Affordable Housing on Long Island: Development Plan or Moving Target?
By Lindsey Calabrese
Nassau News Staff Writer
A lack of affordable housing directly affects Long Island’s economic growth. Explore the various solutions proposed to alleviate this problem and learn about the organizations formed to attack the issue.
Nassau News Staff Writer
A lack of affordable housing directly affects Long Island’s economic growth. Explore the various solutions proposed to alleviate this problem and learn about the organizations formed to attack the issue.
To view Lindsey Calabrese's video report on affordable housing on Long Island, click on the embedded player below.
Participate in a poll: Have you ever thought of leaving Long Island due to housing and rental cost?
View Lindsey Calabrese's slideshow of affordable houses that have been developed by The Long Island Housing Partnership.
View Lindsey Calabrese's slide show of renderings of the proposed Lighthouse Project.
Participate in a poll: Have you ever thought of leaving Long Island due to housing and rental cost?
Additional Links
- Click here to read the PDF of the presentation of Matthew T. Crosson, President, Long Island Association Inc., given before the New York State Division of Budget Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 on Nov. 30, 2007. Crosson asks for an increase in the budget for funds to help the affordable housing-development issue on Long Island.
- Read the PDF of the Affordable Housing and Inclusionary Zoning Study for the C-2 District Village of Great Neck Plaza, New York proposal. Developed by Saccardi & Schiff, Inc. Planning and Development Consultants in July 2005. This is an example of how some towns are proposing to solve the affordable housing issue.
- Long Island Housing Partnership
- The Long Island Lighthouse Project
- Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
This multimedia article is the final project for Hofstra University's JRNL 215, a graduate course in web journalism.
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