By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 5/14/2024 10:58 PM
A Babylon man has struck it rich with a New York Lottery scratch-off card that he purchased in Lindenhurst.
William O’Donnell claimed a $5 million top prize Tuesday on the...
The post Suffolk County man wins $5 million on lottery scratch-off game appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
Mineola, NY - Nassau County Legislator Michael Giangregorio recently spoke at the Elija Foundation’s Conference on ‘A Pathway To Adulthood Using Self-Direction: Transitioning To Independence’ ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) celebrated the grand opening of the Syosset Farmer’s Market on Saturday, May 11. Located outside the American Legion Hall at 68 Berry Hill Road in Syosset ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 5/14/2024 1:58 PM
The shuttered Red Lobster in Stony Brook is part of a massive liquidation of nearly 100 of the franchise’s restaurants across the country, according to multiple reports.
At least 99...
The post Red Lobster closing nearly 100 U.S. locations appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 5/14/2024 11:57 AM
The beloved actor Steve Buscemi, also a Long Islander and former FDNY firefighter, was randomly attacked on a New York City street, according to dozens of media reports that are...
The post Beloved actor and LI native Steve Buscemi randomly attacked in NYC appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 5/14/2024 11:13 AM
Town Hall Notes
The yard sale from April. That lost dog that was later found.
We don’t need to hear about it anymore.
And if you’re looking to pave a...
The post Looking to offer kickboxing or guitar lessons? Not on our poles, says Brookhaven appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 5/14/2024 11:05 AM
A group of West Islip High School students spent their spring break on an educational trip to Belize.
The students were chaperoned by Anna Domingo, Kristie Ferruzzi and Ryan Jensen....
The post West Islip high schoolers tour Belize during spring break appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Nicholas Grasso | 5/14/2024 12:15 AM
Patchogue residents packed into Village Hall Monday evening to weigh in on a measure related to the five-story Hilton hotel proposed for 138 West Avenue.
The Village Board held a...
The post Patchogue residents have mixed views on proposed riverfront hotel appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 5/13/2024 9:02 PM
The Red Lobster in Stony Brook is one of 10 New York restaurants in the seafood chain that have abruptly closed amid the debt crisis bearing down on the franchise....
The post Red Lobster in Stony Brook closes; chain on brink of bankruptcy appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 5/13/2024 2:39 PM
A rare solar storm allowed Long Islanders — and many other parts of the U.S. — the opportunity to see the northern lights, or aurora borealis, over the weekend.
[Read...
The post Great photos Long Islanders took of the northern lights this past weekend appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 5/13/2024 1:39 PM
Frontier Airlines is flying from Long Island to Atlanta again.
The low-cost airline brings back nonstop service to Atlanta out of Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport, starting on Thursday, May...
The post Frontier renews Long Island flights to Atlanta on May 16; tickets as low as $19 appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 5/13/2024 1:00 PM
It’s likely be standing-room only tonight at Patchogue Village Hall as a hotel proposal that has divided the community heads to a public hearing.
The Village Board meeting starts at...
The post Hilton Hotel proposal goes to public hearing Monday night in Patchogue appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Matt O'Leary | 5/13/2024 12:45 PM
It’s been a busy year for Rukjai Prommasa.
Last summer, she launched a food vendor business called Bangkok Street Food at Jones Beach Amphitheater, and to fanfare.
It proved so popular,...
The post The story behind Thai Station Café, now open in Babylon Village appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
Drucker (D – Plainview) is proudly supporting the Plainview-Old Bethpage community’s 20th annual Relay for Life, which is set to step off on Saturday, June 1. ... Read full Story
Drucker congratulated District 16 students who received the Jewish Community Relations Council LI’s Students Building Bridges award during the Nassau County Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration event at Adelphi University on Tuesday, May 7. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 5/12/2024 10:16 AM
It’s official With one season already under its belt, The Barnyard Hampton Bays will be returning for a second one at the old Boardy Barn property.
The Barnyard owners just...
The post The Barnyard returns for 2nd season at old Boardy Barn spot in Hampton Bays appeared first on Greater Long Island.
... Read full Story
“In 2023, Royal Caribbean's bookings hit an all-time high ahead of the launch of its newest ship, the Icon of the Seas. Interest has yet to wane: The three strongest booking weeks in the company’s history were at the start of 2024 and ‘wave season,’ when cruise lines typically roll out flashy discounts to incentivize reservations.” — Brittany Chang, Business Insider, 20 Mar. 2024
Did you know?
In her book Braiding Sweetgrass, scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, recounts some of the stories of her people surrounding Windigos, fearsome, shrieking monsters that prey on human flesh: “The Windigo is most powerful in the Hungry Times. With the warm breezes his power wanes.” Wane is a verb used when something—such as strength, power, or influence—decreases or diminishes, usually with the implication that the lessening is gradual, natural, or—as in the case of the Windigo—seasonal. Daylight wanes, as does summer. In a classroom, one’s attention may be said to wane if, minute by minute, one becomes more interested in watching birds through the window than following the points of the professor’s lecture. For centuries, wane has also been called upon to describe the seeming decrease in the size of the moon in the later phases of the lunar cycle. The traditional opposite of wane is wax, a once common but now rare synonym of grow. Wane and wax have been partnered in references to the moon since the Middle Ages.