Featured in Newsday: Sayville residents worked up over South Bay Village housing plan
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on August 6th, 2025. You can read the...
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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...
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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...
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Public Comments: DEIS for Heritage Village, the Redevelopment of the Sears Property in Hicksville
The following comments were formally submitted on February 25th, 2020 to elected officials and...
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Newsday: A Flawed View of Long Island Zoning Rules
The following op-ed was first published in the December 6th, 2019 edition of Newsday on page A25....
Read MoreThe Real Deal: The Marvelous Macy’s Makeover …Maybe
The following was first published in The Real Deal Magazine’s August 2019 Tri-State edition. You can read the original here. The seas of parking surrounding the Manhasset store presents a new opportunity for development —...
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 MoreFinally, Progress at the Nassau Hub?
The following was first published exclusively by The Foggiest Idea on September 15th, 2018. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. By Richard Murdocco After decades 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 MoreSyosset Park is Not a Super Mall, But the New Project Still Faces a Tough Sell
The following was written exclusively for The Foggiest Idea, and published on June 4, 2018. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. By Richard Murdocco As the...
Read MorePublic Comments: Syosset Park DEIS, April 2018
The following comments were submitted on April 5, 2018 to the Town of Oyster Bay in response to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) prepared for Syosset Park. You can read the DEIS document here. To Town Supervisor...
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