Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
Looking For A Place To Get Pizza Or A Bagel Throughout The Day? IT BGL Opens In Oyster Bay Looking For A Place To Get Pizza Or A Bagel Throughout The Day? IT BGL Opens In Oyster Bay
Looking For A Place To Get Pizza Or A Bagel Throughout The Day? IT BGL Opens In Oyster Bay IT BGL brings a modern incarnation of two classic New York cuisines: Jewish deli and Italian-American pizzerias to Oyster Bay. Owners Brad and Michele Berrol opened their all-day eatery at 19 East Main St. in July. The downtown location is just a five-minute walk from the LIRR. The bagel/pizza hybrid concept has a wood-burning oven as its centerpiece linking the two cuisines. “I am thrilled to be part of this old-school-meets-new-world project further facilitating the Oyster Bay dining renaissance," said Brad Berrol. Traditional cooking methods here include slow fermentation of the b…

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by Donna Christopher
Ridgewood, NJ
Business
Longtime Worker Finally Queen Bee With Opening Of North Jersey Salon Longtime Worker Finally Queen Bee With Opening Of North Jersey Salon
Longtime Worker Finally Queen Bee With Opening Of North Jersey Salon For nearly four decades, Laura Ann Petruccelli has been a worker. But now, things are finally changing. The Hawthorne mom is the queen bee of her very own hair salon, Lora Celli in Ridgewood. "I saw myself in this industry, changing with this industry," said Petruccelli, 57. "I saw myself doing this for many more years to come and I knew I didn't want to do this under somebody else’s vision.  "I have too many ideas." The salon's grand opening will be Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. The mom of three wasted no time putting those ideas to work. She launched her own product line. She drew up and carried …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
North Jersey Borough Is Great 'Off-the-Beaten-Path Town Where You Should Live' North Jersey Borough Is Great 'Off-the-Beaten-Path Town Where You Should Live'
North Jersey Borough Is Great 'Off-the-Beaten-Path Town Where You Should Live' It's got a top-notch school system. Competitive real estate. Close proximity to New York City (with easy access to public transportation). These reasons and more are why House Method has named Fair Lawn to its newly-released list of "9 Great Off-the-Beaten-Path Towns Where You Should Live." The website, all-things real-estate and interior design, factored in unemployment rate, job availability, proximity to urban area, population growth and appeal of the area when compiling the list of U.S. cities. Here's how House Method says Fair Lawn stacks up: Median home price: $476,100 Av…

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by Cecilia Levine
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Real Estate
LOOK INSIDE: $4.6M Franklin Lakes Home Has Indoor Pool, Courtyards LOOK INSIDE: $4.6M Franklin Lakes Home Has Indoor Pool, Courtyards
Look Inside: $4.6M Franklin Lakes Home Has Indoor Pool, Courtyards A Franklin Lakes home with luxuries like an indoor swimming pool and private courtyards is on the market for $4.599 million. The Shinnecock Trail home sits on more than 3.5 acres and features custom-designed furniture, a library with more than 8,000 books, a billiards table, wet bar, a private guest wing and more. See photos above.

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by Cecilia Levine
New Canaan, CT
Business
Former Mrs. Green’s Building Gets New Tenant In New Canaan Former Mrs. Green’s Building Gets New Tenant In New Canaan
Former Mrs. Green’s Building Gets New Tenant In New Canaan The owners of the former Mrs. Green’s building at the corner of Park and Pine streets in New Canaan say a new tenant plans to open a business in the structure, after a proposal to divide its large interior into three commercial spaces. A letter of intent has been signed for a tenant that’s new to New Canaan, according to NewCanaan.com in this report and Anthony Giordano, an owner of 2 Pine St., longtime home of the New Canaan Post Office prior to Mrs. Green’s. “I think it’s going to be very well received and we are very excited,” Giordano told NewCanaan.com. He declined to name the specifi…

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by Jon Craig