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Let Them Build: How SEQRA Reform and Market Realignment Are Reshaping Commercial Real Estate in New York’s Hudson Valley
SEQRA Reform, Mandated Reviews Of Local Permitting Processes, & Application Tracking Signals A Shift In The Regulatory Culture Geared To Removing Roadblocks & Encouraging Development
Cannabis News | New York State News
Breaking News; Dispensary Openings; Legal Wrangling; Cannabis Licensing
Cannabis is legal in New York. Get the latest business news on cannabis production, retailing, municipal opt-outs, and business opportunities.
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The Legal Beat
Clarkstown Defends RLUIPA Suit Brought By Rabbi Denied Variances For Home Expansion For Added Worshippers
Rabbi Claims Clarkstown ZBA Discriminated Against Application For Home Expansion Based On Historic Animus Against Orthodox Jews
AG’s Office Opposes Town of Haverstraw’s Scheme To Lease Knights of Columbus Building In Village
Court Urged By AG’s Charities Bureau To Deny Petition From Knights Asking For Change Of Status/Permission To Sign 25-Year Lease Of Its Building With Town of Haverstraw
Upstate Update
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
What's The Big Deal?
What’s The Big Deal? Four Congers Development Parcels Sell For $6 Million; Kaser Acreage Sold For $17.5 Million; Mixed-Use Residential/Commercial Planned Including Urgent Care & Kosher Grocer; Spring Valley Industrial Nets $2.7 million
Large Mixed-Use Development in Kaser Financed With $55 million; Buildable Parcels Sold on Landmark Drive In Congers; Spring Valley Industrial Sells for $2.7 Million
What’s The Big Deal? Nanuet Industrial Sells For $8 Million; Nanuet Retail Nets $2.175 Million; Airmont Land Sells With Restrictions; Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale of Ramapo Parcels; Haverstraw Apartments Sell For $6.75 Million
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Nanuet Industrial Building Sells For $8 Million 31 Murray Hill Drive, LLC sold the property at that same address in Nanuet to Tiger HL Realty LLC for $8 million. Financing in the amount of $6.4 million was provided by Bank of America. Brooklyn-based Tiger HL Realty LLC is managed by Hillel […]
Technology
New York’s Cap & Invest: A Statewide Carbon Pricing System
Cap and Invest is more than an environmental policy. It is an economic framework that influences how energy is produced, transported, and consumed in New York.
The Future Of Data Centers – Competing and Complimentary Proposals
Albany Is Considering A Moratorium; Separate Utility Rate Classifications; and, Expanded Energy & Environmental Disclosures
Government | Education | Health | Nonprofits
Hochul Initiates 2026 REDC Grant Applications; Rockland Paramedic Recognized for Commitment to Quality Care for Heart Attacks and Strokes; Briefs
Hochul Initiates 2026 REDC Grant Applications; Rockland Paramedic Recognized for Commitment to Quality Care for Heart Attacks and Strokes; Briefs
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The Reinvention Of Local Media
Breaking Business News – New York Times
- More Renters Are Using Tools to Skip Security Deposits, but There’s a Catch June 5, 2026Third-party services charge fees to help renters bypass some upfront costs of signing a lease. Unlike traditional deposits, the money won’t be returned to tenants.
- With Jobs Market Stable, Fed Is Focusing on Inflation Over Rate Cuts June 5, 2026Officials at the Federal Reserve have turned their focus to resurgent inflation.
- A Job Market Leaving Young Graduates Behind Could Scar Them For Years June 5, 2026The labor market has improved but people entering the work force are having a harder time starting careers, a dynamic that has had permanent effects in the past.
- What to know about the jobs report. June 5, 2026Data are pointing toward recovery after a stagnant 2025, though slow work force growth may keep a lid on growth.
- Anthropic’s Call for A.I. Nonproliferation June 5, 2026The artificial intelligence giant said a “brake pedal” was needed to protect humanity from self-improving models. The proposal could have big consequences.









































