AT IT AGAIN---COPS FUME AS MAMDANI URGES NEW YORKERS TO TAKE TO STREETS TO PROTEST NETANYAHU AFTER ARREST FAIL

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is telling New Yorkers to take to the streets to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the Big Apple — and it has NYPD cops fuming.

New York’s Finest just put in superhuman duty to keep the five boroughs safe during the FIFA World Cup, the Knicks NBA title, Independence Day and a massive America 250 celebration that brought millions into the city — and now will have to keep their guards up as....“The mayor’s activist posturing puts police officers on the street in a terrible position,” NYPD Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry said. “Protests during the UN General Assembly are nothing new, but when the mayor of the city is actively calling for demonstrations, violent agitators will assume they have permission to cause as much havoc as possible. READ MORE AT Cops fume as Mamdani urges New Yorkers to protest Netanyahu after arrest fail

OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---& NOW...THE VIEUX CARRE,

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OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---and now THE VIEUX CARRE, GO TO Friday cocktail – the Vieux Carre! – Tom Faranda's Folly

A CROTON PURPLE FINCH LIVES TO TELL THE TALE

Your editor heard that familiar thump; it was a bird and window strike, a now uncommon occurrence thanks to special reflective decals purchased from Feed the Birds. Still, there's always one--it wasn't at my house, however, but at a neighbor's. This time, it was a Purple Finch (have never understood this name as the color is more red than purple but I digress).

Badly stunned with a little blood at the beak, I was certain he'd be gone within hours. I placed him in the spare cage I keep for such events, brought back out the mini heater from storage, and hoped for the best. Pulled out the numbers of some local bird re-habbers too.

Gee whattya know!  24 hours of rest and BORN FREE! Click on the photo.

See FEED THE BIRDS to learn about those these reflective window decals!

And here's last year's happy tale EverythingCroton: A CROTON CARDINAL LIVES TO TELL THE TALE

IT DOESN'T TAKE ALL THIS...

  ....to find the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too)-----just visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE instead. It's a public page and you needn't be on FB to view the content (or sign in). Often updated in real time too! And the latest product recalls too. Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

BEHIND PAYWALL, ANOTHER LOWER COURT ORDER PAUSED, FIFTH CIRCUIT PAUSES LOWER COURT ORDERS RELEASING MIGRANTS

 

The Fifth Circuit stayed lower court orders releasing three noncitizens from immigration detention, granting the Justice Department’s unusual request ahead of further oral arguments on whether noncitizens without immigration status have a constitutional right to bond hearings. BEHIND PAYWALL AT Fifth Circuit Pauses Lower Court Orders Releasing Migrants (1)

2026---THE GREAT JACK O'LANTERN BLAZE EXPANDS WITH LONGEST TRAIL EVER, $24 VALUE NIGHTS

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At The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, running for 44 nights in Croton-on-Hudson from September 18 through November 8, the expanded path features exciting new attractions. The Creature Feature Forest pays tribute to Van Cortlandt Manor’s history as home to a drive-in movie theater in the mid 20th-Century, inviting visitors to meet a cast of classic movie monsters carved entirely from pumpkins. More at The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze Expands with Longest Trail Ever, $24 Value Nights - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: TRAFFIC ALERT 2026--OPENING NIGHT GREAT JACK O'LANTERN BLAZE

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

***THE CROTON GARDENER #6; GO HERE

***PHOTOS, CANNABIS/POT SHOP RENO; GO HERE

***MORE ACTBLUE FRAUD; GO HERE

***IN THE NEWS----UWS RAMPAGE--NYS ATTACKER YELLED "ALLU AKBAR" AS HE RANDOMLY STABBED TWO MEN NEAR CENTRAL PARK, go here

***CROTON LIONS 1958 and upcoming 2026 bbq nfo here

***FINDING IN THE COMPLAINT OF SAM WATKINS JR. AGAINST ALI R. JAFFERY; MORE HERE

***DANISH HOME ASSORTED INQUIRIES AT THE MAIL; GO HERE

***INFLATION--JULY---AND THOSE EXPERTS AGAIN; GO TO EverythingCroton: GEE ABOUT THOSE "EXPERTS" AND THEIR INFLATION PREDICTIONS, TRUMP, DOOM, GLOOM, WHATTYA' KNOW....

***FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE---7/22 WORK SESSION--ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ISSUES---RIVERSIDE ZONE FLOATED FOR CANNABIS; MORE HERE

***WHERE WE STAND: TEST SCORES MATH, ELA; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI----NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RANKED 1 TO 658 BASED ON 2025 TEST SCORES IN MATH, ELA

***OPENING NIGHT TRAFFIC ALERT, BLAZE, 2026; EverythingCroton: TRAFFIC ALERT 2026--OPENING NIGHT GREAT JACK O'LANTERN BLAZE

***CORTLANDT HOME DEPOT SHOPLIFTING EVENT; GO HERE

SARCONE, TREMAROLI, TROY MAN INDICTED FOR CREATION OF EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

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ALBANY, NEW YORK – William Huber, 39, of Troy, was charged earlier this month in a now unsealed two-count indictment, alleging that he manufactured a destructive device using an explosive and attempted to destroy a vehicle with it. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James made the announcement.

Northern District of New York | Troy Man Indicted for Creation of Destructive Device | United States Department of Justice

REMINDER---TODAY, CROTON SENIOR CLUB 7/24

Senior Club meets today; see more at

EverythingCroton: CROTON SENIOR CLUB 7/24

FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE---7/22 WORK SESSION--ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ISSUES---RIVERSIDE ZONE FLOATED FOR CANNABIS

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The Board of Trustees spent its July 22 work session assembling the village's answer to a sweeping state rollback of environmental review — a package of zoning amendments meant to keep local scrutiny of development intact — while sketching out where cannabis dispensaries could eventually operate and moving to expand rent relief for lower-income senior and disabled tenants....NOTE: CROTON'S #1 SOURCE FOR AI-GENERATED HYPERLOCAL NEWS --READ MORE AT  Trustees Build Zoning Defenses as State Pares Back Environmental Review; Riverside Zone Floated for Cannabis — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

TRAFFIC ALERT 2026--OPENING NIGHT GREAT JACK O'LANTERN BLAZE

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Bigger, Brighter, and More Spectacular Than Ever Before!

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this immersive, one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!....NEW! Longer Path and More Displays Than Ever.....MORE AT The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze Opening Night - Westfair Communications

IN THE NEWS----UWS RAMPAGE--NYS ATTACKER YELLED "ALLU AKBAR" AS HE RANDOMLY STABBED TWO MEN NEAR CENTRAL PARK, ACCORDING TO VICTIM, WITNESSES: COMMISH

Two men were stabbed in an unprovoked rampage on the Upper West Side near Central Park on Thursday afternoon — by a deranged attacker yelling “Allahu Akbar” during both assaults, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. NYC attacker yelled 'Allahu Akbar' as he randomly stabbed two men near Central Park, according to victim, witnesses: commish

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BUS SAFETY PROGRAM REDUCES ILLEGAL SCHOOL BUS PASSING BY NEARLY 24%

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Published: 23 July 2026

Annual Report Shows School Bus Safety Program Improving Driver Behavior and Protecting Students

The results of the County’s 2025-2026 School Bus Safety Program Annual Report, showing a 23.8% reduction in illegal school bus passing violations during the program’s first full year. Since launching in partnership with BusPatrol during National School Bus Safety Week in October 2024, the initiative has improved driver compliance, strengthened enforcement and helped make trips to and from school safer for thousands of students across Westchester County. .....The School Bus Safety Program currently serves students in 22 participating school districts: Lakeland, Mamaroneck, Ossining, Eastchester, Tarrytown, Blind Brook-Rye, Rye Neck, Katonah-Lewisboro, Greenburgh, Hendrick Hudson, Croton-Harmon, Tuckahoe, Irvington, Bedford Central, Bronxville, Pelham, Ardsley, Yorktown Central, Briarcliff Manor, Port Chester-Rye, Mount Pleasant Central and Harrison. More at Westchester County School Bus Safety Program Reduces Illegal School Bus Passing by Nearly 24%

REMINDER 8/4 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS COMING

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