About us
About us
This initiative by Newsday was originally funded by a charitable project grant from the Rauch Foundation. It is the successor to Rauch's pioneering Long Island Index project that provided data and analysis essential to understanding our region for 15 years. An archive of the Index's work can be found here.
How can you join us?
This project is designed to include as many points of view as possible. nextLI welcomes voices with fresh perspectives on how the nation’s oldest suburb can transition into the future. To participate:
- Comment on data and research projects on the site in fields asking for input.
- Submit first-person essays, videos, policy proposals or analysis about your experiences on Long Island to nextLI@newsday.com
- Explore and interact with our maps.
- Attend our in-person events.
nextLI's work
The project’s centerpiece is high-quality, non-partisan research that is essential to understanding Long Island’s regional challenges. Original research has included the first comprehensive survey of the next generation of Long Islanders, focus groups, COVID-19 surveys, modeling vacant shopping centers into new uses, a regional post-pandemic survey and an economic forecast of what a "blue economy" looks like for Long Island.
Rita Ciolli
Project Director
rita.ciolli@newsday.com
Amanda Fiscina-Wells
Project Manager
amanda.fiscina@newsday.com
Karthika Namboothiri
Data Solutions Journalist
karthika.namboothiri@newsday.com
Christine Wallen
Audience Engagement Producer
christine.wallen@newsday.com
Contact us
Community is a critical part of nextLI.
Email us at nextLI@newsday.com.
Connect with us on Instagram @newsdaynextLI
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