A New City man and woman are recovering at Nyack Hospital after both were found Thursday night in a neighbor’s yard bleeding from neck wounds. The Clarkstown Police Department says they responded to the Zabella Drive home in New City after getting a report of someone screaming in the area. Upon arrival officers began administering life-saving medical aid to the two unidentified people. Nanuet Ambulance took them to Montefiore Nyack Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment. Police believe this was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public. The Clarkstown Detective Bureau is continuing to investigate the incident. If you have information or video that would assist them, they ask you to contact them directly at (845) 639-5840 or you can submit an ANONYMOUS TIP via the “RocklandCO DA” TIP411 app (available in the App store or Google Play). Text keyword ROCKLANDCODA to 847411, add a space, type in your tip information, and hit send.
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Police: Swatting Incident Briefly Shuts Target Store in Spring Valley
The Spring Valley Police Department says it appears a “swatting incident” caused the shutdown of Target Store at the Spring Valley Marketplace earlier Thursday evening. At around 5:30 the police got a call from a man claiming to be inside the store who said he was armed, had multiple hostages, and placed explosives throughout the store. The store was evacuated and cleared by agencies and canine units on-scene. Once the store was deemed safe of any immediate threat, the store was re-opened, as was the Spring Valley Marketplace, which had been closed to car and pedestrian traffic. Multiple departments assisted in the case. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
NY County Execs Ask Congress to Pass Emergency Stimulus Legislation
A bi-partisan group of 12 County Executives from New York is urging Congress to pass emergency stimulus legislation that would help them fight the pandemic. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says it’s a non-partisan, human issue…
New York’s governor, meanwhile, is warning hospital and nursing home officials to be prepared for a potential surge in patients as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. In a press briefing yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said what was learned earlier this year when COVID first struck will be helpful this time around…
Cuomo also detailed New York’s vaccination program, which prioritizes high-risk healthcare workers, nursing home residents and staff to get the vaccine first. Other long-term care staff and residents, EMS and other health care workers come next, followed by essential workers and the general population, starting with those who are at highest risk.
COVID-19 by the numbers now, here in Rockland, we’ve got one in the hospital being examined, another 81 there have been confirmed with coronavirus, and a total of 2,225 active cases. The state says since the crisis began, we’ve had a total of 23,308 reported cases, 236 more than Wednesday, and the number of deaths in the county since the pandemic began remains where it was yesterday at 714.
Woman Survives Apparent Jump from Tappan Zee Bridge
A woman survived an apparent jump off the Tappan Zee Bridge yesterday morning. The woman reportedly was found by divers from Piermont and taken to Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Rescue crews from both sides of the Hudson assisted in the rescue just around 9am Monday morning. A passerby reportedly had seen the woman jump from the northbound side of the bridge. She was reportedly in critical condition. No other information was available.
Feds Sue Village of Airmont, Again, Accused of Discriminating Against Orthodox Jews
The village of Airmont is being brought into federal court for the third time in nearly as many decades, accused of discriminating against Orthodox Jews. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal district court, the Southern District of New York claimed Airmont violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The suit claims Airmont imposed unreasonable zoning requirements on Orthodox Jewish residents, to the point where they couldn’t even get minor alterations approved for private homes. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said “religious discrimination will not be tolerated” and “everyone has the right to worship freely, without undue interference.” Airmont officials could not be reached for comment.