HylanBlvd.


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Time: 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Location: Richmond County Coun-try Club


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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Bella Vita Caf, 1919 HylanBlvd.


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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Giulianas, 4105 HylanBlvd.


NYS WOMEN, INC.(STATEN ISLAND)TUESDAY, AUGUST 19

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year 2014, organizations that re-ceived Avenue NYC funding at-

tracted 53 new businesses to itscorridors, recruited 355 new mer-chants to new and existing mer-

chants associations, and im-proved 12 storefront facades.

Northfield Community LocalDevelopment Corporation willuse the funding to attract newbusinesses to the Port Richmondcommercial corridor and to hosttwo events to showcase vacanciesto potential business owners. His-toric Tappen Park CommunityPartnership will use the grant tobuild the capacity of the Staple-ton merchants associations.

Microsoft opensretail store in mall

Technology company Mi-crosoft has opened a retail storein the Staten Island Mall, the firstof its kind on Staten Island andonly the second such location inNew York.

Consumers can visit the site topurchase devices, for technicalassistance, and for business solu-tions. Staff is also available to

visit local businesses. It is locatedin the center court, lower level ofthe mall.

TD foundation provides$327,989 to charity

The TD Charitable Foundationhas provided $327,989 to non-prof-it organizations in New Yorkfrom February through April tosupport community programsand improve the lives of localneighborhood residents.

Organizations focusing onhousing issues, the environmentand education have been provid-ed grants to help improve theircause and make a difference inthe community.

Among the recipients was theStaten Island Children's Museumfor its Cool School Holidays pro-gram.

CJs Boardwalk opensMcLean Ave. locationCJs Boardwalk announced its

grand opening on McLean Av-enue, featuring seaside-themed,unique private parties for chil-dren with re-creations of classic

boardwalk games made out of re-cycled materials. Kids and adultscan enjoy unlimited play on the

many hand-made games avail-able. Open play and "Mommy &Me" art classes are offered duringthe week. All the games are alsoavailable for rent.

Forest Avenue propertysells for $5.25M

Eastern Consolidated arrangedthe sale of a two-story retail stripcenter located at 1257-1267 ForestAve. for $5.25 million at $200 persquare foot with an eight percent

cap rate. The 25,860-square-footproperty is comprised of 12 fully-leased retail spaces and includesa 41-car parking lot.

Retail tenants at the building,formerly housing Blockbuster, in-clude Avon, Papa Johns Pizza,Payless Uniforms, and several in-dependent neighborhood retail-ers such as CKO Kickboxing.

Signature Bank amongForbes most trustedSignature Bank announced

that it was the only large capbank to be named on the Forbeslist of Americas 50 Most Trust-worthy Financial Companies.Forbes recently released its 2014list, which is based on data fromproprietary ratings provider andinvestment advisor, GMI Ratings.

GMI Ratings reviews the ac-counting and governance behav-iors of more than 8,000 publiclytraded companies in North Amer-

ica to measure a companys credi-bility.

The list of Americas 50 MostTrustworthy Financial Compa-nies was created as a sub-set ofForbes Americas 100 MostTrustworthy Companies list.

Additionally, Signature Bankranked fifth nationally in theABA Banking Journals listing ofTop Performing Big Banks, mov-ing up from its seventh place posi-tion last year.

The 22nd annual performancerankings reviewed the financialresults and strategies of federallyinsured public banks and thriftswith total assets of more than $10billion.


Bill Bergman, Vice President, Leasing

(718) 263-3800 x 307bbergmanmuss.com118-35 Queens Blvd.,

Forest Hills, NY 11375www.muss.com

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