Posts Tagged ‘hudson-river’

State Ponders Turning Tappan Zee Bridge Into Walkway

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the idea of turning the Hudson River bridge into a route for pedestrians and bicyclists was an “exciting option.”

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City Room: Higher Bridge, Tunnel and PATH Rates Approved

Friday, August 19th, 2011

A steep toll increase on the bridges and tunnels that cross the Hudson River will be phased in starting next month.

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City Room: Higher Bridge, Tunnel and PATH Rates Approved

Sully’s ‘Miracle’ Plane Heads to Museum

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

Only two years later, the famous “miracle on the Hudson” is getting the historical treatment: The U.S. Airways jet that made an astonishing crash landing on the Hudson River two years ago is now due to be installed in a North Carolina museum. The…

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Sully’s ‘Miracle’ Plane Heads to Museum

City Room: No Injuries in Fire on Ferry in Hudson

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

A ferry boat caught fire in the Hudson River off Edgewater, N.J., Wednesday morning, but its passengers and crew were evacuated without injuries.

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City Room: No Injuries in Fire on Ferry in Hudson

City Room: When Flight 1549 Hit the Hudson

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Recollections of that day, two years ago, from the rescuers and survivors.

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City Room: When Flight 1549 Hit the Hudson

G.E. to Continue Hudson Cleanup Under New Rules

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

General Electric announced Thursday that it had agreed to continue the environmental cleanup of the Hudson River under tighter new federal requirements.

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E.P.A. Sets Tighter Rules for Hudson River Cleanup

Friday, December 17th, 2010

The agency limited how much contamination General Electric can seal on the riverbed rather than remove.

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E.P.A. Sets Tighter Rules for Hudson River Cleanup

CH Edition: Good Fight Herb Co.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Chill out with our exclusive blend of smokable herbs designed to ease stress On a farm bordering the Hudson River, just north of Woodstock, NY in the quaint historic area of Germantown, herbalist Lauren Giambrone creates unique ointments and tinctures for a variety of ailments using freshly picked herbs from her garden and peddles them under the label Good Fight Herb Co . Accepted as one of three apprentices at the rigorous Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, since finishing Giambrone has applied her extensive knowledge to remedy common conditions as well as more modern maladies, like overworked New Yorkers (which is an immune-building tincture). For Cool Hunting Giambrone created a healthy mix of mullein, mugwort, damiana, sage and lavender herbs, intended to ease stress and serve as an alternative to carcinogenic tobacco. Dubbed the Cool Hunting Herbal Smoke Blend , the concoction can be consumed on its own or added to other smokable herbs—especially those that may induce slight paranoia. Selling from our CH Edition online shop for $15, the Herbal Smoke Blend comes with a pack of unbleached, 100% vegan rolling papers. More Good Fight Herb Co. medicinals can be found at Brooklyn’s Marlow & Sons General Store .

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CH Edition: Good Fight Herb Co.

Christie to Review Options on Tunnel

Friday, October 8th, 2010

A day after ordering an end to construction, the New Jersey governor said he would study proposals put forth by the nation’s transportation secretary, Ray LaHood.

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Christie Stops NJ-NY Tunnel

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is terminating the construction of a train tunnel under the Hudson River that would have doubled rail capacity into New York City. The federal government and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had promised…

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Christie Stops NJ-NY Tunnel