2nd LI Business Chosen For Barstool Fund For Small Businesses

WEST BABYLON, NY — A second Long Island business got the good news from Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports who started a fund for small businesses struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Karl Groeger, owner of Looney Tunes Music and More in West Bablyon, recently got the highly-anticipated call from Portnoy announcing the store was chosen to receive money from the Barstool Fund to help keep it open.

Groeger was shocked.

"I cannot thank you enough," Groeger told Portnoy. "What you guys are doing for small business is such an incredible thing."

Groeger said his store has been devastated financially during the pandemic because it can't host concerts and events.

"We just can't pay the bills," he said.

Groeger bills his business as the No. 1 record store on Long Island.

"There were hundreds (record stores) around, now literally we're the last guy standing on Long Island," he said.

"It's such a unique business," Portnoy said. "We want to help."

The store, located on 31 Brookvale Avenue, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year after Groeger's father opened it in 1971. Groeger and his brother now run the business.

Nearby Colony French Cleaners in West Islip was also chosen for the Barstool Fund.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy calls Karl Groeger to inform him Looney Tunes Music and More was chosen for the Barstool Fund: