The MTA spent nearly $1 million studying new housing and mixed-use development at five Long Island Rail Road stations, but has no plans to move forward after pushback from local officials, according to an exclusive Long Island Business News investigation.
- Stations studied: Farmingdale, Babylon, Hempstead, Hicksville and Huntington Station
- Consultant: AECOM USA Inc., selected in April 2024 at a cost of $973,310.88
- Hicksville draft: at least 516 more apartments and about 37,000 square feet of retail
- Huntington Station draft: about 450 housing units in 10 new residential buildings
- Origin: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Executive Order 30, directing state agencies to identify their land for housing
Officials in several of the communities said the plans bypassed local land-use processes. The story also notes that TRITEC has discussed building part of Station Yards on MTA-owned parking lots on the north side of the Ronkonkoma station, though no deal has been reached.
“The documents in question were preliminary reports and there are no plans to pursue further action at this time,” MTA spokesman Lucas Bejarano told LIBN.
Read the full story: MTA push for new housing at LIRR stations goes off the rails, Long Island Business News
