Vision Long Island

Join us tonight at 8pm on Main Street News to see the 2021 Smart Growth Award presentations to Orsted and Posillico.

Tonight, Monday at 8:00 pm RJ Renna, Lindenhurst Trustee and Joann Boettcher, Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce

Please join us for a special session on the NYS Budget and it’s impact on LI communities on Tuesday February 2nd at 3pm The featured speaker is: NYSDOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez.... This event is sponsored by the LI Main Street Alliance representing 45 downtowns, Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, LI Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, LI African American Chamber of Commerce, NY South Asian Chamber of Commerce, Pink Tie’s Think Small & Vision Long Island. This virtual event is free and you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nys-budget-presentation-by-nys http://63.135.124.150/smart_t//MSA_Budget/MSA_Budget.html

Here is the latest edition of LI Main Street News for Day 321 of the Coronavirus shutdown and partial reopening. This issue includes the call to relax curfews on local restaurants, new funding for municipalities implementing clean energy policies, Barstool sports grants coming to local businesses and a brand new delivery service that helps independent businesses compete with Amazon. We also covered the latest on NYS's vaccine distribution and the Pink Tie Deliveries to Hunt...ington Station and Riverhead. We shared our LI Main Street News interviews including Village of Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach, Wyandanch Chamber of Commerce President Ghenya Grant, Central Islip Coalition of Good Neighbors Debra Cavanaugh and Central Islip Civic Council's Joan Crescitelli, Merrick Chamber of Commerce's Julie Marchesella and Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce's Lisa Delipizzi. . This issue also included new events & grants updates and more. Check it out.... http://63.135.124.150/smart_talk/01-29-21/01-29-21.html

The Pink Tie Delivers team is out today in the Village of Patchogue and hamlet of Wyandanch. Great to see our friends at Genesis Church led by Pantry Director Ken Carmel set up their weekly soup kitchen in Patchogue. Happy to visit friends at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wyandanch including Ghenya Grant. They were getting their pantry and food program running for the week as well.... Pink Tie Team members that made it out included Co-Founders Rich Cave, Mike Cave, Ray Thomas from 1st Equity Title, Pink Tie, and Black Business Zone, Mike Passantino from Trinity Solar, Jaimie Latinsky from Allstate, Paxton Provitora, Asia Lee and Eric Alexander from Vision LI and the LI Main Street Alliance. Today the team is out in Brentwood and Bay Shore with the Town of Islip. For more info on how you can take part in the doorstep donation program or join the Delivers Team check out pinktie.org or please email us at [email protected]

We were back with another edition of the LI Main Street News interviews. This one brought us to downtown Riverhead with the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce President Bob Kern. Mr. Kern gave a profile of many great attractions on Riverhead’s Main Street. These features include a Aquarium, hotels, new restaurants, theatres, parks, downtown housing and a slew of events during non Coronavirus times. He also shared the work local businesses are doing to stay open through the Co...ronavirus regulations. Good to see Mr. Kern and the Chamber assist this great east end downtown. Check it out.... https://vimeo.com/504866209

Here is the latest edition of LI Main Street News for Day 271 of the Coronavirus shutdown and partial reopening. We start with an In Memoriam segment to Paul Sapienza from the Elmont Chamber of Commerce and Shinnecock Nation elder Harriet Crippen Brown Gumbs. This issue includes a results of LI Main Street Alliance survey of downtown business vacancies, the safe operation of gyms and salons and NYS legal assistance to small businesses.... We shared extended interviews with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Long Island Regional Planning Council Chair John Cameron, Neighbors Supporting Neighbors, Babylon's Kim Skillen and Pastor Keith Hayward from Bethel AME church in Copaigue in advance of our LI Main Street News show. This issue also includes ribbon cutting in the Village of Amityville for a new transit oriented development project by the downtown, a new Suffolk County grants for small businesses, the Nassau County CDA grant program for small restaurants, new events & more. http://63.135.124.150/smart_talk/12-11-20/12-11-20.html

Our friend John Murray, from the Hero Joint in Patchogue and LI Main Street Alliance member, is featured in this video sharing his recipe for Pastrami and Corned Beef sandwiches. Is it lunchtime yet? Kudos to Greater Patchogue for putting these well produced videos together for local restaurants.... Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYkx-tNouBk&t=8s

So this is eye opening but not a surprise - according to NYS data restaurants account for 1.4% of the Coronavirus spread. We have been asking for this information for weeks since the imposition of curfews and other restrictions kicked in on November 13th. This is great news for folks who have been supporting their local businesses for indoor dining either inside the restaurants or in outdoor tents. This information confirms the fact that the small business community has b...een adapting and operating in a safe manner. We heard information earlier in the week that gym and salons have very low rates of spread as well. Sad that good news like this is not presented regularly. Please continue to shop local. Check it out..... https://ny.eater.com//restaurants-and-bars-coronavirus-spr

It was great to interview Nassau County Executive Laura Curran at the LI Smart Growth Summit last week. Her presentation included support for the County's small businesses and advocacy to get a Federal aid package to our local communities. Check it out........ https://vimeo.com/489456829

Suffolk County will now provide grants for up to 150 small businesses using Federal CDA resources. Happy to see LI Main Street Alliance members and friends from Wyandanch and Lindenhurst interviewed demonstrating the need for small business assistance. A related program using Community Development Agency funds is underway in Nassau County with different rules and restrictions. ... Check out the story from Sophia Hall from WCBS Radio 880. https://www.radio.com//suffolk-to-offer-emergency-grants-f

NYS is offering legal assistance to small businesses that need to negotiate with their landlords. This service is likely useful as the eviction moratorium is about to end at the close of this year. Check out the story in LI Business News..... https://libn.com//state-offers-legal-help-to-small-busin/