(Long Island, NY) Nassau County Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves And Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto will join local community leaders and historians at press conference announcing the over 300 year-old historic Milleridge Inn has been saved and will not be closed down.
Long Island community leaders started a petition of over 17,000 local residents to save the iconic restaurant and colonial village. The announcement will take place on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 11:30 am at the Milleridge Inn, 585 N. Broadway in Jericho.
The new Inn keepers Butch Yamali of the Dover Group and Anthony Capitola of the Carltun will be announcing a multi-million dollar plan to restore the historic structure and keep it alive for future generations. The place had been in need of major repairs. It is considered Long Island’s oldest restaurant and meeting places dating back to the original thirteen colonies. Hundreds of jobs have been saved thanks to the community efforts.
For generations of Long Islanders, the Milleridge Restaurant and Village has served as a steppingstone for an introduction to our colorful American History. The main building of the inn was constructed in 1672 and was soon after operating as an inn and tavern, meaning it is one of the oldest continually operating food establishments in the U.S.
The Milleridge Inn also has an important part in the history of our nation; during the American Revolution, the owners of the Inn were forced to quarter, or house, British and Hessian soldiers. The Milleridge Inn has survived the turmoil of war, the expansion of Jericho Turnpike from 1815 onward and the increasing pressures of suburban sprawl and urbanization.
Local patrons that have been going to the Inn and employees working there for decades will be attending the special news conference.
