It will be at least 18 months before the 260-unit Tritec Real Estate development in Lindenhurst is complete, but local business leaders said investment in the downtown is already increasing, though some residents still question whether the project is the right fit for the community.

Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce president Jo-Ann Boettcher said the development on East Hoffman Avenue across from the Long Island Rail Road station and efforts at downtown revitalization have attracted businesses.

“We have a lot of new businesses that have not only shown interest but have put in read more ››

A heap of construction materials was all that remained of a long-abandoned Amityville motel, and on Monday an excavator began scooping up the debris to make way for a new office building.

The former Sayonara Motel was the site of two fires in the past five years, including one that killed a man in December 2014. The dilapidated structure had sat vacant since then, and a second fire in October 2018 reduced the building to rubble.

The Babylon Industrial Development Agency closed on the property at 831 Broadway, just south of the Southern State Parkway, on July 11, purchasing read more ››