The battle between Nassau County and Hofstra University appears to be heating up beyond the legal action between the two. County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he has subpoenaed Hofstra president Susan Poser, accusing her of colluding with a competing casino organization in an effort to derail plans by Las Vegas Sands to redevelop the Nassau Coliseum.
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By Brandon Cruz
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1/17/24
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There are nearly two-dozen more conditional cannabis dispensary licenses on their way to Long Island. But thanks to local pushback in a number of Nassau County communities, chances are very low one …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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4/18/23
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Construction on Long Beach Island’s long-awaited coastal protection project will begin this year, and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced last week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $209 million project partnership agreement with the city and the state.
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By Ben Strack
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2/18/16
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The Long Beach Humane Society, which has been in operation since 1976, is at risk of closing amid a financial crisis worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.
“It takes a lot of money to run a …
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By Angelina Zingariello
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2/2/24
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Nassau County GOP members have recently spoken out against the state legislature and their plan to pass the Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act — a bill that is on track to pass in Albany …
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By Sean Kennedy
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6/18/23
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More than three years after Hurricane Sandy, Long Beach residents have expressed frustration with recent flooding, especially after last week, saying that a number of mitigation and resiliency …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/18/16
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The well-known and well-loved East Meadow staple, Borrelli’s Pizzeria, has taken its pizza and traveled down the Meadowbrook Parkway to open Borrelli’s Taproom in Long Beach.
Located …
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By Mallory Wilson
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5/21/23
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After several years of work and study, Long Beach this week released a 300-plus-page plan for what the city should look like in decades to come, complete with recommendations for updating the …
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By James Bernstein
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5/21/23
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Heather Traynor, who grew up in Brooklyn, began spending summers in Long Beach in 1987, when her parents bought a home in the city.
Thirteen years later, Traynor was living in Queens, and …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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9/8/23
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Mount Sinai South Nassau’s sparkling new ambulatory medical facility in Long Beach — on the grounds of the nearly century-old Long Beach Hospital, which was extensively damaged in …
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By James Bernstein
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6/11/23
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