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6 days ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
Zachary Yadegari, the Roslyn High School senior who founded a successful AI-powered app worth millions of dollars, has committed to attending the University of Miami in the fall. The 18-year-old, whose Cal AI app has an estimated annual revenue of $30 million, announced in March on his X account that he had been rejected from 15 of the 18 schools he applied to, including six Ivy League schools.
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6 days ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
WeightWatchers will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and switch its focus to telehealth and weight loss drug prescriptions, its parent company WW International Inc. said Wednesday. The move will eliminate $1.15 billion in debt for the weight loss company, according to a news release issued by WW International.
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1 week ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
Northwell Health and Connecticut-based Nuvance Health have completed a merger that marks Northwell’s first expansion outside New York State.
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1 week ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
Mount Sinai South Nassau’s new emergency department is up and running, with new facilities that mark the first completed phase of the hospital's planned multiyear $150 million renovation and expansion. The expansion and renovation to the Oceanside facility’s emergency department cost $50 million and doubles its capacity, allowing the hospital to see up to 75,000 patients in the unit annually.
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1 week ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
Kate Mueth said she will never forget the night in January 2004 when she thought she might bleed to death. She had been losing blood heavily for hours after a miscarriage and didn't want to risk waiting for an ambulance. So her husband drove them 17 miles from their home in Springs, a hamlet in East Hampton, to the emergency room at Southampton Hospital, where her condition was stabilized.
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1 week ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
The Philadelphia-based Rite Aid Corp. will file for a second bankruptcy, the company said in a news release Monday afternoon. The group plans to file for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and sell off its assets, including all its stores, the company said. Rite Aid Corp. has secured $1.94 billion from lenders to support its filing process and sales, and has filed motions to support continued payment of employee wages and benefits during the proceedings.
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1 week ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
Industry Lounge & Gallery, a quirky, colorful arts and music venue in Huntington, has announced that it will cease hosting live music at its current location after this weekend and find a larger spot for performances and other acts. However, the venue's art gallery space will remain open. “Industry is not closing,” co-owner Emmanuel Cris said in an interview with Newsday on Friday. “The music aspect of it got too big and too popular. Industry was a niche, hidden spot and it just needs more room.
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1 week ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
Thirteen Long Island hospitals received the top A grade for patient safety in a national health quality group's latest report, released Thursday. Of the 23 Long Island hospitals graded by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit founded by large companies to improve health care quality and safety, seven Northwell Health hospitals received A's in the spring report.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
Landlords at several Long Island Rite Aid locations allege the company is late on rent, prompting concerns that the pharmacy chain will close more stores and leave the landlords scrambling to find new tenants. Their fears come on the heels of news that Philadelphia-based Rite Aid Corp. is considering filing its second bankruptcy in the past two years and amid reports from across the country about potential store closings. The company didn't respond to multiple requests for comment for this story.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsday.com | Lee Meyer
Bango Bowls, a health-focused fast casual restaurant, will host a grand opening celebration Saturday in Centereach to debut its sixth Long Island location. The New York-based restaurant chain, which also has two locations in Westchester, offers a variety of salads, acai bowls, sandwiches and poke bowls. The Centereach restaurant is franchised by Victoria Gramarossa and her husband, Anthony.
