Newsday’s NextLI: What We Should Do About the Future
The following was written for nextLI, a project launched by Newsday that is funded by the Rauch Foundation. nextLI is managed by Newsday’s Opinion department with input from an advisory board made up of Long Islanders. It was first published on May 10th, 2019, and was...
Quoted by Greater Port Jeff: Developers Look to Add Two Pieces to Port Jeff’s Uptown Puzzle
The following excerpt is from an article by Lon Cohen that was published by Greater Port Jeff on April 24, 2019. Richard Murdocco of The Foggiest Idea was quoted throughout. You can read the entire piece here. “It’s refreshing to see that the redevelopment of the...
Long Island Living Magazine: Tax Reform …And Its Impact on Long Island Real Estate
The following is an extended version of a piece that ran in the April 2019 edition of Long Island Living magazine. You can read the original here. Want to support The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning coverage of the issues that matter? Click here. Experts say the new tax...
After Half A Century Of Living in the Past, Smithtown Finds the Time Is Right for a Change
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on March 29th, 2019. Want to support The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning coverage of the issues that matter? Click here. By Richard Murdocco In 1961, John F. Kennedy was president, a gallon of gas cost $0.31,...
Public Comments: Smithtown Comprehensive Plan Update, February 2019
The following comments were submitted on February 27, 2019 to elected officials in the Town of Smithtown regarding updates to the town's comprehensive plan, the first such update since 1961. The letter was reprinted as an op-ed by the Times of Smithtown on March 9,...
As Suffolk Wages War On Nitrogen, Other Threats to Region’s Waters Demand Attention
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on January 30th, 2019. Want to support The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning coverage? Click here. By Richard Murdocco Just when we think we have a handle on one major problem affecting our drinking water supply...
Latest Efforts to Clean Up Polluted Waters May Be A Drop in the Bucket
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on January 18, 2019. Want to support The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning coverage? Click here. But If We Do Nothing, Region Will Be Up A Creek Without a Paddle By Richard Murdocco Fighting for water quality is...
Public Comment: The Oakdale Merge, December 2018
The following comments were submitted on December 3rd, 2018 to the New York State Department of Transportation. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. To the New York State Department of Transportation team...
Newsday: Amazon Delivers Hope to Millennials
The following was published in Newsday on November 27th, 2018. You can read the original here. By Richard Murdocco While Queens braces itself for Amazon’s pending arrival, young professionals on Long Island dream of the possibilities that the tech giant can bring. As...
NY Daily News: When Amazon Comes, The Suburbs Must Adapt
The following was first published by the NY Daily News on November 21st, 2018. You can read the original here. By Richard Murdocco The region is unprepared for Amazon’s embrace of Queens. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With some long-overdue investments and...
