Blade Air Mobility and East End Hangars, which are among the plaintiffs that successfully sought a temporary restraining order preventing closure of East Hampton Airport on May 16, claim that the town is violating the terms of that order and have petitioned the New York State Supreme Court to hold it in contempt and impose daily fines to bring the town into compliance.
The Biden-Harris administration has announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is initiating a process to designate Hudson Canyon, America's deepest Atlantic Ocean canyon, as a new national marine sanctuary.
Even as municipalities have done their part by opting in or out to recreational marijuana sales and on-site cafes or lounges, legalization is in a state of flux in New York while the Office of Cannabis Management acts to put regulatory muscle on the bones of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act.
One-quarter of households in East Hampton Town are spending at least half of their income on housing, and more than 70 percent of renters and more than 33 percent of mortgage holders are spending at least 35 percent of their income on housing. With that in mind, the town is drafting a community housing fund project plan to detail how proceeds from a new .5-percent transfer tax could be spent if voters approve the tax in November.
