“STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Philanthropists Lois and Richard Nicotra gathered Wednesday at the COMMONS Café in Bloomfield to distribute $84,539 in funding to 61 grant and scholarship recipients. And for the first time, the Nicotra Foundation presented the COMMONS Café employees each with $100 American Express gift cards so they could become philanthropists as well […]
On October 17, 2018, philanthropists Lois and Richard Nicotra gathered at the COMMONS café, their Bloomfield social enterprise eatery where 100% of the profits are awarded in grants and scholarships, with 61 grant recipients as The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation shared $84,539 in funding. For the first time, the Nicotra Foundation presented the COMMONS […]
Dawn Mormile was worried. She had lost her job at Toys “R” Us in March when the retailer went belly up. But thanks to the red-hot economy, the mother of four was not out of work for long. Within two months, she landed a job at the COMMONS Cafe in the Teleport, Staten Island’s largest […]
proceeds from a Pop Up Commons Cafe Community Day held at Richard and Lois Nictora’s Hilton Garden Inn complex in Bloomfield will also go to the the team. Read Full Article