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Single-Lane Closures On Hutchinson River Parkway Will Last Nearly Two Weeks
There will be single lane closures on the Hutchinson River Parkway for nearly two weeks as crews perform construction work in the area.
The New York State Department of Transportation announced that from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning on Monday, June 17, there will be single lane closures in both directions between exit 7 (Boston Post Road) and exit 30 (King Street). The closures are expected to last through Friday, June 28.
Motorists traveling through Pelham, Eastchester, Rye Brook, Harrison, Scarsdale, Mount Vernon, and New Rochelle will be impacting.
During the construction work, motorists…
Oh Rats! The Four-Legged Vermin 'Taking Over NYC,' Report Says
Rats have gone from lurking in the shadows to literally taking over some streets in New York City, according to a new report.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday, May 22 that rat sightings are up 38 percent from 2014, citing data from OpenTheBooks.com. There were 12,617 sightings reported in 2014, a number which has jumped to 17,353 just four years later.
According to the report, in that same time period, during that time frame, the number of time city health inspectors found active signs of rat activities has nearly doubled.
The report states that as Manhattan and the boroughs contin…
$135M Construction Project Starts On I-95
A $135 million construction project has started on a stretch of I-95 in Westchester, the New York State Thruway Authority announced on Monday.
The project focuses on the so-called "Last Mile," the final 1-mile stretch from Exit 22 (Port Chester/Rye - Midland Avenue) to the Connecticut state line, which more than 140,000 motorists travel every day.
During the past several decades, 14 miles of I-95 in the Bronx, Pelham, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, Harrison and Rye have been reconstructed.
“This long-anticipated project to upgrade the ‘Last Mile’ is finally coming to fruition,” Thruw…
