Is Beechwood’s Senior Housing Plan for Former Elwood Apple Orchard A Fruitful Idea?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on June 3rd, 2022. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO For decades, different developments have been proposed to take root in...
The Foggiest Idea Wins Second Place Prize at 2022 PCLI Media Awards
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Richard Murdocco Rich@TheFoggiestIdea.org The Foggiest Idea Wins Second Prize at the 2022 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Real Estate Columnist/Urban Planner’s Web Site Wins Recognition from Industry Peers Long Island, NY...
Can JLL’s $2.8 Billion Midway Crossing Pitched For Ronkonkoma Really Get Off The Ground?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on May 15th, 2022. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO If developers have their way, the empty swath of land near the Ronkonkoma...
Newsday: Lee Koppelman’s Legacy Spans Across Long Island
The following op-ed was published in the Tuesday, March 29, 2022 edition of Newsday on page A21. You can read the original here. Visionary planner foresaw region's need for open space, housing BY RICHARD MURDOCCO Lee Koppelman’s legacy is not found within the numerous...
Remembering Lee E. Koppelman, 94, Titan of Long Island Planning and Environmental Protection
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on March 22nd, 2022. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO Lee E. Koppelman, the urban planner whose policies and plans shaped Long Island throughout the second half of the twentieth century, died on March 21, 2022. He was...
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 supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO Opened in 1972 and sprawling across 77 acres in Massapequa, the Sunrise...
Is It Too Late to Bring the Roof Down on Hochul’s Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) Plan?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on February 14th, 2022. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. BY RICHARD MURDOCCO New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s push to legalize Accessory Dwelling...
Featured in Newsday: LI Housing – What Goes Up, Must Come Down
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on February 7th, 2022. You can read the original version here. To the Editor - While there is much to debate about how to best diversify Long Island's housing options, there is no denying that today's...
Quoted in the Long Island Press: Is There An Upside to Inflation?
The following excerpt is from an article by Claude Solnik that was published by the Long Island Press on January 18th, 2022. You can read the entire piece here. “There are very few winners from inflation, because it can more broadly outpace any net fiscal gains that...
Quoted in Newsday: Mixed-Use Complexes Among Ongoing Plan to Revitalize Upper Port Area
The following excerpt is from an article by Carl MacGowan that was published in the Thursday, January 13th, 2022 edition of Newsday on page A24. You can read the entire piece here. Rich Murdocco, a Stony Brook University adjunct planning professor, questioned adding...
