Trade Winds

To help ready them for next week’s anticipated reopening, barber shops and hair salons in the Town of Babylon can get free face shields, which are required by the state.

The one-page application, available on the town’s website, is designed to assist existing eateries in the town that lack the indoor space to accommodate social distancing requirements.

Long Island will begin the second phase of reopening sooner than later this month under the state’s ‘NY Forward’ guidance.

Family-owned Uncle Giuseppe’s announced this week that it plans on remodeling the space and expects to open the North Babylon location in the spring or summer of next year.

Built on the nearly 7-acre property at 1126 Jericho Turnpike that was formerly home to a motel, the Fieldstone at Commack features a clubhouse, fitness center, community events space, outdoor pool and patio.

The town announced on Wednesday that it is taking several measures to accelerate economic recovery, including temporarily allowing businesses to reserve up to three metered parking spaces in front of their stores for curbside pick-up and delivery.

Mall owner Simon Properties has partnered with Bay Shore-based event producer Starfish Junction to create a pop-up drive-in movie series at its Lake Grove mall.

The money is part of $4 million that ESD has awarded to eight companies around the state for retooling their business lines and pivoting to manufacture vital supplies for ongoing response and recovery efforts.

In an effort to support local restaurants, a new charitable initiative is offering rebates of up to $50 for customers of participating eateries.

The AT&T donation will help provide 60,000 meals for 2,000 Long Island families, through Salvation Army hubs in Hempstead, Freeport, Westbury, Riverhead and East Northport.

The Bounce Back USA initiative includes free awareness and prevention posters and free local advertising to help small businesses.

SoBol, the Patchogue-based franchise specializing in acai bowls, green bowls and fruit smoothies, has added a line of socks to help fund its meal donations to hospitals and their healthcare staff.

Future Tech CEO Bob Venero tracked down the personal protective gear with help from Ryan Nece, the son of former NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.

Bushwick Potato Commission, a Farmingdale-based produce grower and distributor, donated about 30,000 pounds of potatoes last week to the Island Harvest Food Bank.

The Save Small Business Grant Fund is providing the money to small businesses in economically vulnerable communities that have been financially hamstrung by the COVID-19 crisis.

On Wednesday, April 15, the Internal Revenue Service updated its website to give users a way to track the status of their stimulus payment and when it might arrive.

Blumenfeld Development Group has provided hot meals for healthcare workers at Northwell Health’s Cohen’s Children Medical Center in New Hyde Park.

Elecnor Hawkeye, a provider of energy sector services, has donated 3,000 protective suits to healthcare workers at Stony Brook Hospital.

The firm’s plan is to mass-produce face shields under its existing Dynatomy brand, which already makes FDA-approved physical therapy products. The face shields are made using the clear film utilized for its Evans G2 drumheads.

AC DraftShields just filled two urgent orders for its HVAC ventilation grill covers, which are used in hospitals and other public spaces to allow for a fogging disinfection treatment.