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Staten Island small business owners honored virtually at Louis Miller Awards
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
Composite image of photos of the seven 2021 Louis R. Miller Business Leadership Awards recipients. From left, clockwise: Shawn J. Stradford Sr. (President/CEO, Stradford Home for Funerals and Cremations, Inc.); Dr. Karen DiBona and Dr. Mark Scamardella (Dental Partners, DiBona & Scamardella Dental Studio); Dean L. Balsamini (Regional Director, The Small Business Development Center at CSI); Lakruwana Wijesinghe (Owner, Lakruwana Restaurant); Susan Fenley (Executive Director, Sundog Theatre Inc.); Thomas J. Hall, Esq. (Partner, The Law Firm of Hall & Hall LLP). Individual photos courtesy of Dom Provenzano/Staten Island Chamber of Commerce (Staten Island Advance/Giavanni Alves)
A stark reminder of coronavirus pandemic’s toll: Empty storefronts on Hylan Boulevard
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
2083 Hylan Blvd. is currently available for lease. Many businesses have closed or moved and left behind big gaps along the the busy strip from Grasmere to New Drop. (Staten Island Avance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. If the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that nearly everything from business transactions to gym classes can be completed remotely.
And this new virtual world along with the mandates that have kept some businesses like boutique fitness studios and restaurants barely making ends meet since March 2020 have generated a not-so-surprising outcome: Dozens of empty storefronts now exist along Staten Island commercial strips.
NYC comptroller candidates to participate in online forum
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
The Five Borough Chamber Alliance will host a forum Tuesday at 6 p.m. for candidates running for New York City comptroller. (Courtesy: Five Chamber Alliance)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The Five Borough Chamber Alliance will host a virtual forum Tuesday for candidates running for the position of New York City comptroller.
Candidates Brian Benjamin, Kevin Parker, Brad Lander and David Weprin will be in attendance at the event, which begins at 6 p.m.
“The role of the comptroller will be key as the city deals with its fiscal health coming out of the current pandemic,” said Linda Baran, president and CEO of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, which helped to organize the forum. “Managing our city’s wallet is a huge responsibility, and we need to select the right person who will work to strengthen our overall economy.”
Restaurants react to Cuomo’s potential reopening announcement | Pamela’s Food Service Diary
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Now-closed Trattoria Romana in Dongan Hills showed its capacities for its two rooms in the pandemic versus those in normal times. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Staten Island Advance
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“Certainly a step forward.what took so long?” said Jim Stayoch of a temporarily closed Adobe Blues. He refuses to reopen his iconic, New Brighton saloon until the capacity restrictions allow him to reasonably operate. In September with the 25% allowance, business was tough.
Dominick Griff Griffo of Griff s Place and, right, Jim Stayoch of Adobe Blues in New Brighton. Both restaurants are closed, Griff s because of his license being suspended and Adobe because it s just not worth it to be open. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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