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Gallo of Patchogue hosts grand re-opening celebration

Members of the Patchogue Village community joined together on Thursday to celebrate the newly renovated Gallo on Main Street. The Colombian restaurant closed this winter for a month to complete upgrades at 3 East Main Street. This included adding an expanded menu and interior makeover to make the establishment more family-oriented and modern, owner co-owner David Bustamante previously told…

The Hero Joint introduces ‘small bird’ cutlets for the best chicken ever

brand partner The Hero Joint in Patchogue is elevating its chicken game, big time.  And they’re doing it by downsizing the chicken. Sounds funny, but owner John Murray III, just announced THJ is now exclusively using top-grade chicken cutlets from smaller birds. “Most commercially available chicken that gets distributed is harvested from larger chickens,” Murray explained. “They’re plumped up…

Watch: Everything to know about Kilwins in Babylon and Patchogue

brand partner | John Murray, III, visited Florida a lot as a kid. The first thing he would always do is visit the Kilwins chocolatier and ice cream shop in Fort Lauderdale. “I had to get a combination of fudge brownie and cake batter ice cream,” he tells Greater Long Island. “I was addicted to this stuff.” The problem was, he wasn’t always in Florida to feed that addiction. So, he brought…

COVID-19 vaccination eligibility for New Yorkers extends to 30 and older

More New Yorkers will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 30, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today. Beginning tomorrow at 8 a.m. individuals 30 years old and over will be allowed to receive the innoculation. Currently, frontline workers, people with underlying health conditions, public-facing employees and those 50 and older were able to sign up for the shot(s). Cuomo also…

Flame Halal Gyro opens in North Patchogue’s Gateway Plaza

Flame Halal Gyro The halal food craze has made its way to North Patchogue with the opening of Flame Halal Gyro earlier this month. Sonny Ehooja of Deer Park runs the restaurant in the corner of Gateway Plazsa with his wife. She helps make all the meals fresh and in-house. Ehooja ran a coffee and newspaper stand in at the Cold Spring Harbor train station for about 12 years, but the COVID-19…

‘Birdies’ is bringing golf simulation, beer garden to Patchogue

Golf simulation, beer garden, and speciality cocktails are all on tap at Birdies, a new venture coming to Patchogue Village. And it will be located just a stone’s throw away from the Four Corners at 17 North Ocean. Ashley Kost, Andy Kovacs and Lance Holloway are the three minds behind the golf simulation bar that is aiming to open by this summer. All three are bringing their different…

Lakeview Cemeteries hosting spring clean-up weekend

Friends of Lakeview Cemeteries are looking for volunteers to help clean up Patchogue’s historic graveyard. The group is hosting a work weekend March 27 and March 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m at the Lakeview Cemeteries located on West Main Street in Patchogue Village. Volunteers are asked to bring their own gardening tools if possible and take part in spring cleanup tasks, such as removing litter…

Ashley Furniture HomeStore now open in Gateway Plaza

Gateway Plaza has a new tenant. Ashley Furniture HomeStore’s new Patchogue location officially opened its doors on March 13, an employee confirmed to GreaterPatchogue. The home furnishing company partially filled an old Bob’s Store location in the shopping center. According to a report by Newsday, the 51,537 square-foot space at 499 Sunrise Highway is being split between Ashley’s and Burlington…

Cuomo: New Yorkers 50 and over eligible for the vaccine starting March 23

Starting tomorrow at 8 a.m., New Yorkers who are 50 years old and up will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the eligibility expansion today along with a breakdown of statewide vaccine distribution stats. Approximately 103,425 vaccines have been administered across New York State in the last 24 hours and over 1.65 million doses have been administered to…

GLI-TV: If you got a restaurant, you gotta call Union Square Advertising

Union Square Advertising of Long Island has a wide range of clients. But their expertise lies in branding, social media management, and website, menu, and uniform design (and more) for area restaurants. Restaurants make up about 80 percent of Union Square’s clients. “Marketing is key and it’s hard to do that when you’re involved so much in the day-to-day operations” says longtime Union Square…

Cuomo: Curfew on select establishments will be lifted April 5

Today Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that starting April 5, the 11 p.m. curfew will be lifted for select businesses.  In his statement, the governor said that these select establishments include casinos, movie theaters, bowling alleys, billiard halls, gyms, and fitness centers.  The 11 p.m. curfew for restaurants and the midnight curfew for catered events will remain in effect for now.  Cuomo…

L.I. Angels’ huge Easter Egg hunt returns, drive-thu style, to E. Patchogue

sponsored content | The big annual easter egg hunt brought to you from the Angels of Long Island is returning to East Patchogue on Sunday, March 28. And they’re bringing the entire gang from Paw Patrol to entertain the kiddies. What’s being billed as the Angels’ first-ever Drive Thru Eggstravaganza Fundraiser happens from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hagerman Fire District property. The district is also…

Suffolk OTB’s Medford casino proposal at ‘critical step’ for its future in the hamlet

After seven years of studies, failed sales and lawsuits, Suffolk County’s Off-Track Betting Corporation trudges on with its proposal for a Medford casino. The plans are to add a two-story, 192,332 square-foot casino 440 Expressway Drive South. This is the second time the OTB has tried to develop a betting parlor on this property. On March 3, a Wednesday night, Suffolk OTB held a formal meeting…

GiGi’s Playhouse Down syndrome center opens in Patchogue; it’s the nonprofit’s first on LI

Long Island’s first GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center has arrived in Patchogue. This is the nonprofit’s 52 location, with other locations around the globe. It was brought to the area thanks to efforts by Michael Cirigliano, a board president for the organization, who grew up in Patchogue. He also has a 9-year-old niece with Down syndrome, so he understood the importance of…

Suffolk police officers deliver baby in vehicle in East Patchogue

Nicole Gonzalez gave birth to her baby girl early this morning, but not in the way she had expected. Two Suffolk County Police officers, Danielle Congedo and Daniel Rosado, responded to a 911 call at around 7:20 a.m. reporting a woman in labor in a vehicle parked at 166 Hospital Road in East Patchogue.  According to the police report, when the officers arrived, Gonzalez, 27, of East Patchogue…

YMCA Summer Camp is back! Here’s all the details, and how to register

branded content Kids need camp now more than ever! And at the YMCA Summer Day Camp, children dream, discover and grow. If your child can dream it, they can do it at the Y. The YMCA Summer Day Camp staff is there every step of the way to make their dreams come true. [Heard enough? Click here to register now.] The Y offers the best of Adventure, Athletics, Aquatics, Camp Traditions, STEAM,…

Ask a Pro: What to know about insuring a classic car

branded content Insuring a classic car is different than covering a 2016 Ford Explorer. That’s mainly because classic cars that are used strictly for pleasure — such as weekend cruising and the occasional car show — may qualify for auto insurance under a classic car policy. These policies can provide excellent coverage with premiums that are much lower than standard auto policies. This is due…