Quoted in TBR News Media: Uptown Port Jeff Undergoes Transformation
The following excerpts are from an article by Raymond Janis that was published as the cover story...
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Tag: Lee Koppelman
Featured in Newsday: 50 Years of the Long Island Expressway – Love or Hate, It’s ‘Hard to Imagine’ Long Island Without It
The following is both an interview conducted by Steve Langford for NewsdayTV, and the accompanying...
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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....
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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...
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Pine Barrens Nearly Saved, But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Out of the Woods
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on February 5, 2020. This piece was...
Read MoreNew York Daily News: Give Robert Moses His Due
The following op-ed was published in the July 29, 2019 edition of the New York Daily News. You can read the original version here. The power broker’s legacy is far more complex than most people now assume By Richard...
Read MoreThe Real Deal: The Start of a New Industrial Era for Long Island Developers?
The following is an extended version of a story that was first published in The Real Deal’s June 2019 Tri-State Magazine. You can read the original version here. A mixed-use project’s pivot to warehouse space might make...
Read MoreAfter Half A Century Of Living in the Past, Smithtown Finds the Time Is Right for a Change
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on March 29th, 2019. Want to support The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning coverage of the issues that matter? Click here. By Richard Murdocco In 1961, John F. Kennedy was...
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 MoreQuoted by Karl Grossman: Suffolk is Suffocating
The following is an excerpt from a column written by Karl Grossman, and published on May 26, 2018. The column appeared in publications across Long Island, including the Shelter Island Reporter. You can read the entire piece...
Read MoreSuffolk’s New Arena Selection Shouldn’t Have Come As A Surprise
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on April 16, 2018. After Suffolk County’s sudden announcement on April 8 that it had accepted a proposal to build a 17,500-seat arena on a 40-acre stretch of vacant land...
Read MoreHuntington’s Headaches Over Islip’s Heartland Project Shows How Much Suffolk Planning Is Hurting
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on October 2nd, 2017. Something is rotten in the Town of Islip, and the stench seems to be wafting toward the neighboring Town of Huntington. What’s troubling is that Islip...
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