The Rye City Council has passed a year-round ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, with the mandate going into effect on May 1, 2026, and New York State legislation potentially reducing the price of electric substitutes by 70 percent.
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Rye City Council Considers Reviving Curbside Food Scrap Recycling Program
Food scrap curbside recycling may be coming back to Rye. In 2019, Rye launched a limited pilot curbside recycling program but the program was cancelled in March 2020 by a […]
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Women Who Served, Plant Asclepias Incarnata, Flood of Cooperation & More: Rye City Council Agenda for March 25, 2026
The city council’s agenda for its meeting at 7:00pm on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 is out. The Council will convene at 6:30pm and adjourn into executive session to discuss acquisition […]
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New $1.5M Fire Truck & More: Rye City Council Agenda for March 11, 2026
The city council’s agenda for its meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 is out. The meeting is expected to be very short with a brief consent agenda and […]
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Rye City Council to Vote on $285K Contract for New Comprehensive Plan
The Rye City Council is expected to approve a $285,000 contract with planning and environmental consulting firm AKRF to oversee the development of a new Comprehensive Plan for the City […]
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Driving Ban in Effect as Severe Blizzard Approaches Westchester and Rye
Stay home. In anticipation of a severe blizzard hitting the area on Sunday into Monday, both Westchester County and the City of Rye have declared a State of Emergency and […]
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Rye Fire Department to Get New Fire Engine to Replace 20-Year-Old Unit
The Rye City Council is expected to authorize the purchase of a new frontline fire engine for the Rye Fire Department at its February 25, 2026 meeting, approving a $1.47 […]
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Good Human, Germinating a New Library, $285K for Comprehensive Plan, $1.5M for New Fire Truck & More: Rye City Council Agenda for February 25, 2026
UPDATED (2/22/2026) Due to an impending blizzard on Sunday, February 22, 2026, Rye Mayor Josh Nathan has suspended the City Council Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 25 until Wednesday, March […]
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Rye Implements Year-Round Ban on Gas Leaf Blowers, Fines for Violations
It took a four hour Rye City Council meeting to get there, but as expected the Council passed a year-round gas leaf blower ban on Wednesday evening, February 12, 2026. […]
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Rye City Council Appoints Baldwin to Vacant Seventh Seat
Emily Padilha Baldwin was appointed by unanimous vote at the Rye City Council meeting on February 11, 2026 to the council seat vacated by new Mayor Josh Nathan. Prior to […]