Winds of war: Albany to battle Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // President Donald Trump’s war on alternative energy has reached Long Island’s shores – and Albany is preparing a counterattack. Suggesting in a social media post that…
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FEMA funds, long-term vision fuel South Nassau plans
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news for South Shore residents having their worst days: Mount Sinai South Nassau’s ginormous new Emergency Department is on its way. The Long Island flagship…
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…
Lower nitrogen levels raise the bar along South Shore
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Too Much of a Good Thing File comes the Bay Park Wastewater Treatment Plant, now featuring 40 percent less nitrogen. The Wastewater Treatment Plant…
No. 350: Digitizing real estate, battening down Long Island’s hatches and getting your Guptas straight
Couldn’t have said it better: You’ve done it, intrepid reader – the end of another busy workweek is nigh and another autumn weekend looms. To set the mood, please…
Albany also kicks in on Island storm-resiliency projects
By GREGORY ZELLER // The City of Long Beach isn’t the only Long Island location gearing up for the next big blow – or battening its hatches with non-local government…
FEMA funnels $20M into Long Beach storm-prep efforts
By GREGORY ZELLER // More than $20 million in federal funds will help protect the City of Long Beach against the next 100-year storm. Long Beach is receiving roughly $20.06…
Patriot Day package: $40M for NY counterterrorism
Statewide counterterrorism programs, including several based on Long Island, are being bolstered by nearly $40 million in federal funds. Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a series of federal funds…