The Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals last night denied a variance to allow a retail cannabis dispensary at a former bank site on Ostrander Avenue.
The project applicant said it would not demolish the building until its new building permit was received through the Historic District Board of Review.
By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 5-story mixed-use building at 11-08 Main Ave. in Astoria.