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Real Estate Roundup: Clarkstown Planning Board Approves Another Project On West Clarkstown Road; Torn Ranch Seeks New Zoning Use Category For Potential Expansion; Boulders’ Lease Extension Adds Artificial Turf
Real Estate Roundup: Clarkstown Planning Board Approves Another Project On West Clarkstown Road; Torn Ranch Seeks New Zoning Use Category For Potential Expansion; Boulders Lease Extension Adds Artificial Turf
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Protest At Four Corners in Nanuet Calls For Lawler, Government To Extend ACA Healthcare Subsidies
Healthcare Premiums Are Expected To Double of Triple for Hudson Valley Residents If Trump Administration Lets Subsidies Expire
Clarkstown Must Refrain From Politicizing The Four Corners
Clarkstown Must Refrain From Politicizing The Four Corners; Clarkstown Republicans Should Think Twice Before Compromising An Iconic Vortex of Free Speech
Upstate Update
Upstate Update: Skoufis Challenges $80 Million Amazon PILOT; Expansion of Route 17 In Orange & Sullivan Put On Hold; Open Space Institute Acquires Verkeerderkill Falls Property
Senator Skoufis Seeks Veto Of $80 Million Amazon Warehouse PILOT; New York Quickway Expansion Put On Hold; OSI acquires Verkeerderkill Falls
What's The Big Deal?
What’s The Big Deal? Property Housing Otto’s in Piermont Sells For $3.1 Million; Thruway Plaza Commercial Condo Property Sold For $3.1 Million; Airmont Commercial Building Sells For $2.56 Million
Property Housing Otto’s in Piermont Sells For $3.1 Million; Thruway Plaza Commercial Condo Property Sold For $3.1 Million; Airmont Commercial Building Sells For $2.56 Million
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
Technology
How Does This Work: New York Enforces Nation’s First AI Companion Safety Law
State Lawmakers Cite Growing Concerns Over Risks Posed By Powerful Digital Companions, Especially For Children And Vulnerable Populations
Rockland County Prompts RC Sewer District #1 To Break From County & Form A Public Authority
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Insider Says A Separate Agency Could Streamline Operations and Approvals But Some Warn About the Overreach of Public Authorities By Tina Traster Rockland County is planning to offload Sewer District #1 and establish it as a public authority. The genesis of the idea began in early spring when County Executive Ed […]
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Protest At Four Corners in Nanuet Calls For Lawler, Government To Extend ACA Healthcare Subsidies
Healthcare Premiums Are Expected To Double of Triple for Hudson Valley Residents If Trump Administration Lets Subsidies Expire
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Breaking Business News – New York Times
- As Struggling Farmers Take On Debt, a Bailout From D.C. May Come Too Late November 17, 2025It could be months before they receive aid, well after the winter period when they talk to their bankers and make decisions about the planting ahead.
- High Beef Prices? Trump Official Blames Biden and Migrants. November 17, 2025Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said migrants were bringing sick cows across the border, snarling beef supply chains.
- Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction November 17, 2025The Japanese economy shrank 1.8 percent from the same quarter last year as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth.
- Jeff Bezos’ Big Bet on A.I. Is Project Prometheus November 17, 2025The Amazon founder is tapping his fortune to help fund Project Prometheus, an artificial intelligence start-up, even as he has said A.I. may be in a bubble.
- Hochul Urged to Ban Horseshoe Crab Fishing November 17, 2025Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm the commercial fishing industry.
































