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Rockland Town Battling Illegal Migrant Housing After 17 'Flophouses' Found Rockland Town Battling Illegal Migrant Housing After 17 'Flophouses' Found
Rockland Town Battling Illegal Migrant Housing After 17 'Flophouses' Found Officials in one Hudson Valley town are taking a management company to court after identifying what they say are 17 alleged migrant flophouses with numerous violations. Clarkstown Town Supervisor George Hoehmann said Thursday, Oct. 18 during a press conference that in Rockland County, Clarkstown is battling illegal migrant housing and the Monsey-based management company that oversees them. The company, First Choice Management, manages 399 properties in Rockland County, with 37 of those in Clarkstown, Hoehmann said. "We are concerned about 17 of these homes in the town," Hoehmann said. "We …

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by Kathy Reakes
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$23K In Fines Issued To Spring Valley Landlord Housing Migrants, Officials Say $23K In Fines Issued To Spring Valley Landlord Housing Migrants, Officials Say
$23K In Fines Issued To Spring Valley Landlord Housing Migrants, Officials Say Hudson Valley government officials are calling for an investigation after a large number of migrants were found living in what is supposed to be a three-bedroom home. An inspection by the Rockland County Office of Buildings and Codes is issuing a $23,000 fine to Schloima Koppel, the same landlord housing 31 people in a New City single-family property, resulting from 32 violations found at Koppel’s Spring Valley rental at 8 W. Funston Street, said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. The inspection uncovered eight bedrooms and 16 beds, in what should be a three-bedroom home, Day said. Day said…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Chestnut Ridge Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Chestnut Ridge
Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Chestnut Ridge Some 20 people escaped a roaring fire at a Hudson Valley home that was reportedly being used as an illegal rooming house, but a dog perished.  The fire started in Rockland County around 9:30 p.m.,  Sunday, in the village of Chestnut Ridge at 510 Chestnut Ridge Road. When Spring Valley firefighters arrived on the scene numerous residents were in the home, but all were able to escape safely, except for the dog, said the Ramapo Police Department. Rockland Fire and Emergency Services Coordinator Chris Kear said the home, which was destroyed, had as many as 19 to 21 people living at t…

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by Kathy Reakes