Long Island Sound Coastal Management Program

Overview

New York's Long Island Sound coast encompasses 304 miles of shoreline in Westchester, Bronx, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties and its watershed is home to nearly 1.5 million people. Accelerated demands for development, declining water quality in harbors and embayments, and difficulties sustaining a healthy maritime economy, led our office to develop a regional approach to address the coastal management issues unique to Long Island Sound.

Managing Development Affecting The Coast of Long Island

Plan

The Long Island Sound CMP provides coastal policies tailored to the Long Island Sound shorelines of Westchester County, New York City to the Throgs Neck Bridge, Nassau County, and Suffolk County, replacing the State CMP in those areas. The LIS CMP defines what constitutes a balance between appropriate and needed economic development and protection and restoration of the natural and living resources of the Sound.

Policies

The policies are statements that provide standards for Long Island planning, regulatory issues, and community needs. The policies consider the economic, environmental, and cultural characteristics of the Long Island Sound coastal region. They represent a balance between economic development and preservation that will permit beneficial use of and prevent adverse effects on the Sound's coastal resources.

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State-Local Collaboration

Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Program

The SSER is a unique estuary located on the Atlantic Ocean coast that provides critical habitat for hundreds of wildlife species.

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Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs

Search Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs that communities adopted, are modifying, or are developing for the first time.

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New York Rising Plans on Long Island

Long Island’s coastal communities were hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. View the 22 NY Rising Plans that describe how the area will build back better than before the storm.

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