Our Issues
A Place for the Next Generation.
When young workers can’t afford to live where they grew up, Long Island loses its future. For years, Action Long Island’s Housing & Development Task Force has worked to expand attainable housing so families, young adults, and seniors can stay — and so employers can keep the talent they need.
We push for the optimal, responsible use of land — balancing the housing Long Island needs with rational environmental concerns and the welfare of established communities.
Why It Matters
Stopping the Brain Drain.
Long Island’s rental inventory has long been extremely limited — a shortage that contributes directly to the “brain drain” of young adults leaving Nassau and Suffolk. Our Housing & Development Task Force was built around a single conviction: housing Long Island’s young workforce is a necessity for economic development, not an optional extra.
That means more rental housing, more mixed-use and transit-oriented development, and smarter use of land already in our communities — single-family, townhomes, and well-planned vertical housing alike — so that the next generation has a real choice to build their life here.
Our Track Record
Turning the Conversation Into Action.
- Made “Housing Long Island’s Young Workforce” a central, multi-year focus — keeping the region’s housing shortage and brain drain on the public agenda.
- Partnered with the Long Island Housing Partnership and others on public seminars and forums, including the “Need a Place to Live?” program connecting young adults to existing and emerging rental inventory.
- Hosted the 2012 Rental Housing Expo, bringing residents face to face with rental options across Long Island.
- Weighed in on landmark mixed-use and workforce-housing proposals — from AvalonBay to the Cerro Wire site and the Lighthouse project — advocating for responsible development and transit-oriented growth.
- Connected housing policy to land use and zoning reform, educating the public and working with civic and government partners on smarter development.
Where We’re Focused Now
The Work Ahead.
Our current priorities keep attainable housing within reach:
- Expanding rental and workforce housing for young adults, families, and seniors.
- Supporting transit-oriented and mixed-use development that adds homes near jobs and downtowns.
- Advancing land-use and zoning reform that lets the market deliver housing responsibly.
Help Keep Long Island Livable.
Join the Housing & Development Task Force and help build a Long Island the next generation can afford.