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By Mike White · May 15, 2025

☕ Good morning, Long Island!

🍢 We've got lots of restaurant news for you.

🥃 And a whiskey festival to highlight for Saturday.

🌧️ There's a chance of showers today, with thunderstorms possible after 2 p.m. Otherwise it will be mostly cloudy with a high near 70, and some patchy fog.

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First, Bar Lucy brings ‘sexy Neighborhood Italian’ vibe to Bay Shore

🎅🏼 The Linwood Restaurant & Cocktails, which opened in downtown Bay Shore in June 2019, has officially transformed into Bar Lucy.

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🍾 After nearly four decades behind the bar, Ernie Liebow, the beloved bartender and beverage director at George Martin The Original n Rockville Centre, is hanging up his shaker. This guy is a legend.

🍳 There’s a new brunch spot drawing crowds in Franklin Square, but it’s not replacing a neighborhood favorite — it is the neighborhood favorite.

🍩 The North Carolina-based Duck Donuts has brought its warm, made-to-order donut magic to Old Country Road in Planview.

🍣 Jade Eatery & Lounge officially opened its third Long Island on May 7, bringing its signature blend of Asian cuisine to Port Washington.

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Second, industrial site to become 187-unit apartment complex in Westbury

📰 The $97 million apartment complex will rise four stories and is designed to blend modern convenience with a walkable, community-oriented atmosphere, right across from the LIRR station.

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Third, The Barkgata luxury dog hotel expands with second LI location

🐕‍🦺 The Barkgata, nothing short of a luxurious hotel for dogs, offering daycare and overnight stays, has opened its second Long Island location — this time at 1661 Broadhollow Road in East Farmingdale.

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More headlines to highlight

🏄🏼‍♀️ After rushing in to help a bleeding motorcyclist last fall, a Miller Place lifeguard and Iona University freshman was just named Citizen of the Year.

⚕️Michael Dowling, who led Northwell Health through decades of growth and transformation, will step down as president and CEO this October.

🐱 This North Fork rescue group is overwhelmed with kittens, particularly orphaned newborns. And they're in desperate need of bottle feeders.

👨🏼‍🍳 Sur La Table is officially returning to the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove next month. The store is set to open on Thursday, June 5.

🏆 And the nation’s No. 1 high school girls discus thrower is from LI.

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GREAT DAYS

LI Whiskey Fest is back, and you can score 40% off with our code

The Long Island Whiskey Fest is pouring into Tanger Deer Park this Saturday, May 17. This is your chance to sip your way through a seriously impressive lineup of bourbons, scotches, tequilas and more — with unlimited samples. And with GLI, you'll get 40 percent off.

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