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More density what are you smoking long island has executed every tree we don't need no more building
and FYI were losing young people myself included because theirs nothingto do here if you want to walk to you precious resteruants move to the dam city !!!!!!
I perfer the outdoors not saying theirs nothing wrong with the mall but who wants to be indoors in the spring/summer.
I was being sarcastic... I'm in agreement, not too much to do around here, especially during this time of year. And especially if you're the out-of-doors type.
What's funny, having grown-up on LI, there's far less to do today than there was 20 years ago.
Look ahead instead of looking back. Help the Garden State. They could use you in the trenches in places like Camden, Newark, or Trenton. Better still, Christie could use your guidance.
I didn't know that CD has a policy that one can only post about places where they live. BTW, those places you mention have socioeconomic problems, not planning and layout, the issues that I'm interested in. At least be a little more educated before you go on the offensive.
I think the OP is talking more about transit development-- sort of like what's been happening by the Mineola station.
Other large cities have areas in the suburbs like this-- Chicago has Evanston, Washington has Silver Spring, Arlington, Bethesda, etc. Shoot, New York even has White Plains. I'm not saying we should go that dense, but there's no reason we can't have more apartments and walkable shopping in areas near railroad stations. Of course, it's all wishful thinking.
Yes, thank you. I'd also add New Rochelle in Westchester and Stamford in Connecticut. In New Jersey, you have New Brunswick and Harrison. Cities and towns that are smartening up and building dense transit oriented developments. Long Island seems to be the only place in the region that seems to not be doing this and hence why I'm asking here.
I didn't know that CD has a policy that one can only post about places where they live. BTW, those places you mention have socioeconomic problems, not planning and layout, the issues that I'm interested in. At least be a little more educated before you go on the offensive.
You're from NJ -- you left LI a while ago. Focus on the problems in your own backyard. If you had done your research and educated yourself with respect to this board, you would have realized that we're tired of people who don't live here coming back telling us how or why we should/shouldn't do or change things. NJ has plenty of issues which you could focus your energy on.
Yes, thank you. I'd also add New Rochelle in Westchester and Stamford in Connecticut. In New Jersey, you have New Brunswick and Harrison. Cities and towns that are smartening up and building dense transit oriented developments. Long Island seems to be the only place in the region that seems to not be doing this and hence why I'm asking here.
With the exception of Harrison, aren't all of those locations cities? Long Island has 2 cities, densely populated and served by the LIRR.
Harrison is about 10? 12? miles from Manhattan. If you head 10, 12 miles out of Manhattan onto Long Island you will find Forest Hills, which is densely populated, walkable, and has a LIRR station.
NIMBY people, like most of those on this thread. That is why.
I agree with you, what we have built, doesn't make sense. We wouldn't have so many illegal crappy basement apartments if there were real options for young (and other) people to rent and buy. Not only that but it would probably make renting more affordable with actual supply of rentals, and people might be able to buy some condos.
The best on LI that has done this is Great Neck, with a walkable downtown, coop and condo buildings
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