The Tenafly Chamber is happy to again support the Center For Food Action and the Office of Concern with convenient food collections at member businesses. Non-perishable goods and diapers are gratefully accepted. Look for a bright yellow poster at member businesses.

Sept 10 – East Madision Dental – Day of Free Dental Care
EMD offers a day of free dental care to those in need Sept 10. Registration begins at 8:30 am at their office at 101 Piermont Road. The first 45 people will each receive 1 procedure.

Sept 10 Tenafly Elks Lodge  Clambake Fundraiser

2:00PM – 7:00PM

ALL YOU CAN EAT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

CLAMS, MUSSELS, STEAK, SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS,
HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS, CHICKEN,
SODA, BEER & MUCH MORE

DONATION:
$25.00 IN ADVANCE – $30.00 AFTER AUGUST 31st
$15.00 YOUNG ADULTS 10-17 – CHILDREN UNDER 10 FREE

September 21 Rotary Club of Tenafly Charity Golf Tournament
(click link above for registration)

11:00 am Valley Brook Golf Course Rivervalle, NJ

We celebrated our donation to improve Huyler Park with a Dance Party! It was a great success – although a bit hot.

Clinton Inn

6:30 pm

This is primarily a working meeting to discuss requesting a Vacancy Maintenance Ordinance to insure that vacant business do not blight our business district.

The tentative text of the letter to the council is:

DRAFT:

Dear Tenafly Mayor & Council:

The Tenafly NJ Chamber of Commerce, as the representative of Tenafly business owners, would like you to consider implementing a Vacancy Maintenance Ordinance for businesses. Vacant businesses in disrepair depress the traffic to surrounding businesses. Towns that have successful revitalization programs minimize the impact of vacant businesses by

1. requiring immediate registration (30 days) to assist with enforcement and to facilitate rapid re-rental by providing a central place to determine the appropriate person to direct inquiries to;
2. requiring maintenance of the building and property in a pristine condition;and after a suitable time,
3. increasing the safety inspections to insure that neglected problems do not create a safety hazard for adjoining businesses.

Quite often new regulation is seen as a solution in search of a problem. Please note that there are several properties (pictures attached) that have been vacant for years and look like it. Also, it is not always easy to determine the correct contact for a business. There have been 3 local business owners that have been interested in renting a vacant business in Tenafly. All three had great difficulty trying to determine the appropriate person to contact with inquiries.

In an effort to avoid excessive regulation of landlords looking to rerent their properties promptly, we suggest keeping in mind that it normally takes at least 3 months to rent a commercial space.

Two vacancy maintenance ordinances from other towns are included as samples.

Regards,

The President & Board Tenafly NJ Chamber of Commerce

Sample 1 Ordinance

Sample 2 Vacancy Ordinance

Coming mid- July – Speaker dedication in Huyler Park

Come Dance in the Streets to celebrate the installation of a permanent speaker system for Huyler Park. The event for those of you who have dreamed of going to Summer Swing Night at Lincoln Center.

Tenafly Dumpling Festival
Thank you for dumpling donations to:
Europé Café & Grill
Kinara Indian Restaurant
La Promenade (most people would call them raspberry-filled cronut holes)
Mr. Wok & Sushi
Simply Vietnamese
Tenafly Kosher Deli

Monthly Meeting
Sept 7 6:30 pm
We’re hoping to have a networking party at Sayola Restaurant. Check back for details.

June 2015 Downtown NJ Annual Conference
An interesting presentation of things large towns are doing to reinvigorate their business area. DowntownNJ notes 2015.

Networking Party
Wednesday, March 2
Axia Taverna
6:30-8 pm

We are pleased to announce that Senator Weinberg will be honored at our March 2 Networking Party. Free for paid members; $20 prepaid/$25 at door for others.

Please RSVP/Pay here.
We will also be honoring those members selected as 201 Magazine’s Best of Bergen:
Winners:
Best Yoga Studio Fireshaper
Best Vietnamese Restaurant Simply Vietnamese
Best Dry Cleaners Dutch Cleaners
Best Cheese Store Chez Cheeze
Runner-ups:
Best Paint Store Benjamin Brothers, Inc.
Best Nature Center Tenafly Nature Center
Best Tennis Courts Tenafly Racquet
Special Mentions
Favorite Restaurant Expert Pick Simply Vietnamese
Celebrity Kids
Zestt Restaurant
Café Angelique
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades

Take advantage of what may be the last nice weekend of the Fall – visit Tenafly’s Street Fair in the downtown business district – Washington & Railroad – for an olde time street fair – vendors, food, entertainment, political candidates (we’re not expecting The Donald but you never know) and wine tasting in Wine Ventures. As a special bonus this year you can stroll up to Davis Johnson Park and check out the Art Show there this weekend. Perfect for getting rid of those delicious street fair calories!

We may be partial but here’s our suggested ballot for the 201 Best of Bergen 2016 Poll. Help Tenafly WIN!
 
Click here to vote.

Thank you to everyone who collected food & donated money.