Listen to this article October Long Island home sales improved year-over-year, though mortgage rates have recently risen.   There were 2,237 homes contracted for sale in Nassau and Suffolk counties last month, 207 more than the previous month and an increase of 9.7 percent from the 2,039 homes contracted for sale in Oct. 2023, according to preliminary…

Listen to this article Doherty Enterprises Inc.-owned Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar locations are again rallying to make the holiday season merry and bright for underprivileged kids. Through Jan. 5, 2025, the Allendale-based restaurant group’s eateries in New York and New Jersey will fundraise in support of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.…

Listen to this article The last remaining property in RXR’s once sprawling Woodbury portfolio has sold for $23.5 million.  TKF Burnside Real Estate, a Nassau County-based commercial real estate investment group, purchased the 255,019-square-foot building on 14.25 acres at 1000 Woodbury Road.  RXR has been shedding its Woodbury properties over the last several years. RXR…

Listen to this article Voters had their say on Tuesday on Long Island, home to closely watched congressional races. In one of those contests, Laura Gillen, a Democrat and the former Hempstead Town Supervisor, claimed victory over Republican U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, the incumbent and a former police officer and Hempstead Town councilman, in a…

Listen to this article The Long Island Arts Alliance (LIAA) is hosting its first arts education summit Jan. 28 at Hofstra University. The inaugural Long Island Arts Education Summit is designed to bring together educators, administrators, arts leaders, community advocates and business professionals to explore the power of arts education and collaboration in Nassau and…