Amityville eyes moratorium on multifamily development

Amityville is pumping the brakes on its apartment boom.  After a half decade of rapid multifamily growth, village officials want a six-month moratorium on new apartments, condos and townhomes while they study whether the surge has pushed local services to a breaking point, Newsday reported. The proposed pause would block approvals or construction of any building with three or more units, Mayor Michael O’Neill said. The village of about 10,000 people has the option to extend the moratorium another six months if needed and is set to take public comment Monday at Village Hall. Amityville’s wave of development was encouraged […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.