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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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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
CHPE Draws Line In The Sand: Says It’s Not Responsible for Hardship Caused To North Rockland Businesses During Construction
Small Businesses Vow To Continue Fighting; They Plan to Turn To Public Service Commission for Help After Public Officials Have Been Unable To Provide Relief
Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress Names Alexandra S. Obremski as President and CEO; RCC Names New Members To Board of Directors; Briefs
Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress Names Alexandra S. Obremski as President and CEO; RCC Names New Members To Board of Directors; Briefs
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? 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
Real Estate Roundup: DataBank Phase II Headwinds; Five Story Multi-Family Proposed For Former Avon Enamel Building; Airmont Fitness Center Building To Become Yeshiva
Databank Phase II Scaled Back; Multi-family proposed in Suffern dependent on TDD Zone Change; Former Fitness Club In Airmont to Become Yeshiva.
Algorithm-Driven Pricing and Why It’s Getting Attention
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Algorithms Are Frequently Used To Adjust Prices In Real Time
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Democrats Vying For Mike Lawler’s Seat Hold Civil Debate In Haverstraw
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Bitterness and Vitriol Directed At Lawler and Trump Administration Across the Board By Tina Traster Five Democrats vying for District 17’s Congressional seat answered a volley of debate questions Thursday night, showing admiration and respect for one another but making no secret of the disgust and despair they feel toward district […]
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- Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much April 18, 2026Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.
- Corporate Profits Are at Record Highs. These 4 Factors Could Sink Them. April 18, 2026Experts have different theories about what’s driving steep gains. But many agree the window for growth is shrinking.
- More Americans Taking 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals April 18, 2026More Americans are taking hardship withdrawals from workplace retirement accounts, prompted by rising costs — and looser rules.
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