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Blue Hill Plaza, Struggling With Vacancies, Proposes Partial Conversion To Luxury Rental Apartments
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Clarkstown Refuses To Reschedule Planning Board Hearing That Falls Out During High Holy Days
Application for Islamic Center of Rockland’s 30,000 square-foot Expansion Plan Set For Sept. 24 Despite Objections By Jewish Community Members
Veteran Firefighter Claims Rockland Green’s Negligence Caused Him Severe Injuries
Allegations Of Improper Storage Of Chlorine At Bowline Transfer Station Fire Caused First Responder Permanent Injuries
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Upstate Update: Mixed-Use TOD Development Planned For Beacon MTA Parking Lot; 291 Acres Added To Minnewaska State Park; Garonit Pharma To Build Factory Site In New Windsor
Beacon MTA Station Parking Lot To Become Mixed-Use Transit Oriented Development; 291 Acres Added To Minnewaska State Park; Garonit To Establish New Windsor Factory Site
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What’s The Big Deal? Onyx Equities Sells Restaurant Depot Site For $18 Million; Orangetown Pays $3.05 Million For Waterfront Property In South Nyack; Chestnut Ridge Commercial Properties Acquired For $1.95 Million
100 Corporate Drive in Blauvelt Sold to Restaurant Depot Affiliate; A New Waterfront Park For Orangetown; Mr. Landscape Expands In Chestnut Ridge
What’s The Big Deal? Acreage in Nanuet TOD Nets $15.5 Million; Spring Valley Office Property Nets $8.25 Million; Land Leased To Hotel Sells For $2.3 Million
Nanuet TOD Site Sells for $15.5 Million; Spring Valley Office Building Sells For $8.25 Million; Land Under Quality Inn Sells For $2.3 Million
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The Death of a (Human) Salesman? Not So Fast.
AI Is A Collaborative Tool, Not A Replacement For Human Connection
New Cybersecurity Rules Aim to Protect New York’s Water Systems — With Grants and Support to Help
New York Regulations Seek To Secure Water & Wastewater Infrastructure From Cyber Interference; Funding Available To Municipal Water Suppliers
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- Jimmy Kimmel, Somber but Defiant, Defends Free Speech in Return to ABC September 24, 2025The late-night star said he had not intended to make light of Charlie Kirk’s murder, but he also said that President Trump’s threat against ABC was “anti-American.”
- Iranian Diplomats Are Barred From Shopping at Costco While Visiting U.S. September 24, 2025As the U.N. General Assembly met in New York, the Trump administration forbade the Iranian delegation from shopping at discount wholesalers, an apparent bid to inflame Iranian public opinion.
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