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True Religion to open its first Long Island location. Jeans retailer True Religion will be opening its first Long Island store at the Green Acres Mall. The Gardena, Calif.-based apparel chain leased a 2,818-square-foot space at the Valley Stream retail complex. Founded in 2002, True Religion offers "urban casual lifestyle apparel and accessories" for women, men and kids. The brand has survived two bankruptcies and now has more than 60 stores throughout the U.S. The company is planning to increase its store count to 150 within the next few years, according to published reports. True Religion merchandise is also sold in major department stores and other retailers. Green Acres has also signed two other new tenants. Footwear brand Timberland leased a 1,608-square-foot store. This will be Timberland's third Long Island location, joining a store in Roosevelt Field and outlet stores at Tanger Outlets Deer Park and Tanger Outlets Riverhead. T-Mobile Northeast LLC, the wireless network operator that is part of Bellevue, WA-based T-Mobile US Inc., leased a 3,488-square-foot store at Green Acres. The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency approved the three new leases at its Sept. 29 meeting. Macerich, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based owner of Green Acres Mall and Green Acres Commons, is required to get the IDA's approval for the tenants' leases under their tax-break agreements. In 2024, the PILOT agreement for the mall was extended until 2031 and the PILOT for the Commons expires at the end of this year. "These new leases continue to bolster our confidence in having made the right decision to provide assistance to the mall," Fred Parola, Hempstead IDA CEO, said in a written statement. "They will bring additional customers to the mall, provide additional jobs. and help to generate new sales-tax revenues." About the reporter David Winzelberg covers real estate, development, land use, retailing, franchising and white-collar crime for Long Island Business News. An award-winning journalist who spent 20 years writing about Long Island for The New York Times, David's work has also appeared in The Atlantic magazine, Forbes.com and has been featured on CNBC's "American Greed." A former adjunct professor of journalism and former editor of a weekly community newspaper, David has hosted news programs for WLIW-TV and is a frequent speaker at area business events. His news reporting, features and investigations have been recognized by several organizations, including the New York Press Association, the Press Club of Long Island, and the Fair Media Council, which also honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He can reached via email at [email protected] or at (631) 913-4247.

T-Mobile's next plans could give customers more ways to mix things up. Three new tiers could arrive alongside a fresh approach to perks. Joe Maring / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: * T-Mobile is reportedly preparing three new T-Mix plans called Standard, More, and Loaded. * T-Mix Standard could start at $65 for one line, while More and Loaded largely mirror existing Experience plans. * The new branding may tie into T-Mobile's rumored pick-your-perk system, though that part isn't confirmed yet. Between this summer's forced migrations and August's "2.0" refresh, keeping track of T-Mobile plans is starting to feel like a part-time job - just when you think you know the lineup, another one appears. Sure enough, T-Mobile may already be preparing its next batch, this time under a new "T-Mix" banner. Its top deals of the day. According to The Mobile Report, T-Mobile is preparing three main T-Mix tiers: Standard, More, and Loaded. Nothing is official yet, and the details could still change before launch. T-Mix Standard looks like the most interesting addition. It reportedly starts at $65 for one line and includes unlimited talk, text, and data with 50GB of premium data. Pricing would rise to $105 for two lines, $130 for three, and $155 for four, before topping out at six lines for $205. More and Loaded sound much more familiar. More reportedly costs $85 for one line with unlimited premium data and 60GB of hotspot data, while Loaded starts at $105 with unlimited premium data and a 250GB hotspot allowance. Those prices largely mirror the current Experience More and Experience Beyond plans, although More would be $5 cheaper for a single line. Taxes, fees, and AutoPay discounts aren't included. There may also be an Essentials Saver 3.0 plan at $55 for one line or $100 for two, plus versions aimed at students, military members, first responders, and customers 55 and older. This comes only a few months after T-Mobile forced many longtime customers off older plans, then rolled out Essentials 2.0 and refreshed Experience plans in August. More recently, Android Authority learned the carrier could be preparing a pick-your-perk system with options such as Apple Music, YouTube, Google AI, and Xbox Game Pass. That may explain the T-Mix name. The Mobile Report suspects the new plans could let customers mix and match those upcoming perks, but that remains speculation. A previous report suggested those might be going live today, October 1, but so far T-Mobile has yet to go official with any of these rumored changes.

T-Mobile keeps its world 5G Coverage crown despite the backlash. Oct 1, 2026 Opensignal named T-Mobile US the global winner for 5G coverage and the new time on 5G category among large land-area markets, even as the carrier deals with price hikes, app restrictions, and outages. The article notes that other firms measure these things differently, citing Ookla's July pick of Verizon as best overall. T-Mobile hasn't been getting a lot of good press lately. What with the recent price hikes, forcing customers on its T-Life app, outages, and more. However, it seems that despite all of the carrier's shortcomings, OpenSignal found that T-Mobile actually led the world in 5G coverage as well as time on 5G. T-Mobile leads world 5G coverage and time on 5G. Now, what do these awards mean? Well, according to OpenSignal, they found that T-Mobile US actually led in world 5G coverage. They note that T-Mobile leads in large land-area markets. OpenSignal says, "Our 5G Coverage metric captures the extent of 5G signal while factoring in populated areas, making the metric meaningful and directly comparable across markets." T-Mobile isn't alone in this category, though. Singtel, a Singaporean carrier, led the way when it came to small land-area markets. OpenSignal also found that T-Mobile US won in terms of time on 5G. For those wondering what that means, it's supposed to be a measure of how long subscribers stay on an active 5G connection. This is important because carriers might advertise they offer 5G connectivity. But if the infrastructure is bad or unstable, users won't be able to actually enjoy the benefits of 5G. So in that regard, T-Mobile seems to have taken the crown when it comes to large land-areas. So what's the takeaway? The takeaway here is that despite T-Mobile gaining something of a bad reputation lately, it's hard to deny that the carrier is absolutely killing it in terms of coverage and 5G network stability. This means that even if you don't like what T-Mobile has been doing, if you're after a mobile service that's reliable, T-Mobile seems like a pretty good choice. This isn't the first time that T-Mobile has won these types of awards. Back in July, OpenSignal gave T-Mobile 12 out of 16 possible awards. The carrier won in terms of reliability, consistency, and 5G availability. Of course, it's worth noting that different organizations might measure these things differently. For instance, in July, Ookla awarded Verizon as being the best overall carrier. So that's something to take into consideration.