Charitable lessons abound in Ukraine Airbnb campaign
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // With 4 million homeowner-hosts welcoming more than 1 billion short-term guests since 2008, Airbnb has handily disrupted the hotel industry. Now, as the horrors of war…
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Islip airport ups its ground game with $8.4M GTC
By GREGORY ZELLER // New options welcome Long Island MacArthur Airport passengers taking the train, bus, taxi, Uber or hotel shuttle to the plane. The Town of Islip has officially…
Pruned in politics, blooming in same-day deliveries
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Everything Happens for a Reason Department comes Adam Haber, who’s made multiple unsuccessful runs for public office – and instead of wading through the…
Fine line between gimmick and gold in vax incentives
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // One of my favorite commercials of all time comes from the 1990s “Got Milk?” series. In it, a young historian in a museum dedicated to…
No. 482: On the meaningfully diverse, the Uber forgetful and CPR’s most heartfelt replays
Shift change: Push that lever, dear readers, as we reach the fulcrum point and gear up for the latter half of this latest busy workweek. Apples and overlords: It’s…
How to refresh a brand, without blowing things up
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Just like your wardrobe, your company needs a makeover every now and then. Industry changes, trends come and go, technology evolves. There’s a good chance…
No. 290: A gift for Adelphi, a world leader for Old Westbury, achieving Orbit and learning Klingon
Marching on: That’s another workweek in the books, dear readers, and just four days to go until the official start of spring (the 2018 Spring Equinox occurs at 12:15 p.m….
For Uber and NYS Dems, the great suburban showdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // Well, that’s a potential ouch upon our Uber. Long Islanders waited quite a while for Albany to decide ridesharing was legal in Nassau and Suffolk counties….
No. 286: ‘King Kong’ lives, Janam Tech muscles up and Sammy Chu bites off more than … actually, he can definitely handle it
Welcome to Friday: You’ve done it again, readers and friends – another week of socioeconomic progress in the books, another weekend earned. It was also a Friday, 56 years ago…
‘Official ride’ Uber announces SBU campus partnership
By GREGORY ZELLER // In its splashiest PR move since it rolled onto Long Island, Uber has been named the “official ride of the Stony Brook Seawolves.” Yes, Stony Brook…
No. 276: John Kominicki remembered and Island manufacturing re-imagined, with just two minutes left until the apocalypse
Happy Friday, everyone: And welcome to another well-earned weekend. Tribute To A Friend Friends and colleagues of Innovate Long Island founder John Kominicki are invited to a memorial remembrance on…
No. 260: Northwell’s innovation winners, SUNY medical schools feeling the pinch and SAFE RIDE LI thanks to MADD and Uber
Gobble gobble: And all that good stuff, dear readers. The Innovate LI team is looking forward to some quality family time over the holiday weekend, so no Black Friday newsletter….
No. 257: Kids at work, cereal milk and crack pie, doing the math and selling Dylan’s guitar
A happy end of the week: Welcome once again to Friday, dear readers. While many of you are enjoying the start of a three-day weekend, please remember that doesn’t excuse…
Hot tip: In-app Uber gratuities come to Suffolk
Suffolk County Uber passenger can now take advantage of in-app tipping protocols. Noting “an important step forward,” Uber announced Thursday that “the feature asked for the most in the Uber…
At last, Uber drives (legally) onto Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // Uber can finally come to Long Island. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed new legislation formalizing regulations that will allow for the implementation of “ridesharing” services across…