Susan Axelrod: Hurricane Sandy – The Effects Are Lingering, Big Time
The following was written on August 26, 2014 by Susan Axelrod, founder of Love & Quiches, based in the Village of Freeport, NY. Susan regularly writes on her blog, Susan's Sweet Talk. Susan's views are her own, and do not represent those of The Foggiest Idea. I...
Long Island 2045
John wakes up at 6 a.m. and silences his buzzing iPhone. His wife, Jill, is still sleeping, while the cats, nestled near the window sill barely move. It’s still dark outside, but the LED streetlight shine through the shades, while the soft blue glow of the cable box...
Elephants in the Room
If you follow @TheFoggiestIdea on Twitter, you know that it has been a busy two days. Two events, one aimed at shaping the future of Long Island and the other to study where we have been/where we are going, were held. On Monday, Destination LI held its #LIREDI...
Consider the Source
In the Oct. 3 edition of LIBN, fellow policy writer Martin Cantor penned the following: “Naysayers get caught in the weeds of survey methodology as justification for ignoring them but the trending message that two recent surveys send shouldn’t be overlooked by public...
The Foggiest Five: Hilary Topper, President, HJMT Public Relations Inc.
The following are answers to The Foggiest Five, a set of questions asked to influential Long Islanders on the future of the region. This round features answers from Hilary Topper, CEO of HJMT Public Relations Inc. The views presented are the author’s alone, and do not...
The Root Cause of Resident Concern
As any driver in Nassau and Suffolk County knows, Long Island’s roads are crumbling. Nassau County is taking steps to rehabilitate county roadways, but it seems their methods have been mired in controversy thanks to large-scale tree removal efforts that have been...
An Open Letter to Martin Cantor of Destination Long Island
The following was written in response to a recent Long Island Business News Op-Ed authored by Destination LI's Chief Economist Martin Cantor. To the Editor: In the October 3rd edition of LIBN, I was stunned to read fellow policy writer Martin Cantor pen the following...
Lawrence Aviation’s Future
One of Long Island’s most volatile Superfund sites is finally on the road to recovery, thanks to sound planning. Port Jefferson, the quaint harbor-front village that is one of Long Island’s most vibrant, has been, for decades, home to the region’s nastiest Superfund...
Looking West
The following appeared in the East Hampton Press, The Southampton Press and 27East.com. Long Island’s East End is unlike any other area of the New York metropolitan region, with its ample fields and a low-slung sense of rural ease that is not felt anywhere else on...
The Foggiest Five: Former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy
The following are answers to The Foggiest Five, a set of questions asked to influential Long Islanders on the future of the region. This round features answers from former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who served in office from 2004 to 2011. The views presented...
