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Suffolk County has opened for application process for a homeowner down payment assistance program, County Executive Steve Bellone announced Thursday. Under the program, eligible first-time homebuyers can receive up to $30,000 of the purchase of a single-family residence on the condition that they live in Read More …
This week, the Huntington Town Board called a public hearing on a proposed new code regulating accessory dwelling units- basement or garage apartments in lay terms. The town board must be considering this action because they see the same demographic and economic trends we all Read More …
Two days after signing the $229-billion state budget, which was stripped of a massive plan to expand housing options, Gov. Kathy Hochul returned to the topic Friday, releasing a draft report that finds fault with many aspects of fair housing policies and practices. The Fair Read More …
A proposal to build luxury rental housing for seniors in Commack was awarded tax breaks last week by the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, Newsday reported. B2K Development wants to put 86 townhouses on a 7.2-acre vacant lot opposite the Hamlet Golf & Country Club. Read More …
Applications are available now through May 28 for three newly constructed workforce housing rental units in Huntington Station. Priority will be given to applicants who are residents of; are employed by a business or entity that maintains a verifiable physical location within the Town of Read More …
Rentals in Huntington run the price range, from one apartment going for $7,500 a month to $1,400 for another. Here are just a few options listed on Zillow. 71 New Street. The two-bedroom, two-bath unit lists for $7,500+. It is described as “Bright and airy Read More …
Assemblyman Keith P. Brown writes that Gov. Kathy Hockul’s proposal will take away the ability for local communities to make their own zoning decisions and give that power to a “super zoning board” in Albany. Read More …
Editor’s Note: With housing a perennial topic of debate in Huntington, but with Gov. Kathy Hochul pressuring communities to create more, we’re taking a look at various aspects of the issue in Huntington with a series of articles throughout the year. It is clear that Read More …
Former Huntington Councilman Mark A Cuthbertson, chairman of Huntington Town Democratic Committee, challenges Supervisor Ed Smyth on housing response. Read More …
The second “listening session” on the potential development in Melville is scheduled for Thursday. Known as the Melville Employment Center, the proposal goes back to the Petrone administration, and involves land use and zoning, including office/employment uses, industrial, residential, and mixed uses and open space, Read More …
The recent firing of missives between Governor Hochul and Supervisor Smyth of Huntington is unhelpful and will lead to no real solutions to the region’s housing crisis. It’s time to back off the soundbites and really discuss this complex issue. First, Governor Hochul. Comparing Huntington Read More …
An Open Letter in Response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s Housing Compact Governor Hochul’s criticism of Huntington housing is misplaced. The Town of Huntington is the gold standard for housing development in New York. Where infrastructure can support it, Huntington has rezoned large parcels of land Read More …