HVNY News + Notes

Aug 12

Written By HVNY

Slow down in the City of Kingston: The Common Council has approved the Mayor's proposed citywide 25-mile per hour speed limit in the City of Kingston. The Department of Public Works will be replacing speed signage throughout Kingston to reflect the change, according to the Mayor.
The 25-mile per hour speed limit will be implemented citywide, with some exceptions: School zones will be set at 15-miles per hour for certain times and days, as is the Webster Street hospital zone. All roads under NYSDOT jurisdiction, including Albany Avenue from Broadway to the city line, I-587 /Colonel Chandler Drive, 9W, and the section of Wurts Street on the bridge will remain as marked. The following streets, which are more rural in nature, will remain at 30-miles per hour: Abeel Street from Wilbur Avenue to the city line, Boulevard from Golden Hill Drive to the city line, and Flatbush Avenue from E. Chester Street to the city line.

Tornado touches down in New Paltz – The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down along the New York State Thruway in New Paltz on Friday night. Videos circulating (no pun intended) online showed the twister passing by the football field at New Paltz High School. No injuries or damage was reported. What to do During a Tornado (If you don’t click that link and you’re at home, go to the basement or the lowest level with no windows. If you’re outside, find secure shelter, not a shed, tent or mobile home. If you’re in your car, drive to a shelter or abandon your car and find cover in a ditch or low-laying area.)
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