Double amputee Patricia Lewis acted quickly when a fire started in her basement on April 10. She put on her artificial legs and got out of her Rockville Centre home before the Lakeview Fire Department arrived to put out the fire.
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By Nakeem Grant and Mike Smollins
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6/25/20
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Having held meetings at different venues throughout Nassau County, the Long Island Breakfast Club has longed for a home to run their meetings. Founded in West Hempstead, the group will return home as …
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By Nakeem Grant
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6/10/20
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A bill in the New York State Legislature would help small business owners better market themselves and promote their businesses, as Long Island’s economy begins to reopen.
Under the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/9/20
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After nearly three months of being closed as part of a statewide lockdown, businesses in Malverne and West Hempstead are itching to get back to work. West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce President …
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By Nakeem Grant and Scott Brinton
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6/9/20
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As projected, Long Island began the Phase One reopening of its battered economy on Wednesday, paving the way for construction and wholesale trade companies to restart operations, along with retailers …
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By Nakeem Grant and Scott Brinton
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5/27/20
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***This story was updated on May 15 at 3 p.m. to add more information***
Michael Corleone, the owner of Kayo Boxing in West Hempstead, has not been paying rent for his gym since New …
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By Scott Brinton and Melissa Koenig
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5/18/20
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In honor of National Nurses Day, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other county officials paid tribute Wednesday to the healthcare professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic. …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/6/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office reported Tuesday that more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths occurred at nursing homes and adult care facilities, many of them in Nassau and New York City …
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By James Bernstein
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5/5/20
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Let’s not mince words: The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, which was supposed to hurry loans to small businesses so they can make payroll and stay afloat, has been troubled from the start.
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4/23/20
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The State Health Department has released a list of 22 nursing homes on Long Island, including homes in Lynbrook, Glen Cove and Long Beach, where residents have died from the coronavirus epidemic. The …
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By James Bernstein
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4/18/20
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