By Mike White 🇺🇸 Nov. 12, 2026

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MEET OUR SPONSORS

Greater Moriches coverage is funded in part by Peconic Bay Medical Center, a place that is here for life’s most defining moments.

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1. Bojangles to make its return to Long Island with two restaurants

🍗 Bojangles is bringing its fried chicken and biscuits back to the Island, with its Farmingville restaurant slated to open in December, a spokesperson told Greater Long Island.

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2. Nana’s Wonderland lights up former Rite Aid space in East Northport

🫧 Nana’s Wonderland is preparing to open its largest indoor playground yet in East Northport, with a grand opening set for Nov. 28. GLI got a first look inside this remarkable space, which will welcome kids up to age 12.

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3. Famous NYC deli David’s Brisket House to open location on Long Island

🥒 Huntington resident Riyad Gazali spent 16 years commuting to Brooklyn to run one of NYC's most beloved delis. Now, he’s bringing its food to Long Island. David’s Brisket House will open its second location in Huntington.

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More headlines to highlight

🏡 Renovated Kings Park home with upstairs 'retreat' lists for $700,000​

🫗 After 15 years in Seattle, this woman is opening Kraken Coffee in St. James

🍻 Mother and daughter bring 48 self-pour taps to Patchogue

🦪 Islip adds 1 million oysters and 200,000 clams to Great South Bay​

🛒 Ross Dress for Less opens in Holbrook, with more L.I. stores in the works

🤎 Mudroom to open second location in former Black Sheep space in Miller Place​

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SUCCESS STORIES

From Massapequa to 150 stores, PayMore has even bigger ambitions

PayMore is targeting approximately 250 operating stores by the end of 2027. By 2031, the Long Island founders hope PayMore will become as recognizable in the pre-owned electronics industry as Starbucks or Dunkin’ is in the coffee business.

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