Despite Declining Enrollment And Shuttered Schools, Half Hollow Hills Fails To Make The Grade On Melville Housing Proposal
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on June 20, 2024. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO The recent letter by Half Hollow Hills Central School District’s...
Suffolk Hopes A New Tax Will Protect Our Tap Water – But Will Local Politics Flush A Good Cause Down The Drain?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on June 7, 2024. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO My blood test results came back in a cream-colored textured envelope,...
Quick Hits: Governor Hochul Halts MTA Congestion Pricing “Indefinitely”
This is a developing story, and will be updated. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO New York City's congestion pricing plan has been "indefinitely paused" by Governor Kathy Hochul. The tolling plan, which would have charged most drivers up to $15 per trip into Manhattan, was slated...
Quick Hits: 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New York Metro Area
This report is being updated. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO The earth shook late Friday morning thanks to a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in northwestern New Jersey that was felt as far away as Montreal, Canada. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the 10:23 AM...
Featured in Newsday: How to View More People Exiting Long Island
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on March 5th, 2024. You can read the original version here. Historically, the shifting demographics of Long Island’s younger population has led business groups to favor policies that loosen restrictions on...
Quoted in Newsday: Long Island housing plan snags $10 million in statewide competition
The following excerpt is from an Newsday article by James Madore. You can read the entire piece here. Diluting resources? Richard Murdocco, an adjunct professor in Stony Brook University's Public Policy Graduate Program, suggested it would be more effective to spend...
Featured in Newsday: New Mapping Tool IDs Prime Areas For Affordable Housing on Long Island
The following is both an interview conducted by Shari Einhorn for NewsdayTV, and the accompanying Newsday article by Jonathan LaMantia that was published on Monday, December 1st, 2023. You can read the entire original piece here, and watch the segment here. ...While...
Public Comments: New Suffolk County Executive Can Fix the County’s Department of Planning
The following remarks were delivered to elected officials, policymakers, and members of the Suffolk County Executive-elect's transition team on November 29th, 2023. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. To...
Quoted in TBR News Media: First of its kind – Brookhaven Town Board to review new zoning category
The following excerpts are from an article by Raymond Janis that was published in the November 16th, 2023 editions of TBR News Media group’s newspapers. You can read the entire piece here. ...Richard Murdocco is an adjunct professor in the Department of Political...
Quoted in TBR News Media: Suffolk County Bus System – A Need To Resolve Challenges
The following excerpts are from an article by Raymond Janis that was published in the August 18th, 2023 editions of TBR News Media group’s newspapers. You can read the entire piece here. Cost a barrier to improvement Richard Murdocco is an adjunct professor in the...
