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Industrial site to become 187-unit apartment complex in Westbury

1 day ago | greaterlongisland.com | Ben Fiebert

Click here for Greater Long Island newsletters. Click here to download the iPhone app. The Village of Westbury has officially approved the development of a $97 million apartment complex, set to bring 187 new residential units to the heart of the community. The project was green-lit in early April and will be constructed directly across from the Long Island Rail Road station.
This new Patchogue pharmacy is part wellness boutique, part beauty bar - and fully personal

1 day ago | greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito

Walk into BMW Pharmacy in Patchogue and you might think you’ve stepped into a boutique or cocktail lounge — not your neighborhood pharmacy. “I wanted it to be something people have never seen before,” said owner Brianne Weiss, a North Babylon native who now lives just across the street from her new space on Main Street. “People walk by at night and think it’s a bar.”That’s exactly the vibe she was going for. Yes, Weiss will fill your prescriptions.
Great Day: Scenes from Bayport-Blue Point Library's second annual dog parade

1 day ago | greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito

By Fatima Ortega GuevaraThe Bayport-Blue Point Library had a paw-some time hosting its second annual Bayminster Dog Parade and Artisan Fair on April 27. The afternoon was filled with music, shopping, raffles, food, and adorable dogs — all bringing the community together for a lighthearted parade and a friendly competition to crown the best pup. “When I said dogs, they all went ‘YES DOGS,’” said Maureen Russo, recording secretary and fundraising coordinator for Friends of the Library.
Support surges for Levittown nurse and single mom critically injured in fall

4 days ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

Click here for Greater Long Island newsletters. Click here to download the iPhone app. A New York City nurse and single mother of four young children is still fighting for her life two weeks after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a fall on the night of Saturday, April 26. Levittown resident Jennie-Rae DeVerna, 50, underwent emergency brain surgery — a craniectomy — and remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
Inside Artemis, Ronkonkoma’s new secretive speakeasy — with no soda guns or sour mix

5 days ago | greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito

“It’s not a speakeasy, if you say it is,” joked Ed Fabian, standing behind the bar at Artemis, a new cocktail lounge tucked inside the Station Yards complex in Ronkonkoma. But whether you call it a speakeasy or not, the place is unlike anything else around. “I’m in love with this place,” Fabian said.
'Fiddler on the Roof' is playing at Babylon's Argyle Theatre, now through June 15

6 days ago | greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito

“Fiddler on the Roof,” the iconic musical and nine-time Tony Award winner, is now showing at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon VillageIf you’re not familiar, here’s a synopsis: Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters.
Restaurant openings: Here’s what opened on Long Island in April

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito

Check out these new eateries that opened on Long Island in March: Fast-casual chicken chain (Photo credit: GLI/Nick Esposito) Instagram GLI coverage Locally-owned pizza company (Photo credit: GLI/Nick Esposito) Instagram GLI coverage Craft beers and pub fare (Photo credit: Westhampton Beach Brew & Grille/Facebook) Instagram GLI coverage Healthy eats (salads, poke bowls, acai bowls, etc) (Photo credit: Courtesy) Instagram GLI coverage French fine dining (Photo credit: L’Etoile/Courtesy)...
Photos from the 2025 Spring Fling Festival, a Babylon Village tradition

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito

Babylon’s unofficial start of summer was marked once again Saturday by its Spring Fling Festival in the downtown. Run by the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce, the festival stretches up and down Deer Park Avenue between Main Street and Park Avenue. Each year, the street is lined with vendors and kids’ activities, and plenty of food, live entertainment and sidewalk sales. Scroll down for photos. June 12July 17Aug.
Two Long Island football standouts are getting their NFL shot

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito

Two former Long Island high school football stars are getting a shot at the NFL. Commack’s Joey Slackman and Westhampton Beach’s Jonathan Mendoza both received rookie minicamp invitations following the 2025 NFL Draft. Mendoza, a 6-foot-8, 325-pound offensive lineman out of the University of Louisville, will be heading to the Buffalo Bills’ rookie camp. Slackman, a defensive lineman from the University of Florida, got the call from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Police searching for missing 15-year-old Westbury girl

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

Click here for Greater Long Island newsletters. Click here to download the iPhone app. Nassau County police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Sunday night. The department’s Missing Persons Squad said Genesis Mejia was last seen walking away from her home on Lexington Avenue in Westbury about 11:30 p.m.She was reported missing to police about 5 a.m. on Monday.