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Education September 24, 2018

Old-school art, next-gen tech converge at Five Towns

By GREGORY ZELLER // Once the pipedream of an overactive imagination, a new Interactive Computer Graphics degree program is now resetting educational and professional trends at Five Towns College. With the start of the Fall 2018 semester, the Dix Hills-based college has officially introduced its new course, the masterwork of digital innovator Paul Lipsky, who spearheaded the effort – including creation of the program curriculum – in an effort to right some wrongs he perceives…

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September 13, 2018

For the Boyz From New York, style is an attitude

By GREGORY ZELLER // “Streetwear” may be rooted in the California surf culture, but the hoodies and hats in the Boyz From New York catalogue represent a decidedly different state of mind. Popularized first by Left Coast surfers and skaters, streetwear encompasses many elements of so-called “hip-hop fashion” (the clotheshorses over at GQ can tell you more). All of those elements – comfort, functionality, attitude – are front-and-center at circa-2018 startup Boyz From New York…

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September 12, 2018

Brookhaven IDA considers Amneal expansion plan

By GREGORY ZELLER // A rapidly growing drug-maker may be able to keep up with skyrocketing “business dynamics” on Long Island, with a little help from the Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency. The IDA on Wednesday announced that it has accepted an application for a tax-relief package from Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, designed to help the New Jersey-based generic-pharma manufacturer expand its Island operations. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, which weighs in as the fifth-largest U.S. generics manufacturer, already operates…

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