In the News

There were just 4,287 Long Island homes, including single-family, condos and co-ops, listed for sale with OneKey MLS at the end of December—1,801 in Nassau County and 2,486 in Suffolk County, according to numbers from the listing service.

Last week, a federal judge in Portland reaffirmed the legality of a preliminary injunction preventing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem from ending a collective bargaining agreement covering about 47,000 TSA officers nationwide, according to Courthouse News Service.

Roughly 15,000 nurses walked off the job on Jan. 12, prompting the hospitals to bring on thousands of temporary workers to keep operations running.

The state’s building trades unions are not pleased. The paused New York projects collectively employ thousands of workers.

The Suffolk County Department of Health issued a recreational advisory on Wednesday, urging people this week to avoid tidal waters east of Grangebel Park. Testing is underway in the Peconic River as government and environmental groups begin assessing the impacts of the spill.

"Empire Wind will now focus on safely restarting construction activities that were halted during the suspension period," the company said in a statement Thursday morning. "In addition, the project will continue to engage with the U.S.