By Rockland County Executive Ed Day In just a few short weeks, the eyes of the nation will be focused on Rockland and Westchester counties as the first span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge opens to traffic. I will rejoice that day along with the rest of the county, state and nation as […]
NEW YORK – The new Tappan Zee Bridge that is under construction will not be called the Tappan Zee Bridge when it fully opens next year. A bill in the state legislature to name it the Mario Cuomo Bridge after the late governor and father of current Governor Andrew Cuomo, was slipped into a special […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN Anticipated to open last December, then early 2017 and then spring/summer 2017, the new Tappan Zee Bridge’s westbound span will open sometime later this year, unless plans change again. Its 3.1-miles connected Rockland and Westchester counties in late March, when the final and smallest section of structural steel was […]
Using the media to get out the message BY KATHY KAHN It’s a great place to live, work and play, but in order to get more companies to take a look at the New York’s smallest but strategically located county, Rockland’s Economic Development Corporation is using the media to get out the message. Michael DiTullo, […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday announced the beginning of formal construction of the New NY Bridge to replace the Tappan Zee with installation of the first permanent piles that will comprise the foundation of the new bridge. The bridge is scheduled to be completed in just under five years. “This week, we are putting […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – The New NY Bridge group held an event on April 24 to inform local businesses about opportunities which will open with the rebuild of the Tappan Zee Bridge and connect them to larger contractors associated with the project. The meeting featured a panel of representatives from the New York State […]