Richard Murdocco | The Foggiest Idea

Schools Out

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Mar 4, 2014 | Housing

Another day and another school district on Long Island is looking to sell their surplus property. Surplus property sales provide a financial shot in the arm to districts, but is the practice sound planning? As always, it...

The Foggiest Idea in New York Magazine

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Feb 27, 2014 | Housing

In the October 7th issue of New York Magazine, Justin Davidson wrote a piece entitled “How Do You Fix Long Island?”. The work prompted me to pen the following response piece, which was published in the October 14th...

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Feb 25, 2014 | Housing

It’s all over the news this morning: Long Island’s wealthy areas are experiencing the dreaded brain drain. As reported by David Winzelberg in LIBN: “Long Island housing advocates and business leaders are calling on the state’s...

A Harsh Honesty

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Feb 19, 2014 | Transportation

The backlash continues regarding a letter Suffolk County Legislator Barraga sent to Matthew Cutrone, a constituent whose mother was hit by a van and injured while biking in Babylon Village. Matthew wrote the legislator regarding...

The Lesser of Two Evils in Plainview?

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Feb 5, 2014 | Housing

Development is coming to Plainview. Given the current zoning, what’s on the table may be the lesser of two evils. The proposal being set forth by the Beechwood Organization, called Country Pointe at Plainview, calls for an...