It’s Academic
Recently, Vision Long Island shared an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal on Long Island’s blossoming downtown redevelopment scene. In their post, the nonprofit commented that ”some of the regional commentary...
Read MoreAuthor: Richard Murdocco
An Insider’s Game
For decades, the pattern was the same: Find a plot of vacant land, raze it and put up a new subdivision of pristine single-family homes. Rinse, repeat ad infinitum. Then suddenly, the recession hit. The housing market bombed....
Read MoreCircling the Brain Drain
It seems that Destination LI, “a nonprofit community building and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain vibrant centers” on Long Island, has been quietly busy in recent months. Recently, the...
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Ann Golob of the Long Island Index
The following is a response to a letter to the editor published in Long Island Business News, written by Ann Golob, who is executive director of the Rauch Foundation’s Long Island Index. Golob wrote in response to a piece...
Read MoreBuilding For The Day That May Never Come
Long Island’s policymakers are betting on an uncertain future – one we may never see. With the increased pressure to build transit-oriented developments around Long Island’s train stations we are building to accommodate the...
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