Orbic’s IDA deal opens new front in U.S.-China trade war
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency has waded into the U.S. trade war with China. The IDA has approved a 20-year tax-abatement plan that will trigger…
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No. 972: Breaking ground, carving cars, hitting the gas on wind and pitying the fool who doesn’t like tea (or T)!
Rain, rain go away: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we bundle up for a surprisingly raw late-Spring stretch here on Long Island – who ordered this cold and…
Sufficiently gassed, Trump nixes Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s safe to go back in the water. Marking a widely cheered – and sadly predictable – reversal, the Trump Administration has lifted a stop-work order…
No. 967: Tariff troubles, boundless biz schools and penguins? Yes. Casinos? No (but check out the lingerie)
May on the way: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and not just any Friday but the last Friday of April 2025 – yes, by this time next week, it’ll…
Winds of war: Albany to battle Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // President Donald Trump’s war on alternative energy has reached Long Island’s shores – and Albany is preparing a counterattack. Suggesting in a social media post that…
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…
Poll: Drinkers heed ex-surgeon general’s alcohol advice
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another round? Maybe not, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll. Released this week, the poll reports that a majority of…
No. 960: Don’t be a fool – reality returns with autism awareness, tariff trouble and REDC rewards (plus PB&J!)
Stranger than fiction: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and welcome to April, which officially began yesterday, as you probably realized from the preponderance of Internet hoaxes (no, Yahoo has…
Fair-housing groups fight back as HUD cripples funding
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // A million dollars recently flew out the door of Long Island Housing Services, the only nonprofit fair-housing advocacy and enforcement organization serving Nassau and Suffolk…
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…
Beacon Wind is alive, but is it well? That’s less clear
By GREGORY ZELLER // Reports of the death of the offshore Beacon Wind project have been somewhat exaggerated. While the 2.5-giggawatt offshore-wind duplex has withdrawn its interconnection application with New…
Time to add nuclear back to Long Island’s energy mix
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Nuclear power is back – and despite its bad history with nuclear power, Long Island needs to consider it as a progressive energy source. In…
Online-search woes multiply as Google dips, AI rises
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // For nearly two decades, Google has enjoyed an iron grip on the search-engine market – but the rise of artificial intelligence-driven search alternatives, most notably…
No. 949: On caregivers, Communists, crusaders and the congestion “king,” plus Stony Brook’s new queen
Rest for the weary: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as you overcome another busy winter workweek and earn yourself a restful weekend. We know you’re tired (especially here on…