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Flea Bitten
How the Brooklyn Flea is gaining popularity for bargain hunters and design gurus in nearly equal measure By Tracy E. Hopkins For twins Teman and Teran Evans, Saturday afternoons are made for antiquing and ...
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By-Ers Market
A former It professional finds a new career in celebrating the locally-made marketplace with her store by Brooklyn By Tracy E. Hopkins Like so many, Gaia DiLoreto was unfulfilled and uninspired by her corporate ...
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Punch Drunk
Frank Guerrera’s punzoné (“punch” in Italian) line of organic, made-in-Italy vodkas was born during one Sunday dinner in his home. Today, his spirits are racking up awards worldwide Frank Guerrera was never really a ...
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Giving Back
Now in its fifth year, this charleston-based non-profit provides critical financial assistance to children and families experiencing medical or other living emergencies Three years ago, when doctors told the family of a local little girl ...
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Lending A Hand
In Sandy’s aftermath, two Brooklyn Brothers help the city get Back on its feet When Hurricane Sandy ripped through New York City and decimated untold areas of homes and businesses throughout the five boroughs, Thomas Perone, ...
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Stress Testing the Future
Solomon Chemo, managing partner of a thriving Richmond road Wealth management firm, specializes in putting investment strategies to the test Photos by Luca Sforza By the time Solomon Chemo was 14, he was already ...
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Control Freaks
Three Borough Accessory/ Jewelry Designers who are chucking overseas manufacturing facilities in order to maintain both cost and control A new standard has been set in shops and markets all across Williamsburg and Greenpoint…and ...
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One Dream, Two Gems
Think buying a great dress in park slope at a working class price is akin to a Bigfoot sighting? Meet one neighborhood entrepreneur, her two boutiques, and her novel take on remaking retail Most ...
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A Driving Force
John Giuffre built his auto business on hard work and a fidelity to family participation that borders on the mythic John Giuffre started working in the auto industry when he was just a kid. Taking odd ...
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In The Bag
How two entrepreneurial sisters are making Totable Art in Dyker Heights On a quaint stretch of 79th Street, in the heart of the suburban enclave that is Dyker Heights, the designer offices of Bridget ...
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Business and Pleasure
As president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, a former Community School board leader, and Marty Markowitz’s longtime right-hand man, Carlo Scissura has learned to fuse dollars and Cents practicality with borough ...
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