Listen to this article Live Nation, a live entertainment company, has acquired The Paramount, the entertainment venue on New York Avenue in Huntington. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Paramount has hosted a range of music and comedy acts including Billy Joel, Pitbull, UB40, Kevin James, Sarah Silverman and more. The Paramount’s founders…
Listen to this article The Long Island Manufacturing Extension Partnership (LIMEP) at Stony Brook University is rebranding, with new leadership and expanded services. A federally recognized Manufacturing Extension Partnership center, LIMEP was formerly known as the Manufacturing & Technology Resource Consortium at Stony Brook University. It aims to support the region’s small and mid-sized manufacturers, providing…
Listen to this article State officials came to a Long Island supermarket Thursday to announce that Feeding New York State has collected 32 million pounds of food since launching in 2022. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced the milestone at Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace in Melville. Feeding New York…
Listen to this article New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges that he took illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals, including lavish overseas trips, in exchange for favors that included helping Turkish officials bypass a fire safety inspection for a new diplomatic tower in the city. Adams, a…
Listen to this article Carmine G. Agnello, grandson of the late reputed mob boss John Gotti, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the federal courthouse in Central Islip Thursday. The fraud was in connection with Agnello receiving about $1.1 million in small business loans under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program created…
Listen to this article Two manufacturing firms from Long Island have been named as finalists in FuzeHub’s eighth annual statewide Commercialization Competition. In the competition, part of the Empire State Development-supported FuzeHub Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, a dozen entrepreneurs have a chance to win $50,000 by pitching their business plan before a panel of judges…
Listen to this article New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter, an extraordinary culmination to weeks of searches, subpoenas and resignations of top officials that have thrust the city’s government into crisis.The indictment detailing the charges against…
Listen to this article New York State will award up to $80 million to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations across the state. The funding is available through New York’s Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Capital Projects Fund. Arts and cultural organizations boost “local economies” and drive “our vibrant tourism industry,” New York State Gov. Kathy…
Listen to this article A new shuttle service now provides on-demand transportation in and around the Long Island Innovation Park in Hauppauge. BrentwoodGo is providing electric vehicles aiming to offer affordable, eco-friendly transportation for employees who work at the industrial park, as well as visitors. The service, with its $2.50 fare, is expected to especially…
Listen to this article Long Island universities are highlighted in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, released Tuesday. Stony Brook University, Hofstra University, Adelphi University, Farmingdale State College and others are among those featured in this year’s rankings. This year, the university came in at 58 for the second consecutive year, and for…