Bipartisan clean-water act flows toward Suffolk ballot
By GREGORY ZELLER // Coming soon to a ballot near you: the new-and-improved Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act. That is, if Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a bill approved by…
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As fatalities rise, gov must prioritize pedestrian safety
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // August was a deadly month on Long Island, with more than 30 of our neighbors killed in car crashes, several involving pedestrians and cyclists. A 22-year-old…
No. 744: On corn fritters, the EPA and the ‘greatest show on Earth’ – and why SUNY dorms are getting crowded
Last leg: Welcome to the first Friday in December, intrepid innovators – don’t look now, but Christmas Eve is three weeks from tomorrow and 2023 is just four short weeks…
No. 743: It’s still November, but Christmas, kidneys and Dick Clark are all in sight
Commence countdown: Thanksgiving was six whole days ago, dear readers, and even though you’ve heard “All I Want For Christmas” 20 times already … it’s still November out there….
No. 33: Eric Alexander – Downtown Train
Show us a Long Island downtown redevelopment project anytime over the last quarter-century, and we’ll show you how Eric Alexander was involved. As the veteran director of Vision Long…
Flies, farms, midnight dentists mark Adelphi contest
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s new-business blood in the water at Adelphi University. The Garden City-based university is gearing up for the latest installment of its annual Business Plan Competition,…
Inward-looking summer tourism plan polishes LI ‘gems’
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Don’t Know What You’ve Got Until It’s Gone Department comes Discover Long Island, which has discovered another reason for Long Islanders to love summer….
No. 358: Softheon speeding, Central Islip redeveloping and Vision Long Island seeing things a little differently
Done deal: You’ve made it, dear reader – it’s Friday, Nov. 16, another week of socioeconomic progress is in the books and another weekend (followed by a blessedly short…
20 years and still smartening up at Vision Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // Before downtown redevelopment was cool, there was Vision Long Island. Today, it seems, everyone is doing it: “Transit-oriented development” is in, Albany doles out $10 million…