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Yeshiva Applicant Accuses Planning Board of Dragging Its Feet, Ramps Up Legal Threat
Yeshiva Applicant Accuses Planning Board of Dragging Its Feet, Ramps Up Legal Threat: Planning Board Pushes Back; Says Applicant Must Get Around Major Safety Deficit
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County, County Legislature, County Sheriff & Chairperson Hood Sued For Civil Rights Violations
Mike Parietti Files Suit In Federal Court Charging His Eviction From Public Meeting Based On The Content Of His Speech Violated His Civil Rights
Your Face May Be Getting Scanned; Here Is What New York Is Doing About It
Businesses Are Deploying Biometric Surveillance Including Facial Geometry, Fingerprints, Iris Patterns, Voice, Gait, and DNA Sequences To Identify Customers And Exclude Others
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Upstate Update: Kingston Local Development Corporation Offers Funding For Small Business; Newburgh Recognized For Financial Reporting Excellence; 108 Acres Preserved In Shawangunk Ridge
Kingston Local Development Corporation Provides Funding For Small Business; Newburgh Recognized For Financial Reporting Excellence; 108 Acres Conserved In Shawangunk Ridge
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What’s The Big Deal? Best Buy Relocating From Palisades To Former At Home Building; Congers Flex Building Sells For $6 Million; Stony Point Industrial Sells For $11 Million
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Best Buy Signs Lease At Former At Home Store In Nanuet; Relocating From Palisades Center Metropolitan Realty Associates has signed Best Buy to a 35,500-square-foot lease at 5101 Fashion Drive, the former location of At Home, which vacated the space in December of 2025. Best Buy is the largest specialty consumer […]
What’s The Big Deal? The Henry Sells (Again), This Time For $63.7 Million; Strip Center In Monsey Nets $4.2 Million; Lot For 16-Unit Multi-Family Sells For $4.5 Million
What’s The Big Deal? The Henry Sells (Again) For $63.7 Million; Strip Center In Monsey Nets $4.2 Million; Lot For 16-Unit Multi-Family Sells For $4.5 Million
Technology
The Future Of Data Centers – Competing and Complimentary Proposals
Albany Is Considering A Moratorium; Separate Utility Rate Classifications; and, Expanded Energy & Environmental Disclosures
Your Face May Be Getting Scanned; Here Is What New York Is Doing About It
Businesses Are Deploying Biometric Surveillance Including Facial Geometry, Fingerprints, Iris Patterns, Voice, Gait, and DNA Sequences To Identify Customers And Exclude Others
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A Bridge for Birds and People: How the Cuomo Bridge Became An Example Of Wildlife-Friendly Infrastructure
The Glass On The Governor Mario M Cuomo Bridge Is Designed To Reduce Bird Collisions
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- War and Sanctions Accelerate China’s Currency Push April 24, 2026China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions.
- Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Newspaper’s Ombudsman April 24, 2026The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.
- Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says April 24, 2026Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.
- Nike to Cut 1,400 Jobs as Part of Its Turnaround Plan April 23, 2026Most of the layoffs will affect tech workers as the athletic giant tries to reverse a yearslong sales slump. It’s the second round of cuts this year.
- New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear April 23, 2026The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.









































