Featured by Student Journalist: Heartland Town Square Development Hits Roadblock
Editor's Note: Over the years with The Foggiest Idea, I've prided myself on speaking with journalism students who have reached out to me asking about the impacts of real estate development in communities across the country. It's important to support the next...
Rechlers’ Sayville Golf Course Project Puts Community Concerns in the Rough
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on November 7, 2017. If the mega-developer cousins Gregg and Mitchell Rechler have their way, what was once a quiet golf course in Sayville bordered by a spattering of single-family homes will become a 1,378-unit...
LIBN: Long Island Faces Big Challenges as Amazon’s Second Home
The following was published in the October 20th, 2017 edition of Long Island Business News. On paper, the inherent strengths of Long Island should make our region the number one contender in the national contest to woo Amazon, who has recently detailed what exactly...
Featured in Newsday: Invite Input from Suffolk Planning Unit
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on October 16th, 2017. You can read the original here. It is troubling to continue to read in Newsday that the concerns of local towns are not being heard when it comes to real estate developments that have...
Huntington’s Headaches Over Islip’s Heartland Project Shows How Much Suffolk Planning Is Hurting
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on October 2nd, 2017. Something is rotten in the Town of Islip, and the stench seems to be wafting toward the neighboring Town of Huntington. What’s troubling is that Islip doesn’t seem to care. When Islip voted...
Richard Murdocco on LI News Radio 103.9 FM, September 2017
Recently, The Foggiest Idea was featured as a guest on LI News Radio 103.9 FM, which is broadcast live from Long Island MacArthur Airport. The segment of Your Island Live with Tom Schiliro aired live on September 20th, 2017. Tom invited me in to discuss Long Island’s...
Letter to Suffolk County Planning Commission: Town of Huntington’s Objections to Approval of Heartland Town Square
The following was sent to members of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, officials within Suffolk County's Department of Planning, and legislative officials in the Town of Huntington on September 19th, 2017. To Members of the Suffolk County Planning Commission - I...
Both Harvey and Irma Show How Much Long Island Still Has to Learn
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on September 5, 2017, and republished by The Island Now on September 14. You can read the piece here. Long before Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica partnered in March...
Long Island Pulse: Dream Home – The Fate of the Single Family Sector
The following was published in the September 2017 edition of Long Island Pulse Magazine. You can read Pulse's edited version here. The rise of mixed-use residential housing projects has surged in an effort to attract a new generation of transit-oriented commuters in...
Featured in LIBN: Heartland’s Approval Leaves Unanswered Questions
The following appears in the August 11, 2017 edition of Long Island Business News. The approval of Heartland Town Square’s first phase is a monumental event, but Long Islanders should restrain from popping the champagne. The Town of Islip’s approval showcases not...
