Tag: Sandy
Sandy’s Biggest Legacy – Better Forecasts
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on November 1st, 2022. Interested in...
Read MoreQuoted in Newsday: Lindenhurst Program for Sandy-Damaged Properties Shows Mixed Results, Residents Say
The following excerpt is from an article by Denise Bonilla that was published on Newsday.com on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022. You can read the entire piece here. Richard Murdocco, adjunct professor of environmental policy at...
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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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Interviewed by News 12 Long Island: After Seven Years, How Much Have We Learned From Sandy?
The following was published by News 12 Long Island’s Geoff Bansen on October 30, 2019. The...
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CityLab: On Long Island, Failure to Absorb Sandy’s Lessons
The following was published by The Atlantic’s CityLab on October 22nd, 2018. You can read...
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Both Harvey and Irma Show How Much Long Island Still Has to Learn
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on September 5, 2017, and republished by...
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...
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Susan Axelrod: Hurricane Sandy – The Effects Are Lingering, Big Time
The following was written on August 26, 2014 by Susan Axelrod, founder of Love & Quiches,...
Read MoreGrossman: When It Comes to the Shore, You Can’t Beat Nature
The following was written by Karl Grossman, a friend of the Foggiest Idea. Karl Grossman is professor of journalism at the State University of New York/College at Old Westbury and chief investigative reporter at Long Island’s...
Read MoreReflecting on Sandy, and Planning for the Next Big One
Sandy was created by some extraordinary meteorological circumstances. we must plan ahead for the “Next Big One”. However, the silver lining to all the misery the superstorm brought upon Long Island and beyond is that it made...
Read MoreA Series of Rants
The following was published in Long Island Business News’ Young Island Recently, there have been a number of items in the news that I feel warrant discussion. Rather than pick just one, however, the following is a series...
Read MoreThe Dream is Unraveling, but Long Island Can be Saved
The following was written for Long Island Business News, and published on 2/20/13. The piece can be read online here Newsday famously wrote that in 1978, Long Island was at a crossroads. They told their readers that we, as a...
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