The Big Questions of 2014
This was a busy year on Long Island. From pending megaprojects in Islip to the ever-changing roles of IDAs, the region is looking at a transformative 2015. Will Long Islanders learn from 2014 and it’s common themes? All too often throughout 2014, the solutions Long...
The Rise and Fall of LI’s Speed Cameras
Outrage. Deception. Money-making scheme. These are some of the more polite terms tossed around regarding Nassau County's fundamentally flawed speed camera program, which was unanimously passed by the County Legislature and signed into law by New York State in June....
An Exceptional Vision Indeed
Recently, Nancy Rauch Douzinas wrote a piece for the Huffington Post that celebrates an LIBN op-ed penned by Long Island’s county executives Steve Bellone and Ed Mangano concerning the notion of maximizing the region’s economic growth via transit. Rauch’s piece stood...
Hyperlocal? Not Exactly
Vision Long Island’s Eric Alexander recently argued on LIBN’s pages for a continuation of the smart growth movement’s hyperlocal approach as the be-all, end all solution that works for Long Island. Alexander cites the accomplishments of the movement, chides...
The Foggiest Five: Steve Jones, Former Director of Planning for Suffolk County
The following are answers to The Foggiest Five, a set of questions asked to influential Long Islanders on the future of the region. This round features answers from Steve Jones, whose extensive resume includes CEO of the Suffolk County Water Authority, and Director of...
Long Island Suburbs: How Planners Should Treat Age Spots
The following was published on New Geography on 11/11/2014. You can find the piece here. The piece was adapted from my recent LIBN piece "Elephants in the Room". Long Island is the birthplace of suburbia, from colonial-period Brooklyn to Levittown and beyond, and its...
The Foggiest Five: Susan Axelrod, Chairwoman & Founder of Love & Quiches Gourmet
The following are answers to The Foggiest Five, a set of questions asked to influential Long Islanders on the future of the region. This round features answers from Susan Axelrod, Chairwoman and founder of Love & Quiches Gourmet, a food service company based in...
Think Outside the Box
All too often we read that Long Island needs innovative solutions to solve its economic woes. More jobs, manufacturing, destinations, etc. With an opportunity to develop 56+ vacant acres at the Mediavilla Orchard at Dix Hills/Elwood border in Western Suffolk...
Susan Axelrod: Hurricane Sandy – The Effects Are Lingering, Big Time
The following was written on August 26, 2014 by Susan Axelrod, founder of Love & Quiches, based in the Village of Freeport, NY. Susan regularly writes on her blog, Susan's Sweet Talk. Susan's views are her own, and do not represent those of The Foggiest Idea. I...
Long Island 2045
John wakes up at 6 a.m. and silences his buzzing iPhone. His wife, Jill, is still sleeping, while the cats, nestled near the window sill barely move. It’s still dark outside, but the LED streetlight shine through the shades, while the soft blue glow of the cable box...
