In wake of gang fight, Nyack leaders ask how to help youth

By Hannan Adely and Hema Easley
The Journal News • April 27, 2008
NYACK – Chris Richards saw the crowd build in the Franklin Street park and ran with the others when he heard police sirens. As he tried to flee, he said, his friend was stabbed.
“I saw my friend bleeding. He had three holes, in the [...]

140 pack Nyack gang-violence forum

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 8, 2008
NYACK – Residents crowded a community meeting last night to talk about recent gang-related violence in the village and to ask for more services to help steer youths away from violence.
Nyack leaders organized the meeting in the wake of the fighting that occurred April 16 [...]

More parking tickets issued in Nyack after new meters installed

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • April 24, 2008
NYACK – The village issued 2,744 parking tickets in the four weeks following the installation of new parking meters, which many residents said created confusion and should have warranted a grace period.
Nyack’s parking enforcers wrote 399 more parking tickets in those four weeks than they [...]

‘Healing’ rally sponsors say event was a surprise to them

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 9, 2008
NYACK – A rally at Memorial Park nearly two weeks ago was meant to address gang-related violence in the village and focus on healing the community. The event, though, upset a lot of people and not because of the subject.
The Rev. Patricia Ackerman organized and [...]

Nyack doubles parking ticket fees

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 2, 2008
NYACK – Drivers could pay more than twice as much for parking tickets starting Sept. 1, following a vote by the village Board of Trustees to raise the penalty from $12 to $25.
The board voted to change the parking fees as a way to raise [...]