Schneps Connects

As we continue making our way around Manhattan, Schneps Connects ventures onto the Union Square-14th Street area, a vibrant community continuing to evolve and grow, especially Union Square Park, the district’s crown jewel.

Josh Schneps, CEO, Schneps Media talks to Ed Janoff, Deputy Director & Chief of Staff of Union Square Partnership about the neighborhood’s quality-of-life and environment there, its public spaces with seating areas furnished with 600 bistro tables, and the fabulous street mural unveiled along the 14th Street Busway.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

Take the journey with us to the quintessential 24-hour NYC neighborhood, the Meatpacking District located on the far west side of Manhattan, bordered by Chelsea to the north and the West Village to the south. 

Jeffrey C. LeFrancois,  the Meatpacking District’s Executive Director talks to Josh Schneps, CEO, Schneps Media about his vision for the public realm improving the quality of life for all NYers, the renovation at the Gansevoort Hotel, and some of the new performances in the area such as  “Seven Deadly Sins” which takes over storefronts in the Meat­packing District creating experimental theater in New York City.  

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

HANYC is one of the oldest professional trade associations in the nation. Today, HANYC is an internationally recognized leader in New York City’s $5 billion tourism industry, with nearly 300 hotel members and 80,000 rooms. 

Vijay Dandapani, a hotel industry veteran, President and Chief Executive officer of the Hotel Association of NYC talks to Josh Schneps, CEO, Schneps Media about NYC leading the country in the construction of hotel rooms, the state of the hotel market in NYC pre and post-pandemic and some of the tax breaks being used as incentives to lure tourism to the City.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

For over 100 years, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has developed and nurtured an active civic spirit and sought to safeguard and improve living conditions and social welfare for local businesses and residents. The organization has a vibrant history that encapsulates the diverse, innovative and ever-evolving Brooklyn business community.

Randy Peers the President and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce talks to Josh Schneps, CEO,  Schneps Media about some of the most significant challenges to overcome in Brooklyn businesses moving forward,  the EXCELerate program funded by the owners of the Brooklyn Nets, Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation and what new businesses and stores that are coming to Brooklyn.

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New Yorkers like living outside the areas they work in and are enjoying great parks, more spacious apartments and easier access to mass transit than ever before.  Downtown Brooklyn is one area attracting residents for these reasons. 

Regina Myer, President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, champions for Downtown Brooklyn as a world-class business, cultural, educational, residential, and retail destination.

Regina talks with Josh Schneps, CEO of Schneps Media about the dramatic transformation of 1.3 miles of industrial waterfront into one of New York City’s most popular destinations, what new businesses and stores are coming to Downtown Brooklyn and about the upcoming events in Downtown Brooklyn for the summer, fall and winter.

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Dan Biederman, President of the 34th Street Partnership and Executive Director of Bryant Park began his career by turning around dangerous and neglected areas of Midtown Manhattan. During the 1980s he created Bryant Park Corporation, 34th Street Partnership, and Grand Central Partnership, and currently serves as the President of the first two of those downtown management organizations. 

The 34th Street Partnership is one of the most ambitious BIDs in the United States.  It receives no tax dollars, nor does it solicit funds from philanthropic donors. The public pays not one cent for the outstanding services and capital plant that the Partnership delivers.

Dan talks with Josh Schneps, CEO, Schneps Media about reevaluating office space and how people will work moving forward, the status of the Penn Station-area development and whether or not the bad old days of the 70s and 80s are back.

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The Madison Avenue Business Improvement District strives to make Madison Avenue from East 57th Street to East 86th Street a more attractive and dynamic place.  The area includes approximately 250 buildings and 800 businesses, and features some of the world’s most celebrated boutiques, restaurants, hotels, galleries and residences.

Matthew Bauer, President of the Madison Avenue BID provides marketing, supplemental safety and sanitation services, and streetscape improvements for the businesses located on Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side, one of the world’s leading luxury shopping, art & hospitality destinations.  

Hear Matthew talk about the new Madison Avenue partnership with delivery from its NYC stores Direct to the Hamptons  this summer along with Dan’s Papers. Participating shops agreed to provide free next day shipping of purchases of $100 or more that are directly called in to Madison Avenue businesses.

And, find out how Madison Avenue will be welcoming back, for the first big fall fashion season in almost two years, the luxury shoppers to the area with Welcome Back Saturdays.

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Fordham Road is not far from the Harlem River and is just a few blocks away from Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. The resiliency of this neighborhood in maintaining a 3 percent vacancy rate steadily throughout the pandemic has been remarkable.

Wilma Alonzo, Executive Director of the Fordham Road BID has long been considered the heart and soul of the organization and is known across the city as a fierce advocate of the neighborhood.  Wilma is the architect behind many of the economic, social, and capital improvements that have occurred on Fordham Road.

Wilma talks about some of the issues facing local communities like hers like unauthorized vendors in the neighborhood which hurts taxpaying businesses, some of the gems of the Fordham Road and the upcoming programming in the community.

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Republican NYC Mayoral Candidate Curtis Sliwa who in the 1970s, with a group of others,  as a volunteer rode the subways of New York to protect law-abiding citizens.  It grew into the “Guardian Angels” that residents of the Big Apple have come to know and love.

Curtis talks with Josh Schneps, CEO, Schneps Media about his plan for public safety, about refunding the police and about his Property Tax Reform Plan.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

Schneps Connects continues its podcast series with interviews for all of the NYC Mayoral Candidates.  On this episode we have NYC Candidate for Mayor, Dianne Morales who is running to be the first Afro-Latina Mayor of New York.    

Morales was born in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and earned graduate degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Columbia University.  Morales started her career as an educator, teaching 4th grade at PS 154, the same school she attended as a child.   She was a founding board member of Jumpstart, a 25-year-old national nonprofit that prepares preschoolers for kindergarten.

Hear about Morales’ anti-corruption policy called “Governance of the People”, how she plans to bring back small business to NYC and her idea for a People’s Bank to serve the needs of NY’ers.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps