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.
Nature of our business
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
Dflynn@archive.theisland360.com
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 news@archive.theisland360.com.
OR SUBMIT ONLINE HERE
STAFF DIRECTORY
STEVEN BLANK
Editor and Publisher
516.307.1045 Ext. 201
sblank@archive.theisland360.com
Twitter: @stevenpaulblank
GENERAL OFFICE
Holly Blank
Office Manager
516.307.1045 Ext. 202
hblank@archive.theisland360.com
CAMERYN OAKES
Reporter,
Great Neck, Manhasset
and Port Washington
516.307.1045 Ext. 214
coakes@archive.theisland360.com
TAYLOR HERZLICH
Reporter,
New Hyde Park, Roslyn
and Williston Park
516.307.1045 Ext. 215
therzlich@archive.theisland360.com
MARKETING
AND EVENTS:
Sue Tabakin
Marketing Director
516.307.1045 Ext. 206
stabakin@archive.theisland360.com
CIRCULATION:
Sue Tabakin
Marketing Director
516.307.1045 Ext. 206
stabakin@archive.theisland360.com
LEGAL NOTICES:
Sue Tabakin
516.307.1045 Ext. 206
stabakin@archive.theisland360.com
STACY SHAUGHENESSY
Account Executive, Floral Park,
Garden City Park, New Hyde Park
& Williston Park
516.307.1045 Ext. 211
sshaughenessy@archive.theisland360.com
BARBARA KAPLAN
Account Executive
Office: 516.621.1446
barbara@specialtyconnections.com
BILL LUCANO
Account Executive,
Great Neck, Manhasset & Mineola
516.307.1045 Ext. 204
wlucano@archive.theisland360.com
MELISSA SPITALNICK
Account Executive,
Port Washington,
Roslyn, Great Neck,
516.307.1045 Ext. 213
mspitalnick@archive.theisland360.com
ANGELA SHIRIAN
Account Executive
516-307-1045 x 212
516-428-7020
ashirian@archive.theisland360.com
DEBBIE FLYNN
Classified Advertising
Office: 516.307.1045 x218
DFlynn@archive.theisland360.com
ROSE PALACIOS
Production Manager
516.307.1045 Ext. 205
palaciosrose@gmail.com
YVONNE FARLEY
Art Director
516.307.1045 Ext. 216
yfarley@archive.theisland360.com
LORENS MORRIS
Editorial Designer
516.307.1045 Ext. 205
lmorris@archive.theisland360.com
WHERE WE PUBLISH
