Dear New Yorkers,
As you know, we cover the five boroughs. But we’ve gone beyond those borders — to Hempstead, Long Island — for a story happening against the backdrop of a big fight in Albany right now.
Why should you care what’s going on in the ‘burbs? Because it has major implications for how lawmakers may address the state’s (and city’s) massive housing crisis.
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York to be the next state that starts requiring towns and cities to build more housing, especially near transit — as California, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states already do. But leaders of the state Senate and Assembly are pushing back, as we reported yesterday.
Three localities in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, offer a test case. How their fights for and against development play out — and how Hochul’s plan ultimately lands in Albany — matters a lot for the future of the region, experts say.
“The more housing that gets built on Long Island, the less pressure there is on housing prices in the city,” said Chris Jones, a senior fellow with the Regional Plan Association.
Read more here.
Some other items of note: - In a blistering 600-page court filing, a former state Supreme Court judge has accused several prominent lawyers affiliated with the Brooklyn Democratic Party of committing professional misconduct in a successful campaign to oust her from the bench. It’s the latest shot in an eight-year legal battle waged by the ex-judge, Laura Lee Jacobson.
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