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Election 2024: Projection Made In NY State Senate Race Representing Northern Westchester
New York's 40th State Senate District voters have officially chosen their next representative.
Democrat Pete Harckham, age 64, has been projected as winning re-election for his fourth term in the New York State Senate seat representing Northern Westchester and parts of Putnam and Rockland counties, according to the state's Board of Elections.
As of just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, Harckham was leading his opponent, Republican Gina Arena, by 50 to 44 percent.
In total, Harckham received 84,789 votes of those tallied, over 10,000 more than those cast for Arena. It i…
BJ's Wholesale Club Opens New Hudson Valley Outlet
A new BJ’s Wholesale Club has opened in the Hudson Valley, bringing dozens of temporary and full-time jobs to the region.
The wholesale giant opened up the new 89,000-square-foot club in Orange County on Auto Park Place in Newburgh, making it the company’s 44th location in New York and 220th across the country.
At BJ’s, club members will have their option of a wide assortment of fresh foods, a full-service deli, and household essentials such as paper and cleaning products, diapers, and pet care supplies.
Other items available include seasonal toys, clothes, footwear, electronics, and a var…
Work Starts On Massive Amazon Warehouse In Hudson Valley
Work has started on the site that will soon become a massive Amazon warehouse in the Hudson Valley, according to reports.
Crews have begun clearing nearly 190 acres of trees in Orange County near the intersection of Route 17K and Route 747 in Montgomery, the home of the warehouse, which will span more than 1,000,000 square feet.
Once completed, the building will be the largest in Orange County, housing furniture, outdoor equipment and other large items.
The $75.2 million project had to be approved by the Town Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board, the town’s Industrial Develop…
Ocasio-Cortez 'Thinks It’s A Good Idea To Lose Jobs, Revenue,' de Blasio Says After Amazon Exit
A day after Amazon announced it would be pulling out of a deal to set up a headquarters in New York amid pressure from politicians, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio went on the offensive, slamming those elected officials and the company.
In November, the online retail giant announced that it has chosen two locations for its new HQ2 project, one in Long Island City, and a second in Virginia. However, they began getting cold feet last week and officially pulled out of the project on Thursday, Feb. 14, announcing that they will not be looking for a new city to set up shop.
The Amazon announc…
Google Plans To Add 12K NYC Jobs, Nears Deal For New Manhattan Office
Google is close to a deal for a large office building in Manhattan's West Village as part of moves that would increase its number of New York City-based workers by 12,000, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Google also plans to expand its $2 billion Chelsea Market office building, increasing Google's total number of jobs in the city to 20,000. Google now has 7,000 workers in Manhattan
The 1.3 million-square-foot West Village building would house 8,500 employees and the planned Chelsea Market expansion of 300,000 square feet, along with 250,000 square feet of office space at Pier 57, woul…
Wall Street Asset Manager Leaving NYC, Moving Over 1K Jobs Out Of State
A prominent Wall Street money manager is trading Broadway shows for country music.
Asset manager AllianceBernstein is leaving to New York and heading to Nashville, according to multiple reports, taking its corporate headquarters, and an estimated 1,050 jobs, starting later this year.
In a filing on Wednesday, AllianceBernstein said that it chose Music City following “a months-long search that evaluated cities on attributes including housing, cost of living, education and weather.”
Some of the company’s divisions will stay in New York, such as portfolio managers and private wealth managers.…
