Albany turns to residents to sharpen EV master plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // An “online resource center” will help Albany plan New York’s electric-vehicle destiny – and, hopefully, qualify for $175 million in federal funding. The New York State…
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For videogame pioneers, the real ‘Pitfall’ was lethargy
By TOM MARINER // “Pitfall!,” the chart-topping 1982 videogame smash that spent 64 weeks atop the software charts, celebrated its 40th anniversary this spring. The birthday brought to mind memories…
‘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,…
Energy Department veteran to lead wind consortium
By GREGORY ZELLER // A former U.S. Department of Energy bigwig will temporarily lead an ambitious New York-based consortium focused on maximizing the nation’s promising offshore-wind industry. The National Offshore…
Albany re-ups progressive Island Alzheimer’s center
By GREGORY ZELLER // A hefty state grant will support new Stony Brook University research into Alzheimer’s disease, with new potential treatments very much in play. The Stony Brook Center…
For LI seniors, a critical battle against food insecurity
By PAULE PACHTER // Poverty, food insecurity and poor nutrition have harmful effects on the health and wellbeing of Long Island’s older adults. These impacts can limit their ability to…
Now hear this: In zoning, public participation is busted
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The public-hearing process in zoning and other land-use decisions is broken and needs to be fixed. From many important perspectives, these hearings have become significant…
Sound beaches earn mixed water-quality grades
By GREGORY ZELLER // A leading environmental group has updated its water-quality ratings off more than 200 Long Island Sound beaches – with several Long Island beaches earning top marks…
New York Tech finds its proper ‘Place’ in new ad push
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New York Institute of Technology is taking its message to the streets. And to subway stations, shop windows and other eye-catching spots around Greater New…
Report: ‘Unequal resources’ plague minority LI schools
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Syosset-based civil rights organization is blasting “unequal resources” in Long Island school districts with different racial makeups – predictably, shortchanging districts with predominantly non-White populations….
Broadway-caliber curtain rises in snazzy Elmont house
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Off-Off-Broadway file comes Nassau County’s only professional theater company and its new venue, picking up where a community-theater group last bowed out. Welcome to…
A moment of silence as the iPod shuffles to the end
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Last week, the iPod officially died. The last available iPod, the most recent iteration of the Touch, was discontinued by Apple, finally ending a music-listening…
Umbrella org unites Island social-service superstars
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new umbrella has opened over 4,000 regional employees servicing developmentally and physically disabled Long Islanders. Pronounced “connection,” Kinexion – which officially launched Tuesday in Woodbury…
Surviving the emotional homebuying roller coaster
By COLLEEN KIRK // With soaring prices, plunging inventory and fierce competition, navigating Long Island’s homebuying market can feel like a wild roller coaster ride. When demand outpaces housing stock,…
Coming soon: Drought-inspired mass human migrations
By GREGORY ZELLER // Worldwide droughts will cause mass human migrations over the next century, with entire populations on the move in Mexico, South America, Africa and elsewhere. That’s the…