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Friday, June 1st, 2007
Noon ++++

 

Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront BID cut ribbons at four new businesses

Starting at Bellas Boutique (22 Main Street), Mayor Amicone, Majority Leader McDow, fellow BID members and other city officials cut ribbons at four new businesses recently opened in downtown. Next on the route was Spot of Elegance (19 Main Street), then on to Lupitas Accessories at 11B North Broadway, finishing up at Nyamings at 114 New Main Street.

Bellas Boutique, 18 Main Street
Specializing in Party Dresses and accessories
Proprietors: Marli  Monroy, Hugo Martinez, Eufemia Martinez

One of Bellas Boutique's dresses being modeled at the ribbon cutting
Another Bellas dress
An array of beautiful young ladies in their Bellas party dresses
Owner Marlee in the doorway of her new store

Steve Sansone, BID Executive Director, presents Marlee with a plaque from the BID

One of the Bellas models holds the BID plaque

Majority Leader Patricia McDow joins Mayor Amicone and fellow BID members as Marlee cuts the ribbon, as City Council President Lesnick, County Legislators Alvarado and Jenkins and BID Director Steve Sansone look on.

Bellas  Boutique features the finest in dresses for women and girls for that special occasion:  Weddings, Proms, Sweet Sixteen, Quincaneras!

Spot of Elegance Unison Salon, 19 Main Street
Specializing in Women’s and Men’s hair
Proprietor: Delroy Campbell

Owner Delroy Campbell with NYS Senator  Andrea Stewart-Cousens
Mayor Amicone presents a proclamation to Delroy Campbell

Mayor Amicone cuts the ribbon as Delroy's son lends a hand with the scissors\

Lupitas Accessories, 11B North Broadway
Specializing in Clothing and Accessories/Sneakers
Proprietor: Osmar Estrada, Guadalupe Zuniga

BID Director Steve Sansone and Mayor Amicone talk to Osmar and Guadalupe about the wares in Lupitas

BID Director Steve Sansone presents Lupitas with a plaque from the BID

Osmar and Guadalupe cut the ribbon celebrating the opening of their store on North Broadway

Mayor Amicone, Guadalupe Zuniga, Osmar and Steve

Nyamings Jamaican Restaurant, 104 New Main Street
Specializing in Jamaican Food
Proprietosr: Everal and Ruth Dempster

So many proclamations - so little time! City Council President Lesnick, Majority leader McDow, Councilman John Murtagh join Mayor Amicone and Steve Sansone at Nyamings Jamaican Restaurant with proprietors Everal and Ruth Dempster

Proprietor Ruth Dempster fits the Mayor with a Nyamings hat

The last ribbon of the day is cut with a great flourish!

The staff of Nyamings (and Everal's mom - this is truly a family endeavor) pose with Mayor Amicone inside the beautifully tiled storefront.

And our downtown merchants displayed their wares with our first sidewalk sale of 2007.

Come downtown to shop and dine!

Four Ribbon Cuttings and a Sidewalk Sale

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