Damon Hemmerdinger | The New York Observer

Bus-ted! M.T.A. Criticized For Expanded Service To Atlas Park

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:34:57 -0400

Back in April, as I was trying to figure out how the hell to get out to Glendale for my interview with the Cash Giveaway King of Queens, Damon Hemmerdinger, development director for the Shops at Atlas Park, I asked his rep:

"Think ol' Dale [Hemmerdinger, M.T.A. chairman and also Damon's father] can hook me up with a closer subway stop?"

"Funny!" she said. "But the bus stop right in front is relatively new so...

Damon Hemmerdinger, Selling the Archie Bunker Borough Nationally

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:53:35 -0400

Location: Your family has been involved in real estate for decades, owning various commercial, industrial and residential buildings throughout New York City. But a shopping mall? Retail is a new frontier for the Hemmerdinger clan, no?

Mr. Hemmerdinger: The interest in retail is all me.

What’s the allure?

Retail is about people and how they spend their time and how they spend their money. Your...

Damon Hemmerdinger Does His Best George W. Bush Impersonation

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:36:35 -0500

Queens shopping mall developer Damon Hemmerdinger is doing his part to boost sluggish retail sales.

The son of MTA Chairman Dale Hemmerdinger is handing out $50 bills on Friday afternoon to patrons at his Atlas Park shopping center in Glendale.

Ironically, Manhattanites looking to cash in should be aware of bus delays.

Within the next two months, Mr. Hemmerdinger plans on giving away a total of $20,000, as part of his "Atlas Solution," a sort of...