MAMDANI--UNWELCOME GUEST--25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11---NY POST ARTICLE & PETITION OPPOSING HIS PRESENCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Families of 9/11 victims want to ban Mamdani from sacred 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero: ‘unwelcome guest’
By Rich Calder -Families of 9/11 victims are demanding NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani be banned from the 25th anniversary of the attacks at Ground Zero, branding him an apologist for Islamic terror whose presence would be an insult to the memories of nearly 3,000 people murdered.

“Our objection is based on his public record — his failure to meaningfully acknowledge the horror of that day, and his employment of, support for, or association with individuals who have minimized 9/11, defended terrorists, or even suggested America ‘deserved’ the attacks,” said Giovanni Galante – whose 29-year-old wife Grace Catherine Galante was among 2,977 innocents killed by al-Qaeda terrorists.

PLEASE NOTE--THE PETITION HAD OVER 7,161 SIGNATURES AS OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON--FIND IT AND CONSIDER SIGNING AT https://c.org/dyfVSFgrdW

READ THE NY POST ARTICLE AT Exclusive | Families of 9/11 want to ban Mamdani from 25th anniversary

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO--ENJOY YOUR SUNDAY

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses or worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...

***More multi family housing in HARMON; 7/28 TUESDAY PLANNING BOARD MEETING; large turnout expected; the new Croton.NEWS AI site has a pretty good breakdown AT Planning Board — 2026-07-28 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***Photos, pot shop reno has begun, Harmon; go here

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

***SARCONE, DUVA, PATRONE... EXTRADICTED CANADIAN AMERICAN WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR ROLE AS ORGANIZER OF DEADLY ALIEN SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY; MORE HERE

AND 

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

AND

***UWS RAMPAGE--NYS ATTACKER YELLED "ALLU AKBAR" AS HE RANDOMLY STABBED 2 MEN NEAR CENTRAL PARK, go here

AND

***NO MAMDANI WILL NOT BE ARRESTING ISRAELI PM; GO HERE

and Mamdani's latest Netanyahu remarks deepen concerns among Jewish leaders

MOVING ALONG:

***2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE; LOTS OF ILLUMINATING PHOTOS AND POSSIBLY PLANNED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING CROTON PT AVE/HARMON AREA; CLICK HERE

***PHOTO, ENTRANCE BANNER, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA--THANK YOU DIECKMANS AND MARK FRANZOSO; GO HERE

***CORTLANDT HOME DEPOT SHOPLIFTING; GO HERE

**TEMPLE ISRAEL, COCKTAILS WITH SISTERHOOD; go here & DEADLINE TO ORDER ROSH HASHANAH TREATS 8/20; MORE INFO HERE

***From the new Croton.News site: Reorganized School Bd Seats 2 New Trustees & Two Student Members, W/Bhatnagar as Pres.; click here

***Court checks Pritzker as Trump administration scores another immigration win; GO HERE

***INDIAN PT. COMMUNITIES PRESS HOCHUL 4 HELP  GO HERE

***CROTON LIONS BBQ! GO HERE

***THANK YOU FROM DAUGHTERS OF ST. MARY; ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH; CLICK HERE

***MORE ACTBLUE FRAUD; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON HOLY NAME HISTORY; PART 1; go here

***8/4 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, CROTON; CLICK HERE

***HOLY NAME--THE SUMMER MESSAGE; GO HERE

***ACCUSED KIRK ASSASSIN ROBINSON NEWS; click here

***FROM THE MAILBOX & SOME VINTAGE CROTON TOO: TINY HOUSES, JOY'S, ORANGEBERRY, HUDSON TEA ROOM; GO HERE

***ANTIFA--more sentencing; go here

***VINTAGE CROTON, 1958 Lollipop Hunt, Duck Pond; click here

***POT SHOPS: THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; WE DIDN'T; GO HERE

***Vintage Croton Video Riverside demo, Rt. 9 1960's; click here

***She's out; Kerri Greenridge, blames racism; go here

***METRO NORTH OPEN HOUSE IS COMING! GO HERE

***REMINDER CORTLANDT'S USA 250TH PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AND CONTEST; CLICK HERE

***SOME RECENT LOCAL CONGRATULATIONS; GO HERE

***MAIL IN VOTING SETBACK; GO TO Trump administration handed mail-in voting setback by appeals court

***WHY DID THE (Croton)RAT SNAKE CROSS THE ROAD; CLICK HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON SPECIAL REQUEST 1967, A HAPPENING! GO HERE

***ILHAN--GO TO Ilhan Omar’s office housed inside Somali center tied to donations from fraudsters

***NEW PARODY/SATIRE SERIES, VIDEO/ARTICLE LINKS--was going to start last week--but we got sidetracked by other issues, POSSIBLY STARTS THURSDAY AT THE BLOG; we shall see.

***ROCKLAND, E-BIKES; SEE MORE

***OFF THE SOCIAL MEDIA RADAR FOR THE MOMENT--IS ANOTHER BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SITE COMING TO CROTON AND IF SO, WHERE---LOCAL OPPOSITION IS HOWEVER STILL PERCOLATING--SOME ASSORTED LINKS; GO HERE 

 PLUS BESS failure/incident/fire database; go here

***VINTAGE DANISH HOME, REQUEST FOR INDEX; GO HERE

***A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List will face federal charges for allegedly stealing more than $32 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. MORE AT FBI Captures Its Fourth Most Wanted in Five Weeks

***CONCERT!  WEXLER, CALO AND MORE EverythingCroton: 7/31, SENASQUA, SUMMER CONCERT--STEVE WEXLER & FRIENDS FEATURING PETER CALO

***SAD NEWS OUT OF PEEKSKILL EverythingCroton: TRENDING ON PEEKSKILL SOCIAL MEDIA---GLEASONS AND BIRDSALL HOUSE CLOSURES AND THE PRECARIOUS STATE OF BUSINESSES IN PEEKSKILL

IT'S SUNDAY...AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

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

IN THE NEWS---FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSES LAWSUIT OVER 75-COUNTRY IMMIGANT VISA PAUSE

Quite a few readers are not huge fans of MSN BUT LATELY, they have expanded their offerings/tinkered with their algorithms---to include more viewpoints. It's refreshing...for some that is Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over 75-country immigrant visa pause

CHICKENS! PAST AND PRESENT

Every now and then, a former neighbor used to pick up fresh eggs for the rest of us from a local "keeper of hens" (and the former neighbor made a great Irish soda Bread too, but I digress).

Many of us LOVED using these eggs in baking certain recipes---the super-freshness of the product was a game-changer. For some things, the added price-point was nominal all things considered and worth it.

And we have to be honest: we love coming across a home with a well-kept henhouse, the local bird-flu hysteria notwithstanding (see a true beauty here). There's a nostalgic charm that defies description--a happy middle ground between the rural and the urban.

The new Croton.News site has a wonderful article on the subject---WHEN EVERY CROTON YARD KEPT CHICKENS. (Yes, yes, we know it's AI-driven, quit your kvetching or I'll pull out the delete key). SEE IT AT

When every Croton yard kept chickens — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

AND THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S THIS SIDE OF THE DEBATE Is the Fowl Ban Foul? — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

AND CLICK ON THE IMAGES WHICH INCLUDES A COMMENT FROM OKA PLACE BOB ANDERSON

HISTORIC SUNDAY 2026 AT ASBURY METHODIST

For those who have asked, Asbury Methodist has not yet finalized a date for their Historic a.k.a. Historical--Sunday---will let you know as soon as the blog knows. In the meantime, you can read all the latest news in their July/August newsletter at Circuit_Rider_July_August_2026_PDF.pdf

You can see assorted JUST A FEW prior HISTORIC SUNDAY YEARS/PHOTOS AT EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: PHOTOS FROM ASBURY'S "HISTORIC SUNDAY" 2017, 2016, 2015 & 2014

GERMAN POLICE HUNT SUSPECT IN PRIDE VAN RAMMING ATTACK, SUSPECTS HAS TIES TO "ISLAMIST GROUPS", "ISLAMIST CIRCLES", ASSOSIATED PRESS

...Police had said earlier that they had identified a suspect who has ties to Islamic groups in the German capital.

“The suspect is known to police. He is known to us as a member of Islamic circles here in Berlin, and our search for this person is proceeding at full speed,” police spokesperson Florian Nath said.  German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride van-ramming attack that left 1 dead and 16 injured

ICYMI--GROUP SHOW--CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY

GROUP SHOW--CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY---Meet the artists at a reception on Sunday, August 2nd 1-3pm. Light refreshments will be served.

AUGUST 1-23 EverythingCroton: AUGUST GROUP SHOW AT THE CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY

CAMERA ISSUES--HOTLY DEBATED AND DISCUSSED ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA, MEETINGS, MINUTES AND MORE---HERE'S THE LATEST--THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA ON YOUR STREET CORNER: LAWFUL SPYING OR CONSTITUTIONALLY PROBLEMATIC

This is being hotly debated all over the county and inspired a lot of commentary on one Croton page a few months back...a lot has happened since....



As automated license plate readers spread across the US, lawmakers, courts and privacy advocates are debating their constitutional limits...more at https://www.foxnews.com/tech/surveillance-camera-your-street-corner-lawful-spying-constitutionally-problematic#&_intcmp=fnhpsb_personal-freedoms_4

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--EverythingCroton: "CAMERA ISSUES"---FLOCK--LAPD SUSPENDS TIES WITH ANTI-CRIME LICENSE PLATE CAMERA VENDORS OVER DISAGREEMENT AS TO "WHO OWNS THE DATA"

--EverythingCroton: FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" AI-DRIVEN SITE: CROTON'S LICENSE PLATE READERS FEED A COUNTY DATABASE THAT IS NOW BEING SUED

--EverythingCroton: CAMERAS---LAWSUIT---OF INTEREST TO CROTON RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY.....DRIVERS SUE NY COUNTY OVER 1.6 BILLION LICENSE PLATE SCANS

IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT....AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

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

FBI CAPTURES ITS FOURTH MOST WANTED IN FIVE WEEKS

A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List has been returned to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for allegedly stealing more than $32 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. MORE AT FBI Captures Its Fourth Most Wanted in Five Weeks

7/30--THE NEXT CORTLANDT SUMMER CONCERT & MOVIE SERIES--CLASS ACTION BAND (ROCK CLASSICS)

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

7/30--THE NEXT CORTLANDT SUMMER CONCERT & MOVIE SERIES--CLASS ACTION BAND (ROCK CLASSICS)

Missed our summer concerts so far? Don't worry, there is still time to join the fun! Our 5th summer concert is happening next Thursday, July 30, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Bring the whole family down to Cortlandt Waterfront Park (41 Riverview Street, Verplanck) to enjoy live music from the Class Action Band! This family friendly event is sponsored by NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital.

Come hungry! We have an amazing lineup of food trucks on-site:

Wanna Sip
Octavio's Food Wagon
Sapori Di Napoli
Mister Softee
Homestyle Bakery

FOR FANS OF THE STAR TREK MOVIES/FRANCHISE....

 VIA Croton Tom Faranda's Folly: See more at Next Star Trek movie will be changing it’s tune – and focus. – Tom Faranda's Folly

SOME NEWS FROM CROTON LANDING 1891, AUGUST

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

SOME NEWS FROM CROTON LANDING 1891, AUGUST--we finally have the missing scans.  Click on the photos below.