Tag: Long Island
$65M from Bill Gates and others helps Dandelion Energy expand with...
Dandelion Energy is blooming. The company that specializes in geothermal heat pump systems has a new 31,000-square-foot headquarters and warehouse at 333 N. Bedford...
J.C. Penney permanently closing Poughkeepsie Galleria store
The J.C. Penney store in Poughkeepsie’s Galleria shopping mall will be permanently closing on Sept. 27, according to a notice filed with the New...
$12M of NYS $100M loan fund designated for Hudson Valley
Details have emerged about the $100 million New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF) that was recently announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to help...
COVID-19 UPDATE: 197 deaths in Westchester; Rockland exec blasts Cuomo response...
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The governor said he would be signing an executive order to allow medical students who were set to graduate now to begin...
News 12 to be carried on Verizon Fios
News 12, the local news service from Altice USA, which has been seen on Altice’s Optimum cable TV service, will be carried on Verizon’s Fios cable system beginning in November.
Nonprofit disabilities service-provider ACDS finds success in Westchester
ACDS Inc., which now has about 80 people on its payroll in Westchester, may be adding more personnel and additional facilities as demand for its services continues to grow.
Parts of demolished Tappan Zee sunk for artificial reef off Long...
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently watched from a fishing boat as parts of the demolished bridge were dropped into the Shinnecock Inlet off Hampton Bays to create an expanded artificial reef.
Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. offers apology for service disruptions
The company said it usually runs three boats at this time of year, but one of its vessels is stuck in dry dock due to simultaneous repair work being done on a damaged U.S. Coast Guard vessel.
Loss of contract leads to bus driver layoffs
After losing a contract with Orange County, the Acme Bus Corp. announced that it is laying off all 165 bus drivers in June.
Rangers give Playland an assist
The New York Rangers and Chase Bank have formed New York Rangers Assist and will help repair the Playland Ice Casino.
Floating their boats
This winter, the hardy souls at ArtsWestchester in White Plains have gone down to the sea in ships, as it were, for an exhibit that charts the past and present of the maritime tradition in our area.
Betting against the house
A Harrison intellectual property company in a federal court claims patent infringement by major gambling industry players.
Student loan relief offered to Sandy victims
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he is directing the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) to grant temporary student loan relief to New Yorkers.
Conn. reopens highways
Connecticut reopened its highways Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, but Metro-North Railroad remained closed.
Malloy: 11-foot storm surge possible
Hurricane Sandy could produce an 11-foot storm surge in the Long Island Sound, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Monday morning.