New Moynihan Train Hall Offers Hopeful Start to the New Year
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on December 31st, 2020. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. By Richard Murdocco After decades of enduring the cramped, dingy confines of Penn...
Public Comments: Hicksville Rezoning A Step in the Right Direction For Oyster Bay
The following comments were formally submitted on December 21, 2020 to Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and members of the Town Board. To Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Members of The Town Board, and Mr. George Baptista: My name is Richard Murdocco, and I...
Quick Hits: After PSEG Failures, LIPA to Consider Privatization, Municipalization, or Other Steps in 2021
The following is a quick hit 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 First published December 18th, 2020. Updated on December 21st, 2020....
Quick Hits: Builders To Target Shopping Centers, Empty Big Box Stores for New Housing
The following is a quick hit 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 December 6th, 2020 Builders and trade leaders argued that vacant...
Exclusive to TFI: Should Long Island Give Industrial Development Agencies the Business?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on November 20, 2020. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. By Richard Murdocco As millions in tax breaks continue to roll out, are Long Islanders...
Quick Hits: Coronavirus Pandemic Shifts Voter Composition in New York Suburbs
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 November 2nd, 2020 According to the latest reports in the Wall Street...
Quick Hits: Years After Sandy Struck, City Looks to Build on Staten Island Wetlands
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 October 29th, 2020 As reported by the New York Times, the long running...
Editorial Policy Position: TFI Urges Suffolk to Vote NO on Proposal #2/Resolution 547-2020
The following is an editorial policy position being taken for the 2020 election being held on November 3rd. By Richard Murdocco The benefits of protecting Long Island’s open spaces and drinking water not only transcend geopolitical boundaries, but have an impact far...
Editor’s Note: The Foggiest Idea Celebrates A Decade of Sound Planning
The following is a note from Richard Murdocco, founder/publisher of The Foggiest Idea, and was written on October 15th, 2020. This month, The Foggiest Idea proudly enters it's tenth year of analyzing and advocating for the real estate issues that matter. It's been...
Featured in Newsday: Pandemic’s Impacts on Development Still Unknown
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on October 4th, 2020. You can read the original version here. While it is encouraging that Long Islanders are witnessing the economic resilience of our downtowns, we are still just learning what the long-term...
