🌱 How a LaGuardia runway sinkhole could snarl Melville residents’ holiday flights
Melville, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Melville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a LaGuardia runway sinkhole could snarl Melville residents’ holiday flights
- How a Melville firm is reshaping Walgreens and Saks store footprints
Also on today's calendar: 16th Annual Paws 2 Love Pet Adoption Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cooler; a little morning rain, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
- Saturday: Breezy and cooler with rain, with a high of 55 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sinkhole On LGA Airport Runway, Flights Slowed, FAA Says (patch.com) — A recent sinkhole on the Long Island Expressway in Melville is cited as context for a new sinkhole that has shut down a runway at LaGuardia Airport, causing major flight delays and cancellations. With thunderstorms also in the forecast, Long Island travelers are urged to expect disruptions and check directly with airlines for up-to-date flight status, especially heading into the busy holiday weekend. 
• Retail's go-to downsizing firm moves on to Walgreens (costar.com) — A Melville-based real estate advisory firm, A&G Real Estate Partners, is steering major national retail downsizing efforts, including Walgreens and Saks Global store closures. The company is marketing dozens of Walgreens locations and other big-box leases nationwide, leveraging tight retail space to attract off-price chains, grocers, and healthcare users while continuing its high-profile bankruptcy and restructuring work.
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★ Featured events ★
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CAZCANES TEQUILA DINNER - Setauket- East Setauket, NY →
IXCHEL Mexican Cuisine, 130 Old Town Rd, Setauket- East Setauket
5:45 pm
Thursday May 21
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Other local events
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Project Management Techniques Training Course in Melville, NY →
Regus - Melville Expressway II, 68 S Service Rd #100, Melville
9:00 am -
2026 Main Commencement Ceremony
LaValle Stadium Stony Brook University|
11:00 am -
American Sign Language Workshop (ASL) →
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St, Setauket- East Setauket
12:00 pm -
Symposium on Tick-borne Diseases
MART Building, 1 Lauterbur Drive, Stony Brook
8:00 am -
Art Expression @ The Long Island Museum | An In the Moment program
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
10:00 am -
Smith Haven Mall Walkers Club
Smith Haven Mall - Food Court, 313 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove
10:30 am -
Old Time Jam
Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave, Riverhead
5:30 pm -
16th Annual Paws 2 Love Pet Adoption Festival →
Manetto Hill Animal Hospital, 122 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
11:00 am
Friday May 22
Saturday May 23
Wednesday May 27
Thursday May 28
Sunday June 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
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West Hollow Career Day
Half Hollow Central School District Huntington Station, NY 11746
7:30 am -
Lockhart First Responders Appreciation Day
LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 199 Pittsburgh Ave, Massapequa
8:00 am -
Boot Camp - Live and Virtual
Studio A & B, 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainvew
8:00 am -
Wiggles & Beats
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview
10:00 am
Thursday May 21
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🗞 Nearby News
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Dix Hills
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-- The Patch AM Team
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