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The former Arthur Kill prison on Staten Island is being transformed into a "moviemaking mecca" a $30 million investment is expected to bring almost 1,500 jobs to the Island. The Van Duzer Street Civic association was founded with a simple goal in mind.
The former Arthur Kill prison on Staten Island is being transformed into a "moviemaking mecca" a $30 million investment is expected to bring almost 1,500 jobs to the Island. The Van Duzer Street Civic association was founded with a simple goal in mind.
The former Arthur Kill prison on Staten Island is being transformed into a "moviemaking mecca" a $30 million investment is expected to bring almost 1,500 jobs to the Island. The Van Duzer Street Civic association was founded with a simple goal in mind.
Should you get an iPhone 6? PAGE 6 FROM THE CHAMBER Start your own business! PAGE 9 TAX TALK Dont let the tax tail wag the economic dog. PAGE 10 www.sibiztrends.com Special to Business Trends SALON TODAY magazine announced that Caryann Concilio and Amanda Intoccia, owners of Bamboo Salon on Richmond Road, are the grand-prize winners of the first-ever SALON TODAY Total Makeover competition. By demonstrating their willingness to grow their salon to the next level in business, the mother and daughter own- ers beat out a large number of other salon owners to capture approximately $30,000 in prizes from sponsors Takara Belmont, STX and Keratin Complex. Bamboo celebrated its 11th anniversary in September. Pictured, the team at Bamboo Salon celebrates its win. Bamboo Salon wins makeover prize Business Calendar Check out our monthly listing and attend an event on Staten Island. PAGE 23 By TIM RONALDSON Business Trends Explosions, car chases and cowboys will soon be coming to Staten Island. And its a good thing. Thats because those explo- sions, car chases and cowboys will be fictitious, located inside the 69 acres of the former Arthur Kill prison that is in the process of being transformed into a moviemaking mecca that will bring almost 1,500 jobs and an es- timated $30 million investment to Staten Island. Back in February, the Empire State Development Corporation announced that Broadway Stages was selected to redevelop the Arthur Kill site on the Islands West Shore. The Brooklyn-based company operates 27 other stages in Brooklyn and Queens on more than 1 million square feet. The investment in Staten Is- land is projected to be big. Broad- way Stages paid $8 million for the Arthur Kill property, and another $20 million in private investment will be used to develop the facility into a showcase sound stage, offi- Quiet on set: Broadway Stages coming to Island please see MOVIE, page 14 By TIM RONALDSON Business Trends More than 10 years ago, the Van Duzer Street Civic Association was founded with a simple goal in mind to address quality of life issues for the people living around Van Duzer Street. The organization started small, focusing on speeding along the street, which is an access road for the Staten Island Ferry. But as time went on, issues arose, and the association broadened its wings. Now, the as- sociation is focusing on a wider reach on is- sues such as crime, education, arts, sanita- please see STAPLETON page 25 Resurgence coming to Stapleton? 2 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 Special to Business Trends Investors Bank celebrated the grand opening of its consumer and small business banking center in Tot- tenville. The bank also marked the expansion of its retail banking network on the Island by forming al- liances with two local nonprofits: Michaels Cause and the Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund. During the past 24 months, Investors and the Investors Foundation have donated more than $900,000 to local nonprof- its and Staten Island economic development organizations. Pictured, from left, are: Linda Baran of the SI Chamber of Commerce; John Sollazzo of the N.Y.C. Firefighters Union; Brian Gomez, Matthew Langella and Mark Noto of Investors Bank; NYC Council Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio; Michael Capolongo of Michaels Cause; NYS Assembly Member Joe Borelli; Domenick Cama of Investors Bank, S.I. Deputy Bor- ough President Edward Burke; Theresa Merola of Investors Bank; Anthony Rapacciuolo of C.V. Bini Fund; Sallyann Bartels of the SI Chamber; Robert Capolongo; Jackie Hancock-Pena of Investors Bank; SIEDC V.P. Jodi Guagliardo; and Andrew Reinhart representing state Sen. Andrew Lanza. Investors Bank celebrates grand opening AVAILABLE AT PANDORA STORE 4 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 Home Improvements & Renovations
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ears Special to Business Trends Lois and Richard Nicotra, owners of the Hilton Garden Inn, hosted their 6th Annual Employee Apprecia- tion BBQ on the hotel grounds. Nicotra employee BBQ in our opinion Truly interesting times 6 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 T heres a saying purported to be a curse that goes may you live in interesting times. Oh my! For that reason, we are hesitant to say although there is no denying it that these are interesting times on Staten Island. There are so many big things in the works, including the NY Wheel proj- ect, the development of the old GATX site into a vibrant waterfront econom- ic engine, and the upcoming opening of Broadway Stages on the old Arthur Kill prison property, which is featured in one of our front-page stories this month. Rather than being a curse, these interesting times appear to offer a great many opportunities for local businesses and institutions to jump in and benefit if they are proactive and creative. Heres a very specific example. Not long ago in this space, we noted the growing trend of new merchant asso- ciations, local development corpora- tions and business improvement dis- tricts popping up across the Island. Now, one of those organizations the New Dorp Merchants Group is reaching out to the entire Staten Is- land community, offering a chance for collaboration and mutual benefit. The Group has put out a Request for Expression of Interest, offering New Dorp Lane as a venue. A venue for what, you ask? Well, thats the beauty of this. They are open to your ideas. In a nutshell, they are looking for con- cepts that will draw more patrons to the New Dorp Lane commercial corri- dor. If you or your organization comes up with a proposal that will accom- plish that goal, there are funds avail- able to help implement the project. As stated in the RFEI, Projects can be one day, one week, one month. The longer the project, the greater the award. So think of the possibilities: arts and cultural organizations can pres- ent a festival or street fair to showcase themselves and draw foot traffic to the Lane; non-profits can do outdoor events like walks and races as fundraisers; for-profit businesses can present participatory activities that highlight their goods or services. And these ideas are just the tip of the ice- berg. So let your imagination roam, and get in touch with the Staten Island Economic Development Corp. (which is coordinating this effort) at info@siedc.org or 718-477-1400 for more information on putting together and submitting a proposal. 66 Willow Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 718-556-4200 JANET WARREN DUGO Publisher TIM RONALDSON Executive Editor STEVE COPPOLA Director RICHARD GRADO Director ROBERT CUTRONA Director LAWRENCE RAMPULLA Director DAN McDONOUGH, JR. Chairman Business Trends is mailed each month to the business and community leaders of Staten Island. To be added to the mailing list, e- mail janet@sibiztrends.com. To submit a news release, email news@sibiztrends.com. For advertising info, call 718-556-4200 or email janet@sibiztrends.com. By BILL DUBOVSKY Situation Apple has released its annual update on the iPhone and this seasons crop seems great for a number of reasons. What is it? The new iPhone 6 with a 4.7 inch display and the iPhone 6 Plus with a 5.5 inch dis- play are very impressive. They are thin (.27 inches/.28 inches), light (4.55 oz/6.07 oz) and selling even more than Apple had hoped. They are currently in short supply with some September orders still not deliv- ered. Apple is catching up with the larger phones that Samsung and others have been so successful in selling. Tim Cook, Apples CEO, has stated that it has sold 39.3 million iPhones in the period that ended Sept 27 vs. 37.8 million that analysts predicted. Sales look even more promising for the holiday season. Many pundits feel that the iPhone 6 Plus will be a huge seller. Speaking with sales- people in September, the iPhone 6 seemed to be selling more than the iPhone 6 Plus, but many of my professional contacts have mentioned that the larger screen, retina display (really sharp good for us folks over 40), with the ability to still fit in your pants pocket (and not bend), will be a big selling point. You can even get an iPad-like case for the iPhone 6 Plus that opens to a simple stand for watching videos. Many people today use their mobile phone as their computer, Internet access tool, communications device, phone/video recorder, e-book/Kindle reader, calendar, etc., and this larger iPhone Plus screen may further erode iPad mini sales. How it works I wont get into the technical features as you can get detailed info on www.apple.com, but the new specs are im- pressive. The Siri intelligent assistant is available as with older models (great for asking how to spell unusual words). AirPlay Mirror- ing, photos, audio and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) is available, which allows you to use your Apple devices with any HDTV that is connected to Ap- pleTV, a $99 device which no Apple home or office should be without. Both iPhone 6 models have TouchID fin- gerprint identity sensor built into the Home button and Apple Pay that will allow you to use your Touch ID in stores and in apps to pay for goods and services. What you need and how to get it You can order through your mobile phone carrier, Apple stores, as well as elec- tronics stores. Many current iPhone users are upgrading through their carriers to re- ceive rebates and special deals. Bottom line If you are an Apple office (or home) this is a no-brainer get yourself on the list for an iPhone 6 Plus. As mentioned in past ar- ticles, Apples strategy is to make all its software and hardware devices seamless with its MAC computers as well as iTunes and iCloud. Each new device and software upgrade makes everything increasingly more compatible, simple to use and seam- less. While there are many competitors for Should you get an iPhone 6? BITS & BYTES please see BITS page 10 8 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 MONDAY Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC Small Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705 Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment only. For info, call 718-816-4775. Kiwanis Club of Richmond Co.: LaFontana Restaurant, 2879 Amboy Rd. 7 p.m. Call 718-420-1966. College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr. Business Counseling: CSI, 2800 Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No charge. For info, call the SBDC at 718-982-2560. TUESDAY Greater New Dorp Networking Group: 8 a.m. Perkins, 1409 Hylan Blvd. For information, call Steve Lombardo at 718-702-8623. SI Business Friends: 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Ave. For information, call Dr. Richard Bove at 718-938-5978 or visit www.sibfnetwork.com. Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC Small Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705 Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment only. For info, call 718-816-4775. Direct120.com, Ultimate Think Tank: Lorenzos, 1100 South Ave. For info, visit www.direct120.com. Kiwanis Club of South Shore: LaFontana, 2879 Amboy Rd. 7:30 p.m. For info, call 718-370-2770. SCORE Business Counseling: S.I. Bank & Trust, 1550 Richmond Rd. 9 a.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 Garden Inn, 1100 South Ave. 7:45 a.m. Mem- bers and invited guests only. Call Michael Anicito at 646-606-2111. Business Network Intl. (BNI) Net- work Alliance Chapter: Z-One Lounge, 1821 Richmond Ave. 7 to 8:30 a.m. For info, call Timothy Houston at 718-981-8600. Rotary Club Staten Island: LiGre- cis Staten, 697 Forest Ave. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Members and guests wel- come. For info, call 718-370-3140. College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr. Business Counseling: Chamber of Commerce, 130 Bay St. 9 a.m. No charge. Call 718-982-2560. College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr. Business Counseling: CSI, 2800 Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No charge. Call the SBDC at 982-2560. WEDNESDAY Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC Small Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705 Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment only. For info, call 718-816-4775. Richmond County Referral Source: Comfort Inn. 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. For info, email jcmexp@aol.com Staten Island Business Council: Andrews Diner, 4160 Hylan Blvd. 7 a.m. Members and invited guests only. For info, call 347-855-4488 or send an e-mail to info@sibizcoun- cil.com. Bucks Business Network: Hamp- ton Inn, 1120 South Ave. 7:45 a.m. For info, call 718-351-2557 or visit www.sibucks.com. Kiwanis Club of Brighton: Jodys Club 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 Lake Club, 1150 Clove Rd. 7:15 p.m. For info, 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. 8 a.m. New members welcome. For info, call 347-273-1375. College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr. Business Counseling: CSI, 2800 Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For info, call 718-982-2560. THURSDAY Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC Small Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705 Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment only. For info, call 718-816-4775. Richmond Business Connections: Z One, 1821 Richmond Ave. 8 a.m. For information, call Ronald P. Cutrone at (347) 258-8131. Kiwanis Club of Staten Island: LiGrecis Staten, 697 Forest Ave. 7:30 p.m. For info, call 718-967-4345 or kiwanisclubofstatenisland.com. Rotary Club of South Shore: Man- sion Grand, 141 Mansion Ave. 12:15 p.m. For info, call 718-987-2061 or visit southshorerotary.org. WEEKLY MEETINGS please see MEETINGS, page 24 NOVEMBER 2014 BUSINESS TRENDS 9 Country Awards & Trophy Center 1600 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305 Located Inside Rabs Country Lanes raysr@country-awards.com Phone: 718-354-4026 Fax: 718-980-6616 www.country-awards.com Our Motto: We Not Only Bulld Trophles. We Bulld Relatlonshlps" By TOM SCARANGELLO The Staten Island Chamber of Commerce can help you start your own business. They can hook you up with great resources like NYC Business Solutions, NYC Business Express, the Small Business Development Center, and SCORE (retired executives willing to consult with people looking to start a new business). But what business are you going to start? Here are some ideas: Recycling Garbage aint what it used to be; its recyclable! NYC will soon even require com- posting. That means those thrown away leftovers will need storage too. Figure out a way to make that easier for consumers to recycle and you have a business. Software training Software makes it easier to do things, but you need to know how to use it be- yond basic data entry. Most peo- ple I know use Word as a fancy pen and paper and Excel as a digi- tal abacus. Theres opportunity in teaching people how to make software really work for them. Health-care consulting Oba- macare is so complex that we see reports on the same half hour news show saying its working and then its not working and then its working again. With all the new regulations and all the providers changing their product offerings, expertise in the health insurance coverage arena is in high demand. Even insurance agents can take advantage of this kind of help for their clients. Food truck Nobody can re- sist a dirty water dog! You have probably noticed more and more food carts and trucks around. While the food service business has the highest business failure rate, this option avoids the high up-front investment and overhead of a brick and mortar location. You can change menus and loca- tions easily to meet demand. You can offer healthy alternatives; just remember that everyone real- ly wants a dirty water dog! Freelance more companies are hiring freelancers for data entry, web development, copy writing, and software projects be- cause it allows them to adjust their work force and thereby save on labor costs. In other words they can hire you for a few weeks or months or even days when they are busy and then un-hire you when things slow down. Its the friendly way to say, You did such a great job we are firing you! But the next project comes along and you can get hired and friendly-fired all over again. Mobile consulting Mobile computing is here to stay, and being able to guide small busi- nesses on how to use it and make it available to their customers and employees is becoming a high demand service. Right now we use our phones and mobile devices for everything except going to the bathroom. Ac- tually we use them to find the bathroom and then use them in there, too. Theres lots of opportunity in the field, but develop an app that wipes and you are the next Billy Gates. Translator As the economy becomes more globally connect- ed, the world gets smaller and the need to do business with foreign companies increases. And, you may find this hard to believe, but people dont speak English in some other countries; I heard some even have their own lan- guages! Whats more, as immi- gration continues unchecked here (as per Bill OReilly) the need to speak other languages to serve customers will only in- crease. Demand for translator services are expected to rise 22 percent. Salon house calls As the pop- ulation gets older, the need for services to be brought to them will increase. Salon services are an example. Grandma has to keep her hair the right color blue for the bingo game this week and if youre willing to go to her, that job is yours. Ideas are easy. Execution is where success is born. When you are ready, call the Chamber and use their business start-up servic- es to make your entrepreneurial dreams come true. Tom Scarangello, a principal with Scaran Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing, is chair of the Small Busi- ness Committee of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Start your own business FROM THE CHAMBER By JOHN J. VENTO Some tax-cutting strategies make good financial sense. Other tax strategies are simply bad ideas, often because tax consider- ations are allowed to override basic economics. Heres one example of the tax tail wagging the economic dog. Lets say that you run an unincor- porated consulting business. You want some additional tax write- off, so you decide to buy $10,000 of office furniture that you dont re- ally need. If youre in the 28 per- cent bracket and you deduct the entire cost, this purchase will trim your tax bill by $2,800 (28 per- cent of $10,000). But even after the tax break, youll still be out of pocket $7,200 ($10,000 less $2,800) and stuck with furniture that you dont really need. There are other situations in which people often focus on tax considerations and ignore the bigger financial picture. For ex- ample: Someone increases the size of a home mortgage, solely to get a larger tax deduction for mortgage interest. A homeowner hesitates to pay off a mortgage, just to keep the interest deduction. Someone turns down extra in- come, because it might push them into a higher tax bracket. An investor holds an appreci- ated asset indefinitely, solely to avoid paying the capital gains tax. As a general rule, the best tax strategies are those that generate a deduction and leave you in con- trol of your money. This is what happens, for example, with IRAs, 401(k)s, and other retirement plans. Strategies that result in tax deferral can also be desirable, since you get to pay your tax bill years from now in usually cheap- er, inflated dollars. Tax-cutting strategies are usu- ally part of a bigger financial pic- ture. John J. Vento is a certified public accountant in private practice and president of Comprehensive Wealth Management, Ltd. He may be reached at (718) 980-9000 or via email at john@ventocpa.com. 10 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 Dont let the tax tail wag the economic dog smart phones, tablets and mp3 players, there is no other one company that has it all synchro- nized with a desktop/laptop com- puter (which can run both OSX and Windows via Parallels!) like Apple. You almost dont need any- thing else. For more information: Click on www.google.com or contact Bill Dubovsky via email at bill- dubovsky@gmail.com with your feedback, experiences and ques- tions. Bill Dubovsky is an entrepreneur, educator, and technology reviewer. He teaches at the CSI, School of Business, CUNY, and at Wagner Col- lege, and is a telecom/network con- sultant with Comtel Information Services. Contact him at bill- dubovsky@gmail.com or on Linkedin. BITS Continued from page 6 Should you get an iPhone 6? Visit us on the Web at www.sibiztrends.com 12 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 Reach over 6,000 Staten ls|and bus|nesses for the|r HO|lDAY PARTlES AND OATERlNG |n the December ed|t|on of Dead||ne |s November 24 . Act now! Oontact Janet Dugo 718-556-4200 janet@s|b|ztrends.com Calling all Restaurant Owners and Caterers Special to Business Trends Ralph Branca, president and CEO of Victory State Bank (back row, center), gathers with co-workers cele- brating employee-anniversary milestones of five or more years during a recent get-together at Patrizias of Staten Island in Great Kills. Victory State Bank celebrates employee milestones Visit us on the Web at www.sibiztrends.com cials said. The company expects the entire effort could result in 1,500 new jobs, primarily in the fields of carpentry and electrical as well as opportunities for grips, special effects, sound and video technicians, food service workers and numerous other support po- sitions. While the transformation of the facility is still underway, com- pany officials said when the time is right, they would prioritize local hiring. Were excited to transform the shuttered Arthur Kills prison into a world-class TV and film studio that will create hundreds of good jobs right here on Staten Island, Broadway Stages Presi- dent Gina Argento said. Broadway Stages officials said they are aiming to make New York City the go-to destination for TV and film production, and that includes Staten Island. Arthur Kill was a natural choice for the company, as the physical structure and enclosed space will allow for new and ex- citing types of scenes that are ideal for movies. In the next two years, the com- pany expects the property will boast five world class sound stages that could be used for everything from movie and televi- sion series production to music videos, studio photo shoots and commercial production. Broad- way Stages existing facilities in other boroughs host television shows such as The Good Wife and Blue Bloods, and film music videos for stars such as Jay-Z, Beyonce and Kanye West. As a family-run company, the owners of Broadway Stages said they hope to play a significant role as a community partner. It played a vital role in the revital- ization of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, its owners said, as it supports a network of more than 150 local small businesses for services such as catering and set design, and has donated more than $1 million to neighboring communi- ty groups such as McGolrick Park, PS 110s Green Science Week, the Greenpoint YMCA, Elmhursts Church of the Ascen- sion, 5 Boro Basketball, North Brooklyn Boat Club and Queens Botanical Garden. The company has also engi- neered the first solar-powered sound studios that generate 30 percent of its own electricity, and built the first organic rooftop farm in New York to improve ac- cess to fresh produce in North Brooklyn, company officials said. We look forward to working closely with the community to en- courage tourism, promote local business and bring more revenue dollars to Staten Island, Argento said. 14 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 Become a DOME SAVINGS CLUB VENDOR and reach thousands of potential customers! For more information, call (718) 605-2500 www.domegroup.com Dome Property Management - managers of over 100 condo and homeowners association communities - is now accepting vendors and merchants to participate in the Dome Savings Club, an "offer board" of discounted services and products for the communities it serves. Join national companies like Time Warner Cable, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and local businesses like Jealan Fireplaces and The Pool Therapist. To learn more, visit the Offer Board at www.DomeGroup.com/dscOffers. MOVIE Continued from page 1 Broadway Stages coming to Island Visit us on the Web at www.sibiztrends.com 16 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 NAT'S MENS SHOP Work Uniforms Casual Wear Carhartt Timberland Dickie Red Wing Embroidery & Screen Printing 718-442-1698 81 Port Richmond Avenue Pat Silvestri, Proprietor Staten Island, NY 10302 Parisi Rampulla & Lenza, P.C. 78 Martin Avenue | Staten Island, NY, 10314 (718) 761-3333 Short Sales, Mortgage Modification, Foreclosure Defense JANET DUGO/Business Trends SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), the national volunteer organization that provides free business counseling to existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a spe- cial dinner hosted by the Staten Island SCORE chapter at the Hilton Garden Inn. On hand were Metro NY SCORE Director Mark Rothenberg; SCORE CEO W. Kenneth Yancy; Eric Campione and Ingrid Campione of P.A.C. 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VENTO The Wagner College DaVinci Society The Wagner College DaVinci Society held its 11th annual schol- arship and awards dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn. This event is a major fundraiser for the scholar- ships given to Staten Island Ital- ian-American students attending Wagner College. Among those honored that evening was John J. Vento, president of an Island- based CPA firm and Comprehen- sive Wealth Management Ltd., a certified financial planning firm. Vento is also the author of Fi- nancial Independence, Getting to Point X: An Advisors Guide to Comprehensive Wealth Manage- ment." He has lectured on finan- cial literacy at Lutheran Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, and NYU School of Dentistry and has held seminars in the NY Public Libraries throughout the 5 bor- oughs of New York City. CHERYL ADOLPH The Staten Island Museum The Executive Committee of the Staten Island Museum Board of Trustees has named Cheryl Adolph as interim president and CEO to succeed Elizabeth Egbert. Adolph joined the Staten Island Museum in 2004. She became chief operating officer in August 2010, serving as a key advisor to the CEO, enhancing and supervis- ing the internal organizational processes and infrastructure nec- essary to support the museums $32 million capital expansion cur- rently underway at the Snug Har- bor Campus on Staten Island. Previously she served as direc- tor of development where she was responsible for special events project management, board rela- tions and membership, which in- cluded maintaining and broaden- ing the museums individual donor base. NOVEMBER 2014 BUSINESS TRENDS 19
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Chamber Business After Hours SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER/Special to Business Trends Dean Balsamini, director of the Small Business Development Center at CSI, was recognized for his contributions to Brooklyn economic development as one of the "Kings of Kings County" at a networking and awards event at Brooklyn's Grand Prospect Hall. Balsamini recognized for contributions STATEN ISLAND ARTIST MARKET SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Time: 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Location: 73 Wave St. For information, call 347-257-9263 RICHMOND CNTY. BANKERS ASSOC. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Location: Mikes Place, 4677 Hylan Blvd. For information, call 718-370-7037 NYS WOMEN, INC. (RICHMOND CNTY.) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Bella Vita Caf, 1919 Hylan Blvd. For information, call 718-816-5991 INDEPENDENT ASSOC. OF ACCOUNTANTS OF SI THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Bocelli, 1250 Hylan Blvd. For information, call 718-948-0810 POWERFUL YOU! (SOUTH) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Giulianas, 4105 Hylan Blvd. For information, call 718-608-1640 EDEN II: ANNUAL GALA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Location: Hilton Garden Inn Call 718-816-1422 x104 NYS WOMEN, INC. (STATEN ISLAND) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: LiGrecis Staaten, 697 Forest Ave. For information, call 718-226-6462 SI CHAMBER: BUS. BEFORE HOURS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Time: 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Location: Sunrise Senior Living, 801 Narrows Rd. N. For information, call 718-727-1900 DR. ATLAS FOUNDATION: TEDDY DINNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Hilton Garden Inn For information, visit 111.dratlasfoun- dation.com 24-7 NETWORKING SALES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Z-One Restaurant, Rich- mond Ave. For information, call 973-697-8872 A VERY SPECIAL PLACE: 40TH ANNIV. 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(BNI) High Achievers Chapter: PKs Restau- rant,1281 Arthur Kill Rd. 7 to 8:30 a.m. For info, call Timothy Houston at 718-981-8600. Business Guild II of the S.I. Cham- ber of Commerce: Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Ave. 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. Members and invited guests only. For info, call Dovid Winiarz at 718-983-9272. Business Guild III of the SI Cham- ber of Commerce: Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Ave. 8 a.m. New members welcome. Call Nick Testa at 646-823-4494. College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr. Business Counseling: CSI, 2800 Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For info, call 718-982-2560. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT): 7 p.m. For info. and locations, call John Tidona at 448- 7160 or portrichcert@yahoo.com. FRIDAY Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC Small Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705 Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment only. For info, call 718-816-4775. SATURDAY SCORE Business Counseling: St. George Library, 5 Central Ave. 10 a.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. 24 BUSINESS TRENDS NOVEMBER 2014 To Register, contact Christine Purelis at 718.982.2495 or via email at Christine.Purelis@csi.cuny.edu Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8am Registration 8:30 Start at JCC of Staten Island, 1466 Manor Road LEARN THE DIFFERENT TOOLS AVAILABLE TO BETTER PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS. Featuring Expert Speakers This workshop is a MUST for all business owners! The SBDC is a program supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration and is extended to the public on a non- discriminatory basis. SBA cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or activities. Your Small Business Resource U.S. Small Business Activities The Small Business Development Center at CSI Presents... A FREE Seminar for Small Business Owners SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING TOPICS COVERED WILL INCLUDE: Top 10 DigitaI Business TooIs Facebook/SociaI Media Libre Office WordPress FeedIy.com Lynda.com TreIIo GoogIe Docs Hootsuite GoogIe.com/Trends GoogIe Hangouts GoogIe PIaces and much more When the news is sweet, We Tweet! When the news is bitter, We Still Twitter! Follow us at twitter.com/sibiztrends MEETINGS Continued from page 8 Weekly Meetings Special to Business Trends Vincent M. Zaloom of Zaloom Realty, right, stands with his son, Vin- cent Jr., left, and SIBOR President Laird Klein after receiving SIBOR's William Coull Realtor Service Award for outstanding lifetime service to the real estate industry and the community. Realtor Service Award tion and the overall development of Stapleton at large. Weve gone in many direc- tions, said Priscilla Marco, who has been president of the associa- tion for the last four years. Marco, who lives about a half block from Van Duzer Street, be- came a member of the associa- tion when it began because she was passionate about her commu- nity. She said she was especially concerned about the direction Stapleton was heading. There are many issues in our neighborhood. Stapleton has been a transitional neighborhood, she said. Some people care about their properties, and some dont and engage in bad behavior. As a way to stop the bad things from com- ing and to promote the good things, I got involved. The Van Duzer Street Civic As- sociation has been the voice of the residents of Stapleton, dis- cussing pedestrian safety and how drivers had trouble getting out of their driveways, discussing crime and how it affects the value of homes, and discussing busi- ness and how theyd like to see a change for the good. The group holds monthly meetings and en- courages residents to get involved and express how they feel, so the group can take that information to government and elected offi- cials with whom it has estab- lished relationships. While things have improved in Stapleton, and positive building is on the horizon, Marco is still wor- ried for her neighborhoods fu- ture. Right now, bad development is putting in peril some of the good development thats coming to Sta- pleton, she said. The good development Marco refers to is URL Staten Island, a large residential and retail devel- opment that is coming to the wa- terfront in the coming years. The bad development, she suggests, is a proposed 50-bed psychiatric ward that would house mentally ill patients. But Marco isnt the only one concerned about Stapletons fu- ture. Kamillah Hanks, the president and CEO of the Historic Tappen Park Community Partnership, feels Stapleton, with its 10,000 res- idents, is primed for a resurgence. You have every component possible for a beautiful town cen- ter, she said. We knew that all of this was coming, so now was the time to capture the park. The partnership was founded in 2010, funded by the city parks department, to revitalize Tappen Park. Hanks said it started doing little things in the park. After some time, it raised money, won a $25,000 SBS grant and has begun organizing merchants and part- nering with other organizations such as the Van Duzer Street Civic Association. Hanks biggest concern is that the outside perception of Staple- ton was, in fact, true. Tappen Park, which was referred to as needle park because of a methadone clinic nearby, needed to be cleaned up. So the partnership teamed with local schools to do plantings and maintenance. And now, in ad- dition to the park being attrac- tive, local business owners have changed their perceptions of their own local community. Its still an amazing thing to see that a community can take back their own community, Hanks said. Hanks said the partnerships work going forward will be fo- cused on building a brand for Sta- pleton, under the title Stapleton 10304, getting new businesses started, getting residents and vis- itors to patronize their restau- rants, and letting elected officials know they will fight for whats right in their community. Were here now, and youre not just going to dump anything here anymore. Thats an ongoing fight, she said. Hanks vision is to bring the Stapleton community what it needs a baker, more restaurants and other mom and pop chic shops that could turn it into a town like New Hope, Pa. As for the URL Staten Island develop- ment, which is on the site of the old Navy Homeport, Hanks said its vital to make sure it becomes connected to the entire communi- ty. How do we not isolate people on this side of the tracks from the people on that side of the track? 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Doors, Roofs Exit Devices Door Controls / Automation Access Control Master-Key Planning High Security Locks & Keys MEMBER 2014 PROFESSIONAL WEBSITES. PEASANT PRICES. she asked. My job is to say to our elected officials, brokers and to any other agency that thinks theyre not going to invite us to the table for any decision that has to do with our neighborhood, were going to fight. Weve become even more ag- gressive, because its the differ- ence between living and dying. We cant absorb anymore. Marco agrees. The Van Duzer Civic Associa- tion would like to see the Staple- ton Homeport connected to the rest of the community better. It would like to see new businesses around Bay Street and Tappen Park. It would like to see new jobs created for residents, and it would like to see more partnerships with other community groups and the police. Like Hanks, Marco believes the URL Staten Island development could be good for Stapleton, but only if there arent too many bad actors in the neighborhood that would make the developers, Iron- state Development, wall off the project and make it a private com- munity. While the civic association has- nt had formal discussions with Ironstate as of yet, Marco hopes to do so in the near future to en- sure the arrangement will be mu- tually beneficial. In the future, the association will focus on the economic devel- opment of Stapleton, and the con- nected traffic, safety and quality of life issues that are bound to arise. Sometimes, unfortunately, we have to get loud for our voice to be heard, Marco said. I think its coming. I believe in the power of unified action. STAPLETON Continued from page 25 Resurgence coming to Stapleton? Operation Clean Sweep Borough President James Oddo and sponsors Northfield Bank, SI Chamber of Commerce, Shamrock Paint, Home Depot and Costco are teaming up to encour- age local businesses to take part in Operation Clean Sweep. The goal of the program is to reduce litter and to help keep Staten Is- land clean. As part of the program, local businesses that join will receive a branded broom and pan, as well as recognition from the Borough President. Although required by law to clean their businesses and 18 inches into the street, the reali- ty is that many businesses do not. Those who join Operation Clean Sweep will pledge that they will clean in front of their stores every day to help keep Staten Is- land clean. All Staten Island busi- nesses are urged to join this pro- gram. For more information, call (718) 816-2134.