A grass-roots coalition is trying to push New York State to use eminent domain to buy out Central Hudson Gas & Electric and replace it with a public authority. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Hudson River Valley (NY)”
A Flat $40 Train Ticket From NYC to Albany? It’s Happening Next Year.
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2025
For the first time, Metro-North will run trains past Poughkeepsie through the Hudson Valley to Albany. Some Amtrak service will also be restored. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Is More Foe Than Friend in the Suburbs, Even Among Democrats
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2025
Just outside New York City, Republicans are using Zohran Mamdani as an attack line for the 2026 midterms, much as they vilified the city in 2022. Source: New York Times
Looking for a House in This Tight Market? Consider an Octagon.
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
A 19th-century fad, octagonal houses don’t appeal to everyone. But that’s one more thing to love about them. Source: New York Times
In the Hudson Valley and Catskills, Veteran Rockers Start Over
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2022
How the Hudson Valley and the Catskills became the home to grunge icons, ex-punks and one-hit wonders. Source: New York Times
Sean Patrick Maloney Concedes to Mike Lawler in Loss for Democrats
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
Mr. Maloney, who leads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was seeking to represent a different district after New York’s messy redistricting process. Source: New York Times
Republicans Target a Top House Democrat as Winds Shift to the Right
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney of New York is in charge of protecting the House Democrats’ majority. But now he finds himself at real risk in his own Hudson Valley district. Source: New York Times
Bard College Announces New Maya Lin-Designed Building
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2022
The 25,000-square-foot space will allow for more rehearsal space and an amphitheater for public performances. Groundbreaking will be next fall. Source: New York Times
The Rockefeller Family Estate Expands to Include New Artists and Audiences
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
The new David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center at the Pocantico Center in Tarrytown, N.Y., aims to bring new artists, audiences and life to the Rockefeller family estate. Source: New York Times
Biden Visits IBM to Promote Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Production
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
President Biden traveled to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to connect a $20 billion investment by IBM to the bipartisan bill meant to spur production of critical microchips. Source: New York Times
The Great Guinea Pig Giveaway Has Begun
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2022
From geckos to chinchillas, small pets were a pandemic balm. Now shelters across the country say they are being surrendered. Source: New York Times
Democrat Pat Ryan Wins in House Race That Turned on Abortion
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2022
Mr. Ryan, a county executive, defeated Marc Molinaro, a Republican, in the Hudson Valley special election. Source: New York Times
The New York Primary Being Watched by A.O.C., Pelosi and the Clintons
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2022
Big Democratic names have lined up on both sides of the heated battle between Representative Sean Patrick Maloney and his progressive challenger, State Senator Alessandra Biaggi. Source: New York Times
Will Abortion Issue Sway Voters’ Choices? N.Y. House Race Poses Test.
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2022
An Aug. 23 special election to replace a Democrat, Antonio Delgado, could help answer one of the biggest questions of the midterms. Source: New York Times
Directing the Beatles Was Just One Part of His Long and Winding Career
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
The filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who attracted some social media scrutiny after his appearance in Peter Jackson’s “Get Back,” finds peace in New York’s Hudson Valley. Source: New York Times