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Long Island Expressway THE NASSAU COUNTY INDUSTRIAL LONG ISLANDreinvention of its Main Street, thanks to rental apart- DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CAN HELP ong Island is positioned ments. She emphasizes the need for change as she for a rosy future, with gives local politicians the support they need. “Our county has been stagnant for decades,” the a healthy real estate • Tax incentives, including real estate county executive says, explaining that people will tax relief, sales and use tax market, major growth at complain that their grown children cannot afford to stay but complain even louder that multifamily rent- exemptions, mortgage recording its colleges and universities, and al units in downtowns will increase traffic and bring tax exemptions. dynamic entertainment options unwanted strangers. “NIMBYism is a real problem,” she stresses. “We that have been refurbished or • Access to tax exempt financing cannot be the land of ‘no’ anymore.” and other financial resources. are in the works. “The biggest challenge now is to make sure we capitalize on all this economic activity in New York Crain’s explores the commercial real estate market, City,” Curran says, adding that she has been • Site selection assistance. the expansions underway at more than a half-dozen collaborating with the city’s planning department. institutions of higher learning and the latest devel- “There has been a reluctance to talk about that opments at some of the island’s most popular enter- connection—we are proud of suburbia, but we are tainment venues. absolutely connected.” Things are going well, Nassau County Executive Long Island’s positive Laura Curran says. But to keep moving forward, she outlook for econom- Nassau County is adds, Long Islanders will need to shed some of their ic development, com- “[WE HAVE] TO MAKE long-held views about “not in my backyard” and bined with its proximity SURE WE CAPITALIZE embrace that giant metropolis to the west. to the city and its inher- ON ALL THIS The suburbs need to be reinvented, Curran says, ent attractions, gives with more housing, including more affordable hous- it a unique advantage. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ing. In addition, the county executive says, the em- Jennifer Maizel, commu- IN NEW YORK CITY.” phasis must be on development—housing, office nications manager at the - Laura Curran, Nassau County and retail—that’s connected to mass transit, which accounting firm Grassi & executive NASSAU COUNTY will bring businesses and residents from New York. Co., was born and raised INDUSTRIAL DELEVOPMENT AGENCY Many developers and real estate executives en- on Long Island. “We like to say that we have the NCIDA thusiastically agree, but they add that many native Long Islanders want their home to remain the way it best of both worlds here,” she says. “You can drive NassauCountyIDA @IdaNassau @nassaucountyida NassauCountyIDA was 20 or 50 years ago. 20 minutes and be at the beach or get on a train and “Courageous” mayors are helping foster econom- be in Manhattan in 30 minutes. It gives people the ic growth, Curran says—and points to Farmingdale’s quality of life they are looking for.” For more information, visit www.NassauIDA.org, or call us at 516-571-1945 S1

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Spotlight on LONG ISLAND Demand builds for commercial real estate OFFICES SEEK BALANCE IN DESIGN WILL NEW CONSTRUCTION FINALLY FOLLOW? Cushman & Wakefield is leasing this Class Grassi & Co, an accounting and au- A office space on 290-300 Broadhollow Rd. diting firm headquartered in Jericho, in Melville, which features amenities. has been in Long Island for nearly four decades. But its chief adminis- Celebrating 80 Years trative officer, Julie Vadnais, says the Servicing All Business Environments The exception is medical-related space itself has undergone some office space, which is flourishing the radical changes. length of the island, “all the way out to “We work so differently than we As a fourth generation women owned Riverhead,” he says. “It’s not even nec- did five years ago,” Vadnais says. business, Waldner’s has sustained due to essarily confined to areas adjacent to Paper is barely used, she explains, its commitment to honest work and hospitals—they are taking land for out- and newer technology is slimmer willingness to evolve. patient care near major thoroughfares than older computers and bulky fax with good accessibility.” machines. Pennetta concurs about the medical This means furniture can be small- We believe in creating business spaces, but he’s more optimistic on of- er, making room for renovations that environments that are healthy, innovative fice space overall, saying it’s running incorporate collaborative spaces. and productive to cultivate the growth, about two years behind the industrial “There was a point when people confidence and success of our market, meaning that when rents reach wanted wide open spaces,” she customers and their employees. near $40 per square foot, then new says, “but now we need spaces to construction will begin again. work privately and spaces to come ong Island’s commercial real estate “If you are looking for a 50,000-square- together.” We seek to understand our clients wants foot building now, there are five build- That outlook puts Grassi & Co. and needs in order to provide tailored market has faced its share of ings to show in Nassau and Suffolk, in line with current thinking on office solutions utilizing a collaborative team whereas years ago there would have design. approach with the most experienced and challenges in recent years, buoyed been 20, so new construction eventu- “Five years ago, there was a dra- ally needs to happen,” he says. matic shift to open plans, but it back- knowledgeable staff in the industry. It’s no mostly by the steady expansion of health In the interim, landlords and several fired,” says Enara Nektalov, manager wonder that in a recent CEM Viewpoint care-related businesses, especially from developers are pushing down another of marketing and workplace strategy Relationship Survey*, our customers gave path. “To attract a diminishing office Waldner’s top scores for solutions, Northwell Health. market, landlords are realizing they reputation and service. need to make their existing buildings But this year the overall market seems roof for the industrial market, so it is go- more attractive,” Katz says. to be turning a corner, statistics show ing to go through a big upheaval since Pennetta says he sees “developers and experts say. there has not been a lot of construct for buying properties and renovating them “The state of the market is pretty decades,” he says. “Rising rents were externally and internally and adding strong now,” says Tony Fromer, princi- finally enough to offset construction amenities to make more true Class pal at We’re Associates, a Jericho-based costs, so there is now finally new indus- A buildings.” He says these will push real estate developer. “For the first time trial development on the books.” rents upward, which will eventually lead in a long time we are attracting New York William Katz, senior associate at to new construction. City businesses reaching out to Nassau American Investment Properties, says Fromer, who has 3 million square feet and Suffolk to find cheaper space. We the demand is there, but most con- of property, is one of the developers at Waldner’s Business Environments, Come Visit Our welcome them with open arms.” struction will be limited to “suit to leading that push. He says it’s the only an office furniture and design com- Just a few years ago, a stagnant pop- build” for clients that want something way new Class A buildings will come to pany that has been on Long Island ulation, the appeal of New York City customized. market for a while. for 80 years. Newly Renovated and a lack of enthusiasm from potential Lee Rosner, managing principal at “The cost of land and construction is “Now the plans are more bal- companies were hampering growth. Coldwell Banker Commercial Island too expensive, so I don’t foresee any anced,” she elaborates. “People Long Island The relentless scrutiny required for ap- Corporate Services, is a bit more skep- new buildings soon,” Fromer says, don’t have to run home for privacy.” proval in any real estate project across tical. “This is a historic low for vacancy adding that the hospitals have “eaten “You need collaboration,” Waldner’s the hundreds of zoning and building rates, but the cost of steel and concrete up a lot of the space, and there is not chief operating officer, Ryan Showroom! districts on the island added to the has gone up 25%, so it is still hard to much land left.” Osborne, adds. “But if you do not problem. But commercial offices and make the numbers work—there’s some “There is a supply of existing build- have a portfolio with private space Experience innovative the industrial market have both been and space for meetings, then an on the rebound. open-plan environment will fail.” workspace solutions This year, studies have shown crucial Research has shown that smaller that integrate fundamentals on Long Island improv- “FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME meetings, with six people maxi- furniture, technology, ing across the board in 2019, with a WE ARE ATTRACTING NEW YORK CITY mum, are more productive because notable rise in leasing activity and a they encourage participation and architectural walls drop in vacancies. The first quarter was BUSINESSES REACHING OUT TO NASSAU focus, Osborne says. As a result, and a full spectrum of the strongest in almost three years, ac- AND SUFFOLK TO FIND CHEAPER SPACE. smaller meeting spaces are becom- cording to statistics from Cushman & ing popular. service capabilities. Wakefield. The biggest deal: Newsday WE WELCOME THEM WITH OPEN ARMS.” Nektalov and Osborne recommend LLC’s new 130,000-square-foot lease in using modular furniture, like one-or- Melville. 1-800-Flowers.com signed a - Tony Fromer, principal, We’re Associates two person phone booth pods. lease for more than 80,000 square feet With modular furniture—and even 125 Route 110 to become the quarter’s second-larg- walls—offices can adjust their floor Farmingdale, NY 11735 est deal. The industrial market is in its new construction, but it’s not wide- ings you can work with,” he says. plan accordingly, Osborne says. best shape in four years, according to spread yet.” “We’ve been doing upgrades to attract Osborne says companies are 631.844.9300 Cushman & Wakefield. While rental rates are going up for better tenants forever, but we’ve been relying more on data to determine 15,000 Square foot working Showroom “Major changes are heading this some true Class A office spaces, Rosner accelerating that approach lately.” which spaces are overused or way,” says David Pennetta, executive adds, the market is soft on Class B and Fromer says businesses, especially underused. (Please Call For Appointment) director of Cushman & Wakefield’s Class C buildings, so “there’s not a large tenants and those relocating from Analyzing the data can help in- Long Island office. need for new office space—it cannot the city, expect a top-flight amenity form decisions on solutions for office [email protected] www.waldners.com “Rents are finally going through the be justified right now.” REAL ESTATE CONTINUED ON PG. 5 space, Nektalov adds.

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Spotlight on LONG ISLAND, Real Estate, continued package. more people will join.” Palm Beach, Fla. Ultimately, Pennetta says, cowork- “Amenities now play a much bigger His space opened three years ago But it’s not just entrepreneurs. ing spaces can help stop the drain of role than they used to for employers,” with 8,000 square feet, and it has since Michael Berretta, vice president of younger workers heading to Brooklyn, Fromer says. tripled. The original plan was to be network development at IWG, which Queens and Manhattan. He agrees Eventually, he says, with enough new more of a tech incubator, Beck says, owns Regus, a multinational corpora- that coworking spaces will eventually Class A buildings, supply and demand but the space evolved to a wider mix tion that provides serviced office and, gain more traction, although he thinks will tighten the market enough to spark of workers. “Having different types of meeting rooms on a contract basis, they will require something extra on some construction. But for Class B and businesses makes for better network- says Regus has found success in the Long Island. Class C buildings, Fromer says, make- ing for all of them,” he says. suburbs since its inception and now “In the city you attract talent because overs are the best plan for now. Beck is looking to expand in towns has 20 spaces on Long Island and you have good food and entertainment In New York one of the biggest chang- like Garden City and Mineola. Westchester. and the subway right outside” he says. es in the world of offices has been the Ashley John Heather has carved out “Our growth will continue to include “Here, [coworking spaces] are having rise of coworking, or the sharing of a unique niche, founding The Spur a tougher time because all you are workspace, popularized in the city by last year in Southampton, creat- getting is a smaller office.” WeWork. Long Island has a different ing an upscale, private member- “WE ARE STILL EDUCATING But Pennetta says it is starting culture, however, and coworking spac- ship-resort feel. to change as coworking spac- es have been slower to gain a foothold. “The dynamic is different,” PEOPLE ABOUT THE es offer more on-site amenities, “Maybe there are a couple of entre- he says. “It includes a different ADVANTAGES OF pointing to a recently leased preneurs poking around, but I just ha- balance between work and play. 35,000-square-foot site in Melville ven’t seen it getting a lot of play yet,” And while other coworking spac- SHARED SPACE. AS IT that will offer a gym, a golf simula- Rosner says. “I don’t know if it’s going es might have lawyers and people GETS PROVEN OUT, MORE tor, a deli and an upscale restau- to happen in a big way here—maybe in real estate, you have to be an PEOPLE WILL JOIN.” rant and bar. He says outdoor you need that urban atmosphere for it innovator to join here—starting, space is another way to appeal to to work. The suburbs are different.” running or owning a company.” - Graham Beck, co-founder, people who might otherwise be But those entrepreneurs believe in Heather recently opened a sec- Bridgeworks working from home. the potential of coworking spaces. ond location, in East Hampton. Heather says that while co- “Long Island is just inherently years “We want to have a hub-and-spoke working spaces are not part of behind New York,” says Graham Beck, model where every entrepreneur on secondary and tertiary markets, and Long Island’s culture now, they will play co-founder of Long Beach-based the East End is 15 minutes from one of our interest in Long Island contin- an important role eventually. Bridgeworks. “We are still educat- our spaces,” he explains. Beyond that, ues to be in favor of growth through “Coworking spaces certainly are the ing people about the advantages of however, he plans to look past Long partnering with building owners,” future of work and the future of office shared space. As it gets proven out, Island to spots like Aspen, Colo., and Berretta says. space,” he says. 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oversaturation for other programming.” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran says “it’s a fair question” wheth- er the Belmont Arena will cannibalize There s some of the Coliseum’s success, but ’ she’s optimistic. “It’s one more option where you don’t have to go into the city for entertainment,” she says. The new arena’s larger capacity will bring bigger names, Curran says, but she points to the city as proof that two big venues can succeed. “Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center are both thriving right near each oth- MORE er,” she notes. Long Island already has plenty of music options beyond the Coliseum. The most famous is Jones Beach, but in the past decade, two other music options have been added: the Space right next door! at Westbury and the Paramount in Huntington. Both have programming

Photo credit: Ryan Gobuty Ryan Photo credit: deals with Live Nation, which also handles Jones Beach. A third, the Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater at Bald Hill, is Long Island is ready to rock now also affiliated with Live Nation, which is helping it step up its game. RENOVATIONS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION BOOST ENTERTAINMENT VENUES John Caracciolo, president and competitive so we make sure artists CEO of Long Island Events, which has or a long time, the Nassau Coliseum want to come back.” Having BSE book licensing rights for the facility, says the acts for both Barclays and the Coliseum company made a deal last year for new was both the biggest arena on Long also helps. naming rights with the hospital, replac- A new 60,000-square-foot exhibition ing Pennysaver, and then created an Island, yet had to deal with the challenge hall has drawn everything from Ace exclusive partnership with Live Nation. of its public perception as a second-tier venue. Comic Con to the Long Island Great “They are helping us with some Beer Expo while giving partners like improvements,” he says. “We are It even lost its beloved hockey team, the New the New York Open complementa- creating new premium seats and VIP ry space for activating sponsorships packages that will include VIP parking York Islanders, to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. during their events. and a new entrance for avoiding the Soon the Coliseum may be part of longer lines.” That’s all changing. something even bigger. A new player has emerged in the After more than 20 years of failed performing arts field that isn’t com- The Coliseum is to be surpassed in the programming is now very strong,” proposals, the 72 acres of parking lot peting for rock and country acts. Last size by the Belmont Arena, but thanks he adds. “For sponsors, there’s noth- around the arena may finally be devel- year Mark and Dylan Perlman, a father- to a massive renovation, it has been ing bigger in Nassau County than the oped into the Hub, a mix of housing, and-son team, converted a shuttered resurrected into a top-of-the-line spot Coliseum.” hotels, retail, entertainment and office multiplex in Babylon into the Argyle for events and, possibly, even the cen- Beyond the legacy rock, pop and space. The Nassau Legislature voted Theatre, a 500-seat house, that is one terpiece of a long-delayed redevel- country headliners, the arena now al- 19-0 to approve the Hub plan, the state of the few professional Equity Theaters opment plan that could dramatically lows for theater configurations for mid- has proposed more than $100 million on Long Island. The Argyle is staging reshape the area. Its full name now dle-tier shows, so the programming can in support, and Northwell Health, the its own productions, not hosting travel- is NYCB LIVE: Home of the Nassau “fulfill all different appetites,” Yormark island’s largest employer, has said it will ing musicals. Veterans Memorial Coliseum. New says. The set list includes indoor la- sign on for more than 200,000 square “We are attracting a lot of New York York Community Bank presents the crosse, college basketball and hockey, feet for a research and development actors,” says director of sales Marty events. the Long Island Nets (the developmen- center. Rubin, explaining that the theater BSE Global, which manages and tal team for the NBA squad) and even But the Coliseum should soon have auditions on Long Island but also at controls the Brooklyn Nets and the a half season’s worth of Islander home company and competition from the its space in Manhattan. “We had 600 GAMESGAMES 7 EATERIES Barclays Center, among other proper- games. Belmont Arena, a new arena and de- actors try out for one play... it’s a 6,0006,000 ties, was given the opportunity to take “People have a great emotional at- velopment being built in part by the five-minute walk from the station so it’s over and fix the Coliseum. tachment to the building because of Islanders’ owners that will become the easy for them to get here.” “It was somewhat antiquated, and the Islanders, and those who took a hi- artists were resistant to going there,” atus when the team moved to Brooklyn CEO Brett Yormark says. have come back and now are ripe to BSE poured in $180 million to make return for other events, once they have “THE MARKET WAS UNDERSERVED FOR NIGHTSNIGHTS OFOF PARKING over the Coliseum inside out. seen the new arena,” Yormark says. 7 4,000 “We wanted curb appeal for the “The market was underserved for quite QUITE SOME TIME, BUT NOW LONG ISLANDERS community, and we think the waviness some time, but now Long Islanders no of the extraordinary new facade fits in longer need to go to Manhattan and NO LONGER NEED TO GO TO MANHATTAN LIVELIVE MUSICMUSIC SPACES with the oceanfront appeal of Long Brooklyn.” Island,” Yormark says. The Coliseum 2.0 They do seem to be returning in AND BROOKLYN [FOR ENTERTAINMENT].” has a more contemporary visual flavor droves—he says the Coliseum is - Brett Yormark, CEO, BSE Global inside, along with renovated concours- ranked No. 1 in ticket sales nationally es and concession stands, more bath- for arenas with 10,000 to 15,000 seats. rooms and new bars and clubs. “It has exceeded our expectations,” “It was always a great place to Yormark says. largest venue on Long Island. It has not Rubin says he is still in the process watch a hockey game, but it’s clear- It’s easier to sell tickets when you at- yet broken ground, but they hope to of educating the public through ly a much better venue now,” says tract bigger acts, and Yormark says the have it ready for the 2021-22 NHL sea- advertising and speaking at local orga- Michael Savino, director of marketing top names are coming back because son. The land will include a hotel and nizations. But he’s confident that the at Resorts World Casino New York City, BSE also upgraded the artist quarters, retail space. theater, combined with Babylon’s park 18 a sponsor there because Nassau and with upscale dressing rooms (bands “From what we’ve seen of the plan, it and restaurants, will draw big crowds. MUST BE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER Suffolk counties are important feeders may choose their furniture style), a should create a lot of jobs and energy,” “People can stay on Long Island, get TO PLAY THE NEW YORK LOTTERY GAMES. for its Queens casino. wellness room, a fitness center and a Savino says. “It will be good for hockey, PLEASE PLAY RESPONSIBLY. 24-hour a Broadway experience and then be Problem Gaming Hotline: 1-877-8-HOPENY “Its amenities are so much better, and gaming center for their families. “It’s but time will tell whether it will lead to home in 15 or 20 minutes,” he says. (846-7369). S7 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS

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“We have to continue growing our meeting space, she says, made the uni- technology-equipped classrooms.” building, Berliner says, that’s designed intersection of medicine and engi- Higher education in Long Island stays current physical plant,” Butts says. Not surpris- versity center the priority—especially to shatter “silos” that traditionally kept neering. “There’s a lot of excitement ong Island’s colleges and uni- Even as buildings are sprouting up at increasingly being offered online—but ingly, the biggest project being planned since enrollment has grown by 13% in NASSAU COUNTY COMMUNITY students and faculty apart. there,” Judith Greiman, chief deputy versities have their own identity, public and private schools, the schools unlike the massive online college cours- is a $130 million renovation and expan- the past three years. COLLEGE The building creates extensive lounge to the president, says, adding, “Our but despite different circum- are modernizing by adding more online es, which are cheaper but with huge sion for the natural science building. Nassau’s capital projects are wide-rang- and study space for students in the students believe in what we are do- stances, all of them—from community courses. classes, these provide “the Hofstra ex- “STEM is big, and we need this for our FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE ing, but the school’s most ambitious same building where the faculty has of- ing. We have had massive growth in colleges to state schools to private uni- “In each of the last five years we have perience, with a smaller class and our students,” says the president, who is Farmingdale President John Nader is plan calls for a $40 million renovation fices. “If you have a question, you can our engineering enrollment.” In five versities—are striving to expand and to seen 7-8% growth in demand from the full-time faculty teaching it,” Berliner working with the government and pri- leading a fundraising push for a new $53 of the buildings that house the Physical go right to the professor’s office,” he years, in fact, engineering enrollment stay current. previous year for online coursework,” says. “This will continue and accelerate, vate funders to make it happen. million Applied Sciences building. “The Sciences and Engineering/Physics/ says, adding that the building contains grew 60%. The schools are adding buildings not only at Hofstra But the school knows its students need building would allow us to add 800 to Technology Department. This update offices for student clubs and space for a The College of Engineering and and programs to reflect the needs and but in general.” more than just new labs, so the next proj- 1,000 new students,” he says. will result in the building meeting LEED center for entrepreneurship. Applied Sciences recently secured $25 desires of both the marketplace and Calvin O. Butts ect on the books is a new day care center. The school has been emphasizing standards in various categories. “We want more communication million from the state to plan for a $100 their burgeoning student populations. III, the president “That’s very important to our community STEM-related disciplines like engineer- and more collaboration, removing bar- million, 100,000-square-foot building. Courses in science, technology, engi- of SUNY Old and our faculty,” Butts says. ing, technology and health services SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY riers and bringing people together,” “We need collaborative space for ex- neering and mathematics are a grow- Westbury, has no- in part because they can lead to job COLLEGE Berliner says. periential learning between students, ing priority, especially those geared to ticed an overall ADELPHI UNIVERSITY opportunities in the surrounding areas. The school has doubled the size of Hofstra’s next project is a new engi- faculty and industry leaders,” Greiman health care and cybersecurity. While increasing appre- Adelphi’s new programs include mi- Nader says adding the building and its licensed practical nursing program, neering school building, and it will fol- says. “A number of Long Island busi- both are increasingly popular on col- ciation of public nors in actuarial sciences and art ther- attracting more students will require Pedersen says. “Our program needs a low the same concept. nesses lobbied the Legislature on our leges nationwide because of the job higher education. apy, a video design major and a con- more buildings, but he calls that “a vir- newer, reconfigured space to accommo- behalf. They want this here.” growth in those fields, health care of- “People are real- centration in cybersecurity, along with tuous circle.” date the growing numbers, which should STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY fers a wide range of career opportuni- izing what a great a new graduate program for psychiatric “We know there is a strong demand open next spring on our Eastern campus.” Stony Brook is ties on Long Island. value SUNY is,” he mental health nurse practitioners. for these programs,” the president The school also is working toward a established as one “Compared to five or especially 10 says, referring not The Ruth S. Harley University Center says, “and we can grow and raise our new auto tech facility because that pro- of the top STEM years ago, our programs are much just to his school is undergoing a major renovation, ex- selectivity.” gram is growing quickly. research-based more health-oriented,” says Herman but to Stonybrook panding from 72,000 square feet to The school, which grew nearly 50% After opening a new life science build- public universities Berliner, provost of Hofstra University. and Farmingdale, about 97,000 for fall of 2020. The plans from 2006 to 2016, is largely a commut- ing three years ago on its Selden cam- in the nation. It The school just had the fifth graduat- with whom he says double the dining space, expand the er school—70% of the students work full pus, with new equipment for teaching recently opened ing class of its new medical school and Rendering of Ruth S. Harley University Center at Adelphi University his school is in- art gallery space, meeting and confer- or part time—and Nader says it is not techniques like virtual dissection, the the Innovation and has added other programs in areas creasingly collab- ence rooms, and add amenities as well only affordable but well positioned, on college is moving toward constructing a Discovery Center, such as occupational therapy and health says Jeffrey M. Pedersen, vice presi- orating. “We’ve got some damn good as gender neutral bathrooms, better the border of Nassau and Suffolk coun- new STEM building on the Brentwood the first building in administration. dent for planning and institutional effec- schools here.” wheelchair access and braille signage. ties, for growth. campus, Pedersen says. It will house the its new Research In addition, graduate level program- tiveness at Suffolk County Community Kristen Capezza, vice president for en- “We are dedicated to science and courses for the school’s new cyber-secu- and Development ing in cybersecurity debuts in the fall. College. “We have been working to SUNY OLD WESTBURY rollment management, says the school’s health programs,” Nader says, “but our rity degree program. Park, with the 70,000-square-foot Rendering of the expanded and renovated “There’s high student demand fueled train our faculty to provide the best on- SUNY Old Westbury is among several growth study and council identified growth has been so rapid and there is a Institute for Discovery and Innovation in SUNY Old Westbury STEM building. by great need—the job opportunities line curricula available.” schools in the area investing in updating current and future “pressure points.” lot of antiquated space on campus and HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Medicine and Engineering up next. Rendering credit: BSA LifeStructures/JMZ are robust,” Berliner says. Hofstra’s graduate programs are facilities. The need for more dining, study and we are trying to update the labs and the Hofstra just opened a business school The school is emphasizing the Architects & Planners, P.C. OWN YOUR FUTURE

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