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Discover Long Island launches CEO search

Discover Long Island launches a nationwide search for a new CEO to lead its growth as Long Island's tourism nears $8 billion

Illinois firm closes on $190M Farmingville acquisition

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Introducing Long Island Business Influencers: Real Estate & Construction

Long Island's real estate and construction sectors have always been defined by the people who shape them — the brokers closing landmark deals, the developers reimagining underutilized land, the engineers solving infrastructure challenges and the builders delivering on ambitious visions.

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Inked: Long Island commercial real estate sales and leases

Commercial real estate transactions that took place on Long Island, including sales in Plainview, Riverhead, Bethpage, Commack, and Rockville Centre.

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Discover Long Island launches CEO search

Discover Long Island launches a nationwide search for a new CEO to lead its growth as Long Island's tourism nears $8 billion

Law & Government

Rubio designates Great Neck Estates zoning board member wrongfully detained in Iran Prison

Kamran Hekmati, a Great Neck Estates zoning board member, is designated wrongfully detained in Iran by Secretary of State Rubio amid bipartisan advocacy.

Healthcare

NYU Langone opens new radiology and ambulatory care center in Riverhead

NYU Langone Radiology—Ambulatory Care Riverhead, a 25,000-square-foot practice, is now open at 893 East Main Street. Here, 13,000 square feet are dedicated to imaging methods to diagnose disease, with services […]

Food Business

Clam bar on East End to open for 45th season

Gearing up for spring and summer, husband-and-wife team John and Kelly Piccinnini will be re-opening Clam Bar at Napeague for the season on Friday, April 17. The eatery is celebrating […]

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Real Estate

Long Island home sales fall as inventory hits record low

Plainview industrial property trades for $5.2M

Howard Hanna | Coach Realtors acquires Huntington brokerage

TPG Architecture showcases Garfunkel Wild’s new Garden City offices

Riverhead property planned for cannabis dispensary sells for $6.4M

Inked: Commercial real estate transactions and leases in Long Island towns

Franchise firm expands on LI with PopUp Bagels and Nothing Bundt Cakes

REI panel explored state of LI’s commercial real estate market

Inked: Long Island commercial real estate sales and leases

Commercial real estate transactions that took place on Long Island, including sales in Plainview, Riverhead, Bethpage, Commack, and Rockville Centre.

Illinois firm closes on $190M Farmingville acquisition

Inland Real Estate Group closed on its $190 million acquisition of the 292-unit Arboretum multifamily development in Farmingville.

Groups urge participation at hearing for $130M Melville project

Melville Crossing, a $130 million mixed-use development, faces a public hearing in Huntington to decide its future. The project includes housing, retail, and affordable units.

Queens home furnishings firm expanding on LI

Velourlux, a Queens-based custom home furnishings provider, purchased a retail building in Bethpage to open its first Long Island showroom.

LI investment firm takes ‘Manhattan’ for $6.45M

The investment group acquired the historic Manhattan Building, a mixed-use property in Rockville Centre, for $6.45 million.

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LI housing market remains chilled with sales and inventory down

Gail Prudenti launches ‘Judicious Advice’ service in E. Setauket

SUNY Old Westbury, Downstate expand nursing program partnership

Northwell buys Merrick medical office property for $9.5M

Work starts on long-delayed assisted living project in East Northport

Ribbon-cutting for LI’s newest Trader Joe’s

Why storytelling drives nonprofit fundraising and advocacy

Melville lawyer pleads guilty to stealing $413K in client funds

Middle-market firms, including on LI, see growth amid challenges

Middle-market firms, including on Long Island, showed strong financial gains in 2025 but face rising cost pressures and global uncertainty, according to Valley Bank's survey.

Educators, veterans honor Black History Month on Long Island

Educators and veterans on Long Island gathered to honor African American contributions to military service during Black History Month at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage.

Greenberg Traurig expands NY government law and policy practice

Greenberg Traurig expands its NY government law and policy practice with Steve Malito and Nicole Weingartner joining in Long Island and Albany.

Long Island data centers face power and site challenges despite growth efforts

Long Island's data center development is challenged by power demand, site availability, and infrastructure limits, though upgrades and new tech offer growth paths.

Real Estate Institute to explore LI’s changing CRE market

The Real Estate Institute at Stony Brook University will hold a panel on March 9 to explore how Long Island’s commercial real estate subsectors are evolving differently.