Starting now, a virtual event with @CoralieNewsday and experts from TRITEC Real Estate , 4ward Planning, and Staller Associates to discuss a new study exploring vacant sites and businesses across LI. Register to join:projects.newsday.com/long-island/re…

Watch here: newsday.com/business/li-em… #RehabingLI

nextLI kicked off 2021 by asking Long Islanders to identify local retail spaces that were vacant and could be explored to better serve the region as part of our next research project #rehabingLI

nextLI, an initiative by Newsday funded by a grant from the Rauch Foundation, then commissioned 4WARD Planning to model out what those shopping center sites can be reimagined into based on the needs and wants of Long Islanders. #rehabilitatingLI

Watch our conversation about the report with: - Todd J. Poole of 4ward Planning - Jimmy Coughlan of TRITEC - Sarah Lansdale the director of the Suffolk County Division of Planning and Environment - Valentin Staller of Staller Associates newsday.com/business/li-em…

You can read the full report here: next.newsday.com/research/nextl… #rehabingLI

Based on input from nextLI, 4ward Planning utilized the Directory of Major Malls database to identify eight shopping center sites (including neighborhood centers, community centers, and regional malls) within Nassau and Suffolk Counties #rehabbingLI

According to American Community Survey data from 2019, an estimated 43.5% of housing units in New York State are rentals (occupied and unoccupied), while 48.6% are owned or for sale: next.newsday.com/long-island/da…

Use the nextLI map to explore both the population per housing unit and also the percentage change on Long Island since 2010: next.newsday.com/long-island/da…

nextLI kicked off 2021 by asking Long Islanders to identify local retail spaces that were vacant and could be explored to better serve the region as part of our next research project. Read what we found here: next.newsday.com/research/nextl…

Our take on the nextLI report about rethinking Long Island’s malls. This is a big opportunity - but we need everyone on board to capitalize on it. Rethinking empty malls Changing retail scene provides new opportunities. newsday.com/opinion/editor…

"Let's get started. LI needs at least one really good proposal to come to fruition to get the ball rolling. Get officials from Nassau and Suffolk counties, along with local towns and villages, on board & encourage landlords to be part of the conversation." newsday.com/opinion/editor…

"With the right incentives, plans, coordinated advocacy and momentum, the strip malls that dot Long Island's landscape with reminders of the past could become vibrant showcases of the region's future." newsday.com/opinion/editor…

Sneak peek: nextLI teamed up with Hofstra University to survey nearly 3,000 Long Islanders. Ahead of the 2022 election, we're releasing findings on the political mood of the region: next.newsday.com/research/2022-…

More from our survey with Hofstra University ... newsday.com/long-island/ne… Newsday

Our modeling showed turning blighted retail into housing has potential: next.newsday.com/research/nextl… Governor Kathy Hochul 4ward Planning

Ocean-based industries to create 60,000 jobs by 2051: ⁦HR&A Advisors⁩ report. Sector includes offshore wind farms, marine research, maritime transport, tourism and fishing. ⁦nextLI⁩ ⁦Stony Brook University⁩ ⁦Rauch Foundation⁩ newsday.com/business/blue-…

.⁦Newsday⁩ .⁦nextLI⁩ delivered an informative presentation on “Blue Economy” research and Long Island can capitalize on our geography as an island and create jobs. next.newsday.com/research/nextl…