Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
Nyack, Jan 26 -- On Saturday and Sunday mornings after the bars close, Nyack's sidewalks are a mess, covered in cigarette butts, litter -- and worse. Nyack's Village Board is considering a revised parking plan that would generate new revenue to clean up the streets while also giving the evening … [Read more...]
Here's a unique Back-To-The-Future idea about improving Rockland commuters' weekday trip to NYC without building a new Tappan Zee Bridge. The Pedestrian Observations blog says electrifying several of the old rail lines that cross Rockland, Orange and Bergen counties can achieve some of the goals of … [Read more...]
Political Alert: Bridge Crosses Potential Voters, Too by Dave Zornow Nyack, Jan 2 -- More than eight out of ten people living in the Nyack River Villages want a new Tappan Zee Bridge to include some form of mass transit, according to a survey conducted between Dec 22 and 28. The vast majority … [Read more...]
by Owen Voutsinas-Klose Have you ever got a parking ticket in Nyack? It is pretty annoying and can cost $15 and up for any of the offenses. One possible solution to this problem is to have residential parking passes. Residential parking passes are stickers for Nyack residents that would … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow Nyack, Dec 16 -- Pity the poor Tappan Zee Bridge. How would you feel if you turned 56 and people said you were old, run down and needed to be replaced? On December 15, 1955, the TZB opened to regular traffic for the first time. On December 15, 2011, an unlikely coalition of 11 … [Read more...]
by Kipp Jarden The plans to fast track a new Tappan Zee Bridge don't include any of the previously promised trains or buses to ease congestion. But they do include shoulders and a dedicated lane for emergencies -- be they political or otherwise. Illustrator Kipp Jarden is a Nyack native with a … [Read more...]
Statements by a leading Hudson River environmental group and a Rockland County Assemblywoman this week offered opposing points of view on building a new Tappan Zee Bridge. Riverkeeper, an organization dedicated to defending the Hudson River, "expresses extreme concern" about the project, saying the … [Read more...]
Nyack, Nov 27 -- Virtually all of the Tappan Zee Bridge conversations from the public and the politicians have been centered around the theme of "Build Us A Bridge...but where's the mass transit that was promised?" Here are two opinion pieces from today's news with distinctively contrarian … [Read more...]
Here are the some of the schedule changes of which you should be aware if you plan to ride the Tappan Zee Express (TZx) or Transit of Rockland (TOR) buses from Wed-Fri of Thanksgiving week. Extra TAPPAN ZEExpress (TZx) buses will operate from Tarrytown Rail Station according to normal afternoon … [Read more...]
Streetblog says that New York can’t afford to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge without mass transit. And they have the math to prove it. "According to the State of New York, spending $5.2 billion on a new Tappan Zee Bridge is affordable, but spending another $1 billion for a 30-mile bus rapid … [Read more...]
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