Nominated in 36 categories for the “Best of the Bronx,” City Island Chamber of Commerce (CICC) member businesses captured 27 wins ~ that’s an increase both in nominated categories and wins compared with 2023. Winners were announced in mid-December; more information may be found on this website: https://bestof.bxtimes.com/winners/.
The City Island Chamber of Commerce congratulates:
Arts & Entertainment
Art Gallery
Focal Point Gallery (321 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3Tt7gqK
Artist / Painter
Mary Colby (Mary Colby Studio & Gallery) (276 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3P94dAg
Concert Venue
Starving Artist (The Artist) (249 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3RKi8il
Movie Theater
Cinema on the Sound (271 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/4iGPWZl
Museum
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3P6Ju00
Theatre Arts Center
City Island Theater Group Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3Dr6Efe
Bars & Nightlife
Long Island Iced Tea
City Island Lobster House (691 Bridge Street) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/4arcitC
Wine Shop
JGL Wines & Liquors (358 Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3VP0njA
Food
Clam Chowder
Sea Shore Restaurant (591 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3RUWc4x
Coffee
Clipper Coffee (274 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/484V4kf
Fondue
The Black Whale (279 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/4iK3BPi
Ice Cream
Lickety Split (295 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/4aBY2i3
Lobster Roll
Sammy’s Fish Box (41 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/BOBLobsterRoll
Restaurants
Italian
Artie’s Steak & Seafood (394 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/41qj66M
Oyster Bar
Tony’s Pier Restaurant (1 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3TuIlmE
Romantic Dinner
Sea Shore Restaurant (591 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3GN8zce
Seafood
Sammy’s Fish Box (41 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/4arCynV
Steakhouse
Artie’s Steak & Seafood (394 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3Nx1alg
Wait Service / Staff
Sea Shore Restaurant (591 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/41Dqwpq
Waterview
Sea Shore Restaurant (591 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3TslBDN
Services
Gold Buyer
Kaleidoscope Gallery (Paul Klein) (271 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3Bs0JWJ
Shopping
Collectibles / Nostalgia
Kaleidoscope Gallery (271 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3tnCMM8
Jewelry Appraiser
Kaleidoscope Gallery (271 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/4fqTgF9
Jewelry Store
Kaleidoscope Gallery (271 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/4iVRyP8
Toys
Kaleidoscope Gallery (271 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3NuYDbd
Sports & Activities
Boat Store
JJ Burck Hardware & Marine (526 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/49NASoK
Weddings
Wedding Jeweler
Kaleidoscope Gallery (271 City Island Avenue) Read more at this link: https://bit.ly/3ZZLMED
The “Best of The Bronx” campaign, presented by Ponce Bank, and promoted by Schneps Media (publisher of The Bronx Times, Bronx Times Reporter, and other local outlets), accepts nominations from January to mid-April each year on their website (https://bestof.bxtimes.com/nominations/). The top nominees then advance to an online ballot which last year opened for voting in mid-April and extended through end of August. Voting takes place online via that same website; each person is allowed one vote per person per day for each category. Once the voting ends, results are added up and double-checked for fraudulent voting or obvious abuse (those votes are then removed) by the campaign’s organizers. After this, the results are added up again. According to the campaign’s website, a third-party administrator runs the “Best of The Bronx” voting pages.
The City Island Chamber of Commerce organized a marketing campaign not only to promote the nomination of Chamber businesses, but also to use the opportunity to tell the stories of those businesses and their nominations on the Chamber website and social media.
