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…
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No. 991: Icons born, degrees earned and an ancient tree is accidentally assassinated – Lucy has ‘splaining to do!
Woof: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we embrace the dog days. Yes, it’s that period of Summer when the warm weather stagnates, when cicadas serenade all afternoon long,…
Comprehensive renovation kicks off at LIE Exit 53
By GREGORY ZELLER // A federally funded construction effort will make it easier for Long Island Expressway motorists to access shopping, commerce and recreation along Crooked Hill Road. Construction has…
Albany turns to residents to sharpen EV master plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // An “online resource center” will help Albany plan New York’s electric-vehicle destiny – and, hopefully, qualify for $175 million in federal funding. The New York State…
Albany announces $157M in LI road-paving projects
By GREGORY ZELLER // A harsh winter has left Long Island roadways battered, but help is on the way: a $157 million package of “pavement renewal projects” aiming to smooth…
Balanced Hochul shoots for the moon in FY2023 plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you liked Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 State of the State Address, you’ll likely love her roughly $200 billion Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget. But don’t…
Smoothing it out on the road to economic recovery
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is pouring more than $30 million into a multifaceted Long Island road-resurfacing effort. Specifically, the New York State Department of Transportation will be doing the…
No. 558: It’s a riot – filled with Darwinians, smooth moves and tiny bubbles
So, how was your week? Sanity reigns, the Republic stands and the business of innovation carries on – and so does Innovate LI, despite a bellyful of website and…
Wind warriors earn support in Wainscott beach battle
By GREGORY ZELLER // With local opposition still pushing against the tide, Long Island wind-power backers are applauding new state support for a plan to land an undersea transmission cable…
Planes, trains, autos: Wheels up on LIMA ‘ground hub’
By GREGORY ZELLER // A key component of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council’s strategic investment has taken flight – actually, broken ground – at Long Island MacArthur Airport….
Albany eyeing ‘qualifications’ for $200M port plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hard to port! No, don’t make a quick left turn – but if you’re a waterfront-based enterprise focused on port operations and related markets, you’ll want…
No. 443: On Ken Morrelly, the LIREDC’s highest hopes, Sputnik and the Queen of the Damned
Ten-four, good buddy: Breaker, breaker, dear readers, and thanks for having your ears on as we keep the left door closed, put the hammer down and speed toward another…
After reef therapy, LI waterways feeling much better
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s artificial-reef program has migrated north, with a fresh deployment of inorganic materials creating a new “marine habitat” in the Long Island Sound. One…
For downtown Hicksville, the circle is now ‘Complete’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nassau County has started the ball rolling on an ambitious effort to bring safer, more convenient thoroughfares to one of Long Island’s most densely populated downtowns….
No. 398: The shadows of Mercy, the lessons of JLABS and an arthritis shocker (plus: garlic breath!)
Holy cow, what a week: Good Friday morning, dear reader, and a good Good Friday morning to those of the Christian persuasion, and a peaceful Passover, too. Whatever your…