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COVID-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates COVID-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates
Covid-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates A Hudson Valley community has the lowest vaccination rate in New York as the state looks to hit a 70 percent benchmark to lift most restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Monsey in Rockland County is lagging behind the rest of the state, with a 17.6 percent vaccination rate as the state begins targeting the zip codes where there has been the most resistance to taking the vaccine. Other Hudson Valley municipalities among the 25 fewest vaccinated in New York include Monroe at 27.4 percent and Spring Valley at 28.6 percent. Related story - COVID-19: NY Close To Seeing Virtua…

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New Deal Would Create Metro-North Line Into Penn Station From Westchester New Deal Would Create Metro-North Line Into Penn Station From Westchester
New Deal Would Create Metro-North Line Into Penn Station From Westchester At long last, Metro-North riders may soon have access to Penn Station from Westchester, as the MTA moves forward with a new deal with Amtrak. This week, MTA officials announced the new deal with Amtrak, which will call for new Metro-North stops in Co-op City, Morris Park, Parkchester/ Van Nest and Hunts Point, bringing those commuters, and those from the New Rochelle station, to Penn Station in Manhattan. Without hitting any hurdles, the new Bronx stations are expected to be open no later than 2023. "We are pleased to have reached a preliminary agreement that will allow for MTA to advance …

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Westchester Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration Westchester Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration
Westchester Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration Francesco Coli grew up inspired by the sea. And now, he's bringing that love for fresh plucked-from-the-ocean cuisine to New Rochelle with the opening (as of October 2017) Vento Bistro. The new eatery is, as Coli describes, "a chef forward coastal Italian concept with an ever-changing seasonal menu." Fish and seafood are handpicked daily at the Fulton Fish Market in Hunt's Point. There are also housemade pastas -- all created in the kind of tiny galley kitchen you'd find in a New York City apartment.  The restaurant -- attached to a wine shop that Coli also owns --  combines his…

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by Jeanne Muchnick