Court Tosses Orange County IDA’s Suit Filed To Reinstate Amazon’s $80 Million Benefit Package
Orange County Judge Rejects Claim That State-Appointed Monitor’s Veto Was Untimely & Unlawful
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Rockland County Government/Regulations
RCBJ Wins FOIL Case Against Rockland Green: Public Authority Ordered To Produce Documents, Pay Attorney’s Fees
RCBJ Wins FOIL Case Against Rockland Green: Public Authority Ordered To Produce Documents, Pay Attorney’s Fees; Judge Invokes Importance of First Amendment & New York’s FOIL Law in Eloquent Ruling
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A Positive SEQRA Declaration On DataBank’s Expansion Plans In Orangeburg Sets The Stage For More Rigorous Environmental Review
Concerns About Electrical Usage, Noise, Light, Diesel Exhaust, And Potential Damage to Lake Tappan Trigger Mandatory Environmental Impact Statement
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Clarkstown Director Of Engineering Put On Paid Leave, Claims Retaliation For Revealing Critical Financial Discrepancies
A Referral To Town Comptroller Over Billing Irregularities In Siemens Energy Performance Contract Leads To Director Being Locked Out Of Office & Request For District Attorney To Investigate Clarkstown Officials
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Public Hearings On Three Major Development Projects Set For Middle Of Summer
Environmental Reviews Of Controversial Development Projects Advance During Summer Sessions Before Local Land Use Boards REAL ESTATE This summer season means more than beaches and barbeques. It is also a time when local governments have planned public hearings on major development projects pending before town and village land use boards. At the public hearings, residents […]
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Predictability Is the Product: Why Stable Governance Is the Region’s Best Economic Development Tool
The Stability Of Markets, Neighborhoods, And Institutions Is Essential To A Functioning Real Estate Environment, And Our Social Fabric
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Congress Passed a Housing Bill. Now Comes the Hard Part
The Housing Act’s Many Impacts Wouldn’t Be Felt For Some Time, Assuming Passage
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HNA/IBM Redevelopment Plan Includes 342 Luxury Housing Units, Subdivisions & A Late Night Catering Hall
A Plan Chosen For the Former IBM Center In Palisades By Orangetown Town Board Morphs From Updated Hotel, Conference Center, Spa & Biodynamic Farming To Luxury Townhouses & Condominiums “It feels a bit like a bait and switch,” said Architect Rick Cook at the public presentation revealing plans for the former IBM/HNA center on Route […]
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454,000 Square-Foot Warehouse Project Across from Planned Animal Shelter Moves Forward
Village of West Haverstraw Accept “DEIS” environmental statement from Grassy Point Bend Wholesale Storage and Warehousing Facility
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Real Estate Roundup: Another Floating Zone Proposed For Orangetown; SEQRA Amendments Exempt Most Housing Projects From Environmental Review; Clarkstown’s Real Estate Transfer Tax
Orangetown considers residential zoning overlays in commercial zones; SEQRA changes exempt most housing projects from environmental review; Clarkstown’s transfer tax
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