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Nathan Brooks

Nathan Brooks covers council meetings because that is where decisions about a street actually get made. He files county records, covers statewide policy, transit and taxes, reports redistricting and ballot-access cases, and follows the local-news economy itself.

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Independent editorial contributor covering local government, state policy, election law and the local news business.

Articles by Nathan Brooks

Rail platform edge under soft overcast light

NJ Transit's 15 percent fare increase reaches Rockland's west-of-Hudson riders

Nathan Brooks

Quiet suburban street textures under overcast Hudson Valley light

How Rockland County's towns and villages fit together

Nathan Brooks

How Clarkstown homeowners get money back through STAR

How Clarkstown homeowners get money back through STAR

Nathan Brooks

Who pays for Rockland County's public libraries?

Who pays for Rockland County's public libraries?

Nathan Brooks

Haverstraw-Ossining ferry brings back weekend runs May 23 through October

Haverstraw-Ossining ferry brings back weekend runs May 23 through October

Nathan Brooks

Veolia's Rockland rate hike faces public testimony at PSC hearing June 24

Veolia's Rockland rate hike faces public testimony at PSC hearing June 24

Nathan Brooks

West Nyack's Palisades Center sold at foreclosure auction for $175 million

West Nyack's Palisades Center sold at foreclosure auction for $175 million

Nathan Brooks

Nyack hospital earns U.S. News maternity honor for third straight year

Nyack hospital earns U.S. News maternity honor for third straight year

Nathan Brooks

Haverstraw breaks ground on $53 million affordable housing project downtown

Haverstraw breaks ground on $53 million affordable housing project downtown

Nathan Brooks

New City: Rockland County correction officer exam application window closes June 12

New City: Rockland County correction officer exam application window closes June 12

Nathan Brooks

Pomona: Rockland Green's 2026 hazardous waste drop-offs run weekdays and select weekends, free for residents

Pomona: Rockland Green's 2026 hazardous waste drop-offs run weekdays and select weekends, free for residents

Nathan Brooks

Rockland County: every school budget passed on the May 19 vote, led by Clarkstown's 75 percent yes

Rockland County: every school budget passed on the May 19 vote, led by Clarkstown's 75 percent yes

Nathan Brooks

Pomona: Rockland County's 2026 paving program rolls out 20 asphalt overlays across county roads

Pomona: Rockland County's 2026 paving program rolls out 20 asphalt overlays across county roads

Nathan Brooks

New City: Rockland County Legislature adopted a $913.8 million 2026 budget with no tax increase

New City: Rockland County Legislature adopted a $913.8 million 2026 budget with no tax increase

Nathan Brooks

Neighborhood associations in Rockland County: how streets organize and town boards listen

Neighborhood associations in Rockland County: how streets organize and town boards listen

Nathan Brooks

Stony Point Battlefield: a visitor's guide to the Revolutionary War site and its 1826 lighthouse

Stony Point Battlefield: a visitor's guide to the Revolutionary War site and its 1826 lighthouse

Nathan Brooks

Spring Valley community centers: which halls exist, who runs them, and how to book one

Spring Valley community centers: which halls exist, who runs them, and how to book one

Nathan Brooks

Rockland food pantries: how they run, who they serve, and where volunteers fit in

Rockland food pantries: how they run, who they serve, and where volunteers fit in

Nathan Brooks

Haverstraw riverfront: how the village turned its industrial shoreline into a residential waterfront

Haverstraw riverfront: how the village turned its industrial shoreline into a residential waterfront

Nathan Brooks

Senior centers in Rockland County: programs, rides and who qualifies

Senior centers in Rockland County: programs, rides and who qualifies

Nathan Brooks

Suffern's farmers market and Rockland's market season: how they work

Suffern's farmers market and Rockland's market season: how they work

Nathan Brooks

Rockland's historic societies: what they actually do, and how they help owners of old houses

Rockland's historic societies: what they actually do, and how they help owners of old houses

Nathan Brooks

Nyack's Memorial Park: a guide to the riverfront green that anchors the village

Nyack's Memorial Park: a guide to the riverfront green that anchors the village

Nathan Brooks

How volunteer fire departments in Rockland County work, and how to join one

How volunteer fire departments in Rockland County work, and how to join one

Nathan Brooks