LIPA rethinking provider of electric service after revelations of PSEG LI failures With five years to go before its state-brokered contract with PSEG expires, the Long Island Power Authority again has a monumental task ahead: It must decide how best – or whether – to go forward with an electric utility plagued by new claims…
Port Authority’s budget eliminates 626 jobs, allocates $1.2B less for capital improvements The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey may forego more than $1 billion in capital improvements next year amid the coronavirus pandemic, a plan that some local experts say could deal a blow to Long Islanders. For Newsday Subscribers, click this…
Michael Keane, AICP, weighs in on zoning issues in NYC Michael Keane, AICP, Manager of Land Use and Environmental Planning at Cameron Engineering, and an adjunct professor of urban planning at New York University, weighs in on the city’s recovery and adaptability to market trends and evolving public needs. Check out this article in…
Molloy College takes the proactive step of treating interior air to minimize the potential of disease transmission.
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New designation limits homes that could be built at Golf Club Hempstead Town Board members seeking to end a years-long development dispute have designated the Woodmere Golf Club as a Coastal Conservation District. But the move to preserve 83 acres as open space, maintain a 9-hole golf course and limit construction to 59 new homes,…
Group aims to build Long Island’s workforce As Long Island reopens amid the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say a skilled and well-trained workforce, coupled with racial equality, would go a long way towards an inclusive economy. That’s according to the Long Island Regional Planning Council and the Suffolk Industrial Development Agency, which this week released the…
Thousands on LI march in Mineola against Anti-Semitism John D. Cameron, Jr., P.E. spoke in front of thousands at the Long Island march against Anti-Semitism in Mineola on January 12, 2020. More than two thousand Long Islanders — wearing yarmulkes, hijabs and baseball caps — walked side by side to march against anti-Semitism,…
Building on the Future: An update on LI’s Biggest Projects December 2019 When it comes to developing anything on Long Island, it can take years from concept to completion. And when it comes to creating transformative, large-scale projects here, it can take a decade or even longer just to get them started. Check out this…
