This is the first in a semi-regular Brownfield News series on waterfront redevelopment throughout the U.S. Future articles will explore shoreline projects, policies and methods in the South Atlantic states, the Gulf Coast, the West Coast, the Great Lakes, and riverside redevelopment. The next part of the series will appear in our March/April 2001 issue and will further examine waterfront development in the Northeastern U.S.

Glen Cove, New York is a town with a dual nature. Sitting on the north shore of Long Island, this city looks onto Hempstead Harbor to the west, and beyond it, the broad expanse of the Long Island Sound, framed by tall cliffs. On clear days, local residents can see all the way to Connecticut, where distant mansions dot the shoreline. “If you just dropped in and you didn’t know where you were, you’d think you were in Sweden,” says one resident appreciatively. “The wonderful thing about living in Glen Cove,” she adds, “is that you know you are never more than five or seven minutes away from that view.” ...

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