Featured in Newsday: Hochul Housing Plan Has Little Merit
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on January 24th, 2023. You can read the original version here. To the Editor - Planners have long argued that Long Island's lack of housing affordability and inventory are the region's greatest policy...
Quoted in Newsday: Hochul Plan for Denser Housing Near LIRR Stations Angers LI Republican Pols
The following excerpt is from an article by Jonathan LaMantia that was published in the Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 edition of Newsday on page A1. You can read the entire piece here. ...In addressing the housing shortage, officials shouldn't overlook local...
Quoted in Newsday: Former CA Campus Sold At Steep Discount
The following excerpt is from an article by Sarina Trangle that was published in the Friday, January 20th, 2023 edition of Newsday on page A33. You can read the entire piece here. Demand for Offices ...He and his partners may be waiting a while, real estate experts...
Is Las Vegas Sands Casino Plan A Good Bet for Long Island’s Future?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on January 13th, 2023. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO If Las Vegas Sands gets its way, the site of the Nassau Coliseum...
Public Comments: Melville Employment Center Plan Needs Updated Goals and Community Input
The following remarks were delivered to elected officials and policymakers in the Town of Huntington on December 7th, 2022. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. To Supervisor Edmund Smyth and Members of the...
Quick Hits: For the First Time in Years, Are The Political Tides Shifting in New York?
The following is a quick hit of reporting and editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and regional developmental issues that matter. Published November 3rd, 2022 BY RICHARD MURDOCCO This past summer, headlines about the upcoming 2022 midterm elections...
Sandy’s Biggest Legacy – Better Forecasts
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on November 1st, 2022. This piece was honored with a first place prize for weather reporting by the Press Club of Long Island in their 2023 PCLI Media Awards competition. Interested in supporting The...
Quoted in TBR News Media: Uptown Port Jeff Undergoes Transformation
The following excerpts are from an article by Raymond Janis that was published as the cover story of the Sunday, October 27th, 2022 editions of TBR News Media group's newspapers. You can read the entire piece here. "Richard Murdocco is an adjunct professor in the...
Quoted in Newsday: Lindenhurst Program for Sandy-Damaged Properties Shows Mixed Results, Residents Say
The following excerpt is from an article by Denise Bonilla that was published on Newsday.com on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022. You can read the entire piece here. Richard Murdocco, adjunct professor of environmental policy at Stony Brook University's School of...
Featured in Newsday: Long Island Must Unite To Avoid Flood Risks
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on September 18th, 2022. You can read the original version here. For decades, planners have warned of Long Island’s vulnerability to storms. Jun-Kai Teoh’s op-ed, “Mapping flooding risks for Long Island”...
