Schneps Connects

Long Island City is one of NYC’s most exciting neighborhoods, with a nightlife scene, restaurants, museums, art galleries, office space as well as a hub of manufacturing.  Along the waterfront, there are expansive views from green spaces like Gantry Plaza State Park and Hunters Point South Park. 

The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) is the neighborhood development organization for Long Island City. They advocate for economic development that benefits the area’s industrial, commercial, tech, cultural, tourism, and residential sectors. Elizabeth Lusskin, the President of the LIC Partnership and Executive Director of the LIC Business Improvement District speaks to Josh Schneps, CEO, Schneps Media about how LIC is faring and positioned for recovery, the challenges of its Mixed Use Community and how they have been able to keep the Community together through its Arts.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

Jessica Lappin, President of the Alliance for Downtown New York, manages New York City’s and the country’s largest Business Improvement District (BID)  and works to ensure that Lower Manhattan, essentially everything south of Chambers Street, is a thriving and dynamic community.  

Lappin a lifelong New Yorker, a former elected official, speaks with Josh Schneps, CEO, Schneps Media about this summer in Downtown Manhattan, Downtown LIVE (5/15-5/23), and the excitement planned with the return of NYC’s nightlife and restaurant industry.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the state bill to legalize marijuana on March 31, 2021 and there is an estimated $350 million in annual tax revenues that the bill would bring to New York state. This episode interviews Cannabis experts discussing the lengthy process to bring recreational cannabis use to New York and the road map being built on what this will all look like over the coming years.  Josh Schneps, CEO Schneps Media speaks to Elizabeth Kase, a Partner at Abrams Fensterman, Chair of the Criminal Law Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Medical Marijuana Law Group and Craig Johnson, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Long Point Advisors who served as a member of the New York State Senate for two terms, representing the 7th Senate District (Northwest Nassau County).

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

The Queens Public Library, celebrating its 125th Anniversary, is of the nation’s largest public library systems with 66 locations in the most diverse urban area in the world.  Libraries are community centers vital to our City’s post-pandemic recovery.  The Queens Public Library offers a collection of more than 5 million books, more than 87,500 educational, cultural, and civic programs and welcomes 11.5 million people each year.  

Dennis M. Walcott, President and CEO of Queens Public Library and a lifelong resident of Queens talks with Josh Schneps, CEO, Schneps Media about the millions of Queens residents who utilize the library system,  the many services visitors depend in addition to accessing books, how the pandemic will reshape libraries over the long-term and what the Mayor and City Council members need to know about the value of investing in libraries.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

The Flatiron and NoMad are known as two of New York’s most vital and exciting neighborhoods.  New businesses like the Warner Bros.’s three-story Harry Potter experience, Swingers, a 22,000 sq. ft indoor golf club/bar/restaurant coming to the Virgin Hotel and The Friends Experience on E. 23rd Street (an interactive attraction based on the classic NBC sit-com) are added to the list of the district’s restaurants, stores and cultural institutions.

James Mettham, the Partnership’s Executive Director Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership is a nonprofit organization and Business Improvement District (BID) working to enhance the reputation of the area by spearheading area improvement projects; and by marketing the diverse business and retail options in this vibrant and historic neighborhood.

Hear Mettham talk with Josh Schneps, CEO Schneps Media about the District’s foot traffic, how the pandemic impacted tenants, and how local, state and federal government incentives  will help to boost the area’s economic situation.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

Ample Hills Creamery was started in 2010 in a tiny shop on Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn.  From there it grew a cult-like following and rapidly expanded to more than a dozen locations including one in Disney World after gaining a fan in Disney CEO Robert Iger.  They gained acclaim by being named as one of Oprah’s favorites serving up flavors like Salt’d Crack Caramel, Ooey Gooey Butter Cake and Nonna D’s Oatmeal Lace.   

Hear Jackie Cuscuna and Brian Smith, Founders and Entrepreneurs talk about Ample Hills being forced into bankruptcy in 2020 just at the onset of the pandemic and now, how the duo is back at it with a new shop called The Social in the same part of Brooklyn where it all started!

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

As the NYC economy recovers from the pandemic, leaders like Wellington Z. Chen, the Executive Director of the Chinatown BID and the Chinatown Partnership, are working hard in guiding the overall direction and strategic repositioning of some of the most iconic neighborhoods for the future.

Chinatown is one of NYC’s most interesting and historic neighborhoods. It’s home to a large population of Asian residents, Chinese restaurant palaces, dumpling shops and inexpensive noodle joints.  

Hear Chen discuss what’s been happening lately in Chinatown, how the small businesses there have been getting through this period of time and what transformative projects are happening which will welcome visitors and tourists back to the beloved NYC Chinatown area.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

As many are undecided on who they will vote for in the upcoming NYC Mayoral election, Josh Schneps, CEO Schneps Media has interviewed just about every candidate to help you decide.  On this episode, we have one of the frontrunners, Andrew Yang, a not-for-profit entrepreneur who left that for politics.  Many are aware of Yang and the platform he developed running for US President.

Hear Yang talk about Universal Income for certain residents of the City, the current state of Anti-Asian sentiment, the City’s affordable housing supply and expanding healthcare coverage to people who are currently uninsured.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

Fred Cerullo, the President/CEO of the Grand Central Partnership (GCP) and a Commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission manages one of the world’s first and largest Business Improvement Districts.  The Grand Central Partnership runs from 35th to 54th Streets and between Second and Fifth Avenues and serves approximately 70 square blocks in Midtown East and 73 million square feet, including those surrounding Grand Central Terminal, the landmark transportation hub and destination.

Hear Cerullo talk about the current state of the Grand Central Area, the plans for it to become a more diversified and pedestrian friendly neighborhood and how several large projects in the neighborhood continue to move forward during the Pandemic.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng is the first and only Asian American Member of Congress from New York State. She is currently serving her fifth term in the Sixth Congressional District covering the west, central and northeast sections of Queens.

Congresswoman Meng discusses her work in fighting for funding for businesses and organizations in the borough, making COVID vaccinations more available, the Anti-Asian sentiment that has been on the rise in NYC in relation to the coronavirus, the Marshall Plan for Moms legislation and what that would mean for women in NYC and much more.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps