Tory Parrish

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

Kids Empire, the indoor playground chain, is planning to make an entrance on Long Island that could also be its debut in New York State. The Los Angeles-based chain will open a 21,000-square-foot location in Commack in the Mayfair Shopping Center, where another kid-focused tenant, My Gym, and Mimi’s Coffee & Bubble Tea also are headed, according to Levin Management Corp., the North Plainfield, New Jersey-based manager of the shopping center.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

Long Island parents are spending more to give their kids a sweet Easter. That's because the cost of products that are central to Easter celebrations, from eggs to the cocoa beans used to make chocolate, have hit record highs nationwide in the past few months, retail experts said. Demand for eggs typically remains elevated until after Easter, which falls on Sunday. But prices rose more than 100% year-over-year in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest data.

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

The King Kullen supermarket in Middle Island is closing after decades there, the property manager said. The store, located at 1235 Middle Country Rd. in the Strathmore Commons Shopping Center, occupies about 45,000 square feet, said Robert Monahan, a property manager for Island Associates Real Estate Inc., which is the Smithtown-based manager of the shopping center. He was unsure when the store will close or the reason for the closing. Newsday has contacted King Kullen for comment.

1 month ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

A food category that includes meat and eggs had one of the biggest price hikes among all expenditures in March in the New York area, including Long Island, but overall consumer prices increased at the slowest pace since September, according to new federal data. Grocery prices are weighing on Long Islanders. At Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove on Thursday, Ronkonkoma resident Liz Chechanover, 42, said that she and her husband have had to adjust their grocery shopping habits over the last few months.

1 month ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

Allison Sajkoski began her career as an accountant in 2021, working in the audit department for one of the "Big Four" accounting firms. But just a year later, she exited the field. The Massapequa resident found the demanding work schedule and completely remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelming. “I kept going from busy-season clients to busy-season clients.