Newsday: 50 small firms on Long Island to share in $250,000 from Optimum Business
Main Street in Patchogue. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost By James T. Madore james.madore@newsday.com Updated April 12, 2024 7:13 am Fifty small companies on Long Island will share $250,000 in grant funding from internet service provider Optimum Business, the Long Island Association business group announced on Thursday.Read more.
News 12: LIA Foundation, Optimum team up to support local small businesses
Kurt Semder Apr 11, 2024, 6:05 PM Small businesses are getting some much-needed support. The Long Island Association Foundation and Optimum, the parent company of News 12, announced they will be awarding grants worth $5,000 each to 50 small businesses on Long Island. This includes 25 in Nassau County and 25 in Suffolk County. The businesses must be brick-and-mortar locations and have 10 or fewer employees. Applications are open now through April 30. The selected businesses will be announced in June.Watch
Huntington Now: Small Businesses Eligible for GrantsEligible for Grants
Small Businesses Eligible for Grants Posted on April 11, 2024, 10:08 am Author Pam Robinson Small businesses on Long Island are eligible to apply for grants from Optimum Business and the LIA Foundation of the Long Island Association.Read more
LIBN: Small businesses on LI can apply for new $5K grants
Small businesses on LI can apply for new $5K grants Adina Genn April 11, 2024 Small businesses in Nassau and Suffolk counties can get up to $5,000 each, through a new grant program. This initiative is thanks to Optimum Business and the LIA Foundation – the charitable arm of the Long Island Association – which together launched a $300,000 grant fund. Read more
Optimum Business and the LIA Foundation Announce the Launch of the LOCAL Small Business Grants
Optimum Business and the LIA Foundation Announce the Launch of the LOCAL Small Business Grants The $300,000 grant fund will be awarded to small businesses to support “Lifting Our Community Businesses Across Long Island” NEW YORK (APRIL 11, 2024) – Optimum Business, the provider of advanced internet, mobile, TV, and phone services, and the LIA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Long Island Association (LIA), today announce the founding of the LOCAL Small Business Grants, which will
Newsday: How businesses can benefit from artificial intelligence tools is the subject of an April 3r
Radhika Dirks, founder and CEO of XLabs in San Francisco, will deliver the keynote speech at an A.I. conference in Brookville on April 3. Credit: Pavlo Fedorov By James T. Madorejames.madore@newsday.com Updated March 21, 2024 7:13 pm Long Island’s role in the future development of artificial intelligence and how the technology can benefit local businesses is the subject of a half-day conference on April 3 in Brookville. Read more
Crain’s Op-Ed: How to close New York’s digital divide? Slashing red tape is a start
Bloomberg News About half a million people living in New York City and its suburbs lack access to high-speed broadband internet. It’s hard to believe in this age of hyper-connectivity, but about half a million people living in New York City and its suburbs still lack access to high-speedRead more
Press Release: Long Island Association Small and Mid-Sized Business Committee Holds Event on Cybersecurity
Press Release Date: January 30, 2024 Contact: Stacey Sikes Vice President of Government Affairs & Communications Long Island Associationssikes@longislandassociation.org Long Island Association Small and Mid-Sized Business Committee Holds Event on Cybersecurity Click here for pictures from the event Melville, NY – Today, the Long Island Association (LIA)’s Small and Mid-Sized Business Committee hosted an event for small companies focused on cybersecurity resilience. The attendees
LIA Press Release: Long Island Association Elects New Members to Board of Directors
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMelville, NYNovember 6, 2023 Contact: Stacey Sikes, Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications Long Island Association Elects New Members to Board of Directors The Long Island Association (LIA) elected seven new members to its Board of Directors at the recent October meeting. These Board members come from a broad range of industries that drive Long Island's economy. Five individuals represent existing Board companies, and the LIA welcomed two new
LIBN: Rechler, Catell honored by Long Island Children’s Museum
Scott Rechler and Robert Catell were presented with Visionary Leadership awards at the Long Island Children’s Museum’s annual gala last week. Read more
LIBN: LIA elects five new board members
Matt Cohen, Larry Waldman and Charlie Strain Adina Genn //October 12, 2023 The Long Island Association has elected five new members to its board of directors, the business organization said Thursday.Read more
Newsday: U.S. News rankings: Stony Brook best-ever SUNY rating
The main entrance to the Stony Brook University West Campus is shown on Jan. 5, 2022. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas By Carol Polsky Carol.Polsky@newsday.com Updated September 19, 2023 2:28 pm Stony Brook, Adelphi, Farmingdale State College and NYIT climbed the ranks in revamped 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, benefiting from new criteria giving more weight to educational outcomes for low-income and first-generation students, while eliminating factors such as alumni
Adelphi on the Rise: Double-Digit Jumps in Multiple U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Adelphi excels in several 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings including Best College, Social Mobility, Best Value, First-Year Experiences and Undergraduate Nursing. In addition to its 19-spot surge to No. 163 in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings of the 2024 Best Colleges in America, Adelphi University moved up an unprecedented 85 spots in the media outlet’s annual Social Mobility rankings, from No. 140 last year to No. 55. Read more
LI Press: Ernie Canadeo – From Marketing Maven to Music Man
By Long Island Press Posted on September 4, 2023 What do you do for an encore after you’ve spent almost 40 years growing your company, the EGC Group, into Long Island’s largest and most prestigious marketing agency, and are now ready for your next challenge? You — that’s Ernie Canadeo — become chairman of the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, and the driving force in creating Long Island’s first and most exciting hall of fame. Read more
LIBN: Hospital for Special Surgery opens in Suffolk
Adina Genn //August 31, 2023 The Hospital for Special Surgery, or HSS, is expanding on Long Island with its first Suffolk County location, at 56 Flying Point Road in Southampton.Read more
Fourteen Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 & Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ Lists
August 17, 2023 UNIONDALE, NY, AUGUST 17, 2023 – Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP’s (“FDT”) Chairman and Co-Managing Partner, Jeffrey D. Forchelli, was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 30th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Land Use & Zoning Law. He has been recognized annually since 2018.Read more
LIBN: East End brewery launches IPA to benefit Marty Lyons Foundation
Photo by Cristian Migliara Adina Genn //August 15, 2023 An East End brewery is launching a new IPA to benefit the children supported by Bay Shore-based Marty Lyons Foundation.Read more
The Island 360: Feinstein Institutes doctor led research on first FDA-approved postpartum depression pill
Kristina M. Deligiannidis, of Feinstein Institutes in Manhasset is the principal investigator who helped develop the first postpartum depression pill, called zuranolone. (Courtesy Feinstein Institutes)By Karina Kovac -August 15, 2023 In a pivotal decision, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the first at-home oral pill to relieve postpartum depression after decades of preclinical research nationwide and the leadership role played by a doctor at Northwell Health.Read more
LIBN: Northwell raises $1M at Hamptons event
Paula Abdul and dancers / Courtesy of Northwell Health LIBN Staff //August 14, 2023 In Water Mill, Northwell Health raised $1 million at its Aug. 12 “Summer Hamptons Event,” or “SHE,” supporting the health system’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health.Read more
LIBN: On Long Island, an ‘urgent call’ for Big Brothers
Adina Genn //August 11, 2023 Westbury-based Big Brothers Big Sisters Long Island has put out an “urgent call” for male volunteers.Read more
Patch: LI Cares Gets 5-Year $25M Grant From NYS: 'Very Significant,' CEO Says
Long Island Cares-Harry Chapin Food Bank received a five-year, $25 million grant from New York state. (Long Island Cares) Michael DeSantis,Patch Staff August 3, 2023 HAUPPAUGE, NY — Long Island Cares received a five-year, $25 million contract from New York state with the goal of helping food-insecure people on the island, Long Island Cares announced.Read more
LIBN: Lessing’s acquires school food service company
Arlene Mancini, Nick Mancini, Brianna Mancini, Kristina Bastian and Nicole Cestra. / Courtesy of Division Hospitality Group David Winzelberg August 2, 2023 Great River-based Lessing’s Hospitality Group has acquired Division Hospitality Group, a provider of food services to Catholic schools in the Bronx, Queens and Westchester areas. Read more
Newsday: Catholic Health opens $17M primary, specialty and urgent care clinic in Centereach
Catholic Health's new Ambulatory & Urgent Care facility in Centereach will offer MRI and other imaging services. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. By Maura McDermottmaura.mcdermott@newsday.com Updated August 2, 2023 11:39 am Catholic Health is set to open its new $17 million primary, specialty and urgent care center in Centereach on Wednesday.Read More
Newsday: U.S. News says North Shore University, NYU Langone hospitals rank among best in nation
Northwell Health’s North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and NYU Langone Health’s hospitals, including its facility in Mineola, were both named to U.S. News & World Report’s “Honor Roll” of the 22 best hospitals in the United States. Credit: Northwell Health/Lee WeissmanBy Maura McDermottmaura.mcdermott@newsday.comUpdated August 1, 2023 Long Island has two of the nation’s top-ranked hospitals and nine of the best hospitals in New York, a new report shows.Read more
LIBN: Bethpage FCU is latest tenant signed to Tritec’s Station Yards
Martin DePasquale, executive vice president of preconstruction services for Tritec; Jimmy Coughlan, Tritec vice president of development; Kelley Heck -executive vice president and partner at Tritec; Emilio Cooper, senior vice president of retail banking at Bethpage Federal Credit Union; Tara Labriola, vice president of retail banking at Bethpage Federal Credit Union; Maria Zahn, assistant vice president of retail banking at Bethpage Federal Credit Union. / Courtesy of Tritec Real Estate David
LIBN: Bethpage FCU is latest tenant signed to Tritec’s Station Yards
Martin DePasquale, executive vice president of preconstruction services for Tritec; Jimmy Coughlan, Tritec vice president of development; Kelley Heck -executive vice president and partner at Tritec; Emilio Cooper, senior vice president of retail banking at Bethpage Federal Credit Union; Tara Labriola, vice president of retail banking at Bethpage Federal Credit Union; Maria Zahn, assistant vice president of retail banking at Bethpage Federal Credit Union. / Courtesy of Tritec Real Estate David
LIBN: Groundbreaking for $10 million expansion at St. Charles Hospital
Courtesy of St. Charles Hospital / Catholic Health David Winzelberg //July 26, 2023 Executives of Catholic Health and medical staff were joined by local elected officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming emergency department expansion at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson. Read more
Newsday: LI vineyards are bracing for the potential impacts of climate change
Grape vines line the property at Harmony Vineyards in St. James on June 3, 2023. Credit: Morgan Campbell By Mark Harringtonmark.harrington@newsday.com Updated July 25, 2023 8:21 pm Long Island’s 3,000 acres of vineyards are on the front lines of climate change, and growers are planning to use new tools, grape varieties and skills to face the challenge. But the news isn’t all bad, experts said at an East End forum Tuesday.Read more
Newsday: Northwell gets $10M from Rechlers for A.I. health care research
Karina Davidson, Ph.D., senior VP for research at Northwell Health and Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research on Tuesday in New Hyde Park. Credit: Danielle Silverman By Maura McDermottmaura.mcdermott@newsday.comJuly 12, 2023 6:00 am Northwell Health and its Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research are expected to announce on Wednesday a $10 million donation by Long Island real estate developer Scott Rechler and his wife Debby to fund the use of artificial intelligence to address health disparities and
Newsday: PSEG lobbies state officials as LIPA considers becoming a public utility
PSEG Long Island executive Christopher Hahn answers questions at a public hearing at Brookhaven Town Hall on Aug. 9, 2021. Credit: Raychel Brightman By Mark Harringtonmark.harrington@newsday.com Updated July 10, 2023 4:13 pm Despite sharp pushback from LIPA and its trustees last year over its lobbying activity, PSEG Long Island and outside entities have continued to heavily lobby state government as a state commission prepared legislation to make LIPA a fully public utility.Read more
LIBN: SUNY Old Westbury is now a university
SUNY College at Old Westbury Student Union Adina Genn//July 6, 2023 SUNY Old Westbury is now recognized as formally as a university. While the institution will still be known as SUNY Old Westbury, its official educational title has changed. What had been the “State University of New York College at Old Westbury” is now “State University of New York at Old Westbury.”Read more
LIBN: SUNY Power: Long Island pushes forward in research and scholarship
Adina Genn//July 6, 2023 College graduates bringing home six-figures. Students graduating without debt. A talent pool scoring next-gen jobs in emerging fields. These are some of the profiles of State University of New York alumni. Touting the merits of the state’s 64-campus system is SUNY Chancellor John King. On a recent morning in June, King was in Melville to speak with members of the Long Island Association. Yet amid his marketing of SUNY, King was looking to the business leaders not only for atate
LI Herald: Belmont Park racetrack modernization project aims to begin next year
Junior Alvarado, who rode Itsakeyper to victory in Race #2 at Belmont on June 16, was joined by Long Island Association members. The race was named in honor of the LIA.COURTESY LONG ISLAND ASSOCIATIONBy Ana Borruto The New York Racing Association is aiming to break ground on a $455 million Belmont Park modernization project in 2024 that will transform the historic racing venue.Read more
Breeze Inaugurates 2 Destinations This Week from Long Island-Islip
Breeze Inaugurates 2 Destinations This Week from Long Island-Islip:Nonstops to Portland and Raleigh-Durham-- Both Routes from just $59* One Way –- Islip, NY (June 28, 2023) – Breeze Airways,the U.S. only Nice Low Cost Carrier, is adding two new nonstop destinations from Long Island’s MacArthur Airport this week, with a seasonal summer nonstop to Portland, ME, Wednesday, and to Raleigh-Durham, NC, starting Thursday. The new flights are now available from just $59* one way if purchased by July 5,
LIBN: Stony Brook University works with NYS to train, expand addiction workforce
Shari Miller Adina Genn June 23, 2023 Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare has scored a grant of up to $1.4 million from New York State to help individuals, families, and communities affected by addiction. Read more
LIBN: South Fork Wind project advances with substation foundation
Courtesy of South Fork Wind/Boskalis David Winzelberg June 22, 2023 The installation of a substation foundation for the South Fork Wind project off the East End of Long Island has been hailed as a major milestone by government officials, union leaders and utility executives. Read more
Newsday: Bill to free up land for wind farm cable stalls in special session
Norway-based Equinor’s Empire Wind 2 project would be based more than 20 miles from the South Shore from Long Beach. The cable would make landfall at Long Beach and traverse 3.3 miles to a substation in Island Park, connecting at the E.F. Barrett power plant. Credit: Maersk Supply Service By Yancey Roy yancey.roy@newsday.com@yanceyroy Updated June 20, 2023 ALBANY – The fate of a Long Island offshore wind project hung in the balance Tuesday as labor unions and environmentalists scrambled to persuade
LIBN: Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing earns accreditation
Adina Genn//June 14, 2023 Hempstead-based Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies undergraduate program has achieved accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, an educational-accrediting agency.Read more
LIBN: Stony Brook biochemist scores $2M NIH grant
Adina Genn //June 13, 2023 A biochemist from Stony Brook University has scored a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences, or NIGMS.Read More
Farmingdale State College Receives U.S. Department of Education Designations
Farmingdale State College Receives U.S. Department of Education Designations May 31, 2023 Farmingdale State College (FSC) today announced it has received two Federal designations from the U.S. Department of Education, for higher education institutions enrolling populations with significant percentages of undergraduate minority students. The designations will make available increased federal funding for programs to recruit and retain minority undergraduate students that will assist them from admission to
LIRR Adding Summer Friday South Fork Commuter Connection Service
New Schedules Give LIRR the Flexibility to Operate More East End ServiceRiders Will Now Have Two Summer Friday Round Trips to/from the South ForkView Photos of Today’s News ConferenceView Video of Today’s News Conference The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) joined local officials to announce enhanced summer Friday South Fork Commuter Connection (SFCC) service.Read more
Breeze Airways and Long Island MacArthur Airport Celebrate New Non-Stop Destinations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Breeze Airways and Long Island MacArthur Airport Celebrate New Non-Stop Destinations Islip, NY – May 18, 2023 –Long Island MacArthur Airport today celebrated all eight Breeze Airways’ destinations from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) with an inaugural “Feel the Summer Breeze” sendoff for customers flying to Richmond, VA. The airport and airline marked the event with a water curtain salute from the Airport Fire Rescue Team. Read more
LIBN: TD foundation awards housing grant to LI nonprofit
Courtesy of Options for Community Living David Winzelberg//May 10, 2023 Ronkonkoma-based Options for Community Living was one of 37 nonprofits nationwide to be awarded a housing grant from TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank. Read more
Newsday: Jake's 58, Winters Center partner to train workers with autism for hospitality jobs
victor.ocasio@newsday.comUpdated May 8, 2023 9:29 am Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel has partnered with a new nonprofit to help train adults on the autism spectrum for jobs in Long Island’s hospitality industry.Read more
MTA Announces Opening of Grand Central Madison Escalators and Elevator at 43rd Street into Historic Biltmore Room
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today unveiled two escalators and one elevator connecting Grand Central Madison’s Long Island Rail Road Concourse with Metro-North Railroad’s main concourse at Grand Central Terminal. The escalators ascend into Metro-North’s main concourse near Tracks 39 through 42, near 43rd Street, in the historic section of the concourse known as the Biltmore Room. Read more
LIBN: M&T awards $585K to LI nonprofits
David Winzelberg//May 3, 2023 The M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank, awarded a total of $585,000 in grants to Long Island nonprofit organizations. Read more
Newsday: Stony Brook University selected to lead New York Climate Exchange, a $700 million hub on Governor's Island
By Carol PolskyCarol.Polsky@newsday.com Updated April 24, 2023 12:12 pm A project to create a center for climate research, education and job training on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor will be led by Stony Brook University, it was announced today.Read more
Newsday: Haugland gets $200M-plus wind-farm cable contract
A self-elevating barge off Smith Point, as seen from Moriches Inlet, conducting sea-floor survey work for the Sunrise Wind farm in 2020. Credit: Newsday / Mark HarringtonBy Mark HarringtonMHarringtonNews Updated April 23, 2023 12:25 pm Developers of the Sunrise Wind project have awarded Long Island’s largest wind-farm contract to date to Melville-based Haugland Group for construction of a 17.5-mile cable from Smith Point to Holbrook.Read more
LIBN: LIA launches support program for East End businesses
LIA launches support program for East End businesses Adina Genn//April 21, 2023 A new effort is underway to support East End businesses that are members of the Long Island Association, the region’s largest business group.Read more
Newsday: Long Island's East End the focus of new business development initiative
Kristen Reynolds, CEO and president of Discover Long Island, will help lead a committee for the LIA organizing East End events. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas by James T. Madore April 20, 2023 5:00 am Helping businesses on the East End to forge partnerships with their counterparts elsewhere in the region and receive assistance from economic development groups is the aim of a new initiative from the Long Island Association, officials said.Read more
LIBN: SUNY Old Westbury is becoming a university
SUNY College at Old Westbury Student UnionSUNY Old Westbury is becoming a university Adina Genn//April 18, 2023 SUNY Old Westbury is becoming a university, effective July 1, the institution said in a news release on Monday. The announcement was made on Friday, during the inauguration of Timothy Sams as the institution’s sixth president.Read more
LIBN: Harris Beach expands healthcare team
Peter Hoffman/Courtesy of Harris BeachAdina Genn//April 17, 2023 Harris Beach is expanding its healthcare team with the addition of Peter Hoffman, who has joined the firm as a partner.Read more
LIA Press Release: The Long Island Association, Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, and Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce awarded grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: March 29, 2023 Contact: Stacey Sikes, Vice President of Government Affairs & Communications, Long Island Associationssikes@longislandassociation.orgThe Long Island Association, Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, and Long Island Hispanic Chamber of
Longisland.com: Transportation Coalition Urges State Lawmakers to Match Federal Investment in Local Infrastructure
Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-2) & Billy Haugland, CEO of Haugland Group Photo by: Carolyn Riggs Brookhaven, NY – A coalition of construction and organized labor leaders joined forces with Representative Andrew R. Garbarino to call on leaders in Albany to finally invest in Long Island’s failing roads and bridges.Read more
Long Island Press: 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Grants 100 Black Men of Eastern New York, Inc. Charter Membership
100 Black Men of America, Inc. granted new chapter charter to 100 Black Men of Eastern New York, Inc. on Dec. 10, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. 100 Black Men of Eastern New York’s mission is to serve the African American Community in Eastern New York in the areas of education, health and wellness, advocacy, mentoring, and community development, leadership development, and economic empowerment.Read more
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Promotes Six Attorneys to Partner
January 3, 2023 Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP is pleased to announce the promotions of the following attorneys to Partner effective January 1, 2023Read more
East End Beacon: Stony Brook Program Seeks to Train New Farmers
Stony Brook University is introducing a new piece into the local food ecosystem here in 2023, with the launch of a new Small Scale Farming Program this month at the university’s Southampton campus.Read more