US ship ordered to Indian Ocean in search for airliner (via AFP) The US Navy on Thursday ordered a ship to the Indian Ocean to search for a missing Malaysian airliner amid reports the plane kept “pinging” a satellite after losing radar contact. The focus of search efforts shifted from the South China Sea after […]
The average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City grew by 15 percent to $164,530 in 2013, which is the largest average bonus since the 2008 financial crisis, and the third highest on record, according to an estimate released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The bonus estimate includes […]
Work on the new Tappan Zee Bridge are continuing through this week, with construction and surveys resulting in lane closures at various times throughout the week. Most of the construction will take place in the water, with pile installations and trestle constructions expected. Utility work on River Road, surey inspections of the current bridge and […]
Brooklyn man admits scheme with Rockland rabbi to extort Jewish man into divorce (via Cliffview Pilot) YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A personal trainer from Brooklyn today became the first defendant to plead guilty in an FBI sting that charged eight men and two rabbis — one from Rockland County — in a scheme to […]
County officials say 2.70 percent rate will help improve financial condition NEW CITY – Rockland County received a low 2.70 percent interest rate at the sale of its $96 million deficit financing bonds held Tuesday. “I am strengthened by the County’s successful bond sale at such a low interest rate,” said County Executive Ed Day, […]
Lon Hofstein, a New City resident has become the leading Republican candidate to run against Barry Kantrowitz, (a Democrat majority appointee) in the upcoming special election to fill Ed Day’s formerly vacated seat in Legislative District 5. Mr. Hofstein owns a successful accounting firm in NYC, is the President of the New City Little League […]