Listen to this article A group of current and former elected officials, environmentalists, civic leaders and farming advocates from the North Fork of Long Island have formed a panel focused on preserving land on the East End. Spearheaded by the Greater Jamesport Civic Association, the Blue Ribbon Panel for Preservation is described as “a volunteer group…
Listen to this article Two industrial properties in Bay Shore have sold for $105.7 million. Wakefield, Mass.-based NorthBridge Partners has purchased the 313,246-square-foot building on 13.8 acres at 145 Candlewood Road and the adjacent 247,473-square-foot building on 13 acres at 158 Candlewood Road from the Rockefeller Group. The Rockefeller Group had acquired the two warehouse…
Listen to this article A new podcast has hit the airwaves, aiming to switch up the conversation about menopause. “Rebranding Menopause: Secrets Symptoms & Superpowers Unfiltered” – now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify – is designed to prompt dialog about the “taboo topic of menopause like never before,” according to a news release about…
Listen to this article The owner and manager of a Baldwin apartment complex has settled a source-of-income discrimination complaint that Long Island Housing Services (LIHS) brought before the New York State Division of Human Rights. The complaint, lodged against Baldwin Gardens Apartments, Grand Associates Management and two of its employees, alleged that prospective renters with…
Listen to this article A new donor breast milk program in Bay Shore is designed to help babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore. With this program, mothers who wish to breastfeed but struggle with milk production are provided a “bridge” so their baby can still receive…
Listen to this article In Rockville Centre, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) has opened an 8,500-square-foot facility at 50 North Park Avenue. “This new facility represents our unwavering commitment to delivering world-class cancer care,” Dr. Jeff Vacirca, CEO of NYCBS, said in a news release about the new center. “Our mission is not…
Listen to this article Construction of Long Island’s newest luxury shopping destination, Belmont Park Village, is approaching the finish line. Slated to be completed by the end of the month, the winding 340,000-square-foot open-air complex toured by LIBN last week is debuting with a rolling opening that began last month, providing a preview of the…
Listen to this article Lee Zeldin, the former Long Island congressman, has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin, a Republican, had left Congress in 2023, after challenging Kathy Hochul in a bid for governor of New York State in 2022. In a statement, Trump said Zeldin would “ensure…
Listen to this article A $15 toll on vehicles entering the busiest parts of New York City could be revived, as the state’s Democratic governor considers enacting the program before President-elect Donald Trump takes office and can block it. In the days since Trump’s victory, Gov. Kathy Hochul and her staff have been reaching out…
Listen to this article A group of mayors from villages on the North Shore of Long Island have formed a coalition to participate in any future approvals process for a new breed of supersonic passenger jets. Brookville Village Mayor Daniel Serota announced Monday the creation of the Regional SST Oversight Coalition in the wake of…