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Tax Penalty Refund Bill Passes NYS Assembly and Senate and Awaits the Governor's Signature
New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin passed 41 two-house bills during the 2024 legislative session which just ended on June 6 making her once again the leading bill-passer in the NYS Assembly. Of particular significance to the Village of Scarsdale is Paulin’s bill which permits the Village of Scarsdale to give refunds of tax penalties charged to residents as a result of late tax payments made last year.
Pro-Palestinian protesters take over NYC subway in ‘day of rage’
UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Pro-Palestinian protesters took over a crowded subway train in Manhattan on Monday, asking riders, “Raise your hand if you’re a Zionist,” according to a video. The incident happened on the No. 5 train in the Union Square subway station at around...
Little Flower to close adult housing sites on LI, Queens
Little Flower Children and Family Services is set to close all of its adult residential programs on Long Island and in Queens, including locations in Wading River and Valley Stream, according to a WARN notice from the New York State Department of Labor. In its notice issued on June 10,...
Lane Closure: Parkway In Westchester To Be Affected In Multiple Municipalities
Officials are advising motorists who travel in Westchester to watch out for an upcoming lane closure that will affect traffic on a busy parkway in multiple municipalities. A single lane of the southbound Hutchinson River Parkway between Exit 14 (Route 127) in Harrison and Exit 13 (Mamaroneck A…
These suburbs have the best public schools in the NYC area
NEW YORK CITY - Ranking and review site Niche.com has come out with their list of the "2024 Suburbs with the Best Public Schools in the New York City Area." Scardale in Westchester County finished first, followed by Woodbury and Syosset. "Living in Scarsdale offers residents a sparse suburban feel...
Amityville Nurse Sentenced for Forging COVID-19 Vaccine Cards, Laundering $1.2M, and Faking Opioid Prescriptions
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Julie DeVuono, 51, of Amityville was sentenced after pleading guilty in September of 2023 to filing forged COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards, laundering the criminal proceeds of the sales of the forged cards and filing false prescriptions for opioids for people who were not her patients.
Town of Oyster Bay Announces Free Summer Concert Series at Local Parks & Beaches
Supervisor Joseph Saladino and members of the Town Board announce the return of “Music Under the Stars” – a free summer concert series – which kicks off on Wednesday, July 2nd and features a wide variety of genres ranging from country to rock. All concerts begin at 8pm unless otherwise noted below. For comfort, residents may bring blankets, chairs and coolers. Performances are subject to change and will be held weather permitting. For additional information, please call (516) 797-7925 or visit the Town’s website at www.oysterbaytown.com.
Casa Celina Completes Construction at 1810 Watson Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx
Construction is complete on Casa Celina, a 16-story affordable housing building at 1810 Watson Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx. Named for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s mother Celina Báez, the structure offers 204 affordable apartments targeted at older adults. It was built in collaboration between Xenolith Partners, The Kretchmer Companies, ELH Management, and JASA, and was designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning.
Oyster Bay residents split over plans for car wash on Pine Hollow Road
David Jacobson, who bought the land six years ago and cleaned it up with the intention of developing it for a business, said the proposed car wash would be state-of-the-art with two lanes and a 25-vehicle queue on site to eliminate the backing up of cars into the road.
Dodgy DocGo quietly nabs $41M no-bid deal to run migrant shelter same day city rejected separate contract due to mistreatment
DocGo — the controversial COVID testing-turned-migrant-shelter firm — quietly nabbed a nearly $41 million no-bid contract with the Adams administration to run a massive asylum seeker site in Queens, The Post has learned. The dodgy company has been managing one of the city’s largest migrant shelter sites at Austell Place in Long Island City since September under a one-year emergency deal that runs through the fall, according to previously unreported public records. The opening of the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERRC) was touted by Mayor Eric Adams’ administration last year as taking an innovative approach to the asylum seeker crisis by...
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