Amid historic generosity, a $350M opportunity for LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the See You in November File comes Albany’s $350 million “investment fund framework” for Long Island – more than a campaign promise, beyond ambitious, downright…
affordable housing
Critics dunk on Hochul’s expensive State of the State
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of High Ambitions comes Gov. Kathy Hochul and her 2022 State of the State, a multibillion-dollar action plan including 228 “bold initiatives” and…
Use it or lose it: LI’s affordable housing crossroads
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Long Island has an affordable-housing challenge – and a unique opportunity to do something about it, before off-Island powers take control. Why is there so…
As COVID lingers, LI housing market rides the rapids
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The metropolitan New York housing market has dramatically shifted since the onset of the COVID pandemic – and the rapid changes will continue, especially with…
Work begins on Glen Cove affordable development
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ground has broken on a Glen Cove affordable-housing development trumpeted by Albany as a major score for working-class families. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the start of…
Debrief: Abiding Kevin Law, as LI collides with destiny
Hard to believe, but it’s been five long years since Innovate LI last Debriefed Kevin Law, who’s now logged a full decade as President and CEO of the Long…
VIEWPOINT: A second shot at suburbia
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s progressive agenda offers an historic opportunity for Long Island to right itself. By JOHN L. KOMINICKI // At long last, Long Island and New York…
Riverhead in line for state housing support
The state announced $141 million in support for affordable housing projects, including $5.4 million for a planned Riverhead development. The Finger Lakes region (six total awards for $26.5 million) will…