Old and improved: CIBS eyes Island reuse opportunities
By GREGORY ZELLER // What’s old is new at the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island, which dove deep Wednesday into the “adaptive reuse” phenomenon. More than 125 society…
affordable housing
As ‘affordability’ surges, nonprofits are lost in translation
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…
LI lands $24M in affordable-housing credits, subsidies
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…
From NYC, a golden chance to build an ‘Island of Yes’
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…
PILOTs proliferate in busy summer for Island IDAs
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…
New ideas needed as LI affordable-housing debate rages
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…
Albany targets blighted Babylon site for new 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…
LI economics (kinda), political jabs (sorta) in King’s Park
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…
Hochul keeps it real in grounded ’24 State of the State
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…
In this ‘Talent Pipeline,’ an innovative workforce plan
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…
Westbury’s smart, transit-oriented rentals board early
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…
Government communications? It can get a bit complex
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….
Hempstead IDA pushes workforce housing in Baldwin
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…
Housing Compact: brave, overdue and a good start
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…
Hochul comes out swinging in rekindled housing fight
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…