Listen to this article While some have praised New York State for its attempts to tackle Long Island’s lack of affordable housing, zoning laws remain under the authority of local municipalities, and many believe that the power to address housing supply should stay within the community. The state’s proposals, which include Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022…

Listen to this article Local officials and civic leaders joined developers at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a $92 million youth sports and office complex in Kings Park.  Called Destination KP, the project aims to bring a 63,900-square-foot indoor sports building, a 50,000-square-foot medical office/commercial building, seven outdoor athletic fields, 10 basketball courts, a concession…

Listen to this article Fast casual restaurant chain Just Salad is celebrating the opening of its newest Long Island restaurant in Port Washington.  Just Salad opened a 1,736-square-foot space in the Soundview Marketplace shopping center at 143 Shore Road in Port Washington.   The new Port Washington restaurant is the chain’s sixth on Long Island, following…

Listen to this article The Huntington Town Board voted Tuesday to approve new zoning for a portion of Melville that aims to create a walkable town center.  The new Melville Town Center Overlay District, which passed by a three-to-one vote, will allow redevelopment of under-utilized and obsolete office buildings and empty parking lots into as many…

Listen to this article While developers have completed most of the $1.3 billion project at Belmont Park, including a new arena, retail village and parking garage, a promised community benefit has yet to materialize.  As part of its agreement with Empire State Development, the project’s development entity, New York Arena Partners, committed to build a community…

Listen to this article November home sales on Long Island improved year-over-year, though inventory was on the decline.   There were 1,847 homes contracted for sale in Nassau and Suffolk counties in November, 390 fewer than the previous month but an increase of 3.8 percent from the 1,778 homes that were contracted for sale in Nov.…

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