Long Island charities are missing the Bitcoin boat
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Bitcoin recently hit an all-time high – rising, like, 100,000 percent – and the combined market cap of the roughly 10,400 worldwide cryptocurrencies has crossed the…
Family and Children’s Association
Petito tragedy shows need for societal shift on abuse
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Gabby Petito has been laid to rest, her fiancé Brian Laundrie remains at large, and while there are still lots of unanswered questions, the headline-grabbing homicide…
No. 630: Quixotic dreams, Rockefeller’s billions and a good cup of joe – plus, the pope of nuclear fission
See you, September: It’s the midpoint of another busy workweek, dear readers, as October beckons and September clings on for dear life. Regardless of the calendar, we remain focused…
For the FCA, a generous gift and high-tech home base
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Family and Children’s Association has a new home. The regional health-and-human services leader has officially opened its new Garden City headquarters, christening the 28,000-square foot…
No. 620: On moon men, Rachael Ray and banana splits – and why the LIA is needling the unvaccinated
That was close: Henri changed course just in time – and thank goodness for that, dear readers, because these busy workweeks are trying enough. Instead of cursing doom-and-gloom forecasters…
After COVID, the U.S. workforce needs serious help
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Amid a sea of bright red “help wanted” signs, grocery store checkout lines have gotten longer, because half the registers are closed. Dining out has become…
No. 609: In which we storm Bastilles, reveal nominees, measure up and take it off – take it ALL off
Don’t sweat it: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of another summery workweek, complete with pop-up storms and pea-soup air. Yes, it’s sticky out there – but…
Under-the-gun legislators lock-and-load silver bullet
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // At least 233 people were killed, and another 618 injured, by gun violence in more than 500 nationwide shootings, all while we celebrated America’s independence during…
No. 598: Constant queens, battlefield batteries and real radioheads, on the (rocky) road to commercialization
Cold start: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and while it doesn’t quite feel like it, welcome to the second day of meteorological summer, which began June 1 (as opposed…
Innovation required as fatal overdoses spike again
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Everyone knows the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. That’s why, as we address a…
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
No. 586: On Red Barons, Red democracy and socioeconomic red alerts – and a true labor of love
Trials, other tribulations: The Chauvin murder trial may be over (for now), but socioeconomic challenges still abound – and our relentless innovation mission continues, dear readers, as we muscle…
Big step, but no final fix, for criminal-justice balance
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Yet another shooting by police of an unarmed black man – 20 miles away from the Minnesota courthouse where fired cop Derek Chauvin is on trial…
No. 579: The search for Spock, from Hawaii to Planet Vulcan to Oyster Bay
All systems green: Outstanding work, dear readers – another Friday arrives, and with it, the start of another well-earned springtime weekend. Bend at the knees, gardeners, and remember to…
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…