What’s Next for the Long Island Index?
The following was published in the Long Island Press on April 22, 2016. You can read the original here. After providing significant analysis of our region’s various maladies for more than a decade, the Rauch Foundation is actively looking to find a new organization...
Syosset Park is Going to Be a Great Place – Someday, Maybe
The following was written for the Long Island Press, published on April 5, 2016. You can read the original here. Syosset Park is a rarity in Nassau County: It’s a large-scale development of regional significance. The proposal for the former Cerro Wire property is now...
Doling Out Tax Breaks Doesn’t Stop Companies From Taking Our Money and Running
The following was written for the Long Island Press, and published on March 22, 2016. You can read the original here. Long Island’s Industrial Development Agencies have long been a source of power and patronage for local politicians, yet the IDAs’ effectiveness at...
Downtowns Are All the Rage These Days, But Some Places Can’t Handle the Development
The following was written for the Long Island Press, and published on March 9, 2016. You can read the original here. On Long Island these days, downtowns are happening places—at least in policy circles. From the governor’s office to the local village, it’s the buzz...
The Foggiest Idea featured on LongIsland.com
A recent LongIsland.com piece entitled "Rauch Foundation Releases Latest Long Island Index Report; Are We Better Off Then We Were a Year Ago?" cited my work on the subject. You can read the entire piece here. Long Island Index notes that 72 percent of residents...
Where Does Melted Snow Go? – Boating Times Long Island
The following was written for Boating Times Long Island, and published on March 1, 2016. You can read the original here. When snow falls and canvasses Long Island’s suburbia, our hurried roads seem momentarily tranquil. In those fleeting moments, the chaos is muted,...
Cuomo’s Plan to Study Long Island’s Water Woes a Baby Step in Right Direction
The following was written for the Long Island Press on 2/29/16. You can read the original here. From the tap, a glass of Long Island’s water is crisp, cool and refreshing—descriptions that any soft drink or craft-beer company would love to have on their label....
Long Island Index’s Affordable Housing Strategy Comes Up Short
The following was published in the Long Island Press on February 12, 2016. You can read the original here. Recently, in a crowded conference room in Melville packed with developers, business leaders, municipal officials and other interested parties, the Rauch...
Letter to the Editor: Times Beacon Record February 2016
The following was published in the February 11, 2016 edition of the Time Beacon Record group of newspapers. To the Editor: With developmental pressures being a constant force on Long Island, it is wise for the Town of Brookhaven to take a hard look at the...
Something Smells Rotten at the Ronkonkoma Hub
The following was originally published on the Long Island Press on February 9, 2016. You can read the original here. Long Islanders may have to wait just a little longer if they were expecting transformative growth at the Ronkonkoma Hub. The reason for the delay?...
