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…
Listen to this article Lee Zeldin, the former Long Island Republican congressman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, testified Thursday before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Zeldin, who faced questions about climate change, regulations and more, spoke of protecting the environment “without suffocating the economy.” “If confirmed,…
Listen to this article Playa Bowls, the surf-inspired chain of superfruit bowls, is coming to the Station Yards mixed-use complex in Ronkonkoma. Playa Bowls franchisees Gary Yip and Victoria Yip leased a 1,445-square-foot retail space at 9 Hawkins Ave., one of the newer Station Yards buildings. The new store is expected to open in early…
Listen to this article A Long Island healthcare executive has been selected in the Presidential Leadership Scholars program, a partnership between the presidential centers of George W. Bush, William Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Lyndon Johnson. Brian Aquart, vice president of Workforce Community Education at Northwell Health’s Center for Learning and Innovation, is one of…
Listen to this article Mostly built between the 1950s and 1980s, Long Island’s ubiquitous shopping centers have long defined the commercial landscape of the area. However, amidst changing consumer behavior and the massive shift toward e-commerce, many of Long Island’s malls and retail power centers no longer meet their communities’ needs. Our aging malls present…
Listen to this article The Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR), which has been headquartered in West Babylon for nearly half a century, will soon move to new offices in Melville. LIBOR has signed a 15-year lease for 24,585 square feet of office space on the third floor of 1305 Walt Whitman Road, where it expects to…
Listen to this article To support health and well-being in the region, the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation awarded more than $16 million in grants, up from $12 million in 2024, to nonprofits on Long Island that work to help people in need. On Long Island, 42 programs received grants to address community and health related…
Exterior of 158 Candlewood Rd, Bay Shore, NY 1. Candlewood Industrial Portfolio in Bay Shore, NYAddress: 158 Candlewood Rd, Bay Shore, NY 11706Sale Date: October 23, 2024Sale Price: $54,800,000PSF: $221.44 Rockefeller Group sold the Candlewood Industrial Portfolio in Bay Shore, NY to NorthBridge. The portfolio consists of 2 buildings and it was reported that at…
Listen to this article Advisory, tax and accounting firm Grassi has announced it has joined PrimeGlobal, a worldwide association of advisory and accounting firms. PrimeGlobal has more than 300 highly successful independent member firms in over 113 countries with a combined revenue of $5.4 billion, according to a company statement. The association’s independent member firms…