The atlas finds that across Long Island’s more than 1,200 zoning districts, single-family housing is allowed on almost 89% of land that doesn’t overlap with environmentally protected areas.

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Mercer Island police are investigating a hate crime after antisemitic and racist phrases and symbols were discovered vandalizing Islander Middle School last week.

Mercer Island residents may need to conserve water this summer because of a major supply line break earlier this month.

The residents of around 20 homes in Mercer Island who were evacuated overnight Wednesday were told they could return home Thursday evening.

Meanwhile, Mercer Island seems to have little regard for delivering housing adjacent to a light rail station, let alone the rest of the island, and is hung up on micro-managing retail land use ...

Mercer Island banishes housing from the shores In Mercer Island, city officials have done the minimum to comply with regional growth targets by zoning around its old strip commercial district south of ...

The deal It would be great to travel back to Mercer Island of a century ago to pay for this property, but at today's prices, bidding starts at $2.397 million.

Mercer Island City Council, 2018. Courtesy of the city of Mercer Island Before diving into a multi-meeting review of its 2019-2020 preliminary budget, the Mercer Island City Council worked to wrap up ...

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. - Just hours before they were to meet in court, The City of Mercer Island and Sound Transit reached a tentative settlement, ending a dispute over the island’s access to ...

Earlier this fall, the city released a zoning map effectively displaying that nowhere on the Island could entrepreneurs open a marijuana storefront. Still, as of last Tuesday, Dec. 3, there were two ...

More of Mercer Island may be vulnerable to hazards like landslides and earthquake damage than previously thought, according to a new geologic map of the island developed by a University of ...