Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
by Milagros Lecuona The co-chairperson of the Tappan Bridge Park save-the-TZB effort says recent reports of the project's death are greatly exaggerated. Two weeks before the New York State Department of Transportation released the DEIS on the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing, Governor Cuomo, in an … [Read more...]
"Your Thruway Bridge is now formally open with another 25 miles of the longest, safest, best-engineered super highway in the world. Another historic chapter to the rich heritage of New York State and its cross-state thruway." It's hard to believe, but this vintage promotional footage from the NYS … [Read more...]
by Arthur H. Gunther III Ever wonder why there's a 360 degree exit ramp to reach South Nyack on I-287 West after crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge? It's all part of a never executed 1950's plan to connect the NJ Turnpike to the Tappan Zee Bridge. SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. -- Ever since President … [Read more...]
Nyack, Mar 4 -- Over the last two weeks news about the Tappan Zee Bridge has been non-stop (except if you happened to be stalled in a backup on our highway across the Hudson). On Feb 28 Governor Cuomo suggested that turning the current bridge into a greenway for walkers and bikers was an … [Read more...]
by Veronica Vanterpool, Associate Director, TSTC The Tri‐State Transportation Campaign, a non‐profit organization that advocates for sustainable transportation choices and policies, addressed officals from the NYS Department of Transportation on Thursday about the Tappan Zee Bridge Draft … [Read more...]
by Joe Devoe The director of the River Rowing Association, Joe Devoe, delivered the following remarks at the Westchester Public Hearings for the Tappan Zee Bridge Draft Environmental Statement on March 1, 2012. The River Rowing Association, based in Nyack, is dedicated to improving the lives of … [Read more...]
Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef wants a new ramp to Metro North in Tarrytown and priority lanes for the existing bus service. Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell wants bridge planners to consider the aesthetic impact of a new TZB design in addition to mass transit and environmental … [Read more...]
by Scott Vanderhoef Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef addressed Tappan Zee Bridge planners from the NYS Dept of Transportation at Tuesday's Draft Environmental Impact Statement public hearing. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing … [Read more...]
by Harriet Cornell Rockland County Legislator Chairwoman Harriet Cornell made the following statement at a public hearing on the Tappan Zee Bridge Hudson River Crossing Project held at the Palisades Center Mall on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. While many say the project has taken too long, I call … [Read more...]
by Patricia DuBow Here are South Nyack Mayor Patricia DuBow's remarks about the proposed Tappan Zee Bridge, delivered at a Feb 28 public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the project. It’s 1952 all over again. Once again, the state plans to bulldoze South Nyack. The … [Read more...]
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