With $150M ante, Albany all-in on LI’s BioGenesis Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // A whopping nine-digit state investment will spark a groundbreaking Cell and Gene Therapy innovation hub on Long Island. Albany is anteing up $150 million – including…
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No. 918: On firehouse funds, souped-up spinal surgeries and pioneering playwrights (all Disneyfied)
Chill out: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and a nippy one at that, as decidedly Fall-like temperatures give Long Island a truly Autumnal feel. Regional economic development, however, is…
No. 917: Chock full of nuts, highest honors, ingenious innovation and good sports (with the sunny side up)
Did thhhhheeeee Yankees win?!? Welcome to Friday, fans, as another busy Autumnal workweek peaks and another jam-packed sports weekend looms. If the Bronx Bombers won last night, they kick…
Found in translation: Feinstein launches sixth institute
By GREGORY ZELLER // An all-new institute has enlarged the ranks at Northwell Health’s R&D mothership. The Manhasset-based Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research as leveraged a $5 million gift to…
No. 916: Hurricanes hit hard, scholarships soar and CEOs fret the election, but there’s plenty of pizza and beer
En-Gulfed: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as another beautiful autumn day graces Long Island – and our many readers in storm-ravaged Florida face another deadly superstorm. This time, it’s…
Concepts of a crisis as GOP targets Obamacare, again
By TERRY LYNAM // Except for abortion, healthcare has largely been a back-burner issue for most of the 2024 presidential campaign. The only time it came up during the Sept….
Preparing for the worst at Mass-Casualty Training Day
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the You Think YOU’RE Having a Bad Day? File comes the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, which dealt with a terrorist…
No. 910: Military strength, staying power and 24-inch pythons, with pretty nice (cheeseburger) buns
What’cha gonna do?!? Welcome to Wednesday, Mean Gene! We’ve been taking our vitamins and saying our prayers as Trumpamania comes to Long Island, running wild at the Nassau Coliseum this…
No. 904: In which MED Week starts early, the Web begins and sandwiches are Cuban (and the Emmy goes to…)
Mild mannered: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and the conclusion of another summertime workweek – notably mild and, arguably, the nicest on Long Island in all of Summer 2024….
No. 903: Rain, rain goes away – just in time for a Slinky little number and a strong cybersecurity call
Storm chaser: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we enjoy a blessedly low-humidity (and quite autumnal) stretch on Long Island – recompence for the early week’s mind-blowing deluge (which, while…
No. 901: On code talkers, creamsicles and Wiffle balls, with unmasked anger and recycled innovation
Our long national nightmare is over: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the first Wednesday with an Innovate Long Island newsletter waiting in your inbox…
Last call: Feds can fix booze guidance, but will they?
By TERRY LYNAM // Celebrating, grieving, alleviating stress, watching a ballgame, traveling, relaxing at home – there’s always a good reason to take a drink. Alcohol is imbedded in our…
No. 898: Hot dog! We’ve got Hasselhoff, hockey heroes and the very best hopes for Long Island socioeconomics
Hot enough for ya? Insert your summer-swelter cliché here, dear readers, as we sweat out another hot and humid workweek here on Long Island. It’s Wednesday out there, and the…
Major healthcare advances bolster LI health systems
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s been a hot summer for medical advancements across Long Island’s leading healthcare systems. Already this season, Northwell Health and Catholic Health have introduced multimillion-dollar next-generation…
No. 894: On school bonds, barcodes, Messier objects and chocolate pudding … plus, Christmas in June?!?
O, say, can you see it from here: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we sweat out this latest muggy workweek and the anticipated arrival of a well-deserved holiday…