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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.
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.
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.
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