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Huntington officials cited infrastructure problems in expressing concerns about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to increase housing that could allow the state to override local decisions on projects. “The governor’s plan for statewide zoning control is ill advised,” said Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth. “The issue of Read More …
Gov. Kathy Hochul targeted mental health, bail reform and crime, the minimum wage, school aid and housing among the top items on her wishlist Tuesday in her State of the State speech before the Legislature. She proposed creating 1,000 new beds for mental health treatment Read More …
Dear Supervisor Smyth and members of the HuntingtonTown Board, The town board needs to vote on and approve the basement ADU legislation. At a time of unprecedented housing shortages, it is irresponsible not to take steps to provide safe housing for our citizens. Basement ADU’s Read More …
A public hearing on allowing basement apartments in Huntington has been temporarily adjourned from the Town Board agenda in January. Council members Dr. Dave Bennardo, Sal Ferro and Joan Cergol support a hearing on a measure that would legalize basement apartments in owner-occupied homes, and Read More …
A housing advocacy organization is reaching out to Huntington residents and asking them to get involved in housing issues. Hunter Gross, president of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition, said the group began texting residents Monday, reaching out to an estimated 20,000 in the first round Read More …
A handful of Long Island landlords are joining a bigger protest in Manhattan Monday morning to express their anger at the handling of a rent assistance program that they say has harmed them financially. The landlords will demonstrate outside the New York office of Gov. Read More …
A bipartisan group of officials in Suffolk County denounced a plan Thursday to require all New York State municipalities to permit accessory dwelling units. The requirement is listed in the proposed state budget. Local, state, county and federal leaders gathered at the Suffolk County Legislature Read More …
If you want to know where someone’s real values lie, look at what they do, not what they say. This past Thursday the Huntington Town Board found time on their calendar to fret over the concerns of horse owners with $2 million homes, but could Read More …
Veterans can now apply for spots at the Columbia Terrace condo complex in Huntington Station. Columbia Terrace is a 14-unit affordable condo complex with a veterans preference made up of 8 two-bedroom units and 6 one-bedroom units. The application process will end Nov. 30 and Read More …
“LI HOME PRICES GO UP, UP, UP,” declared the front-page headline in Newsday last week. The article began: “Home prices reached a new high in Suffolk County…The median home price jumped to $535,000 in Suffolk last month…” And that was $10,000 more than what Peter Read More …
For too long in the Town of Huntington, real estate developers and NIMBY’s (Not in My Backyard) have been battling. Read More …
Suffolk County is studying the obstacles to fair housing, with a deadline of April 2. The study, known as the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, is required by the department of Housing and Urban Development. Part of the study includes surveying people who Read More …