Old and improved: CIBS eyes Island reuse opportunities
By GREGORY ZELLER // What’s old is new at the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island, which dove deep Wednesday into the “adaptive reuse” phenomenon. More than 125 society…
Ralph Benzakein
No. 1041: Hydrogen is stored, ‘sleepcations’ are scheduled and the Riesling is dry (or maybe sweet?)
Earnings report: Well done, intrepid innovators! You’ve conquered another busy workweek – filled with disheartening military conflicts, wild weather swings and the headless-chicken economic turmoil one might expect from…
No. 1028: A big bearhug for debut novels, offshore wind farms, CIBS philanthropy, puppies … and squirrels?
Say it ain’t snow: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hang tough through Winter 2026’s coldest stretch yet – and brace for a potential Long Island blizzard? That’s…
Commercial real estate stars shine at CIBS soiree
By GREGORY ZELLER // The best and brightest of the regional commercial real estate industry have received their just desserts. There were hors d’oeuvres, too. Food, fun and the fine-tuned…
No. 1012: Nations unite, CIBS eyes AI and Hofstra holds on to a winner – plus, yummy tripe for everyone!
Finish what you started: Kudos, dear readers! With focus, grit and a dash of dedication, you’ve completed another productive Autumnal workweek and reached the start of a bright and…
AI won’t replace CRE brokers – but it will redefine them
By RALPH BENZAKEIN // The commercial real estate industry has always been shaped by information. For decades, brokers and developers have built their advantage on what they know – market…
Out-of-the-box-store thinking on North Broadway
By GREGORY ZELLER // Creative renovations, lengthy negotiations and a dash of clever innovation have resulted in new Long Island facilities for a national cornerstone of veterinary science – and…
CIBS warns Albany against prevailing wage expansion
By RALPH BENZAKEIN // As New York wrestles with an affordability crisis and slowing economic growth, state leaders should focus on policies that attract investment, spur development and create jobs….
No. 943: Fighting crime, building robots and eating our Brussels sprouts, with love for actual economists
You certainly earned it: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and not just any Friday but the fifth Friday – and very last day, finally – of January 2025. We’re…
No. 942: Celebrating CIBS, cleaning the water, thinking for ourselves – and quothing ‘The Raven’ evermore
Thinking fast: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as January gets its money’s worth – this is its fifth Wednesday, for those keeping score, and there are still two days…
The Debrief: Going for brokers, innovation at CIBS
As a unified voice for proud professionalism and irreproachable ethics, the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island has been elevating the regional real estate industry – specifically, RE…
At CIBS candidate breakfast, politics like it oughta be
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest meet-the-candidates breakfast in suburban Long Island has set national politics on its ear. At least, it should. Belying an era when presidential impeachments are…
No. 754: Rolling the dice on Long Island casinos and leaner spending plans (but taking no chances at CIBS)
The 13 steps: Another workweek in the can, intrepid innovators, and another weekend in the offing – but first, a slightly supernatural Friday to wrap up this latest winter…