Submission Guidelines

Welcome to nextLI, a place where data and research strive to ignite conversations about Long Island’s future. We aim to be a platform for Long Islanders to productively discuss the region. That means:

  • Full names and email addresses are required to participate.
  • Submissions will be reviewed by nextLI staff, must comply with Newsday's Terms of Service and will be posted at our discretion.
  • Responses are also subject to editing for readability and length.

To increase your chances of being featured:

Empowering all Long Islanders
to discuss the future here

Be a part of the what we are doing
by emailing nextLI@newsday.com

  • Be on topic: Each submission form has a specific prompt, off-topic comments will not be considered for posting. Please reach out to nextLI@newsday.com if you don’t see a prompt that fits what you’d like to contribute.
  • Be respectful: No personal attacks, profanity, harassment or discriminatory language will be tolerated.

Let’s together figure out ways to make Long Island competitive, more affordable and welcoming.

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