24th Annual Long Island Smart Growth Awards Celebrates Downtown Revitalization, Walkability, Infrastructure Projects and Local Leadership.

Over 700 Business, Government and Community Leaders
join to pay respect to the honorees.

For over 20 years, Vision Long Island has been honoring individuals, organizations, and projects that advance the growth of our downtowns. Focus areas include transit-oriented development, revitalizing communities, affordable housing, environmental sustainability, traffic calming, walkability, transportation choices, community & government leadership, and infrastructure.

Continuing this long-time practice, the 24th Annual LI Smart Growth Awards took place Friday, June 13th, at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. The event brought together over 700 local civic groups, chambers, municipal governments, elected officials, walkability advocates, human services and infrastructure professionals from over 50 downtowns across Long Island. This year, over 50 nominations were considered, with 19 individual and project leadership awards selected.

Opening the awards ceremony was Eric Alexander, Director of Vision Long Island and founder of the Long Island Main Street Alliance. “Welcome everyone to the 24th Annual Long Island Smart Growth Awards,” Mr. Alexander boomed, greeting honorees and attendees.

Mr. Alexander thanked the 65 State and Local elected officials who were in attendance including: Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine, Suffolk County Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey, Nassau County Legislator Debra Mule, Nassau County Legislator Arnie Drucker, Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker, Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow, Nassau County Legislator Olina Nicks, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Englebright, Suffolk County Legislator Jason Richberg, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Flotteron, Suffolk County Legislator Stephanie Bontempi, Town of Babylon Councilman Anthony Manetta, Town of Hempstead Deputy Supervisor Dorothy Goosby, Town of Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth, Town of Huntington Councilman Dr. Dave Bennardo, Town of Islip Councilman Jorge Guadron, Town of Islip Councilman Michael McElwee, Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Tanya Carter, Town of North Hempstead Councilman Robert Troiano, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Town of Oyster Bay Councilwoman Vicki Walsh, Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Steve Labriola, Town of Brookhaven Councilwoman Karen Dunne Kesnig, Town of Southampton Councilman Michael Iasilli, and Town of Riverhead Councilwoman Denise Merrifield.

Further state and local elected officials in attendance were Mayor of Glen Cove Pamela Panzenbeck, Village of Amityville Mayor Michel O’Neill, Village of Babylon Mayor Mary Adams, Village of Babylon Trustee Frank Seibert, Village of Farmingdale Mayor Ralph Ekstrand, Village of Farmingdale Trustee Cheryl Parisi, Village of Farmingdale Trustee William Barrett, Village of Freeport Trustee Jorge Martinez, Village of Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs, Village of Hempstead Trustee William Whitaker, Village of Lindenhurst Mayor Michael Lavorata, Village of Lindenhurst Trustee RJ Renna, Village of Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach, Village of Mineola Mayor Paul Pereira, Village of Mineola Trustee Paul Custado, Village of Mineola Trustee Janine Sartori, Village of Northport Mayor Donna Koch, Village of Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri, Village of Roslyn Trustee Sarah Oral, Village of Valley Stream Director of Community Development Tom McAleer, NYS Assistant Secretary for Long Island Intergovernmental Affairs Rob Calarco, NYS Parks LI Regional Director Chip Gorman, US Senator Chuck Schumer’s Long Island Regional Director Adam Hornbuckle, Office of NY State Comptroller Regional Director for Long Island Intergovernmental Affairs Michael Caplice, Nassau County Deputy County Executive Anissa Moore, former NYS Assemblyman Michael LiPetri, former Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi, and former Nassau County Legislator Wayne Wink.

Other distinguished guests on our dais included: President of Family and Children’s Association Jeffrey Reynolds, Nassau Director of The Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Valerie Anderson Campbell, Associate State Director of AARP Long Island Bernard Macias, LI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Luis Vazquez, Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers Co-Chair Bob Fonti, PSEG Long Island Manager of Customer & Community Partnerships Veronica Isaac, M&T Bank Vice President Elizabeth Custodio, Long Island Regional Planning Council Chairman John Cameron, National Grid External Affairs Director Brian Sapp, President of B2K Development Steve Krieger, Chair of NIFA Richie Kessel, Veolia Water Communications Manager Lauren Sternberg, Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment Adrienne Esposito, and Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce Member Lisa Moffa.

ACTION to Protect COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING and EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS

Before the award ceremony began, a Call To Action was announced to contest proposed cuts to critical federal housing programs. Attendees were asked to sign on to a letter outlining the impacts of cuts or elimination of Federal CDBG, HOME and Emergency Shelter Grant programs.

For over 50 years, the CDBG program has provided flexible funding to urban, suburban, and rural communities to address housing and community development need in ways tailored to each community. Every state has benefited from CDBG funds, and over 1,200 state and local governments currently receive annual CDBG funding directly. Since FY05, CDBG has accomplished the following: Provided safe and affordable housing to over 2.1 million households; Supported public infrastructure serving nearly 59 million people nationwide; Created/retained 581,495 jobs through economic development activities.

The HOME program is also one of the most effective and flexible tools available to states and localities to address housing supply shortages and improve housing affordability. Through HOME, local governments are building, buying, and rehabilitating housing for rent or homeownership, as well as funding direct rental assistance to low-income individuals. Since 1992, HOME has built and preserved more than 1.39 million affordable homes and provided rental assistance to over 404,000 families.

Emergency Shelter Grants and HUD Voucher subsidy programs are not slated for elimination, but are facing a 43% cut, alongside other provisions weakening their effectiveness in aiding lower income individuals and families. The result of these cuts and program changes will result in potential homelessness for 6,700 Long Islanders.

We need to show a unified Long Island. We need these dollars for our communities. We need dollars for real people working class and lower income folks. We cannot forget them. Write to your federal representatives and urge them to reject proposals to eliminate federal support of these programs and instead maintain at least level funding with FY25. CDBG and HOME are proven programs that are critical to meeting the needs of local communities.” - Eric Alexander, Director, Vision Long Island

Message from National Grid &
thanks to our Sponsors

National Grid External Affairs Director Brian Sapp addressed the crowd with supportive remarks and an update on their community work and infrastructure investment. 

"Congratulations to all the honorees here today. National Grid is incredibly proud to be a long standing partner of Vision Long Island because they understand that to get things done, you really have to have this grassroots effort, this ground up approach. These projects today represent tremendous growth, an opportunity for Long Islanders.

None of this, however, would be possible without energy. We have and will continue to push for an all of the above approach to energy. We need investments in natural gas, we need investments in offshore winds, we need investments in geothermal, we need it all. We know we are at a critical point in time where electric and natural gas growth is outpacing our supply, so we need to make these critical investments today, tomorrow and in the future. We need to work with each and every one of you to make that happen. We need to find partnerships and common ground as we move forward.

Looking ahead, National Grid is excited to continue its strong partnership with Vision Long Island. Together, we all will build a brighter future for all Long Island residents."

Tawaun Whitty, Co-Director of Vision Long Island, acknowledged with heartfelt thanks the sponsors who made this event possible, including Platinum Sponsor, National Grid; Gold Sponsors, RXR and TRC; and Silver Sponsors, B2K Development, PSEG Long Island, Beechwood Homes, Concern, Third Street Associates, VHB Engineers, Breslin Realty, M&T Bank, IMEG, H2M Architects & Engineers, Heartland Business Center, Veolia Water, AT&T, Terwilliger & Bartone, Mill Creek Residential, and Southwest Airlines. The many Bronze Sponsors were also thanked. “There are so many supporters of Vision Long Island and this event in this room today,” Ms. Whitty stated.

You can view a video the full Awards Ceremony here.

You can check out our Journal for this year's
Long Island Smart Growth Awards here.

Congratulations To This Year’s Distinguished Honorees!

The streetscape initiative in Hicksville brings an enhancement to the ongoing revitalization initiative that has been moving along in recent years. The efforts to create a center for the community will include a focus on practical solutions to achieve its goals, while also making the streets themselves safer for people to cross and populate all year round.

Oyster Bay has worked tirelessly for years to make the train station area and the surrounding downtown area into a true destination in the heart of Long Island. The area itself has long held the potential the local community has been yearning for, and continually draws closer to achieving it.

We are focusing on the practical. We are looking to collaborate and partner with every village, every elected official, and every resident. This is just the beginning, and working with all of you, we are going to make all of Long Island the best it's ever been,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

In 2023, Huntington Station was named Long Island’s winner of the sixth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). With the six projects selected, Huntington Station strives to provide more housing, improve public gathering spaces, and increase pedestrian connectivity along New York Avenue south of the LIRR, all to further encourage a walkable lifestyle and sense of community. Community support has been a key part of the longstanding revitalization efforts in Huntington Station.

We are working on getting a more walkable area in Huntington Station, like it once was back in the 50’s and 60’s. It is an exciting time. Huntington Station is finally getting the attention that it deserves,” Town of Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth stated.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The Islip Theatre Lofts is a stellar example of successfully creating a sense of place. The shuttered landmark Islip Cinemas theater, located at 410 Main Street, opened in 1947, but struggled to remain profitable like so many independent theatres on Long Island. It closed from 2006 to 2013, was auctioned off, reopened, and closed again in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 2022 ushered in the idea of a mixed-use development of the site which would help preserve the footprint of the building and brick façade for the local community, meet the need for housing, and grow the downtown’s local economy.

The proposal is for 23 loft-style units and a nearly 3,000-square-foot restaurant space on the ground floor, with some indoor/outdoor space. The site is in walking distance to the Long Island Railroad and to the many downtown restaurants and shops. This creative adaptive reuse will keep the spirit of Islip Cinemas alive, while providing transit-oriented housing and growing the local economy.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The Aurora development at Central Islip is a project that brings multiple uses to the local community, with two commercial uses, and a residential use. The first use is an Aldi supermarket, which recently opened. Phase 2 of the project will provide new residential units that will be walkable to the supermarket itself. Senior housing will be a big component of this phase, creating new units for a 55 and over community to settle in Central Islip. There will likely also be housing for veterans, as well as adults with autism.

The final phase of the project will include a second commercial use component. While plans have not been finalized for that section, the most likely use will be medical, which synergizes very well with the other two phase.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

Commencing in 2020, the Town of Islip and TRITEC began working together to bring a $173 million luxury transit-oriented multifamily rental complex to Downtown Bay Shore. The development, Shoregate, is located at 143 4th Avenue, and sits on 10.34 acres of what was once the Touro College of Health Sciences campus complex.

A block north of Main Street and across from the Bay Shore Long Island Rail Road station on Union Avenue, the complex includes 1,640 sq. ft. of retail space, 418 rental units, of which there are 52 studios, 37 junior one-bedrooms, 200 one-bedrooms, 113 two-bedrooms, 12 three-bedrooms, and four duplexes. Eighty-four units are set aside as affordable housing dedicated to individuals making 80% of the average median income in the area.

In an area where vacancies, boarded up buildings, and vagrancy had once been problems, Shoregate is a positive addition to Bay Shore's revitalized energy.

Discussing all three award winning projects in the township, Town of Islip Councilman Michael McElwee stated, “Where you bring apartments into town, it helps businesses on Main Street, it makes a walkable community. These adaptive uses are really great.

Islip has always had a commitment to housing. We are happy to see the town and developers all working together to put these projects together,” Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter stated,.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The Neighborhood Road Redevelopment Plan represents a new lease on life for the Mastic Beach area as it seeks to create an area bounded by Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach Road, and Commack Road. Commonly referred to as the Neighborhood Road Revitalization Area, this is recognized as the most likely spot to create a community center for the surrounding homes.

This project will work to create a new downtown area in Mastic Beach, a community that has long been recognized as one in need of revitalization, as it installs new residential and retail to help draw both residents and visitors. It will install typical buildings that you would find in any vital downtown area across Long Island. The installation of sewers, as well as other utility buildings in the area, will help modernize and upgrade the infrastructure in the area. It also includes public places, such as parks and museums, along with civic use buildings.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

Greenway trails are corridors of protected open space established for recreation and conservation. Greenways are incredible assets, providing safe, natural environments for walking, hiking and biking and non-motorized transportation.

During the 1960’s, the New York State Department of Transportation acquired a 3.3-mile stretch of property running from East Setauket to Port Jefferson Station to construct a highway bypass for car and truck traffic. In the 1990’s, members of the Three Village community, and then New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, were determined to convert the land into something completely different. Instead of cars and trucks traveling on a four lane highway through residential neighborhoods, they envisioned a multiuse, recreational corridor connecting neighborhoods through a bike-pedestrian trail.

Due to the dedicated efforts of Assemblyman Englebright, funding was made available for the greenway’s design and construction, while the Three Village Community Trust shepherded its development and continues to ensure its preservation to this day.

Congratulations to all of the award recipients,” Suffolk County Steve Englebright said. “You are all collectively doing great things to make our island more livable and it is a pleasure to be amongst you. Thank you very much for this recognition. It is an honor to be here.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The Lawrence Aviation Superfund Project site in the Town of Brookhaven represents the reclaiming of an abandoned industrial site to turn it into something of real worth and use to the region. As part of the Greenbelt Trail project being honored this year at our Awards, Hon. Steven Englebright became aware of what was formerly an industrial complex that had defaulted to Suffolk County. Sized at almost 200 acres, the federally designated Superfund cleanup site was located directly adjacent to the Trail and sparked an idea for improvement of the local area.

Legislator Englebright saw the potential in clearing away the contaminating elements and rotting industrial buildings present on the land in order to preserve the local woodlands that abut the trail. At the same time, the utility of the site became a focus of the project, creating a useful plot of land for the County.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

Environmental leaders are stewards of the earth. They make a difference in their community, whether that community is as small as a village or as large as a nation. In the case of water stewardship in Suffolk County, two elected leaders stand out, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey.

Both leaders understand nitrogen pollution from untreated sewage has been harming Suffolk County bays, harbors, and the aquifer below our feet. The recent passage of the historic Suffolk County Water Restoration Act in November 2024, guided by County Executive Romaine and Legislator McCaffrey, now serves as a generational funding source for critical wastewater infrastructure and projects.

Establishment of this fund also helps unlock federal and state funding to assist with clean water projects in the county. These projects will protect our groundwater, restore local bays and harbors, create thousands of good jobs, and revitalize business districts.

I am proud to have been a part of something that is going to live on and that is going to be a legacy for many years to come - the work that we did to ensure our drinking water and our surface waters are where they should be. As they say, we do not own these beautiful bays and streams and lakes, they belong to our children and our grandchildren. We are only borrowing them and we need to make sure we give them back in a better way than we found them,” Suffolk County Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey stated.

It's crucial, when 70% of your county is on cesspools, to focus on sewers. It is important for our aquifer, for surface waters, and for our future,” Suffolk County Executive Edward Romaine explained. “But we also have to focus on a lot of other things, like a better transportation system. We need investment in infrastructure. We are going to spend a billion dollars on sewers and that is a drop in the bucket. This investment is the best way to improve productivity. So let's move this island forward. Let's get going. Let's have a future we can appreciate.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

This project, a pair of apartment complexes at 109 Front Street and 114 Old Country Road in Mineola, will be another example of the Village of Mineola’s decade long commitment to downtown redevelopment.

The developer, Lalezarian Properties, plans to replace a 60 year old building and a condemned parking garage with twin multifamily residential buildings, totaling 500 residential units. Both buildings, which fall within the Village’s Downtown Overlay District, will total 10 stories. There are forty-four affordable housing units planned, distributed randomly throughout the buildings.

This project is within a five minute walk or less of the Mineola Long Island Railroad station. It is centrally location near highways and all kinds of transportation. It checks off all the boxes that we are looking for in terms of the revitalization of our downtown. It is going to bring life into this part of the village in the evenings, and of course residents that are hopefully going to shop, dine and live in the village,” Village of Mineola Mayor Paul Pereira explained.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

At the site of the longtime shuttered Mangrove Feather Factory at 47 Broadway in Lynbrook, Breslin Reality and Fields Grade Development are on the cusp of opening a nearly $100 million, mixed-use, transit-oriented development apartment complex directly across from the Lynbrook Long Island Railroad station. This site is in the Village Cultural Arts Overlay District and is part of the town’s broader redevelopment initiative.

The Langdon, a 201-unit, 278,000 square foot five story apartment complex, is comprised of 55 studios, 111 one-bedroom and 35 two-bedroom apartments. Ten percent of its units are set aside for affordable housing. The building has 205 parking spaces, approximately one per unit, on its bottom two levels, along with a 2,000 square foot café on the ground level.

Truly a Planned Locally project, the developers undertook to create a sense of place where young Long Islanders, along with empty nesters, could feel at home within the walking Village of Lynbrook.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The next crucial step in the Village of Patchogue's ongoing revitalization is just months away from being realized. The $40 million five-story Tempo by Hilton, on the 2.19 acre site of the shuttered Bowl Long Island, will soon bring 96 hotel rooms and 13 rental apartments to West Avenue. 

A conversation for almost 20 years, this hotel reflects a trifecta in location and will continue to drive revitalization for the Village of Patchogue. It is across the street from the Patchogue Long Island Railroad Station, just north of the National Park Service’s Watch Hill ferry terminal, and it is walkable to the Village of Patchogue’s vibrant downtown. Its location will not only boost tourism for the Village and surrounding communities, it will help grow the local economies.

One of the first promises I made to the public was to try to get a hotel. It has taken me 21 years to do it, but we got it. This does not happen without the work of many and that means working with the community, investment in the community. It is about putting people’s feet on the street. It is about housing. It is about all of those things, but for us today, it is about the hotel and we thank you very much,” Village of Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri stated.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

One North, located at 1 N Country Road, in Port Jefferson Village, is a modern, maritime-inspired transit oriented development located steps away from the Port Jefferson Long Island Railroad Station and across the street from a Suffolk County Transit bus stop. The over $15 million, 48,550-square-foot building was completed in 2024 and is a three-story, mixed-use residential and retail development with 35 one- and two-bedroom apartments.

One North is part of Port Jefferson’s long term plan to revitalize the Upper Port neighborhood. It is also less than one mile from St. Charles and Mather Hospitals, the Port Jefferson Ferry, and ten minutes away from Stony Brook University. All these entities have a dire need for more housing in the area.

One North serves to keep people here, instead of moving off of Long Island, giving people the opportunity to start up or slow down. It expands the walkable community and fosters local economic growth.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The Village of Babylon on the Great South Bay offers residents a quaint village way of life, a beautiful downtown with wonderful restaurants and shops, an abundance of recreational  opportunities for residents of all ages, and convenient train service to New York City.

To help meet the demand for quality rental units in the Village, the property located at 32-36 Deer Park Avenue will be redeveloped into a twenty-seven unit apartment complex, consisting of twenty-four one-bedrooms, one two-bedroom, and one studio. The site is a true transit-oriented mixed use development, which will include seven retail stores on the ground level.

Close to the Long Island Railroad, this development will not only offer access to New York City, it will help strengthen the economic health of the Village, all while offering more housing choices to residents.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

Focusing on downtown revitalization, the Village of Farmingdale has undertaken various initiatives as part of a larger effort to revitalize the downtown area, thereby strengthening its economic position. One such initiative is its Sign, Light, and Awning Program. This grant program affords businesses an opportunity to upgrade their signs, lighting and awnings along Main Street and other commercial corridors in the Village.

This popular and effective program was established over a decade ago. The program covers 80% of the cost of the upgrades with the business owners funding the remaining 20%. To date, close to 70 businesses have been able to upgrade their dated “box” signs to carved signs with gold leaf details, gooseneck lighting and canvas awnings.

When the signs are lit with the gooseneck lighting, when you stare down the street, you see a very unique balance for our downtown and that's what every village mayor wants,” stated Village of Farmingdale Mayor Ralph Ekstrand.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The Rockville Manor, a three‐story building located at 579 Merrick Road in Rockville Centre, is an existing Public Housing Authority property exclusively housing seniors and the disabled. It is owned and managed by the Rockville Centre Housing Authority. The property, built in 1979, consists of 50 units, and is sorely in need of redevelopment.

With backing from Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, Nassau County Home Funds, and federal and state low-income housing credits and subsidies, the existing apartments will be revitalized and expanded from 50 to 56 units. The development team includes D&F Development Group and Rockville Redevelopment Corp.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The Uniondale Community Land Trust was established in 2014 as a result of the housing bubble of the early 2000’s. Uniondale received a disproportionate number of subprime loans during the housing boom. With more than half of the loans at a high rate, the community has faced high levels of foreclosures ever since.

The Uniondale Community Land Trust’s mission was, and continues to be, to create homes throughout Uniondale utilizing the land trust model which provides opportunities for households to build wealth, stabilize the community and in the process contribute to community empowerment.

Its first project, finished in 2019, was a model concept. It was a full rehabilitation which now has one family living there. It is now on its second project, which is also a new concept. It is building a modular home, completely new, with 2 1/2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

The Town of Hempstead has developed a pioneering energy park to meet the heating and cooling needs of a municipal facility on Long Island, while serving as a model for other local governments across the United States.

Located at the Town of Hempstead Conservation and Waterways headquarters in Point Lookout, the Clean Energy Park has become a showcase for a large variety of renewable energy generating assets, energy storage systems and energy conservation measures. Each project has a goal of demonstrating a reduction of emissions and lower fiscal costs.

The Energy Park is home to a large variety of energy projects. There is a comprehensive selection of functioning renewable energy generating systems, a variety of energy storage projects, and the implementation of nontraditional energy utilization systems. In the small footprint of the Energy Park, there are over ten types of solar energy projects, a utility interconnected wind turbine, multiple ground source heat pump systems, and four alternative vehicle fuel delivery systems including a, zero emissions, green hydrogen station. All these systems have a common goal - to reduce emissions and energy costs.

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

Community leaders have a profound impact both within their communities and in our broader society.

They understand the unique needs, challenges, and aspirations of community members and it is their vision and advocacy that drives positive change in the lives of many. Marguerite Grasing, Founder and Executive Director, and Marguerite Keller, Co-Director, of the Hispanic Brotherhood, are two such dedicated leaders.

The organization started in Rockville Centre on Clinton Avenue and has added a second location in Hempstead at Our Lady of Loretto, Greenwich Street. The Hispanic Brotherhood provides a wide range of resettlement services, an After-School Child Care and Tutorial Program, and the Hispanic Brotherhood Senior Citizen Club. Resettlement services include housing and employment counseling, translation, immigration, legal assistance, naturalization and citizenship counseling, advocacy for individuals and groups in disputes such as tenant/landlord and employer/employee, and emergency food.

If we do not build affordable housing on Long Island, our grandchildren will not stay here,” Founder and Executive Director Marguerite Grasing stated. “We are almost at that point now. The future of Long Island is our youth. So let’s build housing. Remember, it is a human right.

Vision Long Island extends its sincerest congratulations to all the 2025 Long Island Smart Growth Honorees

You can view the video showcasing our honoree here.

You can view our Online Awards Journal here.

Video and Media Links

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Check out coverage of the event at

Long Island Business News Coverage
LI Business News Op-Ed from Vision's Director

Long Island Herald Editorial

Long Island Life & Politics

Long Island Press

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