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Big Belly Que Is Back, 13 Months After the Fire That Emptied Its Building
by Long Island Wave ·Smithtown's barbecue and burrito spot at 863 West Jericho Turnpike is open again, 13 months after a July 2025 fire, with its regular hours and menu back.
Things to Do on Long Island This Weekend: Cow Harbor Day, Belmont Reopens and Three Oktoberfests at Once
by Long Island Wave ·Cow Harbor weekend takes over Northport, Belmont Park runs its first fall races, dragon boats fill Port Jefferson harbor and Oktoberfest opens in triplicate.
Crescent Duck Farm Is Back in Full Production, and the First Ducks Are on Sale in Calverton
by Long Island Wave ·Long Island's last duck farm is back in full production 19 months after bird flu. Fresh Crescent duck is on sale now at Miloski's in Calverton.
A Bigger Greek Food Emporium Is Coming to Plainview by Thanksgiving
by Long Island Wave ·Plainview's Greek Food Emporium started construction September 9 to double to 3,000 square feet, adding European goods and possibly hot food by Thanksgiving.
Pilar Coffee Bar Lands on Long Island: Roslyn Is Open, With Elwood, Huntington and Manhasset Next
by Long Island Wave ·Florida's Pilar Coffee Bar opened in Roslyn and now lists Elwood, Manhasset and Huntington's old Christopher's corner at 8 Wall Street as coming soon.
The Marin Is Open on Northport's Waterfront, in the Marina Corner the Whales Tale Left Behind
by Long Island Wave ·Northport's Britannia Yachting Center has a new waterfront restaurant: The Marin is open at 81A Fort Salonga Road, where the Whales Tale poured its last.
Nunzio's Pizza Town Went Dark After 50 Years. The New Name at Its Address Says Home of the Crust.
by Long Island Wave ·West Babylon's 50-year pizzeria closed last November. A new corporation named Home of the Crust is preparing a restaurant at 751 Route 109.
Meet the Voorhies: a New Name Moves to Take Long Beach's Old Starbucks Corner by the LIRR
by Long Island Wave ·The closed Starbucks across from the Long Beach LIRR station has a new suitor, Meet the Voorhies Corp. of Island Park. What we know about the corner's next act.
Art as Medicine: The Healing Arts Collective Opens Thursday in Northport
by Long Island Wave ·Three Northport-area founders open the Healing Arts Collective at 81 Scudder Ave on Sept. 17, with therapeutic art, studio classes and special needs programs.
Chefs Against Hunger Returns to Tellers Next Door, With Every Dollar Going to the Food Bank
by Long Island Wave ·Chefs Against Hunger returns to Tellers Next Door in Islip starting Oct. 5: five courses, five Long Island wines, all proceeds to Long Island Cares.
Belmont Park Runs Its First Race Friday, and Opening Day Is Already Sold Out
by Long Island Wave ·Racing returns to Elmont September 18 after a three-year rebuild. Opening day is sold out, weekend admission is $10, and the fall meet runs to December 6.
Greenport's Next Front Street Shop Is a Life-Size Coloring Book
by Long Island Wave ·The 2D Shop opens September 26 at 310 Front Street in Greenport, a walk-in black-and-white coloring book from the family behind Color Our Town.
Long Island Is Getting an 80-Mile Theodore Roosevelt Trail, From Oyster Bay to Montauk
by Long Island Wave ·Suffolk County announced a Theodore Roosevelt tourism trail tracing his 80-mile route from Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay through Sayville to Montauk.
Oceanside's Old BurgerFi Corner Has a Fourth Act: Tapas and Cocktails From Barena
by Long Island Wave ·Barena Kitchen and Cocktails is preparing to pour at 3115 Long Beach Rd in Oceanside, bringing Mediterranean-Latin tapas to the old BurgerFi corner.
The Farm Stand Finder in Your Pocket Was Built in Cutchogue, Partly by a 12-Year-Old
by Long Island Wave ·FarmScout, built by Cutchogue's Heather Spinelli and her 12-year-old son Luca, maps farms, farm stands, vineyards and u-picks just as harvest season peaks.
Franklin Square and Medford Now Have Pediatric Urgent Care Until Midnight, at a Regular Copay
by Long Island Wave ·Allied Physicians Group opens its first two pediatric urgent cares, in Franklin Square and Medford, open until midnight and billed at primary care copays.
Fire Island's First Film Festival Starts Friday, Inside the Oldest Gay Summer Theater in America
by Long Island Wave ·The first Grove and Pines Film Festival brings 42 shorts and four features to Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines September 18 to 20, in two historic venues.
SoBol Opens in Miller Place, 13 Years and 100 Shops After Its Sayville Start
by Long Island Wave ·SoBol opened September 10 at 691 Route 25A in Miller Place. The acai bowl chain founded in Sayville in 2013 now counts more than 100 shops nationwide.
Baldwin's Love Jones Cafe Went Dark in 2020. The New Name at the Address Says Comedy 101.
by Long Island Wave ·Comedy 101 Inc is preparing to run a full restaurant and bar at 1920 Grand Avenue in Baldwin, the longtime home of Love Jones Cafe.
Honey's Bistro, the Glen Head Cafe With a Weekend Alter Ego, Now Has a Full Bar
by Long Island Wave ·Glen Head's Honey's Bistro adds a full bar starting October 1, cementing Hushpuppy, the cocktail lounge it becomes on Friday and Saturday nights.
The Cradle of Aviation's Newest Arrival Is a 100-Year-Old Airplane That Was Built a Mile Away
by Long Island Wave ·A rare Curtiss Oriole built in Garden City a century ago is back at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, starting a restoration that will end with it on permanent display.
Oktoberfest on Long Island Opens September 19, and One Saturday Holds Three of Them
by Long Island Wave ·Three Oktoberfests land on September 19 alone, and the season runs to mid October. Where Long Island raises its steins, Farmingdale to Franklin Square.
Sydney Burger Went Quiet in West Hempstead. Its Comeback Plan Includes a Full Bar.
by Long Island Wave ·Aussie Burger Inc., the company behind West Hempstead's closed Sydney Burger, is planning a comeback with the first bar 149 Nassau Boulevard has ever had.
Bay Shore's Kitty Mulligan's Building Has a New Name Lined Up, and It Is C.O. Foley's
by Long Island Wave ·C.O. Foley's LLC is set to take over the bar at 615 East Main Street in Bay Shore, the address's fifth name since 2013.
The Fees Nobody Checks: A Long Island Company's AI Audits Your Vendor Bills in Minutes
by Long Island Wave ·AIME, a Long Island company, built an AI that reads bank, card processing, freight and software invoices, flags overcharges, and is paid only if it finds them.
A Fourth Restaurant Is Coming to Great Neck's Old Seven Seas Corner
by Long Island Wave ·DNA607 Hospitality LLC is planning a restaurant with a full bar at 607 Northern Blvd in Great Neck, the corner that was Seven Seas Diner for four decades.
Mythos Kitchen Is the New Name at the Roslyn Corner Where Shish Kebab Grill Went Quiet
by Long Island Wave ·PANOS1953 LLC is preparing Mythos Kitchen at 1380 Old Northern Blvd in Roslyn, the address where Shish Kebab Grill has gone quiet after a decade.
Floral Park's Crabtree's Has a New Owner, and the Company Name Is a Little Rascals Tribute
by Long Island Wave ·Crabtree's in Floral Park is closed for two weeks as ownership moves to Our Gang Jericho LLC, the company of Uncle Bacala's owner Peter Hewitson.
Mimi's Across From the Theater: Northport's 245 Main Street Is Set to Pour
by Long Island Wave ·A new name, Mimi's Across From the Theater, is set to pour at Northport's 245 Main St, the Martoni Gourmet storefront across from the Engeman.
Wantagh's Little Red Drive-Thru Is Coming Back, and Saturday the Coffee Is Free
by Long Island Wave ·The barn-red drive-thru at 2257 Wantagh Ave is reopening as Wantagh Dairy Mart, with free 16-ounce coffees at the window Saturday, Sept. 12, 11 to 2.
A Sushi Counter Called Hoshi Is Taking Over Oyster Bay's Old Stellina Bakery
by Long Island Wave ·Stellina Hospitality's sixth venue turns the old Stellina Bakery at 34 Audrey Ave into Hoshi, a sushi counter already cleared to pour.
Where to Pick Apples on Long Island, and Which Days Each Farm Actually Picks
by Long Island Wave ·Six Long Island farms where apple picking is on now, with each farm's real picking days and hours, plus the Apple Festival at Harbes this weekend.
At 24, an Eastport South Manor Grad Has Opened Her Own Kickboxing Studio in Center Moriches
by Long Island Wave ·Ruby Comeau, 24, opened Ruby Impact at 5C Canal St in Center Moriches: kickboxing and strength classes for all levels, ribbon-cut September 1.
The Melville Chamber Rebuilt Its Website as a Platform. Members Get More Control and More Ways to Connect.
by Long Island Wave ·The Melville Chamber has launched a platform built by Wave Agency on its Swell agentic system: more control for members, more ways to connect, apps weeks away.
Merrick's Coffee Barn Brings the Dairy Barn Revival to Albertson on September 17
by Long Island Wave ·Merrick's viral drive-thru Coffee Barn opens its second location September 17 at 1181 Willis Ave. in Albertson, in another converted Dairy Barn building.
The Social Worker Who Sheltered Young Mothers in Her Own Home Built MOMMAS House. It Turns 40 This Fall.
by Long Island Wave ·MOMMAS House turns 40 this year: five Long Island residences and more than 1,000 families housed since Pat Shea opened the first Wantagh home in 1986.
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