Hauppauge Industrial Park Rezoning Rubs Residents the Wrong Way
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on June 16, 2020. Interested in...
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After Half A Century Of Living in the Past, Smithtown Finds the Time Is Right for a Change
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on March 29th, 2019. Want to support The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning coverage of the issues that matter? Click here. By Richard Murdocco In 1961, John F. Kennedy was...
Read MoreGetting Dense With Development Doesn’t Make That Much Sense
The following was first published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on March 30, 2018. As Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone touts his record of suburban transformation in a pair of identical op-eds in two different...
Read MoreOutsourcing Planning May Prove Costly to Suffolk in the Long Run
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on February 7, 2018. From a financial perspective, Suffolk County isn’t doing so well. Thanks to years of exorbitant budgets, declining sales tax revenues and what...
Read MoreDowntowns Are All the Rage These Days, But Some Places Can’t Handle the Development
The following was written for the Long Island Press, and published on March 9, 2016. You can read the original here. On Long Island these days, downtowns are happening places—at least in policy circles. From the governor’s...
Read MoreLong Island Index’s Affordable Housing Strategy Comes Up Short
The following was published in the Long Island Press on February 12, 2016. You can read the original here. Recently, in a crowded conference room in Melville packed with developers, business leaders, municipal officials and...
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