Small businesses move toward recovery with help from Flushing Bank
More than a year into the COVID-19 crisis and small businesses are slowly rebounding from its devastating effects.
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Down payment help available to first-time homebuyers
First-time homebuyers looking to purchase a home here can get up to $35,000 in down payment assistance.
Read moreMore financial help for small business and nonprofits
A new incarnation of the Paycheck Protection Program is available to small businesses and nonprofits.
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Nassau to provide relief for struggling renters
The Rental Relief Program, to be administered by the Community Development Corporation of Long Island, will give up to three months of unpaid rent for the period beginning in April 2020.
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Northwell Health kicks off vaccinations of healthcare workers
Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine, in an event covered by media outlets worldwide.
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Shoreham teen wins “The Voice”
Rubin, the youngest male contestant to ever win on the reality/talent series, beat out four other finalists on Tuesday’s broadcast of the show.
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Baldwin native chosen for NASA’s Moon mission team
As NASA announced this week, Moghbeli will be part of its Artemis Program, which will send the first woman and the next man to the lunar surface.
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For businesses, Giving Tuesday can last all year round
Here are six ways your company can work with nonprofits to help make an impact on Long Island.
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Presidential service dog Sully honored with statue
America’s VetDogs commissioned sculptor Susan Bahary to create the monument on the VetDogs Smithtown campus in recognition of Veterans Day.
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$300 in extra unemployment payments start next week
Up to 2.4 million New Yorkers are eligible for the program, including 435,000 who must submit an additional certification to qualify.
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