By Mike White 🇺🇸 April 2, 2026

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1. SALT expanding to East Moriches with new waterfront location

🌴 The Merrick staple is set to open a second Long Island location this summer — this time in East Moriches, taking over the former ITA Kitchen space on the waterfront, ownership confirmed to Greater Long Island.

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2. Harbor Crab closes in Patchogue, could return if no buyer emerges

🦀 Harbor Crab Co. has closed for now, with owner Mark Miller citing rising labor and insurance costs, and both the business and waterfront property now on the market. But he hopes the place will reopen — either under a new operator or by bringing the restaurant back himself.

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3. Long Island’s oldest Old Navy to reopen after 3-month renovation

👚 Long Island’s original Old Navy in Levittown is set to reopen Saturday after a three-month renovation that replaces its dated look with a brighter, more modern design, marking the return of the 1995 store following what company officials say is the brand’s most extensive remodel yet.

More headlines to highlight

💙 A Selden community is rallying around a retired NYPD officer and 9/11 first responder who lost part of his leg, with a fundraiser launched to help cover mounting medical bills.

🤖 The Lindenhurst Diner had customers doing a double take after announcing new robot servers — but it turns out the high-tech hires were just a well-played April Fools’ joke.

🎡 A Central Islip man spun his way to more than $27,000 and a Tuscany getaway on Wheel of Fortune, dominating the game before just missing out on a bonus-round car.

☕ A Bay Shore native has turned her love of coffee into a new Railroad Plaza café focused on community and comfort.

🥨 A Philly Pretzel Factory is gearing up to open in Lindenhurst, bringing its signature soft pretzels to the South Shore.

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GREAT EATS

Take-home clambake concept Topsail Steamer looks to LI

A fast-growing take-home clambake concept featured on Shark Tank is eyeing Long Island for expansion, bringing its ready-to-cook seafood “steam pots” to a region built on summer gatherings.

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