Quick Hits: Ronkonkoma Arena Scrapped?, Severe Drought Across Long Island
The following is a quick hit of reporting and editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the...
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Tag: Nassau
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...
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The Latest Updates on Tropical Storm Isaias for the New York Metro Region
During times of emergency, The Foggiest Idea consolidates the reports of various news outlets to...
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The Coliseum’s Sudden Closure Could Mean Game Over for the Nassau Hub
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on June 30, 2020. This piece was...
Read MoreIs Long Island’s Housing Market Strong Enough to Withstand a Downturn?
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on October 28, 2018. Want to join The Foggiest Idea’s growing team of sponsors? Click here. With annual end-over-end growth picking up the pace, we could soon see a...
Read MoreLong Island Pulse: Dream Home – The Fate of the Single Family Sector
The following was published in the September 2017 edition of Long Island Pulse Magazine. You can read Pulse’s edited version here. The rise of mixed-use residential housing projects has surged in an effort to attract a...
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 MoreLong Island Business News: Rental Costs Still Beyond Means of Many Long Islanders
The following was published in the June 17th edition of Long Island Business News on page 19. You can read the original here. While Long Island’s development community is eager to argue for dense development, the simple...
Read MorePublic Comment on NYMTC Plan 2045, May 12, 2016
The following comments were delivered during a public hearing on NYMTC’s Plan 2045 on May 12, 2016 at the Nassau County Legislature. My name is Richard Murdocco, and I am the founder and publisher of The Foggiest Idea, and...
Read MoreDevelopers Need Community Engagement, Not PR
The following was written for the Long Island Press as a counter to Jaci Clement’s op-ed entitled “Developers Need to Become Media Savvy” in Long Island Business News. You can the original here. When it comes...
Read MoreLong Island’s Utility Preparation Always Leaves Us Powerless for the Next Bad Storm
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. With a thunderclap, Syosset residents awoke long before dawn to witness what looked like a strobe light outside as flashes of lightning...
Read MoreThe Foggiest Five: Dr. Lee Koppelman, Former Executive Director of the Long Island Regional Planning Board
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 answers from Dr. Lee Koppelman, whose extensive resume includes serving as...
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