FOOD & DRINK
Playland set to open May 18. What to know about the park's 96th season
Everybody's going down to Playland Park — as an old commercial jingle goes — on Saturday, May 18 for the opening day of its 96th season. Here's what you need to know. Playland will open the summer season with a ribbon cutting on Saturday, May 18 at 12 p.m. ...
New playground equipment unveiled at Heritage Park in Mt. Sinai
On May 8, Councilwoman Jane Bonner (center) was at Heritage Park (“The Wedge”) in Mt. Sinai to meet with Jennifer Roth (left), Membership Secretary for the Mt. Sinai Civic Association and Robert Woods (right), Director of North Shore Youth Council. They were there to unveil the new, recently...
Red Lobster in Stony Brook closes; chain on brink of bankruptcy
The Red Lobster in Stony Brook is one of 10 New York restaurants in the seafood chain that have abruptly closed amid the debt crisis bearing down on the franchise. The Stony Brook location — which shares a Nesconset Highway shopping center with Burlington, Marshall’s, Planet Fitness and Showcase Cinemas, among other businesses — is listed as being “temporarily closed” every day on its website and on its Facebook page.
The story behind Thai Station Café, now open in Babylon Village
Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon. Click here for tickets to ‘A Bronx Tale,’ performing April 25 to June 16. It’s been a busy year for Rukjai Prommasa. Last summer, she launched a food vendor business called...
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