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…
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With sharks circling off LI, Albany sends in the drones
By GREGORY ZELLER // Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water … well, it is, thanks to enhanced shark-monitoring activities along Long Island beaches….
Annual air show will roar with full-throttle favorites
By GREGORY ZELLER // The annual Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach is bringing back an all-time favorite for its 2023 flyby. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are set to…
No. 758: In which librarians, NatGeo and NutraSweet score – and Jones Beach flexes tri-athletic muscles
Morning line: And down the stretch we come, dear readers! It’s Friday out there, and we’re racing neck-and-neck toward the finish line of another exciting workweek. It’s a fast…
On Jones Beach, a new beachhead in the climate war
By GREGORY ZELLER // An all-season “net zero” nature and energy educational resource has risen on the climate battle’s front lines. Less than two years after it was first announced,…
No. 517: The universe ages, Adelphi goes for the Goldman and the AC is invented (thank goodness)
You made it! And we’re so glad you did, dear readers, as we reach the end of this summertime workweek and get ready for another well-earned weekend. It’s July…
As staycations soar, Jones Beach gets its game on
By GREGORY ZELLER // Let the games begin at Jones Beach State Park, where the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has officially completed a multimillion-dollar…
Future female pilots wing it at 2019 Air Show preview
By GREGORY ZELLER // With female pilots set to soar high in this year’s Bethpage Air Show, nearly two dozen high school girls flew out in front of the Memorial…
Partners pump $18M into Jones Beach education center
By GREGORY ZELLER // The comprehensive revitalization of Jones Beach State Park will continue with the construction of a multimillion-dollar conservation-and-sustainability educational facility. The Jones Beach Energy and Nature Education…
Shifting to parks, Cuomo touts Jones Beach upgrades
By GREGORY ZELLER // Like millions of other annual visitors, Gov. Andrew Cuomo went to Jones Beach on Wednesday. But unlike most of those day-trippers, the governor was on a…