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The Problem with Landlords

There’s a vacant mobile home in my backyard. It’s heavily dented and festooned with mud and black mold and slouches precariously on stacks of cinder blocks. Just to be clear, the single-wide isn’t the problem here – I knew it was there when I rented the place. It serves as a visual and decibel barrier…

Home Prices Rose Up to 36% in the Hudson Valley Last Year

In Brief – The median sales price of a home skyrocketed in the Hudson Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report from Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress quantifies how the migration of downstate residents fleeing the contagious confines of New York City has impacted the housing market. Sullivan County saw the median sales price…

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Calls Grow to Strip Cuomo of Emergency Powers

This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, January 22, in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.5% 720 deaths past 7 days 5,804 hospitalizations (1,148 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 6.3% Share of…

Counties Vaccinate Seniors, Violating Cuomo’s Plan

This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties for Saturday, January 23 through Monday, January 25. Published in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 12,003 new cases yesterday 219,538 tests yesterday Positive test rate: 5.48% 173 deaths yesterday 8,730 hospitalizations (1,522 in ICUs) New…