The dangerous ripple effect starting in your back yard
By FRANK PICCININNI // When I bought my house, the property was basically one big lawn. So, we started planting. We planted lots of trees, along with milkweed, cardinal flower,…
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LIA offshore-wind study earns unanimous praise (almost)
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Long Island Association study examining the socioeconomic benefits of regional offshore-wind projects is generating unanimous praise from regional lawmakers – well, nearly unanimous. The…
Law struggling to keep up on critical data center issues
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The law is racing to keep up with the explosive rise of artificial intelligence and the massive data centers AI needs to power its growth….
Albany targets housing crisis with ‘Let Them Build’ law
By SCOTT BURMAN // Long Island developers and the broader Long Island community received encouraging news in late May, when Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the 2027 State Budget: new legislation delivering significant…
Think you’re clever, don’tcha? (Well, you better be)
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Every few weeks, I’m reminded that I’m not nearly as clever as I’d like. It usually happens at a red light. I’ll glance over at…
MAA docent fights uphill battle against forgotten history
By MARILYNN ELIE // An intrepid volunteer at Long Island’s most dynamic military-history museum is on a special mission to spotlight the sacrifices of African American service members. Nicholas Casseus,…
In Mason Tech’s new HQ, a big win for all LI innovators
By MARILYNN ELIE // A recent groundbreaking on a new corporate headquarters at Long Island Innovation Park at Hauppauge is more than a milestone for the company – it’s a…
The real cost of pay-to-play news coverage is trust
By JACI CLEMENT // Real news coverage isn’t for sale. I was reminded of the issue – again – when it came up at a recent FMC event. The proliferation…
Partisan, practical lines drawn around data center ban
BY GREGORY ZELLER // With New York State’s data-center moratorium on the books, Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Long Island to kick off a statewide victory lap – but not all…
As technologies focus and expand, life is but a stream
By BRAD CARLSON // Streaming is one of those modern miracles we’ve already normalized. Click on a song, it plays. Click on a movie, it starts before the popcorn is…
You have (space) questions … Oasis Orbital has answers
By MARILYNN ELIE // Aditya Upadhyay wants to change the way you think about satellites. Satellites quietly shape everyday life. They guide GPS navigation, forecast weather, support emergency responses and…
Two steps back: New life for shuttered mental hospitals?
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Long Island’s abandoned psychiatric campuses at Kings Park and Pilgrim State have stood for decades as haunting relics of mid-20th Century institutionalization – a crumbing…
License plate readers are key to economic prosperity
By PHIL ANDREWS // Economic opportunity depends on safe communities. Entrepreneurs take risks and open new ventures where customers and employees feel secure. Families buy homes, build careers and invest…
Early Risers: Never too young for workforce development
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island has a wealth of workforce-development initiatives designed to transition experienced professionals into industries that need their help, and plenty of world-class universities with indigenous…
As care costs spiral, Trump’s transparency order flatlines
By TERRY LYNAM // Comparison shopping has never been easier – whether you’re buying a car, a home or pair of shoes, online searches retrieve price information in seconds, enabling…