Events

This morning, Bruce Lambert, lately of the New York Times, came to talk about some of the different ways that peoples’ stories wind up as newspaper stories. It turns out that Bruce is an old-time veteran reporter on the island, having worked for many of the local papers from time to time. He was also…

At LIMBA we like to promote infrastructure that will have a large and lasting impact on the quality of life on Long Island. We also give voice to those people that embrace needs, even if the scale is small.   Habitat for Humanity's Les Scheinfeld made a presentation this morning at a LIMBA meeting. Astoria Federal…

This morning we heard from an old friend of LIMBA Bob Yaro. Mr. Yaro is the president of the New York Regional Plan Association.   Bob started with a challenging proposition. We can be an example of how a region will function or, a good example of how not to operate.   Yaro made the following…

  This morning we had a presentation of "The Film Industry on Long Island.." Michelle Isabelle Stark, from the Suffolk County Office of Film gave us an overview of the film industry and the impact it has had on Long Island. Members and friends   According to Stark, filming on Long Island is a big…