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It was never sold in the US because of its unique design, so this VW Van for sale in the Capital Region might be one of the rarest VW's in America today!

From the National Insurance Crime Bureau, here are the top ten vehicle models reported stolen in New York State.

NY mob boss John Gotti's mansion sits abandoned in Old Westbury with many possessions still inside. The Gotti compound boasts a main house, a pool/guest house, a garage, a horse stable with an unfinished in-law apartment, an overgrown basketball court, and a triple-level hot tub/pool/swim-up bar. This was the mansion that Gotti's daughter Victoria called home with her 3 sons John, Carmine, and Frank. They filmed the reality show "Growing Up Gotti" here for 3 seasons in 2004 and 2005. After the feds raided the mansion in 2016, it has laid dormant with a lot of possessions left behind. What trespassers found was something no one expected. A hidden room behind a built-in bookshelf. Check it out!

Soon there will be another option to get around the Capital Region. This next venture for the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) is called Drive. This is a new ride-share program that will allow you to use a car in the Capital Region 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The program is slated to begin in May or June of this year with a fleet of 6 cars to start.

If you aren't an EZ Pass holder and you use the New York State Thruway, you may want to get your tag soon. The Thruway will be totally cash-less by the fall. Here are the details.

In an effort to make everyone safe while riding inside a vehicle, the governor has signed a law to make seat belts mandatory for backseat passengers as well.

In an effort to highlight and donate to frontline workers, Mattel has come out with a new way to do so. Here is a new Matchbox set by Mattel to recognize those on the frontlines.

If the vehicle you drive is a Nissan, there's a chance it is under recall for a possible fire hazard. The carmaker is recalling nearly four hundred fifty thousand vehicles.

There has been a rash of car thefts in Saratoga County and police are warning residents to be on the look-out. They suspect it's part of a big gang operation.

There is another major recall coming from the Ford Motor Company. Now it's for over two hundred fifty thousand cars that have a gearshift problem.

There is a massive recall of several Ford vehicles. It affects one point five million Ford pickups, Lincolns and Mustangs.