At the end of June, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed new “sweeping” legislation that will reform New York’s foreclosure process and address the zombie house issue. According to HousingWire, the new law will end a more than two-year effort combating New York’s foreclosure problems. In 2014, Eric Schneiderman, New York Attorney General, introduced new […]
The Lower Hudson Valley real estate market has shown a bit more health in the second quarter, as the number of home sales in Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties have risen sharply compared to the same period in 2015. In Westchester, the number of home sales from April to June was 2,241, up 11.5% from […]
A woman recently claimed she was a “target of viciousness” at a local restaurant — and all because of a baseball cap. Esther Levy said she and a companion were kicked out of the Cancun Inn in Sugar Loaf because she was wearing the hat supporting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump. “They’re claiming […]
Bill Cunningham, a fashion photographer for The New York Times, passed away in Manhattan in late June at the age of 87. Cunningham had been hospitalized recently after having a stroke. Cunningham was known for taking photos of everyday people on the streets of New York City. According to CBS News, NYC Mayor Bill de […]
There are more than 26.5 million businesses in the United States, and this month, a few of them from the Hudson Valley came together at SUNY New Paltz to highlight their successes and discuss solutions for their struggles. There was a gathering of Hudson Valley entrepreneurs at SUNY New Paltz as the Hudson Valley economic […]
Drunk driving kills. Anastasia Karassik understands that better than most people. Her 13-year-old daughter, Larisa, was killed last year on Memorial Day weekend when a drunk driver ran a stop sign and struck the car her father, Bruce, was driving. According to lohud.com, that heart-breaking event spurred the Karassik family to spearhead efforts to try […]