The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency is set to vote July 28 on a 20-year, $109 million tax break for a developer seeking to build two luxury apartment buildings on the long-vacant …
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By Ben Strack
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7/22/16
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A Long Beach mother and son duo has reached the international fitness stage while overcoming obstacles along the way.
June Schecter, 60, and her son Logan, 26, qualified for the 2016 Reebok …
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By Andrew Coen
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7/15/16
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Trucks will begin hauling 250,000 tons of large stones through the West End and the city this month as the Army Corps of Engineers begins work on a large-scale coastal protection project that …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/6/16
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A group of mostly Long Beach residents filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday over South Nassau Communities Hospital’s proposed use of $154 …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/6/16
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Two weeks after the city announced that it would host the Long Island PrideFest next year, the City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to update the city’s employee policy manual to include …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/22/16
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Unsound surf shop held its 7th annual surf art show and auction on June 11, which featured live music by the Shipwrecks.
Each year, the event features some of the best artists and photographers …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/20/16
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Longtime Long Beach resident Con Astone, a singer and multi-instrumentalist who performed with Elvis Presley, Teddy Randazzo and other popular acts in Las Vegas, died on May 26 after a battle with …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/17/16
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A 35-year-old Far Rockaway man riding his bike in Lido Beach on Wednesday was critically injured after he collided with a van.
Nassau County police said that the incident occurred on Lido …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/16/16
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Local firefighter Sam Pinto and his family ended up on TMZ after an impromptu encounter with celebrity Paris Hilton at Los Angeles International Airport on June 6.
Pinto and his wife, Jessica, …
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By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza
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6/16/16
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Long Beach police broke up an underage drinking party on Harding Avenue last Saturday after an officer responded to a noise complaint.
According to the Police Department, the officer observed …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/15/16
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