Nature of our business

Blank Slate Media also known as The Island 360 is a fast-growing media organization serving the North Shore of Nassau County through digital, print publications and live events. We pride ourself on providing readers with only local news that is most important to them — about where they live, where they own a home, where their kids go to school, where they shop and where they go to be entertained.

Our 6 award-winning newspapers and website are the No. 1 source of local news and entertainment in the communities we cover. Combined with our advertising partners, Litmor Publications, making us a dynamic group of 11 local papers making us the most cost-effective way to advertise on both the North Shore and central Nassau County.

The 11 newspapers have a combined circulation of 38,938 and a readership of more than 116,000; the group’s 2 websites have 240,000 page views, 71,278 unique visitors and 405,000 impressions per month and a separate local newspaper for each of the communities we gather news from.

Our separate community newspapers allows advertisers to target their market and avoid wasted circulation. This makes us the most cost-effective way to advertise locally – whether you are a business seeking to reach one community or the entire North Shore and central Nassau County.

GET IN TOUCH


TO PLACE A DISPLAY AD:

Call Steven Blank at
516.307.1045 Ext. 201.


SUBMIT A NEWS TIP OR
SPEAK TO A REPORTER:

Call Steven Blank at
516.307.1045 Ext. 201
OR SUBMIT ONLINE HERE


TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD:

Call Debbie Flynn at
516.819.4097 x 218
[email protected]

Contact Us:
22 Planting Field Road,
Roslyn Heights 11577
Phone: 516-307-1045
Fax: 516-307-1046


SUBSCRIBE TO ONE
OF OUR 6 PAPERS:

Call Sue Tabakin at
516.307.1045 Ext. 206.
OR SUBSCRIBE HERE



SUBMIT A PRESS RELEASE:

Email [email protected].
OR SUBMIT ONLINE HERE

STAFF DIRECTORY

STEVEN BLANK
Editor and Publisher
516.307.1045 Ext. 201
[email protected]
Twitter: @stevenpaulblank

GENERAL OFFICE
Holly Blank
Office Manager
516.307.1045 Ext. 202
[email protected]

CAMERYN OAKES
Reporter,
Great Neck, Manhasset
and Port Washington
516.307.1045 Ext. 214
[email protected]

TAYLOR HERZLICH
Reporter,
New Hyde Park, Roslyn

and Williston Park
516.307.1045 Ext. 215
[email protected]

MARKETING
AND EVENTS:
Sue Tabakin
Marketing Director
516.307.1045 Ext. 206
[email protected]

CIRCULATION:
Sue Tabakin
Marketing Director
516.307.1045 Ext. 206
[email protected]

LEGAL NOTICES:
Sue Tabakin
516.307.1045 Ext. 206
[email protected]

STACY SHAUGHENESSY
Account Executive, Floral Park,
Garden City Park, New Hyde Park
& Williston Park
516.307.1045 Ext. 211
[email protected]

BARBARA KAPLAN
Account Executive
Office: 516.621.1446
[email protected]

BILL LUCANO
Account Executive,
Great Neck, Manhasset  & Mineola
516.307.1045 Ext. 204
[email protected]

MELISSA SPITALNICK
Account Executive,
Port Washington,
Roslyn, 
Great Neck,
516.307.1045 Ext. 213
[email protected]

ANGELA SHIRIAN
Account Executive
516-307-1045 x 212
516-428-7020
[email protected]

DEBBIE FLYNN
Classified Advertising
Office: 516.307.1045 x218
[email protected]

ROSE PALACIOS
Production Manager
516.307.1045 Ext. 205
[email protected]

YVONNE FARLEY
Art Director
516.307.1045 Ext. 216
[email protected]

LORENS MORRIS
Editorial Designer
516.307.1045 Ext. 205
[email protected]

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