Public Comments: Syosset Park DEIS, April 2018
The following comments were submitted on April 5, 2018 to the Town of Oyster Bay in response to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) prepared for Syosset Park. You can read the DEIS document here. To Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Members of The Town...
Getting Dense With Development Doesn’t Make That Much Sense
The following was first published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on March 30, 2018. As Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone touts his record of suburban transformation in a pair of identical op-eds in two different publications, Long Island continues to slowly...
Featured by Realtor.com: The 10 Happiest Cities in America – Is No. 1 Silicon Valley’s Best Kept Secret?
The following piece was written by Judy Dutton, and was published on Realtor.com on March 12, 2018. The Foggiest Idea is quoted. You can read the entire piece here. In Fremont, the median home sales price is still high, at $1.1 million, but that breaks down to $611...
Islanders’ Return to LI Puts Taxpayers on Thin Ice
The following was first published by The Foggiest Idea on March 6, 2018. The Island Now/Blank Slate Media reprinted the piece in the March 16, 2018 edition of their papers. You can read their version here. On a stretch of track over the Cross Island Parkway Long...
Long Island Pulse: Driving Forces of Long Island Development
The following is an edited version of a piece that was first published as cover story for the March 2018 edition of Long Island Pulse Magazine. You can read the original version here. For decades, planners on Long Island have debated diversifying the region’s housing...
Outsourcing Planning May Prove Costly to Suffolk in the Long Run
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on February 7, 2018. From a financial perspective, Suffolk County isn't doing so well. Thanks to years of exorbitant budgets, declining sales tax revenues and what some would argue to be reckless spending, the...
Napoli: Department of Defense Refuses to Pay For Gabreski Mess (Sponsored Post)
The following a sponsored post written by an advertiser. For more information on the separation between sponsored content and The Foggiest Idea’s reported work and data-driven analysis, click here. By Paul J. Napoli Suffolk County officials have spent more than $5...
Long Island Pulse: Will Roaring Market Trends Continue?
The following was originally published in the February edition of Long Island Pulse Magazine. This version has been edited to reflect updated market conditions. You can read the original here. In 2017, Long Island’s real estate market roared back to life. In the past...
Napoli: Cuomo Acts to Protect Long Island Water Supply (Sponsored Post)
The following a sponsored post written by an advertiser. For more information on the separation between sponsored content and The Foggiest Idea's reported work and data-driven analysis, click here. By Paul J. Napoli In a last-ditch effort to prevent a huge toxic plume...
Featured in Newsday: Sound Crossing is a Question of Priorities
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on January 19th, 2018. You can read the original version here. As the long-discussed concept of a new Long Island Sound crossing again enters the spotlight, it's important to carefully weigh what this would...
