“It’s about time our borough was known in a positive way for its approach to garbage. On June 30, the Nicotras’ Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island in Bloomfield had reason to celebrate when it garnered citywide recognition by the Mayor’s Office for its environmental responsibility”
The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation awarded nearly $50,000 to “Do Good” on Staten Island during an awards ceremony June 2nd at the Nicotra-operated COMMONS Café, where 100 percent of the profits benefit Staten Island. Grants are presented both as scholarships to an employee’s child and as assistance to non-profit […]
Celebrate your Team’s hard work at the COMMONScafe April 25 – April 29 Stop in, take out or cater for your entire team.
The Bloomfield Conservancy The Template for this effort is the Bloomfield Conservancy, the non-profit branch of the Nicotra Group, a real estate company owned by Richard Nicotra and his wife, Lois. Their properties include seven office buildings, the Hilton Garden Inn and the Hampton Inn, all located within a 415-acre natural preserve in The Corporate […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As previously reported, parents who have lost children to cancer or whose lives were affected by it had requested of the Empire State Building’s “Lighting Partner” program to light its spire for the cause. They were turned down, despite the fact that the building has been lit to highlight numerous other […]
Staten Island Borough President James Oddo has called on local restaurants to offer healthier dishes to help trim waistlines in the city’s unhealthiest borough. And on Tuesday he announcd that one has taken him up on the challenge. Richard and Lois Nicotra, owners of Lorenzo’s Restaurant and Commons Cafe, both in Bloomfield, have changed their […]