Pandemic may be over, but Safe at Home’s mission isn’t
By GREGORY ZELLER // A leading regional nonprofit is continuing to find innovative ways to assist at-risk Long Island seniors living alone. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is over, its effects…
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Albany assists Island fire departments, first responders
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s volunteer firefighters are getting a major boost from Albany. Just days after honoring fallen firefighters at the 27th Annual New York State Fallen Firefighters…
Albany targets blighted Babylon site for new housing
By GREGORY ZELLER // The first state-owned property targeted for potential developer-friendly housing projects – as laid out in Albany’s ambitious new housing plan – is on Long Island. Governor…
Army Corps approves Fire Island ‘emergency action’
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of Squeaky Wheels comes word that “emergency federal action” has been approved on the storm-damaged shores of Fire Island. Just one week after…
Patience eroding, state sinks millions into coastal fixes
By GREGORY ZELLER // With ferocious storms piling up and federal forces dragging their heels, Albany is taking innovative action to protect Long Island beaches. Among the marching orders are…
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
No. 585: In which pajamas are worn, librarians are honored, brands are storied and Kareem scores again
Who’s better than you: Nobody, nowhere, no how, dear reader – and you’ve proven it again, with another workweek conquered and another weekend queued. Well played! Sunny side up:…
Tipping the leader meter, everyday heroes abound
By DAVID CHAUVIN // True leaders tend to reveal themselves in times of crisis. (Fraudulent leaders tend to be exposed as well – a story for another column, but see…
Study: Babylon IDA tax cuts spurred $600M in activity
Take a bow, Babylon Industrial Development Agency: You leveraged just $6 million in tax incentives into nearly 100 times that in economic activity, and created some 10,000 new jobs, in…
Suffolk: Something co-working at Wyandanch Rising
By GREGORY ZELLER // The retail side of the Wyandanch Rising redevelopment project isn’t ascending as quickly as the residential side – but the imbalance has created a unique workforce-development…
Babylon IDA gets serious about affordable housing
The Babylon Industrial Development Agency has adopted a “landmark provision” designed to address one of the Long Island innovation economy’s great needs: affordable housing. The Babylon IDA on Tuesday passed…