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Continued$900; Evergreen Studios, Inc., $66; MCPaper & Twine Corp., $30; PlaywrightsHorizon, Inc. $109; Poirette Corsets, Inc.,$360: Tronics Knitting Mill. Tnr S604Monadnock Construction Inc., $120 and Norsons Industries, $150. Reductions are monthly estimates.The Energy Cost Savings Program provides eligible businesses with reductions ofup to 30 percent for electricity bills and upto 20 percent for natural gas bills for eightyears.Nathan%u2019s RenovatesNathan%u2019s Famous at the Kings PlazaShopping Center opened for business againon October 25, with a grand reopeningcelebration that featured games, free commemorative glasses and %u2014 of course %u2014 hotdogs.The renovation, which took three monthsto complete, features a modem brass andglass dining area, but George Haggerty,Nathan%u2019s executive vice president sayscustomers can still expect the dogs andfries to be garnished with the warmcourteous customer service Nathan%u2019s isknown for.More Cars In BrooklynThe Board of Estimate has approved azoning change that will allow the allocationof government funds to complete a 100-carparking lot in Williamsburg%u2019s activeGraham Avenue Business ImprovementDistrict.The lot located at Varet Street andGraham Avenue has been in operation forfive years. This zoning change will allowthe Graham Avenue Merchants Associationto receive $53,000 in City commercialrevitalization funds for paving, and a$15,000 State grant to install lighting.%u201cUpgrading this parking facility willboost the revitalization efforts of theGraham Avenue Merchants Association,%u201dBorough President Golden said. %u201cNew paving and lighting will make this facility saferand more desirable for merchants andshoppers.%u201d Golden led the battle for thechange.The lot provides parking space for merchants, their employees and shoppers, andim ik c s m e re o n -s trc u t m e te r c u pm k in gavailable for Graham Avenue shoppers.Tax Revenues GrowCity tax revenues for the first quarter offiscal year 1987 were approximately $3.8billion, $299 million, or 8.5% greater than inthe same period last year, New York CityComptroller Harrison J. Goldin says. Taxrevenues are expected to grow by 9.9% overthe full fiscal year.Economically sensitive taxes increased12.3% over the same three month period infiscal year 1986. Those taxes, on sales, personal income, general and financial corporations and unincorporated businesses,are forecast to grow by 11.5% over the fullyear.While first quarter results show improvedoverall growth rates compared to the weakrevenues of recent months, certain taxescontinue to grow at lower than plannedlevels. Hie largest of these, the personal income tax, grew at 9.1%. Hie financial planprojects a growth rate of 14.5 % over thefull fiscal year.%u201cAlthough it is still early in the year, itappears likely that we%u2019ll have to revise ourrevenue projection downward,%u201d ComptrollerGoldin says.Boro Firms Save FundsEight Brooklyn firms are among 23qualified New York City firms who willbegin saving an estimated $75,803 permonth through the City%u2019s Energy Cost Savings Program (ECSP), the New York CityFinancial Services Corporation (FSC) hasannounced.%u201cThese 23 additions to the growing list ofsmart businesses taking advantage of theECSP Program include Leviton Manufacturing Company, one of the country%u2019slargest manufacturers of electrical wiringdevices with a workforce of over 1,100 inBrooklyn and Universal Maritime ServicesBrooklyn,* incCorporation, a freight handler for 16 steamship lines operating out of Red Hook Terminal,%u201d says FSC Commissioner Stanley E.Grayson.%u201cThe direct benefits of the Energy CostSavings are neiping to both preserve existing blue collar jobs and encourage thecreation of new jobs throughout the City.These jobs will lead to both increasedeconomic activity and tax revenues for NewYork City,\send, who joined Grayson for the announcement.Brooklyn companies and the estimatedmonthly savings include: leviton Manufacturing, $26,177; Nigritex Sportswear, apparel wholesaler, $1,050; Gowanis Foundry,Inc., sculpture manufacturer, $38; PechterBaking Company, Inc., $23,801; SculptureHouse, Inc., sculpture tool manufacturer,$417; Service Party Rental Service, $195;Sunset Hat & Cap, $282; and UniversalMaritime, $5,657.The Energy Cost Savings Program provides eligible businesses with reductions ofup to 30% for electricity hills and up to 20%for natural gas bills for eight years, with agradual phase-out during the following fouryears. The program applies to industrialand commercial firms that qualify by completing eligible relocations, renovations, orby leasing facilities on eligible properties.Since the inception of the program in 1985,the ECSP has approved benefits to 111firms, helping to retain more than 6,348 jobsand create an estimated 1,187 new jobs inNew York City, says Grayson.LIU Is CORPLong Island University is one of 24 colleges and universities that have beenselected to participate in Corporate Orientation Program (CORP), a program intended,according to its sponsor, to help sophomorelevel minority students learn how to succeed in the corporate world. Eligiblesecond-year LIU students will participate inthe CORP event, held at the Hyatt RegencyHotel in New Brunswick, New Jersey, fromOctober 31 through November 2.CORP will be sponsored by the Council onCareer Development for Minorities, Inc.(CCDM), a nonprofit, educational servicecorporation whose purpose is to improvethe career awareness and employability ofunderrepresented minority college students(i.e., American Indians, Black Americansand Hispanic Americans). It is supportedby foundation and corporate grants. All student expenses for CORP, includingtransportation, lodging and meals, will bepaid by CCDM. Following the event, participants will be expected to disseminateCORP-acquired knowledge on their campuses.Bureau Is The BestFor the second consecutive year, the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan NewYork was honored as the best BetterBusiness Bureau in the nation at the 1986Annual Assembly of the nation%u2019s 191branches.The Metropolitan BBB annually handlesmore than 350,000 public inquiries;mediates more than 60,000 disputes be teenbusinesses and consumers; handles morethan 18,000 cases that have gone to specialmediation or arbitration programs; and investigated and reported on more than 200advertising cases.Barbara Berger Opotowsky, president ofthe New York BBB said, %u201cWe are delightedthat the BBB system has again commendedthe excellent work of our staff andvolunteers in the New York metropolitanarea. We will build on these accomplishments in 1987 with the continuedand generous support of the responsiblebusiness community.%u201dClub Hosts Turkey FestThe Brooklyn Club will host its annualturkey festival, Nov. 17, with a turkey dinner with all the trimmings for clubmembers and their guests.The Monday evening festivities startpromptly at 5pm with a cocktail hourfollowed by the dinner. During the eveningan oven-ready turkey will be raffled.Tickets are $50, and reservations must bemade by Nov. 7.BRIDGE LUMBERCO. INC.503 Union Avenue BrooklynG re e n p o in t-W illia m s b u rgNear Brooklyn Queens ExpresswayNo charge for deliveryOver $200.00Boom service forDry Wall WorkNew Kitchen CabinetDisplay AreaInstallation AvailableLum ber Cut toYOUR HOME SERVICE CENTEROpen 7 Days a W eek718-387-0143USED LIFT TRUCKSU n b e a ta b le P rices on a VastV ariety o f U sed Lift Trucks.C o m e on dow n a n d S h o p a ro u n dPlace:V isco u n t H o te la t JF K A irp o rtDate:N o v e m b e r 4 & 5 1986Time:10am to 4p mR e g is te r to W in a N e w V C RF re e R efresh m entsC a t N o veltiesHOlPENNAF o r In fo rm a tio n C a ll;H .O . P en n M a c h in e ry C o., In c(212) 292-4800 or (914) 273-9800Ext. 524 or 650October 30,1986, THE PHOENIX/BROOKLYN.INC Section Two, Page 17