Mariano Rivera Pitches Group On Opening LI Car Dealership

How do you close a deal to open a car dealership on Long Island?

You bring in the greatest closer in the world.

Enter Sandman.

Yankees' legend Mariano Rivera and a group of business partners pitched the Port Jefferson Station-Terryville Civic Association on their idea to open a new car dealership in Port Jefferson Station on Route 112.

Although Rivera didn't speak during the presentation, he was greeted with applause.

Outlining the dealership plan Tuesday at the Comsewogue Public Library, Rivera told Newsday he would be involved in running the dealership, which will bear his name, when it opens.

Following the presentation, the board members voted to send a letter to the Town of Brookhaven with no objections to the project.

The store Rivera and his partners want to buy is currently the North Shore Certified car dealership at 1435 Route 112.

The store, which is 6,425 square feet, sits on an 8.1-acre site, according to site plans.

Rivera's proposal would expand the building by over 30 percent and build a new 50,000-square-foot facility and storage for 353 vehicles.