Schneps Media’s newest division: Schneps Broadcasting
Schneps Media is proud to
announce Schneps Broadcasting,
the company’s newest division
that produces unique
podcasts and radio shows.
The streaming arm debuted
with a Power Women
podcast hosted by President
and Publisher Victoria Schneps
Yunis, and the return of
an all-new Brooklyn Paper Radio
program.
Schneps Broadcasting will
bring content from New York
State’s largest local-news company
to the airwaves, giving
its millions of followers a
new way to connect with their
communities, according to
Schneps-Yunis.
“The idea of creating Schneps
Broadcasting was to
have yet another way to reach
our readers and provide more
opportunities for our clients
to reach the community,” she
said. “We want people to tune
in to our latest innovative way
of reaching our audience in
each of the markets we serve
— from Long Island, to New
York City, to Westchester.”
The Power Women podcast
debuted with an episode featuring
a must-listen interview
between the Brooklyn-bornand
bred Schneps-Yunis and
her childhood friend, the Hon.
Judith Sheindlin — whom
millions of television viewers
know better as Judge Judy.
And the program’s second
episode featured an equally
compelling conversation between
its host and Brooklynite
the Hon. Patricia DiMango,
one of three judges on CBS’
syndicated court show, “Hot
Bench,” created by Sheindlin.
Tune in to hear DiMango
tell Schneps-Yunis about
her childhood growing up
in Brooklyn, and how support
from her family and local
community allowed her to
fl ourish.
Brooklyn Paper Radio returned
after a brief hiatus on
Feb. 12, with co-hosts Anthony
Rotunno, the editor-in-chief of
Schneps Media’s six Brooklyn
newspapers, and Johnny
Kunen, whom some listeners
will remember as “Jimmy the
Producer,” debuting an allnew
format.
The two welcomed Brooklyn
reporters and editors into
the studio for news-packed,
seven-minute discussions
about top local stories, and
where to go and what to do in
Kings County over the days
ahead.
BRONX TIMES R 34 EPORTER, MARCH 1-7, 2019 BTR
Listeners can fi nd the podcasts
streaming on all Schneps
Media websites, including the
new SchnepsBroadcasting.
com, BrooklynPaper.com, QNS.
com, BXTimes.com, TheVillager.
com, Brownstoner.com,
CaribbeanLifeNews.com, and
GayCityNews.com.
The podcasts are also
available on iTunes, Google
Play, Amazon Alexa, Spotify,
Stitcher, TuneIn, and Castbox.
Schneps Broadcasting
draws its audience from Schneps
Media’s massive digital,
social media, and print footprint,
which reaches more
than 3,000,000 print impressions,
more than 2,500,000 digital
page views, and more than
210,000 newsletter subscribers
each month.
Reach reporter Julianne Mc-
Shane at (718) 260–2523 or by email
at jmcshane@schnepsmedia.
com. Follow her on Twitter
@juliannemcshane.
BY GEORGE HAVRANEK
The 2019 ‘One Hundred
for One Hundred’ membership
drive is moving steadily.
Membership fl yers are trickling
throughout the neighborhood
as our social media outreach
continues. We expect
the distribution of membership
fl yers within the Spencer
Estate footprint to be completed
by March 2.
Guest speakers for our
fi rst four meetings are confi
rmed: March 20th, Councilman
Mark Gjonaj; April 17th,
representatives from the 45th
Precinct; May 15th, Assemblyman
Mike Benedetto; and
June 19th, Community Board
10 district manager Matt Cruz
and long time member of CB
10 ‘The Informative’ Pat Caruso
In addition, the offi ce of
Senator Alessandra Biaggi
has confi rmed that an earnest
effort will be made to have a
staff member or representative
attend our monthly meetings.
Community Footnotes
I have previously written
about the resurrection of past
problems that plague communities;
however, on occasion
a problem can fall into the
abyss and evade resolution.
On behalf of our civic association,
I send a sincere thank
you to the affable and knowledgeable
Arlene Grauer, president
of the Country Club
Civic Association, for providing
integral information on
the unresolved Stadium Avenue
and Spencer Drive ‘ 4-Way
Stop Sign’ issue. I believe in
honesty and accountability.
In this circumstance I assume
full responsibility and
apologize for any oversights.
Our association may not have
dropped the ball; however, it
is evident we did not bring it
across the goal line for a much
needed touchdown.
The previously petitioned,
four-way stop sign at the intersection
of Stadium Avenue
and Spencer Drive seems to
be at a bureaucratic impasse.
The four-way stop sign issue
was offi cially addressed
in 2007 by then Councilman
James Vacca.
Intense pressures from
the Country Club and Spencer
Estate communities and
the councilman led to a DOT
survey in 2010 and subsequent
traffi c study in 2015.
Despite these actions the issue
remains in limbo. This
important safety issue directly
affects both the Country
Club and Spencer Estate
communities and will be resurrected.
This signage is warranted,
the obvious visibility
problems for anyone traveling
northbound on Stadium Avenue
and passing through the
obstructively angled intersection
at Spencer Drive makes
this a vital safety issue. This
is a common sense situation
where being proactive could
prevent a potential tragedy.
Once again, we send our
gratitude to Arlene Grauer for
being very informative and
supportive. The Spencer Estate
Civic Association looks
forward to an infi nite continuance
of our long-standing
friendly, and productive relationship
with our Country
Club neighbors.
The illegal overnight parking
and storage of tractortrailers
along our Pelham Bay
Park/Bruckner Boulevard perimeter
remains problematic.
Please remain patient; our
association is working with
multiple offi cials to reach a
permanent solution.
We are preparing our
spring agenda. A leisurely
walk throughout the neighborhood
brought attention to the
large number of damaged sidewalks
due to overgrown tree
roots and an overabundance
of abandoned tree stumps.
The abandoned tree stumps
are a residual effect of the
commendable proactive safety
practices of NYC. However, we
must initiate pressure for the
task to be completed.
Firstly, we ask all area
residents with sidewalk damage
related to overgrown treeroots
or with unsightly abandoned
tree stumps to generate
a complaint number through
the 311 systems. Secondly,
photograph the problem area
and store it with the complaint
number for future reference.
Thirdly, bring copies
of your documentations to our
March 20 meeting. The Spencer
Estate Civic Association is
going to compile a list of these
neighborhood hazards and
eyesores for referral to the appropriate
city agencies for action.
Telephone scams blossom
during tax season. Any telephone
calls demanding payment
of back taxes and requesting
payments by gift
card or other questionable
methods are clearly fraudulent.
In a ‘Tax Arrears’ situation,
the IRS sends multiple
notifi cations by mail before
initiating phone conversations.
Any incidence of suspected
tax fraud should be
reported to the Internal Revenue
Service at (800) 366-4484.
Do not become a victim.
On the subject of victimization:
Due to ongoing vehicle
vandalisms in the area
please remember to lock your
cars and take all valuables
and most importantly if you
see something say something.
A recent carbon monoxide
fatality on Long Island serves
as a warning to thoroughly
inspect smoke/carbon monoxide
detectors, heating furnaces,
vents and related items
for safety and effi ciency.
Meetings commence on
Wednesday, March 20, at 7:30
p.m. at the Knights of Columbus
(corner of Ampere and Research
avenues).
Any area homeowner or
renter interested in membership
to the all inclusive Spencer
Estate Civic Association
in box George Havranek on
Facebook or send-email with
subject matter Spencer Estate
to gghh55@aol.com.
If we want to ‘keep and reap
the blessings’ of our fi ne quality
of life ‘we must undergo
the fatigue of supporting it’.
Remember: ‘Inclusion
brings solutions.’
Schneps Media now offers print, digital, events and broadcasting.
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