New York Real Estate Journal
July, 2012

By David Pennetta

Forty years ago, the Nassau County Memorial Coliseum opened on the edge of Mitchel Field; the new arena, squatting in a corner of the 77 acre former air force base, offered a full schedule of basketball games featuring the New York Nets; pop music concerts, circuses, and more; on the lower level, meeting and event planners booked space for national conferences and expositions. To meet the...

May, 2012
New York Real Estate Journal


Shown (from left) are: Daniel Oliver, Jack O'Connor, Jan Berman, Brian Lee and David Pennetta.


Shown (from left) are Ray Finkelstein and David Pennetta.

June 2012
New York Real Estate Journal

David Pennetta, CIBS
By David Pennetta, CIBS

Back one day in 1992, several prominent Long Island brokers held a far-ranging, lively conversation about the real estate industry. The discussion touched on many important areas, not least of which was the need to raise ethical standards and overall professionalism. No definitive answers resulted, but everyone agreed they should keep talking.

Out of that...

April 24, 2012
New York Real Estate Journal

The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS) raised $2,500 for the John J. Byrne Community Center of Uniondale through its 15th annual golf outing honoring Arthur Katz of Knock-Out Pest Control. CIBS board members, from left, Kyle Burkhardt, David Chinitz, David Pennetta and Gary Joel Schacker present "big check" to Byrne treasurer Felix Guerra, Jr. and president David Greaves.

Arthur Katz, right, looks on.