I live in an area the Navy has absolutely fucked the groundwater. It took years of fighting by the state DEC and one of the most powerful senators to even have the EPA acknowledge the problem.

It's only open to low income households.

Unfortunately, the number of households that need this will be more than just what the government considers low income.

This is such a one sided article.

> By the end of this year, Long Island Rail Road trains will roar into Grand Central Terminal for the first time in its history.

The proposed time tables leave much to be desired. In some cases, after the grand central madison trips start, my commute gets worse.

> The only problem? Few people can actually live near the suburban train stations.

Long Island has seen lots of revitalization near the train stations. Wyandanch [which the article referenced], Babylon, Patchogue, hicksville to name a few. But the trains don't run often or fast enough to make it useful outside peak hours. If you live in Patchogue and work a 9-5:30, you have a 5:54 that takes almost 2 hours. And if you miss that, the next train isn't until 7:12.

The subheading says

> Will Long Island and Westchester hold up their end of the bargain?

This implies it's something the island agreed too in a collective. But considering the pushback to albany when Hochul proposed automatic accessory apartments, that's not necessarily the case for current residents.

> Instead of parking lots, we'd get five- to six-story apartment buildings, with reduced space for cars, next to busy LIRR or Metro-North stations. It's a win-win—not only would it help address the state's yawning housing gaps, but also, our climate problem.

This whole plan fails to take into account people do things outside of commuting to work. If people are going to take the train to work and that's it, that's fine. But if someone then wants to go shopping, you're going to need a car for groceries and packages or even just to go see a movie because the area lacks any light rail network. Even the revitalized stations don't necessarily have a food store in their community.

All that Google ability and you couldn't figure out the higher quality building materials, more defined living areas and larger sizes?

Pre-war applies to a lot more than just apartments.