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Grants Help Keep Rockaway Merchants Afloat

BY KERRY MURTHA Steve Cohen’s deep coffers may not get a pennant for the New York Mets, but the millions

American Express has nothing on the Queens Chamber when it comes to saying, “membership has its privileges.” The number of

RICHARD GREBINGER How long have you been with the Chamber? I have been associated with the Chamber since 1982. When

Pictured above is Ana Oliveira, Edward Grayson, Matthew Thogersen and Toby Stavisky. Oliveira added to St. Francis board St. Francis

ABOVE: Pictured from left to right are Rae-Anna Persad, Brendan Leavy, Alejandra Espejo & Rony Kaliya. RAE-ANNA PERSAD How long

ABOVE: SAM MASSOL The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) awarded a three-year grant to the Queens Economic Development Corporation

ABOVE: Pictured from left to right are Tim Cawley, Karol Mason, Dwight McBride & Councilwoman Adrienne Adams. CON ED ADDS

JONATHAN FORGASH (Photo by Nancy Ruhling) As the co-founder of Queens Together, a nonprofit that seeks to reimagine our local

ABOVE: Ricardo Cortez, Jacques Jiha & Dr. John Park. Cortez Receives Queens College President’s Medal The Queens College President’s Medal

ABOVE: Christine Persichette, Leo Horey & Edward Grayson. Persichette to Anchor Catholic News Program New York native Christine Persichette has