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...
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Tag: Vision Long Island
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...
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Quick Hits: Builders To Target Shopping Centers, Empty Big Box Stores for New Housing
The following is a quick hit of editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and...
Read MorePutting Up a Lexus Dealership Parking Lot Paves Over Freeport’s Planning Sense
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on July 1st, 2019. Want to support The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning coverage of the issues that matter? Click here. In July 2020, this piece was recognized with a 2nd...
Read MoreFeatured in LIBN: Heartland’s Approval Leaves Unanswered Questions
The following appears in the August 11, 2017 edition of Long Island Business News. The approval of Heartland Town Square’s first phase is a monumental event, but Long Islanders should restrain from popping the champagne. The...
Read MoreLong Island Pulse: Small Village, Large Impact
The following column was written for Long Island Pulse Magazine on March 30, 2017. You can read the original here. The opening of the Jake’s 58 Casino in the Village of Islandia, a tiny municipality that was incorporated in 1985...
Read MoreAs Seen in the Long Island Press: Hicksville Hopes for a Redo, But Politics Could Still Get in The Way
The following was published in the Long Island Press on December 9th, 2016. You can read the original here. The gymnasium was packed at Hicksville High School last month when a new plan to rezone the central business district...
Read MorePublic Comment: Hicksville Revitalization, November 2016
The following comments were prepared in response to the Town of Oyster Bay’s strategies to revitalize downtown Hicksville, presented on November 17, 2016. You can see the plan here. My name is Richard Murdocco. I am the...
Read MoreWhat’s Next for the Long Island Index?
The following was published in the Long Island Press on April 22, 2016. You can read the original here. After providing significant analysis of our region’s various maladies for more than a decade, the Rauch Foundation is...
Read MoreHere’s A Big Idea For Long Island: Stop Thinking Small
The following was written for the Long Island Press on December 21, 2015. You can read the original here. There has been an awakening in Long Island’s developmental zeitgeist. Have you felt it? Suddenly it seems that regional...
Read MorePols Should Remember Developing and Planning Differ
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be seen here. The recently announced creation of a regional planning alliance between the Town of Islip, Town of Brookhaven and Suffolk County could mark a...
Read MoreThe Big Questions of 2014
This was a busy year on Long Island. From pending megaprojects in Islip to the ever-changing roles of IDAs, the region is looking at a transformative 2015. Will Long Islanders learn from 2014 and it’s common themes? All too...
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