The following was written for the Long Island Press, published on January 29, 2016. You can read the original here. The piece was also translated into Spanish by La Tribuna USA. You can read the translated text here. Long...
Read MoreThe following appeared in the Long Island Press on January 19, 2016. You can read the original here. A third track for the LIRR, a deepwater port for Shoreham, a refurbished Penn Station, a new Jacob Javits Convention Center, an...
Read MoreThanks to Karin Caro and her friends at Blu Chip Marketing, I recently appeared on Michael Watt’s web show to have an in-depth discussion of Long Island’s regional issues. The topics included Long Island’s regional economy, the...
Read MoreJust because it keeps on being repeated, doesn’t mean it’s true. Multiple groups frequently call for more apartments to be built on Long Island, claiming that the creation of these units will plug the hemorrhaging tide of young...
Read MoreRecently, it was announced that the Long Island Regional Planning Council (LIRPC) was given a lifeline by New York State and both Nassau and Suffolk Counties in the form of grant funding. This is good news for the region.While...
Read MoreThe following was published in the 7/24/11 edition of Newsday, on Page A39. The online version can be seen here:http://www.newsday.com/opinion/letters/letter-li-still-needs-regional-planning-1.3047992My name is Rich Murdocco,...
Read MoreThe following is a letter to the editor that was published in the Long Island Press the week of June 9th to June 15th. It was written in response to Spencer Rumsey’s “The Future of Long Island Explored in New...
Read MoreHere is the original, unedited letter I sent to Newsday on December 14th, 2010:My name is Rich Murdocco, and I writing about the December 7th article you wrote entitled “Group Reviews 25-year plan for LI’s...
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