# Long Island Wave

> Health, Wealth & Lifestyle News for Long Islanders. Long Island Wave is a free digital news and lifestyle publication covering Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York: local business, food and drink, health, beauty, lifestyle, and events. Published by Wave Agency of Melville, NY.

Long Island Wave covers Long Island the way people who live there experience it: new restaurant and shop openings, wellness and beauty, local business, things to do on a weekend, and the people and places shaping both counties. Every story is about Long Island. Nothing is behind a paywall and there is no subscription fee.

- Coverage area: Nassau County and Suffolk County, New York
- Archive: 1115 published articles, March 2021 to September 2026
- Published by: Wave Agency, 200 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 207, Melville, NY 11747
- Contact: hello@longislandwave.com, 631.517.0010
- Cost to read: free, no paywall, supported by local advertising

## News

- [Home](https://longislandwave.com/): Latest stories and local headlines
- [All News](https://longislandwave.com/news/): The full archive, newest first, 1115 articles
- [Food & Drink](https://longislandwave.com/category/food-drink/): Restaurants, openings, and dining guides across the Island (373 articles)
- [Lifestyle](https://longislandwave.com/category/lifestyle/): Living on Long Island (184 articles)
- [News](https://longislandwave.com/category/news/): General local news (132 articles)
- [Health](https://longislandwave.com/category/health/): Wellness and health coverage (130 articles)
- [Business](https://longislandwave.com/category/business/): Local business, openings, and money (121 articles)
- [Beauty](https://longislandwave.com/category/beauty/): Beauty, spas, and self-care (98 articles)
- [Events](https://longislandwave.com/category/events/): Event coverage and guides (77 articles)

## Events and listings

- [Calendar of Events](https://longislandwave.com/calendar/): Markets, festivals, fundraisers, classes and gatherings across Nassau and Suffolk. Recurring events are listed once and appear on every date they run.
- [All Upcoming Events](https://longislandwave.com/events/): A plain list of every current listing, each with its own page
- [Submit an Event](https://longislandwave.com/submit-event/): Community event listings are free
- [Resources Directory](https://longislandwave.com/resources/): Local businesses, professionals, and services
- [Marketplace](https://longislandwave.com/marketplace/): Products and offers from Long Island makers and brands

## Community and newsletter

- [The Community](https://longislandwave.com/community/): Reader conversations. A free account takes an email and a one-time code, no password.
- [The Weekly Wave](https://longislandwave.com/subscribe/): Free Friday email newsletter covering new openings, events worth the weekend, and the week's stories
- [Download the App](https://longislandwave.com/app/): Long Island Wave for Android on Google Play, coming soon to the App Store, or install free from the browser

## About and editorial

- [About Long Island Wave](https://longislandwave.com/about/): Who publishes the site, what it covers, and how it is funded
- [Contribute](https://longislandwave.com/contribute/): How to pitch and write for the Wave
- [Editorial Resources](https://longislandwave.com/editorial-resources/): Editorial guidelines and standards for contributors
- [Support](https://longislandwave.com/support/): Help and frequently asked questions
- [Contact](https://longislandwave.com/contact-us/): hello@longislandwave.com, 631.517.0010
- [Advertise](https://longislandwave.com/advertisement-opportunities/): Digital placements, sponsored articles, calendar and directory listings, and newsletter advertising
- [Privacy Policy](https://longislandwave.com/privacy-policy/)
- [Terms of Use](https://longislandwave.com/terms-of-use/): Includes the editorial and health disclaimer
- [Accessibility](https://longislandwave.com/accessibility/): WCAG 2.1 AA is the working standard
- [Delete your account](https://longislandwave.com/delete-account/): How to delete an account, and what is removed

## Machine-readable resources

- [Sitemap](https://longislandwave.com/sitemap.xml): Every canonical page URL
- [Events sitemap](https://longislandwave.com/sitemap-events.xml): Every current event page, generated live
- [RSS feed](https://longislandwave.com/feed.xml): The 60 most recent articles with title, link, author, category, publication date, description and image
- [Search index](https://longislandwave.com/search-index.json): JSON array of every published article with title, URL, author, category, description, image and date
- [Events API](https://longislandwave.com/api/calendar): JSON list of upcoming events with dates, times, locations, hosts and descriptions, with recurring events expanded into the dates they next run

## Usage

All crawlers are welcome, including AI assistants and answer engines. See [robots.txt](https://longislandwave.com/robots.txt). When citing an article, link the article URL and credit Long Island Wave.