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Riko's Pizza Is Going All In on Long Island, Starting With the Shops It Already Has
by Long Island Wave ·The Connecticut thin-crust chain bought back its Merrick and Levittown pizzerias and will build around them, with a Holbrook restaurant coming to SunVet in 2027.
New York's First fit20 Studio Is Coming to Miller Place, and the Workout Is 20 Minutes a Week
by Long Island Wave ·A Dutch strength training franchise built on one 20-minute session a week picked Miller Place for its first New York studio, opening this fall on Route 25A.
Roslyn's Froyo Corner Is Back, and It Came Back Greek
by Long Island Wave ·Ilios Froyo is open at 1355 Old Northern Blvd in Roslyn Village, pouring traditional Greek organic frozen yogurt in the corner storefront Yolo Yogurt left behind.
Mount Sinai Opens a Nine-Specialty Surgery Center in Carle Place This Month
by Long Island Wave ·Peakpoint Central Nassau Surgery Center brings two operating rooms and nine surgical specialties to 371 Old Country Road in Carle Place this September.
Greenport's New Butcher Shop Cuts Everything by Hand, and Peconic-Raised Beef Is Next
by Long Island Wave ·East End Meat Market is open at 414 First Street in Greenport with hand-cut steaks, chops and sausages, and grass-fed beef raised in Peconic is coming next.
There Is a Real Coffee Bar Inside the Merrick Library Now
by Long Island Wave ·The Merrick Library now has its own coffee bar: a full espresso menu, rotating signature drinks and a barista behind the counter of the 1891 institution.
The Newest Surgical Robot on Long Island Fits in a Surgeon's Hand, and Syosset Has It First
by Long Island Wave ·Syosset Hospital is the first on Long Island and the first in Northwell to offer THINK Surgical's TMINI, a handheld robotic system for knee replacement.
Hotpot, Sushi and a Mountain of King Crab: UMI Opens in Lake Ronkonkoma on September 2
by Long Island Wave ·UMI Hotpot Sushi and Seafood Buffet opens its first Long Island location September 2 at 278 Portion Road in Lake Ronkonkoma, in the old Crystal Garden space.
The Y on Manetto Hill Road Just Became the Manes JCC
by Long Island Wave ·Plainview's Mid-Island Y JCC is now the Manes JCC, renamed for surgeon and philanthropist Harvey Manes after a major gift in the center's 70th year.
A $650 Million Hospital Pavilion Is Coming to East Patchogue, and Every Room in It Will Be Private
by Long Island Wave ·Brookhaven approved NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk's $650 million expansion: a 270,000 sq ft pavilion with 144 private rooms at the East Patchogue campus.
A Winery Named for Amityville Is Finally Being Built in Amityville
by Long Island Wave ·Amityville Cellars is building a winery, restaurant and cellar at 292 Merrick Road, from the Salumi team and the sommelier who already makes its wine.
The Next Act on Tullulah's Old Bay Shore Corner Wants Two Storefronts and a Party License
by Long Island Wave ·A temporary permit and two catering license filings put a new name, The Corner, on Tullulah's longtime Fourth Avenue corner in downtown Bay Shore.
Forty Seats and a Michelin Guide Chef: Inside Stellina Ristorante in Oyster Bay
by Long Island Wave ·Pasta rolled each morning, a wood-fired oven doing half the menu, and a chef listed in the Michelin Italy Guide since 2012, in a forty-seat Oyster Bay room.
Local's Cafe Has Poured Port Jefferson's Coffee Since 2016. Starting Tuesday It Can Pour Cocktails.
by Long Island Wave ·The health-focused coffee shop at 106 E Main St picked up its first on-premises liquor license, effective September 1, after a decade of lattes and quinoa bowls.
Riverhead's 1905 Preston House Is Becoming Abigayle's, and the Last Permit Just Landed
by Long Island Wave ·The State Liquor Authority cleared Abigayle's to pour at Riverhead's 1905 Preston House on August 27, right on time for the Labor Day opening its owners have been working toward.
The Burrito Shop That Started in West Islip Just Signed Leases in Wantagh, Oceanside and Melville
by Long Island Wave ·The West Islip-born burrito chain signed three leases at once, doubling to six Long Island locations. Wantagh is first, targeted for October.
Brightwaters' Main Corner Is a Market Now, and Its First Supporters Get Their Names on Cutting Boards
by Long Island Wave ·An organic market-cafe with fresh sourdough, gluten-free groceries and local goods is now open at the central corner of the Village of Brightwaters.
Oceanside's Shuttered Amazon Fresh Will Reopen as a Whole Foods
by Long Island Wave ·Amazon will convert the closed Amazon Fresh at 3620 Long Beach Road in Oceanside, the old Waldbaum's site, into a Whole Foods Market. No opening date is set yet.
The New Belmont Park Picked Its Chef: an Iron Chef Winner Who Grew Up Beside the Track
by Long Island Wave ·NYRA named Marc Forgione, the Iron Chef winner raised in Bellerose in the shadow of the track, signature chef of the new Belmont Park opening September 18.
Nine Days After the Tornado, Sun and Surf Is Back Open for the Last Weekend of Summer
by Long Island Wave ·Atlantic Beach's Sun and Surf Beach Club partially reopened August 29, nine days after an EF-1 tornado wrecked dozens of cabanas, with Labor Day weekend still ahead.
Valley Stream Just Got a Heart Scanner No Other Northwell Hospital Has
by Long Island Wave ·LIJ Valley Stream installed a Siemens dual source CT scanner, the first of its model in the Northwell system, with cardiac exams beginning in October.
Wine With the Croissants: The French Workshop at Station Yards Filed to Pour
by Long Island Wave ·The French Workshop's Station Yards bakery cafe filed for a full liquor license on August 28, a step toward wine service on Ronkonkoma's Village Green.
Island Park Turns 100 the Same Month Its San Gennaro Feast Turns 56
by Long Island Wave ·Island Park's San Gennaro Feast returns September 10 to 13 on Long Beach Road, the parish feast's 56th year landing in the village's centennial.
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.
One Room, All Day: The Audrey Is Oyster Bay's Answer for Every Hour From Lunch to Last Call
by Long Island Wave ·The Audrey on Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay runs one room through the whole day: coffee and lunch, a dollar-a-wing happy hour, Roman pizza by the slab, dinner and a late bar.
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.
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