A nonprofit developer attempting to build an affordable apartment building in Hudson has made several changes to its proposal since it was dramatically voted down by the city’s Common Council July 21. The proposed development is meant to ameliorate the affordable housing crisis in the city, which has rapidly displaced long-term residents as Hudson gentrifies.…
In Brief – A climber fell to her death Sunday in Ulster County’s Shawangunk Mountains. Lauren Sobel, of Brooklyn, was the lead climber in a trio attempting to scale a rock face at the Mohonk Mountain Preserve in Gardiner, according to state police. The 25-year-old woman was about 70 feet up the palisade and was…
About 2,000 students are preparing to live in SUNY New Paltz’s dorms this fall semester as the coronavirus pandemic continues to burn through the U.S. The university has made significant changes to deal with the coronavirus. Most courses will be online-only, the school is stocked with COVID-19 diagnostic tests, and the semester has been reimagined…
New Paltz Police Officer Robert Sisco defended his career and social media postings in an exclusive interview with The Other Hudson Valley, saying his postings were being misinterpreted and he was being unfairly judged by parts of the community. Last month, Sisco posted an Instagram video of himself performing a politically conservative freestyle rap while…
Mary “Betsy” Kraat has personally experienced the Hudson Valley’s housing crisis. The Kingston-born Kraat has been evicted twice in her hometown, the second time after refusing to pay rent during a bedbug infestation. Trying to find housing on a limited budget with two children proved impossible in the city. Every rental advertisement received dozens of…
A New Paltz police officer is on administrative leave after insulting transgendered people and saying Hillary Clinton should be hanged in an amateur rap performance he posted on social media. Officer Robert Sisco is in full uniform in a patrol car as he films himself spitting the lyrics. The self-shot video was posted publicly on…
The Hudson Police Department will undergo limited reforms, including the restricting of “no-knock” police raids after Mayor Kamal Johnson signed an executive order Monday. The order, which Johnson called a “first step,” also creates a “Police Reconciliation & Advisory Commission” comprised of residents and police officers to advise the mayor on police actions. This first…
In Brief – A plan to turn Hudson’s commercial center into a pedestrian artery by barring most vehicle traffic over the weekends has been put on hold by the city to allow for more resident input and for details to be ironed out. The “shared streets” plan was developed by Hudson residents in concert with…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Saturday, June 12. LOCAL DIVE By Roger Hannigan Gilson, Lissa Harris, and Phillip Pantuso Contact tracing is not a new or esoteric process: Find a sickened person,…
The City of Hudson is re-imagining its streets and sidewalks to allow businesses to operate and people to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ambitious plan calls for Warren Street – where the vast majority of the city’s businesses operate – to be shared by pedestrians and local vehicle traffic below Seventh Street on…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Thursday, June 11. COMING INTO FOCUS By Lissa Harris Are protests fueling the pandemic? It’s an urgent question, and after two solid weeks of nationwide demonstrations in…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Monday, June 8. OF NOTE: Starting this week, we will publish the coronavirus news roundup three times per week, typically Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and we will…
The protest in Yorktown started with a Facebook post. Town Supervisor Matt Slater posted a “Public Safety Update” on Yorktown’s official Facebook page last Monday addressing rumors there would be a protest in town that night. “According to the [Yorktown Police Department], which is actively monitoring social media and other intelligence resources, there is no…
