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Weekend Ferry Service Between Northern Westchester, Rockland Off To Strong Start
Months after the launch of a weekend ferry service between Westchester and Rockland counties, ridership is only going up, officials announced.
Since weekend service on the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry was started in May, ridership numbers have continued to climb each month, MTA officials announced on Wednesday, July 31.
According to the MTA, ridership in July reached an average of 455 trips a day on the weekend compared to 240 trips a day in May. Additionally, a record of 822 trips was set on Sunday, July 21, officials said.
Weekend service on the route was launched in May to…
Teenage Suspect In Murder Of Hudson Valley 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina
Police have apprehended a teenage suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in the Hudson Valley.
In Rockland County, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department announced t on Saturday afternoon, July 27, the arrest of Yandi Martinez, age 18, for the homicide that took place on Monday, July 1.
Martinez, a resident of Haverstraw, was taken into custody at 1:20 p.m. Saturday in Piedmont, South Carolina, in a collaborative effort by members of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Special Investigations Team (FASIT), the FBI-Westchester Safe Street…