Eager healthcare heroes can only watch agonizing war
By TERRY LYNAM // The human suffering and misery unfolding every day in Ukraine is agonizing to watch for anyone with a human conscience – but its heart-wrenching, and frustrating,…
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Vive la France! Northwell partners with la République
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s largest healthcare provider is going to France. And France is coming to Northwell Health, via a monumental Memorandum of Understanding signed this month…
Valley Stream hospital sets Joint Commission mark
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island hospital has achieved an historic orthopedic milestone. Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital, a cornerstone component of Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical…
In memoriam: Koppelman, Long Island land-use legend
By RICHARD MURDOCCO // Lee E. Koppelman, the urban planner whose policies and plans shaped Long Island throughout the second half of the 20th Century, died on March 21. He…
At CEWIT, understanding NFTs and other useful hacks
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two Suffolk County Community College computer science students – and their quick-coded videogame that dives into the sometimes-baffling world of cryptocurrency – were among the top…
A sweet new gig for this grizzled clean-gen guru
By DAVID HAMILTON // So, a food incubator … a what now? I’ve run Stony Brook University’s Clean Energy Business Incubator Program for the past decade, and its Advanced Energy…
With $10M start, SBU to lead LI biomedical network
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island biomedicine is about to be remade, with Stony Brook University leading the way. The flagship State University of New York institution has been selected…
For Long Island, a tourism drive without all the driving
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s top tourism bureau is lacing up its walking shoes for a new advertising campaign promoting car-free travel. In collaboration with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,…
Energetic Takeuchi collects another world-class honor
By GREGORY ZELLER // Add another prestigious scientific award to Esther Takeuchi’s impressive trophy case. The internationally renowned pride of Stony Brook University – where she serves as a SUNY…
Innovation, family reign at America’s First Supermarket
By GREGORY ZELLER // The line of succession continues at America’s First Supermarket. The Board of Directors of the Hauppauge-based King Kullen Grocery Co. has appointed James Cullen Jr. chairman,…
Sometimes, innovation’s apple falls close to the tree
By TOM MARINER // A tireless leader, real innovation, deep devotion among staff – these are the hallmarks of many successful tech firms headquartered on Long Island. But let’s not…
Fresh blood adds to the LIA Board’s impressive cred
By GREGORY ZELLER // Plenty of names you know will round out the Long Island Association’s beefed-up Board of Directors. The Melville-based networking and business-development organization has elected seven new…
Old friend takes the reins as Accelerate LI retools
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Can’t Keep a Good Commercialization Organization Down file comes Accelerate Long Island, which is charging forward with new leadership and a new business-building mission….
In latest chancellor search, SUNY paces itself
By GREGORY ZELLER // A State University system that proudly skipped “a costly and lengthy search process” last time around is taking no chances in the selection of its new…
From south to north, innovation is skin deep
By GREGORY ZELLER // An ambitious entrepreneur is betting big on new-age wellness, next-generation tech and old-school moxie – and laying the foundation for a Long Island wellness empire. Thirteen…