FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

American Women In Radio & Television, NYC Chapter, to Present a Golden Apple Award to Radio Personality & Golf Journalist Ann Liguori of Westhampton, NY, at May 17 Function

New York, April 30, 2007 - - The New York City chapter of American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT) will honor popular radio show host and correspondent Ann Liguori of Westhampton, NY, and two other prominent women in the journalism and communications fields at its 2nd Annual Golden Apple Awards program on Thursday, May 17, 2007, from 7-9:30 p.m. in the Lenox Ballroom of the Sheraton NY Hotel and Towers in New York City.

The Golden Apple Awards are presented to women in NYC radio, broadcast television and cable TV who demonstrate high professional excellence and significant community commitment through their workplace and where they reside.  In addition to Liguori, the AWRT will honor Cindy Hsu, anchor/ reporter, New York’s CBS 2 News in the Broadcast Television category and Karen Ramspacher, VP, Research, Oxygen Media, in the Cable TV division on May 17.

Liguori, in addition to her work on WFAN/660 AM as a talk and call-in program host since the station launched 20 years ago and as the outlet’s exclusive correspondent for The Masters golf tournament, the U.S. Open (both golf and tennis) and golf’s Ryder Cup competition, also is a successful producer, reporter and journalist for television and print media outlets, and is the author of the soon to be published (in hard cover) second-edition of her popular book, A Passion for Golf, Celebrity Musings About the Game. 

Furthermore, it has just been announced that Liguori will be hosting and producing a new golf radio show to air each Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. on both WLIU Radio 88.3FM and WCWP 88.1, starting Memorial Weekend, May 26, and continuing throughout the golf season.

The full-time Westhampton, LI, NY, resident also will host the 10th Annual Ann Liguori American Cancer Society Celebrity Golf Tournament at Olde Vine Golf Club in Riverhead, NY, on Monday, June 25, an event that to date has raised more than $1 million for cancer research and patient services.  Ann is a graduate of the University of South Florida in Tampa.

According to Jana Polsky, AWRT-NYC chapter president, the Award winners are judged on two main criteria: “Professional Excellence”- -exemplifying a high degree of leadership, dedication, talent, innovation and passion; and “Community Commitment”- -serving as an inspiration to others, assuming social responsibility and making an effort to give back to society.

Polsky also noted: “We have an incredibly wonderful and diverse array of accomplished women from the radio and TV fields in New York City as award winners this year, all of whom are deserving of praise and recognition.  Ann, Cindy and Karen are shining examples of the dedicated, committed women who set the standards in our industry.”

About AWRT-NYC
AWRT-NYC is the largest and oldest AWRT chapter nationwide.  The chapter provides marketing programs, educational workshops and networking opportunities that will enhance the professional development and advancement of women in the electronic media and allied fields.  To learn more about AWRT-NYC log on to www.awrtnyc.org.  For more information on AWRT, visit www.awrt.org.

To purchase tickets at just $125 each, contact Rosemarie Sharpe at 212-481-3038 or email her at mgmtoffice@aol.com.
###
 
MEDIA CONTACT:
www.silverman-media.com
Ira H. Silverman/Oriane Samuel
100 Crossways Park West, Suite 100
Woodbury, NY 11797
Phone: 516-495-5280
Fax 516-495-5281

FREE STREET PAINTING & DRUMMING TIPS FROM EEAC MASTERS

Riverhead, NY—In preparation for the 11th annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival, East End Arts Council master artists will demonstrate advanced street painting techniques on Thursday, May 10th and Saturday, May 12th from 11am-4pm.  An interactive drumming circle will be held on Saturday, May 12th starting at 10:30am.  All events are free and open to all ages.

Professional street painter and graphic artist Rod Tryon divulges secrets of his highly refined technique at Eastenders Coffee House at 40 East Main Street on Saturday, May 12th from 11am– 4pm.  Rod travels the world creating two and three-dimensional works in this unconventional medium, and in conjunction with his demo, a free interactive african drumming circle will be held in Flower Alley (outside Eastenders).  Fine artists Lianne Alcon and Bryan Landsberg will collaborate on a street painting at the Riverhead Free Library at 330 Court Street on Saturday, May 12th from 11am-4pm.  (Also at the library is the Antiques Roadshow from 2-4pm.  Call 631-727-3228 for details.) Partners in life as well as in art, Lianne and Bryan have participated in the Community Mosaic since they moved to Riverhead four years ago.  Street painter extraordinaire Sheri Egert will create her masterpiece at the Riverhead Branch of Bethpage Federal Credit Union at the Staples Plaza, 1095 Old Country Road, on Thursday, May 10th from 11am-4pm. Sheri is a fine arts student at SCCC who creates murals for private clients and has graced EEAC sidewalks with her artistic talent since 2004.

The above demonstrations serve as a preview for what’s in store at the 11th Annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival on Sunday, May 27, 2007 (rain date Monday, May 28th) from 12-5pm. Be a street painter or watch the street painters perform their magic on East Main Street. Visit the artists’ paintings and crafts on display.  Enjoy live music on the Entertainment Show Stage sponsored by Riverhead Business Improvement District.  Stop by the Riverhead Free Library storytelling tent, bang a drum at the interactive drumming circle or join the life size checkers tournament.  Prizes donated by Splish Splash, the LI Comedy Festival and the LI Ducks will be raffled off throughout the day. All ages are welcome as we greet the summer with a celebration of the arts.  There is no admission fee.  Sponsorships range from $75-$300 to inscribe your business name or dedication above a street square.  Street painters registered in advance are free, or $20 day of event. 

Call (631) 369-2171 or visit www.eastendarts.org for more information. 
 
Rod Tryon: www.artforarterhours.com

Bryan Landsberg & Lianne Alcon:

www.alconandlandsberg.moonfruit.com

Festival proceeds support music and art scholarships for students of EEAC Community School of the Arts.  Sponsors include Bethpage Federal Credit Union, the Town of Riverhead and Suffolk County Dept. of Economic Development. 

###

Contact: Cathy Gerardi
631-727-0900

Cable Outages Can Jeopardize System Reliability Contractors Must Call & Wait for “Mark Outs” Before Digging

Uniondale, NY - April 25, 2007 - Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) CEO/President Richard M. Kessel warned today that contractors working near LIPA’s underground transmission and distribution lines must call and wait for appropriate “utility mark outs” before they begin digging. Striking an underground cable can jeopardize the reliability of LIPA’s electric system while endangering the safety of those operating excavating equipment, he said.

Mr. Kessel’s call for contractors to follow the prescribed “mark out” procedures comes after a private contractor excavating near a construction site in North New Hyde Park struck two of LIPA’s major underground transmission cables. One of the cables damaged in North New Hyde Park also happens to be the western portion of the same cable
damaged on April 5th by a private contractor doing work on Shore Road in Port Washington.

“Having two major underground transmission cables damaged in less than a month, and one cable damaged in two locations, by two different contractors who failed to either call or wait for the appropriate underground utility mark outs is not only negligent, but it puts peoples lives in jeopardy,” said Mr. Kessel. “When we lose two transmission lines we lose some element of reliability on our transmission system, which can threaten the public’s welfare and safety. And equipment operators are at risk of being injured or killed by breaking through the protective covering and contacting a live electric cable carrying hundreds of megawatts of power.

Monday’s incident in North New Hyde Park resulted in two of LIPA’s underground transmission lines being damaged. Each cable is capable of carrying some 228 megawatts (MSW) of electricity. One cable was torn open and approximately 30,000 gallons of dielectric cooling fluid leaked from the gash in the cable’s protective cover. The second cable was nicked, but its protective cover was not breeched. Both cables are out of service, which limits LIPA’s ability to transport bulk quantities of power to portions of Northwest Nassau County, and wheel power to ConEd via a link to that system near the Nassau/Queens border, should any other transmission cables problems develop.

“We’re OK for the moment,” said Mr. Kessel, “because demand is not as high as it would be during the summer. But, if a heat spell pushes up demand to summer levels in the next several weeks, while the cables are being repaired, we could have a reliability issue because of limited transmission capacity to Northwest Nassau.

“It’s imperative that contractors contact the One Call Center, which is supported by all utilities and municipalities in the New York City/Long Island area, for an underground utility. The mark out will show them exactly where underground electric, telephone, and cable television cables, as well as gas and water mains are located before they begin to dig,” said Mr. Kessel. “Since a failure to do so can result in a catastrophic loss of electric service under certain circumstances, or even be fatal to construction personnel, there should be significant civil penalties levied against contractors that fail to follow the One Call requirements.

“In addition going after the contractors to recover our repair costs,” said Mr. Kessel, “there seems to be a need to put more teeth in the One Call procedure by adding some civil penalties to help prevent underground electric cables, and other vital services, from being damaged to begin with.”

On April 5th, a contractor failed to wait for a mark out on Shore Road in Port Washington and proceeded to drill into one of LIPA’s two transmission cables located in that area. Some 18,000 gallons of dielectric coolant leaked from the breeched cable, and that portion of the cable, an eastern section of the same cable breeched in New Hyde
Park yesterday, is still under repair.

In both incidents, the contractors failed to stop work when they uncovered the yellow plastic warning tape that is buried about two feet above LIPA’s underground lines as an additional alert to the presence of electric cables.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation monitored the response to the April 5th cable puncture, and is currently monitoring the response and dielectric fluid retrieval at the North New Hyde Park location.

The New York City/Long Island One Call Center, which is jointly supported by 126 utilities and municipalities in New York City/Long Island region, can be reached at 800-272-4480. For additional information on how the One Call procedure works go to www.nycli1calldsi.com

LIPA, a non-profit municipal electric utility, owns the retail electric Transmission and Distribution System on Long Island and provides electric service to more than 1.1 million customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. LIPA is the 3rd largest municipal electric utility in the nation in terms of customers served and the 6th largest in terms of electricity delivered. In 2006, LIPA outperformed all other overhead electric utilities in New York State in all three major reliability categories. LIPA does not provide natural gas service or own any on-island generating assets. More information about LIPA can be found online at: www.lipower.org

###

LIPA Contact Information:
Media Relations: (516) 719-9892
Media Pager: (516) 525-LIPA
media.relations@lipower.org

LIPA News Center
http://www.lipower.org/newscenter

Local Musicians Perform at EEAC Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival

Riverhead, NY—The East End Arts Council’s Local Musician’s Showcase on the Riverhead Showstage is scheduled for Sunday, May 27th, 2007 from 12–5 pm and features a diverse selection of local musicians honing their live performance skills.  Following a traditional opening ceremony at noon, composer George Cork Maul performs his unique brand of free improvisation to kick off the11th annual celebration of the arts. At 1 pm, drum master Dan Bailey leads the EEAC African Drummers.  Urban poet Ulysses Colon delivers his message at 1:30 pm, followed by the Latin rhythms of Yvette Malavet-Blum at 2 pm.  LUMA’s sultry jazz combo performs at 2:30 pm.  Give it up for The Freedom Choir from First Baptist Church of Riverhead starting at 3 pm. Folk/alternative rocker Liza Coppola shows us her stuff at 3:30 pm. The Jimi Hendrix Experience blasts off at 4 pm.  Rounding out the day is the original rock of the John Brzoza Band and the folk-rock sounds of Jordan Hope at 4:30 pm.  Music lovers of all ages and persuasions are welcome at no charge.  Chairs and sunscreen are recommended.  “The pool of local talent is as rich as it is diverse.  I love to see the audience getting their groove on!” exclaims EEAC Development Director Cathy Gerardi.

The11th Annual Community Mosaic and Street Painting Festival will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2007 from noon-5pm, (rain date Monday, May 28) on East Main Street and on the grounds of the East End Arts Council at 133 East Main Street in Riverhead.  Activities include: artist paintings and crafts on display, storytelling tent sponsored by the Riverhead Free Library, arts and crafts for kids, a life size checkers tournament; a drum circle for all ages and abilities and arts and crafts for kids.

Funds raised from the festival support scholarship opportunities for students at the EEAC Community School of the Arts.  Event sponsors include Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Riverhead Free Library, Astoria Federal Savings, Cross Sound Ferry, North Fork Bank Foundation, Knapp-Swezey Foundation, Riverhead Chamber of Commerce, Motosport Brokerage, Friends of the Riverhead Free Library, the Town of Riverhead and Suffolk County Dept. of Economic Development.  Sponsorship of street painting squares range from $75 - $300.  Your business name or dedication will be inscribed above your street square. Squares registered in advance are free or $20 day of event. 

Call the East End Arts Council Community School of the Arts at (631) 369-2171 or visit www.eastendarts.org for information or to register.

###

Contact: Cathy Gerardi
631-727-0900

May Art Classes at the East End Arts Council

Riverhead, NY –The East End Arts Council Community School of the Arts is offering a new class designed to bridge the gap between drawing and painting and bring amateur artists to the next level. Taught by award-winning artist Anna Jurinich, instruction will be given in drawing skills as a foundation to painting and the progression to finished work. Classes will be held on Mondays from 1– 3 PM beginning May 7.

Also offered this spring is charcoal portraiture, including instruction in charcoal and sketch & wash pencil, portrait technique and demonstration. Classes will be held on Thursdays 6–8 PM beginning May 10. 

For more information & registration call 369-2171 or visit www.eastendarts.org/education

###

Contact: School of the Arts                                    
631-369-2171

2007 Wine Press Concert Series Schedule Announced

Riverhead, NY– Summer evenings not to be forgotten begin with a concert surrounded by the picturesque vineyards of the east end. The East End Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2007 Wine Press Concert Series schedule. Sponsored through the generosity of Bridgehampton National Bank, Times-Review Newspapers, and Corcoran Group, in association with the Long Island Wine Council, the concerts take place at east end vineyards during sunset hours. All concerts begin at 6:00 PM and are held rain or shine under a tent. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the East End Arts Council or at the gate. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets, as seating is not usually provided. Picnic dinners are welcome, but no outside alcohol is permitted. 

This year’s schedule includes:

Sat. July 7               
Vineyard 48, Route 48, Cutchogue

Swingtime Big Band

Dedicated to the performance of America’s greatest popular standards, SWINGTIME BIG BAND is a 20-piece authentic swing band comprised of master interpreters of music from the Swing Era (mid-1930’s through early 1950’s). The ensemble specializes in performing original arrangements of Big Band classics from the Great American Songbook, bringing to life both the style and the spirit of this music for 21st century audiences to experience in living color. Highlights of the many prestigious venues at which SWINGTIME members have performed include: Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing, the Plaza Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, Tavern on the Green and the Rainbow Room. Leading the band is saxophonist and artistic director Steve Shaiman, a passionate advocate of Big Band swing for his entire musical life, and with the support of his SWINGTIME brethren, he continues his efforts to keep this important music alive.

Sat. July 21    
Paumanok Vineyards, Main Road (Rt. 25) in Aquebogue

Caroline Doctorow

Singer-songwriter Caroline Doctorow’s style of music falls into the folk-pop genre. She has released four records on the Narrow Lane Records label. Other credits include the performance of a song on the PBS series, Freedom - The History of Us, narrated by Katie Couric, which aired on public television in 2003. Her compositions appear on many compilation disks, including The Best of The Eclectic Café, and on an Ars Nova Productions release, featuring independent folk performers. 

For years Doctorow has been one of the foremost interpreters of Dylan songs, and on her new CD she covers One Too Many Mornings, which also appears on the Bob Dylan Uncovered disc from Long Island-based Paradiddle Records. During our chat, Doctorow admitted that someday she might do an entire album of Dylan covers. Whatever her next project is, Doctorow says it will be “even more stripped down.” She clarifies, “You want to just play and get the spontaneity.”
Sat. July 28      
Castello di Borghese, Rt. 48, Cutchogue

Hugh Prestwood & Friends

Hugh Prestwood, an award winning singer, songwriter and member of the Nashville Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, has been bringing Nashville to the North Fork to the delight of the Wine Press Concert Series audiences for 10 years.  He has penned songs for Judy Collins, Randy Travis, Trisha Yearwood, Crystal Gayle, Michael Johnson and many more. He and his friends will be sharing their songs for a night to remember. In an intimate setting, these fine musicians will remind you of the best things in life.
 

Sat. August 4   
Pindar Vineyards, Main Road (Rt. 25), Peconic

Papo Vasquez Pirates Troubadours  

For some 30 years a key performer on trombone and composer in the Latin Jazz genre, Papo Vasquez has performed and recorded with most of its giants, and helped found major ensembles such as the Jerry Gonzalez Fort Apache Band, Batacumbele in Puerto Rico, and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra at Lincoln Center.

Vazquez’ ability to fuse Afro-Caribbean rhythms, specifically those from Puerto Rico and Cuba, with freer melodic and harmonic elements of progressive Jazz has insured his popularity on many fronts. As a composer, Papo Vazquez showcased his talents on the soundtrack for the movie “Free Enterprise,” a Star Trek spoof. Papo has also shared his compositions on recordings for Ruben Blades’ “Antecedente,” Hilton Ruiz’ “Manhattan Mambo,” Dave Valentin’s “Tropic Heat,” and Batacumbele’s “En Aquellos Tiempos” among others. He also performed on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s “Mo’ Better Blues,” “The Mambo Kings,” Wayne Shorter’s [grammy winner] “Alegria” and Bebo Valdes’ [grammy winner] “Bebo de Cuba,” among others.

In recent years his Papo Vazquez Pirates Troubadours has thrilled audiences and been widely hailed in the media as “a total triumph for Papo Vazquez” and “one of the fiercest bands on the planet,” playing music which “eclipses barriers and captivates” and which “demands attention … for the thrill it generates,” with “inventive updates of spicy bomba and plena rhythms [that] are joyous, combining virtuosic touches with earthy directness.”  His fellow musicians have put into perspective Papo’s vital role in the Latin jazz scene:  “Papo combines the best of jazz and Latin music to create a genre that is unique and wild.  He’s redefined Latin jazz!” (Michael Brecker)  “The Latin music genre is no longer a ‘tinge’ in American culture.  In the next 10 to 20 years … Papo Vazquez will be performing a new form of Latin music.  Papo is a pivot point in this new music for America and for the rest of the world.” (Eric Figueroa)

For further information contact East End Arts Council at 631-727-0900.

The East End Arts Council is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization with a mission to support the arts and artists of the five east end towns of Long Island. Events and programs are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.

###

East End Arts Council
contact: Laura Helms
631-727-0900

Conference on affordable and special needs housing first on Long Island to Focus on building New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes

Uniondale, NY, April 13, 2007: The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), United Way of Long Island, community groups and building trades are teaming up to host the ENERGY STAR(r) for Affordable Housing Conference 2007 on May 23. The day-long seminar at the Sheraton Long Island Hotel, 110 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Smithtown, New York will focus on making affordable housing more affordable through LIPA’s New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes Program.

New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes use approximately 30 percent less energy than conventionally built new homes. These homes achieve the savings with improved air sealing and insulation techniques, high quality windows and doors, high efficiency heating and cooling systems, well-sealed duct systems and ENERGY STAR qualified appliances and
lighting. In 2008, New York ENERGY STAR standards will become a building code requirement in many communities on Long Island.

“Homes of any size and in any price range can be built to be more efficient without sacrificing style or comfort,” said Richard M. Kessel, LIPA CEO/president and featured luncheon speaker at the conference. “New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes improve long-term affordability through lower operating costs and help ensure greater efficiency, comfort, health and safety.”

“We are excited to be working with LIPA to integrate ENERGY STAR into special needs housing,” said Christopher Hahn, president & CEO of United Way of Long Island. “This program will help build more efficient homes; therefore, reduce costs over time and allow us to help more people in need.”

The seminar will include special guest speaker, John Tooley, nationally renowned building expert who will discuss the “house as a system” approach to maintain long-term affordability, value and durability in residential new construction.

Affordable housing agencies, community development organizations and local housing authorities; as well as architects, builders and housing program managers who want to attend the conference should call Janie Prinzivalli or Kristen Anderson at 631-940-3721 by May 14. To register online, visit www.unitedwayli.org and click the “Building Homes with ENERGY STAR” link under the Events Calendar. The cost for registration is $35 per person, which includes lunch. The hours of the seminar are 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., with registration sign-in starting at 7:15am.

The Affordable Housing Conference is sponsored by LIPA and United Way of Long Island, as well as the Long Island Builders Institute, Neighborhood Network, CDC Long Island and Long Island Housing Partnership. For more information about the conference and the New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes program visit www.lipower.org/cei or call 1-877-ESTAR-LI (877-378-2754).

United Way of Long Island, together with our community partners, is committed to changing the lives of Long Islanders by investing in improving access to health care, supporting children and youth, reducing hunger and assisting our neighbors in need. For more information, visit http://www.unitedwayli.org.

###

LIPA Contact Information:
Media Relations: (516) 719-9892
Media Pager: (516) 525-LIPA
media.relations@lipower.org

United Way Contact:
Carole Paton
cpaton@unitedwayli.org
Phone: 631-940-3734

LIPA Completing Nor’easter Storm Restorations

Uniondale - April 16, 2007 - The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) called out extra repair crews in response to yesterday’s Nor’easter that hit Long Island with heavy rains and high winds and wind gusts. Today, LIPA’s crews will continue to make storm-related service restorations and expects to have all outages restored by later this afternoon.

Since mid-night April 15 and through this morning, a total of nearly 18,500 LIPA customers across its service area experienced a service disruption as a result of the unusually strong storm. So far, some 17,617 customers have been returned to service, and about 900, most of these from this morning, are being worked on today.

Approximately 89% of the customers who experienced a storm-related outage were returned to service within four hours of less.

The peak number of customers out at any one time occurred at 11PM on April 15, when some 6,102 customers were without service.

Over 450 repairs jobs have been completed by some 776 field and supervisory personnel working 16-hour shifts to replace poles, repair power lines, remove trees from downed power lines and poles, replace fuses and reset transformers.

LIPA also had extra Call Center representatives on hand to take more than 7,600 storm-related calls. Some 763 customers received call backs to provide restoration information updates and to verify some restorations.

LIPA also stationed emergency response personnel at the Emergency Operations Centers operated by New York City, Nassau and Suffolk counties to help expedite any storm-related emergencies involving LIPA’s electric system.

“The field crews, supervisory personnel, and Call Center representative all did a fantastic job under some difficult conditions,” said LIPA CEO and President Richard M. Kessel. “We’re very pleased that we were able to get customers back quickly and to minimize any inconveniences.”

LIPA Customers should call 1-800-490-0075 if they experience an outage.

LIPA customers are also encouraged to visit LIPA’s Storm Center on LIPA’s Web site www.lipower.org for updated weather reports, electric outage information and tips to stay prepared for weather emergencies.

###

LIPA Contact Information:
Media Relations: (516) 719-9892
Media Pager: (516) 525-LIPA
media.relations@lipower.org

LIPA News Center
http://www.lipower.org/newscenter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 
DJ CHEF To Be Featured Entertainment at Hamptons Home and Garden Show
 

APRIL 10, 2007, SOUTH HAMPTON, NY MTV/Food Network’s DJ CHEF Marc Weiss will be serving up his signature beats and eats at this years Hamptons Home & Garden Show in South Hampton running May 4-6. The multi-tasking DJ CHEF mixes the music while mixing up ingredients to some fabulous food. His unique talents have been in high demand & have him traveling the country performing at special events like the W Hotel’s Adventures in Wonderland in LA, Bella Lounge’s Chef’s Ball in Chicago & the Target Red Room/James Blunt after party at BED in NYC. The HH&GS showcases the most luxurious brands like jets, custom pools, wine cellars & upscale appliances not seen at other home shows and has grown into a major social event in the east end.

For more information about the show & DJ CHEF visit http://www.hhgshow.com/ and http://www.djchef.com/
 
###
CONTACTS:
Marc Weiss
DJ CHEF
516-263-2433 DJCHEF.com
chefmjw@aol.com
 
Rick Friedman
President and Founder HH&GS
631-283-5505
rick@mindshareventures.com

Home Improvement Resource for Long Island Helps Consumers

Local search services continue to explode in popularity across the Internet each day. More and more services begin to “tune in” to their local markets and focus on what local consumers are searching for. Just ask Tom Mirabella, from LIHome411.com:

“Customers tell us everyday that until recently they didn’t know where to turn to find home improvement specialists… Whether they were looking for a masonry work or finishing a bathroom- consumers don’t know where to find qualified contractors”

Well, we agreed and experienced these same frustrations a few years back when were renovating our homes and that is why we started www.lihome411.com. We found that even if we called ten contractors, we were hard pressed to get three to call back and under good circumstances, one to show up.

The Mission:
To connect homeowners on Long Island who need remodeling/repair services with pre-screened professionals who are looking for work. It’s the perfect partnership. We want to make professional remodeling and repair easier for the consumer, and to provide compelling information that assists, inspires and encourages these activities with a simple resource through the internet.

www.LIHome411.com is an online directory that provides names, addresses, phone numbers, area/(s) of expertise and web links for contractors in the Long Island area. The website is comprised of 60 categories covering all aspects of home repair and services.

LIHome411.com has been featured in publications like the Long Island Business News and Anton News
(Levittown Tribune and Hicksville Illustrated):

http://www.libn.com/article.htm?articleID=37953
http://www.antonnews.com/levittowntribune/2006/09/29/news/

###

If you are interested in more information on the company contact:

Tom Mirabella
www.LIHome411.com
516-521-7482