Jeff Lewis

Route 303 in Blauvelt was shut for hours yesterday following an accident last night near East Erie Street. No word on any injuries, and the roads are re-opened now, but Route 303 has seen its share of accidents lately. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny told WRCR last week, she was speaking about the problem recently with the town board, and they felt it was time to get the state to make some safety improvements and for the town police department to increase patrols there as well…

If you saw last night’s accident or have additional information, call the Orangetown police department at 845-359-3700.

A Staten Island woman was killed Sunday after being struck while crossing the Palisades Parkway in Stony Point. State Police say 66 year-old Galina Surman was hiking with family and friends around 11:45 Sunday morning. The driver of a 2010 Acura-TL was traveling in the left-hand northbound lane on the parkway when she was hit. Attempts to revive her at the scene were unsuccessful. Police say the driver was not impaired no charges are expected.

A GOP candidate for New York governor is trying to distance himself from a bit of controversy following a rally he held in the Bronx Sunday in front of the office of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino spoke out on last night’s edition of “The Good Health Lawyer” with Patricia Finn here on WRCR. A woman was seen with a sign featuring a swastika on it at the rally, which was to protest Assemblyman Dinowitz’s proposal to mandate students get vaccinated against coronavirus…

Astorino says he is not anti-vax, that he and his wife are vaccinated, though his kids are not, and he says he doesn’t feel they need to be. “The Good Health Lawyer” can be heard here on WRCR Mondays at 5pm.

The MTA won’t hike fares or cut service as they had been threatening, at least not yet. Governor Kathy Hochul said yesterday the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will help take care of that and other projects for the foreseeable future…

The MTA said they’ll be putting off fare increases for at least six months and the service cuts scheduled to start in two years will be postponed “indefinitely.”

The Palisades Parkway northbound was shut yesterday afternoon for a few hours, reportedly following a fatal crash in Stony Point. The accident occurred near the book store. No additional details were available.