Listen to this article Suffolk County has put a fork in the $2.8 million Midway Crossing project that would have created a massive mixed-use development between the Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road station and MacArthur Airport. County officials terminated the master development agreement with JLL Tuesday, citing the Chicago-based company’s lack of progress on the…
Listen to this article Phil Boyle, the president and CEO of Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation and Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel, has been named the next chairman of the New York Gaming Association (NYGA). The NYGA is a trade organization that advocates for and advances the interests of its members at racing and gaming venues…
Listen to this article After TikTok went offline for about 14 hours on Saturday, businesses who rely on it may wonder what’s next for the platform and how it might impact them. The platform, with its 170 million users, has helped many amass a following to help them build brand identity, grow their business and…
Listen to this article December home sales and inventory on Long Island improved year-over-year, as prices continue to rise, closing out another disappointing year for the area’s housing market. There were 1,527 homes contracted for sale in Nassau and Suffolk counties in December, 320 fewer than the previous month but an increase of 2.6 percent…
Listen to this article The former Smithtown home of Long Island’s largest youth soccer academy has been purchased by a growing church organization. V1 Church bought the 25,720-square-foot building on 2.5 acres at 905 West Jericho Turnpike for $5.2 million. The property was formerly occupied by SUSA FC, which operates its main soccer complex in Central…
Listen to this article American Express has agreed to pay more than $138 million in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The non-prosecution agreement is in connection to what officials describe as “engaging in sales practices that provided inaccurate tax advice to customers and potential customers”…
Listen to this article Garden City-based InspireDesign Creative Studio, an artwork supplier, design consulting and management firm, has partnered with a Florida manufacturer to supply design solutions for commercial spaces. The Long Island interior design firm partnered with MarkMaster Inc. of Tampa, Fla., a manufacturer of custom and stock identity solutions. “We are excited to…
Listen to this article Lessing’s Hospitality Group has acquired the former headquarters of the Suffolk County Water Authority in Great River. Lessing’s purchased the 13,280-square-foot office building on 2 acres at 3525 Sunrise Highway for $2.5 million. The company plans on investing another $1.1 million on renovations to the property and establish it as its…
Listen to this article Long Island Arts Alliance has announced the full program for its Arts Education Summit on Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hofstra University in Hempstead. Julie Baker, CEO for Californians for the Arts, a statewide organization that focuses on arts advocacy and creative industry coalitions, will deliver the…
Listen to this article As fast-food franchise experts, entrepreneurial brothers John and Jeff Froccaro have always known what’s hot. And this time, their latest venture really is. The Froccaros’ Port Washington-based Burger Brothers Restaurant Group opens its first Dave’s Hot Chicken restaurant on Friday in Fresh Meadows. The 2,855-square-foot store at 61-45 188th St., which…