'Blockbusting' Probe an Important Step in Rockland: Editorial

 

Community Divide Deepens Over Accounts That Homeowners
Are Being Harassed to Sell to Meet Orthodox Demands

It's good news that the New York Department of State plans to hold a hearing on Sept. 21 to probe whether Rockland homeowners are being pressured to sell and get out. Accusations and denials have further fomented the divide that stirs resentment toward Ramapo's growing ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.

State legislators have called for the hearings — which could be the first step in establishing state-enforced protections, like a zone where real estate agents can't solicit sales. It's time to get the state's perspective on what's going on in Rockland.

The public hearing takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 21 at Rockland Community College's Cultural Arts Theater. 

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Source: lohud (The Journal News) and The Empire Report