Army Corps approves Fire Island ‘emergency action’
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of Squeaky Wheels comes word that “emergency federal action” has been approved on the storm-damaged shores of Fire Island. Just one week after…
Gov. Kathy Hochul
Sensing opportunity, Ørsted offers Sunrise Wind buyout
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the fate of an ambitious offshore-wind farm hanging in the balance, two energy powerhouses – and longtime partners – are jockeying for position in New…
Patience eroding, state sinks millions into coastal fixes
By GREGORY ZELLER // With ferocious storms piling up and federal forces dragging their heels, Albany is taking innovative action to protect Long Island beaches. Among the marching orders are…
Battles brewing over biz-formation transparency laws
By ALLISON SINGH // Form a corporate entity without naming actual owners? Sure! Just file paperwork with the state, pay a fee and you’ve got yourself a corporation, no questions…
No. 850: Lock and load! We’re firing guns, popping corn and spending billions, with really quirky cheese
Winter wonder: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and a wintry Friday at that, as Long Island braces for more sub-freezing temperatures and another round of light snow. It’s kind…
LI economics (kinda), political jabs (sorta) in King’s Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Kathy Hochul visited King’s Park Thursday to detail a king’s ransom in state funding – and throw a few political jabs (or, more to the…
‘Green’ champion Farmingdale State rolls out new EVs
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s leading electric-vehicle champions has refueled its zero-emission mission by significantly expanding its EV fleet. Farmingdale State College has announced the addition of…
No. 848: On meditation, mindfulness and mild criticism – and it’s quitting time! (Or is it?)
Getting there: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators – for roughly half of you, the precipice of a three-day weekend. Yes, the third-Monday-in-January federal holiday commemorating American civil rights icon Martin…
No. 847: In which nations unite, history lives, galaxies spill their secrets – and we can’t get enough Rockefeller
Bold prediction: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the wet and windy hump – and if you think this is bad, wait until next week, when Long…
Hochul keeps it real in grounded ’24 State of the State
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mental and physical health challenges, the marijuana black market, education, the climate and New York’s ongoing affordable-housing crisis – not to mention budget-balancing – are all…
In government, an age-old issue with no easy solution
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // John F. Kennedy was 43 when he said in his 1961 inaugural address that the “torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.”…
No. 844: On holiday feasts, bright lights, favorite games and IDA gift packages … and to all, a good night!
That’s a wrap: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the very last Wednesday before Christmas, and the second-to-last hump day of 2023. Yes, the big,…
In Cell and Gene hub, LI’s best socioeconomic destiny
By GREGORY ZELLER // The cutting-edge Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Hub coming to Nassau County will do more than “radically alter the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases,”…
No. 843: In which e-gamers get a room, Nero fiddles and longshots win the day (plus other trivial matters)
Almost there: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the Friday before the last full workweek of the year. Yes, by this time next week,…
No. 842: Ride ’em, cowboy – we’ve got horses, portable power packs and hot cocoa (plus septic stipends)
Saddle up: Howdy, cowgirls and cowboys! Grab them reins, ’cause we’re galloping straight through another busy workweek. To spur you along, here’s a high-in-the-saddle innovation review – the least…