Quick Hits: After Housing Markets Hit Pandemic-Fueled Highs, Are the Suburbs Finally Cooling Off?
The following is a quick hit of reporting and editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and regional developmental issues that matter. Published January 2nd, 2022 By Richard Murdocco After being propelled to new heights by pandemic-fueled fears and...
Quoted in Newsday: What’s coming for LI restaurants, real estate and retail in 2022
The following excerpt is from a Newsday article written by Tory Parrish that was published in the Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 edition on page A39. You can read the entire piece here. Long Island’s retail landscape is slated to improve, given the region's current job...
Featured in Newsday: Ronkonkoma Hub Needs Local Input
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on December 7th, 2021. You can read the original version here. To ensure the success of the latest proposal for the Ronkonkoma Hub, which is appropriately scaled down from the project's first troubled...
Editor’s Note: Document Dump Shows How Facebook is Toxic to Democratic Ideals. The Foggiest Idea Will No Longer Use the Platform
The following was written in response to the revelations about Facebook's business practices that were recently published in the Wall Street Journal. You can read the series here. By Richard Murdocco Due to the recent revelations about Facebook's harmful business...
Quoted in Newsday: The Future of Long Island’s Malls
The following excerpt is from an article by Tory Parrish that was published in the Sunday, October 31st, 2021 edition of Newsday on page A29. You can read the entire piece here. Based on the 21st century consumer trend of shoppers shifting more of their spending from...
Quick Hits: Remnants of Ida Tear Through New York Region With Record Rains, Killing 43
The following are quick hits of reporting and editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and regional developmental issues that matter. For more, be sure to LIKE TFI on Facebook. By Richard Murdocco – Published September 3rd, 2021 Days after a near miss...
Featured in Newsday: Target Long Island Growth to Transit Hub Areas
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on August 24th, 2021. You can read the original version here. The population trends captured by the latest U.S. Census represent the limitations of our built environment within Nassau and Suffolk counties...
The Latest Updates on Hurricane Henri For The New York Metro Region
During times of emergency, The Foggiest Idea consolidates the reports of various news outlets to provide accurate, timely, and useful information to help reduce the spread of misinformation that jeopardizes timely response. Sources of consolidated updates include the...
Quick Hits: Latest Census Shows Population Growth on Long Island
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. By Richard Murdocco - Published August 13, 2021 According to the latest data from the U.S....
Public Comments: Amendments to Smithtown’s Draft Comprehensive Plan
The following remarks were delivered to elected officials and policymakers in the Town of Smithtown on August 3rd, 2021. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. To Supervisor Edward Wehrheim and Members of the...
