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Real EstateSeptember 9, 2026

The Cheapest Subsidized Apartment in Hicksville Is $2,165 a Month

Nineteen below-market apartments at The Lisle are open by lottery until September 28. The published income floors show what Nassau wages have to clear.

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A Union Petition on Long Island Now Reaches a Ballot in Four Weeks

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

A St. James dealership went from petition to certified union in five weeks. The federal calendar, and the filings it creates, are what employers should read.

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Hoka Is Opening Its Own Store in Riverhead, and It Sells to Your Store Too

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

Tanger's Riverhead directory lists Hoka as coming soon in Suite 909. When a brand opens its own door, the independent that built the category loses one.

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Nine Years Later, Nassau Collected the Wages

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

A 2017 wage judgment against the owner of Westbury Fish was finally collected this June. For Long Island employers, the lesson is that it never expired.

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A Commuter Lot at Westbury Station Becomes 184 Apartments and a Retail Row

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

Westbury's board has taken up a 184-unit mixed-use building on the LIRR's old commuter lot, and the ground-floor retail will reset downtown rents.

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Long Island's Own Banks Have Cut Construction Lending by a Third

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

Call reports from the five banks headquartered in Nassau and Suffolk show construction lending down 34 percent since 2024 and business lending up 38.

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Two Mornings in Hauppauge Worth Leaving the Office For

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

HIA-LI published 37 dates through December. Two mornings are worth leaving the office for, and the spring trade show needs a decision now.

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A Fund Just Bought Two Suffolk Warehouses. Clear Height Explains Why.

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

LaSalle and Camber paid institutional money for old low ceilinged Long Island warehouses. Scarcity is what they bought, and renewals are what comes next.

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Four Builders, Four License Applications, and Certificates Nassau Says Were Altered

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

Nassau charged four contractors over altered workers compensation certificates. The document they are accused of faking is one your business relies on.

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Suffolk's Tax Break Agency Is Running Under an Acting Chief

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

The agency that grants Suffolk tax abatements is between chief executives, and it is demanding quarterly job counts from a Melville employer.

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Ten Liquor Filings, and What They Say About Long Island Storefronts

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

Ten new liquor license applications in twelve days name the exact addresses where Long Island storefronts are about to change hands.

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Suffolk Hears Three Business Rules Today

by Melville Chamber of Commerce · September 9, 2026

A camera footage rule, a formaldehyde ban and a new county finance corporation all take testimony today, and the record closes when the meeting does.

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