Rockland’s Tourism Tsar Lucy Redzeposki To Leave Post
Lucy Redzeposki, a human-driven tour-de-force for tourism and economic development in Rockland County, is leaving her post.
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Category: Tourism
Rockland County Living, Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drink, Tourism
Nyack Boat Charter Launches Dinner Boat ‘The Festiva’
This spring, Nyack Boat Charter, owned by Foster and charter industry-veteran Rob Bellanich, will for its fourth season run river cruises on Hudson. While three of its boats sail or cruise from Nyack Marina, the newest offering, a dinner yacht named “The Festiva” that can accommodate more than 100 will dock in Alpine, NJ.
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Who Is The Entity That Bought The Time Hotel At Auction?
Juniper Time LLC, a company affiliated with IMH Financial Corporation, successfully bid $18.5 at auction last week to buy The Time Hotel of Nyack. Who is IMH?
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Clock Is Ticking On The Time Hotel’s Fate
The Time Hotel, which positioned itself as a boutique property for urban tourists and business travelers, has been filling its rooms since it opened in May 2016 in Nyack. It remains a draw, despite the fact that the 133-room hotel has been in bankruptcy since July 2018.
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Rockland County Hands Out More Than $200,000 In Grants To Support Tourism
Citing the success of using tourism to drive Rockland County’s economic engine at an afternoon ceremony today at the Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, the county today gifted 22 nonprofits with $211,000 in tourism grants. Partially funded by the state, I Love New York, an affiliate of New York’s Empire State Development, kicked in $62,650.
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Should Rockland’s Airbnbs Be Taxed and Regulated?
A recent New York City law intended to crack down on Airbnb and other home-sharing sites is gaining attention beyond the city as New York State and its counties debate how to handle the legalities and revenue collection of a growing industry popular with tourists.
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More Airbnb Listings In Rockland County Are Boon For Tourism
Those in local government and Chambers of Commerce working behind the scenes to make Rockland County an overnight tourist destination rather than a spot for day-tripping should take heart in a recent spike in Airbnb listings and revenue generated last summer. But are they legal?
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Hipster Vibe Transforming Garner Historic District
The Garnerville Arts and Industrial Center, recently rebranded as Garner Historic District, is ready for its next act.
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STAC Adds Hospitality Management Program
Though it’s just in its infancy, St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) in Sparkill has added a Hospitality Management program to its business school, and early enrollees are seen as its pioneers.
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HNA Center Snags Zoning Change to Operate Hotel
In 2017, HNA won approval from Orangetown’s Planning Board to build an additional five-story hotel with 100 rooms on the property. But there was a snag: HNA didn’t have the right to rent those rooms to the general public.
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