LONG ISLAND: EDUCATION Suffolk School Notebook: Long Island winners Water Quality Challenge Cutchogue East Elementary School and Accompsett Middle School in Smithtown received $5,000 grants as winners of the Long Island Regional Planning Council’s 2020 Long Island Water Quality Challenge, which asked student teams to submit project proposals to tackle nitrogen pollution. Accompsett’s project proposed… …Continue Reading
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Report:Â Lower-income downtowns hit harder by pandemicÂ
By: David Winzelberg May 13, 2021 While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every Long Island business district, a new report found that downtowns in lower-income and communities of color have suffered more. The report, sponsored by the Rauch Foundation and written by HR&A Advisors, found that permanent closures in lower-income communities were significantly higher than the average across 30 downtowns that were surveyed. In addition,… …Continue Reading
Downtown Breakdown Details Imbalance, Path Forward
MAY 13, 2021 By GREGORY ZELLER A COVID-sized dent in retail businesses and a disproportionate impact on communities of color highlight a new report detailing the pandemic’s effects on Long Island downtowns – and what to do about them. “Long Island Downtowns: New Strategies for a Post-COVID World,” prepared for the Garden City-based Rauch Foundation by New… …Continue Reading
Now is the Time for Bold Investment!
Now is the Time for Bold Invesment by John Cameron
Developers say new multifamily projects are net positive for LI
Long Island Business News Developers say new multifamily projects are net positive for LI By DAVID WINZELBERG While proposed apartment projects often draw the ire of some local residents, developers, real estate industry organizations and planning groups are touting the actual after effects of new multifamily projects on the Long Island communities where they’re built…. …Continue Reading
Long Island, do not waste this crisis
OPINION EDITORIAL An aerial view of the site of a proposed ashfill at the Brookhaven Town landfill on Horseblock Road. Credit: Brookhaven Town By The Editorial Board Updated December 5, 2020 5:00 AM This crisis for Long Island comes with a due date: December 2024. That’s when the Brookhaven Town landfill is slated to close…. …Continue Reading
