Transit-oriented development is Island’s best way home
By SCOTT BURMAN // Long Island stands at a crossroads. Stubbornly clinging to a foregone era as a single-home bedroom community, we haven’t evolved to suitably address the needs of…
LIRR third track
No. 878: Trees rise, Richter scales, the LIRR ages well and The Crushies crush it, once again
Brake time: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the last Friday of April (already!), as wild, wacky 2024 continues full speed ahead. We’re tapping…
The Debrief: Opportunities converge at Midway Crossing
On an island where grandiose project proposals (commercial/residential megalopolises, indoor ski mountains, etc.) come and go, Midway Crossing gives pause. Not for its projected price, which is considerable ($2.8…
No. 757: Heady dissertations, stronger coffee and, finally, East Side access (and brush like you mean it today)
Faster than it looks: Wednesday already! And just like that, you’re halfway through this latest speedy workweek – well done, racing readers! It’s Jan. 25 out there, and we’re…
Comprehensive renovation kicks off at LIE Exit 53
By GREGORY ZELLER // A federally funded construction effort will make it easier for Long Island Expressway motorists to access shopping, commerce and recreation along Crooked Hill Road. Construction has…
No. 716: On photography, theoretical astrophysics and things you’ve heard before, with soft-serve for everyone
Mid-season finale: Welcome to Friday, friends, and the final episode of another sunny summer workweek. Hope your episodic effort is good for a few laughs, with minimal melodrama. Here’s…
No. 715: Martian Moons, thrifty deals, triple tracks and other innovations you can’t refuse
Brisk pace: It’s Wednesday already, dear readers, as we zip through another busy workweek – and what’s easily the nicest stretch of Long Island weather during this mostly muggy…
Decades (and one governor) later, ‘Third Track’ opens
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Third Time’s a Charm Department comes the Long Island Rail Road’s long-debated “Third Track,” finally open for business. Designed to dramatically improve system-wide capacity…
‘Grand’ name, on-time update for new LIRR terminal
By GREGORY ZELLER // Next stop, Grand Central Madison. That’s the formal name of the 700,000-square-foot Long Island Rail Road terminal nearing completion below New York City’s Grand Central Terminal,…
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…
With next DRI winners looming, Central Islip gets busy
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the latest winners of Albany’s annual Downtown Regional Initiative waiting in the wings, they’re getting busy in Central Islip, reigning Long Island champion. The statewide…
LIRR ‘Double Track’ pulls in well ahead of schedule
By GREGORY ZELLER // Just two years after Gov. Andrew Cuomo accelerated plans for a Long Island Rail Road overhaul, the long-awaited “Double Track” project has been completed – more…
Central Islip snags $10M prize in Albany’s annual DRI
By GREGORY ZELLER // Following wins by Westbury in 2016 and Hicksville in 2017, Central Islip has earned the nod – and the $10 million prize – as the Long…
One year later, Hicksville’s downtown gears up
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nearly a year after it was named the regional winner of Albany’s second-annual $100 million downtown-revitalization contest, Hicksville’s new downtown is beginning to take shape. Governor…
No. 266: Luminati back at the dance, LIREDC on top and the LIRR on track three
Glad tidings: Happy Friday, readers old and new, and a special hello to Innovate Long Island’s newest sponsor, Uniondale law firm Ruskin Moscou Faltischek. Welcome to the show! Yellow peg:…