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From the Editor’s Desk
I grew up under the Broadway “El” in Brooklyn and the World was at my
front door. Half a block away was a movie theater, the Loew’s Gates and
next door to that was a pizza parlor. Also on that block were a Chinese
Restaurant, BBQ Grill, Fish Fry, Lingerie Store, Tailor, Jeweler and shoe
store. And of course the Notorious “Dew-Drop-Inn.” High School was a
climb up the El stairs, a hop onto the BMT and in 40 minutes I was on 23rd
St. and 7th Avenue in Manhattan, where my High School was. I went to
College in Brooklyn, and my first job was at McGraw Hill in Times Square.
Nothing was more than 40 minutes away. Our suburbs were not created
that way.
Barbara Kent
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief

This issue focuses on Transportation and the accompanying Infrastructure.
We’ve consulted with some of the industry experts and the results are
wonderful. Our editor Vivian Leber’s article on Smart Growth includes
words from Eric Alexander, Executive Director of Vision Long Island,
John Durso, President, Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, our
cover feature, Veronica Vanterpool, Executive Director of Tri-State
Transportation Campaign and Ralph Eckstrand, Mayor of Farmingdale
Village. I know you will enjoy this lively discussion. We also have articles
from Gordian Raacke of Renewable Long Island and another by Jonathan
Keyes, Director of Downtown Revitalization,Town of Babylon.
John Rigrod, publisher of Hammer Magazine, has written an article for us
about technology and traffic. Brilliant read, and to complement it Kerry
Gillick-Goldberg has researched the top 9 Apps to make your trip less
traumatic.
Our cornerstone interview is with Jon Kaiman, Special Advisor to the
Governor for storm recovery on Long Island. His frank conversation with
us covered the process of getting victims of Super Storm Sandy through
the hurdles navigating recovery. NY Rising Housing Recovery, has so far
paid out $282 million to Long Islanders to rebuild their homes and has
benefited an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 NYS families in all. New York City,
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