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An enormous gap exists between what housing is being built on Long Island and what the region needs to facilitate economic growth and retain and attract young workers.

A report by the Long Island Index and City University of New York Mapping Service entitled, Mapping Long Island’s Rentals, documents the history of building rental housing near train stations.  Historically, a substantial amount of rental housing on Long Island was built near train stations (as much as 50% before the 1960s), but the number of

Measuring How Much We Are Planning to Build vs. How Much We Need for Long Island’s Future Study Objectives: To evaluate the current state of multifamily housing on Long Island, and assess the need for additional multifamily housing based on demographic projections and housing preferences. To analyze potential locations that can accommodate new multifamily housing,

This poll focuses on Long Island residents’ ongoing concerns about local life with a special focus on the local housing supply and its affordability. It was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates during the fall of 2015.

This poll focuses on Long Island residents’ ongoing concerns about local life with a special focus on the local housing supply and its affordability. It was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates during the fall of 2015.

This poll focuses on Long Island residents’ ongoing concerns about local life with a special focus on the local housing supply and its affordability. It was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates during the fall of 2015.

A public opinion survey of suburban NY Metro area residents, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates.

A brief review of multifamily, rental housing on Long Island. Based on research completed by the Long Island Index in 2015.

If we choose to do nothing now, Long Island will be a significantly older and more expensive place to live in a short two decades.

Poverty and inequality among Long Island children.

Map showing pre-K availability on Long Island by school district.

Interactive maps of Long Island from 1970-2010 show historical trends in population growth, demographics, education, income, and employment.

A summary of the original study, examining the impacts of Long Island-wide initiatives that could address some of the region’s most intractable issues.

This study examines the impacts of Long Island-wide initiatives that could address some of the region’s most intractable issues.