Yesterday, the Long Island Index released a detailed report on the economic benefits of constructing a third track for the LIRR main line. The synopsis of the Long Island Index data can be read here, with a more detailed...
Read MoreThe following was written for Stony Brook University’s Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Blog. By design, a degree defines your set of skills in the job marketplace. Or does it? “Bachelor of Arts in Political Science” would...
Read MoreThe following is an unedited version of my recent letter to the editor that appeared in Newsday. The letter ran on May 1st, 2014. Hello Lane- I agree with your views on the proposed Sonic, but we, as a region, must tread lightly...
Read MoreHey gang, studies are showing that the brain drain is hitting Long Island. Let’s keep these young people! How? Let’s build cool downtown apartments. Put them right by the train station. Let’s give ‘em Wi-Fi for their iPads and...
Read MoreWhen it comes to policymaking on Long Island, it’s time for some common sense. We say that our taxes are too high, that our roads are too congested and yet we let invested groups shape the very policies that drive all of these...
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