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Westchester tests railroad-style arms to close flooded parkways
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York City's northern suburbs are using a new tactic to keep drivers off dangerously-flooded parkways. Westchester County is testing brightly-colored barriers that resemble railroad crossing arms at a handful of parkway entrances. Westchester parkways built in floodplainsWhen it floods, traffic cones and barricades have been used to facilitate parkway closures. But many drivers end up ignoring the warnings and proceed into danger. "They'll even get out of their cars and move the cones out of the way and proceed forward," Westchester DPW Deputy Commissioner Hernane De Almeida said. The four north-south parkways in southern Westchester were all built in...
Glen Cove proposes $65.4 million spending plan
Glen Cove Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck presented a $65.4 million budget proposal for 2025 at the City Council meeting on Monday, which includes a 1.98 percent property tax increase for homeowners — roughly $55 per year for an average home in the city, valued at $575,000. Before introducing the specifics...
Bronx street vending enforcement leads to hundreds of summonses
BRONX (PIX11) – Unlicensed street vendors in the Bronx continue to get pushed out by authorities. The Department of Sanitation took responsibility for the Office of Street Vending Enforcement in March of 2023. During the first year, summonses in the Bronx increased by 29%, and hundreds have been issued this year. Walking down Kingsbridge Road […]
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