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SEQRA Watch
SEQR requires all local, regional, and state government agencies to equally examine the environmental impacts along with the social and economic considerations for a certain project, or action, during their discretionary review
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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New from RCBJ – Business News from New York State condensed and linked for ease of use and convenience.
The Legal Beat
Knights of Columbus Turn To Court For Freedom To Lease, Or Sell Building to Town of Haverstraw
Knights of Columbus Turn To Courts To Lease or Sell Building to Town of Haverstraw; OAG Says Knights’ Holding Company Can’t Amend Its Charter
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
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? 101 Gedney In Nyack Sells For $45 Million; Spring Valley Development Opposed By County Planning Board; Former ARRI Blauvelt Site Sells For $5.25 Million
101 Gedney Street In Nyack Sells For $45 Million; $6 Million In Capital Improvements Planned. Spring Valley Lots Sold For Residential Redevelopment. ARRI sells Blauvelt Industrial; MRA refinances Fashion Drive
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 […]
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
CHPE/Blackstone’s $1 Million Good Neighbor Fund Will Be Administered by Community Foundation of Orange, Sullivan and Rockland
CHPE/Blackstone’s $1 Million Good Neighbor Fund Will Be Administered by Community Foundation of Sullivan, Orange and Rockland; Businesses That Apply For Relief Must Forego Litigation Against CHPE
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Breaking Business News – New York Times
- Guy Goma’s Accidental BBC Interview Lives On After 20 Years May 6, 2026Guy Goma thought he was interviewing for an I.T. job when he found himself on air on the BBC. What came next was familiar to anyone who has been unprepared at work.
- Oil Falls as Trump Changes Course in Strait of Hormuz, but Gas Prices Keep Rising May 6, 2026Oil prices fell and stocks rose after President Trump’s about-face to pause the U.S. operation to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz
- American Factories Lag in Adopting A.I. This Drugmaker Is an Exception. May 6, 2026A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the U.S. recognized for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.
- These Countries Embrace E.V.s to Avoid Oil Price Shocks May 6, 2026People in Costa Rica and other Latin American, Asian and African countries are increasingly buying electric vehicles to avoid spiking fuel prices.
- ‘Avatar’ Suit Focuses on Hot Topic in A.I. Age: A Character’s Face May 6, 2026An actress accused the director James Cameron of stealing her likeness for a digitally created, blue-skinned warrior princess.








































