The Long Beach City Council, still weighing whether to reverse a decision it made in December 2021 to opt out of a New York state program to allow retail sales of marijuana, met with state cannabis …
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By Brendan Carpenter and James Bernstein
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2/2/23
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The Superblock project, which is filling seaside lots that have been empty for 40 years, is to be partially completed sooner than expected, an executive at the development company told the Long Beach …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/26/23
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The City of Long Beach and the Village of Lindenhurst, in Suffolk County, have each won competitive grants of $4.5 million to help them revitalize their downtown business districts, Gov. Kathy …
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By James Bernstein
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1/26/23
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It was a little over a decade ago Barbara deGrace walked into Valley Stream’s village hall ready to give back to the community she loved. Back then, she could only work part-time, with a busy …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/26/23
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A lumber yard that has been in business since 1917 in Long Beach and owned by the whitbreads family was severely damaged by a fire late Saturday morning.
City spokesman John McNally …
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By James Bernstein
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1/21/23
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Charles J. Monica Senior Village has been offering housing for low-income seniors in Valley Stream since 1976 — and a sister senior housing facility, the Adler, will soon welcome a new group of …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/19/23
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The Las Vegas Sands, a resort company that also includes global properties, intends to develop what is being called a “multi-billion-dollar flagship hospitality, entertainment and casino project on a portion of the site that houses the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/13/23
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Jeffrey Wiesenfeld voted for Democratic incumbent Tom Suozzi when George Santos ran unsuccessfully against him in 2020 for the 3rd Congressional District seat, to which Santos was elected last year …
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By Will Sheeline
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1/12/23
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The Long Beach City Council was expected to set a public hearing regarding the tiff over tables for boardwalk eateries at Tuesday night’s meeting, but instead tabled the discussion for the next …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/5/23
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Luz Bove lost her husband, Vincent, to cancer just two months ago. The 54-year-old mother of two wasn’t up to putting up a Christmas tree this year.
Her children pushed her and she granted …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/5/23
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