But we have no space to build other types of housing…”

Don’t be so sure. We may not have a big city, but we have more than 100 village centers and downtowns with room for growth. Reports completed by the Long Island Index in 2008 and 2010 documented that Long Island’s downtowns have sufficient land to accommodate many new housing options.

Moreover, there is pent-up demand for this housing. Recent polling indicates that although the majority of Long Islanders prefer single-family neighborhoods, there are many more who would be interested in living in downtown neighborhoods than live there currently. And it’s the youngest and oldest age groups that are most interested.

Where better to build townhouses, condos, and apartments than Long Island’s downtowns?