Governor Kathy Hochul announced Smithtown-Kings Park as the Long Island winner of the seventh round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, receiving $10 million, as well as Brookhaven-North Bellport and Mineola as this year’s Long Island region NY Forward winners, receiving $4.5 million each. For Round 7 of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, each of the state’s […]
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Hamptons Art Show to be Held This July
BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — The art world is set to converge on the Hamptons this summer at the inaugural Hamptons Art Show, scheduled for July 10-14, 2024, at The Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY [Photo above: Corwith House]. This new art fair is the latest addition to the newly established “Fine Art Shows” portfolio, which also includes the renowned LA […]
Rivkin Radler Elevates Seven New Partners
Long Island law firm Rivkin Radler LLP has announced seven new partners for 2024. The firm has six offices and 235 lawyers. These are the new partners promoted by the firm: Ashley Algazi, of Greenlawn, NY, is a member of the Health Services Practice Group. She represents various healthcare providers, including hospitals, long term care […]
Real Estate Broker The Agency Opens Fourth Long Island Office
Global real estate brokerage The Agency has opened a new office on Long Island’s Gold Coast. The new locale, which will be known as The Agency Gold Coast Long Island, is the firm’s fourth office on Long Island, New York, joining the brokerage’s growing network of offices in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The office will be led by industry […]
Nassau Community College Opens $31 Million STEM Building
GARDEN CITY – Nassau Community College, a campus of the State University of New York, has opened a $31 million high-tech academic building that will equip students for rapidly growing careers in Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) and virtual and hybrid workplaces. The three-story building, spanning 61,900 square feet, contains the latest educational technology, STEM laboratories, climate-friendly green […]
Two Arrested for Suffolk County Business Burglaries
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced that Ralph Pergola, 44, and Kristen Allen, 35, both homeless, were each indicted for multiple counts of Burglary and other related charges, after allegedly breaking into and stealing from six small business in Suffolk County on Long Island, including smoke shops, diners, a café, and a bagel shop, […]
Barnes & Noble Arrives in the Hamptons
NEW YORK – Barnes & Noble has arrived in the Hamptons! The book chain held a grand opening of its new Bridgehampton bookstore at 12 p.m. on Friday, December 1st. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Bridgehampton Commons (2044 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY 11932) across from Petco and near T.J. Maxx. The […]
Transdev Extends Bus Contract With Nassau County for 7 Years
Nassau County has agreed to renew for seven years its multi-year contract with Transdev to operate and maintain its bus service, the Nassau Inter-County Express or NICE Bus, from January 1, 2024. After a competitive bidding process was completed in January of this year, it was once again Transdev North America, whose initial contract began […]