Site survey and design are underway at Merrick Station. Platform level improvements will include a new canopy, new LED light fixtures and a complete renovation of the platform waiting areas. Once the renovation of the station is finished, LIRR customers will enjoy a new HVAC system, lighting, USB charging stations,…
Construction continues at Wantagh Station, with Phase 1 scheduled for completion in October 2018. Machine room construction has begun, and escalator installation continues. Other ongoing work includes the connection of an automated snow and ice melt system (ASIMS), electrical and communications work and the abatement and painting of the Wantagh…
At the Twin Lakes Preserve in Wantagh, beer cans floated idly by while discarded paper and food wrappers peppered the trails. Eight miles south of the preserve, Jones Beach State Park had its fair share of litter, as six-pack yokes and vape pens were buried near snow fencing and rolled-up…
here may be no corridor on Long Island showcasing more culinary diversity than the two-mile stretch of Route 107 that extends south of the Long Island Expressway. Start your journey at Hmart (336 N. Broadway, Jericho, 516-513-5050, hmart.com) a vast emporium of Asian groceries with a food court to match….
U.S. News and World Report has crunched the numbers for 2018, releasing its annual list of best high schools in the country, ranking the schools on a national and a state level, and Garden City High School made the list. Not a single Long Island school cracked the Top 10…
Suffolk County and Port Jefferson officials drove shovels into the ground Wednesday to celebrate construction of a parking lot that they hope will spark the revitalization of the village’s struggling Upper Port neighborhood.
The railroad stations that line the Town of Babylon have left their mark in those communities, and now that impact will be acknowledged with historical markers. Eight current and former railroad stations will this month receive signs highlighting the stations’ history, dating to the mid-1800s. Current stations receiving markers are…
A new six-story residential building will soon take shape at 2001 Nostrand Avenue, in Flatbush, Brooklyn, according to recent permits filed with the DOB. Located just a few blocks away from a diverse, retail corridor along Flatbush Avenue, the original structure once functioned as a church, but sold with the…
Tired of strip malls and traffic, Robert Dietrich, 70, wanted something different for his retirement. After spending most of his life in Massapequa, N.Y., on the South Shore of Long Island, the former high school administrator yearned for “the country feel of the North Shore, with all the trees,” he…
Three areas on the North Shore were ranked in the top four places to retire in New York state by Smart Asset. Great Neck and New Hyde Park took first and second, respectively, and Manhasset was ranked No. 4. Huntington, at No. 9, was the only other spot on Long…
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