Eighteen minority business owners participated in the final workshop of Ascend Long Island on Tuesday, July 23. The program is part of the nationwide Ascend 2020 program supported by JPMorgan Chase and designed to encourage minority entrepreneurship.


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The next steps in Sands casino bid include approval from the town of Hempstead, an environmental review and a traffic impact study. Newsday's politics reporter Candice Ferrette discusses.

What's next for the Sands casino bid

The Greenport carousel reopened Friday after a remediation project to remove lead paint that kept the attraction closed for about a month and a half.

Lead paint gone, carousel 'cleaned up completely and perfectly safe'

An American whose father's family lived in Baldwin and a man from England are raising money to honor Lt. John E. "Jack" Russell, from Baldwin, who was killed in World War II. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

Fundraising effort underway to honor WWII airman from Baldwin, crew killed in 1943 crash

The 5K run, "Rally for Rebecca," helps raise money for Rebecca Koltun, who was paralyzed in a skiing accident. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports. 

Plainview community gathers for 5K to help one of its own 

Thousands packed Jones Beach for the Bethpage Air Show rehearsal  Friday with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, celebrating their 70th year of service. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

Up, up and away at Jones Beach!

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The retailer sells adult and children's clothing and accessories, as well as home goods, at "extremely affordable prices."

Irish retailer Primark opening second LI store this summer

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Biden has a message for members of the liberal wing of his party who don't like the debt-ceiling deal he worked out with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Debt ceiling takeaways: Biden's invite to liberal skeptics to 'talk to me,' McCarthy's balancing act

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a judge to oversee an inquiry into allegations that the country supplied arms to Russia on a ship that docked secretly at a naval base in December

South African president appoints judge to oversee weapons-for-Russia inquiry

The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy's main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020

UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins

"If you think what small-town America looks like, that's Sound Beach," said the president of the Sound Beach Civic Association.

Low house prices, small-town vibe draw homebuyers to Sound Beach

After securing a strong new mandate in a runoff presidential election, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan could temper some positions that have irritated his NATO allies

With new mandate secured, Turkey's Erdogan likely to continue engaging with both West and Russia

The NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force say that 25 of its troops were injured in the clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo who were trying to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last week

25 NAT0-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo in clashes with Serbs outside municipal building

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Students in the nursing program at Molloy University are using high-tech mannequins as part of their clinical training. New York along with 31 other states are now allowing simulated training. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports. 

Simulations saving lives: A new way to train nurses

The Cannabis Place, a company in Queens, has started to make deliveries to customers on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Queens-based company starts to deliver cannabis on Long Island 

The first legal marijuana delivery on Long Island took place on Tuesday in Nassau County. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Marijuana delivered right to your doorstep

A former bank in East Rockway is being transformed into Strongbox Theater and will incorporate parts of the original bank, like the vault door and safety deposit boxes. NewsdayTV's Rachel Weiss reports.

We're in the money! Bank transforming into theater

Newsday's real estate reporter Jonathan LaMantia discusses the housing market with NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson.

Long Island median home prices saw first slip since 2013 in first quarter

As Long Island's wine country prepares to celebrate 50 years, Newsday's Elisa DiStefano visited Pindar Vineyards, McCall Wines and Macari Vineyards to see what's new for the 2023 season.

What's new at LI's oldest wineries

Hank and Victoria Bjorklund bought their house that they loved from when they were teenagers. After Hurricane Ida in 2021, they needed to do some major repair work. NewsdayTV's Rachel Weiss reports.

A house with a view in Cliff Cottage

The Winters Center for Autism, a training institute for young adults with challenges, helps to teach the skills needed to enter the workforce, specifically in the hospitality industry. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Learning skills with a smile for the future

The Steigers like to entertain, but everyone likes to gather in their kitchen, which limits the hosts' movements. To fix the problem, they built a bar in the basement.

Bottoms up in the basement!

Glen Cove Hospital recently was certified by the Joint Commission hospital accreditation group for its Parkinson's program, one of 30 hospitals nationwide. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Glen Cove Hospital recognized for innovative Parkinson's Disease program

Communities near downtowns, nature and transportation, as well as those that seem affordable, have been drawing homebuyers braving the market. Newsday's Jonathan LaMantia looks at six Long Island hot spots.

Six LI hot spots that have seen home prices surge

Carvana, the largest online used-car retailer in the country, opened a "car vending machine" in Uniondale on Wednesday.  The tower "dispenses" cars to customers and is the company's first in New York state and 35th overall. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Uniondale has a 'tower of horsepower'

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