Rockland County real estate, development
Arts And Culture, In All Their Forms, Are As Important To A Community As Its Sidewalks In this month’s column Paul Adler is joined by Dorothy Atzl, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Rockland. By Paul Adler, Esq. For nearly 50 years, I have walked our region’s main streets, toured its industrial parks, and […]
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Midtown Kingston Receives Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Designation Midtown Kingston has been approved for the Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) designation by New York’s Department of State. Designation gives development in the area priority and preference for State programs, eligibility for pre-development funding, and unlocks tax credits for property owners and developers for brownfield cleanup and […]
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Pocket Neighborhoods Can Help Alleviate A Housing Shortage, But First Zoning & Building Codes Need To Change By Mike Oates Every week, I hear a version of the same story from employers across our nine counties. A hospital can’t fill nursing shifts because the candidates can’t afford to live within a reasonable drive. A school […]
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Sewer District Connection Fees In Haverstraw Challenged In Court; Rockland County Seeks Court Subpoena For Pool Rental Records From SWIMPLY; KOC Object To OAG Discovery Efforts
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NYS DEC, NYS AG’s Office, And County Planning Department Detail Significant Obstacles To Databank’s Expansion Plans The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) determined that the planned expansion of Databank’s Orangeburg Data Center on Corporate Drive in Orangeburg is subject to Governor Hochul’s Executive Order establishing a temporary moratorium on data centers statewide. […]
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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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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 of tax incentives by […]
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Tragic House Fire Reveals Illegal Occupancy at 1 West Burda in New City; Clarkstown Struggles To Keep Up With Illegal Occupancy; Police Chief Says House Was Occupied By A Family and Three Room Rentals
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Home Rule: The Who, What, Where, When, and How
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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
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