Big Changes Are In The Air As Developers Shift Their Focus on Long Island
The following was written for the Long Island Press. You can read the original here. The development winds are shifting across Long Island. Have you felt them? From Elmont to Montauk, municipalities are embracing concepts that, if introduced with a straight face 10 or...
The Foggiest Idea Quoted In the Journal of Light Construction
Recently, The Foggiest Idea‘s Richard Murdocco was quoted in the Journal of Light Construction's piece entitled Long Island Windstorm Spotlights Vulnerable Grid written by Ted Cushman. The piece was in the August 10, 2015 edition of the magazine. An online version of...
The Foggiest Idea Quoted in the Syosset Jericho Tribune
Recently, The Foggiest Idea's Richard Murdocco was quoted in a Syosset-Jericho Tribune piece entitled Trucks Take Over Local Road by Betsy Abraham and Steve Mosco. The piece was in the September 4, 2015 edition of the paper. An online version of the article can be...
Overwhelming the Water
The following was written for the September 2015 Issue of Boating Times Long Island. The original can be read here. The gentle lapping of the water against the shoreline is a sound many Long Islanders cherish. Some pay exorbitant amounts of money to live where they...
Developers Need Community Engagement, Not PR
The following was written for the Long Island Press as a counter to Jaci Clement's op-ed entitled "Developers Need to Become Media Savvy" in Long Island Business News. You can the original here. When it comes to development in our region, is public perception the key...
Long Island’s Utility Preparation Always Leaves Us Powerless for the Next Bad Storm
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. With a thunderclap, Syosset residents awoke long before dawn to witness what looked like a strobe light outside as flashes of lightning illuminated the darkness. In East Northport,...
Aiming High to Give LaGuardia a Lift Will Help Our Region Take Off, Too
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. Thanks to a just-announced overhaul plan, LaGuardia International Airport could be transformed from Third World to first rate. The impacts of this massively ambitious project could...
Face The Future Now, Says Long Island’s Master Planner, Lee Koppelman
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. Trying to encompass the far-reaching impact that Lee Koppelman has had on Long Island is no easy task. The master planner has been active in civic, academic and planning circles for...
Surge in Solar Power Gets a Welcome Jolt From Suffolk Planning Commission
The following was written for the Long Island Press - You can read the original here. Is Long Island’s recent embrace of solar energy an enlightened sign of sound planning, or are neighbors complaining about the planned solar farms right to block the sun from coming...
Richard Murdocco on LI News Radio 103.9 FM- July 2015
Recently, I was a guest on LI News Radio 103.9 FM, which is broadcast live out of Long Island MacArthur Airport in the Town of Islip. The following segment of the John Gomez Show aired on July 10, 2015. Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi was the guest host, and...
