New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

The housing shortage in New York
City seems to have stimulated home
cvonstruction in every section Of Long
Island. Records do not show a build
lng period equal in magnitude to the
twelve months of 1921. Wonderful
building campaigns Of former years
seem ordinary when compared to the
building energy that was displayed last
year on Long Island.
We tried hard to answer the cries
Of the homeless in New York." said
builder who refuses to have his name
published. I'VE would have helped
them very much more than we have had
it not been for conditions over which
VIC had no control. If the days were
longer and there had been less rain
more accommodating, VIC would have
provided homes for many more city
folks than VIC have housed
The cries Of the homeless arc still
IN our cars" he said, "and it is our
intention to turn to at the very earliest
date and rush up thousands Of homes
for New York folks VINO want TO get
away from rent paying"
According to statistics supplied BY
the Long Island Railroad, al least 49,
is families became home owners last
year on Long Island outside Of Long
Island City and the old city Of Brook
lyn. By this he meant that 16,l97
homes were erected on the island out
side Of the limits mentioned. There
were many old homes taken over by
members of the rent-paying army dur
ing the year. 1t is estimated that this
homo xf firm bac
9e5 persons to the population Of The
island, figuring that each of the new
houses holds on an average of five per-
sons. 1t is said that fully SO per cent
OF the nov homes are occupied by city
folks.
Greatest Building Period
Statistics show 1871 buildings
homes, stores, factories, theaters,
garages, churches, etc.-werc com
pleted on the island outside Of Long
Island City and Brooklyn during 1921.
There were 1924 new stores, sixty-two
factories and 1888 miscellaneous
buildings erected in addition TO the
1897 dwellings,.
Compared with construction in this
area during 1920 the operations Of last
year were 40 per cent greater and
more than double the total of new
buildings supplied during 1912, which
was the high water mark until last
year in construction on Long Island.
Where Builders We're Active
Points in Suffolk County where up
ward Of fifty new buildings were
erected in 1921, are as follows: Hunt
ington, 200; Bay Shore, 120; Patchogue,
81; Sayville, 50; Lndenhurst, IS;
Babylon, 10; Port Jefferson, Sc; Amity-
Vile. SO.
Points in Nassau County, where
more than one hundred buildings have
been added in 1921, are as follows:
Freeport. 613; Lynbrook. 466; Long
Beach $50; Floral Park, 251 Baldwin,
100; Port Washington, i72; Rockville
Center, 1855; Mineola, 150; Hampstead,
1876; Roosevelt, 1926; Valley Stream,
1O7; Hicksvile, 102.
Points in Queens County, where over
600 new structures were erected in
1921, arc as follows; jamaica 2.437;
Woodhavcn section, LIS; Richmond
Hill, 1890; Eldemere, 646; Ozone Park.
536; Hillside, 492; Queens, 1870; Far
Rockaway, dos; Arverne, 404; Morris
Park, 400; Fresh Pond, 1865; Hollis,
219; Elmhurst, 205.
Railroad Gave Great Assistance
General Freight Agent Wilson, Of
the Long Island Railroad, says: From
April /, 1921, to November /, 1921, the
Long Island Railroad handled 35o ,999
tons of lumber, an increase of 26,094
TONS as compared with the same period
Of 1920; it hauled 1851 tons of
cement, an increase of 6S,366 tons;