As AI proliferates, Long Island carves out a sweet spot
By BRAD CARLSON // We can’t go long without seeing or hearing something about artificial intelligence these days. It burst onto the public scene with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
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No 971: Wish Dowling well, watch what you say and enjoy some BBQ and root beer (or maybe a mimosa?)
Reward system: Congratulations, intrepid innovator! You’ve dodged those persistent Spring showers (here on Long Island), successfully completed another busy workweek (almost) and earned yourself another glorious weekend (yeah, baby)….
No. 970: On water quality, spokes-chihuahuas and the master of The Force – and tears for a small-biz legend
Speed limit: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we motor through May and race through another Springtime workweek. It’s hard to believe, but if you factor in the rapidly…
‘Unprecedented’ opportunity in Northwell megamerger
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s official: Nuvance Health is now part of Northwell Health. The merger of the two health systems – first announced in February 2024, greenlit last August…
No. 969: Rentals rejected, nurses nurtured, Hofstra hyped – and why your kids are pulling an all-nighter
Sweet reunion: Hello again, dear readers! After our short-but-sweet Spring break, your favorite innovation-economy newsletter is back on the beat. We missed you, too! But here we are, reenergized…
No. 968: On senior homes, junior electricians and a decade of innovation, brought to you by you
That’s so 2015: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday, but the last Wednesday – the last day, in fact – of April 2025. This is significant…
In Nuvance, another big win for Northwell’s bold leader
By TERRY LYNAM // I’ve known Michael Dowling since 1988, when I was working in the press office of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, who tapped Dowling to become…
No. 963: Cocktail cautions, pet protections and tariff turnarounds – we better get to the gym (take your pick)
Please keep your hands and feet inside the economy at all times: Hold on tight, dear readers … another rollercoaster workweek for the Long Island innovation economy (and teetering…
No. 962: On Churchill, cheesecake and chickens, plus second chances for OR waste and extinct wolves
So taxing: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the second workweek of April rolls on – and one of America’s most nerve-wracking deadlines draws near. Yes, paperwork procrastinators, it’s…
Triple transplant ranks Northwell among surgical elite
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s first-ever triple transplant surgery is in the books. Surgeons at the Northwell Health Transplant Institute have performed a successful three-organ transplant on 47-year-old Queens resident Sergio…
No. 957: Seafood scores, surgical robots soar and discrimination defeats itself, with baby pics in spaaaaace!
Everyone’s a winner: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and welcome to Spring, which sprung Thursday morning – making this both the end of another busy workweek and the start…
Patients, providers feel the pain as federal funds vanish
By TERRY LYNAM // Keeping track of the Trump Administration’s head-spinning budget cuts and layoffs has been tough, but one thing is clear: They could have a staggering impact on…
No. 954: In which we’re tougher than tariffs, proud of Mom, a bit skittish about startups and big on brains
Economics 101: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the hump of another busy workweek – and with foreign governments, the U.S. Congress and common sense apparently powerless…
Health, faith restored by ‘amazing’ kidney donation
By GREGORY ZELLER // A middle-school teacher from Rego Park is alive and well and preparing to return to his classroom, thanks to a surprise gift from a virtual stranger….
Unique challenges, precision skill mark ZonoSlam 2
By GREGORY ZELLER // The ultimate ultrasound competition returned to Long Island Feb. 22, with dozens of future physicians gathering at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at…