Public Comment: The LIRR Third Track
The following will be presented to the MTA at the final round of public hearings for the LIRR's Third Track Draft Environmental Impact Statement. You can find out more about the public hearings here. My name is Richard Murdocco. I am the founder and publisher of The...
The Real Deal: Reimagining Westchester Retail
The following story was written for the Real Deal’s special Westchester/Fairfield County edition in January 2017. You can read the original version here. Developers are breaking ground on new projects and revamping old malls after years of ignoring new trends among...
The Real Deal: Trouble in Paradise?
The following story was written for the Real Deal's special Westchester/Fairfield County edition in January 2017. This piece was featured on the publication's cover. You can read the original version here. At the top of Greenwich’s luxury market, it now takes serious...
Public Comment: Suffolk County Planning Commission’s Review of Heartland Town Square
The following is a letter that was submitted to the Suffolk County Planning Commission on January 3rd, 2017 in response to their solicitation of public comments regarding their review of Heartland Town Square. Richard Murdocco’s Public Comments Re: Heartland Town...
Featured on WSHU Public Radio: Developers Plan ‘Smart Growth’ Community On Site Of Former Psychiatric Hospital
The following aired on WSHU Public Radio on January 2nd, 2017. You can read and listen to the original story, as reported by Jessica Opatich, here. The mostly abandoned Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, Long Island, was once the site of the world’s largest...
Happy Holidays from The Foggiest Idea
The following was emailed to subscribers of The Foggiest Idea's mailing list on December 23rd, 2016. You can sign up for the email list at the lower left-hand corner of this page. Happy Holidays! I am happy to report that 2016 was a banner year for The Foggiest Idea....
Public Comment: Bus Rapid Transit on Nicolls Road
The following was submitted to Suffolk County on December 16, 2016. The key to Connect Long Island’s success is highlighting the potential benefits to our residents, and making them want to leave their cars and climb aboard the Bus Rapid Transit line instead. The...
BREAKING: Feds No Longer Proposing High Speed Rail on Long Island, For Now
BREAKING NEWS - December 16th, 2016 Long Island, NY The federal government is no longer advocating for the creation of new high-speed railways that would cross Long Island. As highlighted by the release of the Federal Railroad Administration's Final Environmental...
As Seen in the Long Island Press: Hicksville Hopes for a Redo, But Politics Could Still Get in The Way
The following was published in the Long Island Press on December 9th, 2016. You can read the original here. The gymnasium was packed at Hicksville High School last month when a new plan to rezone the central business district and create a transit-oriented hub was...
Quoted on TheStreet: Average U.S. Home Prices Just Rose $16,000, but There’s More to the Story
The following was originally published on TheStreet on December 8, 2016. You can read the original piece here. Geography counts, too, as some areas will get hit harder by rising mortgage rates, and some areas will do better. "Overall, the housing recovery is uneven -...
