No. 1055: A very busy May Day, in which labor leaders organize, AI goes small and the Dark Knight rises
You May: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the first Friday of May – the first day of the new month, in fact, as…
Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island
Old and improved: CIBS eyes Island reuse opportunities
By GREGORY ZELLER // What’s old is new at the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island, which dove deep Wednesday into the “adaptive reuse” phenomenon. More than 125 society…
No. 1020: Giving thanks – for veterans, the gift of flight and the idiot box (plus warm gingerbread cookies)
Thanks: Gratitude abounds, intrepid innovators, as we reach the end of a busy Autumnal workweek – and the precipice of not only a well-earned weekend, but the shortest regularly…
Commercial real estate stars shine at CIBS soiree
By GREGORY ZELLER // The best and brightest of the regional commercial real estate industry have received their just desserts. There were hors d’oeuvres, too. Food, fun and the fine-tuned…
No. 1012: Nations unite, CIBS eyes AI and Hofstra holds on to a winner – plus, yummy tripe for everyone!
Finish what you started: Kudos, dear readers! With focus, grit and a dash of dedication, you’ve completed another productive Autumnal workweek and reached the start of a bright and…
AI won’t replace CRE brokers – but it will redefine them
By RALPH BENZAKEIN // The commercial real estate industry has always been shaped by information. For decades, brokers and developers have built their advantage on what they know – market…
No. 1,000: The more things change…
Welcome, intrepid innovators, to Wednesday and a landmark edition of your favorite innovation newsletter, and to a momentous day in Innovate Long Island history. It’s mindboggling that more than…
Out-of-the-box-store thinking on North Broadway
By GREGORY ZELLER // Creative renovations, lengthy negotiations and a dash of clever innovation have resulted in new Long Island facilities for a national cornerstone of veterinary science – and…
No. 961: Laborers lament, vitamins vitalize, ‘Liberation’ hits hard and (almost) all newspeople feel the love
Mud in your eye: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we wrap up another busy workweek and look toward another well-earned weekend – though unfortunately, it’s looking like a…
The Debrief: Going for brokers, innovation at CIBS
As a unified voice for proud professionalism and irreproachable ethics, the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island has been elevating the regional real estate industry – specifically, RE…
No. 914: Peaceful resistance, angelic guarding and coastal reinforcement, with real(ish) emergency responses
See? Saw: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as October rises and this latest week of busy socioeconomic innovation dips into its latter half. We’re teeter-tottering over the hump with another…
Challenges beget opportunities in Island commercial RE
By TED STRATIGOS // Long Island’s 2024 commercial real estate market is an ever-changing mix of considerable challenges and tantalizing opportunities. As usual – certainly, this is all-too-familiar to longtime…
Green energy stalls unless we minimize moratoriums
By DAVID PENNETTA // Land-use moratoriums are here to stay – but how they work can use a refresher. Moratoriums are a temporary prohibition of an activity. The intention of…
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…
No. 820: Happy new year! Celebrate with a new COVID vaccine (but probably not the double cheeseburger)
What’s the Rosh: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, marking not only the end of this latest workweek but the end of the entire year on the Jewish calendar. Yes, the…