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New York State says up to 20 more pot shop licenses up for grabs
Regulators may now hand out up to 40 rather than 20 credentials across the Island during the first phase of licensing. → Read More
Price gouging rules proposed by NY AG Letitia James
Attorney General Letitia James says the measures would protect consumers during emergencies and clarify when price hikes become illegal. → Read More
Legal pot businesses can't count on banks letting them open accounts
It's more than just inconvenience — people connected to the industry find themselves frozen out by banks, and cash stashes present security risks. → Read More
First 7 pot shop licenses issued for Long Island
The applicants were granted conditional licenses to open retail storefronts and will be allowed to begin delivering recreational marijuana within weeks, state regulators said. → Read More
Luxury assisted living home The Bristal opens in Bethpage
Monthly rents range from $6,500 to $9,000, according to the Jericho-based developer, Engel Burman. → Read More
Ex-Suffolk pol, 91, is newest licensed pot farmer on LI
State regulators have authorized nine regional businesses to start cultivating marijuana for the recreational market, including one co-led by nonagenarian Icilio "Bill" Bianchi. → Read More
Lynbrook feather factory to make way for apartments
The nearly $104M project will replace the old feather plant with a 278,000-square-foot building. → Read More
Great Neck developer buys diocese office for $9.5M, plans to turn it into office space
Philips International Holding Corp., a real estate company based in Great Neck, plans to transform the former headquarters of the Diocese of Rockville Centre into 60,000 square feet of premiere office → Read More
27,000 LI households are behind on rent as tenants, landlords fear losing their homes
New York's main strategy for helping the rental market recover from COVID-19 — a $2.4 billion relief fund — is nearly out of money. Yet many tenants and landlords on Long Island still feel stranded. R → Read More
There's one week left to apply for COVID-19 rent relief from the state
Long Islanders have one week left to seek state rent relief. The COVID-19 Rent Relief program will accept applications through 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1, according to the agency administering the aid, Homes a → Read More
LIers struggle to work, stay connected as they enter 3rd week without internet
Frustrated Long Islanders entering their third week without internet service are struggling to work and stay connected with friends and family. Robert Knutson, 68, who runs a financial services firm, → Read More
City is rarely enforcing private housing lead inspection rules
The city has issued thousands of violations for peeling lead paint since the mayor announced a plan to eliminate child lead poisoning nine months ago. But it has handed out just two violations — both → Read More
Advocates push bill preventing evictions without good cause
With California and Oregon committing to limit when landlords may decline to renew leases, tenant advocates are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to ensure New York does not miss the momentum toward universal → Read More
City looks for ways to prevent tenant blacklisting
In a bid to root out so-called tenant blacklisting, the city may expand its list of protected classes to include people who have been involved in housing court cases. At a hearing Wednesday, Mayor Bil → Read More
Chipotle sued by the city for $1M
Quick-service chain Chipotle has been playing fast and loose with workers' rights, according to a new lawsuit. Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration filed a lawsuit Monday accusing Chipotle of violati → Read More
Tenant advocates aim to join rent regulation lawsuit
Tenant advocacy groups filed paperwork last week seeking to intervene in a landlord-brought suit challenging the state's rent stabilization laws. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Margo Brodi, lawyer → Read More
Council wants 'concrete' details on borough jails plan
Some City Council members cautioned Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration Thursday that plans to replace the Rikers Island with four new jails would falter without a more concrete blueprint for reform → Read More
$34M coming to NY from Google fine over child privacy
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday that her office and Google reached a $170 million settlement in a case related to YouTube tracking and targeting ads to those under 13. Jame → Read More
Planning commission OKs controversial jails proposal
Amid jeering from protesters, the City Planning Commission voted 9-to-3 Tuesday in favor of four jails proposed as replacements for the Rikers Island detention complex, sending the initiative to the C → Read More
Broader development plan eyed in East New York
As the city works on its East New York initiative to spur economic development by using a city agency as an anchor tenant, local leaders have helped develop a vision for the area that goes well beyond → Read More