Glendale’s Home Service Beer closes
its doors after 35 years of business
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
Home Service Beer, a retail
and wholesale beer distributor,
has closed its doors
after 35 years in Glendale.
They announced they
were closing their location
at 71-31 73rd Pl. for good in a
Facebook post in September.
“We took a big risk buying
into the beer distributor
but all in all it was a risk
we are happy we took,” they
wrote. “This has been our
life’s work and the decision
to close was not easy. We’ve
made so many friends with
so many customers over the
years. And so many memories
like supporting the little
league RGMVM and rushing
to Manhattan after 9/11. It
hasn’t always been easy but
we loved serving our home
town.”
Their last day was on Oct.
31. A retirement ceremony,
honoring owners Vittorio
and Salvatore Bommarito,
was held on Sunday, Nov. 1,
with local elected officials,
Councilman Robert Holden,
state Senator Jospeh Addabo
Jr. and Assemblyman Mike
Miller.
Holden presented the
Home Beers owners with citation,
and shared some fond
memories of the site, including
how his son played in
their little league, RGMVM.
“It’s a bittersweet day because
we hate to lose a staple
of the community like Home
Beers,” said Holden. “God
bless you guys for running
a wonderful business all of
these years. A part of the
community. When people
came in here, they knew you
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guys. You knew the kind of
beer they wanted, and you
know if you didn’t have it,
you tried to get it. This is
the importance of having
business that care. It’s a sad
day, but we have the 35 years
to remember and the small
businesses that follow in the
neighborhood as time marches
on. Thank you so much,
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enjoy your retirement.”
The owners found it hard
to describe the fondness they
have for the community and
their business.
“There’s a lot of memories,
and it is difficult to put
it into words over the next
five minutes or two minutes
to tell you. But it took a lot
of people,” said Sal Bommarito.
They shared how many of
the community’s youth they
hired and are now off living
their dreams, like Thomas
Churchill, who is a producer
in Hollywood.
“Thirty-five years is not
easy to be a business here in
New York City,” said Addabbo,
addressing the Bommaritos.
“Home Beers has been
such an important part of
the community, that is why
we are grateful for what you
have done over the years.
Thank you very much. You
truly have been a part of the
community. You may retire
but your legacy stays behind.”
Additional reporting by
Dean Moses.
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