President Trump made good on a promise to end New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan on Wednesday, revoking support granted by The Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the toll. In a letter penned by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, the federal government announced it’s decision to “terminate” approval of the congestion pricing program, which […]
Protestors gathered outside of Mike Lawler’s (R, NY17) Pearl River office on Wednesday demanding that the Congressman take a stance against cuts to federal spending enacted by the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk. Lawler faces pressure from both the federal Republican establishment pushing to enact large scale cuts to the […]
NY Basketball Midterms Bring A Mixed Bag of Grades.. On the weekend of the Super Bowl, the two basketball teams in town with massive aspirations to do big things come the Spring took center stage on Friday and Saturday Night respectively. On Friday night, St Johns traveled to Storrs Connecticut to take on UCONN, the […]
Good morning, Jon. I’m requesting your assistance in possibly identifying this antique Dodge City Marshal badge. I had purchased it sometime around 1970 from an antique store in New Mexico. I had completely forgot about it until I started reading your weekly column. A bell went off in my head. So, after searching high and […]
Orangetown is considering a rezoning application that could repurpose a long vacant piece of property. During a meeting last week, the town board deliberated on the Hudson Valley’s iCampus building proposal, the decreasing population of Orangetown, and the need for affordable housing, and zoning changes. Hudson Valley iCampus presented a preliminary proposal to repurpose Building 140 […]
Cynthia Hesdra: A Remarkable Life-From Slave to Millionaire Few people today may know the story of Cynthia Hesdra, a remarkable and successful former slave who resided in Rockland and died the equivalent of a millionaire in 1879. Her home was part of the famed “Underground Railroad” which had a location in Nyack and was a […]