Listen to this article New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges that he took illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals, including lavish overseas trips, in exchange for favors that included helping Turkish officials bypass a fire safety inspection for a new diplomatic tower in the city. Adams, a…
Listen to this article Carmine G. Agnello, grandson of the late reputed mob boss John Gotti, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the federal courthouse in Central Islip Thursday. The fraud was in connection with Agnello receiving about $1.1 million in small business loans under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program created…
Listen to this article The Long Island Regional Planning Council has released a study that shows more than 43,000 businesses on the South Shore are at risk in the event of severe flooding. According to the Long Island Economic Flood Risk Study, conducted by LiRo GIS, the businesses at risk employ nearly 370,000 people and generate…
Listen to this article Two manufacturing firms from Long Island have been named as finalists in FuzeHub’s eighth annual statewide Commercialization Competition. In the competition, part of the Empire State Development-supported FuzeHub Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, a dozen entrepreneurs have a chance to win $50,000 by pitching their business plan before a panel of judges…
Listen to this article Elected officials and community leaders joined developers in East Patchogue Wednesday at a groundbreaking ceremony for a $46.7 million apartment project. Plainview-based Rechler Equity Partners is developing the 91-unit apartment complex called Greybarn Patchogue. The 3.4-acre development site at 303 East Main St. was formerly occupied by the Mediterranean Manor catering hall…
Listen to this article New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter, an extraordinary culmination to weeks of searches, subpoenas and resignations of top officials that have thrust the city’s government into crisis.The indictment detailing the charges against…
Listen to this article New York State will award up to $80 million to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations across the state. The funding is available through New York’s Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Capital Projects Fund. Arts and cultural organizations boost “local economies” and drive “our vibrant tourism industry,” New York State Gov. Kathy…
Listen to this article Hummus Fit, a growing prepared meals company, is opening a new location in Lake Grove. Hummus Fit in Lake Grove. / Courtesy of Hummus Fit Hummus Fit transformed the property at 2810 Middle Country Road that had been home to The Good Steer restaurant into its newest location, where it offers…
Listen to this article A new shuttle service now provides on-demand transportation in and around the Long Island Innovation Park in Hauppauge. BrentwoodGo is providing electric vehicles aiming to offer affordable, eco-friendly transportation for employees who work at the industrial park, as well as visitors. The service, with its $2.50 fare, is expected to especially…
Listen to this article Five months into the $210 million expansion project at Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel, construction on the Islandia casino’s new building is about to begin. The new 110,500-square-foot building will house the 1,000 additional video slot machines that Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. was granted by the state last year. It will…