Flooding due to the rain overnight and early today has shut Route 59 in both directions between South Route 303 and the Palisades Center’s southern entrance.
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Family of Teen Killed After Reported Domestic Disturbance in Central Nyack Files “Notice of Claim” Against County, Clarkstown
A “Notice of Claim” has been filed against Rockland County and the Town of Clarkstown by the family of a Central Nyack teen who died after an hours-long standoff at his home earlier this year. Social workers and police were called to the home of 19 year-old Sean Harris for a reported domestic disturbance. Back in May, Clarkstown Police said Harris refused several orders to drop a baseball bat, prompting an officer to use a “less lethal impact munition” on him. Police said they found Harris sitting in a bathroom with hundreds of pills. He was taken to Montefiore Nyack Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Rockland County Executive Ed Day told “The Morning Show” Friday he is aware of the family’s filing…
The Journal News reported that the notice alleges false imprisonment, assault, battery, wrongful death, negligence, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, deliberate indifference to medical care and denial of medical care.
Spring Valley Man Convicted of Assault in Rockland County Jail
A Spring Valley man was convicted yesterday in a non-jury trial on six felony counts stemming from several incidents while he was locked up in the Rockland County Jail. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh says 34 year-old Darius Williams was twice caught with contraband, and he assaulted Corrections Officers on two separate occasions. Williams is scheduled to be sentenced in March next year. He faces up to seven years in state prison on each count of Second Degree Assault, Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and Promoting Prison Contraband. Williams had been imprisoned after he was convicted in July of assaulting a random passerby in the Village of Haverstraw.
Crucial Funding May Have to Wait as Congressional Holiday Break Starts Today
With the holiday recess approaching, Congress has little time to reach an agreement on President Biden’s $110 billion request for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs. While White House officials and key Senate negotiators appeared to be narrowing on a list of priorities to tighten the U.S.-Mexico border and remove some recent migrant arrivals already in the U.S., Senate Republicans said yesterday not enough progress had been made to justify staying in Washington beyond today. Rockland Congressman Mike Lawler of the 17th district told “The Morning Show” Tuesday the border, Ukraine and Israel are all critical issues for American interests…
Early Wednesday, leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus vowed to oppose the policies under consideration. The Senate last night passed an $886 billion defense spending plan that includes funding for Ukraine, but reportedly not Israel or the border.
Rockland Congressman: Lawsuit May Be Needed to Stop Congestion Pricing
A lawsuit may be what’s needed to stop the congestion pricing plan from becoming official early next spring, that’s according to Rockland’s Congressman, Mike Lawler of the 17th district. Lawler told “The Morning Show” yesterday the MTA’s plan is designed to fleece suburban commuters…
Earlier this month, the MTA Board voted to approve the pricing structure suggested by the Traffic Mobility Review Board, calling for $15 tolls for West-of-Hudson commuters to drive below 60th street in Manhattan, along with a number of other fees and higher prices for those without EZ-Pass. The plan is expected to bring in $1 billion for the MTA’s capital plan, and reduce congestion and pollution in Manhattan. The review board thinks they’ll see a 17% reduction in the number of cars, that’s 153,000 fewer each day. A four-month public comment period is now underway, and changes could still be made before it is implemented this spring.