Wishing is No Substitute for Planning
The following was written for the Long Island Press in April 2015. You can read the original here. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s Connect Long Island idea has become a project that relies upon assumptions instead of realities. What started as a relatively...
Syosset Park – Initial Reactions and Project Specs
The following is a quick summary of proposed land use at the former Cerro Wire Factory site in Syosset being pitched by Oyster Bay Development LLC. On Thursday, April 2, the informational website www.SyossetPark.com will be launched, complete with images, specs and...
Here’s A Bright Idea: Turn Shoreham’s Old Nuke Plant Into A New Cargo Port
The following appeared in the Long Island Press. You can read the original piece here. With proper analysis and data-driven urban planning, the key to Long Island’s economic future may just require a mile more of roadway and a new purpose for a decommissioned nuclear...
Let’s Be Smart About Where Long Island Places Multifamily Housing
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The piece can be read here. Millennials. The Brain Drain. Jobs. What do these terms all have in common? Apparently, the connection is multifamily housing. According to proponents, multifamily housing will allow Long...
Heartland Town Square Proposal Is Too Big For Only Islip Town Board’s Approval
The following was written for The Long Island Press on March 17, 2015. You can read the piece here. Could one small township have the power to approve the largest development project in Long Island’s history? That seems to be what’s shaping up for Jerry Wolkoff’s...
Now Is Not the Time to Electrify More LIRR Tracks
The following was written for the Long Island Press. You can read the piece here. The latest proclamations by a Suffolk County town and village to help spark improved Long Island Rail Road service in Suffolk County aren’t as electrifying as they might appear. In fact,...
The Foggiest Idea in Newsday: Be Realistic, Honest About Long Island’s Future
The following appeared in Newsday in both print, on page A23, and online, on March 2nd, 2015. You can read the online version here. Long Island's regional future is not being guided by thoughtful analysis, but by a patchwork of specialized studies that put the needs...
Public Comments: Nassau Comptroller Maragos’ Nassau 2025
The following was read for the public record on February 26, 2015 Good afternoon. My name is Richard Murdocco. I am a lifelong Long Islander, and at 28, am a young professional who is currently building a life in the region. I have my Masters in Public Policy...
All Style, No Substance
It would seem to an outsider after reading recent headlines in various local and regional newspapers that Long Island is short on high paying jobs, yet has surplus amounts of taxes to go around. To make matters worse, the roads are decaying, downtowns are dying and...
Is Long Island’s Future Biomedical?
The Long Island Index, partnering with the Long Island Association, issued a new report yesterday that explores expanding the biomedical sector on Long Island, along with the creation of expanded housing opportunities to help support this growth and the workers it...
