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...
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America’s Communities Must Come Together
The following was written for Inside Sources, and published on October 30, 2019. The piece was...
Read MoreNextLI: Resident Participation and Sound Planning Can Make for A Brighter Future on Long Island
The following essay was published by NextLI, an project launched by Newsday in order to discuss the future and foster consensus around ways to make the Nassau/Suffolk region competitive, affordable and welcoming. NextLI is...
Read MoreFeatured in Newsday: Understanding the Region’s Future Needs
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on September 17th, 2018. You can read the original version here. “Double track finally on track” [Editorial, Aug. 23] is correct to highlight just how critical the Long...
Read MoreSyosset Park is Not a Super Mall, But the New Project Still Faces a Tough Sell
The following was written exclusively for The Foggiest Idea, and published on June 4, 2018. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. By Richard Murdocco As the...
Read MoreThe Long Island Press: Here’s How We Can Save the Future of Long Island
The following was published in the Long Island Press on March 3, 2017. You can read the original here. It used to be that local governments provided some semblance of logic behind development decisions. In Suffolk County,...
Read MorePushy Developers and Irrational Communities Put Long Island’s Future at Risk
The following was published in the Long Island Press on August 1st, 2016. You can read the original here. Some observers seem to think that the affordable housing situation here on Long Island is all doom and gloom because...
Read MoreThe Real Deal: Obsolete Office Parks?
The following was written for The Real Deal, and published in the special New Jersey section on June 6, 2016. You can read the original here. With an increasing number of companies moving toward urban cores, the future of New...
Read MoreSuffolk Shouldn’t Have to Chop Down Trees to Let Solar Panels Spring Up
The following was written for the Long Island Press, and published on May 25, 2016. You can read the original here. A troubling new trend in Suffolk County is pitting environmentalists against civic groups: clear cutting...
Read MoreEnough With the Hype – Just Make Rental Apartments Available and Affordable
The following was written for the Long Island Press, published on January 29, 2016. You can read the original here. The piece was also translated into Spanish by La Tribuna USA. You can read the translated text here. Long...
Read MoreThe Trouble with Thinking Regionally Comes When It’s Time To Act
The following was written for the Long Island Press, published 12/11/15. You can read the original here. “Think regionally.” An easy concept to grasp, but for Long Island, exceedingly difficult words to act upon. After decades’...
Read MoreDevelopers Need Community Engagement, Not PR
The following was written for the Long Island Press as a counter to Jaci Clement’s op-ed entitled “Developers Need to Become Media Savvy” in Long Island Business News. You can the original here. When it comes...
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