Diana Clemente, President of Big Apple Car, Inc., Named Brooklyn's "Top Woman in Business"

BROOKLYN, NY, June 26, 2013

During a ceremony held at the New York Marriott last night, Diana Clemente, President of Big Apple Car, Inc., was named a "Top Woman in Business" by Schneps Communications, the largest group of community papers and niche publications in Brooklyn and Queens. The award honors "influential Brooklyn women in business whose major achievements and whose participation in many community activities throughout the years have helped the borough grow."

"It's my privilege and honor to recognize the extraordinary women who have built their careers in Brooklyn or have achieved their success in Brooklyn," remarked Victoria Schneps-Yunis, the papers' co-publisher.

Upon receiving the award, Diana Clemente commented, "I am so grateful to be honored by Schneps Communications, and feel very fortunate to be included among the other honorees, whose success I admire so much. I am proud of my Brooklyn roots and of the role that Big Apple Car has played in providing jobs to the wonderful people of Bath Beach, Brooklyn and surrounding neighborhoods."

Ms. Clemente continued, "A great deal of Big Apple Car's success is attributable to the loyal, hardworking and indisputably good Brooklynites who so capably serve the needs of our clients in the Tri-State region and throughout the world. I share this award with them."

This is the second award Ms. Clemente has received this year. In March, she was named a "2013 Women's Business Enterprise Star" by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). She has also just been tapped as a Brava! Award winner by SmartCEO and will receive this honor later this summer.

Big Apple Car is one of the oldest black car services in the industry. For thirty years, clients have depended upon the company to transport them to their destination in a safe, comfortable and timely fashion. Big Apple Car's fees are reasonable, its fleet is superior, and its drivers are the most courteous and experienced in the business. While the primary service provided by Big Apple Car is luxury for-hire ground transportation for corporate clientele, the company also provides specialized services through two other divisions: VIP Gold, which provides luxury upscale, red carpet ground transportation service, and Echelon, its "green" division, which offers fuel-efficient, luxury-chauffeured transportation in Lexus hybrid vehicles. To order a car in the Tri-State area, throughout the country or anywhere in the world, call (800) 589-APPLE or visit the company's website at http://www.BigAppleCar.com.