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Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Mall In Hudson Valley To Prevent Deaths By Suicide Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Mall In Hudson Valley To Prevent Deaths By Suicide
Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Mall In Hudson Valley To Prevent Deaths By Suicide Following the death of a 32-year-old woman who jumped from a high floor at a Hudson Valley mall, a petition has been started to urge the shopping center to add protective barriers to prevent such incidents. Related: Rockland Woman, 32, Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall In West Nyack The unidentified woman's death occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. After the news reported the suicide, Rockland County resident Shannon Harding said something had to be done. "I started the petition as a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Petition Started To Rename New TZB To Honor Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Rescuing Others Petition Started To Rename New TZB To Honor Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Rescuing Others
Petition Started To Rename New TZB To Honor Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Rescuing Others Following the scandal and resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Change.Org petition has been started and gained more than 9,000 signatures to change the official name of the new Tappan Zee Bridge to honor a Rockland County firefighter who died rescuing others. The new bridge's official, though seldom used name, is the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge. The old Tappan Zee Bridge's official name was the Gov. Malcolm Wilson Bridge. Andrew Cuomo changed the official name of the bridge in June 2017 to honor his late father. Since then, there has been much controversy over the move, especially since polls s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
'Pop Would Not Have Liked This,' Says Chris Cuomo About New TZB Official Name 'Pop Would Not Have Liked This,' Says Chris Cuomo About New TZB Official Name
'Pop Would Not Have Liked This,' Says Chris Cuomo About New TZB Official Name Related story: Cuomo Administration Offered Contractor Incentives To Get New TZB Second Span Opened Before Primary, Report Says The name of the new Tappan Zee Bridge has stirred up controversy in the Cuomo family as well as with plenty of residents who have gone so far as to petition for the old name to remain. Chris Cuomo, a CNN anchor and younger brother of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, took to Instagram to say he had mixed emotions when the old sign came down and the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge sign went up on Friday. "Pop would not have liked this," Chris Cuomo wrote. "He would’ve l…

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by Kathy Reakes