Police say they have arrested the Spring Valley ring leader behind last month’s mini-riot in South Nyack.

Orangetown police Detective Lieutenant James Brown says Malcolm Pitt, an 18 year old from Spring Valley, is believed to be the ringleader of the Spring Valley gang that came to Nyack on April 16.  Jesse Jones and Malcolm Dupree, both 19 and from Spring Valley, were also arrested in connection with the incident.

All three were charged with first-degree attempted gang assault and two counts of second-degree assault. A fourth teen has been accused of wielding an axe during the incident. Nineteen year old Karl Dubuisson of Nyack was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony offense.

Source :Journal News, May 15

Many households generate more recyclables than general trash. The Village of Nyack is great at carting away trash, but has hired out recyclables to Miele Sanitation, a New Jersey firm which only does it twice a month. That can be a drag if you miss the day and have to go 4-5 weeks without pickup. Continue reading →

If we only knew how dangerous thermometers were when we were young!

If you still have an old-style thermometer, you can get a free one from Rockland County by turning in yours in. More info at www.rocklandrecycles.com/authority/thermometer.html.

Nyack, May 7th — Bad things can bring good people together, demonstrated by the 100+ people who turned out for Wednesday’s community forum at the Nyack Center to talk about gang violence and youth issues.

It’s clear that the causes behind what happened in the park at Cedar Hill Avenue and Franklin Street on April 16th aren’t confined to the Village. What isn’t as clear is whether or not gangs were involved.

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If you live on a corner lot in the Village, and plant shrubs in your front yard, you could be cited by the Building Department(Article 5, Section 59-20 B of the Village Code).  The short version is, if you plant shrubs taller than 2 1/2 feet, within 30 FEET of the corner, you’re in violation.

Thirty feet may be your whole property. Maybe that makes sense in a suburban setting with large properties, but not in Nyack’s compact village. The Village likely did what often happens which is to take boiler plate language created by engineers for suburban development that focuses on vehicular safety, not pedestians.  One of the primary assets of Nyack is it’s centuries old compact development which makes it walkable.

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With the price of gas, who can afford to run a motor boat? I look around at all those motor boats still under wraps at the Marinas and think I am so glad I never got into motor boating. Continue reading →

As many of you may have noticed, the rear lot behind the theater is being torn up and there will be disruptions and confusion for a while. The improvement is to add about 60 spaces (from recollection) and will add needed parking inventory. The thing to remember about this project is that it costs about $700K, some of which is being used to redesign a bus stop at the rear of the theater, which is maybe $200K of the price, leaving about $500K for the actual parking. Better is better than not better, but it is not as good as the best. Continue reading →

Board member Debbie Reich says the Riverspace development team is working to determine if the proposed garage can be built partially or completely underground. She told participants at the May 5th Open Dialogue session at Riverspace they’re spending $15,000 to drill and learn how deep they can go. Reich points out that even if it’s possible, it still might not be practical to put all parking underground as expenses go up the further you go down.

Eight candidates for the Nyack Public Schools Board of Education will answer questions from the public on Monday May 12 at Nyack High School at 7:30p. Three incumbents, Bryan Burrell, Victor Czajkowksi and Dr. Fletcher Johnson, are running against five challengers: Jeff Hindin, Claudette Jimerson, Tom LaColla, Jen Marraccino and Rick Tannenbaum.

The candidates will respond to prepared questions from the Nyack Schools’ PTA followed by questions from the audience.

NyackNewsAndViews.com has offered space to all eight candidates to discuss their candidacy. We will post this content in a new section of this site later this week. Also, the Journal News offers this a pre-forum primer.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the candidates forum on May 12 and the election on Tuesday May 20th.