Crain’s New York: Two Keys to Passing Congestion Pricing
The following op-ed was written for Crain’s New York, and published on May 25th, 2018. You can read the original here. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea's award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. The outer boroughs need discounts and fees need a...
Long Island Pulse: The North Fork Boom
The following appeared in the June 2018 edition of Long Island Pulse Magazine. You can read the original piece here. Driving along Main Road across the Town of Southold one passes through vast expanses of farmland that seem to span horizon to horizon. Head to the...
Public Comments: Elwood Orchard, May 2018
The following comments were submitted on May 21, 2018 to the Town of Huntington regarding the future of a 56-acre parcel the Dix Hills/Elwood area that was once slated for a large retail center. To Supervisor Chad Lupinacci and members of the Huntington Town Board -...
Just In: The Northwind Group Proposes 55 and Older Complex in Stony Brook
Just In: The Northwind Group is pitching a 55 and older apartment complex, named Stony Brook Meadows, for a 12-acre site of a baptist church located on Route 25A in Stony Brook. You can read more about their proposal here. The Foggiest Idea's Take: What's interesting...
The Foggiest Idea Named a Finalist in the 2018 PCLI Media Awards
The Foggiest Idea has been named a finalist in the 2018 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards. The awards ceremony will be celebrated on Thursday, June 7th at 7:30 PM at the Woodbury Country Club. Additional information on the event can be found here. Also being...
Quoted in Newsday: Civic Groups on Long Island Join Forces to Fight Development
The following excerpt is from an article by Valerie Bauman that was published as the cover story of the Monday, May 7th edition of Newsday. You can read the entire piece here. 'Platform will grow' One of the challenges to collaboration is that while two developments...
Newsday: Long Island Must Get Back to Regional Thinking
The following was published on page A27 of the April 30, 2018 edition of Newsday. You can read the original version here. New development proposals are not considering their broader effects. Long Island’s municipalities must stop pursuing patchwork economic...
Long Island Pulse: Off the Rails
The following is a variation of a piece that was written for the May 2018 print edition of Long Island Pulse. You can read the version that appeared in Pulse here. As the sun rises over the tree line, the bits of light able to make their way through the branches...
Suffolk’s New Arena Selection Shouldn’t Have Come As A Surprise
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on April 16, 2018. After Suffolk County’s sudden announcement on April 8 that it had accepted a proposal to build a 17,500-seat arena on a 40-acre stretch of vacant land between MacArthur Airport and the...
Public Comments: Elwood Orchard, April 2018
The following comments were submitted on April 9, 2018 to the Town of Huntington regarding a proposal to build a large retail center in the Dix Hills/Elwood area. To Supervisor Chad Lupinacci and members of the Huntington Town Board - My name is Richard Murdocco, and...
