Public Comments: Suffolk County’s Subwatersheds Wastewater Plan
The following comments were submitted on September 4th, 2019 to the Suffolk County Department of Health. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. To elected officials and policymakers within the Suffolk County...
Featured in the Wall Street Journal: Urban Planning Transcends Political Fads
The following is an expanded version of what was published in the Wall Street Journal on September 4th, 2019 in response to an op-ed by Christopher F. Rufo entitled 'New Left Urbanists' Want to Remake Your City. You can read the original letter-to-the-editor here. To...
The Real Deal: The Marvelous Macy’s Makeover …Maybe
The following was first published in The Real Deal Magazine's August 2019 Tri-State edition. You can read the original here. The seas of parking surrounding the Manhasset store presents a new opportunity for development — if it ever gets approved By Richard Murdocco...
Quick Hits: Dangerous Warming on Long Island, Housing Prices, and More
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. SUFFOLK HOUSING PRICES JUMP 6.7 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR, NASSAU SHOWS MODERATE GAINS...
The Real Deal: Long Island’s Gold Coast Loses Its Luster
The following appeared in the August 2019 Tri-State edition of The Real Deal. You can read the original version here. Taxes and shifting buyer preferences keep dragging the luxury market down By Richard Murdocco The stretch of old-money communities that inspired F....
New York Daily News: Give Robert Moses His Due
The following op-ed was published in the July 29, 2019 edition of the New York Daily News. You can read the original version here. The power broker's legacy is far more complex than most people now assume By Richard Murdocco To most, Robert Moses, who died 38 years...
The Foggiest Five: Steve Israel, Former U.S. Representative
The following are answers to The Foggiest Five, a set of questions asked to influential Long Islanders on the future of the region. This round features Steve Israel, who served as a Member of Congress from 2001 to 2017, representing New York's 2nd and 3rd districts....
Quick Hits: Boost in LI Housing Prices, Goodbye Single-Family Zoning?, Earthquakes Rattling Beneath, and More
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. SUFFOLK HOUSING PRICES SHOW 6.8% GROWTH, NASSAU BUMPS 2.9% As reported by Newsday's Maura...
Putting 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 place award in the prestigious...
Public Comments: Proposed Remediation of the Grumman Plume, June 2019
The following comments were submitted on June 10, 2019 to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. To the New York State Department of Environmental...
