As RE transactions sink, time to stem insurance’s tide
By DAVID PENNETTA // Everything in commercial real estate costs more right now – construction, energy, financing, and now add insurance to the list. Consumers are hesitant to accept these…
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A world without X (ugh)? Be careful what you wish for
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // X, nee Twitter, is finished. Maybe not MySpace finished, but the once-giant social networking platform’s days of being one of the most important players in…
As fatalities rise, gov must prioritize pedestrian safety
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // August was a deadly month on Long Island, with more than 30 of our neighbors killed in car crashes, several involving pedestrians and cyclists. A 22-year-old…
Without workforce development, our ‘clean’ future fails
By HEIDI ANDERSON // It’s all-hands-on-deck to meet New York State’s 2030 climate-justice goals, including zero-emission electric generation and significantly reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. The challenge is an exciting opportunity for…
‘Best Hospitals’ rankings face growing scrutiny
By TERRY LYNAM // Hospitals nationwide will spend tens of millions of dollars in the coming months touting their “Best Hospital” rankings. Announced this month, the most recent rankings for the…
It’s innovators vs. sham spirits in the war of the rosés
By ALLISON SINGH // When consumers hear “counterfeiting,” they think of fake Rolex watches or Louis Vuitton handbags – not phony merlot. But sales of counterfeit wines and spirits skyrocketed…
Around the world, in 40 years, on the T7 express
By TOM MARINER // Rarely does technology development come full-circle like this. Its recent acquisition of Toronto-based Spindle BioTech has not only allowed Stony Brook’s Applied DNA Sciences to combine…
The climate’s already changed. Will LI land-use laws?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. That includes the three hottest days ever, averaging global temperatures. In South America, where it’s winter right…
LI lags as creature comforts conquer commercial RE
By DAVID PENNETTA // Behavioral science and behavioral economics continue to fill U.S. office buildings. Humans are innately distinct from one another, for the sole purpose of sustaining the species….
Pesto, change-o: Revealing the simplest culinary truth
By ZELORY GREGLER // There’s this unwritten journalism rule about not accepting gifts from the people you write about. In fact, I think it might be written. Either way, journalists…
Government communications? It can get a bit complex
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Brainstorming ideas for a column about the dynamic between government communications and public trust, I found myself down a rabbit hole of fascinating historical examples….
In the weeds: Buzz-kill pill vs. multiplying marijuana
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Ask 10 people if marijuana is addictive and you’ll get 10 different answers. Perhaps that’s why recent news of an experimental pill to effectively treat marijuana…
Lawyers, drugs, money: The Alzheimer’s War continues
By TERRY LYNAM // My mother has been dead for almost three years, but I still think of her often, particularly when I read the steady stream of new developments…
LIA leaders still set a high bar, almost a century later
By TOM MARINER // Since its 1926 inception, the Long Island Association has played a pivotal role in shaping Long Island’s economic, social and political landscapes – and leadership has…
As fatalities rise, stiffer DWI laws are just the ticket
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // It’s time to adopt new laws that address the plague of drunk driving on Long Island roads. Almost every day, there are impaired-driving reports, DWI…