Vail-Leavitt Music Hall Deal Sparks Debate in Riverhead

Vail-Leavitt Music Hall
Dan’s Papers

Town of Riverhead officials’ contract negotiations to sell the historic Vail-Leavitt Music Hall to The Jazz Loft, a Stony Brook-based nonprofit arts organization, have drawn calls for a more formal and transparent process. The Jazz Loft has offered $150,000 to purchase the 144-year-old theater, and plans to invest $250,000 in county grant funds toward…

Community Housing Funds Raise $44M as East End Rolls Out Plans

Michael Daly, founder of East End YIMBY
Dan’s Papers

David and his wife Jessica knew they were making a big, possibly risky, purchase. After three years of house hunting in East Hampton, they were finally negotiating on a modest three-bedroom, two-bathroom home. They stretched their savings thin, received some assistance from family, and kicked themselves for not having bought a home earlier when…