A 7-year-old Airmont boy who was hit by a car in Airmont earlier this month has died. News 12 reported the unidentified boy has succumbed to his injuries, after being struck on New County Road by a Hyundai SUV driven by an unidentified 23-year-old Monsey man. Police said the man was cooperating with the investigation.
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Rocklanders Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Nyack Service
The Nyack chapter of the NAACP held their 41st interfaith commemorative service yesterday at the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Nyack to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. The featured speaker was the Reverend Dr. Tyree Anderson of the First Baptist Church of Ensley in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Anderson lamented while many know of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech from 1963, other causes for which he fought sometimes get forgotten…
Nyack NAACP President Nicole Hines said housing and education issues tend to forget the black community…
The Baptist Ministers Conference of Greater New York and Vicinity held their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in the city yesterday. It was held at Convent Avenue Baptist Church, and Governor Kathy Hochul noted, it was the last New York Church at which he would speak before he was assassinated in 1968…
King was fatally shot by James Earl Ray on April 4th, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. A federal holiday honoring him was first observed in 1986.
Head of RBA Encouraged By Sale of Major Mall in Nanuet to Local Developer
The head of a local business group is pleased the Shops at Nanuet has been sold to a local developer. Rockland Business Association CEO Al Samuels is not aware of any specific plans Alexander Properties might have for the site…
Housing or a combination of housing and retail has been suggested by local officials for the Nanuet shopping center, but no plans have been put forth just yet. Simon Properties made the sale just a few weeks ago.
Hope for Congestion Pricing Reversal Waning, but not Gone Entirely
Litigation continues but if congestion pricing is going to be stopped or scrapped altogether, the county’s going to have to rely on President Donald Trump and the feds. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says he’s not giving up, though his optimism is waning…
Early data suggests congestion pricing may be having an impact, though it is early to decide conclusively. CityAndStateNY.com reports data from the MTA suggests drops in commute times at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges have come from the plan. However, the data also shows while there were 219,000 fewer cars entering the congestion pricing zone during the first week, traffic inside some areas of the zone was flat or even higher when compared to last year.
New Rockland Assemblyman Opts to Hold on to Legislator Job
A newly-elected assemblyman is looking to also hold on to his current role as Rockland County Legislator in the town of Ramapo. Democrat Aron Wieder defeated Republican John McGowan to capture the 97th District’s Assembly seat last November. He recently told News 12 he has unfinished business as legislator, and, there is no law forbidding holding the two offices. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says that’s a decision Wieder can make on his own…
Wieder took the oath of office for the Assembly job on January 6th in a ceremony at RCC. Wieder will be joining us here on “The Morning Show” twice a month starting Thursday the 23rd.