Casino or not, eating good in Sands’ neighborhood
By GREGORY ZELLER // Las Vegas Sands is betting on the adage that the fastest way to someone’s heart is through their stomach. The global hotelier, fresh off inking a…
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Mission (and logo) intact, SUNY Old Westbury steps up
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another excellent Long Island college is stepping up to “university” status. Following Rockville Centre-based Molloy University and Patchogue-based St. Joseph’s University – which earned their stripes…
Marcum-Hofstra CEOs suddenly feel a little better
By GREGORY ZELLER // Inflation? Recessions? You worry too much, according to middle-market CEOs, who are suddenly feeling better about the national business climate. So says the latest CEO Survey…
CCE Nassau heads up ambitious LI Clean Energy Hub
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $4 million NYSERDA investment will connect Long Island communities to cutting-edge clean-energy resources, with Cornell University’s statewide knowledge network leading the way. Cornell Cooperative Extension…
Five-year NYSTAR boost backs Accelerate Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // A reborn regional commercialization collaboration has received a $1.25 million boost from New York State. Accelerate Long Island is one of five Innovation Hot Spots recognized…
CEO Survey: Partly sunny, chance of economic disaster
By GREGORY ZELLER // ’Tis the season to be worried, according to the latest Marcum-Hofstra CEO Survey, which laments cybersecurity threats, a possible recession and other economic concerns heading into…
Conservative SCOTUS’s next target: Affirmative Action
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Based on lengthy oral arguments in two recent high-profile cases, the U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to overturn decades-old precedents on Affirmative Action at public…
Island colleges, cops gather for active-shooter summit
By GREGORY ZELLER // An active-shooter situation is expected Friday at Adelphi University – but this one has the potential to save lives. Six Long Island colleges and universities will…
Northwell unveils $110M Pediatric Surgery Complex
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a $110 million resource that most Long Island parents will be glad is here – and all hope they never see. Cohen Children’s Medical Center…
No. 707: On Hollywoodland, Sinatra and historic cubes, with a mighty blow struck against sinister sepsis
Full steam: Welcome to another warm Wednesday in our lovely Northern Hemisphere, dear readers, as summer temperatures soar and socioeconomic progress sizzles. It’s July 13 out there, and your…
Half empty: Optimism plummets in latest CEO Survey
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Look Better Than You Feel File comes the latest Marcum-Hofstra CEO Survey, which details increasing satisfaction with evolving hybrid-work models – and skyrocketing pessimism…
No. 699: In which we vulcanize rubber, rock lobsters and show some spectacular spider sense
Full throttle: Holy guacamole, dear readers – this late-spring workweek and the entire month of June are already half over! That makes it Wednesday, June 15, and we’re pouring…
No. 693: Great donations, clever lawyers and fine wine, in a galaxy far, far away…
A little forced: Welcome to Wednesday, nerf-herders, as we travel from one end of the galaxy to the other in search of technological breakthroughs and other amazing powers. It’s…
Feinstein’s Diamond, SBU math whiz earn NAS nods
By GREGORY ZELLER // Add another honorable distinction to Betty Diamond’s all-world trophy case – this time, from a scientific academy that traces its roots all the way to Abraham…
Hofstra hosts new ‘Eyewitness News’ Island Bureau
By GREGORY ZELLER // Let’s go live to WABC-TV’s Long Island Bureau on the campus of Hofstra University, where a full-time reporter and two production trucks are standing by. That’s…