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Colliers International LI honored for 'most ingenious deal of the year'
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The award was given to Colliers for its sale of the former Pall Corp. building at 25 Harbor Park Dr. in Port Washington to Kiss Nail Products Inc. for $30 million. Commercial real estate brokerage Colliers International Long Island took home the honor of arranging the "most ingenious deal of the year" at the annual awards dinner of the Association for a Better Long Island and the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society Wednesday night. Comment?
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Tracing that 'Oyster Bay' way
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Former Supervisor John Venditto used to use that phrase freely, often when he visited the Newsday editorial board to defend the town's unwillingness to build anything other than single-family homes - whether in Plainview, Hicksville or infamously the old Cerro Wire property in Syosset. Venditto said people liked the "Oyster Bay way." Comment?
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Navy: Radium in Bethpage groundwater likely naturally occurring
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A view of a section of the former site where the Navy and what is now Northrop Grumman operated, with a Bethpage Water District tower visible in the background, Feb. 17, 2017. Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp A Navy report to Congress about radium found in Bethpage groundwater supplies says the detections are consistent with naturally occurring levels of the radioactive element, and likely not from past military or defense contractor operations. Comment?
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The Long Island Regional Planning Council previews their new study during a meeting with the editorial board. Photo Credit: Amanda Fiscina The Long Island Regional Planning Council's study of alternatives to the property tax provides a lot more data than hope. Comment?
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John Amirante, Rangers national anthem singer, dies at age 83
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"It is with great sadness our Rangers family shares the loss of legendary anthem singer John Amirante, who passed away this morning at 83," the Rangers wrote on Twitter. "Our thoughts are with his wife Ann, his children and the entire Amirante family. Comment?
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Plainview community forum urges action on immigration reform
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The bipartisan meeting, where Reps. Peter King and Thomas Suozzi spoke, also included discussion of the need to extend DACA and TPS protections for immigrants. Comment?
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A cold, damp Sunday forecast for Long Island
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A couple walk their dog at Smith Point County Park on Sunday, as cold and windy conditions battered the area. Photo Credit: James Carbone After a pair of springlike days, Long Island can expect a winterlike Sunday with unseasonably cold temperatures, strong winds, light rain possible during the day turning heavy after dark and highs reaching only about 40 degrees, forecasters said. Comment?
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LI salons changing focus to adapt to growing natural hair movement
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With more black women rejecting relaxers, hair care professionals on Long Island who aren't changing with the times by learning to care for natural hair are being left behind, experts say. The Got Curl Expo 18, the first natural hair care expo on Long Island, took place March 31 at the Holiday Inn in Plainview. Comment?
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Sayville residents air concerns about proposed luxury complex
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More than 100 residents of Sayville and the surrounding communities voiced their concerns late Thursday about the environmental impact that a Plainview developer's proposed 1,365-unit luxury apartment complex could have on the region. The public hearing before the Islip Town Planning Board focused on the scope of Rechler Equity Partners' draft environmental impact statement for the company's proposed $500 million Greybarn Sayville development. Comment?
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Land transfer for Huntington Station project derided as 'terrible deal'
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Board members approved it despite disagreement over the appraisal of the property that Renaissance Downtowns will use to help transform the hamlet. Ed Smyth said the board's transfer of 1000 New York Ave. in the heart of Huntington Station to Plainview-based master developer Renaissance Downtowns, which is charged with transforming the hamlet, is a terrible deal. Comment?
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Qualifying for a mortgage can be extra challenging if you're self-employed
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When you're self-employed there are challenges, just because you're in business for yourself. For example, you want a mortgage? Good luck with that. Comment?
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Suffolk County weighs Ronkonkoma site plans, including arena
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Four groups are proposing ideas including mixed-use developments, an e-commerce facility and a 17,500-seat arena on a 40-acre site near MacArthur Airport and an LIRR station. A rendering shows a nighttime view of an arena complex proposed by Melville developer Jones Lang LaSalle for a 40-acre property in Ronkonkoma. Comment?
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Mobile business owners think outside the brick-and-mortar box
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Lola's Lookbook, a fashion-by-appointment mobile boutique, has been selling the latest trends in fashion to Long Islanders for the past four years. On March 23, business owner Ann Marie Ingles talked about her company, which is able to service a niche market: busy women who don't have time to go shopping at the mall. Comment?
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NY private-sector employees to receive retirement savings plans
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During the weekend, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a 2018-19 budget bill that includes the Secure Choice Savings Program for employees of small businesses, independent contractors and freelancers. Sara and Corey Meyer, owners of Little Bird Kitchen, display some of their products at their headquarters in Plainview on Feb. 26. Photo Credit: Barry Sloan A retirement savings plan for New York's private-sector employees who don't have one at work will begin in about two years, officials said. Comment?
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KISS Rock-n-Roll Expo coming to Plainview
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Long Island has hosted comic book, baseball card and science fiction conventions, and now it will host a KISS convention. The makeup-faced hard rock foursome will be the focus of a new Long Island KISS Rock-n-Roll Expo May 5 at the Holiday Inn in Plainview from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. "This is a day to come out and celebrate the world of KISS," says co-creator Steve Kloos, 53, of Merrick. Comment?
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LI's mom-and-pop toy shops hope to fill Toys R Us void
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Local retailers such as M.J. Beanz in Plainview and Funky Monkey in Greenvale specialize in niche items and offer perks such as try-before-you-buy. He says, toys have helped him to stay youthful - and in business. Comment?
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Iavarone Bros to open new restaurant in Plainview
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Iavarone's thin-crust spin on pizza rustica, the rich and savory deep-dish Easter pie of cured meats and cheese. Photo Credit: Iavarone Bros. Comment?
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Dare to Be Different,' chronicles rise, fall of the coolest '80s radio station
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LI native's documentary about trendsetting LI station will get a national audience when it airs Friday, March 30, at 8 p.m. on Showtime. DJs Max Leinwand , left, DJ Byrd , Malibu Sue , Al Jourgensen and Denis McNamara at WLIR studios in Hempstead in the mid-1980s. Comment?
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"Showing the world how it is" is what Kevin C. Downs has set out to do over his decadeslong career as a photojournalist. In the exhibit, "Documentary Photography Now," he enlists 23 visual storytellers to help him. Comment?
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Snowmen across Long Island
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My granddaughter Eleanor Jaffa old building a snowman during the results of the March Madness snow storm . My son Joseph and our family puppy Lulu were building a snowman during the snowstorm on Tuesday 03/13/18. Comment?
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