In the 2020 Census, LI’s best chance to make it count
By GREGORY ZELLER // A coalition of Long Island lawmakers and activists is spreading the word about the 2020 Census – and its critical importance to the Island’s economic future….
Government
Cuomo, Island allies ready to rumble over tax cap
By GREGORY ZELLER // With one of his biggest legislative accomplishments – and most significant Long Island-centric reforms – facing imminent extinction, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and political allies rallied Sunday…
NYSERDA sets parameters for battery energy storage
By GREGORY ZELLER // With next-generation battery energy-storage systems gaining mainstream steam and Gov. Andrew Cuomo hitting the gas on new sustainability options, NYSERDA is officially setting some ground rules….
With $15 per hour in sight, minimum wages tick up
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New Year brings new minimum wages across New York State, including a $15-per-hour top tier that bests any state-sanctioned minimum wage in the country. Not…
With Riverhead’s nod, CAT set to soar in Calverton
By GREGORY ZELLER // A development team with big plans for a reinvigorated Long Island aerospace industry spread its wings Wednesday night, soaring straight toward its long-desired nest. Calverton Aviation…
Citing offshore risks, Cuomo drills Trump again
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Andrew Cuomo is firing more broadside cannon shots at the Trump White House in a sea battle centered off Long Island’s shores. Cuomo is advancing…
Hempstead, Southampton earn downtown-demo dollars
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two Long Island downtown-redevelopment efforts will be bolstered by a cool million, each, in state funds. Round Five of the Restore New York Communities Initiative doles…
Forget something? NY’s life-sci panel (mostly) stiffs LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // Eyeing a “vibrant life-sciences ecosystem” across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday the launch of a new Life Science Advisory Board – but the high-profile…
For Uber and NYS Dems, the great suburban showdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // Well, that’s a potential ouch upon our Uber. Long Islanders waited quite a while for Albany to decide ridesharing was legal in Nassau and Suffolk counties….
Nassau, Suffolk earn emergency-comm funds
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nassau and Suffolk counties will receive millions in state funds to improve emergency communications between law enforcement agencies, fire departments and other first responders. All told,…
Multistate coalition to sue feds over new tax law
By GREGORY ZELLER // Responding to “an economic missile (fired) at the fiscal health of our state,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo and friends are taking the federal government to court. Joined…
State of the State 2018: Cuomo tears into Trump, TCJA
By GREGORY ZELLER // He’s Andrew Cuomo, and he approves this message. With a deft comedic touch, impressive stamina and a decidedly presidential timbre, Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered a no-holds-barred…
For SUNY medical schools, difficult choices ahead
By GREGORY ZELLER // With various D.C. follies choking off federal funding, SUNY’s academic medical centers are starting to feel the pinch. And the State University’s teaching hospitals – including…
At Northwell, ATF handles the arrests (cardiac, that is)
By GREGORY ZELLER // The heavyset, middle-aged man was down and in clear cardiac arrest. With no healthcare professionals standing between him and certain death, the two federal agents swooped…
States weigh legal response as Trump guts Obamacare
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s not quite “Cuomo to Trump: See You in Court.” But in a scathing rebuke Friday of the Trump administration’s attempts to shatter Obamacare by executive…