Quick Hits: Remnants of Ida Tear Through New York Region With Record Rains, Killing 43
The following are quick hits of reporting and editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and regional developmental issues that matter. For more, be sure to LIKE TFI on Facebook. By Richard Murdocco – Published September 3rd, 2021 Days after a near miss...
Featured in Newsday: Target Long Island Growth to Transit Hub Areas
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on August 24th, 2021. You can read the original version here. The population trends captured by the latest U.S. Census represent the limitations of our built environment within Nassau and Suffolk counties...
The Latest Updates on Hurricane Henri For The New York Metro Region
During times of emergency, The Foggiest Idea consolidates the reports of various news outlets to provide accurate, timely, and useful information to help reduce the spread of misinformation that jeopardizes timely response. Sources of consolidated updates include the...
Quick Hits: Latest Census Shows Population Growth on Long Island
The following are quick hits of editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and regional developmental issues that matter. For more, be sure to LIKE TFI on Facebook. By Richard Murdocco - Published August 13, 2021 According to the latest data from the U.S....
Public Comments: Amendments to Smithtown’s Draft Comprehensive Plan
The following remarks were delivered to elected officials and policymakers in the Town of Smithtown on August 3rd, 2021. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. To Supervisor Edward Wehrheim and Members of the...
The Foggiest Idea Wins Multiple Prizes at 2021 PCLI Media Awards
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Richard Murdocco Rich@TheFoggiestIdea.org The Foggiest Idea Wins Multiple Prizes at the 2021 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Real Estate Columnist/Urban Planner’s Work Scores Industry Recognition for Real Estate Reporting...
Featured in Newsday: High-Speed Rail On Long Island? Not So Fast
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on May 11th, 2021. You can read the original version here. The latest efforts to bring high-speed rail to Long Island fail to meet the region’s more immediate infrastructural needs ["Push for 200 mph train...
Quick Hits: Experts Say New York’s High Taxes Will Hurt Pandemic Recovery
The following are quick hits of editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and regional developmental issues that matter. For more, be sure to LIKE TFI on Facebook. By Richard Murdocco - published April 12, 2021 As part of the recently approved $212...
Newsday: A Myopic View of Long Island Development
The following op-ed was first published in the March 17, 2021 edition of Newsday on page A23. You can read the original here. School districts overstep their authority to fight needed, useful projects. By Richard Murdocco School districts across Long Island are taking...
Is Suffolk’s Proposal to Charge Water Consumers to Help Pay for Septic Upgrades All Wet?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on March 1st, 2021. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. By Richard Murdocco Some Suffolk County residents could be paying as much as $200 more per...
