By Mike White 🇺🇸 June 4, 2026

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☕ Good morning, Long Island!

🏰 If you're looking for something to do with the kids (or grandkids), check out this LEGO makeover at Old Westbury Gardens. Very cool. Runs into September so no rush.

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Weather: Today will be sunny in Merrick with a high near 82. 😎

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1. Abigayle’s restaurant in the works for Riverhead's historic Preston House

🍰 The couple behind the Watershed Kitchen & Inn in South Jamesport are opening a second restaurant, bringing their internationally inflected, community-first hospitality concept to the heart of downtown Riverhead.

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2. NYU Langone plans first new Long Island hospital since 1980 — in Melville

⚕️NYU Langone Health has announced plans to build a new academic medical center in Melville — the first ground-up hospital construction on Long Island in nearly a half-century. Click here for the full report.

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3. Stony Brook native turns devastating injury into award-winning documentary

🚵🏼‍♂️ In one scene from the documentary, Greg Durso’s mother describes how a psychiatrist warned soon after the injury that her son would “break one day.” Well, he didn't. Now Greg's story is racking up award after award.

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More headlines to highlight

🛒 Bethpage shoppers are finally getting a look inside ShopRite’s makeover and expansion as a new wing begins opening to customers.

🚆 The $127 million overhaul at the Babylon LIRR station is nearly complete, with all new platforms now open to riders.

🎭 A $6 million state grant will help expand the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center from 425 seats to as many as 700.

🍽️ Patrizia’s in Westbury is helping launch a new Long Island program that turns restaurant meals into charitable giving.

👮 Missed the Suffolk police exam? Starting next year, applicants won't have to wait four years for another shot.

🐝 A community-led project is creating new pollinator habitat around Great Patchogue Lake to help local wildlife thrive.

🤱 A Bay Shore mom has turned her own postpartum struggles into a new support center for local mothers.

🎖️ William Floyd teachers surprised members of the Class of 2026 who are heading into military service with a special tribute.

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GREAT DAYS

Station Yards celebrates major milestone with food-filled fundraiser June 9

TRITEC and Station Yards proudly present Sample & Support, a special charity tasting event celebrating the grand opening of phase II of The Core, a collection of 175 luxury apartments in Ronkonkoma.

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Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon Village. Click here for tickets to The Prince of Egypt, starting April 16 and running through June 7.