Last Day

Hello again! Today is our last day together as interns here at Town Hall. Together we've gone around the Town of Greenburgh gathering video interivews as part of the "Think Globally, Shop Locally" project. We've posted almost 30 videos on YouTube highlighting Greenburgh's local businesses. At the beginning of our internship working with Mr. Feiner we were hard pressed to find any business that was willing to be featured in an interview. Even with the help of Paul Feiner himself many businesses were still reluctant to join the campaign. However after a few weeks Anthony and I got better at speaking on our feet; introducing ourselves to the businesses and encouraging them to play a part in our campaign.

The interviews allow shoppers to get to know the stores in their community. They also portray genuine people who truly care about their community and believe their business is a fixture and true part of Greenburgh. Many businesses have taken advantage of our program and we have started to see a positive response from the community.

Josh and I also worked on a variety of projects for Mr. Feiner including a New Residents Reception, creating a blog (what you're reading right now), co-hosting on WVOX "The Greenburgh Report", and researching ways to restore the 9/11 memorial wall on Central Park Avenue. For the New Residents Reception we again went door to door looking for food donations for the dinner. We managed to collect Pizza, Pasta, Sliders, and plenty of bagels. For the radio show we got to interview a variety of people rangeing from the New York state Obama Campaign director, to solar rock bands, to puppetiers.

Finally we were able to create this blog which has cronicled everything we've done in the past 6 weeks. This blog has allowed us to connect with residents of Greenburgh, and publicise our message and goal for the "Think Globally, Shop Locally" initiative. Hopefully we've reached at least a few people and encouraged them to take advantage of the services and businesses in their community.

Thanks for reading,
Josh & Anthony

Happy Holidays/Interviews

Although most of you probably forgot, yesterday, June 10th was Anthony Schepis and Josh Ringel day in the Town of Greenburgh. Thanks again to Paul Feiner and the Town Council for presenting us with the proclimations we have really enjoyed working for the Town Hall and helping local businesses.

YogoBerry

754 Central Park Ave.

Scarsdale, NY 10583

(914)-472-2598

"The kids love it!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7SU9EMi8Hs

Nathan's Printing & Sign

740 Central Park Ave.

Scarsdale, NY 10583

(914)-472-0914

"We do everything from posters to business cards"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=que-wMxHeuA

Deli Delicious

201 Tarrytown Rd

White Plains

(914)-761-4311

"It's like butter!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=que-wMxHeuA

Thanks everyone for reading our blog over the past six weeks, be sure to shop locally and help out your community! And for your own entertainment, a dancing chicken!!!

More More Interviews!!

Anthony and I got more interviews last week and didn't get around to posting them on the web until today. Enjoy!

Best Friends Pet Grooming

752 Central Park Ave

Scarsdale NY

(914)-472-1100

"Were experienced, 29, 30 years under our belt"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POq9nPvXLCM

Blinds, Blinds, Blinds!

455 Central Park Ave,

Scarsdale, NY

(914)-723-8300

"We're full service, we install, measure, and repair"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8dlOCFbx3k

Lubins of Westchester

Visit the new Lubins in scarsdale!

thenewlubins@aol.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKdm9HNFauk

Thank you for reading and your interest in the interviews..

Comming soon the dancing chicken + Deli Delicious!

WVOX

Hey! Last week and this morning we joined Supervisor Feiner's radio show on WVOX 1460AM.

Last week we got to interview David Pollak, New York State Obama Campaign director and former chair of the democratic party in New York. It was really interesting to hear his take on Obama's victory and what elements came together to win. One of those elements was the involvement of younger people who were interested in politics and who played a big role in the campaign

We also spoke to the Puppets and Popcorn organizers who were planning an event in Hastings-on-Hudson.

Today Anthony and I joined Mr. Feiner again to interview an interesting band called Solar Punch, a band which uses solar energy to run their instruments, microphones, ect. We discussed how the green movement is effecting the new generation, what can be done to move the green movement along. Mr. Feiner invited Solar Punch to preform at a town meeting next week to show support for alternative energies.

Lastly we got to interview the creators of RivertownsGuide.com. This is a website designed to inform the public of upcoming events of any kind in Greenburgh such as music festivals, town meetings, even tag sales.
We had a great time doing the radio program and hopefully you'll hear us next week

Thanks,
The Interns

Heroes Deli & Catering

We stopped by heroes deli & catering today and they were happy to oblige us by doing an interview, however they had a history they wanted to share with their community as well:

Heroes Deli & Caterers has re-opened in the space formally occupied by the worn-out, tired looking "Wedge Deli." It's brand new and state of the art full line Deli which also now offers Authentic Jamaican Caribbean Cuisine to top it off.
The T-Bird, the classic sandwich made with chicken cutlet, American cheese, bacon, mayo, lettuce and tomato on a hero, is restored to first place on the menu. While others have imitated and tried to fill the void, the challenge was taken up by the new store owner, Johnny Catrini in February 2009. Catrini renewed everything in the store from top to bottom. Relying on twenty years experience in the restaurant business, he decided to install state of the art equipment, restoring the classic charm of the store when it was originally built decades ago.
Heroes Deli & Caterers is setup for fast everyday delivery and catering services to homes business and schools and offers rewards cards to their loyal customers for convenience and savings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K316yaZMxZM

Be sure to visit Heroes Deli at 736 Central Park Ave. in Scarsdale NY or call them at (914)-725-6038

Thanks for reading,
The Interns

P.S. The interview for this store and a few others will be up soon!

3 New interviews

On thursday May 28th, Josh and I were able to get interviews to help promote local business! Rember to "Think Globally, Shop Locally"

Venetian Delight

257 Central Avenue,

Hartsdale , NY

(914) 761-3133

"We serve them properly and do the right thing, otherwise we wouldn't have been here for 35 years"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atsocyIIE40

Mrs. Green's Natural Market

365 Central Park Avenue

Scarsdale, NY

(914)-472-9675

"Good food at a reasonable price"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK25AR3PbFg

Hartsdale Fabrics

275 South Central Ave

Hartsdale, Ny

(914)-428 -7780

"We've got quilting, home dec, sewing classes, We do it all!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGbuDOb6QCo

Once again thanks to all that participated in the "Think Globally, Shop Locally" project, it is important that we help promote local business! Again if you would like to be interviewed email us at greenburghny1@gmail.com

New interview's Up!

Anthony and I finally got around to posting 6 new interviews on youtube. Be sure to check them out and shop and/or dine locally!

Aristocrats Cleaners

212 E Hartsdale Ave Hartsdale NY 10530
(914) 723-1008
Philip Benincasa

Quality Dry Cleaning, Great prices!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PmHF2DN8X4

Cassano's

203 E. Hartsdale Ave.
(914)-722-2666
http://www.cassanopizza.com/

"There's really good people here, and really good food, thats always a perk"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lMqGXFgGbU

The Law Office of David Parker Esq.

520 White Plains Road
(914)-862-0580

"The Secret Law the Banks don't want you to know about."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osCQkV1yX2g

Frankie & Fanucci's

202 E. Hartsdale Ave.
(914)-725-8400
http://www.fandfpizza.com/

"Our wood burning oven can cook a thin crust pizza in 2-3 minutes"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AlC79PrT-w

Rad Art

217 East Hartsdale Ave.
(914)-723-3131

"We're a fixture in Hartsdale"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Vndq1hbSg

Rojay Party

973 Central Park Ave Midway Shopping Center
(914)-472-3331

"We are the only party store that actually sits down to help you plan your event"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asV_v-ZH9kU

Thanks to all who participated in the "Think Globally, Shop Locally" project. If you still want to be in an interview email us at greenburghny1@gmail.com

P.S.- Thanks to all the restaurants that donated all the food to the New Residents reception at the Greenburgh town library.

Epstein's Kosher Deli

This past Monday, Josh and I interviewed the owner of Epstein's Kosher Deli located at 387 Central Park Ave in Hartsdale. If you would like to contact the deli the number is (914) 428-5320. We had a brief (non-video) interview with the owner discussing the deli:

How long have you been open?
We've been in business for 40 years but the restaurant ownership changed recently this past year.

What type of food do you sell here?
We sell specialized Jewish & kosher food. Some of the most popular food's here are overstuffed Jewish sandwiches; pastrami, corn beef, ect.

Why should people come here?
We are one of the only kosher deli's in the area. We really care about the community, and we believe residents should have access to great kosher food. We also have outstanding service and great hospitality. We have enhanced the customer service since we took over the restaurant. Also we have high quality food and it can be served hot, and it's always fresh.


So be sure to visit Epstein's Kosher Deli at 387 Central Park Ave. Great food, great service

Upcoming New Residents dinner

Hi again from the interns...

Next wednesday may 27th the town is hosting a new residents dinner and we are looking for food donations from restaurants, markets ect. to serve the estimated 100 people. Any help would be appreciated. If you would like to donate for this event call (914)-993-1540 and mention the dinner, or email pfeiner@greenburghny.com or greenburghny1@gmail.com You can also use this as an opprotunity to come and help promote your business to new residents.
Keep reading to find out more about the "Think Globally, Shop Locally" project... New interview's will be posted next week.

Thanks
The Interns

Co-Editor's

Hi, we're the intern's that are working for Paul Feiner and we will be taking care of this blog. We will periodically be posting Interview's, Blog entries, and photo's of our project "Think Globally, Shop Locally". The goal of this blog is to help promote local business and inform not only local merchants of our campaign, but also to encourage Greenburgh residents to shop locally.

I'm Anthony Schepis, I am a senior at Scarsdale High School. I'm going to Fordham University in the Fall, studying political science. I joined Supervisor Feiner to learn more about local government, as well as help struggling businesses during the recession. Hopefully, we will be able to get many more interviews to help out local merchants.

I'm Josh Ringel, I am currently a senior at Hastings High School. I will be attending the University at Albany in the Fall, studying public policy. I joined Supervisor Feiner to learn more about how local government works and how local government plays into the state government as a whole.

Think Globally, Shop Locally

Dear Local Business:

The Town of Greenburgh wants to help your local business succeed in this difficult economy. These are just a few action steps we plan to take:

1) We plan to create a business registry –a list of all businesses located in the town of Greenburgh. We will advise all businesses listed on the registry of all legislative initiatives that might impact you. In addition, we hope to create a business advisory committee. This committee will work with town officials –helping identify ways that the town can be more helpful.

2) We would like to create a link on our website (http://www.greenburghny.com/) to local business websites—helping you publicize your business.

3) The town will produce a very short FREE video that will be posted on the town website and on you tube of your business.

4) We will promote local businesses on public access TV ---interviewing businesses and highlighting the services you offer.

5) We will highlight different local businesses at different meetings of the Greenburgh Town Board –our board meetings are televised liveon the internet.That’s just for starter’s. Your suggestions are welcome ---your feedback will be considered.

Sincerely,
PAUL FEINER, Town Supervisor Judith Beville, Town Clerk Thomas Madden, Commissioner of Planning