No. 1,000: The more things change…
Welcome, intrepid innovators, to Wednesday and a landmark edition of your favorite innovation newsletter, and to a momentous day in Innovate Long Island history. It’s mindboggling that more than…
Jeffrey Reynolds
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…
No. 991: Icons born, degrees earned and an ancient tree is accidentally assassinated – Lucy has ‘splaining to do!
Woof: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we embrace the dog days. Yes, it’s that period of Summer when the warm weather stagnates, when cicadas serenade all afternoon long,…
From 140.6 miles to the last mile, an IRONMAN emerges
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s most respected thought leaders gets a little familiar in his new memoir, sharing a personal journey filled with universal life lessons. Jeffrey…
No. 985: Snakes, chefs, IDA deals, historic moonwalks – and sincerest ‘tanks’ for our newest sponsor
Hot topics: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we dodge thunderstorms, huddle up in shady spots and otherwise keep our cool in what has been a sticky and sweaty…
Wearing it out: Questions abound on divisive devices
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, approved last week by a sleep-deprived U.S. Congress, slashes healthcare spending and potentially impacts Medicaid coverage for millions of…
No. 970: On water quality, spokes-chihuahuas and the master of The Force – and tears for a small-biz legend
Speed limit: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we motor through May and race through another Springtime workweek. It’s hard to believe, but if you factor in the rapidly…
As financial markets roil, mental health issues boil
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // If stock market swings are making you crazy, you’re not alone. Seven in 10 recently surveyed Americans said their financial stress is at an all-time…
No. 958: On vaccinations, various Vulcans and veritable ventures, plus the return of the old ball game
Play ball! Welcome to Wednesday, sports fans, and not just any Wednesday but the Wednesday before the start of the 2025 Major League Baseball season – which officially kicks…
Fair-housing groups fight back as HUD cripples funding
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // A million dollars recently flew out the door of Long Island Housing Services, the only nonprofit fair-housing advocacy and enforcement organization serving Nassau and Suffolk…
No. 946: On sweet treats, Lincoln’s legacy and better healthcare managers … and have you been hurt at work?
Throwing a few changeups: Batter up, dear readers! It’s Wednesday out there, and another Long Island Winter workweek – snow, rain, cold, wind, the works – is rounding the…
Magic pill? No. But Journavx could provide opioid assist
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // People in acute pain might be relieved to know that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Journavx, a novel painkiller that aspires to…
FCA eyes key clinical upgrade, with Albany’s assistance
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s largest and busiest health and human services organizations will supercharge two existing mental-health clinics, with a nod to New York State. The…
No. 932: Mountains loom, Gen Z glooms, Northwell beams up … and Spark, the herald podcast returns!
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island endures another windy deluge (at least it’s not snow!) and we continue,…
Feds scuffle as minorities pay a heavy diabetes price
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // André “Doctor Dre” Brown can’t prescribe Ozempic because he’s not that kind of doctor, but that hasn’t stopped the Beastie Boys DJ and 1990s co-host…