Developers 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 to development in our region, is public perception the key...
Long Island’s Utility Preparation Always Leaves Us Powerless for the Next Bad Storm
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. With a thunderclap, Syosset residents awoke long before dawn to witness what looked like a strobe light outside as flashes of lightning illuminated the darkness. In East Northport,...
Aiming High to Give LaGuardia a Lift Will Help Our Region Take Off, Too
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. Thanks to a just-announced overhaul plan, LaGuardia International Airport could be transformed from Third World to first rate. The impacts of this massively ambitious project could...
Face The Future Now, Says Long Island’s Master Planner, Lee Koppelman
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. Trying to encompass the far-reaching impact that Lee Koppelman has had on Long Island is no easy task. The master planner has been active in civic, academic and planning circles for...
Surge in Solar Power Gets a Welcome Jolt From Suffolk Planning Commission
The following was written for the Long Island Press - You can read the original here. Is Long Island’s recent embrace of solar energy an enlightened sign of sound planning, or are neighbors complaining about the planned solar farms right to block the sun from coming...
Richard Murdocco on LI News Radio 103.9 FM- July 2015
Recently, I was a guest on LI News Radio 103.9 FM, which is broadcast live out of Long Island MacArthur Airport in the Town of Islip. The following segment of the John Gomez Show aired on July 10, 2015. Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi was the guest host, and...
The Foggiest Five: Dr. Lee Koppelman, Former Executive Director of the Long Island Regional Planning Board
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 answers from Dr. Lee Koppelman, whose extensive resume includes serving as the Director of the Suffolk County...
Smithtown’s Growth Needs to Be Backed by Data, Public Input
The following was written for the July 3rd edition of Long Island Business News. The original can be read here. David Winzelberg's piece "The Town that Time Forgot" (LIBN June 26) falls prey to criticisms that oversimplify Smithtown's latest comprehensive planning...
Uptick in Long Island’s Housing Hides Real Concern: High Cost of Living
The following was written for the Long Island Press. You can read the original here. Long Island is experiencing a welcome renewed boom of housing construction. But are we pricing out the region’s young families by building exclusively for the elderly? Shouldn’t we be...
Strong Storms, Weak Coasts – Boating Times Long Island
The following was written for Boating Times Long Island's July issue. You can read the original version here. You can find a list of locations where Boating Times Long Island is distributed here. Carol. Donna. Gloria. Bob. Irene. Sandy. The names are part of our...
