Mayor Michael Bloomberg will help the Queens Chamber of Commerce honor three individuals and one business as part of its 17th Annual Business Persons of the Year Awards at its 99th Annual reception on Thursday, September 16.
This year’s honorees are Victoria Schneps-Yunis, CEO and Publisher of Schneps Communications and The Queens Courier chain of newspapers as the Small Business Person of the Year; Lou Vlahos, a partner specializing in tax law at Farrell Fritz P.C. as its Medium Business Person of the Year; Hal Rosenbluth, President of Kaufman Astoria Studios as its Large Business Person of the Year and New York Community Bank and its CEO Joe Ficalora as its Hall of Fame Honoree.
In addition to this year’s honorees, Bloomberg and Congressmember Nydia Velázquez are expected to address those in attendance. Velázquez, who represents parts of Queens and Brooklyn, is the chair of the House Small Business Committee and the chair of the House’s Hispanic Caucus. The Business Persons of the Year reception will take place on Thursday, September 16 at Terrace on the Park from 6 to 9 p.m. – Pete Davis
