Tory Parrish

Melville

Business Reporter at Newsday

business reporter at Newsday focusing on retail and small businesses; old-school R&B snob; addicted to sweet coffee

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Articles

First National Bank of Long Island merges with ConnectOne Bank

4 days ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

The First National Bank of Long Island, a nearly century-old financial institution founded in Glen Head, is now consolidated under the ConnectOne brand, following a broader industry trend toward mergers among smaller banks.
New Cheesecake Factory opening on Long Island

1 week ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

The Cheesecake Factory is coming to Green Acres Mall as part of the Valley Stream property’s ongoing redevelopment, which aims to attract more upscale tenants. The eatery is expected to open in late 2026, according to a spokeswoman for the company, Alethea Rowe. She confirmed the news Thursday in an email to Newsday. The Calabasas, California-based restaurant chain tends to open in higher-end malls and is known as a strong driver of foot traffic, analysts said.
Revamped Green Acres Mall to include new eatery Panda Express

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

Long Island’s first Panda Express eatery, as well as Dave’s Hot Chicken and Shake Shack, will be among the new tenants in the revamped Green Acres Mall, where a redevelopment estimated to cost at least $130 million will start soon. Next week, bulldozers will begin taking down parts of the Valley Stream mall, said Richard Madramuthu, vice president of leasing for The Macerich Co., the Santa Monica, California-based real estate investment trust that owns the mall.
Upscale grocer The Fresh Market closing Smithtown store

1 month ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

Upscale grocer The Fresh Market will close its store in Smithtown this summer, the chain announced in an email to customers. “This was not an easy decision to make, and we are incredibly grateful for your support and patronage over the years. We will miss being a part of your everyday and being a part of your wonderful community,” the Greensboro, North Carolina-based retailer wrote in an email to customers Friday morning.
Amazon seeking to buy 26 acres of Sunrise Mall property for subdivisions

1 month ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

Amazon is under contract to buy 26 acres of Sunrise Mall property, which the owner is seeking to subdivide. That is what an official with Sunrise Mall Holdings LLC, which bought the long-struggling Massapequa mall in 2020, told the Nassau County Planning Commission during a work session that started at about 9 a.m. Thursday morning.
Sunrise Mall to be demolished, owner seeks subdivision approval

1 month ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

The owner of the nearly vacant Sunrise Mall plans to demolish the building and is seeking Nassau County’s approval Thursday to subdivide the Massapequa property, according to plans submitted to government agencies. It is a major move toward a revamp of the long-struggling mall by Sunrise Mall Holdings LLC, the joint real estate venture that said it would redevelop the property after buying it at a steep discount in 2020.
Burlington plans to open 2 new stores on Long Island

1 month ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

Burlington is expanding its footprint on Long Island, where the off-price retailer plans to open two new stores and relocate one this year. The retailer plans to open stores in Bay Shore and Islandia and relocate its store in a Massapequa shopping center to a smaller space. The plans are occurring as the retailer pushes fast growth nationwide, taking advantage of inflation-weary consumers seeking bargains on clothes and home goods.
Walmart's remodeling plan includes stores in Westbury and Uniondale

1 month ago | newsday.com | Tory Parrish

The world’s largest retailer has set a 2025 remodeling plan for more than 650 of its U.S. stores, including some on Long Island. The two Long Island stores to undergo renovation are the Westbury and Uniondale locations. The Levittown store is also on the list but renovation work at the store was already completed in January.
Indoor playground Kids Empire coming to Long Island, joining other new tenants in Commack shopping center

1 month 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.
Easter celebrations costlier for Long Islanders amid high egg, chocolate prices

1 month 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.