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March 14, 2010 - Newsday Editorial
Whatever Long Island’s future may look like, a major route to get there is development
that both uses and improves mass transit. That’s the way to make our downtowns vibrant and to ease some of the congestion on our roads. To reach that goal, to bring new life to the streets around major rail hubs such as Hicksville and Ronkonkoma, we’ll have to defeat NIMBY thinking. We’ll need more of the attitude symbolized by the YIMBY signs that dominated a crucial public hearing last Tuesday night at Huntington Town Hall. FULL STORY
Advocates: Play ball with AvalonBay
Supporters urge town board to approve zoning for 530-unit housing development
March 11, 2010 - Long Islander- Danny Schrafel
More than 50 people spoke at the Huntington Town Board’s public hearing regarding AvalonBay Communities’ proposal to invest $120 million to create 424 rental units and 106 for-sale town house homes located one-third of a mile from the Huntington train station. Of those, 132 will be market-restricted workforce housing – the largest such creation of workforce housing on Long Island. More than 1,100 people could live in the development, AvalonBay officials said.
Nat Board, of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, the group that marshaled many of the supporters Tuesday night, framed his analysis by painting Huntington as a baseball team that needed all of its players – seniors, young people and growing families – in the game to thrive. FULL STORY
Long Island Affordable-Housing Activists
May 30, 2008 - Long Island Business News - Kenneth R Cerini
For years, the standard of living on Long Island was among our nation's highest. In this recessionary economy, along with sluggish wage growth and layoffs, many Long Islanders are fighting just to make ends meet. As a result, some communities are looking toward economic development, while others are trying to establish affordable housing. Either way, Long Island must work to maintain its once sought-after standard of living. "What is a healthy Long Island?" asked Lisa Tyson, director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, "and what do we need on Long Island for it to be successful for everyone?" With the support of community members Islandwide, the coalition is intent on finding the answers. FULL STORY
Saying 'Yes' To Affordable Housing On Long Island
January 2008 - New York League of Conservation Voters - Deborah Wetzel
Everyone's heard of NIMBY ("Not in My Backyard"), but you’ll soon be hearing more about YIMBY- "Yes in My Backyard." It's a campaign that's been started by the Long Island Progressive Coalition to create more affordable housing. In their rollout meeting in December, representatives of groups including Catholic Charities, Vision Long Island, the LIA Housing Committee, AARP and Sustainable Long Island created an advisory board and reached a consensus: to build a movement to rally supporters to attend town hall meetings where affordable housing initiatives are usually derailed and to bring the issue of affordable housing to elected officials. FULL STORY
Yes on housing
November 30, 2007 - Long Island Business News - David Winzelberg
Everyone's heard of NIMBY ("Not in My Backyard"), but you’ll soon be hearing more about YIMBY- "Yes in My Backyard." It's a campaign that's been started by the Long Island Progressive Coalition to create more affordable housing. In their rollout meeting in December, representatives of groups including Catholic Charities, Vision Long Island, the LIA Housing Committee, AARP and Sustainable Long Island created an advisory board and reached a consensus: to build a movement to rally supporters to attend town hall meetings where affordable housing initiatives are usually derailed and to bring the issue of affordable housing to elected officials. FULL STORY