No. 531: In which GM gets rolling, Channel 13 goes live and the pandemic silences sports, once again
So hard to keep this smile from our face: Inventors to the left of us, investors to the right – happy to be stuck in the middle with you,…
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
No. 529: On loop-de-loops, safe bets and SUNY’s status – and Capt. Bligh’s revenge
Roll with it: Here we go, dear readers – the third and final leg of already legendary 2020, complete with an ongoing pandemic, history’s most important presidential election…
SUNY’s LI schools look good as COVID tracker debuts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Note to the party crowds on SUNY’s 64 statewide campuses: Big Doctor is watching. With colleges and universities across the land reporting significant COVID-19 outbreaks –…
No. 528: Speak softly, celebrate cultural diversity, raise the Titanic — and enjoy a blueberry popsicle!
Wrapping it up: Here we are, dear readers – midpoint of this latest workweek and just about done with Summer 2020, at least unofficially. With that, a scheduling note:…
No. 526: Chancellors chosen, schools cleared and Cro-Magnon man unearthed – and it all goes to the dogs
Cooler heads prevail: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, midpoint of another warm workweek – good news from the weather desk, though, which promises this latest heatwave breaks today. Stay…
SUNY looks inward, taps ex-policy wonk as chancellor
By GREGORY ZELLER // After a relatively brief search for a successor to former Chancellor Kristina Johnson, SUNY has found its new head honcho – inside SUNY. Jim Malatras is…
No. 525: On Wilt the Stilt, Lincoln and ‘Looney Tunes’ – and a dose of reality for Walt Whitman
Good Friday: You’ve done it again, dear readers … another long workweek bested, another summery weekend earned. Well done. Since we can’t do it properly – bellying up in…
Let’s get physical: Regs tight, gyms set to reopen
By GREGORY ZELLER // Your gym is reopening. Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the good news Monday, announcing a multifaceted plan that sees statewide gyms and fitness centers gearing back up…
No. 523: Veteran ‘Ventures,’ pandemic page-turners and throwing shots with the real Doc Holliday
Engines of innovation: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we race to the end of another sticky summer workweek and throttle down for another well-earned weekend. Low key: It’s…
No. 522: Storming back on Long Island, with elephants, Diamond Jim and some deep-brain neurostimulation
Right where you left us: Here we are, dear readers – about a week past due, it’s long-awaited Newsletter No. 522, back on track after the surprising and frustrating…
In Big Tech crusade, please remember the little guy
By PETER STEIN // The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the restaurant industry. While many are still operating for pickup and delivery, they have shorter hours and far fewer employees. The…
Understanding executive orders (at least, trying to)
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Federal and state governments have issued numerous emergency executive orders to cope with COVID-19. Simply keeping track of these orders is a full-time job; compliance…
Citing scofflaws, state resets restaurant restrictions
By GREGORY ZELLER // You want fries with that? You better, if you plan to order a beer. A menu of new pandemic-flavored rules handed down from Albany on Thursday…
No. 516: On margarine, Boeing and The Rosetta Stone – and playing the odds at Jones Beach
Hot days, cold stretch: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as COVID-19 rages across the land – though not in New York, where we’ve earned a reprieve – and we…
As staycations soar, Jones Beach gets its game on
By GREGORY ZELLER // Let the games begin at Jones Beach State Park, where the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has officially completed a multimillion-dollar…