Quick Hits: LIRR’s Arrival at Grand Central – Momentous, Expensive, and Long Overdue
The following is a quick hit of reporting and editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the...
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Tag: East Side Access
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...
Read MoreNewsday: Amazon Delivers Hope to Millennials
The following was published in Newsday on November 27th, 2018. You can read the original here. By Richard Murdocco While Queens braces itself for Amazon’s pending arrival, young professionals on Long Island dream of the...
Read MoreNY Daily News: When Amazon Comes, The Suburbs Must Adapt
The following was first published by the NY Daily News on November 21st, 2018. You can read the original here. By Richard Murdocco The region is unprepared for Amazon’s embrace of Queens. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With...
Read MoreFeatured in Newsday: Understanding the Region’s Future Needs
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on September 17th, 2018. You can read the original version here. “Double track finally on track” [Editorial, Aug. 23] is correct to highlight just how critical the Long...
Read MoreInto the Depths – An Exclusive Look At East Side Access
The following was published exclusively by The Foggiest Idea on August 1st, 2018. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. By Richard Murdocco Gazing at the vast expanse of...
Read MoreThe Foggiest Five: Pat Halpin, Former Suffolk County Executive
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 Patrick Halpin, who served on the Suffolk County Legislature, in the New...
Read MoreCrain’s New York: Two Keys to Passing Congestion Pricing
The following op-ed was written for Crain’s New York, and published on May 25th, 2018. You can read the original here. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. The...
Read MoreLong Island Pulse: Off the Rails
The following is a variation of a piece that was written for the May 2018 print edition of Long Island Pulse. You can read the version that appeared in Pulse here. As the sun rises over the tree line, the bits of light able to...
Read MoreOutsourcing Planning May Prove Costly to Suffolk in the Long Run
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on February 7, 2018. From a financial perspective, Suffolk County isn’t doing so well. Thanks to years of exorbitant budgets, declining sales tax revenues and what...
Read MoreDon’t Compare Wolkoff’s Heartland Mega-Project Approval With Progress on LIRR’s Third Track
The following was written exclusively for The Foggiest Idea, and published on July 24, 2017. Within the same week, two of the biggest and potentially most transformative development projects in Long Island history won key...
Read MoreFeatured in Newsday: Put LIRR Third Track on the Fast Track
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on June 1st, 2017. You can read the original here. Newsday’s editorial board is correct to call on state policymakers and elected officials to approve a third...
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