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Politicians Use Moratoriums To Address Voters’ Woes In Clarkstown’s Heated November Election
Politicians Use Moratoriums To Address Voters’ Woes In Clarkstown’s Heated November Election; Democrat Eugene Bondar Proposes 12-Month Building Moratorium in June, Town Responds With Six-Month Moratorium
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Politicians Use Moratoriums To Address Voters’ Woes In Clarkstown’s Heated November Election
Politicians Use Moratoriums To Address Voters’ Woes In Clarkstown’s Heated November Election; Democrat Eugene Bondar Proposes 12-Month Building Moratorium in June, Town Responds With Six-Month Moratorium
Clarkstown To Hold Public Hearing On Six-Month Development Moratorium
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Clarkstown Town Board Considers 6-Month Development Moratorium; Saying It Needs Time To Write New Zoning Regulations The Clarkstown Town Board on Tuesday will hold a public hearing and vote on a six-month development moratorium impacting several pending development projects. The local law is billed as a stopgap or interim measure to […]
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Amazon Returns To OCIDA For Tax Incentives; Final Mid-Hudson Momentum Funds Awards; Fioravanti Joins Regional Food Bank
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Amazon Seeks Reduced Benefits Package From OCIDA After Rejection Of Two Larger Requests Amazon’s commitment to demolish existing underutilized properties at a former quarry in the Village of Slate Hill in Orange County and build a 3.2 million square foot warehouse has not dimmed, despite several setbacks related to the awarding […]
What's The Big Deal?
What’s The Big Deal? Nyack Mixed-Use Sells In Bankruptcy For $5 Million; Two Nyack Mixed Use Buildings Sell For $2.775 Million; AG Approves Sale Of New City Synagogue For $2.18 Million
Two Nyack Mixed-Use Properties Trade For $2.775 Million; New City Synagogue Sale Approved By AG; Bankruptcy Sale Nets $5 Million IN Nyack
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Garnerville Self Storage Sells For $12.75 Million; Congers Industrial Nets $7.3 Million; Valley Cottage Industrial Sells For $4 Million
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New York State Digital Game Development Program
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) A Proposed Change To Gaming Media Production Credit Would Raise The Maximum Qualified Production Costs Per Project By David Carlucci Empire State Development has proposed amendments to the regulations governing the New York State Digital Game Development Program. The public comment period closes in October. The amendment is narrow, but it […]
2025 Annual Report Shows BusPatrol Keeps Lion’s Share Of Revenue Collected On Bus Tickets
Data Provided By BusPatrol To New York State Reveals Dramatic Decrease In Rockland County’s Share Of Revenue, And Only Six Successful Court Convictions On Thousands Of Outstanding Citations In 2025
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Harriman’s Vanishing Understory
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) The Understory Provides Important Year-Round Habitat, Even After Deciduous Plants Have Dropped Their Leaves By Christine Toth Riding along Seven Lakes Drive, the lush, green forest on either side of the road can be deceptively reassuring. A closer look reveals that, in some sections, a critical layer of a healthy forest—the […]
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- World Bank Courts Private Financing Amid Global Debt Burden September 17, 2026The World Bank president, Ajay Banga, has worked to make the development institution a magnet for private capital as donor nations face budget constraints.