The Throggs Neck Merchants Association toasted four extraordinary community leaders at its ninth annual dinner dance on Thursday, October 27 at the Villa Barone Manor.
This year’s distinguished honorees included Businessman of the Year recipient Benny Diasparra, Exit Realty Search broker; Businesswoman of the Year recipient Lily Do, Guaranteed Nails owner; Excellence Award recipient Lisa Sorin, Westchester Square Business Improvement District executive director and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient the late Ben Randazzo, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto’s former chief of staff.
Assemblyman Gjonaj (r) congratulated honorees (l-r) Benny Diasparra, Lily Do, Lisa Sorin, Frank and Marie Randazzo on their success.
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(l-r) The Throggs Neck Merchants Association’s Bobby Jean, board member; Stephen Kaufman, president; Hussein Nouri, technology director; Gerri Colon, board member; Edward Angelino, vice president and John Cerini, treasurer.
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