Business View Civil and Municipal | May 2021

47 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MAY 2021 V I LLAGE OF PATCHOGUE , NEW YORK didn’t have before.” Pontieri claims they’ve approached the revitalisation project in a different way than most municipal governments would have. “We’re building residential in the middle of our downtown,” he says. “We’re also breaching heights. We go up five stories, whereas Long Island has traditionally maintained a maximum of 45 feet.” “The Mayor’s been very forward-thinking,” Kennedy chimes in. “One of the biggest issues on Long Island is housing for young individuals and families, and Paul’s been so creative in finding new housing opportunities within the downtown district, which has certainly created a vibrancy there.” Patchogue’s current population has reached an all-time high of 12,500 residents, a difference of 800 people from just five years ago. “You Courtesy of Benny Miggs