Richard L. Blau and Anthony Bonomo Join Gold Coast Arts Board

Richard L. Blau, principal at Hicksville, NY-based real estate development company Good Deeds Development, and Anthony Bonomo, an attorney with the Law Offices of Ronald D. Weiss, P.C., in Melville, NY, have joined the Board of Directors of the Gold Coast Arts Center according to Regina Gil, founder and executive director of the Great Neck-based nonprofit arts and cultural organization.

A resident of Brookville, NY, Mr. Blau’s development company specializes in the adaptive re-use of distressed commercial properties. Holdings include more than 400,000 square feet of space on Long Island and 500,000 square feet of developments in other markets, including Florida and Texas. He is married to Julie Levi and has two grown daughters, Rachel and Sara. Mr. Blau also serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Schechter School of Long Island.

Anthony Bonomo is an associate at the Law Offices of Ronald D. Weiss, P.C., which concentrates in the fields of foreclosure defense, bankruptcy, and modification negotiation. He provides counsel to clients facing residential foreclosure. Mr. Bonomo received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Adelphi University in 2009 and earned his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law in 2018. Newly married, he and his wife reside in Fort Salonga, NY.

“Anthony and Richard bring an added, new dimension of personal and professional experience to our diverse board of community and business leaders,” said Ms. Gil. “Their passion for the arts and commitment to service will be a tremendous asset in our core mission of bringing the arts to a broader audience, and we are delighted to welcome these gentlemen aboard.”

About the Gold Coast Arts Center
The Gold Coast Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting the arts through education, exhibition, performance, and outreach. Located on the North Shore of Long Island, it has brought the arts to tens of thousands of people throughout the region for over 20 years. Among the Center’s offerings are its School for the Arts, which holds year-round classes in visual and performing arts for students of all ages and abilities; a free public art gallery; a concert and lecture series; film screenings and discussions; the annual Gold Coast International Film Festival; and initiatives that focus on senior citizens and underserved communities. These initiatives include artist residencies, after-school programs, school assemblies, teacher-training workshops, and parent-child workshops. The Gold Coast Arts Center is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education program and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. More information is at www.goldcoastarts.org.