Enough With the Hype – Just Make Rental Apartments Available and Affordable
The following was written for the Long Island Press, published on January 29, 2016. You can read the original here. The piece was also translated into Spanish by La Tribuna USA. You can read the translated text here. Long Island’s housing options are woefully...
Cuomo Has Great Big Plans For New York But Actions Must Speak Louder Than His Words
The following appeared in the Long Island Press on January 19, 2016. You can read the original here. A third track for the LIRR, a deepwater port for Shoreham, a refurbished Penn Station, a new Jacob Javits Convention Center, an international customs station at...
Letter to the Editor: Lack of Details Can Delay Big Projects Newsday 1/17/16
The following was published in Newsday on January 17, 2016 as a Letter to the Editor. You can read the original online version here, or in the print edition on page A35. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan for a large-scale investment in Long Island's infrastructure is both...
Public Comment on NEC Future Proposal for Long Island
The following is the public comment that was submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration regarding the NEC Future project. The comment was submitted on January 12, 2016 in Mineola. January 12, 2016 To Officials within the Federal Railroad Administration: My name...
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Whether It’s the MTA or the Fed, Is Long Island Taking the Train to Nowhere?
The following was written for the Long Island Press on January 8, 2016. Spencer Rumsey, Senior Editor of the Long Island Press, worked with me on the column as well . The original can be read here. The federal government is proposing a multi-billion-dollar monumental...
The Foggiest Idea on WCBS 2 News – Feds Propose Massive Upgrade to Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor
The following story was taped on January 5, 2016. After The Foggiest Idea broke the story concerning the impacts of the NEC Future project on Long Island in December 2015, I had reached out to Carolyn Gusoff regarding the project specifics, and the need to bring more...
Here’s A Big Idea For Long Island: Stop Thinking Small
The following was written for the Long Island Press on December 21, 2015. You can read the original here. There has been an awakening in Long Island’s developmental zeitgeist. Have you felt it? Suddenly it seems that regional planning has become a popular idea. It can...
BREAKING: Federal Government Proposes High-Speed Rail Link Across Long Island
BREAKING NEWS: The federal government is proposing a monumental expansion of the Northeast Corridor passenger rail line (NEC) through the heart of Long Island. The plan can be found within the Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the NEC Future: A Rail...
The Trouble with Thinking Regionally Comes When It’s Time To Act
The following was written for the Long Island Press, published 12/11/15. You can read the original here. “Think regionally.” An easy concept to grasp, but for Long Island, exceedingly difficult words to act upon. After decades’ worth of patchwork development...
