Planning to Plan is No Way to Plan
Long Islanders used to get things accomplished. We built F-14 Tomcat’s that roared across the skies of Calverton, we discovered DNA in Cold Spring Harbor, and we invented the MRI at Stony Brook. These days, Long Islanders are known more for our high taxes and serial...
Prescribed Burns 101
It is important for the public to understand the necessity of a sound prescribed burn program for the Pine Barrens region. What follows is a comprehensive look at what prescribed burns are, how they work and why they are necessary: Prescribed burns are a forestry and...
Fire in the Pine Barrens: A Quick Introduction
While watching the coverage of the fires in the Pine Barrens, I was surprised at how little was known about not only the region, but the emergency plans in place in case of wildfires. What follows is a quick introduction to the why the Pine Barrens burns, and the...
#SoundPlanning
Dr. Koppelman and myself, from the Town of Brookhaven Town Board Work Session on 3/1/2012.
Affordable Housing: Understanding the Problem
This article appeared in the Port Times Record, and the Times of Middle Country in the 2.23.12 editions. It is an abridged, more policy-orientated version of my Affordable Housing piece. Three Village Patch also featured my Affordable Housing piece on their...
Affordable Housing: Where We Are and Making Young People Understand the Scope of the Problem
The following piece appeared on the NYMuniBlog on 2/15/12, as well as on Three Village Patch on an Op-Ed on 2/16/12, and can be found here. An edited version of the piece has appeared in print with North Shore Newspapers in the 2/23/12 edition. The link to the...
Honored by Fordham University as a Distinguished Alum
On 2/14/2012, Fordham University honored me as a "Distinguished Alum". You can click to see it here.Thank you to the Department of Urban Studies!
The Use of Upzoning on Long Island
Land use across Long Island is so diversified, that one can travel fifty miles west to east and be in an area with population density of 4,500 people per square mile to 300. This disparity of density is due to land use and development patterns that vary across each...
Global Warming and It’s Impact on Sole Source Aquifers
The relationships that both Nassau and Suffolk Counties have in regards to the stewardship of waters that both surround and provide drinking water are historically complex. Both counties are dependent on the ocean and sound to provide critical tourism and recreation...
Banking Land in New York State and on Long Island
Recently, the Suffolk County Legislature introduced IR 2093, which would explore the option of creating a land bank in Suffolk County. A land bank is defined as follows:Land banks are local entities authorized to take control and redevelop vacant or abandoned...
