Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
Nyack, Dec 16 -- Don't blame the bars on Main Street if people are getting SMASHed - at least not for today. SMASH, an NBC TV show about the behind-the-scenes struggles of producing a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe comes to Nyack on Friday to tape an upcoming episode. Trucks will begin … [Read more...]
by David Carlucci, NYS Senator (D- Rockland) Last week I proudly voted for common sense legislation that will put more money in the pockets of middle class families, as well as eliminate or substantially reduce the job-killing MTA payroll tax for Rockland and Orange counties’ small … [Read more...]
Nyack, Dec 12 9:45a -- If you are a FiOS having trouble connecting to *some* Internet sites over the past 24 hours, you're not alone. Verizon's Internet service is experiencing technical difficulties which may create "time outs" (page not found) conditions when you visit some Websites. Email, ip … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow Albany, Dec 7 -- Depending on how you see things, the proposed replacement for New York State's millionaire's tax is a huge victory for income distribution and fairness, a giant flip-flop by the governor, or a chance for the really rich to get away without paying their fair share. … [Read more...]
by Larry M. Elkin Big ideas attract a big following. Small ideas usually don’t. An estimated 450,000 residents of Communist-encircled West Berlin jammed the Rudolph Wilde Platz on June 26, 1963, to hear President John F. Kennedy declare his commitment to their struggle with the phrase, … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow Nyack, Nov 16 -- Given the low opinion Americans have of their elected leaders in Albany and Washington, you wouldn't think there's anything Main Street could learn from State Street. But a surprising thing happened last week in local politics: candidate advertising in the Nyack … [Read more...]
Here's a news story that affects a lot of people in Nyack. And for better or worse, has a more direct impact on their lives than yesterday's election or the guy who snarled traffic on Monday while he and his protest sign were hanging from the Tappan Zee Bridge. Flash on the i/Phone/Pad. Never had … [Read more...]
Rockland County, Nov 3 -- The people who make the power are hearing it from the people in power on behalf of the thousands still without power. “The fact that several days -- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday -- passed without a significant presence of repair crews is simply not … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow On Tues night at 10p, Nyack Gourmet owner Cris Spezial gets his 15 minutes of fame. Actually, it's closer to 60 minutes as Spezial and other chefs compete in a special Halloween edition of Food Network's Chopped. "The show was everything I hoped it would be," says Spezial. … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow Nyack, Sept 30 -- The Nyack Village Board and the Orangetown Police Department have reached an agreement which will continue daytime coverage in the village, give the OPD more staffing flexibility and add new officers to evening foot patrols. Residents and business owners raised … [Read more...]
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