Apartments Planned Above Red Restaurant

Apartments Planned Above Red Restaurant

Plans to build new apartments atop retail buildings keep on coming in Huntington village.

A proposal by applicant Lupetti Ltd., the owners of the 417 New York Ave. building which is home to Nino Antuzzi’s Red restaurant, calls for adding a second, residential story to the structure.

Read on to learn the full story of this continued skyward expansion in the Huntington village!

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Whitman’s Boyhood Home Honored

Whitman’s Boyhood Home Honored

The boyhood home of iconic Long Island poet and journalism trailblazer Walt Whitman will be, by week’s end, designated as a literary landmark – and to the advocates seeking to preserve and enhance the birthplace, those words have great value.

The birthplace of the founding publisher of The Long-Islander is set to be dedicated by the American Library Association’s United for Libraries division as a literary landmark during a special ceremony starting at 2 p.m. Sept. 5.

Read on to learn the full story on this momentous event!

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Upping The Ante On The Ice Bucket Challenge

Upping The Ante On The Ice Bucket Challenge

The art of the “epic ice bucket challenge” has reached Huntington in a big way.

Whether by calling out entire businesses, dousing entire marching bands or employing backhoes and dump trucks to complete the challenge, the tactics have grown more elaborate and theatrical – and the money keeps arriving in waves for the ALS Foundation!

Read on to learn about some of the biggest Ice Bucket Challenges that have hit Huntington so far!

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