January 2nd - 6th, 2012
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"Our challenge for 2012 is this: How does government spur job creation in a down economy while limiting spending and maintaining fiscal discipline? The answer: Creative public private partnerships that leverage state resources to generate billions of dollars in economic growth." - Governor Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo delivers State of the State
On Wednesday, Governor Cuomo delivered his second State of the State address in Albany. Vision spent the day in Albany, along with members of the Long Island Lobby Coalition, and met with various elected officials throughout the day.
Before the Governor spoke, Assembly Leader Sheldon Silver and Senate Leader Dean Skelos gave some introductory remarks. Both commented on Cuomo’s success in bringing together the state government, which no longer finds itself buried in dysfunction. They also hailed new tax cuts and tax structure. In addition, Silver asked the Legislature to raise the minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 or $15,000 a year. He also called for an increase in state support for community colleges. Skelos mentioned a state transportation and infrastructure plan and noted the importance of job creation in the private sector. Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy then introduced the Governor. Duffy fired up the crowd by hailing Cuomo’s historic successes over the last year.
Governor Andrew Cuomo, once again using a colorful powerpoint presentation, opened with his 10-point checklist of successes in 2011, ranging from the Regional Economic Development Councils to scaling back the MTA payroll tax. He hailed new tax code reforms, noting that our tax rates haven’t been this low in 58 years. Cuomo proceeded to show pictures of things that were going on 58 years ago, including baby Cuomo and children Silver and Skelos who were “already working together back then.”
Cuomo presented a three-part plan for the State in 2012: economic growth, government reorganization and a progressive future.
The main focus of the speech was on economic development and Cuomo put forth some bold new ideas. The plan relies on using state dollars to leverage additional investments from the private sector. In total, this component of Cuomo’s plan would bring in $25 billion total for economic development, with $15 billion just for infrastructure.
He proposed revitalizing the Jacob Javits convention center in NYC, which is currently the 12th largest convention center in the country. He hopes to build the largest convention center in the country at Aqueduct Racetrack, then redevelop the West Side of Manhattan in connection with existing plans there. He anticipates being able to leverage $4 billion in private funds to do this, in addition to $2 billion for the Javits site.
As anticipated, the Regional Economic Development Council program will likely get another round this year, this time for $200 million statewide. Buffalo got a surprise, as Cuomo announced a $1 billion gift for economic development in light of Buffalo’s status as the third most economically-distressed city in the country, after Detroit and Cleveland.
Cuomo talked about casino gambling, noting that we already have 29,000 electronic gaming machines throughout the state- more than Atlantic City- but we have failed to regulate or capitalize on the asset. He alluded to the idea that of amending the state constitution to allow casinos.
A major announcement was Cuomo’s intention to consolidate all of state agency capital plans into one statewide master plan, including those of the MTA, Port Authority, Department of Transportation, SUNY system, Empire State Development Corporation and Homes and Community Renewal. Again, he hopes to leverage private dollars for these projects and accelerate them. He plans to repair and improve 100 bridges, 2,000 miles of roadway along with 48 parks and historic districts and offer low-cost loans to municipalities to repair 90 waste water treatment plants. He intends to fast-track the much-needed Tappan Zee Bridge project, though some transit advocates have been unhappy with his decision to build the project without a previously planned bus-rapid transit component. Another piece of this would be the creation of an Energy Highway System that would bring renewable sources of energy from upstate New York to downstate. The State would create the master plan and then put out an RFP.
Cuomo envisioned a ground-up reorganization of government, including pension reform, creating new councils to help local government with mandate relief, coordinating emergency responders and fighting for students in public education.
In the final section of the speech, Cuomo focused on reforms like foreclosure protection, protecting tenants from corrupt landlords, the SUNY 2020 program, reforming food stamps to reduce stigma and expanding the DNA databank for all crimes.
Groups from the LI Lobby Coalition that were present included Vision LI, LI Business Council, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, LI Federation of Labor, Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, Sustainability Institute at Molloy College and Dowling College.
In addition to attending the State of the State address, Vision had a very productive day connecting with our elected officials. We met with: NYS Senators Chuck Fuschillo, John Flanagan, Jack Martins, Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Minority Leader John Sampson, NYS Assembly Members Phil Boyle, Jim Conte, Steve Engelbright, Chuck Lavine, Michael Montesano, Dean Murray, Andrew Raia, Phil Ramos, Joe Saladino, Michelle Schimel, Bob Sweeney, Fred Thiele, Harvey Weisenberg, NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, Empire State Development Corporation’s Sam Hoyt, MTA chief Joseph Lhota, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman and Shinnecock Nation’s Randy King.
Read the text of Cuomo’s speech here. Watch the video here. See a summary in a press release here.
Newly elected officials inaugurated across Long Island
Over the past weeks, new officials across Long Island were inaugurated. In Nassau County, Carrié Solages in the 3rd Legislature District and Delia DeRiggi-Whitton in the 18th Legislature District were inaugurated on Monday in Mineola. In Suffolk County, Steve Bellone was inaugurated as County Executive on December 30th in Sagtikos Theater on Suffolk Community College’s Western Campus in Brentwood. The Suffolk Legislature inaugurated new members Kara Hahn in District 5, Sarah Anker in District 6, Robert Calarco in District 7 and William Spencer in District 18 on Tuesday.
Long Island towns also saw newly elected officials sworn into office. Tom Croci was inaugurated as Town of Islip Supervisor along with new Council members John Cochrane Jr. and Anthony Senft, on the 2nd. Richard Schaffer returned to the position of Supervisor in the Town of Babylon, after 10 years, as his protégé Steve Bellone was elected County Executive. Tom Donnelley was sworn in as a Council member. LTC Gordon has deployed to Afghanistan and in result, Councilwoman Ellen McVeety will serve in her place during deployment before McVeety retires. Town of North Hempstead welcomed two new Council members, Anna Kaplan in the 4th District and Dina DeGiogio in the 6th District. The City of Glen Cove inaugurated two new Council members, Reginald Spinello and Anthony Gallo Jr. on the 2nd. Newly elected Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera was inaugurated in the Town of Southampton. The Town of East Hampton welcomed new Town Board members Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc in an inauguration on the 3rd. In the City of Long Beach, Council President Fran Adelson, Vice President Len Torres and member Scott Mandel were inaugurated. The Council appointed Jack Schnirman as the City Manager. Jill Doherty was inaugurated as Councilwoman in the Town of Southold on the 3rd. The Town of Huntington will inaugurate new Councilman Gene Cook new week. The Towns of Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Smithtown, Brookhaven and Riverhead saw no new officials inaugurated.
Vision would like to congratulate all the new local officials and looks forward to working with them to expand Smart Growth development in Long Island communities.
Empire State Future reports progress for Smart Growth on Long Island
More communities on Long Island are breaking out of the Levittown model of suburbia and adopting Smart Growth projects and sustainable planning principles, Empire State Future reports in their latest blog post. Long Islanders are demanding that communities be built near transit with a wide range of housing options for young people, empty-nesters and seniors with the option to own or rent. The Regional Economic Development Council is helping to fulfill those needs with $101.6 million awarded to sixty-six local project that will make Long Island more sustainable and attractive to businesses.
Located just north of Long Island’s busiest train station, the Ronkonkoma Hub project is one venture recognized by the REDC and Vision Long Island. This planned 50 acre community would replace stretches of blight and create a downtown destination for residents to live work and play. Another project utilizing existing transit is Wyandanch Rising, part of The Brownfield Opportunity Area, an area-wide brownfield planning effort. The first phase calls for 750-1,050 living units adjacent to the Wyandanch LIRR station as well as commercial space and civic buildings. Twenty percent of the dwellings are required to be affordable.
Other projects receiving funding include Heartland Town Square, a mixed use development to utilized the grounds of the former Pilgrim State Psychiatric Hospital in Islip and the Village of Hempstead revitilization that will improve downtown Hempstead and focus on improving sewers and making changes to spur Smart Growth.
While “one size fits all” suburbia is still the norm in the planning world, these awards prove that Smart Growth projects are becoming far more desireable for residents who wish to live in walkable, bikable and safer communities.
Tackenberg hails Smart Growth
Warren Tackenberg, the Executive Director of the Nassau County Village Officials Association, published a piece in last week’s Long Island Business News titled “Smart growth isn’t just talk in Nassau County.” In it, Tackenberg highlights the need for action. The article begins:
“Talk, talk, talk. Any time the subject of Long Island’s future is broached, it seems as though all people do is talk...They talk, talk, talk, but is anybody doing anything about it?” He continues, “To ensure Long Island’s growth, vitality and affordability, we need leaders to step up and take action. And it is encouraging to see several Nassau County villages doing more than just talking.”
Tackenberg goes on to highlight the productive revitalization work of the Village of Mineola, which has approved three major condominium projects recently, including the 285-unit Winston project, 22-unit Marquis development, and 257-unit project that converts an office building into one-bedroom apartments. He also features the Village of Farmingdale and the Village of Westbury for their work.
Read the full piece here.
Complete Streets comes to the national stage
With Complete Streets a major legislative victory in New York State in 2011, our eyes turn to Washington, where the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously adopted Complete Streets guidelines into Senate’s transportation reauthorization bill last month. The amendment modified S1950, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act.
The National Complete Streets Coalition writes, “With this measure in place, the proposed bill now directs the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to create standards for the safe accommodation of all road users and allows the Secretary to waive the standards for states that have their own policies. The additional language offered by Senator Thune would allow states to determine what is safe and adequate accommodation for a specific street. For example, the state could determine the expected users of that street or decide on the type of crossing provided.”
In addition to this amendment, The Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 was proposed earlier this year. New York’s Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is a co-sponsor. The transportation bill still has a ways to go before being adopted, but this is an encouraging step!
TIGER III supports innovative transportation projects
46 projects in 33 states were recently awarded funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s third round of its popular TIGER grant program. The announcement of these awards came months ahead of schedule, and will allow communities to move forward with infrastructure projects including road and bridge improvements; transit upgrades; freight, port and rail expansions; and new options for bicyclists and pedestrians. The DOT received 848 project applications totaling $14.29 billion, far exceeding the $511 million available for grants in the program.
“The overwhelming demand for these grants clearly shows that communities across the country can’t afford to wait any longer for Congress to put Americans to work building the transportation projects that are critical to our economic future,” said DOT Secretary Ray LaHood. “That’s why we’ve taken action to get these grants out the door quickly, and that is why we will continue to ask Congress to make the targeted investments we need to create jobs, repair our nation’s transportation systems, better serve the traveling public and our nation’s businesses, factories and farms, and make sure our economy continues to grow."
About 48% of the funding will go to road and bridge projects, including more than $64 million for Complete Streets projects. 29% of the funds will support transit projects, 12% will help build port projects and 10% will go to freight rail projects. Though the funds won’t reach Long Island, some exciting projects nearby received funding. For example, the Buffalo Main Street Revitalization project will receive $15 million for Complete Streets improvements that will impact vehicle traffic flow, transit stations and other major streetscape improvements.
Read more about TIGER III and view the full list of projects that were funded here.
Stop Wal-Mart on January 9th
In September 2008, Wal-Mart submitted a proposal to the Town of Brookhaven to build a new store in East Patchogue on the northeast corner of Hospital Road and Sunrise Highway. Now, the 98,000 square foot project has some traction, with Wal-Mart’s DEIS ready to be analysed by the Town of Brookhaven.
As required by the SEQRA process, the Brookhaven Town Planning Board will be holding a public hearing on the site plan on Monday, January 9th. Nearby residents and other interested people are encouraged to attend and speak on this project. The meeting, being held at Brookhaven Town Hall at One Independence Hill in Farmingville in the 2nd floor auditorium, begins at 4pm and is expected to last well into the evening.
A new Wal-Mart will hinder revitalization efforts in downtown Patchogue and Bellport as well as encourage driving over walking. Wal-Mart’s bad business practices are well-known. In this case, Wal-Mart plans to draw customers from a 10-mile radius, although there are already two other Wal-Marts nearby (Centereach, 8 miles away, and Middle Island, 7 miles away).
The East Patchogue Wal-Mart Free Coalition, which includes the Patchogue and Bellport Chambers of Commerce plus other groups and residents, are fighting the proposal and are requesting that Wal-Mart complete a supplemental environmental study to address several missing components of the existing DEIS.
You can sign a petition against the project here. The petition includes a letter with details on missing components of Wal-Mart’s current DEIS. Please keep public comments focused on the content of the DEIS, available online here.
For more information, visit the Stop East Patchogue Wal-Mart Facebook Group.
Intern with Vision this spring!
Vision Long Island is looking for interns for Spring 2012. Our staff likes to say we "wear many hats," and interns will have to do the same. Interns will assist with planning, design, outreach, event planning, writing, research, attending meetings, reporting, photography, video and more. Bring your unique skill set to the table! We are looking for energetic and conscientious individuals with an interest in urban/suburban planning from a bottom-up perspective. This is a valuable opportunity to work with great people and learn about the issues impacting Long Island. Strong writing skills a plus.
To learn more or apply, send a resume, cover letter and writing sample to info@visionlongisland.org. Put Spring 2012 Internship in the subject heading. For more information, call our office at 631-261-0242.
SBA seeks small business nominees
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for awards honoring the critical economic role small businesses play in federally funded research and development through SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
The SBIR and STTR programs currently account for more than $2.5 billion per year in federal R&D funds and are coordinated by the SBA in cooperation with 11 other federal agencies with large external research and development budgets. Three awards will be given: one for companies that have participated in the SBIR/STTR programs, one for individuals who advocate on behalf of the programs and a third “Hall of Fame” award recognizing companies that have an extended period of extraordinary success of research, innovation and product commercialization within the SBIR or STTR program.
The Tibbetts Awards are named after Roland Tibbetts, who was instrumental in developing SBIR, a highly competitive program to ensure small businesses get a chance to compete for federal research and development funding, along with the opportunities it provides to profit from commercialization of the technologies they develop.
The awards are presented to companies and individuals that are beacons of promise and models of excellence in high technology. Typical of past award winners are a Maine company that created a self-propelled and eco-friendly “AquaPod” for sustainable aqua-culture. A previous Hall of Fame award winner that won numerous SBIR grants – a major west coast chip manufacturer – started with a staff of 35 and has expanded to a global work force of 17,500.
Selections for Tibbetts Awards are based on several factors, including the economic impact of the technological innovation, overall business achievement and demonstration of effective collaborations.
Nominations for these awards will close at 5pm on January 31st. Awards will be presented in Washington, DC, in April 2012. To submit a nomination, please visit this site for the Tibbetts Awards and this site for Hall of Fame Awards.
JARC and New Freedom funding available
NYMTC, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, invites not-for-profit organizations, state and local government agencies, public authorities, public and private operators of public transportation services and federally-recognized tribal governments to apply for Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) and New Freedom funding administered by the Federal Transit Administration. Applications must be received electronically by 4pm on January 18th. Applications from eligible applicants will be reviewed and evaluated by NYMTC’s member agencies.
Applications and overview guidance for the JARC program are available here. Applications and overview guidance for New Freedom are available here.
Student Leaders Program accepting applications
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s Student Leaders Program is accepting applications for the 2012 program. This program is open to students that are current high school juniors and/or seniors. Five students from Long Island will be chosen to participate in this program.
As part of the company’s lending, investing and giving to strengthen the communities they serve, the Bank of America Student Leaders Program has recognized more than 1,600 exemplary high school juniors and seniors with a passion for improving their communities. The program helps students gain a greater understanding of how nonprofits create impact in the community and develops them as the next generation of community leaders through two components: First, a summer 2012 eight-week paid summer internship with selected nonprofit organizations designed to provide opportunities for the students to develop and apply leadership skills through hands-on work experience, while raising their awareness of community issues addressed by their host organization and second, a week-long all-expense paid Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., July 15-20, 2012. Conducted in partnership with the Close Up Foundation, the Summit introduces students to aspects of civic, social and business leadership and provides them with knowledge and skills they will use throughout their life to create positive community change. The student must participate in the Summit to be eligible for this program.
Please note the application deadline of January 25, 2012. Students can apply here.
NEA Our Town livability grants available
The National Endowment for the Arts is offering a limited number of “Our Town” grants, ranging from $25,000 to $150,000, for creative placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful and sustainable places with the arts at their core. The grants will invest in creative and innovative projects in which communities, together with their arts and design organizations and artists, seek to: improve their quality of life, encourage creative activity, create community identity and a sense of place and revitalize local economies.
All applications must reflect a partnership that will provide leadership for the project. These partnerships must involve at least two primary partners: a nonprofit organization and a local government entity. One of the two primary partners must be a cultural (arts or design) organization.
Applications are due on March 31, 2012. More information is available here.
'We Can End Childhood Hunger' on January 16th
On Monday, January 16th from 2-3:30pm, the Suffolk Jewish Community Center in Commack will host “We Can End Childhood Hunger,” a multicultural, interfaith Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, choir concert and exhibit of children’s anti-hunger projects. The event will feature renowned storytelled Heather Forest. This year’s program action theme is “You Can Help End Hunger by Growing Food to Support Food Pantries.” Participating choirs include St. John’s Episcopal Children’s Choir, Kehillath Shalom, St. Philip Neri R.C. Church, Temple Beth El Children’s Choir, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington.
Please bring a healthy and nutritious food donation for local food pantries, as the program has teamed up with rockCANroll to beat hunger. For a complete list of most-need foods, please visit to the rockCANroll website here. For information, contact Dr. Richard Koubek via email here.
Vision’s Elissa Ward to be honored with '40 Under 40' award on January 26th
Congratulations to Vision’s Elissa Ward, who was selected to receive one of this year’s Long Island Business News “40 Under 40” Awards! A gala will take place on January 26th from 6-10pm at the Crest Hollow Country Club to honor the awardees.
Though she has worked with Vision as a consultant for many years, Elissa formally joined the Vision Long Island team in 2009 as Sustainability Director. As a LEED AP, she helps keep the organization connected to environmental issues such as green building, carbon reduction, habitat and open space preservation and water quality protection. In addition, she provides technical assistance through the review of development proposals and road projects through a Smart Growth lens. She focuses in community design, most recently helping to organize a community planning process in Hicksville to revitalize its downtown area.
Elissa grew up on Long Island, a short walk from Huntington Village. After receiving her Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University, she returned to Long Island to work for ADL III Architecture, an architecture firm in Northport. As an associate and project manager at ADL III she has worked on numerous commercial and residential projects. In addition to her architectural work, she has also participated in many community design charrettes in towns and villages across Long Island as a member of the design team. At these visioning sessions, she has worked with community members to determine appropriate and desired projects as well as what sort of architectural form it should take. In addition, Elissa is also the past-Chairperson of the Huntington Historic Preservation Commission and a graduate of Leadership Huntington’s class of 2010.
The winners of this award represent intelligent, hard-working and dynamic men and women. Past awardees represent entrepreneurs, government, education, law, banking, not-for-profits and the high-tech industry.
View the full list of awardees and register on the LIBN website here.
The Vision team congratulates Elissa on this terrific honor!
LI Jobs With Justice offering Youth Organizer training on February 4th
Long Island Jobs With Justice will present Long Island Student/Youth Organizer Training on Saturday, February 4th from 9am to 8pm. The location is TBA. Youth or students ages 16-28 can participate. The training brings together young people from across Long Island to participate in popular-education based workshops. The workshops provide participants with tools and skills to be more strategic, tactical and effective in carrying out campaigns in the fight for economic justice on their college campuses and in their communities.
A full training schedule will be released shortly. Registration is now open and available here. For more information, contact Anita Halasz at 631-348-1170 ext. 310 or ahalasz.lijwj@gmail.com.
Have a Heart for the Homeless Candlelight Vigil on February 13th
Each year, the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless holds a Candlelight Vigil for the Homeless to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness across Long Island. The 2012 Vigil will be held on Monday, February 13th from 6 to 8pm at Farmingdale State College, located at 2350 Broad Hollow Road in Farmingdale on the Plaza and in the Multi-Purpose Room at Roosevelt Hall. The event features musical guests, speakers, a candle lighting ceremony, refreshments, plus lots of booths including face painting and free haircuts. LICH will be accepting donations of unused baby items, diapers, formula, unopened cleaning supplies, unopened toiletries, non-perishable food items, new clothing and coats, etc.
If you you are interested in conducting a drive for the Vigil, or if you want to help but need some ideas, visit the LICH website here or contact LICH at 516-742-7770 or gguarton@nsch.org or jking@nsch.org.
Check out what downtown theaters and performing arts centers are playing this weekend! Consider visiting a local bar or restaurant, or doing some shopping before or after the show.
Bay Street Theater
The Long Wharf, Sag Harbor:
The Picture Show presents: Elvis Presley in King Creole – Friday, January 6th at 8:00pm
The Picture Show presents: Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock – Saturday, January 7th at 8:00pm
Tickets and more information available here.
Boulton Center
37 West Main Street, Bay Shore:
Big Laughs in Bay Shore – Friday, January 6th at 8:00pm (SOLD OUT)
Tickets and more information available here
John W. Engeman Theater
250 Main Street, Northport:
A Wonderful Life – Friday, January 6th at 8:00pm, Saturday, January 7th at 3:00pm and 8:00pm
and Sunday, January 8th at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Tickets and more information available here
Guildhall, John Drew Theater
158 Main Street, East Hampton:
No shows this weekend
Tickets and more information available here
Landmark on Main Street, the Jeanne Rimsky Theater
232 Main Street, Port Washington:
No shows this weekend
Tickets and more information available here
Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts,
71 East Main Street, Patchogue:
Live in the Lobby: Katie Pearlman Band – Friday, January 6th at 7:30pm
Tickets and more information available here
The Paramount
370 New York Ave, Huntington:
The B-Street Band and 2U – Saturday January 7th at 8:00pm
Tickets and more information available here
Theatre Three
412 Main Street, Port Jefferson:
Proof – Saturday, January 7th at 8:00pm and Sunday, January 8th at 3:00pm
Tickets and more information available here
Vail-Leavitt Music Hall
18 Peconic Avenue, Riverhead:
No shows this weekend
Tickets and more information available here
Museums in or near Long Island downtowns:
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve
50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove
The Museum is a center for research on Long Island geology and a valued resource in the study of the Island's Native American archaeology.
To arrange a visit, call 516-571-8011 and for information and brochures, visit their website
Fine Arts Museums of Long Island
295 Fulton Ave, Hempstead
The museum features many contemporary exhibits that have traveled internationally.
For information, visit their website or call 516-481-5700
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor
A history museum with a 30 ft. whaleboat, scrimshaw, ship models, hands-on marine mammal bone display, and a permanent exhibit featuring the history of Long Island's whaling industry.
For information, visit their website or call 631-367-3418
East Hampton Historical Society
101 Main Street, East Hampton
Historic farm house with 18th century English style barn and several other historic outer buildings.
For information, visit their website or call 631-324-6850
Heckscher Museum
2 Prime Avenue, Huntington
Museum found in Heckscher Park with a permanent collections of European and American paintings and many other exhibitions that change bimonthly. Programs for both children and adults can be found.
For information, visit their website or call 631-351-3250
Hicksville-Gregory Museum
Intersection of Heitz Place and Bay Avenue, Hicksville
This museum includes history exhibits of Courthouse jail and also has an Earth Science collection of fossils, minerals, zeolite and fluorescent displays.
For information, visit their website or call 516-822-7505
Islip Art Museum
50 Irish Lane, East Islip
This museum is the leading exhibition space for contemporary art on Long Island. Exhibitions reflect issues and concerns in the current art world.
For information, visit their website or call 631-224-5402
Long Island Maritime Museum
88 West Avenue, West Sayville
14 acres, 12 buildings, 72 boats devoted to interpreting LI's maritime history. Exhibitions, children's programs, festivals all in a beautiful, relaxed bayfront setting.
For information, visit their website.
Museum of the Village of Rockville Centre-Phillips House
28 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre
This museum features a parlor with furnishings, and a collection of original Victorian clothing worn in Rockville Centre in the 19th century.
For information, visit their website or call 516-766-0300
Oyster Bay Historical Society
20 Summit Street, Oyster Bay
Historical library complement by authentically-furnished rooms, a hands-on area, and period garden from about 1720.
For information, visit their website or call 516-922-5032
Port Jefferson Historical Society
115 Prospect Avenue, Port Jefferson
The Historical Society of Port Jefferson holds much knowledge about the history of the Greater Port Jefferson area. The Mather House museum is the headquarters of the society.
For information, visit their website or call 631-473-2665
Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum
Main and Garden Streets, Sag Harbor
This museum recognizes Sag Harbor for its whaling history during the 19th century. Exhibits include the history of whaling as told from a cultural point of view.
For information, visit their website or call 631-725-0770
Sayville Historical Society
Edwards Street, Sayville
The museum fosters the historical spirit in thought, study, and purpose. The museum also serves the public by acquiring and preserving objects and presenting exhibits.
For information, visit their website or call 631-563-0186
Sea Cliff Village Museum
95 Tenth Avenue, Sea Cliff
The museum presents changing exhibits on the history and culture of Sea Cliff.
For information, visit their website or call 516-671-0090
Smithtown Township Arts Council
660 Route 25A, Smithtown
This council's gallery in the historic Mills Pond House presents year-round shows.
For information, visit their website or call 631-862-6575
Southampton Historical Society
17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton
The Southampton Historical Society presents insight into the history of Southampton.
For information, visit their website or call 631-268-2494
Freeport Historical Museum
350 S Main Street, Freeport
Museum displaying much of the history of Freeport.
For information, visit their website or call 979-233-3526
Palace Galleries
117 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck
Art gallery displaying numerous works of art.
For information, call 516-439-5218
Long Beach Historical Museum
226 W. Penn Street, Long Beach
Museum built representing the features of the American Craftsman style. The museum collection inclues many types of archival materials, picture files, archaeological rubblings, family albums, and archaeological findings.
For information, visit their website.
Nassau
Clearview Grand Avenue
1841 Grand Avenue, Baldwin
516-223-2323
clearviewcinemas.com
Bellmore Movies
222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore
516-783-7200
Glen Cove Theatres
5 School Street, Glen Cove
516-671-6866
www.glencovetheatres.com
Clearview Squire Cinemas Great Neck
115 Middle Neck Road,
Great Neck
516-466-2020
clearviewcinemas.com
Long Beach Cinema
179 East Park Avenue, Long Beach
516-431-2400
Clearview Manhasset 3
430 Plandome Road, Manhasset
516-627-7887
clearviewcinemas.com
Clearview Port Washington
116 Main Street, Port Washington
516-756-2589
clearviewcinemas.com
Clearview Roslyn Theatre
20 Tower Place, Roslyn
516-756-2589
clearviewcinemas.com
Seaford Cinemas
3951 Merrick Road, Seaford
516-409-8700
seafordcinemas.com
Suffolk
Clearview's Babylon Cinemas
34 Main Street, Babylon
clearviewcinemas.com
AMC Loews Theatres – Shore 8
37 Wall Street, Huntington
888-262-4386
amctheatres.com
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave, Huntington
631-423-7611
cinemaartscentre.org
Islip Cinemas
410 West Main Street, Islip
631-581-5200
Sayville Theatre
103 Railroad Avenue, Sayville
631-589-0232
sayvillecinemas.com
Although New Year's Eve has passed, we encourage our readers to consider a Smart Growth New Year's resolution. Here are a few ideas from our staff...
- Shop more in my local downtown
- Walk to places where it’s easy to do so and to take public transportation to where it’s not
- Work harder to bring long term economic and social sustainability to my community
- Take part in local community events, such as farmers markets, craft fairs, carnivals, parades, etc.
- Take the 10-20 minute walk or ride my bike when I do my errands instead of driving
- To engage neighbors and build interest in the planning and future of my community
Smart Talk
Newsletter Editor: Michelle Dutchen, Communications Director
Contributors: Eric Alexander, Executive Director; Tara Klein, Policy Director; Chris Kyle, Program Coordinator;
Tawaun Weber, Assistant Director; Elissa Ward, Sustainability Director; Laura Garelle, Outreach Coordinator
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