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Changing housing preferences are chipping away at the old block
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Unconventional Wisdom from John Kominicki
70 percent of young Long Islanders – the 18 to 34 crowd – said they will likely leave within the next five years to find more affordable digs.
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20-something Long Islanders live with parents or other older relatives at more than twice the national average.
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77% of Long Islanders are concerned that the high cost of housing will force members of their family to move away.
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There are, in truth, many cool places to live on Long Island for those who can afford them, and developers are building more, in downtowns, near train stations and along the beach. Patchogue, Wyandanch, Ronkonkoma – one by one, some of the Island’s most ‘burbish backwaters are being transformed into rental meccas.
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The number of Long Islanders aged 70 and older is expected to increase by more than 220,000 over the next 25 years, while those aged 15-30 will decrease by 80,000.
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The real danger of brain drain, however, is not the loss of our youth. It’s the gain of senior citizens, the big chunk of around-50 people now who will be 25 years older in 2040.
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“Imagine a place where you have to wait two months to see your eye doctor, where the restaurants start dinner service at 4 and it’s lights out by 9.”
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