Amid historic generosity, a $350M opportunity for LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the See You in November File comes Albany’s $350 million “investment fund framework” for Long Island – more than a campaign promise, beyond ambitious, downright…
Farmingdale State College
No. 704: We travel to Australia, the Olympics and the zoo – and represent the United States everywhere
Independence hall: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the first Friday of July 2022, and the precipice of a glorious three-day weekend. With that,…
Adelphi, SCCC unite on expanded social-work program
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island higher-education forces have combined once again, creating new opportunities for would-be social workers. Adelphi University has partnered with Suffolk County Community College to expand…
No. 689: A dimension of sight, sound and mind, with Salvador Dalí, Monty Python and genius LI scientists
Sol train: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we shine our way through another sunny springtime workweek. It’s May 11 out there, and as Long Island slowly warms, the…
Experienced hands take the wheel at the LIREDC
By GREGORY ZELLER // The powerful Long Island Regional Economic Development Council has anointed its new leadership, selecting from within. With longtime co-chairs Stuart Rabinowitz and Kevin Law off on…
No. 682: Easter eggs galore! We’ve hidden Larry David, GE and spiral hams in here
Vigil-ant: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but Good Friday, when Christians around the world commemorate the Crucifixion – the middle act of the Paschal…
Innovation in its eyes, Molloy earns overdue promotion
By GREGORY ZELLER // An island blessed with a pantheon of leading universities is adding another. And like Stony Brook University, Hofstra University, Adelphi University and the other jewels of…
No. 674: Spring is coming – we celebrate with circuses, microwave technology and oatmeal cookies
Egg-cellent: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the very last Friday of Winter 2022 – Spring arrives in our beautiful Northern Hemisphere on Sunday,…
No. 666: Devilish fun with Lady Liberty, Mark Twain and flying cows – plus, fast times at Kellenberg High
A little off: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we wrap up a surprisingly springlike week of socioeconomic innovation and look forward to a well-earned three-day weekend – at…
LI ceremony kicks off state’s first offshore-wind farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // The future of the national energy industry is now rising off the Long Island coast. Construction of the South Fork Wind Farm – officially, New York’s…
No. 664: La-Z-Boys, lattes and stressed-out CEOS – with birthday wishes for America’s greatest inventor
Ad nauseum: We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, intrepid innovator – you’ve conquered another workweek and queued up another weekend, and we don’t know how you…
For Broad Hollow Bioscience Park, a beauty of a deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // A major-league anchor tenant will breathe new life into Broad Hollow Bioscience Park. The not-for-profit facility on the Farmingdale State College campus, designed primarily to support…
No. 663: Small-biz bosses, punchline podcasts and the many saints of ancient Wales (plus bagels and lox!)
After these messages: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of another midwinter workweek. Before we dive in, this commercial break: Several epic ads set to…
Jovia eyes frozen assets at Northwell Health Ice Center
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Good For the Goose/Good For the Gander File comes mighty healthcare conglomerate Northwell Health, which normally lends its name – and significant funding –…
No. 659: On dental drills, dominant diamonds and Wayne’s world – with a whole lotta Long Island love
Crikey, it’s cold! Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the Winter of 2022 peaks on Long Island with highs in the 20s, lows in the teens and the threat…