Partisan, practical lines drawn around data center ban
BY GREGORY ZELLER // With New York State’s data-center moratorium on the books, Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Long Island to kick off a statewide victory lap – but not all…
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No. 1037: On selfless NGOs, care for the caregivers, gay whales (?) and the most important meal of the day
Fast, friends: Blink and you missed it, dear readers! It’s the last Friday of February 2026 and the second-to-last day of the month – yes, one-sixth of the New…
Water, sewer projects flow as LIREDC scores again
By GREGORY ZELLER // With new water-quality and childcare initiatives front and center, New York State has announced $56.4 million in fresh economic- and community-development funding for Long Island. The…
No. 993: In which we store energy, write with spirals and call in the lefty – and beef is what’s for dinner
A dry heat: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island – despite severe flooding in Wisconsin, epic hailstorms in Wyoming and the emergence of the year’s first Atlantic…
No. 992: We speak with Alda, make our first dollar, indulge in CBD and recall much better energy policies
Go! (Before you stop): You’ve done it again, intrepid innovators! The first full week of August 2025 is just about in the books, with only one more workday standing…
LIU kicks off cutting-edge home for next-gen scientists
By GREGORY ZELLER // Advanced research, scientific innovation and accelerated student success collide in Long Island University’s new College of Science building – coming soon to LIU’s Brookville campus. The…
With $150M ante, Albany all-in on LI’s BioGenesis Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // A whopping nine-digit state investment will spark a groundbreaking Cell and Gene Therapy innovation hub on Long Island. Albany is anteing up $150 million – including…
With $100M collider deal, Albany deepens science focus
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany’s main economic engine will help fuel the next-generation ion collider slowly taking shape at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The Empire State Development Corp., the state’s main…
No. 851: Old money, new lifeforms and more resilient LI coastlines, with plenty of nice things to say about you
Soggy slog: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we splash through the midpoint of another wet winter workweek. Fortunately, this damp precipitation situation can’t stop intrepid innovators like you…
Albany accelerates future of DNA manufacturing, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest state investment will help push a Long Island bioscience pioneer toward the brink of a DNA-manufacturing revolution. Through its Excelsior Jobs Program and chunky…
On LI, three times the downtown revitalization
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island downtowns had another big day Tuesday, with $19 million in state funding flowing to three critical downtown makeovers. Huntington Station will receive $10 million…
No. 749: Winter storms in with important downtown developments, a real puzzler and history’s busiest actor
Cold start: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the very first day of winter, which officially begins in our beautiful Northern Hemisphere at 4:48…
At CSHL, the brains (and the funding) of the operation
By GREGORY ZELLER // A cornerstone of Long Island’s world-class scientific foundation has broken ground on an evolutionary leap in neuroscience research. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory stuck ceremonial shovels in…
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…
No. 744: On corn fritters, the EPA and the ‘greatest show on Earth’ – and why SUNY dorms are getting crowded
Last leg: Welcome to the first Friday in December, intrepid innovators – don’t look now, but Christmas Eve is three weeks from tomorrow and 2023 is just four short weeks…