Business

LI's $1-million-and-up home market was bustling last month, with twice as many contract signings as June 2019, while the pandemic put a damper on the market as a whole.

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They say Cuomo's decision hurts small gyms and fitness studios that were already preparing to reopen and argue they can operate safely.  

The votes would allow Paycheck Protection Program loans to again be approved until Aug. 8 if president signs bill.

Dox in Island Park received multiple verbal and written warnings beginning in mid-May for complaints including overcrowding, noise and social-distancing violations, state officials said.

More than half of filers will receive a refund, officials said. This year's average refund is estimated to be $1,450.

The rate on the Economic Injury Disaster Loans would drop to 1% under the legislation, making them much more attractive to small firms struggling to survive, he said. 

The openings represent replacements for just 5% of the 250,000 jobs lost on the Island due to the pandemic shutdown. 

InvaGen Pharmaceuticals said it can't promise to create more jobs when it expands, though it could promise not to lay off workers if it got tax breaks; Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency said that's not good enough. 

Amazon may build a warehouse on the site, but no development can happen without cleaning up the copper, cyanide and other contaminants in the soil, the DEC says.

While the Paycheck Protection Program helped some Long Island businesses keep workers on the payroll, application and regulatory hurdles shut many firms out, advocates say.