The Long Island Index is a project that gathers and publishes data on the Long Island region. The Index does not advocate specific policies. Instead, our goal is to be a catalyst for action, by engaging the community in thinking about our region and its future. Specifically, the Index seeks to:
- Measure where we are and show trends over time
- Encourage regional thinking
- Compare our situation with other similar regions
- Increase awareness of issues and an understanding of their interrelatedness
- Inspire Long Islanders to work together in new ways to achieve shared goals
Read January's, "What Every Long Islander Should Know"
“Getting Back Our Mojo"
Back in the day, Long Island was a land of movers and shakers. People came here with vision and purpose. They saw opportunity, and seized it. Robert Moses saw a deserted sandbar, and built one of the world’s greatest parks. William Levitt saw low-cost land and a nascent need for affordable homes—and defined postwar suburbia.