Press Releases

Oct 10, 2014 - ‘Brain Thirst’ is First of Its Kind Combined Mobile Game and Marketing Tool; From Private Island® Entertainment/Marketplay Interactive JV

ASTORIA, NY – New York-based Party Island® Entertainment LLC/Markeplay Interactive Joint Venture to releases its first mobile game, called “Brain Thirst,” this month, just in time for Halloween. The free game will be available through iTunes and Google Play. The game will work on the Apple iPhone and Android operating system.

Apr 24, 2014 - Private Island® Entertainment Launches Pilot Discount Program for Parents of Students in NYC Elementary Schools

Party Island Entertainment LLC has launched a pilot program to 50 selected Queens elementary schools that will provide a 12% discount to the parents of the students in each school as well as 3% to each school for all parents’ party supply purchases made through May 31, 2014.

Apr 14, 2014 - Private Island® Entertainment, The Candy Bar Team Up To Help Children’s Charities

 Two Astoria-based businesses, Private Island® Entertainment LLC and The Candy Bar have teamed up to facilitate an Easter Party for children. The event will be for Astoria-based Hour Children and Manhattan-based Carnival of Love Foundation. The party will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014, at The Candy Bar, 19-31 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, N.Y.

“This event will benefit children who might not otherwise have a joyous Easter celebration,” explained Randy Klein, owner of The Candy Bar. Children from Hour Children (http://www.hourchildren.org), and the Carnival of Love Foundation (carnival of love.org), are scheduled to attend the Easter party, she noted. (Read More)

Apr 8, 2014 - Private Island® CEO Jonathan Glatt’s Ideas Make Easter Festive & Fun For Families and Children

  “Easter is a time of year where your focus is on your family and on children,” according to Private Island® Entertainment LLC CEO Jonathan Glatt.

  “It’s not only a time for the family to get together for Easter Dinner and the telling of the story of Easter, but it’s also a time for children who get to color eggs, go on an  Easter Egg hunt, see an Easter Day Parade, and receive an Easter Basket full of candy and other goodies,” Glatt added.

  To help make Easter (Sunday, April 20) more festive and fun, www.privateislandparty.com features articles such as “The History of Easter,” “How to Plan and Easter Egg Hunt,” and “Clever Easter Eggs I Could Never Create,” he noted.

  In addition, Glatt said the website also features a 15 percent discount coupon for customers to use on their total Easter purchases. Simply enter coupon code: EASTERBUNNY.(Read More)

Mar 21, 2014 - Private Island Entertainment Helps Make April Fool’s Day More Fun

April Fool’s Day is a day of fun and mirth. Everyone loves to prank friends, family members, and co-workers. Local entrepreneur, Private Island Party CEO Jonathan Glatt has some ideas on how to make it more fun.

While some are more interested in implementing a prank, few care about the history of April Fool’s Day. Most historians agree that this day of jokes resulted from switching New Year’s Day from April 1 to January 1 and those who did not celebrate New Year’s Day on January 1 were April Fools. (Read More)

Feb 28, 2014 - Private Island Party CEO Jonathan Glatt Donates Product to New Orleans School for Mardi Gras

 In an effort to make Mardi Gras more festive for students attending the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology located in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, Jonathan Glatt, Chief Executive Officer of Astoria-based Private Island Entertainment, LLC (http://www.privateislandparty.com), has donated Private Island Party products as part of his ongoing philanthropic endeavors. (Read More)

Feb 21, 2014 - Private Island Party Products Key to Success for Bnai Zion Fundraiser

Masquerade accessories and other items donated by Astoria-based Private Island Party CEO Jonathan Glatt (http://www.privateislandparty.com) will enhance Ahava Unveiled, a masquerade fundraiser for young professionals and the social networking event of the winter, sponsored by the Bnai Zion Foundation (bnaizion.org) on Wednesday, February 26 at 8:30pm at GoldBar in Nolita. Funds raised from the event will benefit Ahava Village for Children & Youth in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, a refuge for abused children removed from dangerous home situations by court order, and one of the five humanitarian projects supported by the organization. (Read More)

Jan 31, 2014 - Private Island Entertainment LLC Will Conduct a Contest to Support Charity Parties

Private Island Entertainment, LLC, a New York-based party supply company, is planning a unique and exciting contest for Brand Ambassadors, people that will host a party for charity with supplies donated by Private Island Party. Five winners will be chosen at random to receive $250 worth of Private Island Party merchandise to support charity events that the winners will be hosting. More details are forthcoming and will be available at http://www.privateislandparty.com. (Read More)

Jan 31, 2014 - Private Island Entertainment LLC to Donate Capes to Enchanted Makeovers in Conjunction with Upcoming Children’s Event

 Private Island Entertainment, LLC, a New York-based party supply company, will donate 10 capes to Enchanted Makeovers for each child that attends the Four-Year-Old Designer Fashion Show. The event is being hosted by The Crafty Kids, Paradigm Kids and FiDi Families and sponsored by Private Island Entertainment. (Read More)

Dec 31, 2013 - Private Island Entertainment LLC Donates Money to Victims of Typhoon Yolanda

Private Island Entertainment LLC Donates Money to Victims of Typhoon Yolanda

Owner Jonathan Glatt won a ‘date’ with NYC Christmas Spectacular Rockette Christine Sienicki at charity auction; all proceeds went to aid victims of the most powerful typhoon in recorded history.

Private Island Entertainment, LLC, a New York-based party supply company, has donated funds to JCI Philippine-New York, a charity that benefits victims of Typhoon Hiayan/Yolanda. Typhoon Hiayan/Yolanda was the deadliest Philippine typhoon and the most powerful typhoon in recorded history (Read More)

Dec 31, 2013 - Private Island Entertainment LLC Is Participating at Multiple Charity Events with the Bnai Zion Foundation

 Private Island Entertainment, LLC, a New York-based party supply company, is providing party items for multiple fundraising events of the Bnai Zion Foundation (http://www.bnaizion.org), a Jewish organization that supports humanitarian projects in Israel. (Read More)

 Oct 18, 2013 - Private Island Entertainment LLC and Los Angeles Based Charity, A Place Called Home, Team Up To Attempt to Set Guinness World Record For Largest Gathering Of People Wearing Googly Eye Glasses

In the spirit of celebrating a fun and safe Halloween, Private Island Entertainment LLC will provide googly eye glasses to the kids at A Place Called Home in an attempt to set an official Guinness World Record. (Read More)

Jun 30, 2013 - Attempt to Set World Record for Largest Gathering of People Dressed in Devil Costumes

 Private Island Entertainment LLC today announced a coast-to-coast world record attempt to take place just before the Halloween season kicks off this fall. The first Guinness World Record attempt will be held in September at the famous Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York. This attempt will be for the largest gathering of models dressed in Devil Costumes and will kick off the busy Halloween season for Private Island Entertainment LLC. (Read More)

Jul 30, 2013 - Campaign to Launch Halloween Season With Coast-To-Coast Guinness World Record Attempts

 Private Island Entertainment LLC today announced they will attempt to set two Guinness World Records, one on each coast, to take place this fall. The records will help promote the party supply company's Halloween costumes and supplies. The first Guinness World Record attempt will be held in September at an undisclosed location in New York. This attempt will be for the largest gathering of models dressed in costumes (to be supplied by Private Island Entertainment LLC) and will kick off the busy Halloween season for the party supply company. Additional details about the costumes they will be using will be announced in late August. (Read More)

Aug 30, 2013 - Private Island Entertainment LLC Launches Photo Caption Contest

 Private Island Entertainment LLC, a New York based party supplies company, today announced the launch of a photo caption contest. The contest will run from September 1st through October 31st as part of a PR Campaign to kick off the busy Halloween season. The Grand Prize winner will be announced at the end of October. Entrants will be eligible to win up to $1100 cash and a free Halloween costume. (Read More)

 Jul 31, 2013 -  Private Island Entertainment LLC to Provide Costume Supplies to Los Angeles Based Charity, A Place Called Home, for a Guinness World Record Attempt

 Private Island Entertainment is a party and costume supply company based in New York. This Halloween season, the company has planned to attempt to set two Guinness World Records in their coast-to-coast record breaking Halloween campaigns. (Read More)

Aug 31, 2013 - Private Island Entertainment LLC Gears Up to Launch Three PR Campaigns to Promote Their Halloween Costumes and Party Supplies

 Private Island Entertainment is gearing up to launch the busy Halloween season with three PR campaigns aimed at raising awareness about its product line of costumes, party supplies and accessories. The New York based company is launching the campaigns on September 1st. This initiative includes a photo contest, which will be run on their social media platforms, as well as several Guinness World Record attempts. (Read More)

Mar 29, 2013 - Partnering with The Shoe Crew To Donate LED Shoelaces to Underprivileged Youth

 In April, kids in need will not only receive hundreds of pairs of new shoes from The Shoe Crew, a group of charitable kids who are giving back to the community, but they will also get an extra special surprise thanks to New York based party supply company Private Island Party. Through a new partnership with “The Shoe Crew”, Private Island Party will match each pair of shoes donated by the Shoe Crew with a pair of fun, light up LED Shoelaces during the month of April. (Read More)

Dec 20, 2012 - Release of 2013-2014 Wholesale Catalog

After months of preparation, Private Island Entertainment is ready to announce the completion of its all-new wholesale catalog for 2013-2014. 136 full-color pages in length, the new catalog offers a wide array of inventory available at wholesale prices in 3 bulk pricing tiers, allowing for greatly increased savings on large orders. (Read More)

Dec 20, 2012 - 'Self Gifting' Reaches an All-Time High; Private Island Party Offers 

 A new report by the National Retail Federation reveals that self-gifting is at an all-time high with 6 out of every 10 shoppers planning to spend an average of $139.92 on themselves by taking advantage of retailers' holiday promotions. Private Island Party, the online party store, announces savings for last minute shoppers on fun and whimsical holiday gifts and stocking stuffers! (Read More)

March 07, 2012 - Private Island Entertainment at the 2012 Hofstra University Irish Festival

Celebrate the cultural traditions of Irish music, food, dance, and crafts with Private Island Entertainment this Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 11am to 6pm at the Hofstra University Irish Festival! Take in the sights, tastes, and smells of the rich, colorful history of some of the most influential peoples in American history for a great cause - all net proceeds benefit the Hofstra University Scholarship Fund. (Read More)

Oct 22, 2011 - They have an app for that - Private Island Entertainment is now on your phone!

Private Island Entertainment announced the national reveal of the newly redesigned PrivateIslandParty.com, a next-generation online purchasing platform providing a superior shopping experience at home or on the go. Smooth, secure, and easy, PrivateIslandParty.com offers a free mobile app for retail and wholesale the first of its kind among competitors.

Along with its new look, Private Island Entertainment has been busy filling up its dance card, making a splash at big-name industry events such as The DJ Expo and New York Comic Con, each drawing crowds in excess of 5,000 attendees. On October 3, 2011, Private Island Entertainment will be participating in New York Citys annual East Village Halloween Parade in partnership with Overdrive-Productions, DJ SL, and singer, Jaylyn Ducati. (Read More)