Housing production, tax relief, and healthcare access to ensure the next generation can build their lives on Long Island.
Long Island faces an affordability crisis driving young families away. With median home prices at $680,000—double the national average—and housing stock growing only 2% over a decade, the only sustainable solution is building more housing while addressing taxes and healthcare costs.
Housing prices are driven by supply and demand. Long Island housing stock grew only 2% from 2012-2022 while demand continued. The only sustainable solution is building more housing.
The SALT cap has hit Long Island hard. While the cap was raised to $40,000 in 2025, it reverts to $10,000 in 2030. Property tax reform and school funding updates are needed.
Long Island faces critical physician shortages, especially for specialists and mental health services. The East End has particular challenges recruiting providers.
Housing prices are fundamentally driven by supply and demand:
The only sustainable solution is building more housing. All other interventions (rent control, subsidies) are important but cannot substitute for production.
California's SB 35: Streamlined housing approvals have produced 18,000+ housing units proposed, with two-thirds being affordable housing. Approval timelines dramatically reduced.