8 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Glendale’s Home Service Beer closes after 35 years
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHENPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
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
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, 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
Photos by Dean Moses
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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