Experience, mindfulness fuel new mental-health efforts
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the New Year comes a series of new mental-health initiatives targeting some of Long Island’s most vulnerable populations – and those who support them. The…
Long Island Community Foundation
Real philanthropic change starts with changing minds
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // With Giving Tuesday a little more than a week away, ’tis the season for charity galas, direct-mail appeals and bell-ringing mall Santas, as nonprofits struggle to…
No. 777: Small-biz diversity, big-time college athletics and real Panther pride, with a sweet caramel coating
Eyes up here: Welcome to Wednesday, intrepid innovators, as the day brightens, the smoke clears and our steadfast gaze remains locked on the task at hand. It’s April 5…
Hochul comes out swinging in rekindled housing fight
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // In her 2023 State of the State message, Gov. Kathy Hochul rekindled the debate on accessory dwelling units and affordable housing, which she sparked last…
No. 543: On SUNY’s Thanksgiving plans, and Harvard–educated immigrant chocolatiers
Shivers: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Halloween approaches, COVID rages, there’s talk of a coup and winter is suddenly in the air. It’s Oct. 28 out there, and…
Social justice shines in annual ERASE Racism awards
By GREGORY ZELLER // A civic-minded entrepreneur, a leading Long Island educator and a longtime champion of social-equality causes have been honored by the region’s most progressive civil rights group….
When donations are just a drop in the bucket
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you’re going to do it, do it right – especially when there’s a billion dollars at stake. That mother of all clichés factors prominently into…
Taking the diabetes fight to the people
A philanthropic Long Island organization and one of the region’s largest hospitals are teaming up to create an innovative diabetes self-management program. The Melville-based Long Island Community Foundation has awarded…
HIA-LI gala shines light on hunger, LGBT rights
By GREGORY ZELLER // Community-minded Long Island business leaders will take a bow under the HIA-LI spotlight. The Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island has filled an impressive dance card…