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...
Will The Sun Set On Sunrise Mall’s Chance For A Brighter Future?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on March 13th, 2022. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO Opened in 1972 and sprawling across 77 acres in Massapequa, the Sunrise...
Is It Too Late to Bring the Roof Down on Hochul’s Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) Plan?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on February 14th, 2022. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s push to legalize Accessory Dwelling...
Featured in Newsday: LI Housing – What Goes Up, Must Come Down
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on February 7th, 2022. You can read the original version here. To the Editor - While there is much to debate about how to best diversify Long Island's housing options, there is no denying that today's...
Quoted in the Long Island Press: Is There An Upside to Inflation?
The following excerpt is from an article by Claude Solnik that was published by the Long Island Press on January 18th, 2022. You can read the entire piece here. “There are very few winners from inflation, because it can more broadly outpace any net fiscal gains that...
Quoted in Newsday: Mixed-Use Complexes Among Ongoing Plan to Revitalize Upper Port Area
The following excerpt is from an article by Carl MacGowan that was published in the Thursday, January 13th, 2022 edition of Newsday on page A24. You can read the entire piece here. Rich Murdocco, a Stony Brook University adjunct planning professor, questioned adding...
Quick Hits: After Housing Markets Hit Pandemic-Fueled Highs, Are the Suburbs Finally Cooling Off?
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 January 2nd, 2022 By Richard Murdocco After being propelled to new heights by pandemic-fueled fears and...
Quoted in Newsday: What’s coming for LI restaurants, real estate and retail in 2022
The following excerpt is from a Newsday article written by Tory Parrish that was published in the Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 edition on page A39. You can read the entire piece here. Long Island’s retail landscape is slated to improve, given the region's current job...
Featured in Newsday: Ronkonkoma Hub Needs Local Input
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on December 7th, 2021. You can read the original version here. To ensure the success of the latest proposal for the Ronkonkoma Hub, which is appropriately scaled down from the project's first troubled...
