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Circling the Brain Drain

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Jun 11, 2014 | Economic Development, Housing

It seems that Destination LI, “a nonprofit community building and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain vibrant centers” on Long Island, has been quietly busy in recent months. Recently, the...

“Brain Drain” Should Not Dictate Our Land Use Policy

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Nov 12, 2013 | Economic Development

Last week, my piece on affordable housing options for Long Island’s millennials went viral, being shared across Twitter, LinkedIn and in urban planning circles. Thank you for supporting my message of informed policymaking. I...

Our Flawed Housing Policy is the Real Brain Drain

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Nov 5, 2013 | Housing

The following was written for LIBN’s Young Island: I’ve written about the topic of affordable housing multiple times on Young Island. It’s both our greatest regional failure, and the key to our success in the 21st...

Featured in Newsday: Long Island’s Millennial Exodus

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Sep 11, 2019 | Media Appearances

The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on September 11th, 2019. You can read...

Getting Dense With Development Doesn’t Make That Much Sense

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Apr 2, 2018 | Housing

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...