Eligible projects will advance modern, resilient grid technologies that can withstand extreme weather event and include: • Adaptive protection, advanced modeling and monitoring control technologies; • Installing advanced conductors, including low-sag advanced conductors, or • replacing old overhead conductors and underground cables; • Using or constructing distributed energy resources to enhance adaptive capacity during a…
Listen to this article The new owner of the shuttered Beacon Theater, which first opened in 1927 in Port Washington, is planning an estimated $15 million project that would restore and preserve the venue, transforming it into a cultural entertainment hub, including a dinner theater. Rendering courtesy of The Beacon Building owner Brad Thurman assembled…
Listen to this article Joe Carpenter, the husband of Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter has died. He was 81. Those who knew Joe Carpenter say he was soft-spoken and kind. A family man, he was known for his quiet strength and sense of humor. Carpenter was born Jan. 3, 1943, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to parents…
Listen to this article A law firm, headquartered in Mineola, recently prevailed in defending against a $22 million lawsuit in arbitration. Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone’s Construction Department, led by Manny Frade, the practice chair, along with Adam Wald and Max Rayetsky defended against the claim. That claim was filed by a subcontractor in connection…
Listen to this article The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board on Monday approved a congestion pricing plan. Under the approved plan, beginning Jan. 5, 2025, drivers will pay $9 to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street, the Central Business District. The toll is expected to extend through 2027, increasing to $12 in 2028 and up to…
Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel, stiffer competition from bigger carriers, and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit, the biggest U.S. budget airline, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition after…
Manufacturing activity grew substantially in New York, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s November Empire State Manufacturing Survey.
Listen to this article There is a shortage of cyber workers at the federal level, and U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand was at Stony Brook University Friday to discuss her Cyber Service Academy scholarship program that would help fill that void. The program provides full college tuition in return for public service at the U.S. Department…
Where are you shopping for Small Business Saturday? This unofficial holiday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, is all about recognizing the immense value small businesses bring to our communities. Our real estate agents have done a lot of shopping in small stores around Long Island over the years. Here are some small shops they think are…
Listen to this article Bethpage Federal Credit Union is giving women entrepreneurs a boost with a new platform to promote their businesses. The platform comprises free advertising on high-traffic billboards, which the credit union has dubbed “Bethboards.” Part of the credit’s new “Money Like a Woman” initiative, Bethboards are designed to showcase and celebrate women-owned…