Business

Bay Terrace Pool and Tennis Center: Perfect year-round
Bay Terrace Pool and Tennis Center: Perfect year-round
Business Crystal Hudson 5/01/2012 at 11:42AM

The Bay Terrace Pool and Tennis Center is a recreational facility nestled in the heart of Bayside. For more than 20 years the center, which is owned and operated by the Samuel Field YM&YWHA, has provided families with a great environment for both play and learning. With summer just around a corner, now is the [...]

Carlo Scissura to lead Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Carlo Scissura to lead Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Business Queens Courier Staff 4/26/2012 at 1:26PM

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce today announced that Carlo A. Scissura, known to countless Brooklyn residents and community leaders for his tenure as Borough President Marty Markowitz’ highly-regarded Chief of Staff, will become the new President & CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, effective September 1, 2012. “I can think of no better candidate [...]

Red Chop celebrates grand opening in Whitestone
Red Chop celebrates grand opening in Whitestone
Business Jay Lane 4/23/2012 at 1:32PM

A new Whitestone restaurant celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon “chop”ping. Surrounded by community leaders, the staff of Red Chop cut the ribbon at their Whitestone eatery on Wednesday, April 18. Featuring Chef Shen, with more than 40 years experience, Red Chop, located at 20-02 Utopia Parkway, offers authentic Sichuan cuisine along with a [...]

Bank helps customers  prepare for retirement
Bank helps customers prepare for retirement
Business Timothy Petropoulos 4/23/2012 at 10:45AM

The road to retirement is often a tricky one, with many obstacles along the way. On April 18, Dime Savings Bank tried to make that road a little smoother by hosting a dinner to discuss options for retirement with select customers at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant in Glen Oaks. This is the third event of its [...]

Measuring the ROI of social media? There’s a laugh, and a joke
Business Queens Courier Staff 4/15/2012 at 7:37AM

By Jeffrey Gitomer I got an (unsolicited) email offering a webinar to teach me about how to measure, and the importance of measuring, the ROI of social media. TOTAL JOKE. And a bad one at that. Social media, business social media, is running wild – with or without you. Your customers and prospective customers are [...]

Working to bring Jamaica back to the heights
Working to bring Jamaica back to the heights
Business Queens Courier Staff 4/14/2012 at 3:38PM

Forty-five years ago, America’s downtown urban centers began a spiral of decay as jobs, shopping and housing moved out along new and planned highways to the suburbs.  Among the urban centers that suffered this fate was Downtown Jamaica, Queens. Until the 1960s, Downtown Jamaica was a thriving and major urban center of commerce, government and [...]

The Elder Law Minute: The Pitfalls of Do-It-Yourself Legal Documents
Business Ron Fatoullah 4/14/2012 at 3:37PM

A good portion of our practice is comprised of meeting with new clients, collecting their pertinent information and coming up with a strategy that incorporates both estate and/or elder law planning that meets their specific needs. We typically ask to review a client’s prior estate/elder law documents during the consultation if, in fact, any planning [...]

Briarwood Organization breaks new ground
Business Queens Courier Staff 4/14/2012 at 7:37AM

Highlighting a century of progress, the Briarwood Organization continues its work on important new projects. To mark its first 100 years, the fourth-generation, family-owned company has begun construction on Briarwood Plaza II, a Class-A office building located at 36-29 Bell Boulevard, with 24,000-square-feet of prime space. “Our first office building, Briarwood Plaza at 36-35 Bell [...]

Bareburger coming to Bayside
Bareburger coming to Bayside
Business Melissa Chan 4/13/2012 at 12:24PM

A popular burger joint is making its way to Bayside. Bareburger — an eatery known for its unique menu choices, including wild boar, elk, bison and ostrich — will soon call Bell Boulevard home. “We chose the area because we love the area, we love the community, and we feel Bayside needs an organic and [...]

Forest Hills biz hurt by JetBlue departure
Forest Hills biz hurt by JetBlue departure
Business Michael Pantelidis 4/12/2012 at 1:30PM

JetBlue’s takeoff from Forest Hills has been rocky for local businesses – now severely struggling to survive. A number of merchants say they have lost large percentages of their business since the airline moved from its headquarters in the Forest Hills Tower, located on Queens Boulevard and Union Turnpike, to a modernized facility in Queens [...]