As pandemic ends, zoning laws must deal with reality
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The COVID pandemic has changed us and how we live, forever. And as we consider the post-COVID world, Long Island land-use policies and zoning laws…
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Virtual shmirtual: I want my in-person networkers back
By DAVID CHAUVIN // March marks the one-year anniversary of widespread shutdowns because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the coming weeks, we’ll read many articles and essays grappling with the…
An inspiring flight of fancy, with innovation to spare
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s lots of innovation happening on Long Island right now: new solar-power roadmaps, prominent corporate mergers, generous research grants at major scientific institutions, big-time biomedical breakthroughs…
Historic Northwell vaccination earns Smithsonian spot
By GREGORY ZELLER // Abraham Lincoln’s iconic top hat, Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” and Sandra Lindsay’s Northwell Health employee ID badge. These are just three of…
In mass vaccinations, a great shot for social health
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // The handwritten sticky note said “2:19 p.m.,” but could have passed for “2:14,” so by 2:13 I began calculating how many seconds it would take to…
Clients must compute in small biz’s digital evolution
By BOB ISAKSEN // In the past year, Long Island and the rest of the world have endured remarkable changes – our businesses, schools and social lives have adapted to…
In NursePod, separate spaces for school COVID cases
By GREGORY ZELLER // A team of tough-minded architects is challenging school nurses to take it outside. No, it’s not a scientific rumble – it’s an innovation of coronaviral proportions,…
Clear culprit? Plenty of blame to share with COVID
By TERRY LYNAM // At no time in his decade-long tenure has New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo received as much criticism as he and the state Department of Health are…
Always-thinking Islander takes Inventors Club national
By GREGORY ZELLER // An inventive thinker with a long track record of commercial success and creative coaching is expanding his mind once again (and maybe yours). Welcome to the…
At SWHS, an autism innovation with a pandemic pivot
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s innovation squared at Smithtown West High School, where a brilliant idea designed to address an important social issue has a team of big thinkers in…
The East End’s icy innovation history, on the rocks
By KATE FULLAM // Ice … great for skating and sipping, but a bit problematic for getting around. Unfortunately, far too many friends have suffered broken wrists and fractured ankles…
LI biotech veterans attacking COVID from unique angle
By GREGORY ZELLER // The National Institutes of Health is backing an early-stage Kings Park biotech’s quest for non-antibiotic-based COVID-19 treatments. CMTx Biotech has non-antimicrobials in its sights and a…
In NYSERDA’s ‘Strategic Outlook,’ a sunny LI forecast
By GREGORY ZELLER // You have to say this about NYSERDA: They think big. The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority has unveiled a three-year “Strategic Outlook” combining…
Things is: For LI’s boldest, IoT opportunities abound
By MITCH MAIMAN // While smart, connected devices – collectively known as the Internet of Things – are already maturing, there are still incredible new business opportunities to be discovered…
Hofstra plays past pandemic with new Innovation Prize
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hofstra University’s most ambitious business-acceleration effort has added a hefty prize for creative pandemic-related thinking. Along with partners Northwell Health, New York City-based media/tech firm Digital…