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Howard Husock

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Concerns Mount Over Increasing and Reckless Use of E-Bikes Around Town

Rye City Schools spokeswoman Sarah Derman said the schools "have not communicated about e-bikes and or e-scooters.”

Street Repaving and Rye’s Quiet Infrastructure Repair Wave 

With the work budgeted for 2025, ongoing city street repairs since 2019 will top $11 million — reaching dozens of locations.
Long Island Sound

Rye Town Park, Playland Beaches Rate Among Worst in Water Quality on Long Island Sound: Report 

Both beaches at Playland and Rye Town Park received C+ grades in Save the Sound's recent water quality report. 

Rye’s Unfair County Burden

Husock writes that Playland is a bad deal between Rye and the county.
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Rye Town Park Buildings Are Set to Get a Facelift as Friends Group Hopes to Raise $350K

How Rye Slaveholders Scored an Extra Windfall

One of the towns with a high percentage of the enslaved and households owning them was Rye.
Donald Trump, Kamala Harris

Trump Support Increased in Rye, Mirroring County and State Numbers

The trend in Rye mirrored that of the state and county. Trump’s increased New York margins, including those in Rye, helped contribute to his popular vote victory nationwide.

Leaf Blower Complaints Nearly Double Across City Following Increased Restrictions

Rye police reported that calls about illegal leaf blower use — including the use of more than one blower — rose to 107 in 2024 from 60 in 2023.
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Rye Town Park Begins Pavilion, Bathroom Repairs

The Rye Record reported recently on the extensive decay and neglect of many of the beautiful, historic buildings in Rye Town Park.
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Trouble at The Beach: Long Island Sound is Cleaner, But Still Polluted

The Sound has become significantly cleaner over the last 50 years, but that water has not become consistently clean enough.