$5.5M revamp of Carltun at Eisenhower Park being considered for tax breaks
The aid is part of an effort to bring professional golf tournaments back to the East Meadow park.
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Which of these workers can still be tested for marijuana use?
The answer might surprise you, as legalized pot forces employers to rewrite their drug policies. (By )
Cybersecurity: What steps are Long Island towns, villages, cities taking after Suffolk ransomware attack? - Newsday
Schools, trains, groundwater and vapes: Highlights of ’s budget
The proposal includes $100m for pothole repair, tax credits for bizs to expand child care access for employees, plans to tie the state's minimum wage to inflation.
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Hauppauge disease-test maker to be sold to French firm for $17M
. has been losing money for years and executives recently warned it might not be able to remain open due to debts.
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., responding to a query from , says she’s not targeting LI with her housing, MTA payroll tax proposals. Says biz leaders support her ideas. “This is about liberating LI to be the best it can be.”
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. predicts the would receive an additional $800 million per year by increasing the payroll tax paid in the metro area.
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School aid, college tuition, payroll taxes would rise under Hochul budget
She also called for giving judges more discretion in setting bail and indexing New York's minimum wage to provide steady increases. (By )
. proposes an office to help bizs throughout NYS to benefit from the planned semiconductor plant in Syracuse; touts indexing rises in the minimum wage to inflation; says farmers will receive tax relief and new markets.
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. proposes expansion of subsidized child care; FMLA benefits for NYS government employees.
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. touts plan to add 800,000 housing units in 10 years; discusses TOD on LI; says NYS will help municipalities to meet 3% increase every three years.
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says economic forecast is uncertain and mentions the R word (ie recession).
Major George Santos donors say they were 'misled' and 'defrauded' - Newsday
Newsday poll: 78% of 3rd District residents say should resign - Newsday (by )
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As impacts of Suffolk cyberattack linger, would it have been better to pay $2.5M ransom?
Experts advise against paying ransom to cyberattackers if the victim is well-prepared to handle it. The question is: Was Suffolk? (By )
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: Affordability is 'a crisis' for businesses, workers
Business group says it will lobby for apartments, help for first-time homebuyers, expanded child-care services and a more hospitable environment for companies.
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Developer hopes to bring pro golf tourney to Eisenhower Park
Operators of the Carltun restaurant are making $5.5m in upgrades to help bring , golfers to the public park. Seeking $345,000 in tax breaks from
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./ Survey: Remote work leads firms to look outside of LI for employees
More than seven in 10 companies have employees working from home, while 11% are completely remote, according to the poll of 347 Long Island CEOs.
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The Start-Up NY program, which exempts tech firms from state and local taxes for 10 years if they locate on or near a college campus, would be revamped under a Hochul proposal.
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As Santos' office goes on the defensive, constituents search for answers
hard to reach, with his office's phone line for constituents sometimes down or misdirected, outdated storefront signage, still-growing litany of scandals.
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Here's what's at stake for Long Island, as promotes building housing across NY, with a focus on development near stations. Republican LI lawmakers this week objected to the state intervening in zoning decisions. newsday.com/business/kathy
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Dems, GOP lining up potential candidates if Santos leaves his seat
Should a special election be necessary, both sides agree it would be expensive and draw nationwide interest and money. (By )
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Fairfield Properties illegally kept security deposits, AG says
Long Island's largest apartment owner has reached a roughly $422,600 settlement with . (By )
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Hochul's setback over LaSalle judge nomination: What does she do next?
The governor misread the political landscape and suffered a serious blow when a Senate panel rejected her pick to be chief judge, analysts say. (By )
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Angry, exhausted and quitting: 100% of NY hospitals say they're unable to hire enough nurses
As the pool of hospital nurses shrinks, the risk increases that patients will have trouble getting needed care.
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. gets $9.1M to make unemployment services more accessible
NYS wants to address barriers related to race, ethnicity, language proficiency, literacy, disability status, socioeconomic status & geographic location. (By )
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'We won the lottery': Calls to redirected to neighboring rep.
Constituents trying to reach Santos got a surprise Thursday when calls to his office were forwarded to office of — which was a surprise to LaLota.
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“A lot of [employers] are saying, ‘We can’t get people to come here because they can’t afford to live here,’” said Jason Bram, an economist at , of the need for housing on Long Island.
newsday.com/beta/business/ by
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Senate panel rejects Hector LaSalle, Hochul's choice for chief judge
Many Democrats said they believed LaSalle, 54, a midlevel appellate judge and former Suffolk County prosecutor, was too conservative. (By )
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Closing will leave Islip site without hardware store for first time since mid-1800s
The couple who owns the store want to retire and have sold the building. (By )
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. gets two House committee assignments
Santos (R-Nassau/Queens), who has admitted lying on his resume, will sit on the Small Business Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee. (By )
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Tech startups to vie for $30 million in government grants
The state program is for firms that have raised $2 million or less in their history, need venture capital to continue, officials said at
New: looked at companies George Santos paid during campaign, and incorporated only recently — between Feb 2021 and Aug 2022 - and whose public presence on websites, social media, other records was scant.
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Vigil planned this afternoon for Long Beach hockey player Gerrin Hagen at the Long Beach Ice Arena
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Newsday taps Rochell Bishop Sleets of the Chicago Tribune as managing editor newsday.com/business/newsd via
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Is Santos even a citizen? That the public doesn’t know at this late date tells us just how insane this evolving story has become. Longer he stays, worse for GOP. newsday.com/opinion/column via
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