Third Avenue Merchants honor business pioneers on Oct. 27
Brooklyn Eagle publisher among award winners
Excitement is building for the 20th Annual Pioneer of Third Avenue Awards Dinner, in which Bay Ridge salutes forward-thinking business owners and civic leaders.
Sponsored by the Merchants of Third Avenue, the Pioneer dinner will take place on Monday, Oct. 27 at the Bay Ridge Manor, 476 76th St., starting at 6:30 p.m. Food from a variety of different Third Avenue restaurants will be available to taste.
The theme of the event is “Our Newspapers, Our Community.”
In keeping with that theme, the Merchants group is honoring pioneers in Brooklyn journalism. Dozier Hasty, publisher of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the only major daily newspaper focusing solely on the borough, will receive a Pioneer Civic Service Award. The Merchants will also honor Victoria Schneps-Yunis and Joshua Schneps, co-publishers of the Home Reporter and Sunset News and the Brooklyn Spectator, with Pioneer Civic Service Awards.