Discover Long Island takes a flier on Autumn tourism
By GREGORY ZELLER // The world is coming to Long Island this week – but what about next week? As the Professional Golfers’ Association of America’s 45th Ryder Cup tournament descends upon…
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Centuries later, the Town of Islip is always on the move
By TOM MARINER // As I prepare to board a Long Island Rail Road train at Ronkonkoma Station for a quick journey into the city and another hot-button pharmaceutical conference,…
No. 845: Foul air, polluted water, a Da Vinci flop … and chocolate-covered cherries to make it all better
Here we go again: Here we are, intrepid innovators, right where you left us – chronicling the inventors, investors, entrepreneurs and executives who make Long Island a thriving socioeconomic center…
Luxury retailer, regional food groups fly to the rescue
By GREGORY ZELLER // A first-class hunger-relief effort is wheels-up at John F. Kennedy International Airport, with a Long Island-based national retailer behind the stick. Valley Stream-based International Shoppes –…
The Debrief: New faces, historical mission at the MTRC
Change is afoot at Stony Brook University’s Manufacturing and Technology Resource Consortium. Not the MTRC’s mission; Empire State Development’s regional Manufacturing Extension Partnership center has always provided job-creation and…
No. 722: A fall kickoff with Farrah Gray, football and some fine boxed wine – and an important JFK arrival
Are you ready for some football? Welcome to Friday, friends, as we finish the first workweek of September and hunker down for a decidedly autumnal weekend – complete with…
Rapidly expanding airline helps answer LIMA’s prayers
By GREGORY ZELLER // Traveling through Long Island MacArthur Airport will be a bit more of a breeze in 2022, when a new airline touches down. Breeze Airways, founded by…
Developer’s tax deal brings Amazon to Woodmere
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the help of another lucrative local-government economic-incentives package, Amazon has staked its latest big claim on Long Island. Riding the wave a $16 million tax-abatement…
No. 557: On quantum speed, EV ports and Jane Austen – and to all, a good night
A toast: To family, friends, good fortune and a rapid end of this global pandemic – welcome to Dec. 23, dear readers, and the heart of the holidays. It’s…
Planes, trains, autos: Wheels up on LIMA ‘ground hub’
By GREGORY ZELLER // A key component of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council’s strategic investment has taken flight – actually, broken ground – at Long Island MacArthur Airport….
New LIRR tracks mark ambitious ‘Empire Station’ plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Andrew Cuomo’s annual “budget proposal” tour rolled on Monday, with a whopper of a plan for Long Island commuters. Billed as “the 30th proposal” of…
No. 433: A cannabis crew, a windy forecast, and something’s very fishy in Long Island Sound
Almost there: Hang on, dear readers … you’re halfway through this unofficial last workweek of the Summer of 2019, with a well-earned holiday weekend in sight. Tie one on:…
Airlines rise to $13 billion heights in JFK terminal plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two global air-travel stalwarts are doubling down on John F. Kennedy International Airport. Texas-based American Airlines and London-based British Airways will invest a combined $344 million…
No. 346: Taking off at JFK, soaring at SBU and landing a 5G network (and why office workers tend to crash at 3 o’clock)
Welcome to the weekend: And kudos, courageous reader – you’ve conquered another busy workweek and earned a two-day respite. It’s Oct. 5 all over the place, and if you had…
When pigs fly (and horses and cats and dogs, too)
By GREGORY ZELLER // It took Noah some time, too. Extrapolating from clues provided by the Book of Genesis, theologians calculate that God’s favorite shipbuilder spent between 55 and 75…