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There have been many concerns related to quality of life issues throughout New York City since the Pandemic hit and Yolanda Tristancho-Helwig’s is a unique story in the way that she and other members of her community decided to address it in their own backyard in Long Island City, New York.  Learn how Tristancho-Helwig organized the LIC  Community Action Group and how she and her community sought its own private security for their residential area. We talk about what prompted them to do this, how they put it to action and overcame the obstacles to prove the concept to political leaders and community members in their hometown.

Every Thursday as part of our new Schneps Connects Podcast Series, we will feature exceptional leaders like Yolanda while we pull back the curtain on their proudest accomplishments, biggest challenges and all the lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

Hear Michael Dowling’s, CEO of Northwell, current perspective on COVID-19 as the leader of the largest healthcare provider and private employer in New York State.

At the end of March when New York was under quarantine and in the midst of a very frightening point of the Pandemic and Dowling’s calm demeanor and positive outlook that we would ultimately defeat COVID-19 was very reassuring for many.

Northwell cares for more than two million people annually through a vast network of nearly 800 outpatient facilities, including 220 primary care practices, 52 urgent care centers, home care, rehabilitation and end-of-life programs, and 23 hospitals.

As president and CEO of Northwell Health, Dowling leads a clinical, academic and research enterprise with a workforce of more than 74,000 and annual revenue of $13.5 billion.

In this episode, we discussed the leadership skills that you need during this Pandemic, advice to the general public as we enter the winter/holiday season and coming into this second peak, regularity of testing, when to go to the hospital for treatment,  access to PPE and, when vaccines will be readily available to the general public in NY and more.

Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

New York City and the entire State were and continue to be significantly impacted by COVID from both a health and economic point of view. We all hope that a vaccine is coming within the next few months, but the end of the Pandemic, in many ways, will be just the beginning of the revival of the economy particularly in New York City. So to touch on the topic of business and the economy we have Kathryn Wylde as our guest, who is an internationally known expert in housing, economic development and urban policy.

She is the current President and CEO of the nonprofit, Partnership for New York City, the city’s leading business organization founded by David Rockefeller in 1979.

In this episode, we discussed the Recovery for NYC, Wylde’s and other NYC leaders Letter to Di Blasio, the fallout of Amazon and LIC, Should NYC schools remain open during Covid, The Brooklyn Waterfront Development and Best Examples of a partnership between business, community and government.

Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

A great show if you care about food & nightlife in NYC, we’re joined by Andrew Rigie, Executive Director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance and one of the biggest, most vocal advocates on behalf of NYC’s restaurant and nightlife industries. Hear us discuss how New York City’s restaurant and nightlife industry will overcome the current COVID challenges and grow its business back to recovery in the coming weeks and months.

Andrew is the Executive Director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, an association representing restaurants and nightlife venues throughout the five boroughs. He was born into the hospitality business, working at his family’s third generation bakery in Queens, NY.  He is also a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan. 

Every Thursday as part of our new Schneps Connects Podcast Series, we will feature exceptional leaders, entrepreneurs and advocates like Andrew while we pull back the curtain on their proudest accomplishments, biggest challenges and all the lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps

Join Josh Schneps, CEO of Schneps Media, as he gets exceptional leaders to pull back the curtain on their proudest accomplishments, biggest challenges and all the lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Schneps Media’s reporters and editors cover local news and tell stories you won’t find anywhere else. Our reporting is full of interesting and amazing people advocating, fighting, building, protecting and doing the work that impacts your lives in ways you may not even know.

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Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps