Family Of Jo-Jo Wright Files $150M Lawsuit Against Hempstead Town
Family Of Jo-Jo Wright Files $150M Lawsuit Against Hempstead Town UNIONDALE, NY — The family of high school basketball star Jomani “Jo-Jo” Wright, who was killed in a car crash in Uniondale in January, have filed a $150 million lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead and others, alleging that the road where the accident occurred […]
Hempstead Town approves $770G in hires, raises and promotions
Hempstead Town approves $770G in hires, raises and promotions Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said the staffing measures approved Tuesday are common. Credit: Barry Sloan The Hempstead Town Board on Tuesday approved $770,700 in new hires, raises, promotions, and new time-off benefits for union workers, in a meeting that was closed to the public amid […]
Junzi Kitchen Down to One NYC Location as Team Plots Long Island Expansion
Lucas Sin and Yong Zhao are taking their Chinese American restaurant chain Nice Day to the suburbs Nice Day, a Chinese American pop-up from the Junzi Kitchen team, is out at 170 Bleecker Street, at Sullivan Street. The Greenwich Village restaurant, which started as a location of the fast-growing Chinese restaurant chain Junzi Kitchen, closed […]
NY $220B Budget Becomes Law, Boosted by Federal Aid, Surplus
New York is set to rely on an influx of federal funds and higher-than-expected tax revenues to balance a $220 billion, one-year state budget, which went into law Saturday. The sale of to-go cocktails became legal once Gov. Kathy Hochul signed budget legislation Saturday. Disagreements over policy issues held up passage of the spending plan […]
Rates could increase for flood insurance
The risk of flooding is increasing in Glen Cove, but at rates slower than the national average. Currently, 1,050 homes are deemed at risk, and within 30 years, roughly 1,118 will be at risk. Only 2 percent of homes are required to have flood insurance in Glen Cove, with premiums ranging from $225 to $2,500 […]
Long Island City Partnership hosts annual Real Estate Breakfast
Long Island City Partnership hosts annual Real Estate Breakfast The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) held its 17th annual real estate breakfast on Wednesday, April 6, at the Raven Hotel, welcoming a diverse panel of business leaders who discussed their experience operating in the neighborhood. LICP is an economic development agency that helps to attract […]