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FEBRUARY 2014

BITS & BYTES


Technology trends for 2014.
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HEALTH-CARE TRENDS
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RECORD-KEEPING
Does yours need improvement?
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The Staten Island Museum gave representatives of Stop & Stor a tour of their new site at Snug Harbor Cultural
Center & Botanical Gardens. Through their charitable fund, Stop & Stor made a donation to support the muse-
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Stop & Stor, and Cheryl Adolph of the museum.
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By TIM RONALDSON
Business Trends
When John Vincent Scalia bought the Stat-
en Island house he would convert into his
family funeral home 47 years ago, he didnt
envision that he would build the small con-
glomerate of businesses that he owns today.
In 1967, at age 24, Scalia bought the Elt-
ingville Boulevard property to move his wife
and 2-year-old twins into, and convert part of
it to what would become the John Vincent
Scalia Home for Funerals four years later.
Today, Scalia has grown his business from
a small family operation to one of the largest
funeral homes on Staten Island, and has
launched complementary businesses such as
please see SCALIA page 17
Its complementary, my dear
By TIM RONALDSON
Business Trends
What happened to Main Street
in Tottenville?
What was once a hub of activi-
ty and a focal point for this town,
the historical, southernmost
town in New York State, has
turned into an eyesore, a conun-
drum and a rallying point for
community leaders.
Main Street is a problem for
the community as it is right now,
said Linda Hauck, the director of
the Tottenville Historical Society,
which is trying to drum up sup-
port for revitalizing the town.
There are a lot of issues on Main
Street that haveaffected our
quality of life, among other
things. Were kind of stuck in not
being able to get anything reme-
died or improved in any way.
Fifty years ago, people did
everything on Main Street bou-
tiques, mom-and-pop shops, phar-
macies and grocers were every-
where, Hauck said.
Walk down Main Street today
and youll find more eyesores
than you will attractions. The Sta-
dium Theater is boarded up and
in decay. People cant walk on the
sidewalk in front of it because it
is unsafe, so they have to walk in
the street. Another building that
was constructed nine years ago
has never been occupied and sits
vacant. And there has been new,
dense development on the street,
allowing buildings to be built
Whats the
future of
Main Street
Tottenville?
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If pulling your records togeth-
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to be, maybe its time you re-
vamped your recordkeeping sys-
tem.
Heres a quick review of basic
recordkeeping needs.
You should keep any records
that support the income, deduc-
tions, and credits you have report-
ed on your tax return, including
W-2s, 1099s, 1098s, cancelled or
substitute checks, and receipts. In
addition, you should keep bank
statements, deposit slips, and in-
vestment records.
Keep tax records until the
statute of limitations expires.
Generally, this is three years from
the due date or from the date you
filed your return, whichever is
later.
If you underreport your in-
come by more than 25 percent, the
statute of limitations for any
audit increases to six years. If
you have filed a fraudulent return
or have not filed, there is no
statute of limitations. Its advis-
able to keep documentation for
tax returns for seven years and to
retain copies of filed returns per-
manently.
Records used to determine the
basis of property, such as your
home or investments, should be
kept for seven years after you
have disposed of the property.
You should retain all records re-
lating to IRAs for seven years
after all the money has been with-
drawn.
Any records pertaining to your
estate, such as your will, living
will, and power of attorney,
should be kept throughout your
life and should be updated as nec-
essary to account for any estate
tax law changes or family
changes. Its advisable to keep
records relating to the cost or
other basis of all assets in your
estate.
Knowing what records to keep
and how long to keep them can
save you time and money.
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accountant in private practice and
president of Comprehensive Wealth
Management, Ltd. He may be
reached at (718) 980-9000 or via
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Special to Business Trends
Mark Loffredo, owner of Richmond Home Inspection and Post Exterminating Company and a past presi-
dent and current vice president of the Kiwanis Club of Staten Island, was awarded the Kiwanis Interna-
tional Walter Zeller Fellowship medal and award in recognition of his service. A donation in Loffredo's
name will be given to the Eliminate Project, an ongoing effort to eliminate maternal and neonatal
tetanus. Pictured, from left, are club President Sean O'Sullivan, Loffredo, and NY District Kiwanis Gov-
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And the beat goes on...
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A
nother day, another revelation
about ways local transporta-
tion authorities are sticking it
to the browbeaten constituents they
are paid to serve. Pardon our cyni-
cism, but the latest rounds of informa-
tion are positively exasperating.
Shall we run it down for you?
1.) The Port Authoritys appalling
abuse of power in closing lanes on the
George Washington Bridge and caus-
ing havoc for thousands of people for
days for no good reason, in what is al-
leged was a political payback scheme.
2) The Metropolitan Transporta-
tion Authoritys announcement that a
major project called East Side Ac-
cess which will link the Long Island
Railroad to Grand Central Terminal --
is facing delays that will push its end
date to just over an astounding 10
years past its originally scheduled
completion date of 2009. And the MTA
estimates costs will rise from an origi-
nally budgeted $4.3 billion to at least
$9.3 billion.
The Port Authoritys scandal may
not seem to have a direct impact on
Staten Island, but it does highlight
troubling aspects of this entitys struc-
ture and management. Originally cre-
ated to transcend politics, it is instead
the ultimate political organ. Its lead-
ership seems to operate under the im-
pression that it can play by its own
rules. And we pay for that arrogance
every day with our tolls.
In the case of the MTA, we have
been hearing for over a year now from
our local representatives in Albany
that they are close to providing some
toll relief on the Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge. And yet there is no mention of
it in the Governors recently an-
nounced budget.
Staten Islander Allen Cappelli, who
sits on the MTA Board, summed up
our feelings nicely, saying What is
particularly galling is that the MTA is
going to spend $10 billion so 150,000
people don't have to take a quick train
ride across town, while 500,000 people
on Staten Island need a real rail link to
the rest of the system.
As Staten Island residents and busi-
nesses struggle each day with the sky-
high tolls demanded by these agencies,
we believe it is high time there was
some accountability.
Enough already.
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By BILL DUBOVSKY
Situation:
The beginning of the year is a good time
to review some technologies and trends
that have made significant progress to
market this past year.
If GM had kept up with technology
like the computer industry has, we would
all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 mpg.
Bill Gates, 12/3/2010.
Faster and cheaper
computers and computing
The Digital Revolution that began in
1971 continues into the Internet of
Things, sensors that allow smart build-
ings, smart cities, machines and even serv-
ice robots.
In the last 20 years, computing perform-
ance has increased about 10,000 times, giv-
ing rise to innovations for individuals and
business, medicine, entertainment, de-
fense, and communication.
Expensive disk drives are becoming ob-
solete by a one inch semiconductor memo-
ry chip that can now store multiple ter-
abytes of data. MAC computers dont even
come with disk drives.
New manmade materials (graphene,
molybdenite) and advances in photolithog-
raphy allow for more powerful processors
at a much smaller size and price. Parallel
processing breaks computer programs into
smaller segments that can be computed by
hundreds of separate processors simulta-
neously and reassembled at the end. This
is important for financial services, enter-
tainment, science and improved weather
prediction.
Using light instead of electrons elimi-
nates traffic jams on broadband, and with
dark fiber and wireless broadband, one can
achieve almost unlimited speed and capac-
ity while dramatically reducing costs.
Networking
VIRTUS is a new networking technology
that is about 1,000 times faster than Blue-
tooth with lower power consumption and
can download an 8 GB DVD in about 30 sec-
onds. This will enable mobile distributed
computing and high-definition video
streaming.
Computers have moved from data cen-
ters to desktops to laps to pockets, to a fu-
ture of embedded devices the Internet of
Things.
The majority of processors today are not
in computers but are embedded in washing
machines, microwave ovens, vacuum
cleaners, toasters, electric toothbrushes,
wristwatches and many other smart appli-
ances. Its cheaper to manufacture an ap-
pliance in which all the information is in
software, which is easy to duplicate, and is
basically free once the first unit is created,
rather than constantly building new me-
chanical devices. Want the newest model?
Just update the software!
Smart homes
Mobile phones currently connect about
5 billion users, the Internet of Things
will connect at least 50 billion devices! If
you lose your car keys, youll text them and
theyll reply with a message that tells you
their location; eggs in your refrigerator
about to expire, will text you a message.
Sensors will constantly monitor your
health, and send real time updates to you
or your health care providers. Cars drive
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themselves and avoid accidents
(reducing injuries and insurance
costs). Mobile sensors run your
smart home heating, cooling and
energy management (WeMo) and
sell your unused energy back to
the grid.
Smart institutions
The smart hospital, farm and
industry will all communicate
via mobile sensors. Patients mo-
bile sensors will report their sta-
tus continuously as they are
moved about within the health-
care system. Farms will use sen-
sors to better gauge the need for
irrigation, seed and fertilizer,
thus saving water, and reducing
or eliminating chemical pollution
while reducing costs. These
smart institutions will leverage a
network of real-time data to im-
prove efficiencies.
These smart devices can detect
a specified combination of tem-
perature, humidity, movement,
radiation, chemicals and light.
More importantly, they can form
a dynamic network that will ad-
just if one or more of the sensors
fail just like the Internet cur-
rently works.
Everything described and a
great deal more already exists.
Many homes routinely use Room-
ba vacuums and Nest lighting
and temperature devices to con-
trol their homes via a smart-
phone app.
The next few years will be
amazing for users of this spread-
ing technology as well as to the
investors who back the successful
companies that will produce and
sell them. While there will be
some technical and ethical issues
with the roll-out of this infra-
structure, it will be only a matter
of a few years before details are
worked out and they will be com-
mon.
I do not fear computers. I fear
the lack of them. Isaac Asimov
For more information read:
Ride the Wave, Fred Rogers and
Richard Lalich
Bill Dubovsky - Comtel Information
Services, has a proven track record
of business success spanning over
30 years in helping hundreds of or-
ganizations improve their profitabili-
ty. He is the principal technology
specialist with Comtel Information
Services, a New York based telecom-
munications consulting firm, and an
adjunct lecturer in business at the
College of Staten Island, C.U.N.Y.
Contact him via email at
billdubovsky@gmail.com.
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John DeAmicis raises $13,000 with buzz
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Mid-Island Rotary Past President John DeAmicis, known for his long, flowing locks, raised $13,000 to
assist the Rotary in its Superstorm Sandy relief efforts by getting a "buzz" haircut. DeAmicis is manag-
ing partner of Lighting Design Associates on Buel Avenue. Pictured, from left, are: John Swiderski,
DeAmicis (post-haircut), Madeline DeAmicis and Donna DiMartino.
DR. NAN SUSSMAN
College of Staten Island
Dr. Nan Sussman was appoint-
ed dean of humanities and social
sciences at The City University of
New Yorks College of Staten Is-
land, continuing a 30-year career
at CSI. She is a professor in the
Department of Psychology, where
she was elected chair and a mem-
ber of the doctoral faculty at The
Graduate Center, CUNY.
She was recently elected presi-
dent of the International Acade-
my for Intercultural Research
and serves as a grant panelist for
the Hong Kong Research Grants
Council. Sussman has been a vis-
iting professor or lecturer at five
international universities.
Sussman was the recipient of
two Fulbright Fellowships (Japan
and Hong Kong), was elected fel-
low of the American Psychologi-
cal Association, and was awarded
a professional associates fellow-
ship at the East-West Center in
Honolulu. Her recent book, "Re-
turn Migration and Identity," was
nominated for a book award from
the Asia Society. Her forthcoming
co-authored book, Intercultural
Communication, is due out this
year.
She also served as associate
dean of faculty, special assistant
to the president, dean of college
advancement, executive director
of the CSI Foundation and found-
ing director of the Center for In-
ternational Service, and is the
former chairperson of the Board
of Trustees of the Brooklyn Chil-
drens Museum. Prior to joining
CSI, she was director of interna-
tional training at the Internation-
al Council on Education for
Teaching in Washington, D.C.,
and a cross-cultural specialist at
Georgetown Universitys Center
for Applied Linguistics.
MATTHEW KETSCHKE
Snug Harbor Cultural
Center & Botanical Garden
The Board of Directors of
Snug Harbor Cultural Center &
Botanical Garden announced the
election of new board member
Matthew Ketschke. Ketschke is
currently vice president, Staten
Island and Electric Services at
Con Edison, where he's risen
through a succession of increas-
ingly responsible positions since
joining the company in 1995. The
New Jersey resident is a graduate
of Stevens Institute of Technolo-
gy, where he earned a bachelor's
degree in engineering and a mas-
ter's degree in management; he
also holds an M.B.A. from Colum-
bia University in operations man-
agement. Ketschke is responsible
for the safe, reliable and efficient
operation of Con Edison's electric
distribution system on Staten Is-
land.
Ketschke adds to Con Edison's
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Time: 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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only. For info, call 718-816-4775.
Kiwanis Club of Richmond Co.:
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College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.
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TUESDAY
Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC
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MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705
Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment
only. For info, call 718-816-4775.
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Kiwanis Club of South Shore:
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p.m. For info, call 718-370-2770.
SCORE Business Counseling: S.I.
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a.m. to noon. No appointment nec-
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ber of Commerce: Hilton Garden
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bers and invited guests only. Call
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Business Network Intl. (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.
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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
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charge. For info, call the SBDC at
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College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.
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Sandy Yellow Team honored for efforts
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The "Sandy Yellow Team" of Staten Island, led by Farid Kader is a group of volunteers that helped clean
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By DR. THEODORE STRANGE
Is your exercise resolution
falling by the wayside? Theres al-
ways time to get back on track. Is
work or home where your heart
is? Whichever it is, your hearts
health is the key to both.
Ive exercised five days a week
for more than 20 years, and as a
parent and physician it can be dif-
ficult to get in that hour. But for
me, exercising regularly is a
must.
It keeps me focused and pro-
ductive. I make it work and it
makes me feel better!
A key to better health, routine
exercise leads to more active and
productive lives. Youll sleep bet-
ter and be more focused. Plus, ex-
ercise helps you organize your
life. I recommend exercising 30
minutes, three times a week. If
you suffer from any chronic con-
ditions, consult your physician
before starting a regimen.
Physically, exercise releases
Beta Endorphins and Serotonin
helping you to have a better mind
set. Studies even show people
who suffer with depression live
happier with regular daily exer-
cise.
It even combats Seasonal Affec-
tive Disorder during the gloomy
winter months.
With obesity, stroke, diabetes,
high-blood pressure, and heart
disease being a major epidemic in
the United States, and particular-
ly on Staten Island, its critically
important to keep a normal exer-
cise regimen. Youll reduce your
health risk factors if not for
your job, for your family.
Amazingly, exercise can help
you get through the day better
than the 2 oclock cup of coffee.
People who exercise are generally
more productive at work, which
in turn leads to better job per-
formance, and better advance-
ment.
If the gym isnt your cup of tea,
try walking, making sure youre
eating the proper foods! We all
make excuses about why we cant
fit in a healthy meal at work in-
stead of ordering out. Preparing
your lunch the night before is a
great way to calorie count and
change your lunch menu to
healthy.
This way you will probably eat
less processed foods and save
money in the process.
Heart Health Business Tip: in-
spect the Automated External De-
fibrillator in your office and have
a trained practitioner perform a
refresher course for the staff. The
life it saves can be your own.
Theodore Strange is Staten Island
University Hospital associate chair-
man of medicine and vice president
of medical operations/South Site. He
may be reached at (718) 356-6500.
Put in overtime for your heart
HEALTH-CARE TRENDS
FerryAds unveils digital
display at Whitehall
Staten Island media company
FerryAds unveiled its first jumbo
digital display in the Whitehall
terminal of the Staten Island
Ferry. The display, 10 feet tall by
24 feet wide, showcases advertis-
ers, as well as Photos from the
Deck, a photo blog series from
some of the millions of tourists
and commuters that ride the fer-
ries annually.
Advertising Sales Manager
Teresa Rampulla explained, We
installed our first jumbo digital
display in October with plans to
order a second one in spring, but
due to its success our second LED
is being produced now and will be
operational [soon].
Digital billboards are revolu-
tionizing the advertising industry
and offering features to our cus-
tomers that were never available
before. Your companys message
or promotion can be delivered in
full motion, meaning they can be
animated, making it more inter-
esting to consumers, said David
J. Rampulla, president of Fer-
ryAds.com.
Victory State Bank
announces 56.4% jump
VSB Bancorp, Inc. wrapped up
the final quarter of 2013 with a
net income of $277,293, a 56.4 per-
cent jump as compared to the
same timeframe in 2012. The re-
cently released unaudited figures
include a pre-tax income of
$511,099 in the fourth quarter of
2013, compared to $326,770 for the
fourth quarter of 2012.
VSB Bancorps total assets had
increased to $297.1 million by the
close of 2013, an increase of $27.4
million, or 10.2 percent, from Dec.
31, 2012. As part of a cost-cutting
strategy, VSB Bancorp delisted
from the NASDAQ Global Market
in December and relocated to the
OTCQB Marketplace.
We made this strategic deci-
sion in order to reduce our oper-
ating expenses and to provide
more value to our stockholders,
FEBRUARY 2014 BUSINESS TRENDS 15
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around the island
Special to Business Trends
Staten Islander Theresa Andino, Miss Richmond County Stephanie
Accardo, RUMC's ASSIST Tobacco Cessation Center Program Man-
ager Josephine Bosco, Fe de La Torres-Andes of Miss Theresas
Danceland and more than 400 other participants attempted to break
the record for the largest indoor Zumba class. All proceeds from the
event went to benefit Relay for Life and the American Cancer Socie-
ty.
Special to Business Trends
The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation recently awarded nearly
$31,000 to local service organizations. Pictured are Lois and
Richard Nicotra with Ralph Vogel, executive director of the Staten
Island LGBT Community Center. Other non-profit organizations who
received awards included The Harbor Lights Theater Company, Illu-
minArt Productions, Lifestyles for the Disabled, Monsignor Farrell
Alumni, Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic, Oakwood Heights
VFW 9587, New York Philharmonic, Port Richmond CERT & Rescue,
P.S. 6 The Corporal Allan F. Kivlehan School, Public School 31, PTA of
SISCL P.S 861, SI Heart Society, SI Historical Society, Theatre Reha-
bilitation for Youth, and West Shore Little League. Scholarships
were also awarded to five children of employees of Nicotra-owned
businesses.
MLM PUBLIC RELATIONS/Special to Business Trends
Members of the Rotary Club of Staten Island did their best to fulfill the wishes of a Staten Island family
in need over the holiday season. The family of five received gifts from a wish list that included a bed,
clothes and other necessities, as well as fun items. The members delivered the gifts wrapped and ready
for the tree. Pictured, from left, are Brian Harty and Erica Steiniger (holding baby Bridgette Harty) with
Rotary members John Tapinis, Michael Behar, Rosemarie Scampas, Rob Myers and MaryLee Montalvo.
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
Linda Vinciguerra of Linda Lingerie Boutique celebrated 15 years in business with a ribbon cutting cere-
mony at her store on Page Avenue in Tottenville. The event also featured a Parisa Holiday trunk party,
with a percentage of profits going to 'Vinny's Cause" for pancreatic cancer research.
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
Members of the SI Bucks Business Network gathered for a group photo at their annual holiday party at
the Grand Plaza. The Bucks meet weekly and have more than 70 members, representing a variety of
businesses on Staten Island.
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a florist, limousine service and
catering hall.
We wanted to be able to do
everything that the family needed
in a funeral without going to out-
side vendors, Scalia said.
Theres nothing that we pur-
chase from the outside. We can
keep costs down for the families
because we do everything in
house.
Everything, for Scalia, in-
cludes providing flower arrange-
ments through his florist, hearse
and transportation services for
families through his limo service,
preparation of remains, rental of
caskets for cremation services
he was the first business on the Is-
land to do so mass cards
through his stationery business
and luncheons after services at
The Historic Old Bermuda Inn,
which he owns. Because of this,
Scalia held about 500 funerals last
year, and he expects to do upward
of 700 in the near future.
How does one accomplish all of
this, and run so many different,
but connected businesses?
You have to have a good fami-
ly, Scalia said. There are em-
ployees that come and go, but the
key people, and many of the peo-
ple who work under them, have
been with us for years. Weve
been fortunate in hiring good
kids and having these good kids
stay with us.
Scalias daughter handles the
finances, his son manages the fu-
neral home, and his granddaugh-
ter and her husband work in the
family business as well. Outside
the Scalia family is his other
family of employees such as
one woman who started as a wait-
ress and now manages The His-
toric Old Bermuda Inn, and
countless other employees who
have been with him for many
years and continue to bring
fresh new ideas.
Every one of these businesses
has been a learning experience,
and weve been lucky to have
great people who have stayed
with us, Scalia said.
Scalias foray into what has be-
come his lifes work began in the
early 1960s, when his grandmoth-
er, who was terminally ill with
cancer, moved into his familys
Staten Island home. There was no
such thing as hospice back then,
so a hospital bed was set up for
her in the home.
The then 18-year-old Scalia was
working for an insurance compa-
ny and attending insurance
school when he decided to leave
the business in favor of entering
the funeral industry.
He found out about an opening
at a Yonkers funeral home, took
the job as an attendant and moved
into the local YMCA so he could
accept the job.
Scalia eventually attended fu-
neral academy school in Manhat-
tan and worked at Parkside Me-
morial Chapels, becoming the
night manager there before re-
turning to Staten Island to open
his own funeral home.
Its like anything else if
youre a doctor, you want to have
your own practice; if youre a
dentist, you want to have your
own practice, he said. I wanted
to own my own funeral home.
In the early 1980s, about 10
years after he opened John Vin-
cent Scalia Home for Funerals, he
expanded to add two more
chapels. In 1984, he opened the
florist business in a property he
bought next to the funeral home.
In 1988, he expanded the funeral
home to eight rooms. And just re-
cently, he expanded the size of the
memorials since more families
today are opting for one-day
wakes instead of two days.
Scalia feels blessed for all his
success, but he stressed that it
didnt happen in the blink of an
eye.
If youre going to go into busi-
ness, don't think youre going to
succeed overnight, he said.
Each business takes at least five
years to build. And you have to
sacrifice. You have to be ready to
take a couple of steps forward,
and theres always a step back-
ward. You have to be ready for
everything that comes up. That
will keep you in business.
For others looking to do what
he has done, Scalia preaches pa-
tience and hard work: Like
many other people who are first-
generation in business, you have
to realize that theres a sacrifice
involved. Youre not just going to
work 40 hours and be done.
Employees key to success
SCALIA
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Small Bus. Counseling
MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705
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Richmond County Referral Source:
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info, email jcmexp@aol.com
Staten Island Business Council:
Lorenzos at Hilton Garden Inn, 1100
South Ave. 7 a.m. Members and
invited guests only. For info, call 347-
855-4488 or send an e-mail to
info@sibizcouncil.com.
Bucks Business Network: Hamp-
ton Inn, 1120 South Ave. 7:45 a.m.
For info, call 718-351-2557 or visit
www.sibucks.com.
Kiwanis Club of Brighton: Jodys
Club Forest, 372 Forest Ave. 7:30
p.m. For info, call 718-348-0505.
Kiwanis Club of North Central:
LiGrecis Staten, 697 Forest Ave.
7:30 p.m. For info, call Len Bosso at
718-442-7804.
Rotary Club of Gateway: The Lake
Club, 1150 Clove Rd. 7:15 p.m. For
info, call 718-447-1509.
SCORE Business Counseling:
Chamber of Commerce, 130 Bay St.
9 to 11:30 a.m. Appointment neces-
sary. 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.
THURSDAY
Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC
Small Bus. Counseling
MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705
Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment
only. For info, call 718-816-4775.
Kiwanis Club of Staten Island:
LiGrecis Staten, 697 Forest Ave.
7:30 p.m. For info, call 718-967-4345
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Rotary Club of South Shore: Mari-
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For info, call 718-987-2061 or visit
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Rotary Club Mid-Island: New Dako-
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9:00 a.m. Call 718-981-0700.
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Business Network Intl. (BNI) High
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a.m. For info, call Timothy Houston
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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 Ken Schneider at
718-720-4980.
Business Guild III of the SI Cham-
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Inn, 1100 South Ave. 8 a.m. New
members welcome. Call Nick Testa
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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
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locations, call John Tidona at 718-
448-7160 or e-mail
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Nicotras host Employee Appreciation Luncheon
Special to Business Trends
Hoteliers Lois and Richard Nicotra, seated center, hosted their quarterly Employee Appreciation Lunch-
eon at Above Rooftop, Bloomfield, where staffers celebrated anniversaries ranging from one year to 13
years at various Nicotra-owned businesses.
investment at Snug Harbor,
which includes its Power of
Green education program at the
Snug Harbor Heritage Farm.
JAMES OKEEFE
St. Johns University
St. Johns University an-
nounced that James OKeefe has
been appointed vice provost for
the Staten Island Campus. O-
Keefe, a tenured associate profes-
sor and former associate dean in
the College of Professional Stud-
ies, will be returning to St. Johns
following the completion of a two-
year leave of absence to serve as a
deputy commissioner in the New
York City Police Department
under Police Commissioner Ray-
mond W. Kelly.
OKeefe, who is also an alum-
nus of the university, will work
closely with the deans of St.
Johns College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences, the College of Pro-
fessional Studies, the Peter J.
Tobin College of Business and
The School of Education. He will
also be a member of the Provosts
Council.
His first stint at St. Johns Uni-
versity began in 2001 and lasted
10 years. He served as associate
dean and professor of criminal
justice and legal studies in the
College of Professional Studies.
OKeefe graduated from St.
Johns University with his Bache-
lor of Science degree in 1979. He
began his career in law enforce-
ment as a police officer in Texas
with the Houston Police Depart-
ment. While serving as a sworn
officer, he was the initial recipi-
ent of the 100 Club of Houston-
Law Enforcement Scholarship
and completed his Masters de-
gree in police science and admin-
istration and, in 1989, was award-
ed a Ph.D. in criminal justice ad-
ministration from Sam Houston
State University.
In 1981, he returned to New
York City to become the associate
director of the Office of Manage-
ment & Budget in the New York
City Transit Police Department.
He was soon promoted to director
of training when the first inde-
pendent New York City Transit
Police Academy was established.
Eventually, OKeefe was promot-
ed to director of training for the
newly consolidated New York
City Police Department. In that
professional capacity, he was re-
sponsible for the education and
training of 40,000 uniformed and
15,000 civilian members of the
service, with an operating budget
of $26.7 million.
He has published many schol-
arly articles and books, including
Protecting the Republic: The Ed-
ucation & Training of American
Police Officers, published by
Prentice Hall.
CRAIG GLOZNEK
Floor Coverings International
Craig Gloznek announced the
opening of his new business,
Floor Coverings International, on
Staten Island. He is joined in this
endeavor by his wife, Alma. Floor
Coverings International is a shop-
at-home floor covering retailer.
By appointment, Gloznek travels
to the customers home with per-
sonalized samples based on what
type of service they need. Once a
plan has been discussed and ap-
proved, Gloznek writes the cus-
tomer an on-the-spot proposal.
Along with a variety of carpet-
ing, stone, tile, hardwood, lami-
nate and even leather and glass
flooring selections, FCI offers eco-
friendly flooring options.
MICHELLE BELLOS
Tastefully Simple
Michelle Bellos of Staten Is-
land has become an independent
consultant with Tastefully Simple
Inc. As an independent business
owner, Bellos offers food samples
at home taste-testing parties,
along with easy ideas for every-
day meals, recipes, serving sug-
gestions and fun.
Tastefully Simple is the origi-
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company featuring easy-to-pre-
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with the backs to the street.
Parking issues and the develop-
ment of shopping malls in other
parts of the Island and across the
bridges have contributed to Main
Streets decline, but a lack of at-
tention paid to the neighborhood
as a whole have kept it from res-
urrecting.
We really dont have any an-
swers, Hauck said.
Back in 2000, things were look-
ing promising for Main Street
and Tottenville. There was an ac-
tive local development corpora-
tion, an active civic association
and an active merchants associa-
tion that began working on revi-
talizing Main Street with the City
Council. The groups put in pavers
and vintage lampposts to bright-
en the area.
Paul Kidder, a ball of energy
who led the push for Main
Streets revitalization, was at the
helm of these groups, rallying the
community to bring back what
once was. But after about five
years of challenges and road-
blocks to any major change,
Hauck believes Kidder burnt out,
and he stepped aside.
No one blames him for walk-
ing away from it, because it was
not an easy task, and there was a
lot of frustration, Hauck said.
Soon after, the development
corporation, civic association and
merchants association all dis-
banded, and hope for a resurrec-
tion began to wane.
Enter the Tottenville Historical
Society.
When the society first organ-
ized in 2005, it stepped out of the
box and involved itself with his-
toric preservation and communi-
ty affairs, because it felt that
every organization today has to
be involved with the community,
Hauck said. So while some may
ask whats a historical society
doing trying to revitalize a town
center? the society feels it just
goes hand in hand with its mis-
sion.
The focus is on community,
whether it is the past or the pres-
ent, Hauck said.
The first step the Historical So-
ciety took to begin Main Streets
revitalization was to raise a flag,
raise awareness and get the com-
munity involved. That began last
August, when the society leased
commercial space on Main Street,
showing the community just how
much it means to them. Almost
immediately, Hauck said they be-
came a complaint department
for citizens who also yearned for
the towns rehab.
Hauck said the society held a
meeting about Main Street with
city councilmen, other business-
men, the borough presidents
land use director and others.
While hopes were high after that
meeting, no movement has been
made as of yet.
We thought things were going
to happen as a result of that, but
they have not, she said. We just
dont know where to turn at this
point.
Councilman Vincent Ignizio,
who represents Staten Islands
51st District, could not be reached
for comment.
Hauck said shes not sure what
the next step is in the plight to re-
vitalize Main Street, but she be-
lieves it will never be what it once
was.
I think it has to reinvent itself
in order to survive, she said. We
dont necessarily think the mom-
and-pop shops of yesterday will
survive like it is today.
So what should Main Street be,
then? Hauck believes its not the
traditional main street in Nor-
man Rockwell paintings. She
thinks Main Street needs to ad-
just to current times with
maybe residential, or 55-plus or
assisted living with small comple-
mentary shops and cultural spots
for the community.
Somebody really needs to
come in. This is a national move-
ment; were not alone here in Tot-
tenville, Hauck said. The main
street of today is not what it was
before, and cannot be. So what
should it be, in order for it to be a
thriving place where people will
go?
Theres definitely potential
here for something very unique,
but its going to take a lot of plan-
ning and investment not only
from the community, but outside
interests, too.
The Historical Societys mis-
sion is to educate the general pub-
lic about the history of their com-
munity, and Hauck believes
theyve done that in a way where
theyve tried to help people un-
derstand how the history and his-
toric buildings can be an asset for
the community.
We have a vision for Tot-
tenville, and it includes our his-
toric structures, and it includes
Main Street revitalized. If weve
played a small part in making
this a better place, were pretty
content with that, Hauck said.
Were not going to change things
overnightbut if we could just
get something sparked to make
improvements here and raise
awareness of it, then thats all we
can hope for at this point.
We all know what should be
done, but just getting things done
is really the problem. Thats
where we come up against our
brick wall just making things
happen, and thats really frustrat-
ing.
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SIBOR members attend conference
Special to Business Trends
Representatives of the Staten Island Board of Realtors attended the
2013 Realtors Conference and Expo. The event, which brought to-
gether real estate professionals, industry experts, lawmakers and
federal officials, took place in San Francisco. Pictured, from left, are:
Laird Klein, SIBOR president-elect; Traci Cangiano, president; and
Mike and Georgianna Diaz, past presidents.
Hylan Boulevard Block Party
JANET DUGO/Business Trends
The merchants of Hylan Boulevard in Dongan Hills hosted a "Block
Party" to celebrate their recovery from Superstorm Sandy and to
thank the community for its support. Rides, music, and giveaways
were the order of the day. Pictured are Joe Burzo (left), owner of
Lobster House Joe's, and Diana Petrone, owner of Not Just Bagels.
FEBRUARY 2014 BUSINESS TRENDS 27
around the island
Special to Business Trends
Kevin Mannix, owner of the ShopRite stores on Staten Island, was
awarded the Albert V. Maniscalco Community Service Award by Bor-
ough President James Molinaro for his outstanding commitment to
and generosity toward the local community. His philanthropic en-
deavors include supporting local food pantries and pledging to do-
nate over $1 million in food and funds to support Superstorm Sandy
relief. Pictured, from left, are: Mannix; Maniscalco's daughter, Linda
Calarco; and Molinaro.
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As part of its professional development opportunities for members,
the SIEDC's Executive Women's Council presented a "Lunch &
Learn" at LiGreci's Staaten featuring a presentation by noted sales
trainer Adrian Miller. Pictured, from left, are Jeanne Sarno of Empire
State Bank, Adrian Miller, Joanne Gerenser of Eden II Programs and
Chrissy Mazzola of North American DF.
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Stop & Stor is celebrating its 25-year anniversary of providing self-storage service to Staten Island and
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Headquartered in the Willowbrook section, Stop & Stor has kept its Staten Island roots, and gives back
to the community through its charitable foundation, which has distributed more than $1.5 million in do-
nations since its inception in 2002. Jeff Henick, a founding partner of Stop & Stor, was recently honored
for his work on behalf of the Boy Scouts. Pictured, from left, are Henick, Ken Henick, Neil Simon and
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Each year, the Lake Club in Clove Lakes Park hosts a "Breakfast with Santa" and collects for Toys for
Tots. Pictured are owner Susan Hudec and staff; Chef Carlos, Nicole Vuono, Matt Synan, Danny Nash,
Mario, "Santa," Jacqueline Vuono and friends from St. Dorothy's Academy.
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As part of its School Library Makeover Program, Target Corporation unveiled a newly renovated library
and Target Meals for Minds food pantry at P.S. 18 on Staten Island. The library features 2,000 new books
and a technology upgrade, including new iPads. The program also provided seven books for each student
to take home. The Target Meals for Minds food pantry will provide more than 22 pounds of fresh produce
and staple foods to students and families.

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