Behind the Hedges

The Town of Riverhead has named Uniondale-based RXR and Jericho-based Georgica Green Ventures to be master developers of a transit-oriented housing development project planned near the Riverhead Long Island Rail Road station. The town board selected the two firms during its February 15 board meeting after a yearlong search in which a half dozen developers…
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Everybody knows the drill. When you go to buy a fancy house in Palm Beach it will have a swimming pool, a tennis court, a three (or four or 14) car garage, a beautiful lawn, a water view, lots of bathrooms and bedrooms, a gym and perhaps a putting green. Or maybe a nine-hole golf…
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NYU Tandon School of Engineering Faculty Member and Senior Research Scientist, Prabodh Panindre holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from New York University, School of Engineering.  His scholarly focus includes artificial intelligence, fire science and firefighter safety research, optics, heat transfer, nanotechnology, and microfluidics. His research group has received several grants (more…
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The Village of Sag Harbor passed new zoning rules restricting development on the community’s popular waterfront, bringing to a close a debate that has proven pivotal in its local politics.  The village board voted on January 11 to approve new Waterfront Overlay District rules, capping most new buildings on the waterfront to two stories, with…
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The art of interior design takes many forms across an almost infinite range of taste and style, but to be truly great, one must have the ability to see things from a client’s perspective while also bringing a unique vision and expertise earned through years of experience. It’s all about meeting needs while also understanding…
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Amagansett homeowner and Food Network superstar chef Bobby Flay has finally sold his apartment in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood for a cool $5.6 million, the New York Post reports, as verified by city property records filed Wednesday, January 19. The 3,256-square-foot duplex apartment, located at 252 Seventh Avenue — the Chelsea Mercantile building — was first…
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The Town of Riverhead has been awarded a $10 million grant that will be used to continue the next phase of long-running efforts to turn around economically struggling Downtown Riverhead, officials said. The Empire State Development Corporation awarded the town in the fifth round of the the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) grant…
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The bed and breakfast long known as the Orient Inn has changed hands to a new family who renamed it the Inn at Orient to continue welcoming guests in the quaint community at the tip of the North Fork. The seven-bedroom Arts-and-Crafts-style home with cedar siding built in 1906 was sold to Tracy and Alex…
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island/Queens) wasted little time after announcing Monday that he is running in the Democratic Primary for governor next year with rolling out his comprehensive COVID holiday plan for the state on Wednesday. In his PowerPoint presentation during a zoom press conference, Suozzi laid out COVID mitigation tactics including encouraging people…
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New York State’s health care sector is responsible for a myriad of big policy and budgetary decisions, including Medicaid spending, confronting the opioid crisis and combatting the COVID pandemic. Health care is also a leading public- and private-sector employer with workers in clinics, hospitals, at-home care programs, nursing, pharmaceuticals and medical research. PoliticsNY’s Power Players…
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