Facebook’s bold lies glare amid historic blackout
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On Oct. 4, we were transported back to 2004 – a time before Facebook. Facebook’s entire platform was offline: No Facebook. No Instagram. No WhatsApp….
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Shell of a sustainable effort on the Nissequogue River
By GREGORY ZELLER // A range of sustainable green features and a mandate to protect the state’s marine habitats mark the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s new Suffolk…
With new e-store, tourism ace focuses on the future
By GREGORY ZELLER // With dual purpose, Long Island’s official destination-marketing organization has launched a new online store – at once an effort to promote the region as whole and…
Pruned in politics, blooming in same-day deliveries
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Everything Happens for a Reason Department comes Adam Haber, who’s made multiple unsuccessful runs for public office – and instead of wading through the…
Northwell’s new COVID-19 tests are pure LabGold
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a long-term focus on new screening programs for schools and underserved communities, Northwell Health is expanding use of self-administered COVID tests. Northwell Health Labs, the…
Petito tragedy shows need for societal shift on abuse
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Gabby Petito has been laid to rest, her fiancé Brian Laundrie remains at large, and while there are still lots of unanswered questions, the headline-grabbing homicide…
NSF puts New York Tech on the Edge of Tomorrow
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New York Institute of Technology is living on the edge. Forget the Aerosmith jokes – this is serious business concerning “edge computing,” a distributed-computing paradigm…
As drug prices soar, Medicare negotiation is a must
By MARY ANNE TRASCIATTI // One of the most promising policies that the U.S. House of Representatives is set to include in the reconciliation package is Medicare negotiation, which would…
For the FCA, a generous gift and high-tech home base
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Family and Children’s Association has a new home. The regional health-and-human services leader has officially opened its new Garden City headquarters, christening the 28,000-square foot…
Electric-vehicle pioneer levels up with strategic buy-in
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook-based startup will hit the gas – euphemistically – on production of electrically powered commercial vehicles, thanks to a megawatt investment from a high-profile…
Burning questions about climate change, public health
By TERRY LYNAM // The dollar amounts are still in question, but it looks like the Biden administration and Congress will set aside significant funding this year to combat climate…
On Shinnecock land, a blueprint for a national industry
By GREGORY ZELLER // Three new sustainable homes – and, potentially, an exciting new vertical market for the Long Island construction industry – are taking shape on Shinnecock Nation land….
Big deal re-CASTs 19th Century church, once again
By GREGORY ZELLER // An aging Southold structure with a long and winding backstory has once again found new life – this time, as home base for a service-focused nonprofit…
At Feinstein, another national first for COVID boosters
By GREGORY ZELLER // Marking a national first, Northwell Health on Monday delivered the first set of COVID-19 vaccination booster shots to organ-transplant patients. The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research,…
NSF backs SBU’s quest for AI-controlled power grid
By GREGORY ZELLER // Handing control of the national power grid over to artificial intelligence? What could possibly go wrong? Remain calm, humans. What sounds like the opening of every…