Albany announces $157M in LI road-paving projects
By GREGORY ZELLER // A harsh winter has left Long Island roadways battered, but help is on the way: a $157 million package of “pavement renewal projects” aiming to smooth…
Gov. Kathy Hochul
EV ambitions are nice – but what’s the action plan?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // As we mark Earth Day No. 52 on April 22, have the challenges to our environment ever been greater? The UN has warned that time…
In memoriam: Koppelman, Long Island land-use legend
By RICHARD MURDOCCO // Lee E. Koppelman, the urban planner whose policies and plans shaped Long Island throughout the second half of the 20th Century, died on March 21. He…
Old friend takes the reins as Accelerate LI retools
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Can’t Keep a Good Commercialization Organization Down file comes Accelerate Long Island, which is charging forward with new leadership and a new business-building mission….
No. 667: In which bananas, plutonium and Tootsie Rolls all play a part – and a top LI contractor finds a new home
Running start: It’s Wednesday already, intrepid innovators, as we hurdle the hump and hustle through another busy week of socioeconomic invention. It’s a very warm Feb. 23 out there,…
Conservationists push Plum Island National Monument
By GREGORY ZELLER // Regional preservationists have already convinced the federal government not to sell Plum Island to private developers – now, they want the largely undeveloped islet crowned as…
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. 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…
As climate teeters, private investors must embrace ESG
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Get ready to hear a lot about ESG. ESG is an acronym for Environmental, Social and Governance, a set of factors used to evaluate investment…
No. 657: Making memories with Gov. Hochul, Janis Joplin and tighty whities – and fresh popcorn for all
A game of inches: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as winter does its thing and we march, undaunted, toward innovative socioeconomic greatness. It’s chilly out there, but so far,…
Balanced Hochul shoots for the moon in FY2023 plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you liked Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 State of the State Address, you’ll likely love her roughly $200 billion Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget. But don’t…
With billions blowing around, Albany inks wind deals
By GREGORY ZELLER // For the second time in one week, New York has surged toward its offshore-wind destiny – this time, finalizing megawatt power contracts with billion-dollar implications. A…
Amityville, Riverhead score $10M downtown awards
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Better Late Than Never File come Riverhead Town and the Village of Amityville, Long Island winners of Albany’s annual Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Make that…
Auction sets New York Bight’s offshore-wind course
By GREGORY ZELLER // Get your bids ready – the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has scheduled a Feb. 23 “wind auction” to divvy up 480,000 watery acres off…
No. 654: Snow kidding – it’s the very first Friday of the ‘New Era,’ with Buck Rogers, Tarzan and fried veggies
Dig it: It’s a bona fide winter Friday out there, intrepid innovators, and you’re this close to completing the first workweek of 2022. Well done! Here’s a shovel. Mad…