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A Midnight Mink in Fort Salonga Is the Sighting Long Island Naturalists Have Chased for Decades
by Long Island Wave ·A research-grade trail camera record from Fort Salonga gives Long Island its first verifiable photos of an American mink, a species whose status here was unknown.
Bethpage's Newest Farm Is Indoors, Five Towers Tall and Built to Teach
by Long Island Wave ·EPIC Long Island cut the ribbon on a Bethpage vocational training site where adults with developmental disabilities grow greens on five hydroponic Smile Farms towers.
Thursday Night Music and a Saturday Wine School: The Fall Calendar at Enology in Saint James
by Long Island Wave ·Enology Wine Bar & Bistro in Saint James lines up Thursday night live music, three Saturday wine classes and a September benefit dinner for fall 2026.
Long Island's First Artificial Thumb Joint Went In at Lynbrook, and It Works Like a Tiny Hip
by Long Island Wave ·A Northwell Orlin and Cohen surgeon performed Long Island's first thumb joint replacement in Lynbrook, one of about 100 U.S. surgeons trained to do it.
The New Thai Kitchen at the Syosset Train Station Filed to Pour
by Long Island Wave ·Basil Thai Restaurant, the newcomer on Ira Road steps from the Syosset LIRR platform, filed for a New York State liquor license on August 27.
After 25 Years as the Greenporter, Greenport's Front Street Hotel Is Becoming Oyster Estate
by Long Island Wave ·Greenport's Greenporter Hotel is reopening as Oyster Estate, with a redesigned pool, a bar called Fortune Favors and a hotel liquor filing now on record.
Roslyn's Rooftop Corner Has Outlasted a Fire and Four Restaurants. A Fifth Just Filed to Pour.
by Long Island Wave ·A new liquor license application landed for 1363 Old Northern Blvd, the rebuilt Roslyn rooftop building that has housed four restaurants since 2008.
A Police Hovercraft Named Tango Carried a Copiague Family Off the Fire Island Flats at 2 a.m.
by Long Island Wave ·A Copiague family of four, including a 2-year-old, was stranded on a grounded boat in Fire Island Inlet until Suffolk police deployed their hovercraft.
Dodici Is Back: Rockville Centre's Italian Mainstay Since 1992 Reopens Under New Owners
by Long Island Wave ·Dodici, the Italian dining room on Rockville Centre's North Park Avenue since 1992, has reopened under new owners with a ribbon cutting on August 19.
The First Wireless Quantum Link in America Runs 13 Miles Over Suffolk County
by Long Island Wave ·Entangled photons crossed 13 miles of open air from a Stony Brook rooftop to Brookhaven Lab, a US first extending the nation's longest quantum network.
Los Amigos in Miller Place Can Pour Margaritas Starting September 1
by Long Island Wave ·The Mexican kitchen that opened quietly at 691 Route 25A last fall now holds a full on-premises liquor license, and it takes effect September 1.
Things to Do on Long Island This Weekend: Willie Nelson at 93, Apple Season Opens and a $400,000 Grand Prix
by Long Island Wave ·Willie Nelson at Jones Beach, apple season opening on Sound Avenue, 30 years of Riverhead trains and the Hampton Classic's $400,000 Grand Prix finale.
Westhampton's Old Buoy One Corner Is Becoming Big Al's Clubhouse, and the Liquor Paperwork Is In
by Long Island Wave ·A sports bar named Big Al's Clubhouse has filed for a liquor license at 62 Montauk Highway in Westhampton, the corner that held Buoy One and The Ketch.
El Tazumal Has Fed Glen Cove for 40 Years, and a Pupusa Still Costs $3
by Long Island Wave ·Glen Cove's El Tazumal is celebrating 40 years of pupusas on Glen Street, a family-run Salvadoran restaurant that opened in 1986 and never left.
The Pridwin Is Ending Summer With Shelter Island's First Seafood Fête
by Long Island Wave ·The Pridwin on Shelter Island hosts its first annual Seafood Fête over Labor Day weekend: oysters and Champagne Sept. 5, a waterfront lobster cookout Sept. 6.
Oyster Bay's East Main Street Ale House Is Coming Back, and the Name Is Staying
by Long Island Wave ·A liquor license effective this week puts the East Main Street Ale House back in business at 29 East Main Street, with a new company behind the bar.
East Meadow Gets a Northwell-GoHealth Walk-In Urgent Care at The Meadows Shopping Center
by Long Island Wave ·A Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care is open on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, with X-ray on site, pediatric care from six months and walk-in hours seven days.
Free Scoops for the First 500: Oceanside's New Häagen-Dazs Holds Its Grand Opening Saturday
by Long Island Wave ·The new Häagen-Dazs at the Sands Shopping Center on Long Beach Road holds its grand opening Saturday, Aug. 29, with free mini scoops for the first 500 guests.
NAYA Is Coming to the Old Sun Vet Mall, Its First Stop in Suffolk
by Long Island Wave ·Lebanese fast-casual chain NAYA has leased 2,316 square feet at the Shops at SunVet in Holbrook, its first Suffolk County location and fourth on Long Island.
Long Island's First Pancreas Transplant Is a Success, and the Patient No Longer Needs Insulin or Dialysis
by Long Island Wave ·Surgeons at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset performed the first pancreas transplant in Long Island history. The patient is off insulin and off dialysis.
Curry Goat, Callaloo and Maybe a Cocktail: Hempstead's Jamaican Dutch Pot Files for a Liquor License
by Long Island Wave ·Jamaican Dutch Pot, the Baldwin Road kitchen that serves ackee at breakfast and oxtail until midnight, filed with the State Liquor Authority on August 24.
Riverhead's First Haunted Walking Tour Reopens a 1932 Murder Nobody Ever Solved
by Long Island Wave ·Downtown Riverhead's first haunted walking tour runs Oct. 10, 17 and 24, retelling the unsolved 1932 Corn Doctor murder with live actors. Tickets are $20.
Sakura Fire, the Szechuan Newcomer in Farmingville, Just Filed to Pour
by Long Island Wave ·Sakura Fire, the Szechuan and Japanese fusion kitchen on Waverly Avenue in Farmingville, filed for a full on-premises liquor license on August 24.
Sup Vietnamese Is Cleared to Pour in Jericho, and the Corner That Kept Closing Restaurants Gets Its Best Shot Yet
by Long Island Wave ·The pho group behind Stony Brook, Massapequa and Rockville Centre now holds a full liquor license at 399 Jericho Turnpike, the corner that closed Lisbon Cafe and Cozumel.
A Sports Bar Named Chico Is Coming to Austin Boulevard in Island Park
by Long Island Wave ·A new liquor license filing and a signed lease point to Chico American Sports Bar taking over the old Pancho's Cantina corner at 4245 Austin Blvd in Island Park's centennial year.
A Mister Softee Shop That Never Drives Away Opens in Coram on September 4
by Long Island Wave ·Mister Softee opens its fifth Long Island storefront September 4 in Coram's Pond Plaza on Route 112, with 44 flavors and a family history in the trucks since 1968.
A Carle Place Firefighter Pulled His Chief From a Collapsing Roof. New York Just Named Him the State's Best.
by Long Island Wave ·Charles Karen, about a year into the job, pulled Assistant Chief William Geddish from a burning roof collapse in Roslyn Heights. FASNY just named him Firefighter of the Year.
Patchogue's Side Street Dive Turned Its Waitstaff Into a Broadway Cast, and the Show Now Runs Four Days a Week
by Long Island Wave ·The old Burgerology corner on Railroad Ave now stages Long Island's first singing-server dining experience, with Broadway brunches and late-night karaoke.
After Seven Years, LIRR Commuters Get Tracks Back at Penn Station
by Long Island Wave ·The raw bar that anchored the LIRR concourse until 2019 reopened August 17 in a 3,150 square foot space near its old footprint, oysters and all.
Whoopi Goldberg Is Coming to Crescent Beach: Netflix Plans a September Shoot on Shelter Island
by Long Island Wave ·Netflix's Women Like Us, with Whoopi Goldberg, Vanessa Williams and Michelle Obama executive producing, plans a monthlong Shelter Island shoot from September 1.
The Candy Man Site in Orient Will Sell Candy Again, and the Old Chocolate Table Is Staying
by Long Island Wave ·North Star Orient plans a September opening at the former Candy Man property on Main Road, with pick-and-mix candy, the original chocolate table and everyday staples.
Deer Park's Inde Spice Wants to Pour Wine With Its Biryani
by Long Island Wave ·Deer Park's halal Indian restaurant Inde Spice filed for its first wine and beer license on August 12, a step toward pouring drinks alongside its biryani and tandoori.
Mineola's Ikedo, Long Island's Only Handroll Bar, Can Now Pour You a Drink
by Long Island Wave ·The State Liquor Authority signed off August 21, so drinks can now join the 24-seat Jericho Turnpike counter where every roll is made in front of you.
Riverhead Building Supply Is Buying Contractor Express, Oceanside's Lumberyard Since 1981
by Long Island Wave ·The Goodale family's 78-year-old company takes over the Lucas family's Oceanside yard in September, and president Bob Lucas retires after 48 years.
Rockville Centre's Chat Noir Corner Has a Taker, and the Paperwork Points to Lynbrook's Gourmology
by Long Island Wave ·A Friday filing puts a restaurant called Gourmand at 230 Merrick Road in Rockville Centre, the corner dark since Chat Noir closed in November.
The Fish Counter Wantagh Has Trusted Since 1995 Just Picked Up Its First Liquor License
by Long Island Wave ·The Marinello family has sold Long Island seafood since 1905. Their Wantagh market and restaurant can now pour beer, wine and cocktails with dinner.
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