East End towns show tiny population gains, 2023 Census says, but declines persist in Long Island towns, cities overall newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn is the largest comprehensive planning effort by land area in the U.S. since L.A. updated its plan in the 2000s, and the latest attempt to advance comprehensive planning in a city that has grown cynical about it.
Jersey City considers allowing 'cottage' industry that could ease city's housing dilemma nj.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nj.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Island population declines are "something that policymakers should be paying attention to . It has to do with the future prosperity of the region and the metro area as a whole," said one expert.