Coming from the ideas that it received last year from its Build a Better Burb Contest, the Long Island Index launched a new website last week that aims to give the information needed for effective …
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Alex Costello
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12/14/11
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The Long Island Index — an independent, non-partisan group that compiles data every year about different aspects of Long Island — has spent the past few years working on analyzing the area’s …
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by Alex Costello
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2/2/11
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Imagine a Long Island that was 50 percent open space. Or a hub of agriculture, housing and business along Route 110 in Farmingdale. Or even a new neighborhood of rental housing, businesses and parks …
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Alex Costello
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10/13/10
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Part two in a series, “Plugging the brain drain.”
The lack of affordable housing on Long Island is forcing young adults to leave the area in droves. And as their population decreases and the …
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Alex Costello
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9/22/10
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Part one in a series, “Plugging the brain drain.”
For the past decade, Long Island has been losing college graduates and young professionals. The high cost of living and lack of …
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Alex Costello
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9/15/10
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