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to ‘blast COACH’S CORNER

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off’
As part of their
FROM THE CHAMBER
Greener grass.
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Published by Elauwit Media
20th anniversary
celebration, Bucks
bringing in Story Celebrating Meeker’s career
Musgrave to speak
to the public
By TIM RONALDSON
Business Trends

The Bucks Business Network

has come a long way since 1991.
From humble beginnings as a
small, private networking get-to-
gether, the group has grown to
more than 70 members and is
known as one of the more active
and engaged networking groups
on Staten Island.
In the last few years, the Bucks
have begun to extend their reach
outside their membership, help-
ing to organize a business rally
supporting the Island’s small
businesses, expanding their influ-
ence and gaining recognition for
JANET DUGO/Business Trends
their work.
Susan Meeker, executive director of the West Brighton Community Local Development Corp. for more than 25
This month, the Bucks will cel-
years, was feted by friends and colleagues at the Staaten on the occasion of her retirement. Pictured, from left,
ebrate their 20th anniversary
are Frank Pentecost of Con Edison, chair of the WBCLDC board of directors; new executive director Angela
with an event that the group
D’Aiuto; Meeker; Loretta Cauldwell, director of the Forest Avenue BID; Adeline Stevens, director of the Busi-
hopes will help them “blast off.”
ness Outreach Center; and Tony Whalen, president of the Forest Avenue BID.
On May 11, astronaut and entre-
preneur Story Musgrave will
speak about his career at NASA

and his life as a do-it-all business-
man, focusing on building a
strong team, addressing difficult
business challenges and being
your best every day. The event is
open to the public, not just Bucks
members, and the $15 cost will
cover breakfast for the attendees.
Musgrave has seven graduate
degrees – in math, computers,
chemistry, medicine, physiology,
literature and psychology. He led
a team of NASA engineers to re-
pair the Hubble Telescope. He op-
erates an exotic tree farm in Or-
lando, Fla., a video production
company in Sydney, Australia,
and an outdoor sculpture compa-
ny in Burbank, Calif. He is a con-
cept artist with Walt Disney
Imagineering, an innovator with
Applied Minds Inc. and a profes-
sor of design at the Art Center
please see BUCKS page 21
On the waterfront
Vision 2020, WAVES plan to invest $3.3B over the next three years
By TIM RONALDSON
Business Trends
It’s right there, in everyone’s face at all
times. It provides recreation, beautiful sites
and, at the same time, both sources of rev-
enue and headaches associated with traffic
and tolls.
“It” is water. The city is surrounded by it,
yet it often goes unnoticed and unaccounted
for. For years, it was treated as if it weren’t
even there.
That all changed about 20 years ago with
the city’s dedication to spending time, effort
and money resurrecting what it calls one of
its most “vital” assets. That dedication is
being heavily reinforced by the recent re-
lease of Vision 2020, a project that aims to
capitalize on the natural resource’s myriad
benefits.
“Through this planning process, we have
recognized that water has always, and will
continue to, shape our land,” said Amanda
M. Burden, director of the Department of
City Planning and chair of the New York
City Planning Commission. “Our water is
the connective tissue between our boroughs
and is, in effect, our Sixth Borough.”
Vision 2020 builds on the city’s 1992 Com-
prehensive Waterfront Plan. It identifies key
opportunities for improving the city’s water-
front and outlines strategies to realize the vi-
sion.
The Waterfront Vision and Enhancement
Strategy, or WAVES, is the more than $3.3 bil-
lion, three-year implementation component
of the overall plan, establishing a set of ac-
tions to make the waterfront and waterways
a “world-class destination,” globally competi-
tive port and rich and vital natural resource,
according to the mayor’s office.
WAVES includes 130 specific, high-priority
projects that the city hopes will transform its
please see WAVES, page 10

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NFPs can earn money
with Edible Arrangements
Local businessman Sergey Guber-
man, owner of two Edible Arrange-
ment stores on Staten Island, has de-
veloped a special program for not-for-
profit organizations on the Island. In-
terested non-profits can receive cus-
tomized brochures containing a spe-
cial code for their organization that
customers can use when placing or-
ders at Guberman’s locations at 39 Vic-
tory Blvd. and 1854 Hylan Blvd.
throughout the year. Staff will keep a
record of all orders placed with the
code between now and Feb. 1, 2012. At
that time, the charity will receive a
check for 3 percent of the total pur-
chases (excluding tax and delivery
charges). There is no set-up cost or
hidden fees. For more information or
to start participating, call the Victory
Boulevard location at (347) 466-5699 or
the Hylan Boulevard location at (718)
667-3636.
Victory State Bank donates
$8,000 to CDE
Victory State Bank has underscored
its devotion to financial literacy with
an $8,000 donation to the Coalition for
Debtor Education. CDE is a not-for-
profit organization with a mission to
help vulnerable consumers improve
their financial-management skills.
Victory State Bank and CDE antici-
pate providing joint seminars on Stat-
en Island.
Victory State Bank operates five
full-service locations on Staten Island,
two of which are located within one of
the Island’s two Banking Development
Monthly Update
Districts. A BDD is an area that the
New York State Banking Department
has designated as under-banked.
Milano Financial Group
hosting job fair May 18
The Milano Financial Group of The
Northwestern Mutual Financial Net-
work is hosting a job fair on May 18 at
the Varsity Club in Dongan Hills.
Local businesses seeking to fill avail-
able positions are welcome to reserve
a table where they can meet and
screen local job seekers. There is no
fee for employers. For more informa-
tion call Chori Aiello at (718) 987-8000
ext. 23.
Club at Clove Lakes Park,
ArtsCypher create mural
The Club at Clove Lakes Park and
NYCArtsCypher collaborated to cre-
ate a one-of-a-kind mural on the 140-
foot construction fence at the Club’s
condominium project for active adults
over 55. The mural was designed by
professional artists working with
teenagers selected from the NY-
CArtsCypher’s Mural Program.The
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BITS & BYTES

Get started with the iPad2

By BILL DUBOVSKY
Situation
I have been using the iPad 2 for
the last month and would like to
share some personal observa-
tions. While everyone has differ-
ent needs, another’s experiences
can often stimulate new ideas on
Visit us on the Web at www.sibiztrends.com how to use it. I use my iPad for
business, education, communica-
tion and entertainment and this
article will be a brief overview of
how to get started.
What is it?
The iPad is like an iPhone with
a bigger, clearer screen, that can
multi-task, but is not designed to
be a telephone – although you can
run Skype through it. While you
can purchase iPad models with 16
GB to 64 GB of solid-state data
storage, it cannot connect directly
to CD, DVD, or USB drives. There
is no built-in file browser like
Windows Explorer or Mac Finder
and all of your stored files are
contained either in your apps (ap-
plications) or on the “cloud,”
meaning a computer or service
that contains your files and sends
and receives them to the iPad
over the Internet. You can pur-
chase third party applications

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How it works
Its 10-hour battery life is ade-
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When you take it out of the
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6 BUSINESS TRENDS — MAY 2011 EDITORIAL

JANET WARREN DUGO

Publisher

ALAN BAUER General Manager & Editor

STEVE MILLER Executive Vice President
ED LYNES Vice President of Sales

Directors
STEVE COPPOLA RICHARD GRADO ROBERT CUTRONA LAWRENCE RAMPULLA

in our opinion

Ride the WAVE

Another plan, but a good one
ou might be sick of hearing about long-term vision

Y plans that seek to revitalize an area or fix a widespread

issue. We can’t blame you for feeling a little nauseated
when yet another plan is released that will “make New York
City better for years to come,” or something to that effect.
Frankly, we’re getting a little lightheaded ourselves as we
Going forward
write this. By ROBERT CUTRONA
Vision 2020 and the corresponding Waterfront Vision and En- The raging debates over U.S.
hancement Strategy seems like a solid plan. Its goal of produc- spending and the attendant
mounting debt are steeped in
ing a sustainable blueprint for realizing New York as a premier partisanship and demagoguery.
waterfront city is noble. Its investment of $3 billion over the We all know that military and
defense spending has to be re-
next three years in waterfront initiatives is ambitious. Its 130 duced. A good first step would be
projects among 12 city agencies is mind-boggling. to get out of Afghanistan. We
also know that Social Security
Overall, it is a project that we can get behind. and Medicare must be reformed
But can it be done? Can the vision be met? Can the money be and repaired, and we know that
reforms are necessary in the tax
found, distributed and utilized properly? Can it be coordinated? structures for corporations and
And can it be realized in only three years? the super wealthy. Yet our elect-
ed leaders waste time on parti-
Those are natural questions – and ones that you can’t blame
san back-biting and on insignifi-
city residents and business leaders for asking. Vision plans cant spending areas like Nation-
have come and gone in this borough and others for what seems al Public Radio and Planned Par-
enthood.
like eternity. Great ideas are thrown around that are ambitious, Here, we need our leaders to
aggressive and noble in thought. But more often than not, un- step forward and display some
courage in reforming the so-
fortunately, these plans seem to remain just that – visions that called “untouchables” i.e. de-
never come to fruition for one reason or another. fense, Social Security and
Medicare. The most urgent and
Can Vision 2020 and WAVES avoid falling into that dubious
category? We think it can, so long as the parties involved keep
focus, keep motivated and keep their eye on the prize. And as
long as another unforeseen economic meltdown doesn’t occur Make your tax return pay off
(fingers crossed).
Don’t get us wrong – we hope, truly and sincerely, that this By WILLIAM MARCO
The W-2s, 1099s, charitable
plan does work out. It would be beneficial to every city resident contributions and other tax doc-
in more than just one way. But, at the same time, you can’t uments have been collected and
filed. Now, you’ve got a nice re-
blame us for being a bit skeptical. We’ll believe it all when we
fund coming your way.
see it all. According to the Internal Rev-
enue Service, the average tax re-
fund for the 2011 filing season is
DAN McDONOUGH, JR. Co-Chairman & Chief Executive a welcome $2,985. Before your
RUSSELL CANN Co-Chairman & Chief Financial Officer head starts buzzing with refund-
MICHAEL LaCOUNT, Ph.D. Vice Chairman worthy purchases that you’d like
www.elauwit.com to make, consider these five tips
critical change we must make,
however, is to get away from the
“paternalistic” culture, which
has evolved over the last 45 years
since the “Great Society” legisla-
tion.
Unfortunately, President
Obama is committed to expand-
ing the role of government in all
of our lives and businesses. In
his April “debt reduction”
speech, he talked about a social
compact that mandates the gov-
ernment to take care of every-
one’s needs – at the expense of
others, may I add. The U.S. gov-
ernment is becoming the con-
summate enabler, the mother of
all enablers, the super enabler of
excess, stifling self-reliance, per-
sonal responsibility, productivi-
ty, ingenuity, self-worth and self-
respect. The very core values
that made our country great are
being tossed aside.
We are developing a nation of
for making your tax refund work
for you in the long run.
1.) Consider filing a new W-4.
If you received a hefty refund, it
may be a good idea to file a new
W-4 with your employer to adjust
your withholding, or if you owed
a significant amount, got mar-
ried or divorced, had a baby or if
your child can no longer be
claimed as a dependent for tax
purposes.
2.) Put it in the market. De-
self-indulgent entitlement oppor-
tunists whose clarion calls are
“how can I take more” and “you
owe me!” A real and effective so-
cial compact takes care of those
truly in need and sets aside the
moochers and opportunists. We
cannot take a broad-brush/so-
cialistic approach and simply
throw billions into our social
programs. This didn’t work in
the Soviet Union, and it won’t
work in America. Our challenge
here is to elect leaders who are
committed to finding the right
balance, leaders who develop
policies that allocate our dollars
on real, authentic needs and who
re-establish the linkage between
effort and reward. This is the
real promise and essence of
America.
Robert Cutrona, president of
Project One Services, is a director
of Business Trends.
spite the rollercoaster market of
the last few years, history has
shown that equity exposure can
provide pretty nice returns
when invested for the long run.
Just a few hundred dollars can
get you on the path to a comfort-
able retirement.
However, financial advisors
suggest investors have a diversi-
fied portfolio with a mixture of
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FROM THE CHAMBER
Greener grass
By TOM SCARANGELLO
It’s human nature to look at
something you don’t have and
think it’s better than what you do
have. Would you rather be the guy
in the mini-van with the scream-
ing kids in the back and the wife
barking directions or the guy in
the two seater sports car with the
young blonde who is wearing a
bikini top? Stop, you would miss
those kids and that human GPS
with the voice like fingernails on
a chalkboard.
Instead of looking at your
neighbor’s lawn and being envi-
Empire State Your ous, do something about it. First
of all, look closer and you will see
Bank Bank the dog poop on his lawn, too.
More importantly, you have the
Yes ? power to make your grass green-
er. It just takes a little work.
A good starting point is to stop
and think about what you are
Yes ? doing each day. Do you have a list
of things you want to accomplish,
or are you just going from task to
Yes ? task putting out fires all day? The
list will help you achieve what
you really want, but only if you
Yes ? make the list each day.
Another good idea is to stop the
interruptions. Seriously, you
Yes ? should only read e-mails two or
three times a day. And just stop
texting completely. Studies show
Yes ? that texting diminishes one’s abil-
ity to accomplish even the sim-
plest tasks.
Humans can multi-task. If you
Yes ? mean do three things at the same
time poorly in double the time it
would take to just do those things
individually one after the other
uninterrupted. And, really, what
was the last important text you
received or e-mail that needed an
immediate response? If it is that
important, they will call you.
Attitude has a lot to do with
how you see things, too. Not to
mention how people see you and
react to you. Think about it: Don’t
you like being around positive
people? But they are hard to find.
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We live in the greatest city and
the greatest country in the world,
and everyone is still constantly
complaining. It’s a disaster if
someone’s Internet connection
goes down or the drug store isn’t
open 24 hours or their neighbor’s
kids walk on their lawn or they
hit a pothole on the way to work.
Yet, by comparison, we have it
better than 99 percent of the
world’s population. So while you
are envious of someone else’s
green grass, there are many that
just wish they had a patch of dirt
and a handful of grass seed. Stop
complaining about the darkness
and light a candle.
Then there is acceptance. It’s
probably the greatest tool
mankind has ever been blessed
with. As awesome as your life is,
there are people out there with a
better life than you. There are
those with more money, a better
sex life, smarter kids, a smaller
nose and a nicer mother-in-law.
But, overall, you are doing better
than most, so just as you accept
that, you should be able to accept
that your life isn’t perfect. That
doesn’t mean you should settle
and stop trying to do better; it just
means you should appreciate
what you have.
Think about how far you still
have to go, but look in the rear
view mirror and realize how far
you have come.
So while we will always be
drawn to the greener grass, we
should understand our actions
determine the health of our lawn.
If we are willing to do the basics
and put aside the time wasters
and keep a positive attitude, we
can achieve what we want and
learn to accept the greenness of
our grass.
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.
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Yes you may fulfill your goals
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Yes you may enjoy a thriving
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Yes you may have lots of fun
along the way.
When we were children, some
of us enjoyed playing a game
called “May I?” How it worked
was a bunch of us would line up a
certain distance from a designat-
ed leader. The leader would say to
each player in turn something
along these lines: “Johnnie, take
three steps forward.” To which
Johnnie would reply, “May I?”
And if the leader said, “Yes you
may,” then Johnnie would take
those three steps forward and
(hopefully) reach the leader be-
fore the other players.
Playing “May I?” was a lot of
fun. Yet it was a game for chil-
dren. Today, we’re adults. And as
adults, we’re playing games like
running successful prosperous
businesses. And the strategies we
used while playing the children’s
games do not work in adult
games.
“When I was a child I spoke as
a child; I understood as a child; I
thought as a child; but when I be-
came a man I put away childish
things.”

others for permission to succeed.
We’ve got to stop asking people
for permission to make requests
and take actions that we already
know will support the forward
movement of our businesses.
We’ve got to start granting per-
mission to ourselves to take these
actions.
Too many people are waiting
for others to give them permis-
sion to move forward – to take
those certain steps in their busi-
nesses. If you want to succeed in
business, this cannot be you.
If we want certain things,
there are certain things we “get”
to do. And we “get” to do them in
a certain way. You see, we get to
do certain (specific) things. And
we get to do them in a certain
(confident) way. It’s a privilege.
And we ought to be acting like
that.
We are the leaders of our busi-
nesses. We are the ones on whom
the success (or failure) of our
business is dependent. In order to
take the steps that are necessary
to move our businesses along the
certain lines of success, we’ve got
to stop asking “May I?” and start
saying “I May!” We’ve got to
straighten out our question
marks, and turn them into excla-
mation points.
Yes I may invite others to do
business with me.
Yes I may do whatever it takes
to achieve my business goals.
And yes I may have a lot of fun
along the way.
My belief is that if it’s not fun,
I won’t do it for long. And there’s
nothing fun about asking others
for permission and waiting for
their word to give us the green
light to move forward. It’s a lot
more exhilarating and enlivening
to know each day that I’m taking
the certain steps I must take to
create the prosperity that I want
to create.
So if you’re ready to “put away
childish things” and claim your
seat at the “Throne of Your Busi-
ness Castle,” then stop asking
“May I?” and start saying “I
May!” Be the leader you were
born to be. Take those certain
steps. Take them in a certain way.
And have lots of fun as you create
an a-may-zingly successful and
prosperous business.
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For Island-Based Video Surveillance Corp.
THE
BOTTOM
LINE
Thinking of taking a
winter break? It may be
wise to re-evaluate the
security of your home or
workplace before head-
ing out of town.
Leaving your premises
inadequately protected
for 10 days, or as little as
10 minutes, could pose a
threat to the safety of
family members, busi-
ness associates and
finances.
“We're in business to
ensure your home or
commercial property
remains secure, whether
you are on the premises,
or off to the Caribbean,
an upstate ski resort or
your local supermarket,”
said Bob De Gennaro,
president and founder of
Staten Island, N.Y.-based
Video Surveillance Corp.
(VSC).
A fully licensed and
insured world-class secu-
rity-systems integrator,
VSC has remained at the
technological forefront of
its industry since
launching in 1978.
“We design, install,
upgrade and maintain
state-of-the-art video-
monitoring and security
systems for homes and
business places of all
sizes,” explains De Gen-
naro's son, Matthew, vice
president of VSC. “We
use only the very best
components, supplied by


By Barton Horowitz
President, Relevant Public Relations
the world's most highly
respected manufactur-
ers.”
Whether you require
electronic surveillance
and/or alarm systems
for your home and place
of business, or seek to
seamlessly incorporate
surveillance into a sys-
tem that's already in
place, VSC can provide
you with the perfect cost-
effective solution to your
protection needs.
DISTINGUISHED
HISTORY
VSC has a 33-year-old
track-record of provid-
ing state-of-the-art pro-
tection from intruders.
The De Gennaros have
designed and implement-
ed security systems for a
host of venues, including
private residences, retail
hubs, food establish-
ments, foreign-diplomat-
ic accommodations, hos-
pitals, package-delivery
services, manufacturing
facilities, newspaper
plants, industrial sites,
and more.
VIDEO-VERIFIED
ALARMS
The experts at Video Sur-
veillance Corp. have
worked for decades to
push false alarms into
extinction, while enhanc-
ing the protection offered
by security systems.
“Nowadays, many
homes and business have
burglar alarms, but
police departments can't
- and won't - respond to
every signal, as many
turn out to be false
alarms, said the younger
De Gennaro. “Commonly,
responders to a home or
business alarm have no
way of knowing if a
break-in has actually
taken place.”
As a result, over-
whelmed police depart-
ments often lower the
priority of such calls,
particularly at locations
where a false alarm has
occurred in the past.
This gives thieves a free
pass to clean out the con-
Matthew De Gennaro, vice president of Video Surveillance Corp., is a dedicated hands-on executive who views customer
service as a top priority of the long-established firm.
tents of a location.
Among other strate-
gies, Video Surveillance
Corp. offers wireless
security systems by Vide-
ofied®.
The Videofied technolo-
gy utilizes video-verified
alarms, which stop
thieves in their tracks by
instantaneously broad-
casting crimes to central
monitoring stations for
verification. The moni-
toring stations, in turn,
alert police.
Unlike traditional
alarms, police interpret a
video-verified alarm as a
crime in progress.
“Video verification is a
powerful weapon against
burglars. And it's a huge
comfort for homeowners
and business people who
know their alarms will
solicit a high-priority
police response,” De Gen-
naro said.
U.S. NAVY ADVANCED
ELECTRONICS
Video Surveillance
Corp.'s present day famil-
iarity with cutting-edge
surveillance and securi-
ty was inspired in the
1960’s when Bob De Gen-
naro served in the U.S.
Navy as a specialist in
advanced electronics,
aircraft communications
and navigation systems.
Near the end of his
tour, De Gennaro provid-
ed data to squadron
pilots through closed-cir-
cuit on-screen communi-
cation systems. He later
worked in the civilian
sector as a team member
of the nation's first pri-
vately owned manufac-
turer of video-cameras
and closed-circuit TV’s,
and later as chief video-
engineer for a subsidiary
of Holmes Protection.
Officially launched in
1978, Video Surveillance
Corp. (VSC) quickly
filled a niche by provid-
ing the integration, or
seamless incorporation
of video equipment, into
existing residential and
commercial security sys-
tems.
Today, VSC is a full-
service alarm and sur-
veillance provider, recog-
nized as a specialist in
identifying and plugging
security gaps with tools
ranging from high-tech
entry-access technolo-
gies to alarm systems,
offsite video and audio
monitoring devices, and
more.
For additional informa-
tion, Video Surveillance
Corp. may be reached at
718-258-1310, by e-mail at
info@VideoSurveillanceCorp.com,
or via the company Web
site: www.vscnyc.com.
Barton Horowitz is the presi-
dent of Relevant Public Rela-
tions, LLC. He may be
reached at 718-682-1509, at
BHorowitz@RelevantPR.com
or on the Web at
www.RelevantPR.com.
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Continued from page 6
riskier stocks, safer bonds, com-
modities and alternative invest-
ments.
3.) Fund your nest egg. The best
piece of advice for refund re-
ceivers nearing retirement is to
put it directly toward their retire-
ment nest egg, for example, by
placing refund dollars in a short-
term bond fund and the rest in a
stock index fund with large, divi-
dend-paying stocks. Or consider
putting some funds in a money
market account, while also in-
creasing your 401(k) payroll de-
duction. A recent USA Today arti-
cle explains that the money mar-
ket savings can offset a smaller
paycheck due to 401(k) payroll de-
ductions.
Putting your money bit by bit
into your 401(k) can be considered
dollar-cost averaging, allowing
you to buy more shares when
prices are low and fewer when
prices are high. This can also in-
crease your chance of receiving a
full company match. The pre-tax
withdrawals won’t hurt either
and can lower your tax bill for
next year.
4.) Go green at home. Reinvest-
ing some of your tax refund into
your home can save you money in
2012. Investing in energy-efficient
windows, appliances or solar pan-
els can not only lower energy
costs, but can help increase your
home value and the chance of re-
ceiving possible government sub-
sidies. Take, for example, a solar
water heater.
While they can cost $3,000 to
$5,000 a pop, purchasing a solar
water heater could save 20 per-
cent on your monthly electric bill,
and give you a tax-credit for next
year totaling 30 percent of the
cost. Make necessary repairs to
maintain the value of your in-
vestment and enjoy a nicer –
greener – home!
5.) Invest in you. Consider ad-
vancing your personal and pro-
fessional skills to improve your
chances of climbing the corpo-
rate ladder or, for unemployed
Americans, to make themselves
more viable candidates for em-
ployment.
Enroll in a course at the local
university to learn a new skill
and enhance your knowledge, or
invest in a new computer to ad-
vance your skills in today’s digi-
tal age.
If 2011 left you in need of a
much-desired treat or retreat,
don’t deny yourself. Just take cau-
tion to also invest your refund
wisely so the money can work for
you in the future.
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pal offering securities through First
Allied Securities Inc. He may be
reached at (718) 256-0111.

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WEEKLY MEETINGS
MONDAY
Kiwanis Club of Richmond Co.:
LaFontana Restaurant, 2879 Amboy
Rd. 7 p.m. For info, 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
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. For
info, call Jeff Tieger at 718-698-
1055.
Business Network Int’l. (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-
ci’s 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. For info, call the SBDC at
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. For info, call the SBDC at
718-982-2560.
WEDNESDAY
Endless Business Referrals: Z One
Restaurant, 1821 Richmond Ave. 7
a.m. For info, call Anthony DiMaggio
at 917-572-3018 or visit the Web site
www.EndlessReferrals-SI.com.
Bucks Business Network: Hamp-
ton Inn, 1415 Richmond Ave. 7:30
a.m. For info, call 877-SIBUCKS or
visit www.sibucks.com.
Kiwanis Club of Brighton: Jody’s
Club Forest, 372 Forest Ave. 7:30
p.m. For info, call 718-348-0505.
Kiwanis Club of North Central:
LiGreci’s Staten, 697 Forest Ave.
7:30 p.m. For info, call Len Bosso at
347-592-1937.
Rotary Club of Gateway: The Lake
Club, 1150 Clove Rd. 7:15 p.m. For
info, call 718-447-1509.
Score Business Counseling: Cham-
ber of Commerce, 130 Bay St. 9 to
11:30 a.m. Appointment necessary.
No charge. For info, 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.
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on the job
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
West Brighton Community Local
Development Corporation
After 28 years, the West
Brighton Community Local De-
velopment Corporation is experi-
encing a change of guard with
new leadership and staff. Susan
Meeker, a founding member and
executive director for the last 28
years, has passed the reigns to
her successor, Angela A. D’Aiuto.
D’Aiuto grew up in West
Brighton. She has a Bachelors of
science degree from St. John’s
University with a Silver Key in
political science, is a member of
the Lambda Kappa Honor Society
and has a Masters in public ad-
ministration from Concordia Uni-
versity, Montreal, Quebec. She is
a founding member of the Blues-
teet program and North Shore
Waterfront Conservancy, a NYS
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
and former President of Business
and Professional Women’s Club of
S.I. Her success in economic de-
velopment includes organizing
businesses in Port Richmond
with the return of Holiday lights
after a 25-year absence and found-
ing the Port Richmond Anti-vio-
lence Taskforce, while serving as
the economic development direc-
tor of Northfield Community
LDC. As a consultant to the
Downtown S.I. Council she suc-
cessfully won a NYS Mainstreet
grant and has served local not-for-
profits as a consultant. She is the
chair of the Committee to Save
the S.I. Castle, a recipient of a
Women’s History Month Award, a
Park Volunteer of the Month, a
Lathrop Voorspy Memorial Schol-
arship Award Recipient, a board
member with the Preservation
League of Staten Island and
writer of a popular blog, SiTrea-
sure.com.
Adeline Stevens also joins the
WBCLDC as the new business de-
velopment specialist. A Staten Is-
land native, Stevens recently re-
turned to Staten Island after liv-
ing in Hopkinton, Mass., for 25
years. She is a graduate of both
Tottenville High School and the
College of Staten Island. She be-
came a broadcast journalist, hav-
ing her own weekly radio show
for 10 years. She interviewed au-
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Stevens was vice
president/treasurer of R.L.
Stevens Construction Co. Inc. for
22 years, a founding board mem-
ber/treasurer for The Cultural
Arts Alliance of Hopkinton and
established the first Hopkinton
PTA, serving as president/vice
president/secretary.
Additionally, Loretta Cauldwell
recently was promoted to execu-
tive director of the Forest Avenue
Business Improvement District,
which is administered by WB-
CLDC. This is the first and only
BID on Staten Island. Cauldwell
has been with the WBCLDC for
ten years, serving in the capacity
of commercial revitalization pro-
gram manager. She is a West
Brighton resident and a board
member of Community Board
No. 1 and the 120 Police Precinct
Community Council.
MARK BARAHMAN
The College of Staten Island
Mark Barahman, a junior with
the Macaulay Honors College at
the College of Staten Island and a
Goldsmith Scholar, was named a
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
winner, a first in the history of
CSI.
The Goldwater Scholarship
was established by the United
States Congress in 1986 and is the
premiere federally funded under-
graduate award of its type. It is
designed to foster and encourage
outstanding students to pursue
careers and PhDs in the sciences,
engineering, mathematics, com-
puter science, and related fields.
Only 300 students nationwide
earn this prestigious distinction.
Dan Feldman, also a junior in
Macaulay Honors College at CSI,
is majoring in physics with a con-
centration in astronomy. He has
received an honorable mention
for the Goldwater Scholarship.
Only 150 students receive an hon-
orable mention award.
A biochemistry major at CSI,
Barahman has worked in two
prestigious laboratories - the neu-
roscience lab of Professor Ab-
deslem El Idrissi and the chem-
istry lab of Professor Alan Lyons.
He currently works with Lyons
on research related to super-hy-
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Much much more! citywide, multi-agency initiative recreation, waterborne trans-
.................................. WAVES to create a new sustainable blue-
print for the shoreline.
portation and water-related cul-
tural activities and educational
Steve White Continued from page 10
6 Genesee Avenue “While the 1992 plan guided us programs.”
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“These projects are part of one
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driving our economy and enhanc-
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and you can type in categories or
names of apps to review and
download. I would recommend a
free calculator, some news service
(CNN, AP, etc.), Skype for phone
service, perhaps Linkedin, Face-
book, Wikipanion, Google, RDP
(to connect with your computers),
and some entertainment such as
Netflix (monthly fee), TED, Kin-
dle, iBook reader, SnagFilms (doc-
umentaries) along with a ton of
other apps you might want to try.
Make sure you set up a passcode
for the device!
Where to get it
More info at
www.apple.com/ipad.
How hard is it to use?
It’s a no-brainer for iPhone,
iPod users. For others, it’s a quick
learning curve.
Pros
It’s small, convenient, easy-to-
use, pretty fast, and fun. By being
“un-tethered” to a laptop you find
yourself working and thinking
differently – very interesting!
Cons
Besides being a bit pricey, I
miss the file manager functionali-
ty and many of the free apps are
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Telecom Tech Tip of the Month
User-friendly voicemail tips: Keep your greeting short and businesslike
- identify yourself and your organization quickly. Don’t leave a com-
mercial or tell people you can’t answer your phone right now – they
know that!
Provide instructions for emergencies. Speak in a natural tone. Provide
three simple instructions (leave your name, organization and a call-
back number) and tell the caller when to expect a call back from you
(“I will return your call as soon as I can within one business day.”)
Keep your promise – call everyone back.
“lite” versions without all the fea- ing around your Palm Pilot, mo-
tures you may need. bile phone and laptop to meetings
The cost for full functionality and thinking that was cool?
can be $5-$50 which could add up
quickly. I also feel that if I bought Bill Dubovsky has a proven track
a 3-license version of a Mac pro- record of business success spanning
gram and I’m only using two of over 30 years in helping hundreds of
the licenses with computers, I organizations improve their prof-
should be able to use one for the itability. He founded Comtel Informa-
iPad. It also takes some practice tion Services, a telecommunications
to get the feel of the virtual key- services brokerage. He may be
board. reached at bill@comtelinfo.com or
at 800-213-4884.
Bottom-line
Tablet computing is here with
iPad, Android, and even Windows
devices. As with most innova-
tions, there always seems to be
room for No. 1 and No. 2 products,
so whether you’re an Apple or
Android fan, you won’t be disap-
pointed. These devices mark the
dawn of a new way to work and
interact much the same way that
smart phones did for mobile
workers. Do you remember carry-
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Achievers Chapter: Perkins Restau-
Continued from page 14 ta Diner, 921 Richmond Ave. 7:30 to rant, 4370 Amboy Rd. 7:30 to 8:30
9:00 a.m. For info, call 718-981- a.m. For info, call Timothy Houston
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a.m. to noon. No appointment nec- Amboy Road. 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. For
7:30 p.m. For info, call 718-967-4345
or go to
kiwanisclubofstatenisland.com.
Rotary Club of South Shore: Mari-
na Grand, 141 Mansion Ave. 12:15 p.m.
essary. No charge. For info, call 718-
727-1221.
Rotary Club of North Shore: LiGre-
ci’s Staten, 697 Forest Ave. 7 p.m.
For info, call Herb Smith at 718-442-
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 Bob Williams at
718-356-1952.
Business Guild III of the SI Cham-
ber of Commerce: Hilton Garden
Inn, 1100 South Ave. 7:30 a.m. New
members welcome. Call Melody
Minkoff at 718-370-0040.
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 718-
448-7160 or e-mail
portrichcert@yahoo.com.
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Score Business Counseling: St.
George Library, 5 Central Ave. 10
a.m. to noon. Appointment neces-
sary. No charge. For info, call 718-
442-8560.
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mondtown Library, 200 Clarke Ave.
10 to 11:30 a.m. Appointment neces-
sary. For info, call 718-668-0413.
CSI receives
$210K grant
for research
The College of Staten Island
was awarded a $210,000 grant
from the National Science Foun-
dation’s Research Instrumenta-
tion program to acquire state-of
the-art signal generation and de-
tection instruments. These in-
struments will be used for a plat-
form that will enable cutting-edge
research and multidisciplinary
engineering training on advanced
communication technologies.
The principal investigator of
the grant was Xin Jiang, associ-
ate professor of engineering sci-
ence and physics at CSI. Jiang re-
ceived her PhD in electronics,
physics and opto-electronics in
1995 from Tsinghua University,
Beijing, China, where she re-
ceived two national awards for ex-
cellent research on optical ampli-
fiers and multiple-wavelength op-
tical communications. Prior to
joining CSI, Jiang has worked in
R & D and engineering at several
high-tech companies. Since com-
ing to CSI she has been working
on building a first-class modern
experimental laboratory on opti-
cal communication.
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Calif.
“The Bucks has always had a
reputation as being leaders.
We’ve always had a reputation of
thinking forward, of thinking
outside the envelope,” said Dave
Rampulla, one of the group’s
founding members. “Everything
that we strive for, everything that
we hope to be, is embodied in
what Musgrave is.”
Rampulla believes that, while
Musgrave is almost larger than
life, his networking approach is
similar to the Bucks’ basic tenets.
The two met at an event a few
years ago, and Rampulla ob-
served Musgrave speaking with
each and every exhibitor about
his or her hobbies and interests,
and not about himself.
“It was just amazing that he
took this time to talk to each and
every person,” a similar approach
to what has allowed the Bucks to
grow, Rampulla said.
In 1987, at the age of 23, Ram-
pulla started his first business,
Communication Associates.
While he had the desire to be suc-
cessful and the drive to be aggres-
sive, he quickly found he was hav-
ing a difficult time breaking into
the established business commu-
nity on Staten Island. Instead of
joining networking groups and
hitting the streets, Rampulla and
his friend John Monte spent days
watching motivational business
tapes and exploring other outlets.
In 1991, after much research
and discussion, the pair helped
found the Bucks Business Net-
work, with the aim of learning
from others.
“You make mistakes as you go,
and every time you make a mis-
take, it costs you money,” he said.
The concept of the Bucks was
to get business leaders together
The details
Story Musgrave will speak on Wednesday, May 11, from 8 to 10 a.m. at
The Renaissance, located at 2131 Hylan Blvd. The cost is $15. To reserve
your spot, call (718) 351-2557
and have everyone learn together
to try to avoid making these mis-
takes.
The group recruited represen-
tatives from various industries –
insurance, builders, architects,
bankers, marketers, advertisers,
printers and more. The first rule
of Bucks was simple: Members
are not forced to do business with
each other, but they have to share
their experience and knowledge.
The logic, Rampulla said, was
that if a business was good, and
their service was needed, then
other members would use them
anyway.
Right from the get-go, the
Bucks had strict standards. Only
one representative from each in-
dustry is allowed to join, atten-
dance and participation is re-
quired, and every new applicant
must discuss what he or she will
bring to the Bucks that the group
doesn’t already have.
“When 100 percent of the mem-
bership contributes, everyone
benefits,” he said. “We wanted
people who understood that you
have to give in order to get back.
It’s about knowledge. The longer
you’re in the Bucks, the better
business person you really are.”
Five years ago, John Constanti-
no joined the Bucks for just that
reason. In the time he has been a
member, Bucks has helped his
business, Clove Auto Body Inc.,
experience a “tremendous” turn-
around.
“It just really helps my busi-
ness grow, as far as the customer
base, because not only do you
have the 70 Bucks, you have their
friends and family that they rec-
ommend to you,” he said.
Just last month, Constantino
was elected to his second term as
president of the Bucks. He was a
MAY 2011 — BUSINESS TRENDS 21
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Staten Island’s own St. George Theatre is the new home of the Miss New York Pageant. The winner of the
contest will represent the State in the Miss America Pageant. Pictured here preparing for the upcoming
June event are the reigning Miss New York and contestants for both her title (standing) and the Miss
New York Outstanding Teen title (seated).
Special to Business Trends
Dil Gillani and the gang from Gillani Homes celebrated their company anniversary with a party at their
Sand Lane offices. They used the occasion to collect goods to be shipped to U.S. military serving in
Afghanistan.
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
The Nicotra Foundation distributed its inaugural grants at a ceremony at the Hilton Garden Inn. Pic-
tured, from left, are Richard and Lois Nicotra, Principal of P.S. 19 Mary Petrone, Maureen Hartje and Eu-
gene Jaconetti of the Staten Island Committee on Scouting, Sister Lois Darold of the Sisters of St. John
the Baptist Inc., scholarship winners Samantha Font and Danielle Yacorino, the foundation’s Executive
Director Kristine Garlisi and Hilton General Manager Frank Sanchez.
Special to Business Trends
Northfield Bank held its 33rd Annual Employee Awards Dinner. John
Alexander, chairman and chief executive officer of the bank, presided
over the evening that celebrated the achievements and accomplish-
ments of Northfield employees during 2010. Here, Alexander pre-
sented the Trustee’s Award, which recognizes exceptional work out-
side a person’s specific area of responsibility, to Tracy Echavarria,
assistant vice president and home equity lending manager.
Special to Business Trends
As part of Con Edison’s Youth & Politics program, local high school
students were given the opportunity to shadow an elected official at
work for a day. Shown here, from left, are Council Member Debi Rose
with students Aristotle Popwell and Fatma Akcay.
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
Local businesswoman Linda Vinciguerra of Linda Lingerie Boutique
teamed up with the Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund to bring a
mobile mammography “Scan Van” to Tottenville. Pictured, from left,
are Genevieve Rossi from Avon; mammogram technician Vanicia
Brown-Belus; Linda Vinciguerra; Cecelia DeGennaro of Avon; and
Katherine Konstantinidis of Staten Island University Cancer Pro-
gram.

around the island
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
The SI350 Committee, the group behind the borough’s 350th An-
niversary celebration taking place this year, held a launch party at
Little Shop Studios for the book it has published, “Discovering Stat-
en Island.” Pictured, from left, are Little Shop owner Lou Mannarino,
SI350 Co-Chair Bob Coghlan, Co-Editor of the book Kenneth Cole,
SI350 Co-Chair Professor Lori Weinbrob, Ed Wiseman and Al Curtis.
Special to Business Trends
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods and the Committee to Save Pouch
Camp launched a guide book entitled, “The Greenbelt in Peril: Save
Pouch Camp,” a comprehensive compilation of the Greenbelt and
Pouch Camp that details the history, environmental impact, articles,
letters of support, memoirs and statements by naturalists and envi-
ronmental advocates. Pictured, from left, are Hillel Lofaso, Elaine
Croteau, Cliff Hagen, Ellen Pratt and Dominick Durso.
Special to Business Trends
Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble held a Board Brunch Mixer at the
Todt Hill home of MCCE Board Member Dr. Richard Romano. Founded
in 2004, MCCE is an ensemble of professionally trained musicians
and composers dedicated to presenting and promoting chamber
music for Staten Island residents of all ages. Pictured, from left, are
MCCE Artistic Director and Flutist Tamara Keshecki, MCCE pianist
Wen-Yi Lo and attendee William Martin.
MAY 2011 — BUSINESS TRENDS 23
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
The Chamber of Commerce hosted a Business After Hours at Takayama in Tottenville. Pictured, from left,
are the restaurant’s chef, Sam Lok, co-owner Ray Tan, Denise Bloise of the American Red Cross and co-
owner Fred Forte.
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
Anthony Wilkinson, owner of Rab’s Country Lanes and star of the off-Broadway production “My Big Gay
Italian Wedding,” hosted a hairstyling contest at the bowling alley, with proceeds benefitting The Trevor
Project, a national non-profit focused on suicide prevention among youth. Pictured are the celebrity
judges for the event, seated from left, television personality Tabitha Coffey, radio host Elvis Duran, and
reality-TV celebrity Dina Manzo, with Wilkinson (standing).
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
Jenna Bush Hager was the featured speaker at a Staten Island Historical Society Luncheon held at the
Hilton Garden Inn. Hager is an author, contributing correspondent to NBC’s Today Show and chair of
UNICEF’s Next Generation. Pictured, from left, are Hager; Suzanne Stirn Ainslie, event co-chair; Andrew
Wilson, event co-chair; and Ed Wiseman, director of Historic Richmond Town.
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drophobic surfaces. During the
summer of 2009, he constructed
and programmed a robotic print-
er that prints in three dimensions
on a microscopic scale.
AWARDS
The Council on the Arts
& Humanities for Staten Island
The Council on the Arts & Hu-
manities for Staten Island an-
nounced this year’s group of Ex-
cellence in the Arts Awardees. As
part of their award, the artists
must present a free performance
during the months of May and
June that are open to the public
as part of COAHSI’s Summer pro-
gramming “Summerfest.”
This year’s Summerfest recipi-
ents are: Cecilia Flores’ “Floor-
work Dance Company,” Mandy
Morrison with NYC Arts Cypher,
Philip Giordano, Brendan Coyle,
Enrico Arcaro, Jonathan Kalb,
The Wahoo Skiffle Crazies and
the Vincent Ruggieri Quartet.
PETER A. MANISCALCO
Eger Lutheran Homes
Jack C. Pease, president and
chief executive officer of Eger
Lutheran Homes, announced the
appointment of Peter A. Manis-
calco as their new chairman of
the Board of Trustees, successor
to this post due to the untimely
passing in August of Eger’s
beloved Howard G. Meyers Jr.,
who served as chairman of the
board for more than 15 years.
Maniscalco has been a practic-
ing certified public accountant
for 35 years and principal of Man-
iscalco & Picone, CPA’s, P.C. He re-
located his practice from Brook-
lyn to Staten Island in 2006.
A graduate of the Bernard M.
Baruch College, City University
of New York, Manhattan, with a
bachelor of business administra-
tion in accounting, cum laude,
and a master’s of business ad-
ministration degree in taxation,
Maniscalco holds a CPA license
from the state Department of Ed-
ucation of New York and NASD
Series 7, Series 6 Licenses. He is a
member of the American Insti-
tute of Certified Public Account-
ants and the State Society of Cer-
tified Public Accountants.
Maniscalco has been an active
Eger member and trustee since
2002, where he has held positions
of treasurer, chairman of finance
and as a member of the executive
committee. He chairs the Annual
Eger Golf Outing and is actively
involved with The Eger Founda-
tion as a supporter of its events
and fundraising programs.
MICHAL KRUK
The College of Staten Island
Thomson Reuters released data
identifying the world’s top 100
chemists over the past 10 years as
ranked by the impact of their
published research. Since ap-
proximately 1 million chemists
were recorded in the journal pub-
lications indexed by Thomson
Reuters during the last decade,
these 100 represent the top hun-
dredth of 1 percent.
Michal Kruk of the College of
Staten Island ranked at position
72 with 54 papers, 3,315 citations
and a citation impact score of
61.39. Citation impact (citations
per paper) is a weighted measure
of influence that seeks to reveal
consistently superior perform-
ance. The Top 100 list is intended
to celebrate the achievements of
chemists who achieved the high-
est citation impact scores for
chemistry papers (articles and re-
views) published since January
2000.
NEW OFFICERS
The Bucks Business Network
The Bucks Business Network
swore in two new executive offi-
cers: Doreen Zayer of Relax on
Cloud Nine as treasurer and
Richard Grado of Creative Media
as sergeant-at-arms. The other of-
ficers are: John Constantino of
Clove Auto Body, president; Scott
Weisberg of Everything Enter-
tainment, vice president; Cathy
Pellegrino of Carmel Richmond
Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen-
ter, recording secretary; and
Lenore Schwartz of Total Electri-
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on the Dome Savings
Club’s “Offer Board.”
That's it. Nothing more.


fee, which includes a place
on the club’s online “Offer
Board,” is the only cost.
“This is a winning situa-
tion for everyone
involved,” said Michael
Motelson, president of
Dome Property Manage-
ment.”
ALL PARTIES BENEFIT
Here's why:
(1) The businesses in the The Tides at Charleston, the first active-adult community of its kind in metropolitan New York, is one of over 100 condo-
minium and homeowners association communities benefitting from the extensive services provided by Dome Property
Dome Savings Club may
Management.
incorporate marketing
incentives that work best
operation in the borough. soon come on board. Dome loyalty of their existing
for them, such as dollars-
Dome provides compre- should also expect to hear customers and attract and
off or percentage-savings
hensive property manage- from numerous home- build relationships with
discounts, free gifts or
ment services to many services businesses, such new prospects.”
services, or other strate-
types of properties and as landscaping, contract-
gies that have successfully
complexes, from under 10 ing, plumbing, electrical, For additional informa-
worked for them in the
to more than 500 units, and woodworking, painting, tion, Dome Property
past. They will enjoy a
includes many building multi-service and product Management may be
huge audience comprised
types and individually suppliers, and others. reached at 718-605-2500,
of well over 10,000 poten-
owned homes. For now, the “Given the assortment of e-mail at DomeProp@
tial customers at over 100
Dome Savings Club is communities and proper- DomeGroup.com, and
Dome-managed communi-
being marketed solely to ties we manage, and the visited online
ties, and are included in
its Staten Island condo many goods and services at www.DomeGroup.com.
the club’s online market-
communities. they and their residents The Dome Savings Club’s
ing efforts.
consume, businesses offer- “Offer Board” can be
DISTINGUISHED ing a wide array of prod- found at
(2) Homeowners and com-
MEMBERS ucts and services can bene- www.DomeGroup.com/dsc
munities under Dome’s
Time Warner Cable was fit from participating,” Offers. The company is
management benefit from
the first to participate in said Enid Motelson, senior headquartered at
the dollars they save on
the club, with an offer to vice president of Dome 109 Winant Place,
top-quality products and
supply participating condo Property Management. Staten Island, NY 10309.
services.
residents a savings of
more than $60 per month SOLID REPUTATION Current Participants:
(3) Dome Property Man-
with bulk-rate pricing. IS A MUST
agement, notably Staten
Additional members If you are interested in
Island’s premier property
include national compa- participating in the Dome
management company,
nies, such as Wells Fargo Savings Club as a mer-
benefits from directly
Home Mortgage, and rep- chant or vendor, be aware
interacting with the busi-
utable local merchants, that not every business
ness community and pro-
such as Jealan Fireplaces. will qualify. “Only busi-
viding a greatly appreciat-
Even Dome itself has nesses with a stellar repu-
ed advantage to the many
joined in by offering pre- tation for product, cus-
condo communities it
ferred pricing and tomer-service and integri-
services.
enhanced services to the ty will be considered,”
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