Blog: Victoria’s Secrets

Victoria’s Secrets

As founder in 1985 of Schneps Communications,Victoria Schnepsis Publisher/CEO of groups of weekly community newspapers in Queens and Brooklyn. The Queens Courier and Brooklyn Home Reporter and Spectator. They also publish El Correo de Queens, and monthly pubs including Queens Business, the Long Island City Courier, North Shore Towers Courier, LeHavre Courier and Aspire.

Inspired by the power of the press during her advocacy work on behalf of her daughter Lara, brain damaged at birth, Ms. Schneps pursued her dream of being in the news business.  She started a neighborhood newspaper in her Bayside living room, with a partner and a $250 investment.

Today, Schneps Communications publishes over 17 newspapers and magazines.  The Queens Courier was chosen as one of the top 10 newspapers in New York State and their website as #1 for two years by the New York State Press Association.

A loss that lingers
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 5/14/2012 at 10:45AM

It’s been a year since I lost my beloved cousin Judy Nenner, called the “mother of all mothers” by her family and friends. It is a tradition that a year after a Jewish person passes, there is an “unveiling” ceremony at the cemetery to dedicate the tombstone and bring loved ones together. And so we [...]

Wonderful women honored
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 5/02/2012 at 11:00AM

Wonderful women honored For the 10th year we celebrated the talented and devoted “Top Women in Business” in Queens. Sixteen of the women we previously honored were inducted into our newly-created “Hall of Fame.” Their gift was a rhinestone pin of interlocking hearts. I found it and immediately realized it was a perfect pin for [...]

Fashion from recycled materials
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 4/27/2012 at 11:51AM

The heavy Sunday downpour offered the flowers some desperately needed water on Earth Day as a crowd of people came out to celebrate the special day in a unique way by attending the Queens Center Mall’s “Recycle the Runway” fashion show. They had asked me to be the Mistress of Ceremonies, and did I have [...]

A Message of Love & Friendship
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 4/12/2012 at 3:27PM

When I got this memo from my friend Linda DeSebato, I thought of these pioneering women who kept each other going during challenging times. I share it with all of you:   All of us girls… old and young… near and far… Hold special memories of good times we’ve shared. We’ve had our share of [...]

Women Power
Women Power
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 4/12/2012 at 3:26PM

To be successful, I’ve realized, is to love your work and have a passion for it. In my 26 years of business, I’ve met many women who share the same feelings about their work. On April 25, we will be recognizing many of them. Since it’s our 10th anniversary of recognizing extraordinary women, we have [...]

The ‘Stars’ were shining
The ‘Stars’ were shining
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 4/05/2012 at 11:17AM

The stars were really all around me on March 25, both on the ground and in the sky. It was our first Rising Star event in Brooklyn to celebrate successful men and women under 40 through our Brooklyn newspapers, the Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator. It was a picture-perfect night and we gathered the 40 [...]

Feasts for the senses — and the palate
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 3/21/2012 at 1:43PM

I’m an unabashed romantic and I recently had the pleasure of finding a restaurant that is now one of my top picks for romance. Fabulous flowers enhance the entrance and then each table boasts a spectacular view of Manhattan. Each dish served is beautifully presented and looks right out of a gourmet magazine. Tucked under [...]

Precious Moments
Precious Moments
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 3/13/2012 at 10:11AM

One of the bonuses of my second marriage is the new family I acquired. Stu has four children and they have between them nine children. I have three children and four (and a half, since Josh’s wife, Tracey, is expecting) grandchildren, so we have multiple celebrations. This past weekend was one of those. Ben Broner, [...]

A week of fun and friendship
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 2/14/2012 at 4:40PM

It was a week of fun and friends. My friend John Koufakis of the Star Auto Group, after overcoming many obstacles (like empty Fiat sign crates), finally completed his showroom for the new Fiat dealership in Queens Village. I was enamoured with the cute car and asked him if I could take it for a [...]

Six degrees of separation
Victoria's Secrets Victoria Schneps 2/08/2012 at 10:35AM

Meeting many interesting people is one of the glories of publishing newspapers. My affiliation with the Queens Museum led me to meet fellow board member Andrew Kirby whose family has deep roots in the Long Island City community, owning many buildings and being deeply immersed in many non-profit groups there. Click here to view my [...]