Quoted in Newsday: The Future of Long Island’s Malls
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NYSDOT Responds: Grade Crossing Eliminations on Route 347 Would Likely Cost Over $140 Million
Last week, The Foggiest Idea penned an open letter to the New York State Department of...
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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....
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Featured in Newsday: Long Island’s Millennial Exodus
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on September 11th, 2019. You can read...
Read MoreQuick Hits: Thoughtful Growth in Kings Park, Gas Pipeline Woes, New LIRR Trains, and More
The following are quick hits of editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and regional developmental issues that matter. For more, be sure to LIKE TFI on Facebook. NEED FOR THOUGHTFUL GROWTH IN KINGS PARK AND BEYOND...
Read MoreFeatured in Newsday: Understanding the Region’s Future Needs
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on September 17th, 2018. You can read the original version here. “Double track finally on track” [Editorial, Aug. 23] is correct to highlight just how critical the Long...
Read MoreThe Foggiest Idea Wins Two 1st Place Awards at 2018 PCLI Media Awards
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Richard Murdocco Rich@TheFoggiestIdea.org The Foggiest Idea Wins Multiple Awards at the 2018 Press Club of Long Island...
Read MoreJust In: The Northwind Group Proposes 55 and Older Complex in Stony Brook
Just In: The Northwind Group is pitching a 55 and older apartment complex, named Stony Brook Meadows, for a 12-acre site of a baptist church located on Route 25A in Stony Brook. You can read more about their proposal here. The...
Read MoreLong Island Pulse: Driving Forces of Long Island Development
The following is an edited version of a piece that was first published as cover story for the March 2018 edition of Long Island Pulse Magazine. You can read the original version here. For decades, planners on Long Island have...
Read MorePublic Comment: Bus Rapid Transit on Nicolls Road
The following was submitted to Suffolk County on December 16, 2016. The key to Connect Long Island’s success is highlighting the potential benefits to our residents, and making them want to leave their cars and climb aboard the...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Times Beacon Record February 2016
The following was published in the February 11, 2016 edition of the Time Beacon Record group of newspapers. To the Editor: With developmental pressures being a constant force on Long Island, it is wise for the Town of Brookhaven...
Read MoreWishing is No Substitute for Planning
The following was written for the Long Island Press in April 2015. You can read the original here. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s Connect Long Island idea has become a project that relies upon assumptions instead of...
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QUICK HITS: @MTA @LIRR Arrival at Grand Central - Momentous, Expensive, and Long Overdue https://www.thefoggiestidea.org/2023/01/25/quick-hits-lirrs-arrival-at-grand-central-momentous-expensive-and-long-overdue/ After decades of planning and billions of dollars, the 1st train will leave at 10:45 AM and speed towards Grand Central, ushering in a momentous new era for New York.
In celebration of the @MTA @LIRR FINALLY coming to @GrandCentralNYC, check out TFI’s exclusive look at the project from back in 2018 when the cavernous station was under construction. This is a long overdue and historic moment for NY/LI https://www.thefoggiestidea.org/2018/07/31/into-the-depths-an-exclusive-look-at-east-side-access/
Wondering about the future of the former CA campus in Islandia? #GetaFoggyIdea from @newsday's @SarinaTrangle
Investors bought the former CA Technologies headquarters at enough of a discount that they have time to test the demand for a palatial office park, largely as is, before falling back on a more sweeping plan to redevelop it: http://shorturl.at/kntBP
ALL-NEW from TFI - @LasVegasSands Rolls the Dice on #LongIsland: https://www.thefoggiestidea.org/2023/01/13/is-las-vegas-sands-casino-plan-a-good-bet-for-long-islands-future/ "Have we gone so low in our suburban slump that our only aspirations for the Nassau Hub are for it to become the next Atlantic City?" #GetaFoggyIdea