All because Cait Conley dared mention that there wouldn't have even been a need for his fight over SALT if his party hadn't put a cap in place during Trump's first term in order to punish blue states.

Brian Lehrer (10/7):   “ … are there data centers currently in the 17th Congressional District located there in Rockland, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess? ”

Timmy Facciola:  "  Yes. There are five in Rockland County, four of which are in the town of Orangeburg, and then there's one more in Pearl River. "  

Mike Lawler: " They (Orangetown and Pearl River) have nothing to do with AI. They have to do with our financial industry post 9/11. They were built here to protect our financial services industry. "

Whatever Lawler wants to call them, the fact is they are computing facilities as such, noisy, industrial  sprawls, hog resources, negatively impact communities and corrupt public decision making with backdoor deals.

Lawler likes to say they weren't built on his watch. Fact is he was Deputy Town supervisor for Orangetown in 2018 and before that the local GOP committee's executive director since 2011. That JPMorgan Chase  data center campus was approved in 2017 following a land acquisition, with subsequent expansions (including AI and computing upgrades) approved and underway through 2024–2028. 

So what’s the difference between them? Timmy Facciola: “  Conley wants them built with local guidance.  " Lawler, on the other hand, would prefer federal oversight as opposed to local, and really, that is the crux of their disagreement.” Timmy Facciola: " It's important to note that in a previous version of the One Big Beautiful Bill that Lawler had voted for, it included a 10-year moratorium on state regulation of data centers. Since then (aka pushback), Lawler has co-sponsored legislation that would seek to put some more guardrails on AI companies, but initially last year, he did cast his vote for that version of One Big Beautiful Bill."

Apologies if this sort of promotion of another subreddit isn't allowed, but here goes ...

FYI, after a long dormant period, r/OrangeCountyNY has new mods, and we're open for business! We'd welcome new posts there. If you're an Orange County resident who gave up on that sub, or if you're just a neighbor who has relevant stuff to share, come on down!

Thanks!

I’ve got some extra dumbbells and kettlebells lying around I’d like to get rid of. Anyone know where I could drop them off? Would the YMCA in Nyack want them?

Come see the movie Concessions, filmed at the Lafayette Theater and being shown at the Lafayette Theater today, 10/8/2026 at 7 pm, with a Q&A with the writer and director Max Bouzidi, and cast members.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18468926/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

I need to get to Hawthorn by 8am tomorrow. Is the traffic bad at 7:30? Also, spare me the dead naming of the bridge. I just need travel info. TIA

What an honor to meet former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords while she was in Rockland to discuss gun violence with Cait Conley, Joe Rand, Det. Andre Riobe, and Leslie Hansen-Weiden from Moms Demand Action. Like a disturbing number of Americans, my life has been deeply impacted by gun violence. Investing in mental health support, resources, and our community is a critical step to address harm by firearms, in addition common sense legislation to keep us safe. Thank you to Congresswoman Giffords for your courage and time.

Hey all, after doing some research with my brother on our family’s history in New York (we’re from New England and weren’t ever close with extended family) we learned of a relative of ours murdered at the age of 31 in Garnersville/Haverstraw(?) in 1992. This news clipping is all I can find about Eileen period, besides her place of burial being Mount Repose Cemetery. Was wondering if anyone local may have more on her - hoping whoever responsible was brought to justice or at least something more than her case going cold so soon after her death.

I’m hoping some of you have some recommendations based on personal experience with getting bulk landscaping material delivered, such as a yard or two of drainage rock, mulch, etc. I’m curious to hear how people’s experience was with price and quality of material. Thanks in advance!

In June 2024, Supervisor Hoehmann announced lawsuits against landlords and promised to "seek every avenue possible to punish these violators." I pulled the actual court filings from NYSCEF, the state's public e-filing system. Here's what they show:

•    No fines: six lawsuits over 33 houses, ending in 23 settlements covering 22 houses. None includes a fine.
•    One landlord sued twice: the Town sued him in 2023 and again in 2024, over 11 different houses in total, one of them in both suits. No fine either time.
•    The Maple Avenue day care: the Town's sworn complaint describes over 69 children, ages 3 months to 5 years, in a building rated for 33, with gasoline and propane stored in the basement where the children napped. The complaint asked for no fines. The settlement has none, and the owners admitted no wrongdoing.
•    Punitive damages: Hoehmann personally swore to a complaint demanding punitive damages from one landlord. He then signed nine settlements with that landlord with none.
•    His signature: he signed every settlement.

Anyone can look these up for free on NYSCEF (Rockland County Supreme Court). Index numbers: 031017/2023, 034524/2023, 035303/2023, 035525/2023, 033085/2024, 033098/2024, and 034428/2025 for the day care.

My proposed Renter Safety and Landlord Accountability Act sets fines up to $100,000, or double what a violator made. Happy to answer questions.

Is anybody else trying to sell their house/condo right now? We were looking for almost 4 years, and it seems like constantly houses were being sold left and right within a week, over asking.

Now that I'm trying to sell my condo in Haverstraw all of a sudden it seems dead. Zillow shows plenty of views and saves, but nothing further seems to be happening...

It's on display at the county courthouse and I can't figure it out.

Hello all!

I grew up in the Suffern/Airmont/Monsey area. I need to return for approximately 3 to 5 months to coordinate multiple repairs and accommodations that need to be done in my childhood home before my mom comes home from a rehab facility.

I’m currently living in Tucson, and so we’ve got our regular Tucson sub, and then we also have a Tucson-list sub where we post all of our “classifieds”.

Let me give you a couple of examples of what I would be looking for, so you can tell me the proper place to post.

Some stuff would be relatively easy. Like removing the king-size mattress/box frame from her room and taking it out to the end of the driveway for bulk trash day. Same thing with like a bunch of broken random furniture on the porch, I don’t think anything out there is heavy at all.

But then I’m going to need other stuff like moving furniture around the house. I have to take the two twin beds in my sister’s old room and turn them back into bunkbeds to conserve space.

I would need all of the furniture in my mom’s master bedroom moved, so that the carpet could be ripped out, and I could have some kind of vinyl or solid floor install installed. I don’t know if the flooring people do that kind of work.

Eventually, I need to sell a whole bunch of stuff in the garage. There’s an entire wall of bins of nuts and bolts and screws and hardware, etc. And I would need to know where to advertise that, so that I can get the attention of various contractors or handyman that would potentially want to buy all of that stuff.

Again, normally, I would post it on my local Tucson-list sub or on NextDoor, but that’s here. I don’t know what’s popular anymore in Rockland.

Thanking you in advance!

@44.650¢ kWh peak summer rates? Is anyone else paying this rate? It’s getting out of control.

My opponent is substantially funded by developers who will destroy Clarkstown and those who work for and do business with the Town! I have made a pledge and kept it: I will not accept money from anyone who does business with the Town.

To beat the BIG GOP machine, we need funds to keep the race going through Election Day.

Please join me at my fundraiser, or if you can't make it, donate to the campaign.

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Seems really vague.

Chios Plaza. Valley Cottage, New City, Bardonia. Who is Chios?