Business Profile: Anthony’s Power Equipment, Yorktown
Photo Neal Rentz
Putnam Valley resident Antonio Cinquanta said last week he has been familiar with how to do small engine repairs since he was a teenage who studied at the Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES Tech Center.
That skill has been a valuable asset for him for many years.
Cinquanta has owned Anthony’s Power Equipment, located in Yorktown, since 1991. His business offers sales and repairs of outdoor power equipment, such as weed whackers, tractors and chain saws. He also sells parts.
Cinquanta said most of his customers live in Yorktown. The business was originally located on Crompond Road in Yorktown and after the property was sold earlier this year Cinquanta moved to Mahopac for about a month, before transferring to its current Baldwin Road location in July. The business is located behind the Blossom Knoll Nurseries.
Before owning his own business, Cinquanta said he put his expertise in small engine repairs “on the backburner” when he worked for a supermarket. He was later hired by General Motors in Tarrytown. His first job for GM, which ran for one year, was to work in the body shop working with sheet metal. For the roughly next four years he was a quality control auditor, which included doing test drives of cars.
Cinquanta was forced to move from the car manufacture and decided to open his own business. “I fell back on this after the plant closed,” he said.
Cinquanta said he gets satisfaction from owning his business, “especially when people think it might have cost a lot more or feel treated unfairly elsewhere” and come to his business. “They feel comfortable” at Anthony’s Power Equipment, he said.
He said he provides “personalized service” that would not be given at a chain store. “We don’t hide behind toll-free phone numbers,” he said. “If there’s a problem, we get right on it.”
Cinquanta has a simple goal for his business. “Just stay afloat and pay the bills,” he said. He said moving back to Yorktown after a brief stay in Putnam County was positive. “I’m glad to be back in Yorktown where people know me,” he said. “This is a great spot that I found.”
Anthony’s Power Equipment is located at 1943 Baldwin Rd. in Yorktown. For more information, call 914-962-3800.
