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It's The Tappan Zee: Hudson Valley Democrat Leading New Charge To Change Bridge's Official Name It's The Tappan Zee: Hudson Valley Democrat Leading New Charge To Change Bridge's Official Name
It's The Tappan Zee: Hudson Valley Democrat Leading New Charge To Change Bridge's Official Name A Hudson Valley Democrat has jumped on board with Republicans by sponsoring a bill to change the official name of the nearly 70-year-old bridge linking Westchester and Rockland counties to the Tappan Zee Bridge. The bridge's official name was changed to the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge during the governorship of his son, Andrew Cuomo, though it still universally remains known as the Tappan Zee Bridge. State Sen. James Skoufis, whose 42nd District represents much of northern Orange County, is sponsoring the three-year-old bill that was once championed by former Republican State Sen. Mike …

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by Kathy Reakes
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This Westchester Village Cited By NY Times For Its 'Racial, Socioeconomic Mix' This Westchester Village Cited By NY Times For Its 'Racial, Socioeconomic Mix'
This Westchester Village Cited By NY Times For Its 'Racial, Socioeconomic Mix' A quaint Westchester village took center stage in New York’s most prominent newspaper as it was featured in a special section of The New York Times. Despite its modest size, Tarrytown, a village in the town of Greenburgh, was featured in the Times’ “Living In” section, which highlighted the area’s art scene, schools, quirks, and diversity. “The Westchester village is only three square miles, but it has a better racial and socioeconomic mix than most of its neighbors along the river,” author C. J. Hughes wrote. According to recent homeowners who transitioned from Manhattan into the village,…

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by Zak Failla
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The Winner Is: Here's NY's New License Plate The Winner Is: Here's NY's New License Plate
The Winner Is: Here's NY's New License Plate Click here for a related story: Push For New NY License Plates Sparks Backlash New York State license plates are getting a makeover, and this time, the state is left it up to residents to vote for their favorite design. The design that got the most votes that will become the state’s official license plate, becoming available to motorists in April 2020, is shown above. The new plate, showing images from throughout New York with text reading "EXCELSIOR," Latin for "ever upward," will replace the Empire Blue & White plates, the majority of which are more than a decade old. There were fiv…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Internet Abuzz With Speculation Cuomo Rigged New NY License Plate Contest Internet Abuzz With Speculation Cuomo Rigged New NY License Plate Contest
Internet Abuzz With Speculation Cuomo Rigged New NY License Plate Contest New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to come under fire for his new license plate design proposal, this time with Internet buzzing with speculation the whole thing is rigged. Last month, the governor announced that he was launching a statewide survey (which has since closed without results being announced) to allow New Yorkers to vote on the design of a new license plate, with each of the five proposals featured Empire State landmarks. One of the plates features the new Tappan Zee Bridge, whose official name, Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, was pushed through by the governor to honor his late fath…

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by Zak Failla
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Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge? Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge?
Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge? Just months after the uproar over the new Tappan Zee Bridge being given the official name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, residents are up in arms again over the newly enacted name of the Bear Mountain Bridge. The new name, "The Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge," was selected, not by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but by the State Senate which had originally wanted to attach the name to the new Tappan Zee. But before they could make the change, the governor stepped in and named the new bridge after his late father. But unlike the new TZB official name change,  the bill specifies the name c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bear Mountain Bridge Now Has Its Own New Name Bear Mountain Bridge Now Has Its Own New Name
Bear Mountain Bridge Now Has Its Own New Name With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave another iconic bridge in the Hudson Valley a new official name. Cuomo signed into law legislation changing the name of the Bear Mountain Bridge to the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge. The state Legislature voted in favor of the new name in June, and the change became final Tuesday when it was signed by Cuomo. The bridge's new name is connected, in a way, to the new Tappan Zee Bridge's official name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. In May 2017, the state Senate passed a bill to name the new Tappan Zee Bridge the "Purple Heart Memoria…

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by Kathy Reakes
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110K-Signature Petition To Restore TZB As Official Name Delivered To Cuomo 110K-Signature Petition To Restore TZB As Official Name Delivered To Cuomo
110K-Signature Petition To Restore TZB As Official Name Delivered To Cuomo What’s in a name? The battle over naming rights of the new Tappan Zee Bridge came to a head on Thursday, as several members of Save Our Tappan Zee, a group dedicated to preserving the bridge’s namesake, printed out a change.org petition that garnered nearly 110,000 signatures from local residents lambasting the name “Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.” On Thursday, the delegation traveled to the State Capitol building in Albany to drop off a printed out list of the signatures, which called open state legislators and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to restore the previous name of the span connecting Rockland…

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by Zak Failla
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Bills Introduced To Restore Tappan Zee Name To New Bridge Bills Introduced To Restore Tappan Zee Name To New Bridge
Bills Introduced To Restore Tappan Zee Name To New Bridge Few refer to the new Tappan Zee Bridge by its official name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, just as few called the old bridge by its designated name, the Malcolm Wilson Bridge, honoring another former New York governor. Now, two bills are moving through the state Assembly and Senate to nix any uncertainty. In effect, the bills say what most already do: it's the new Tappan Zee Bridge. Assemblyman Kevin Byrne, R-Brewster, the sponsor of the Assembly bill, amended his bill last month to mirror a Senate version sponsored by John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse.  "The future of my Assembly bill dep…

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by Kathy Reakes
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TZB Tally: Petition To Remove Cuomo Name From Bridge Tops 100K Signatures TZB Tally: Petition To Remove Cuomo Name From Bridge Tops 100K Signatures
TZB Tally: Petition To Remove Cuomo Name From Bridge Tops 100K Signatures It’s a new year, but the sentiment is the same when it comes to Hudson Valley residents’ opinions regarding the naming rights of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. Ever since New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the designation of Mario M. Cuomo Bridge as the official name for the new Tappan Zee span, the vocal outcry against the name has been heard loudly and often, including the change.org petition started by Port Chester resident Monroe Mann, which has garnered more than 105,000 signatures since it was started in November, including more than 3,000 overnight. The petition, which has made nationa…

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by Zak Failla