Meals, wheels and maybe LI’s best po’ boy, ever
By ZELORY GREGLER // They had me at “fried oysters.” It’s a common conundrum among gastronomes: Reservations at the hot new restaurant, mouthwatering anticipation all week long, then you get…
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Poll: Politics pulverizing public confidence in healthcare
By GREGORY ZELLER // The intense politicalization of hard science is eroding the nation’s physical and mental health. That’s the word from the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll,…
Island charities in panic mode as Trump targets CFC
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // As nonprofits grapple with sweeping federal budget cuts, dramatic executive orders and constant economic uncertainty, the Trump Administration now says it’s taking a hard look…
Bohlsen, wineries, top LI chefs tackle food insecurity
By GREGORY ZELLER // Several of Long Island’s top chefs are raising their spatulas to help Long Island Cares battle food insecurity. Chefs Against Hunger, a unique fundraising campaign organized…
With $100M redux underway, Green Acres is the place
By GREGORY ZELLER // The $100 million-plus renovation of Green Acres Mall is picking up steam, with new construction and a host of new retail and restaurant options on tap….
The poor prognosis of politicized public health
By TERRY LYNAM // The nation’s public-health professionals are in full-blown panic over the dumpster fire that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ignited within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
SBU clears commercialization pathways with CLEAR-IP
By GREGORY ZELLER // A cornerstone of Long Island commercialization is stepping up its already impressive game. Stony Brook University has flipped the switch on its new Commercial Licensing and…
Expect delays (but the Route 347 refit is speeding up)
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of Good News and Bad News comes the latest leg of the State Route 347 Reconstruction Project – officially, the seventh stage of…
In Holtsville, an enduring Symbol of regional innovation
By TOM MARINER // Long Island has long been home to pioneering technology firms, but few illustrate the region’s role in global innovation as clearly as Symbol Technologies. Symbol evolved…
The Debrief: Heart, and horse sense, at Pal-O-Mine
As founder and CEO of Islandia-based Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Lisa Gatti fills an unprecedented and increasingly important niche in Long Island’s social structure. Officially established in 1995, the 501(c)3 nonprofit…
The best environmental innovation is rooted in the past
By FRANK PICCININNI // We have spent the better part of the last century treating nature like a construction project. Straighten the rivers. Contain the wetlands. Mow the meadows. Fill…
Hochul blasts PSC over latest National Grid rate hikes
By GREGORY ZELLER // With utility rates rising across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul is squaring off with her own Public Service Commission. Just months after hitting homeowners across Long…
The Debrief: Art, for education’s sake, at the LICM
Erika Floreska has a keen understanding of the unique relationship between art and intellectual development. Her impressive résumé is filled with instructional and administrative roles at well-known theaters and…
Challenging year ahead for Long Island public schools
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Reading, writing, arithmetic … and class-action lawsuits? As Long Island students return to the classroom, public school districts face numerous legal and policy challenges that…
SBU leads SUNY-wide effort to translate super-science
By GREGORY ZELLER // State University of New York flagship institution, endless superlatives for your burgeoning medical system, the only statewide campus with two Empire State Development-stamped Centers for Advanced…