On Saturday, August 11, 2012, the Palisades Interstate Parkway will be closing the southbound lanes from Exit 18 to the George Washington Bridge from 2 am to 8 pm for the bicycling portion of the Ironman U.S. Championship. The New York State Police and the New York State Park Police will be facilitating the entrance/exit […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Imagine this life-or-death scenario: An airplane with hundreds of people on board is descending in the darkened sky to land at an airport. Passengers are busying themselves with tray tables, checking their children’s seat-belts and packing up their bags in anticipation of landing. Up in the cockpit, the flight crew is systematically […]
Dear County Legislators, I just learned you voted (with the exception of Legislator Frank Sparaco) on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 to sue the residents of the Town of Clarkstown for reverting Samuel Road in Nanuet to its former dead end status. I don’t know if I am more shocked or disappointed that prior to taking […]
PIP will be Closed Southbound on August 11 for Cycling Event New City, NY (August 6, 2012) – Rockland County Legislature Vice Chairman Alden H. Wolfe has stated his reservations to the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) concerning the cycling portion of the upcoming the Ironman U.S. Championship Triathlon Race, which will require the […]
The inaugural Aquadraat Sports IRONMAN U.S. Championship begins with a time-trial 2.4-mile point-to-point swim in the Hudson River. The 112-mile bike course spans the cliffs of Palisades Parkway followed by a 26.2-mile run course over the George Washington Bridge, finishing at 81st St in the heart of the city. Why do you need to know […]
The Clarkstown Police Department is currently investigating a report of an armed robbery of a taxi cab driver which occurred on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at approx 11:20 p.m. Two parties flagged down a taxi on Union Road in Spring Valley and asked to be taken to Second Avenue in Nanuet. When the driver arrived […]