Ex-Nassau film commissioner ready for her closeups
By GREGORY ZELLER // That’s a wrap for Nassau County Film Commissioner Debra Markowitz, who has officially resigned from her post. But as the credits roll on her county career,…
news
CEBIP marks 10 years with refined skills, fresh blood
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s hard to say who’s been more successful – the clients of the Clean Energy Business Incubator Program, or CEBIP itself. Either way, Stony Brook University’s…
As pandemic ends, zoning laws must deal with reality
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The COVID pandemic has changed us and how we live, forever. And as we consider the post-COVID world, Long Island land-use policies and zoning laws…
For New York State, RNG is a no-carbon no-brainer
By SCOTT CHABINA // As the advisory committees that comprise the New York State Climate Action Council consider public comments and deliberate on the Empire State’s clean energy future, a…
Virtual shmirtual: I want my in-person networkers back
By DAVID CHAUVIN // March marks the one-year anniversary of widespread shutdowns because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the coming weeks, we’ll read many articles and essays grappling with the…
An inspiring flight of fancy, with innovation to spare
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s lots of innovation happening on Long Island right now: new solar-power roadmaps, prominent corporate mergers, generous research grants at major scientific institutions, big-time biomedical breakthroughs…
Historic Northwell vaccination earns Smithsonian spot
By GREGORY ZELLER // Abraham Lincoln’s iconic top hat, Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” and Sandra Lindsay’s Northwell Health employee ID badge. These are just three of…
In mass vaccinations, a great shot for social health
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // The handwritten sticky note said “2:19 p.m.,” but could have passed for “2:14,” so by 2:13 I began calculating how many seconds it would take to…
Clients must compute in small biz’s digital evolution
By BOB ISAKSEN // In the past year, Long Island and the rest of the world have endured remarkable changes – our businesses, schools and social lives have adapted to…
In NursePod, separate spaces for school COVID cases
By GREGORY ZELLER // A team of tough-minded architects is challenging school nurses to take it outside. No, it’s not a scientific rumble – it’s an innovation of coronaviral proportions,…
Clean water center eyes natural anti-pollutant shield
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island drinking water has the highest concentration of the likely human carcinogen 1,4-Dioxane in the country. Fortunately, the New York State Center for Clean Water…
Clear culprit? Plenty of blame to share with COVID
By TERRY LYNAM // At no time in his decade-long tenure has New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo received as much criticism as he and the state Department of Health are…
Always-thinking Islander takes Inventors Club national
By GREGORY ZELLER // An inventive thinker with a long track record of commercial success and creative coaching is expanding his mind once again (and maybe yours). Welcome to the…
Seawolves on Mars: SBU scientists fine tune ET search
By GREGORY ZELLER // As the cinema-quality visuals of the Mars 2020 mission fill your screens, some of the most important data beaming back from the Red Planet may escape…
At SWHS, an autism innovation with a pandemic pivot
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s innovation squared at Smithtown West High School, where a brilliant idea designed to address an important social issue has a team of big thinkers in…