Quick Hits: Ronkonkoma Arena Scrapped?, Severe Drought Across Long Island
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 September 2nd, 2022 By Richard Murdocco A representative of Chicago-based developer Jones Lang LaSalle told...
Featured in Newsday: East Hampton Affordable Rental Project Starts Construction
The following is excerpt of a Newsday article by Jonathan LaMantia that was published in the Monday, August 18th, 2022 edition of the paper on page A27. You can read the entire original piece here. Suffolk County supported the project with $2.2 million in subsidies,...
Gotham Gazette: Stepping Up Suburban Housing Easier Said Than Done
The following was published by the Gotham Gazette on July 5th, 2022. You can read the original version here. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. To housing advocates, the solution to the New York City region’s...
As Featured in Newsday: Concerns About $2.8 Billion Ronkonkoma Project
The following is both an interview conducted by Shari Einhorn for NewsdayTV, and the accompanying Newsday article by Carl MacGowan that was published in the Monday, July 4th, 2022 edition of the paper on page A2. You can read the entire original piece here, and watch...
Featured in Newsday: 50 Years of the Long Island Expressway – Love or Hate, It’s ‘Hard to Imagine’ Long Island Without It
The following is both an interview conducted by Steve Langford for NewsdayTV, and the accompanying Newsday article by John Valenti that was published in the Monday, June 27th, 2022 edition of the paper on page A8. You can read the entire original piece here, and watch...
Is Beechwood’s Senior Housing Plan for Former Elwood Apple Orchard A Fruitful Idea?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on June 3rd, 2022. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO For decades, different developments have been proposed to take root in...
The Foggiest Idea Wins Second Place Prize at 2022 PCLI Media Awards
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Richard Murdocco Rich@TheFoggiestIdea.org The Foggiest Idea Wins Second Prize at the 2022 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Real Estate Columnist/Urban Planner’s Web Site Wins Recognition from Industry Peers Long Island, NY...
Can JLL’s $2.8 Billion Midway Crossing Pitched For Ronkonkoma Really Get Off The Ground?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on May 15th, 2022. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO If developers have their way, the empty swath of land near the Ronkonkoma...
Newsday: Lee Koppelman’s Legacy Spans Across Long Island
The following op-ed was published in the Tuesday, March 29, 2022 edition of Newsday on page A21. You can read the original here. Visionary planner foresaw region's need for open space, housing BY RICHARD MURDOCCO Lee Koppelman’s legacy is not found within the numerous...
Remembering Lee E. Koppelman, 94, Titan of Long Island Planning and Environmental Protection
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on March 22nd, 2022. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO Lee E. Koppelman, the urban planner whose policies and plans shaped Long Island throughout the second half of the twentieth century, died on March 21, 2022. He was...
