By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Everyone is talking about affordability. Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul – even President Donald Trump, who recently launched his…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two Long Island projects are among 28 statewide developments earning nearly $270 million in federal tax credits and other subsidies designed to spread new affordable-housing opportunities…
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The New York City Council has approved historic amendments to the city’s Zoning Resolution – a game-changer for the Big Apple and a potential blueprint…
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s no summer vacation for Long Island’s busy IDAs, which continue to spur regional economic activity with a series of tax-abatement deals. Both the Suffolk County…
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Single-family homes are the neglected stepchild in the affordable-housing debate. The lack of affordable housing cannot be solved by focusing solely on multifamily housing. Instead, 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…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Kathy Hochul visited King’s Park Thursday to detail a king’s ransom in state funding – and throw a few political jabs (or, more to the…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mental and physical health challenges, the marijuana black market, education, the climate and New York’s ongoing affordable-housing crisis – not to mention budget-balancing – are all…
By GREGORY ZELLER // The long-term competitiveness of the greater Long Island workforce – and the Northeast’s largest industrial park – gets the royal treatment in a new study by…
By GREGORY ZELLER // A much-needed transit-oriented rental development has pulled into Westbury slightly ahead of schedule. Welcome to The Cornerstone Westbury, a modern luxury residential community boasting a short…
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Brainstorming ideas for a column about the dynamic between government communications and public trust, I found myself down a rabbit hole of fascinating historical examples….
By GREGORY ZELLER // A local IDA has taken regional workforce housing by the horns. The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency this week approved two tax-benefits packages, both for…
By LAURA HARDING // Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed New York Housing Compact represents a courageous first step in tackling the core challenge of housing on Long Island and across New…
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // In her 2023 State of the State message, Gov. Kathy Hochul rekindled the debate on accessory dwelling units and affordable housing, which she sparked last…
By GREGORY ZELLER // The dead will rise on Long Island, if the New York State Board of Historic Preservation has its way. The board has made 11 statewide recommendations…