How to check a home contractor's license in Rockland County, town by town
Before you hand over a deposit for a roof, a kitchen or a deck, each Rockland town has its own licensing office, complaint process and rules for home improvement contractors.
Business
Rockland employers and storefronts: openings, closures and the costs standing behind them.
The commuter economy: how the NYC grind shapes Rockland's business day
Rail platform parking lots, morning coffee runs, and an after-dark dinner crowd — the daily commute to Manhattan quietly sets the rhythm for Rockland's local businesses.
Farms as business: how western Rockland's fields, markets and agritourism earn their keep
Fourth- and fifth-generation family farms in the Ramapo valley have turned pick-your-own apples, farm stands, and school tours into a working economic engine.
Hook Mountain, Nyack and the riverfront: how the Hudson pays Rockland County's small businesses
State parks, boat launches and village sidewalks along the Palisades form a tourism corridor that feeds restaurants, outfitters and shopkeepers from Piermont to Stony Point.
Rockland County commercial rent trends: what storefronts and offices pay
Asking rents run from under $2,000 a month for a small Spring Valley office to well past $3,000 in New City, and the lease terms behind those numbers matter as much as the rent itself.