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VolumeH 4 • Number 126 ERALWHYTMedia.Typepad.com MarchD 5, 2009 • USA $1.50 Apollo Theater Isle of Bound Hope Page 20 Page 5 Of Significance Avitat CEO Yonkers IDA Creates Jobs and Real Business Continues Pg s . 1, 7 Benefits for Taxpayers Calendar Battle with undergoing a positive for economic development Pg. 8 transformation. Safe, that had been talked Cuisine County affordable housing is about—but only talked Pg. 8 going up in once-neglected about—in Yonkers for Economic Executive’s neighborhoods. Some years. Today, together with Development of our oldest and largest private sector partners, By Phil Amicone commercial enterprises— financial institutions and Pg s . 1, 9, 10 Office Mayor of the City of Yonkers Government Yonkers Raceway and a strong team here at City Dramatic Costs Cross County Shopping Hall including the Yonkers Pg s . 12, 13 to Westchester to Against all odds, even Center—have reinvented Industrial Development In Memoriam in this time of recession, themselves. In short, signs Agency (IDA), we have Pg. 16 be Revealed Yonkers is experiencing a of progress are visible in launched an ambitious Op-Ed White Plains, NY -- Round dramatic rebirth. every corner of the city. multi-pronged economic Pg s . 17, 18, 19, 20 Two of an ongoing “One In the midst of a massive As residents know, it growth program that is Politics David vs. Two Goliaths” urban renaissance, our wasn’t always this way. paying big dividends. Pg. 21 bout pitting a mid-size waterfront skyline is When I came into office A recent report, that Taxes business owner against the being transformed. A new five years ago, we were can only be characterized county and a multinational downtown is emerging. determined to finally do as politically motivated Pg. 22 see Avitat Pg. 6 Nepperhan Valley is something about the plans see Yonkers IDA Pg. 10 Referring to... The Hezitorial Sleepy Hollow Community Hospital Becomes Clinical Ed Koch A Sign of the Times: Campus for Medical Students Movie Evolve or Die Reviews Page 15 York Sun rose a second time, only to succumb to the changing desire of readers By Hezi Aris and advertisers alike. Local Peggy newspapers are nearing the Shy of its 150th end of their Cretaceous era. Godfrey anniversary by two months The Chicago Tribune and Page 21 time, the Rocky Mountain the Philadelphia Inquirer News wrote its own epitaph face bankruptcy. The (l-r): Stephen Kopf, MD, preceptor; students Catherine Shim, D.A. Friday, February 27, London Evening Standard Nickolas Teigen, Amanda Fantry, Victor Doan, and Nicholas 2009. The San Francisco was sold for £1 (approx. Rohs. Front row (l-r) st udents Sujal Patel, Matthew Chan, Candidate Chronicle may be next. $1.50 U.S.). Few people Xuanjing Zhou; and preceptors Ronald Chodosh, MD; and Liz Smith the 86 year old buy a newspaper every Lawrence Faltz, MD. Schorr venerable gossip columnist day; buying only when Sleepy Hollow, NY -- Medical College have Page 20 has been dumped by The they want it. Monday for Phelps Memorial Hospital announced an affiliation New York Post. The New see The Hezitorial Pg.2 Center and New York see Sleepy Hollow Pg. 14 2 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009

Westchester HERALD The Hezitorial: A Sign of the Times: Evolve or Die WHYTMedia From Page 1 the sports, Sunday for While most reporters on Lee Daniels will be found demand. High cost, under Published weekly gardening, or seduced by the beat have been shuffled bicycling through France resourced newsprint that WHYTMedia a specific title as they pass around so often, they no one month, in Nicaragua is not fully aligned online @gmail.com the newspaper stand on the longer have a sense of another month, and in with topics of local concern Tel: 914-562-0834 way to work. It is a sign of “their” beat. The reader is Colombia the next. 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The The need to know what written by the people that to those we will entrust our common denominator Columns is happening on the local know the subject well. vote. will be content, the Cam Bock political front, the goings On the campaign trail the Tying it all together is methodology of delivery Lee Daniels on at the local school, the essence of the candidates the ability to find the print will be technology, and Marilyn Elie economic development is best gleaned by their publication satisfying the relevance will be composed Gail Farrelly projects that impact a own tongue. Reading tactile sensation for some of varying subject matter Lisa Fine community must be known, a perspective from one while permitting access and titles. All will need to Peggy Godfrey as their impact be learned. candidate running for to the online version and be expressed with passion Anthony Greco The safety of a community Westchester County archive for others. The and acumen of thought. Diane M. 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WHYTLegal @gmail.com WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 3 The Anthropology of Tango Dance Yonkers, NY -- The from Sergio Segura, lectures created by begging for more. Anthropology of Tango and the dancers Anton Gazenbeek All forms of tango dance Dance is an exciting and from the Strictly and Sergio Segura as are discussed in detail entertaining multimedia Traditional Argentine a part of their “Tango and represented, from the performance exploring Tango Dance Center. Preservation Project”. quaint “Canyengue” of the the history of tango and Costume design is by The show 1900s to the stately Tango will be performed on Ann Gazenbeek, the demonstrates all Salon of the 1940s to the Saturday, March 28th 2009 videos are generously the unique styles creative Tango Fantasia at the Yonkers Riverfront provided by the and forms of tango, of the 1960s and the wild Library. The library is “Tango Preservation tracking the evolution Acrobatic Tango of today. located at 1 Larkin Center Project” private of tango from its birth The dance is performed in in Yonkers New York, collection. This show with great success in the in the late 1800’s to authentic period costumes 10701. Showtime is at 3pm is produced by: Strictly Museum of Fine Arts in present day. The multimedia and great detail and and the show is two hours Traditional Argentine Houston Texas. Containing aspect of the show forms a attention has been placed long with a twenty minute Tango Dance Center, Tango wildly creative, highly smooth transition between on the authenticity of intermission and there will Preservation Project and is skilled displays of authentic stories and explanations all aspects of the dance be a “milonga” 5:00pm at sponsored by Yonkers City Argentine tango dance, told in lecture format by performances. the lobby. The ticket prices Council Member Patricia it is a multimedia show utilizing one-of-a kind range from $12 to $25. It Mc Dow. documenting the history of video footage and show Learn more at the www. is choreographed by Anton The Anthropology of tango through rare, historic, stopping dancing that has learnargentinetango.com Gazenbeek with assistance Tango Dance was received never-before-seen old films, left audiences on their feet Website. dance demonstrations, and 4 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 On the Level Tots Create Art Show and Exhibit New Rochelle, NY -- The with Hezi Aris amazing creativity of young on WVOX children from 2 to 5 years old is vividly displayed 1460 AM in a colorful new exhibit at Temple Israel of New Radio Rochelle. Developing the NEW ROCHELLE, NY – commute from Monday theme “We are the World,” Listen to the On the Level through Friday. art works in a wide range with Hezi Aris The call- of media interpret iconic call-in program in talk show symbols of a variety of on WVOX- f o r m a t countries, each class having 1460 AM radio invites your “adopted” a different one this and every perspective; as its own. Tuesday. share your The exhibition of the The show thoughts. Call childrens’ work, which has is heard live us at 914-636- become an annual spring The 2 Day 2s parade their “Joey” pouches. by way of 0110. Those event, is being featured s t r e a m i n g who call in the Gladys and Murray a u d i o are asked to Goldstein Cultural Center and the youngsters in the Mexico is depicted through technology on please stay on from Sunday, March kindergarten enrichment huge hats replicating your computer, topic. 1 through March 20. group explored Brazil’s Mexican sombreros, from 10:00 am WVOX Sponsored by the Early wonders. piñatas, monarch butterflies through 11:00 1460 AM Childhood Program under Koala bear puppets, and “tin” art. am. features local the direction of Wendy papier mache’ boomerangs China is interpreted by a For those who can’t get and regional information Shemer, the varied media and a coral reef with coral, Great Wall of China created enough radio, consider for residents of suburban include cutting and pasting, sea animals and fish are in pottery, panda bears, listening to Hezi Aris Westchester County and weaving, papier mache’, among the interpretations dragons and the childrens’ every Monday and the Bronx, with emphasis pottery, paper assemblages of life in Australia. names written in Chinese. Thursday, at 8:30 am, as he on the heavily-populated and painting, even with Indian totem poles and Carnival costumes, masks, discusses events impacting cities of Westchester’s hands and feet. dream catchers represent a flag and jewelry are Westchester politics with Southern tier and affluent Australia is represented United States as do Mardi among the artifacts from Bob Marrone, host of Good villages of Long Island by the two year olds while Gras costumes, painted Brazil. Morning, Westchester. Sound. the several classes of 3 interpretations of Fourth of The exhibit is open for Join Bob Marrone every year olds have chosen July fireworks and the New viewing from March 2 -20, day from 6:00 am through United States, Mexico York City skyline. from 9:00 to 3:00 p.m.. 9:00 am during your daily and Costa Rica; the 4 year Brilliantly hued ox carts, Temple Israel is located olds focused on China an elaborate multi-colored at 1000 Pinebrook Blvd. 3-D paper rain forest For additional information, complete with animals and contact theTemple office, a painted waterfall with 914-235-1800. rocks suggest Costa Rica.

The 3s enjoy their Rain Forest. WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 5 Enchanting Princesses of Song Bring “Isle of Hope” Tour to Radio City Music Hall

New York, NY -- The worldwide with their international Irish music heavenly renditions of phenomenon, “Celtic Irish standards, classical Woman,” has announced a favorites and contemporary brand-new “Isle of Hope” hits. In just four short Tour, stopping in over 70 years, the group has sold cities. The tour arrives in more than 4 million CDs New York City to perform and DVDs, played seven on the Radio City Music US tours, and performed Hall stage on March 13 and for more than 800,000 14, 2009. people. Meanwhile, the Four years ago Celtic three PBS Woman traveled from Specials have aired more Ireland to America and than 13,658 times on 685 captivated millions with PBS stations across the their inspiring songs of hope country, covering 97% of and love. Their incredible US television households. journey to stardom has been Named the #1 Top World like a dream come true for Music Artist by Billboard vocalists Chloë, Lisa, Magazine, Celtic Woman Lynne, Alex, and Celtic albums (“Celtic Woman,” violinist Máiréad. The “,” 2009 “Isle of Hope” tour and “”) have will dazzle the eye, enchant held the #1 position on the the ear and stimulate both magazine’s World Music the mind and the heart. chart for 90 consecutive Fans have the opportunity weeks. Their recent album, to experience Celtic Woman’s most magical Essential Collection, production yet, featuring debuted at #1. brand-new renditions The Celtic Woman “Isle of “Fields of Gold” and of Hope” Tour will be at “Have I Told You Lately New York City’s Radio That I Love You,” as well City Music Hall March 13 as two original anthems and 14, 2009. Learn more entitled “Oh America” and at the www.celticwoman. “The Call” by Brendan com Website. Graham, writer of “You Raise Me Up.” Musical Pictured in the photo Director David Downes has above right are (L-R) Lisa composed stunning new Kelly, Lynn Hilary, Chloe music for the 19- member Agnew, , (on ensemble featuring the floor) Mairead Nesbitt. wonderful voices of Celtic Photo courtesy of Agata Woman and the energetic Stoinska. musical inventiveness of Celtic violinist, Máiréad. The show will also feature cornerstone favorites such as “The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun,” “Danny Boy,” and “Spanish Lady,” among others that are featured on their latest release “Greatest Journey: Essential Collection” CD/ DVD. Celtic Woman has been winning over audiences 6 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 Klezmer Re-imagined Riverdale, NY -- Come Riverdale Y’s private lot. which came close to and enjoy the return of Jazz pianist Uli extinction in this century; noted Klezmer violinist G e i s s e n d o e r f e r ’ s traditional klezmer violin Alicia Svigals at the imaginative responses to style is now being played Riverdale Y on Thursday, Alicia’s klezmer fiddling again by hundreds of her March 5th, at 7pm. The offer a fresh perspective on students, including most of Riverdale Y is located at this ancient and beautiful today’s best professional 5625 Arlington Avenue tradition. players. She taught and in the northwest Bronx. Alicia Svigals, violinist/ toured with violinist Itzhak Tickets are $15 general composer, a founder of Perlman, who recorded her admission, $10 seniors/ the Klezmatics and of the compositions as duets with students and $7 for Simon all-women band Mikveh, Ms. Svigals accompanied Senior Center members is considered by many to by the Klezmatics, and and can be purchased be the world’s foremost she was awarded first at www.RiverdaleY.org klezmer fiddler. During prize at the Safed, Israel Directions to the Y are also the past decade, she almost international klezmer on the Website. There is single handedly revived festival competition. ample free parking in the klezmer fiddle playing,

Avitat CEO Continues Battle with County

Executive’s OfficeFrom Page 1 bank will be played out on that violated longstanding Building, 148 Martine Monday evening, March county practices. He will Avenue, White Plains, NY. 2, at the Michaelian Office also show why the County Mr. Dolphin will be limited Building in White Plains. Executive Office’s decision to three minutes, but he The David protagonist – is potentially harmful to area will be available to answer Michael Dolphin, president businesses and employees. journalists’ questions after of Avitat Westchester – will In doing so, he will provide he speaks – and he will tell the County Board of county legislators with have an information packet Legislators why a decision information that may not that provides further details by the County Executive’s have been made available about his opposition to the office to award a 30-year to them – and set the stage County Executive’s actions lease for Hangar E-1 at for Round Three in which as well as the rationales Westchester County Airport others will have time to for his company’s lawsuit to JPMorgan Chase could offer commentary. against the county, currently cost the county upwards of Mr. Dolphin’s statement before the United States a hundred million dollars. will be given at a County District Court, Southern As Mr. Dolphin will Board of Legislators District of New York. The explain, in Round One the meeting to be held on Avitat lawsuit contends County Executive’s office Monday, March 2, 2009, at that the County violated announced it had awarded 7 p.m. (Mr. Dolphin will be the company’s First and a 30-year lease for Hangar one of several speakers; no Fourteenth Amendment E-1, which is currently time has yet been set for his rights by granting the leased by Avitat, to comments). The hearing lease for Hangar E-1 to JPMorgan Chase following takes place on the 8th floor, JPMorgan Chase instead of a questionable RFP process of the Michaelian Office to Avitat. Advertise in the Herald

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Heineken USA Presents Distributors with Award for Responsibility

White Plains, NY-- Don Blaustein, president Alliance on Alcohol’s Facts Heineken USA’s Heineken will introduce Reinforcing the and chief executive & Conversationsseries of commitment continues in a new responsibility logo, company’s commitment to officer, Heineken USA. books through a regional 2009 with the message of which will appear on all encourage the responsible “That is precisely why we speaking tour that provided responsibility inherent to of the brand’s bottles, cans consumption of beverage created the 1864 Award a dynamic illustration of new Heineken advertising and creative materials later alcohol and to support for Responsibility – to the potential impact of campaign, “Give Yourself a this year. its customers shared recognize our distributors underage drinking. Good Name.” Additionally, commitment to that goal, for taking responsibility Part of Reyes Holdings, Heineken USA announced beyond a message and Harbor Distributing is the the recipients of its putting it into action. second largest individual annual 1864 Award for Kozol Bros and Harbor distributor in Heineken SAVE THE DATE Responsibility – Kozol Distributing are two such USA’s network. The Bros. from Joliet, Ill. and partners.” company maximized its Harbor Distributing of This year, Heineken USA reach within the southern Annual Golf Outing Southern Calif. recognized two distributors California community to Friday June 5th The award’s name with the 1864 Award – one create greater awareness recognizes the year with sales of more than and prevention of underage Greg Ball Gerard Adriaan Heineken one million cases of the drinking. In a series of US Congressional Exploratory Committee founded the Heineken Heineken USA portfolio partnerships with regional company, based on the and another with less than police departments, Harbor This year we’re shaking things up… ideas of moderation and a million cases in Heineken Distributing created responsibility. USA product sales. and distributed a public All Day “The belief in moderation Kozol Bros. partnered service campaign during “Beer and Fun at Every Hole” and responsibility is with the State’s Attorney the holiday season to inherent to the Heineken in Joliet, Ill., to implement remind their neighbors · 10AM Kegs and Eggs at Murphy’s · 12PM Finger Lickin’ BBQ organization and we believe Operation Teen Proof, about the dangers and legal · 2PM Hudson Hills Shotgun Start we have an important a national initiative to implications of drinking · 6PM Open Bar & Cocktail Hour role to play in addressing combat underage drinking. and driving. They also · 7PM Dinner Bash at Murphy’s the real issues associated Together, they helped area expanded the reach of the with alcohol. We are law enforcement efforts by Health Alliance on Alcohol, Can you do a foursome? Will you sponsor the event? grateful that our distributor distributing 5,000 drivers empowering students from Donate silent auction items? partners across the country license verifiers to local the local state university have worked with us on retailers to help identify to create their own PSAs Mark this in your calendar! programs that ensure the fraudulent and fake IDs. that would educate their responsible consumption Additionally, they extended peers about these important Call 914-471-7080 of our products,” said the reach of the Health topics. 8 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 Champagne and Dancing Ladies Ten Reasons to Spread at the Castle Colonial the Bread Tea By Karen Kiefer Here’s good news for skills you probably learned people who love to bake from your mother. bread, any kind of bread. 2. Waiting to exhale. Humble loaves of bread, Baking bread is great stress in the right hands, can reducer, and it works for become baked everyone, all Yonkers, NY -- Partake in m e s s e n g e r s the time. Yes, the experience at Philipse of hope, you can knead Manor Hall on Saturday, inspiration, the stress from March 21, from 2-5 pm and gratitude your life. Couple dancing at the 2008 Wine & Roses Gala for a glimpse of life as the for our heroes No special Tarrytown, NY -- Has River, presents a regal Philipse women would and those in e q u i p m e n t Dancing with the Stars escape to enchanted times have experienced it! Learn need. Bread is necessary. captured your attention? and a perfect backdrop for about the Philipse women, baked and Your palms, Then picture yourself dance. try several historic teas, spread for others can help knuckles, fingertips, and sipping champagne and Mr. Johns came to the and read from a play writ- families and communities closed fists can produce twirling around the stunning Association in 2005 from the ten about the Philipse Fam- come together, can say dough that’s as good as (or Castle-on-the-Hudson with American Cancer Society ily in the Colonial Era. The thank you to a veteran, can maybe even better than) the Fred Astaire dancers (ACS), where he served as tea will take place in the help the marginalized find a bread machine’s every – all for the benefit of the executive vice president of impressive Gothic Cham- hope and offer a smile to time! Alzheimer’s Association. strategic initiatives. The ber on the second floor of the sick or the lonely. Not 3. Baking in perfect The Chapter presents its Alzheimer’s Association the Philipse Manor Hall to mention the therapeutic harmony. Baking bread Champagne Brunch on is the world leader in building. and economic value of brings people and Sunday, March 8, 2009 and Alzheimer’s research and Admission is $5 per per- bread baking during this communities together welcomes guest speaker support. A portion of the son. Women and girls of all time of great in bread fellowship and Harry Johns, President and event ticket price is a tax ages are warmly welcomed. “dough” unrest. conversation. You don’t CEO of the Alzheimer’s deductible donation to the Period attire is encouraged, Here are ten benefits need any special talents to Association. Alzheimer’s Association – but not required. of baking and spreading join a baking circle, which Nosh on a delectable Hudson Valley/Rockland/ RSVP by March 18th bread: makes baking bread even brunch while enjoying the Westchester, NY Chapter. at (914) 965-4027 or by 1. We are family. more inclusive than sewing ballroom, latin, swing and The Brunch will be directing email to Brittany. Baking bread is a great groups. You don’t even salsa of the famous studio held from 11:00 a.m. until [email protected]. way to bring your family have to be able to thread a dancers. Fred Astaire 3:00 p.m. Make your ny.us. and friends together, back needle! brought his immense talent reservations today by calling Philipse Manor Hall into the warmth of the 4. Pennies from heaven. onto the dance floors of Terry Kean at 914-253- State Historic Site (www. kitchen. You can share the Baking bread is very America when he opened 6860 or Pamela Perkins- philipsemanorhall.blog- happiest memories of your economical. For the price his first studio on Park Dwyer at 800.872.0994. spot.com) is located at 29 childhood with the next of flour, yeast, salt, and Avenue. And dancing at E-mail Pamela at Pamela. Warburton Avenue, generation...and all it takes oil, you can get started the Castle, majestically [email protected]. Yonkers, NY 10701. is time, patience, and the immediately. (If you have overlooking the Hudson any change left over, sure, you can add some butter.) 5. The wonder of you. While captivating your senses, the art and science of bread baking can satisfy your creative needs, too. Who says you have to outgrow modeling clay? 6. Bread is the world. David W. Jacobsen Bread is the universal sign Saturday, of peace and fellowship, March 7, 2009 8:00 - 10:00 connecting people to their cultures and traditions. If Black Cat Cafe you want to learn about 45 Main Street, Irvington, NY 10533 914-231-9060 your ancestry, forget digging into musty old volumes in libraries. Find see Ten Reasons Pg. 9 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 9 Ten Reasons Contract for Daylighting of Saw Mill River at Larkin to Spread the Plaza Awarded Bread Yonkers, NY -- Mayor From Page 8 Phil Amicone announced out what type of breads (February 26, 2009) the your grandparents baked, award of a design and grab a recipe, roll up your engineering contract for the sleeves...and dig in! much anticipated Saw Mill 7. The spice of life. River daylighting public There so many different works project at Larkin kinds of bread to bake Plaza. and taste from your own “We’re about to create heritage and every other one of the most unique culture, too. You’ll never public spaces in the entire get bored with your bread- country right in the middle baking explorations. of downtown Yonkers. 8. All in bread is fair. This daylighting project You don’t have to host your will truly put Yonkers on contains a parking lot and contains mostly freshwater conditions of the river own network television the map when it comes to two small public parks. and provides a suitable vary. show or boast decades of innovative public spaces The concept for Larkin location for a freshwater Award will go to: PS&S baking experience to create for residents and visitors Plaza includes expanding pool and waterfall, which Engineering (Paulus, incredibly satisfying loaves to enjoy,” said Mayor and enhancing the existing could also provide water Sokolowski & Sartor of bread. Bread is very Amicone. park, relocating the 120 quality benefits. The Engineering from Long forgiving and even your The daylighting project space parking lot and lower section would be Island. The contract award first loaf will earn praise will create a “Riverwalk” daylighting approximately subjected to brackish water is valued at $1,045,000. from everyone who tastes in downtown Yonkers 800 linear feet of river. from the Hudson River. Engineering design is it. You can’t do anything at Larkin Plaza. Larkin Relocation of the existing Widening the river south scheduled to be completed wrong! Plaza runs north to south 120 parking spaces will of Atherton Street allows and ready for construction 9. This one’s for you. from Warburton Avenue to not be studied under this for the creation of a tidal bidding at the end of this Offering bread to others is Buena Vista Avenue, and proposal. It is anticipated pool. Landscaping would year. such a personal and defining is confined by Dock Street that the new park will vary as the environmental gift of self-expression. And to the west and Nepperhan have sidewalks along its you’d be hard-pressed to Avenue to the east. The street edges, and curving find a recipient who would project will involve walkways that follow the be less than impressed daylighting the Saw Mill path of the water into lower with your generosity – and River, which currently elevations. Preliminary who would turn down the flows under Larkin Plaza concepts envisage the river opportunity to munch on in a concrete and stone elevation between five to the results! flume, and creating an eight feet below the street 10. Flour the people. aesthetically pleasing, sidewalk elevation and Spreading bread to urban park that interfaces three to five feet below others really does “bake with the surrounding the pathways along the a difference.” You can commercial neighborhood, riverbank. Low berms change the world one loaf and presents the uncovered and/or walls would be at a time, until everyone is river as a focal point. constructed to contain the covered with the flour of In the early years of the newly open river during sharing and caring. City’s development, the a 100-year flood event, Baking bread seems so Saw Mill River flowed with suitable freeboard. simple that it’s easy to openly into the Hudson In addition, one or more forget how powerful it River. Subsequently, the pedestrian bridges would can be. If you haven’t yet river was dammed and be installed to connect the baked your first loaf, then diverted for industrial east and west sides of the what are you waiting for? purposes in the adjacent plaza. Get inspired to bake bread neighborhoods. As the The river itself has two now...and, if you need any river became more polluted separate and distinct help, then ask a child! it was gradually covered. In riparian environments due Karen Kiefer is co- the 1920’s, the Army Corps to the sloping topography founder of the international of Engineers constructed of the Saw Mill River Spread the Bread the flume which carries the and the tidal influence of program. water flow beneath Larkin the Hudson. The upper Visit her online at Plaza and into the Hudson. section from Warburton www.spreadthebread.org/. Currently, Larkin Plaza Avenue to Bashford Street 10 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 Nonprofit Project Stalled by Credit Crisis Tuckahoe Child Center Ready to Go if Stimulus Funding Comes Through Tuckahoe, NY -- Like state in December 2007, which government through a participated in the survey enacted by Congress, they and local governments rendered the building “shovel ready” process differ widely in size, cover would do well to consider and private businesses, uninhabitable. Since last begun in late January. all regions, and represent the considerable backlog America’s 1.4 million winter the 45 children “From whatever pocket the a diverse array of fields, of worthy projects stalled nonprofit organizations and dozen-plus staff have funds come, that Center including children and at the country’s nonprofit have many major “shovel- been well served in Father needs to be rebuilt and family services, elderly organizations,” said Lester ready” infrastructure Fata Hall at Assumption Eastchester and Tuckahoe services and housing, M. Salamon, director projects on hold because of Church, renovated by families will benefit.” Said community development, of the Johns Hopkins the credit crisis, according Andrus Children’s Center Raffiani. arts and culture, and others. Center for Civil Society to a new survey by the which operates ECDC. Nonprofits always struggle Based on survey results, the Studies, which conducted Johns Hopkins University “Renovating ECDC to generate investment researchers estimate that this survey as part of its Nonprofit Listening Post would be a perfect example capital due to their nonprofit even excluding hospitals Listening Post Project. Project. For a country eager of the stimulus package status and their inability to and higher education, “Nonprofit infrastructure to promote employment, ‘at work’ in our town, access the equity markets, which were not covered projects have the double these projects offer an “ says local developer but the Johns Hopkins in this survey, nonprofit benefit of strengthening inviting target. and philanthropist Phil survey results show that the organizations nationwide our communities and Among the projects Raffiani. “Keeping recession has compounded have over $166 billion generating jobs—both of counted in the Johns construction workers on the their woes: The 1,837 worth of community which are needed in this Hopkins survey was the job, maintain the Center’s organizations surveyed infrastructure projects time of testing for our rebuilding of the Eastchester services for local working identified 1,065 shovel- ready to go if funding were nation,” observed Peter Child Development Center families, and using tax ready projects stalled by available. Goldberg, president of the (ECDC) on Bronx Street dollars in our town would the inability to secure “As Congress, the Alliance for Children and in Tuckahoe. Now in its make a serious contribution financing. A state-by-state president, and state Families and chairman of 41st year of serving local to the local economy.” The listing of these projects governments begin the Listening Post Project children and families, the Andrus Children’s Center is at http://www.jhu.edu/ making concrete plans for Steering Committee. frame structure shows the has submitted the ECDC listeningpost/news. allocating the economic effects of time and a fire project to the national The organizations that recovery funds recently

Yonkers IDA Creates Jobs and Real Benefits for Taxpayers From Page 1 and myopic by the State By any standard, Empire more than $25 million a Westchester County. without these vital new Comptroller, criticizes City at Yonkers Raceway, year in new tax revenue for IDA incentives are also economic engines. That’s the IDA claiming that the another IDA project, has Yonkers – a tax base that an important tool in helping what Yonkers would look agency “could not assure been an extraordinary will undoubtedly increase the City develop safe like without its IDA. taxpayers that projects they success. The IDA provided over time. and affordable housing, And while our city approved provided a net a modest package of Across the New York like Fr. Finian Sullivan, has made tremendous benefit to the community. financial assistance to State Thruway from Monastery Manor, or progress, much still needs “ Nothing could be transform the aging and Ridge Hill is the thriving Croton Heights Apartments to be accomplished before further from the truth. deteriorating Raceway Austin Avenue shopping – a brand-new, $23 the renaissance can be What’s more, that report into a thriving, revenue- center that includes Stew million, 60-unit affordable considered complete – completely ignored both the generating regional Leonard’s, Home Depot rental community. With and the Yonkers IDA must IDA’s painstaking efforts entertainment complex. and Costco. These stores the support of the IDA, remain an integral part of to respond to unfounded In less than ten years, employ hundreds of the last five years has our plans. criticisms and its existing we expect to recoup 14 Yonkers residents and also seen the completion When you look at the policies that ensure to 15 times our initial generate millions of dollars of modernization and tangible signs of progress maximum transparency and investment, including $20 in economic activity within renovation programs across Yonkers, any return for taxpayer dollars. million in annual revenue our city, all made possible totaling $80 million at the objective analysis shows Just ask any of the for our school district. You by the IDA. 181-unit Jackson Terrace that the IDA consistently thousands of hard working can’t get interest rates like The Cross County Herriot Street complex and makes intelligent taxpayers who now work that anywhere. Shopping Center’s $250 at the 311-unit Parkledge investments that contribute at IDA-supported projects With support from the million makeover was complex at 220 Yonkers jobs, revenue, homes, like Stew Leonard’s, i.Park, IDA, Ridge Hill when also made possible with Avenue. and stability to the City’s Greystone Bakery, the new completed, with its 1,000 assistance from the Perhaps the most iconic overall quality of life and Animal Specialty Center, units of market rate IDA. By adding 220,000 symbol of Yonkers’ rebirth revitalization efforts. That’s Central Avenue Nissan and condominiums, one million additional square feet to its and the IDA’s importance why I’m disappointed in dozens of other thriving square feet of upscale present 1.2 million square as a tool for development is Comptroller DiNapoli. businesses. It’s likely that retail, hotel, conference feet, the new restoration the award winning Yonkers Now is the time to support, none of these would exist center and 160,000 square will position Cross Country Riverfront Library, used not undermine, agencies today had they not received feet of office space, will Shopping Center as the by thousands of our city’s like the Yonkers IDA. economic incentives from create more than 9,000 new preeminent and largest residents every single day. the IDA. jobs. It will also generate retail destination in all of Try to imagine a Yonkers WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 11 A Man is Not a Financial Plan Helping Girls Plan for a Financially Secure Future White Plains, NY-- The Eileen Fisher Inc., and the television’s senior energy have the chance to meet more about how to manage most effective bailout Westchester Delegation and personal finance with a financial planner, money. “We believe that is the one that’s never of the NYS Assembly correspondent, will share courtesy of the Financial girls have a right to prepare needed. With that in mind, brings Westchester high her wisdom and expertise at Planning Association of for interesting work and top Westchester County schoolers and their mothers the March 21st conference. the Greater Hudson Valley economic independence, institutions are joining or guardians together with Bloomberg Television and the Financial Women’s and we want to send that together in March to give experts, journalists, and Anchor Monica Bertran will Association. message to Westchester teenage girls the tools mentors, all dedicated lead a roundtable discussion One hundred percent girls and the adults in they need to establish a to the common goal of of inspiring and successful of girls who attended last their lives, and start them lifetime of savvy economic creating confidence and women. Also, girls and year’s conference found the on their way.” says Sally strategies. financial literacy. Nearly their moms/caregivers will sessions worthwhile and Baker, Executive Director The annual “A Man in Not 100 girls and their parents participate in interactive reported that they would of Girls Inc. Westchester. a Financial Plan” gathering, or guardians attended last workshops. The day’s recommend the event to To register, or for more hosted by Girls Incorporated year’s event, and 200 are activities are all designed their friends. Studies reveal information visit www. of Westchester County expected this year, from all to offer solid advice on that women have a 70% girlsincwestchester.org (www.girlsincwestchester. over Westchester. career planning, budgeting, chance of being solely or call 914-419-0764. org) and sponsored by Keynote speaker and and independence. New responsible for their own The conference is free the Chubb Group of award-winning journalist this year to the conference, financial well- being, and and pre-registration is Insurance Companies, Sharon Epperson, CNBC mothers and guardians will an 80% chance of having to required, online at http:// provide for another person girlsincwestchester. as well. Teenage girls worry eventbrite.com. they won’t have enough Girls Inc. is an over money at some point in 140-year-old national their lives, do not feel nonprofit organization confident about financial that inspires all girls to be issues, and want to learn strong, smart and bold. ADVERTISE 914-562-0834 [email protected] 12 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 Mayor’s Column the years. Government, dinner down the street at High School students to along Kraft Avenue in our merchants and residents Steve Palm’s Underhills send phone cards to our municipal lot to park and need to partner to keep Crossing Restaurant. servicemen and women shop. We are also looking our downtown vibrant. Steve Ircha has overseas. to make our crosswalks A successful business relocated his business Botticelli Bridal more pedestrian friendly district provides not only from Manhattan to Paxton Boutique continues to be a and close off our streets convenient and needed Avenue. He now heads destination for brides from on occasion for more By Mary C. Marvin products, but increased a branch of GunnAllen the entire Metropolitan business district events and Mayor of the Village sales tax revenue and an Financial, Inc. a national area and often featured in entertainment. of Bronxville ambiance that has a direct brokerage firm in the national publications. We are also increasing effect on the value of our Village. East India Designs on enforcement of the For the past few weeks, homes. And our stores offer Noel Fine Arts on Kraft Pondfield is beautifully “crossing double yellow together with Chamber so much! The following Avenue not only does appointed with gifts in all line” violations to reward President John Byrne of is just a snapshot of some art appraisals, painting price points and recently shoppers who patiently Scarborough Fair, and of the specialized goods and sculpture restoration, had scarf tying and henna wait for spaces, and punish Executive Director Michele and services that we have repairs on vintage watches events open to everyone. those who don’t. We have MacMillan and upcoming within walking distance of and clocks and museum The Station House Pub local legislation pending Director Ruth Wood, I have our homes. quality framing, but also & Restaurant has a burger to prohibit chronic meter gone door to door to speak Silver Spoon, one of has ongoing exhibitions to rival Piper’s Kilt. Try feeding in areas that would with our merchants. our high quality children’s featuring major artists. the Fordham Burger. You most benefit from rapid My previous perception stores does customized Fitness Together on will not be disappointed! turnover of parking spaces. of them as a hard monogramming on almost Palmer Avenue is offering Enchante’ and Mano A The Chamber has done working devoted group all items, and the store is a free week of training for Mano continue to stock its part by planning more was only reinforced by so beautifully appointed, every 4 weeks committed the perfect gifts and have events for spring and our conversations. Our it appeared in a recent to a new program. the most gracious and summer to encourage business district is a national TV show. Value Drugs continues to accommodating proprietors residents to visit our shops, unique treasure of our The Wine & Spirit stock just about everything in Adrienne, Mario and offering their members free Village and the owner of Emporium knows its and will deliver it all to Billy. professional advice on how the stores are wonderfully customers and their tastes your doorstep. Many of our merchants to weather the economic caring people, many with so well that you can just Fierson’s continues to now have Websites so you storm with prudent business long ties to our Village. give them a name and they offer designer exclusives can shop after business practices, and continuing to They are doing their best craft the perfect gift. Try on many children’s items hours or during that late help merchants highlight to adjust to the changing asking Stew Leonard for including the Lilly Pulitzer night break. their unique services. economic realities and I this information! line. Thanks to the cooperation Please do your part and urge you to support them If you open a bank J. McLaughlin is of our commuters who keep our dollars local so as they have supported all account at Citibank, you partnering to help Hearts moved their cars to the we continue to enjoy and our community institutions are automatically entered to Home, an organization Avalon lot, you will now benefit from the Village we and charities throughout into a raffle for a free started by Bronxville find many open spaces all treasure. Lowey Secures Federal Funds to Benefit Yonkers Washington, DC -- New York gets its fair share contains federal funding further degradation of laboratory to detect and Congresswoman Nita of federal investment will for the following projects the Long Island Sound track infectious diseases Lowey (D-Westchester/ improve our communities in Yonkers: Watershed * $382,000 to restore Rockland), a senior member and help mitigate local * $400,000 for a 311 * $250,000 for equipment natural habitats in the of the powerful House property tax increases.” communications system and training for Westchester Bronx River Basin Appropriations Committee, The Omnibus for the Yonkers Police County * $712,500 for bus today announced she Appropriations Act Department * $206,000 for the maintenance facility secured more than half a contains nine Fiscal Year * $138,000 for academic Westchester County renovations in Westchester million dollars in federal 2009 appropriations bills enrichment activities in Association to implement County funding to address urgent not yet enacted into law, Yonkers Public Schools a health information * $95,000 for the Medicare priorities in Yonkers. including the Labor, The legislation also technology system Rights Center to conduct “I am thrilled to have Health, and Human contains funding for the * $750,000 for public park interactive health care secured hundreds of Services, and Education following projects, which capital projects in parks workshops for seniors thousands of dollars Subcommittee, on which will benefit all Westchester along the Hudson River * $143,000 for the Wildlife in federal funding for Lowey is the second most County residents: * $63,867 for the Women’s Conservation Society for important projects that will senior Democrat. * $3,000,000 for the Enterprise Development the recruitment and training improve the safety and The Omnibus Environmental Protection Center to train prospective of science teachers education of Yonkers” said Appropriations Act, Agency to restore the Long small business owners Lowey. “In these tough which is expected to soon Island Sound * $809,000 for Westchester economic times, ensuring be signed by the President, * $133,000 to prevent County to construct a WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 13 Ball Demands Transparency Work at Kensico Dam May Announces Legislation to Protect Jobs Affect Tap Water Appearance it was constructing a jobs.” Water May Be Cloudy, But Still Safe new manufacturing plant Ball also unveiled his in India. Other area proposal for legislation White Plains, NY -- NYCDEP water source. employers are increasing that would adopt the Residents in White Plains, This may allow air to jobs overseas while laying recommendation’s of North Castle, Scarsdale, enter the pipes and cause off Hudson Valley workers, the Governor’s Joint and Yonkers who are cloudiness in the water. such as IBM who just Task Force on Employee served by County Water Residents may also this year has announced Misclassification, that District #1 may find experience sporadic rusty hundreds of layoffs. would adopt a single their tap water cloudy or water because changes discolored throughout the in water flow may stir up Patterson, NY -- In an Ball announced his new standard for worker legislation that would deny classification, give the month of March because sediment and loose rust effort to help stimulate the of work that the New previously accumulated in Hudson Valley economy tax incentives to businesses Department of Taxation & who are outsourcing jobs Finance sole authority to York City Department of pipes. and prevent future job loss, Environmental Protection While the work is being Assemblyman Greg Ball (R, from New York State. The classify workers and the bill has already gained ability conduct workplace is doing inside the Kensico conducted, water service C, I – Patterson) joined local Dam. is not expected to be elected officials, business bipartisan support in the audits and share its result Assembly. with other agencies, and “Residents may notice a disrupted. Tap water will be leaders, and labor unions difference in their water’s safe and the discoloration to call for transparency Ball stated, “We are lucky requires undocumented to have businesses like workers earning income appearance, but the change poses no health risk. Any in the allocation of the is purely cosmetic,’’ said cloudiness due to air in the federal stimulus monies, IBM and Watson in the as determined by the Hudson Valley, and need department to file as a Health Commissioner Dr. pipes will dissipate if water while proposing immediate Joshua Lipsman. “Despite is left standing in a pitcher reforms to New York to bend over backwards resident. to keep them here. A study by Cornell the discoloration, the water or glass. Rustiness should State’s Empire Zones and will remain safe to drink clear if water is run for a few IDAs. Contemporaneously, New University showed that New York is hemorrhaging jobs York State lost nearly $4.3 and use for all purposes.’’ minutes. If the water does “With billions of dollars The NYCDEP has not clear after running for now pouring into this state, badly and taxpayers must billion in taxable income be assured that their tax over a four year period scheduled a shutdown of several minutes, residents thousands of jobs pouring District #1’s source water should contact their water out, and on the heels of dollars are not being used due to payroll fraud from to outsource American worker misclassification. at the dam on March 2 supplier. trillions of dollars in bailout to make repairs. The For additional information, monies left unaccounted shutdown is expected to residents should contact for, state legislators and continue through March their water supplier or the other elected officials 16. As a result, customers Westchester County Health from around this state in the affected areas will Department at (914) 813- must demand transparency be switched to a different 5000. and accountability,” Ball stated. Assemblyman Ball’s plan includes: demanding greater transparency of the $24.6 billion in stimulus dollars New York State will receive from Washington, DC; reforming Industrial Development Agencies and Empire Zone Programs to attract, assist and retain businesses; and, holding the line against job loss by ending the taxpayer funding of outsourcing, while cracking down on worker misclassification. In the heart of the 99th Assembly District, Watson Pharmaceuticals announced it would be closing it’s Putnam County facilities. At the same time, the company announced 14 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 Sleepy Hollow Community Hospital Becomes Clinical Campus for Medical Students From Page 1 agreement under which recognizes that medical what it is like to be a meaningful, and ultimately university’s network medical students are now education and medical care practicing physician. this helps them become real of affiliated hospitals, receiving clinical training are interdependent and “A community hospital professionals.” which include large at the Sleepy Hollow aims to advance medical is the perfect setting for In addition to Dr. Faltz, urban medical centers, Community Hospital. science, education, research medical students to learn the participating Phelps community hospitals and The agreement covers and patient care.” these basic skills,” says physicians are: Tobe Banc, technologically advanced undergraduate medical Fifteen Phelps physicians Lawrence Faltz, MD, MD; Ronald Chodosh, tertiary care facilities, education in pediatrics, from the Departments Phelps’ Senior Vice- MD; Frank Foto, MD; Elio provide a wide diversity obstetrics and gynecology, of Internal Medicine President for Medical Ippolito, MD; Brian Israel, of educational experiences primary care and clinical and Family Medicine Affairs and Chi ef Medical DO; Madhavi Kancharla, and resources for students skills, and graduate medical are participating in the Officer, who is one of the MD; Satish Kapoor, MD; and residents. education in pediatrics and teaching program for the physicians participating in Steven Kopf, MD; Kenneth Phelps Memorial obstetrics and gynecology. college’s Clinical Skills the teaching program. Faltz Kaplan, MD; Michael Hospital Center is a 235- “Phelps is extremely course, where second- has been mentoring students McCormick, MD; Saleem bed community hospital pleased to have entered into year medical students throughout his entire career Mir, MD; Hashmat Rajput, with 450 medical staff, this affiliation with New learn how to interview and finds it very satisfying MD; Rafael Soltren, MD; representing 34 clinical York Medical College, and examine patients. For to help start them on the and Theresa Suarez, MD. specialties. Phelps is the which enables us to serve nine weeks, students spend road to becoming well- New York Medical exclusive Westchester as clinical training ground time at Phelps Hospital or rounded physicians. “We College, one of the nation’s satellite for Memorial for future physicians,” at a physician’s office one teach them how to take a oldest private health Sloan-Kettering Cancer says Keith Safian, Phelps afternoon a week to learn comprehensive, structured sciences universities, Center and a clinical affiliate president and CEO. these important skills. The medical history and to do offers advanced degrees of Mount Sinai Hospital. An announcement by physicians observe the a thorough physical exam. in medicine, science, www.phelpshospital.org. New York Medical College students, offer feedback, Learning these skills makes public health and the states, “The affiliation and help them get a sense their other experiences more health professions. The Assemblyman George Latimer Ready to Assist Village of Port Chester staff and colleagues, and “Common Council”, other element of the charter. the incorporation bill which referenced some key “Board of Alderman” each I have included with this is to be submitted in both documents, to provide this with different structures); memo copies of the Port houses. Once bill numbers synopsis. legislative powers and Chester charter proposed in are assigned, the Village “Incorporation rules of procedures 1931 in its unsuccessful bid Board would be required Legislation (frequency of meetings, for city status; Rye’s 1942 to pass a Home Rule “A bill authorizing composition, etc.); type charter in its successful bid; resolution in support of incorporation of the Village of executive format and and the current legislation the legislation. In addition, Port Chester, NY -- In into a City, which would be powers (e.g. Mayor, City on behalf of the Village the County of Westchester, a letter addressed to the submitted in both the State Manager); corporation of Wellsville (Allegany working through the County Honorable Mayor and Assembly and the State counsel or city attorney; County) which is seeking Board of Legislators and Village Trustees, Village Senate, would accomplish city clerk; departments, city status. County Executive, would of Port Chester, George three key tasks: officers, agencies and “I would expect the be required to pass a Home Latimer, Assemblyman, “Dissolution of the commissions; budget and development and the Rule resolution. Both 91st A.D., provided a basic Village financial procedure; tax discussion of a proposed of these approvals are outline by which theVillage “Assignment of the debts administration. charter for the City of Port mandated by law. of Port Chester might of the village to the new “There are significant Chester would cover all of “Legislative tradition achieve incorporation city choices to be made in these issues of authority also “requires” a Home as a city. A copy was “Incorporate a City charter determining which specific and responsibility in a Rule resolution passed by also delivered to Village outlining the governmental structure would be best for public dialogue. As I note the affected town, in this Manager Chris Russo. structures of the new city Port Chester. As merely below, the voters of Port case the Town of Rye. Assemblyman Latimer “The time-consuming one example of the options, Chester will ultimately This means, of course, that wrote the following: element is, of course, New Rochelle’s charter is a have to approve the charter residents of Rye Brook “I have been requested the preparation of a city Council-Manager form of by public referendum. and Rye Neck, through to provide a basic outline charter. The charter must government; Mt. Vernon’s “Approvals their elected town officials, of the process by which identify: the name of the charter is a strong Mayor- “Once the new charter will be involved in the the Village of Port Chester city; boundaries; corporate Council form, with an has been drafted and is discussion of Port Chester’s might achieve incorporation powers; fiscal year; type of elected City Comptroller. generally agreed upon by city status. as a city. I have met over the legislative body (examples There are a wide range of the Port Chester Village last month with Assembly include “City Council”, options for this, and every Board, it becomes part of see Assemblyman Pg. 15 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 15 Assemblyman George Ed Koch Movie Reviews I doing question I asked breakdown and thought constituents when I was of killing herself and her Latimer Ready to Assist mayor. I then got into the children to end the family’s elevator with a woman who misery. All four children Village of Port Chester had just seen the film. We had problems at home as From Page 14 By Edward I. Koch were both disconcerted well as in school. when the elevator doors Morgan Dews came “Once the three sets Park and owns the Rye “Man on Wire” (+) made disturbing sounds, over to me at the end of of Home Rule measures Town Dock, both within didn’t quite close, and the the movie and asked what have passed, the bill will City borders. Some such I avoided seeing elevator descended. She I thought of it. I told him be eligible for advancing issues may apply in this this documentary about said, “After what we’ve I wasn’t sure and that I through the committee case as well. Philippe Petit’s 1974 walk just seen, I’m sure we can would have to think about system in both houses; in “Upon cursory review, it on a cable between the walk on steel and get out it. I have, and although the Assembly, from the appears that the physical Twin Towers. Since I knew safely.” I felt the same the film is depressing, I do Committee on Cities and presence of part of Port the plot and the outcome, I way. Fortunately, we didn’t recommend that you see in the Senate, the Local Chester High School and didn’t see any thrill in the have to. The doors opened it. Dews’ craftsmanship Governments Committee. all of Port Chester Middle offing. I was wrong. It is safely on the ground floor. in sorting through the Ultimately, the floor School within the Village an interesting and delightful material and turning it into vote in both houses, if of Rye Brook is not an picture. “Must Read After My a coherent family portrait positive, sends the bill to impediment to city status. Petit’s face and Death” (+) is truly spectacular. He the Governor’s desk for However, this issue bears graceful mannerisms did something unique and signature into law. In 1931 closer scrutiny during full remind me of the mime, This is an interesting deserves to have his work then-Governor Franklin due diligence. Marcel Marceau. Every rather than enthralling of art seen and discussed. D. Roosevelt vetoed Port “In summary, it is my statement that he makes documentary written, HS said: This Chester’s bid for city personal belief that broad- contains a sly suggestion, directed and edited by movie was unlike any I status. While possible, it is based community support, pronouncement or giggle. Morgan Dews. I saw the have seen. I hope none of unlikely in the extreme that spanning major political How he and his half-dozen film on opening night at my descendants becomes a 2/3 vote would occur in parties and demographic friends arranged to schlep the Quad Theater on 13th a filmmaker, or, if that each legislative house to groups, needs to be in place a ton of material to the Street. The evening was happens at least deal with override a Governor’s veto to have a strong chance of roofs of both Twin Towers enhanced by Dews’ address other subjects. The level of in such a matter. The last success. without permission and to the audience about bickering, drinking, misery time a city incorporation bill “Next Steps without being detected how he came to make the and depression in their made it to the Governor’s “I would advise the is remarkable and picture. home made me feel as if desk was in 1988; then- following actions in the occasionally comical. Of The movie is about my siblings and I had been Governor Mario Cuomo short term: course everything but film his grandparents, Charley brought up in Valhalla. vetoed incorporation for the “Village Board level taken in advance of the and Allis, their three sons The film was well done and proposed city of Arcadia- discussions on the overall walk between the buildings and their daughter, Anne, holds your interest. The Newark in Wayne County. interest in the matter, was recreated by the Mr. Dews’ mother. Allis villains, in my view, were “Should the bill falter at and to investigate a full participants. made home movies and male psychiatrists and any stage of this process, professional study: The last ten taped recordings over psychologists from whom we would seek to make “Review of past documents, minutes of the film are several decades which she they sought help. They amendments to the present materials, charters very poignant when Petit’s packed away and labeled, blamed Allis for everything, extent possible to satisfy of other small cities, to colleagues talk of their “Must Read After My which was outrageous. Assembly, Senate or fully assess the complexity ending relationship with Death.” After her death Of course, much of Gubernatorial objections. in developing city charter him. One of his cohorts eight years ago, Mr. Dews the story is told from Allis’ Should the bill fail in any provisions; breaks into tears during an spliced together much point of view, but even so of these arenas, it can be “A full understanding – interview. “Man on Wire” of the material, setting she appears to have been resubmitted annually for perhaps through NYCOM won an Oscar this week for forth a portrait of this the victim of the probably reconsideration. – of the plusses and Best Documentary Feature. dysfunctional family. unconscious sexism of the “Other Issues minuses of city status – the If you haven’t seen it, make Charlie and Allis shrinks. I recommend this “Negotiations may be advantages gained and any sure you do. It has been had an open marriage and movie. It will make you required with the Town drawbacks inherent playing at the Landmark’s reported their affairs to two more grateful to your own of Rye or the County of Ultimately, it will be Sunshine Cinema on East psychiatrists. It seemed parents, without whom you Westchester to gain their political will and financial Houston Street for several to me that the advice and would not be here. Home Rule support for resources that will months. The shows are pronouncements of those the bill. In the early 1940s, determine what path you restricted, sharing the psychiatrists, as stated The Honorable Edward the Town of Rye retained pursue. I stand ready to screen with more recent by Charley and Allis, Irving Koch served New control over parcels that fell assist the Village Board films. contributed to many of the York City as its 105th within the soon-to-be City in whatever direction it When I left the family’s problems. The Mayor from 1978 to 1989. of Rye, as a requirement for chooses to take.” theater a woman yelled to musings of Allis at one their approval. To this day, me, “You’re doing good,” point indicated that she the Town runs Rye Town a reference to the How’m was close to a nervous 16 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 In Memoriam Abe Cohen. It is with deep Heart Association and in Yonkers where she was Perugini, Nick and Donna Joseph’s Cemetery. Whalen regret that we advise you of the High School Reading raised and attended local Schurick, John Schurick & Ball Funeral Home, 168 the passing last night of the Program. Jean married her schools. Grace is survived and her brother-in-law Park Ave., Yonkers, NY beloved Coyne Park Rifle loving husband Lawrence by her loving husband John Nick Schurick. Emily 10703. (914) 965-5488. and Pistol Range officer and Girsch (Ret. Lt. YFD) who Marcello and her beloved was predeceased by her instructor, Abe Cohen. Abe survives living in Yonkers. children Angie Meehan, son Edward John Parzyk Sr. Marie Del Soldo, had a smile for everyone he She is survived by her Ann Moran, Carol Lewis who died on January 3, F.S.P, 72, passed away met, always going out of his loving two daughters and Thomas Lewis. She 1983, and her sister Mary on Tuesday February 17, way to assist visitors to the Ann Marie (Stephen) is also survived by her 16 Schurick. Visiting hours 2009 at the Marian Woods range in any way he could. Drobnak of Fishkill, cherished grandchildren were held at the Whalen Convent in Hartsdale, NY. He will, indeed, be sorely NY, and Gail Conklin and seven adored great & Ball Funeral Home on She was born to Louis missed not only by his of The Bronx, NY. Also grandchildren and one Sunday, February 22, 2009. and Erminia (Onotto) Del colleagues but by all those surviving are her cherished brother and one sister. Mrs. Mass of Christian Burial Soldo on August 5, 1936 whose lives he touched. grandchildren: Michelle Marcello was predeceased in St. Casmir’s Church in Philadelphia, PA. She Memorial services were (Michael) Conticchio, by two sons Dominick and on Monday, February 23, graduated from John W. held on,Friday, February Jacqueline Conklin and John Marcello. Visiting 2009.. Interment followed Hallahan HS in 1954 and 27, 2009, at Weinstein Jennifer (Edwin III) Lown, Hours were held at the at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. entered the Franciscan Memorial Chapel, 1652 Michael; US Army 2nd Whalen & Ball Funeral Whalen & Ball Funeral Sisters of Peace on Central Park Avenue , Lt. (Kathleen) Bybel and Home on Friday, February Home, 168 Park Ave., September 8, 1954 and Yonkers, NY 10710. Steven Bybel, her adored 27, 2009. Mass of Christian Yonkers, NY 10703. (914) made her Final Vows on Telephone: (914) 793- great grandchildren Maura Burial in Sacred Heart 965-5488. August 11, 1961. Sr. Marie 3800. and Gavin Conticchio. Church on Saturday, graduated from Ladycliff She is predeceased by her February 28, 2009. Mary Piliero (nee College, Highland Falls, Jean M. Girsch (nee two brothers Edward and Interment at St. Joseph’s Markulis) of Yonkers NY with a BA in Spanish McElmeel) of Yonkers Douglas McElmeel, her Cemetery. Whalen & Ball died on Friday, February in 1970. She served as a died on Monday, February sister Edna Wighton and Funeral Home, 168 Park 20, 2009, at age 89. Born Principal and Administrator 23, 2009, at the age of 79. her son -in- law Michael Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703. on November 16, 1919, to at St. Paul’s School in She was born on February Conklin. Visiting hours (914) 965-5488. Frank and Sophie (Orzuch) Philadelphia, a Director 24, 1929, to Edward & were held on Wednesday, Markulis in Yonkers where at Mariama Spiritual Life Harriett McElmeel in February 25, 2009 at the Emily J. Parzyk (nee she was raised and attended Center, a Parish Minister at Yonkers where she was Whalen & Ball Funeral Szjmray) died on Thursday, local schools. Mrs. Piliero St. Thomas Aquinas, a Staff raised and graduated from Home. A Mass of Christian February 19, 2009, at worked as a waitress at Assistant at Congregation St. Mary’s Grade School & Burial was celebrated age 79. Born on March 5, the Polish Community Center in Haverstraw, NY, Commerece High School. for Jean on Thursday, 1929, to John and Stella Center for over 30 years; retiring at Sacred Heart Mrs. Girsch was one of February 26, 2009 at St. Szjmray in Yonkers where retiring in 1995. Mary Convent in, Yonkers, the first female police Mary’s Church in Yonkers she was raised and attended was a parishioner of St. NY and finally to Marian officers in the Yonkers followed by Entombment local schools. Mrs. Parzyk Casimir’s Church and Woods, in Hartsdale, NY. Police Department serving at Ferncliff Cemetery. In worked as an Admissions was predeceased by her Visiting hours will be at in uniform for 5 years; then lieu of flowers, donations Clerk for Dobbs Ferry husband Joseph Piliero, Marian Woods Chapel, 152 was an accountant for the can be made in Jean’s Hospital for over 21 years; who died in 1959. Mrs. Ridge Road, Hartsdale, Yonkers Polices Department memory to the American retiring in 1987. On May 1, Piliero is survived by her NY on Friday from 2-5PM for over 30 years; retiring Heart Association, 3020 1949, she married Edward daughter Barbara (David) and 7-8PM. Mass of in 1985. Jean was a Westchester Avenue, Parzyk in St. Casimir’s King of Yonkers and her Christian Burial will be at parishioner of St. Mary’s Purchase, NY 10577, or Church; he survives living two grandchildren, David Marian Woods Chapel on Church and a member of St. Joseph’s Indian School, in Dobbs Ferry. Emily was a and Ashley, her sister Saturday February 21st St. Bartholomew’s Choir; P.O. Box 100, Chamberlain, parishioner of St. Casimir’s Frances Sabolik from New at 10AM. Interment St. former president and SD 57325. WHALEN & Church and a member of Jersey and her sister-in- Mary’s Cemetery. In lieu treasurer with the Finian BALL FUNERAL HOME their prayer group and also law Denise Markulis. She of flowers donations may Seniors; former president 168 Park Ave. Yonkers with the Columbiaettes. was predeceased by her be made to the Franciscan of the V.F.W. Ladies (914) 965 - 5488 Whalen Besides her husband, Mrs. brothers Peter and Joseph Sisters of Peace 20 Ridge Auxiliary. She was very & Ball Funeral Home, 168 Parzyk is survived by her Markulis and her sister Street, Haverstraw, NY active with the City of Park Ave., Yonkers, NY daughter JoAnn (Robert) Stella Katz. Visiting hours 10927. Whalen & Ball Yonkers Republican Party 10703. (914) 965-5488. Nedwick of Tarrytown, NY, were held at the Whalen Funeral Home 168 Park serving as a District Leader and her three grandchildren & Ball Funeral Home on Avenue Yonkers, NY 10703 and 4th and 6th Ward Grace Marcello (nee Edward, Michelle and Sunday, February 22, 2009. (914)965-5488. County Committee. Jean Lewis) of Yonkers died on Stephanie. Also survived Mass of Christian Burial also volunteered her time Tuesday, February 24, 2009 by nieces and nephews; in St. Casimir’s Church and talent with Operation at the age of 82. She was Dan and Sandi Perugini, on Monday, February 23, Santa Claus; American born on October 14, 1926, Raymond and Sylvia 2009. Interment at St.

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the assassination of the attack black demonstrators, who undoubtedly never lose contributions to their president, so he wants and Alabama Governor heard it before.) Of course, “causes” when the racial the editor and cartoonist George Wallace standing Olbermann, who, during climate is friendly and the fired. Gimme a break! in front of a school to stop the Bush presidency, spent dark clouds of bigotry are Then there’s that highly integration. With Barack every second of air time being dispersed. He needs principled arbiter of moral Obama and Eric Holder, on his show foaming at to antagonize the races in values, the “Reverend” Al an African-American the mouth with a rage order to add to his personal By Bob Weir Sharpton, who wants to President and Attorney that often made him look treasury and be relevant in a shut down the newspaper General respectively, in like a candidate for a country that has abandoned The time has come for, among other red office, the days when padded cell, was in his such anachronous behavior. to silence all critics of herring reasons, choosing charges of racism could be glory as he eagerly asked We have many serious President Obama! He is the February, which is Black thrown around like baseballs leading questions of his challenges to face in the leader of our country and History Month, to insult during spring training, are guest, always getting the future; we don’t need race must not be questioned! the first African-American gone. Those who made anticipated response. baiters trying to drag us Therefore, anyone who president. (It couldn’t be a small fortune by using As I watched the back to the past. dares to make a critical because The New York Post the race card as a credit president address Congress reference to him or any of has often written about the card are as outdated as the on Tuesday evening I his policies is an enemy Harlem rabble-rouser and dinosaur. Bond, appearing couldn’t help thinking that Bob Weir is a contributing of the United States and his many legal and ethical on the Keith Olbermann this elegant, well educated columnist to Yonkers should be destroyed. challenges.) Show on MSNBC, said man is embarrassed when Tribune and Westchester Furthermore, every word Sharpton wants the the connection between race hustlers like Sharpton Times Tribune. or phrase used to challenge Federal Communications simians and black men is go to the airwaves to [email protected]. his authority will be Commission to investigate an old canard. (Evidently, “defend” him with a meticulously parsed to The New York Post. it’s not old enough, since contrived, pretentious discover hidden Investigate what? Are they Bond wants to introduce display of indignation. meanings. As for Rupert going to decide if the paper it to a new generation Demagogues like “Rev. Al” Murdock, the New York was comparing Obama to Post Chairman, who an ape? What in heaven’s recently apologized for a name is going on in this cartoon that critics said country? When George likened a chimpanzee to W. Bush was in office, he our president, he should didn’t get a minute’s peace be sentenced to death for 8 years. Day after day by lethal injection. The he was bombarded with cartoonist, who had the the meanest, slimiest, most temerity to think that he vicious comments and had the freedom under the caricatures ever heard or Constitution to use political seen in the political world. humor as his creative Not only was he drawn as offering, should be fired a monkey, he was regularly before being forced to have viewed as a clown, a child a frontal lobotomy. wearing a dunce cap, a In case you just got back war monger and the devil from a trip to another planet, incarnate, just to cite a few The New York Post printed a of the scurrilous attacks. cartoon depicting the body He just shrugged it off and of a bullet-riddled chimp continued doing his job. named, Travis and two My feeling is that Obama police officers. The violent is doing the same thing. chimp was shot to death by He’s not squawking about police in Connecticut after something as innocuous horribly mauling a woman. as a cartoon because he’s The caption read: “They’ll too busy, too confident and have to find someone else has too much class to waste to write the next stimulus time with such nonsense. bill.” Well, you would have But charlatans like thought the Ku Klux Klan Sharpton, would like people had been given the keys to believe that they’re still to the White House. Julian living in the 1960’s with Bond, of the NAACP, said Sheriff Bull Connors in the cartoon was inviting Mississippi, using dogs to 18 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 New York Civic: Tolls and Trolls McNamara and Bundy last year, congestion pricing should pay for them, and collection of the tolls from were wrong on Vietnam. was aimed at reducing help out the subways as the drivers be difficult and And how many masters of traffic at peak hours, 6 a.m. well. time-consuming. From the the universe were wrong on to 6 p.m. The current plan 7. Now the proposal past record of the hapless subprime mortgages? imposes round-the-clock is to expand the subsidizing transit agency, entrusting We welcome the opinions tolls. What traffic benefit class to include users of them to build and manage of others, whether they is there to charging tolls in structures that have united a complex, untried system agree or disagree with our the middle of the night? the boroughs for over a would be asking to be viewpoint. We want to 4. The MTA has a century. When tolls were fooled again. By Henry J. Stern publish them on the internet fundamental budget charged in the late 19th 11. It would be with equal prominence. imbalance, in large part century, they tolls were interesting and instructive Published February 27, Decision-makers should because its costs are measured in pennies, both to learn about other large 2009. have as much information utterly out of control. We for people, horses and cities in the world which as possible available to have not seen any plans livestock. . The great old have implemented this We had not intended to them before they decide to cut costs except drastic bridges remained free for form of tolling , and what write today, but we have on this matter. They should service reductions in areas four generations, during their experience has been. reflected on the proposal, hear from the public as well and times where service is depressions and wars. Alexander Pope wrote: “Be supported by Speaker as lobbyists, whether for already at its worst. The What has changed in the not the first by which the Silver, for a $2 toll on the businesses or non-profits. MTA is like a developer past decade so that the new is tried; nor yet the last bridges that have provided Please send your opinions seeking a zoning change, principle of free access to set the old aside.” free passage over the East to us at starquest@nycivic. whose architects display an between the boroughs must 12. If it were not for and Harlem Rivers for a org, or telephone 212-564- ugly, boxy building just to be abandoned? the panic of recession, this century. The plan is to link 4441. show what he could build 8. The imposition proposal would not attract the toll to enter Manhattan 1. For most subway as a matter of right. of tolls will make it less substantial support. It is to the subway fare, which riders, the actual fare is far 5. Financial problems likely that people from historically inconsistent is about half the charge to less than two dollars. You should be resolved or the outer boroughs will with the City of New cross other MTA bridges. can buy rides in discount alleviated by shared enter Manhattan for dining York’s values in allowing Sheldon Silver is one of packages, by the week, sacrifice. Here it is or recreational purposes. free access on its streets the wisest men in Albany, fortnight or month. Senior proposed to be shared It will be a burden on - on land and over water. and certainly the most able citizens pay half fare. Will by users and non-users those who have to enter No one knows by how politician in either house or the toll match these prices? of the system. There is Manhattan for health or much, if at all, the revenue the executive chamber. The If not, it will cost far more nothing about sacrifice by medical reasons. It creates received would outweigh proposal is essentially to than a subway fare. employees or any other a barrier between the the cost of construction cut the baby in half, and the 2. Tolls on facilities of the group that receives money boroughs, and is certainly and maintenance of the tolling advocates and their TBTA (the old Triborough or benefits from the transit not in the tradition of collection machinery, and lobbyists are enthusiastic Bridge and Tunnel system. ‘one city’. It will help pursuing the motorists who about it, knowing that Authority, whose great 6. New York is one to separate the gilded would have to be billed. some day soon they will get name was extinguished by city, and people should isle from the four outer 12 1/2. If the records show the other half. Of course, bureaucrats who renamed it have free access to go from boroughs, discouraging the a debt is owed by a driver, a toll is not a baby, and MTA Bridges and Tunnels) one part of it to another. riff-raff and the bridge and his wife, child, friend, or the Solomonic proposal have multiplied continually. When Moses built bridges tunnel crowd from crossing the thief of his car, will his Speaker would not be fatal. The Triborough Bridge toll and tunnels from the the river into Manhattan. automobile registration be It could, however, have was 25 cents until 1968, 1930s on, reasonable tolls 9. The people of New cancelled and his car towed other adverse consequences when the MTA took it over. were imposed to offset York City, when polled on and impounded, as is now for ordinary citizens. Since then, it has risen to $5 the cost of construction the subject, have repeatedly done for parking tickets or Although it is late Friday in cash, or $4.15 with an EZ and maintenance of the expressed their opposition other violations? afternoon, it seems timely pass. Other facilities have new facilities. When to these tolls. Even in How many more police for us to express a few seen similar multiplication Nelson Rockefeller the face of push polling, officers, traffic agents, city reservations about the of tolls. When the transit removed Moses in 1968 to which we personally marshals and towmen will plan. This is not a literary fare rises, the MTA is more by making the Triborough were subjected, voters are it take to perform these essay or a legal brief; our than likely to increase the Bridge and Tunnel unwilling to impose this tasks? Who will pay them? questions and observations tolls as well. It has done that Authority a subsidiary new tax upon themselves. Will the costs be charged to will be in bullet form. for forty years. Subway of the Metropolitan Are their opinions of any the MTA? They are outlined roughly, fares rise because of higher Transportation Authority consequence? Please, spare us from this and hopefully they will costs of operation and (run by his aide, Bill 10. The machinery tsouris (anxiety headache) provoke other discussion construction. Bridge and Ronan), the bridges which must be constructed by the decision-makers. tunnel tolls are increased to and tunnels were used to photograph all license Henry J. Stern writes as We know that more learned provide additional subsidy increasingly as cash cows plates and calculate the StarQuest. Direct email to people who have devoted for the MTA. The majority to support the remainder tolls due will be incredibly him at much of their careers to of tolls collected already of the transit system. The expensive and, knowing [email protected]. transportation have views goes to the MTA. . theory was that if you use the MTA, will take years Peruse Mr. Stern’s writing contrary to ours. But 3. When it was proposed these new facilities, you to build. The off-site at New York Civic. WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 19 Ed Koch Commentary Bay, Cuba, and then by the United States to have fought alongside us. animal’s inherited and passed through a Saudi buttress his government, Hopefully, such a meeting uncontrollable emotions rehabilitation program for which has been under siege will produce a consensus and instincts. former jihadists are now from rivals and a Taliban position. When I was Mayor, believed to have fled the insurgency fueled by drug If an international I expressed my feelings on By Edward I. Koch country and joined terrorist money, several senior Bush meeting does not produce this subject when I attended groups abroad, officials administration officials positive results, we the 100th anniversary Originally published said Tuesday.” I believe said. Their concerns have should announce we will celebration of the building February 23, 2009 on most Americans, knowing intensified as American be leaving within a year. of Madison Square Garden. Yonkers Tribune of that outcome, would troops have been deployed We should give military Present at the time were prefer the terrorists be kept to the country in growing equipment that is difficult about 100 businessmen and President Obama in a secure prison facility at numbers. ‘What appears to take with us to the women who, cocktails in has so far received high least until the war against to be a fairly common Afghanistan army. We hand, welcomed Gunther marks from the vast Islamic terrorism is over. Afghan public perception will be saving the lives of Gebel-Williams, who majority of his supporters However, for me, of corruption inside our soldiers and billions of walked in with his Bengal and even from many non- President Obama is making their government is a dollars that we are currently tiger on a leash. He supporters. He has fulfilled, one enormous error. tremendously corrosive spending on a war that commanded the tiger to particularly by his cabinet He has authorized the element working against cannot be won. Remember jump up on a piano and all appointments, our hope deployment to Afghanistan establishing long- that the Russians, who had present encircled the piano, and belief that he would of 17,000 American term confidence in that 150,000 of their troops in while I maneuvered myself be moderate in his policies. soldiers to be added to the government – a very Afghanistan in the 1980s, to the furthest point from He has disappointed 32,000 already there. The serious matter,’ said Lt. could not crush the Afghan the tiger. One businessman and antagonized those American Commander Gen. David W. Barno, insurgents, and the Russians in the circle called out, in the Democratic big in Afghanistan, General who was commander of ultimately withdrew. If, “the Mayor should pet the tent who were hoping he David D. McKiernan, has coalition military forces in after our withdrawal, the tiger.” I responded, “No.” would support radical left requested that more than Afghanistan from 2003 to Taliban and al-Qaeda The earlier voice yelled, positions. 30,000 American soldiers 2005 and is now retired.” again threaten us from “Is the Mayor a coward?” I The New York Times be sent to his command as Our NATO allies for Afghanistan, we should responded, “No, the Mayor of February 22nd reported, part of a surge similar to the most part have deserted respond with massive is not a coward, and the “The Obama administration that in Iraq which has been us in Afghanistan and are bombing. Mayor is not a schmuck.” has told a federal judge spectacularly successful. unwilling to offer their # that military detainees The Iraq model is, in my young men and women to # # # # The Honorable Edward in Afghanistan have no judgment, inapplicable to engage in combat there, Now a word about Irving Koch served New legal right to challenge Afghanistan. Afghanistan even though our military the 200-lb. chimpanzee York City as its 105th their imprisonment there, does not have a central presence in Afghanistan who was cared for as a pet Mayor from 1978 to 1989. embracing a key argument government. It is a maze of is blessed by the United and attacked a visitor to the of former President Bush’s drug lords and warlords who Nations. For example, the owner’s home, apparently legal team.” The argument govern the areas outside of Times reported on June disfiguring her face. She made by Bush was that Kabul, the capital. The 25, 2008, “Under pressure has been sent for treatment federal courts “have no president of Afghanistan, from NATO, Germany to The Cleveland Clinic, a jurisdiction to hear such a Hamid Karzai, is able to announced Tuesday that it facility that has had success case because the prisoners exercise only the powers would increase the number in replacing the face of a are noncitizens being held of the mayor of Kabul. of soldiers available for woman whose face had in the course of military His brother, Ahmed Wali duty in Afghanistan by been grossly disfigured. operations outside of the Karzai, according to a almost one-third to 4,500, There is now discussion in United States.” New York Times article of but that it would maintain legislatures on prohibiting I agreed with the October 5, 2008, is subject its policy of keeping the primates from being kept U.S. position on military to “allegations that he has bulk of them away from the as pets. Some would detainees in Afghanistan benefited from narcotics relatively violent southern allow exceptions for small when Bush was president, trafficking have circulated provinces.” monkeys. I would not. and I continue to support widely in Afghanistan.” The stakes in Monkeys and it under Obama. When the Further, the article states, Afghanistan are admittedly gorillas are wild creatures war is over and peace is “But, the assertions about high. The fear is that were and should not be kept declared, prisoners of war him have deeply worried we to leave, the Taliban as pets. Animals do will be released en masse. top American officials in and al-Qaeda would be not have a conscience, We know that when such Kabul and in Washington. back in Afghanistan. We notwithstanding that prisoners were released and The United States officials should call a meeting of the they can be trained to act ADVERTISE sent back to Saudi Arabia, fear that perceptions that countries that have a stake as though they do. The according to The New York the Afghan president might in Afghanistan’s ultimate training is always a surface 914-562-0834 Times on February 4th, be protecting his brother fate, including Russia, response to environmental WHYTmedia “eleven Saudis who were are damaging his credibility Pakistan, India, Iran, China conditions and is subject @gmail.com released from Guantanamo and undermining efforts and the NATO nations that to being overruled by the 20 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 Bring Stability to Prosecutions in Westchester victims have experienced isn’t limited to my friend’s Successful, well-managed Westchester while they are a personal, often traumatic case or just to sex crimes. offices employ this system, falling statewide. crime that is different in Prosecutors outside called vertical prosecution, Crime victims, witnesses, nature from any other. Westchester have told me and we need to bring such a and police officers should After suffering the tragedy that when they call the system to Westchester. know that the prosecutor of a sex crime, a victim Westchester D.A.’s Office With vertical who works with them on often finds it very difficult to talk about a Westchester prosecution of all cases, day one of a new case will to discuss the intimate component of one of their prosecutors gain a greater be with them right to the details of the offense. Trust cases, they find it difficult understanding of the issues very end, not abandoning By Dan Schorr between the victim and the to find a prosecutor who is involved in a matter and them in a month or two. prosecutor is extremely assigned to the matter and are be able to create an No major prosecution A friend of mine was important in order for the accessible. Police report atmosphere of trust with office in New York besides recently a victim of a sex defendant to be successfully the same problem. They the victim because the Westchester is mismanaged crime in Westchester. prosecuted. This trust regularly go to court and victim will deal with the in this way, and it is time Because of my experience must be established and find different prosecutors same prosecutor from the that this backward system as a sex crimes prosecutor, strengthened over time, as assigned to their cases and start of the case through is ended. she called me several times the prosecutor develops they express frustration with completion. As District Attorney, I to discuss her case and the an understanding of the the lack of accountability Under current policy will make sure that every criminal justice process. evidence and witnesses, and stability. Meanwhile, in the Westchester D.A.’s case has a prosecutor with Over time, my friend grew helps the victim find defense attorneys report Office, often one prosecutor direct and continuous more and more frustrated, appropriate counseling being unable to discuss handles a case at the ownership of that matter. expressing a complaint services, and prepares the the substance of cases with inception of the criminal That prosecutor will gain that I have heard from case and the victim for prosecutors in local courts matter, another prosecutor in-depth knowledge of other crime victims and possible trial. because the prosecutor who presents to the Grand the evidence, victims, and many police and defense But my friend had to is present is very often new Jury, and still another witnesses, and will be in attorneys over the past explain everything to a to the case and just learning prosecutor will ultimately a much better position three years. new Assistant D.A. several the facts. bring the case to trial. to care for the needs of The Westchester times, recounting and Good District Attorney’s This inefficient system, crime victims, successfully District Attorney’s Office reliving in exasperation her Offices aren’t run this way. which has been abandoned prosecute dangerous kept changing the Assistant terrible experience anew In an effective, efficient by many successful criminals, and keep District Attorney who was over and over. When the District Attorney’s Offices, prosecutors’ offices around Westchester safe. assigned to her case. case was finally resolved a prosecutor is assigned the country, undermines Dan Schorr is a candidate I have worked with by plea, she had had four to a case as soon as the the effectiveness of for Westchester County hundreds of sex crimes different Assistant D.A.’s crime is reported, and this prosecution, and thus District Attorney. victims as a criminal on the case in just a few prosecutor handles the compromises our safety at Learn more at www. prosecutor, but it doesn’t months. case from the time a victim a time when crimes such as electdanschorr.com/. take knowledge of the This revolving door of makes a criminal complaint murder, rape, and burglary field to know that these prosecutors in Westchester until disposition of the case. are already on the rise in

Victoria Pompilus to Sing at Famed Apollo Theater Pleasantville, NY fall, where she was among into one of the top players from Ella Fitzgerald -- Sophomore Victoria hundreds challenging to in the Northeast-10 and James Brown to the Pompilus is set to perform earn a ticket to perform. Conference. This past Jackson Five. Some of the on the “big stage” at One of the songs she season, she ranked third in female vocalists that have Amateur Night at Harlem’s sang at the audition was the conference in blocks, performed at Apollo in the famed Apollo Theater on “Whose Loving You” by while finishing fourth on past include such famous Wednesday March 4 at 7:30 the Michael Jackson and the team with 185 kills. figures as Mary J. Blige, pm. A psychology major at The Jackson Five, which Amateur Night at the Brandy, Alicia Keys, Faith Pace University, Pompilus she will being performing Apollo Theater is one Evans and Eve. Amateur is a Mount Vernon resident. again at the March 4th of the oldest and most Night is all about pleasing She is also a member event. The sophomore from famed events at Harlem’s the audience and the best of the Setter women’s Mount Vernon has always iconic landmark. Earlier performers from the event volleyball team. Pompilus been musically inclined this year on January 26, may be asked to return to will be blogging about her as she has also played the the Apollo celebrated its sing at future events. experience at the Apollo at saxophone in the past, while 75th anniversary of its For more on Amateur http://www.dysoncollege. also taking piano lessons talent show on March 7th amateur night competition. Night, go to http://www. blogspot.com. at the Febbraio School of at Roosevelt High School Since the 1930s, the event apollotheater.org/amateur_ Pompilus earned a spot Music in Mount Vernon. in The Bronx. has launched the careers night.html at Amateur Night after a In addition, Pompilus will On the volleyball court, of some of the world’s successful audition in the also be competing at a Pompilus has developed greatest entertainers WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 21 Confederation Seeks New Leadership Hears Elected Officials new slate of officers for an take a stand on important Council meetings will soon “The way in which it was election in May. issues according to be webcast by computer. moved forward without The Confederation Lorraine Pierce, Secretary Residents will be able to approval of Council runs previously had 25 to the New Rochelle search topics by category. amuck of the Obama neighborhood associations Citizens Reform Club. He mentioned the stimulus administration mandates but the number has Ward Henderson asked the money was prioritized by for open government and dwindled according to group to write letters to the Chuck Strome without accountability. How can we Bristol. The number of State Attorney General to input from City Council have an open government By Peggy Godfrey defunct neighborhood urge that an investigation members. He has asked for and accountability in our organizations was also of the Armory be made. a City Council discussion to City when administrative Neighborhoods that mentioned by Frank Jones. Robert Cox, founder re-prioritize this proposal. officials and some join together can be There was considerable of the Website, New In Councilman Lou members of Council are successful in protecting discussion about how Rochelle Talk of the Trangucci’s view, the IDA making decisions for whole their interests according much a neighborhood Sound, suggested that the (Industrial Development legislative body?” to Joan Bristol, President association could achieve group create an account Agency) procedures should Ward Henderson would of the Confederation of with the City Council. on his site. The stimulus be straightened out and like his neighborhood Neighborhood Associations Assemblyman George package was questioned they should not be allowed association to be active and in New Rochelle. Citing Latimer who attended the and City Council members to give a tax abatement get involved with issues previous accomplishments, meeting felt the general present were asked to without City Council’s because New Rochelle including eminent domain concept of a neighborhood speak. Councilman Albert permission. Because of has to function as a for a proposed IKEA association was a positive Tarantino, D. 2, said he declining sales tax and other whole. Betty Ann Lewin store, and advocating thing and politicians do was willing to meet with revenue, he has asked the is supportive of the “great for improvements for listen to them While the any association. When Finance Commissioner to attempt at revitalization by employees in the City Confederation may hesitate Marie Rizzo was co-chair begin presenting quarterly the Confederation. With Yard, she added that the to take action on a problem of the Confederation of reports at City Council strength and unity the Confederation is looking because of a difference of Neighborhood Associations meetings in April. City will have to listen to for new leadership. At opinion among members zoning changes for the After the meeting, us instead of picking us the February 26 meeting in some neighborhood beach clubs were passed to Councilman St. Paul off one neighborhood at a she appointed several associations, the New protect the neighborhood. talked about the stimulus time.” volunteers to an ad hoc Rochelle Citizens Reform According to Councilman package sent to Albany by committee to propose a Club has not hesitated to Richard St. Paul, D. 3, City the City of New Rochelle.

U.S. Withdraws from the Rye Democrats to Hold Durban II Conference Election Year House Party full support for President said, “I am pleased by the Rye, NY -- The Rye City In attendance will be Obama’s decision not to administration’s decision Democratic Committee is Rye City Mayor Steve Otis participate in the Durban II today to withdraw the holding an “Election Year and other members of the Conference in Geneva. The American delegation from House Party” City Council. last conference completely the Durban II conference. on Sunday, Many elected devolved into a session It became clear through the March 8th D e m o c r a t i c filled with anti-Semitic preliminary negotiations from 3 to 5:00 officials on the rhetoric, and I believe this that the focus of the p.m. The event county, state and one will be more of the conference will not change will be held federal level are same. It is a shame that and the goals would not be at the home also expected to Washington, DC – a conference designed to met. of Robert and be present. NewYork State Senator address racism in the world “The United States has a Ashley Craig, 10 Johnson All Rye residents are Kirsten Gillibrand and turns around and adopts responsibility to confront Place (off the Boston welcome to attend. People Congressman Eliot Engel some of the angriest, most anti-Semitism and to speak Post Road, across from will have the opportunity to made the following hateful speech against out against it.” the Jay Heritage Center). discuss the issues currently respective statements Jews and Israel. Perhaps Senators Charles E. Beverages and delicious, facing the City of Rye, and with regard to President one day the nations of Schumer and Kirsten light snacks will be served. to express their opinions as Barak Obama’s decision the world will be able to Gillibrand sent a letter last Admission is $50 per to what the priorities should to withdraw from the accomplish something as week to UN Ambassador person, and all proceeds be in the fall campaign. World Conference Against noble and vital as fighting Susan Rice registering will be used in support of For further information Racism, known as Durban racism without picking the their concern about the party’s candidates for or to RSVP please phone II Jewish people as a target anti-Semitism at the the elections coming up in (914) 967-7967. Congressman Eliot for attacks.” conference. the fall of 2009. Engel said, “I express my Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 22 WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 IRS Releases Information to Help Bee-Line Improves Employers Claim COBRA Coverage Service White Plains, NY -- more wheelchair accessible Credit on Payroll Tax Form Westchester County’s Bee- buses to the fleet, more Line System d i s a b l e d Washington, DC -- The this crucial change for the other supporting statement will now p a s s e n g e r s Internal Revenue Service nation’s unemployed.” from the insurance carrier be able to were able today released detailed The American Recovery and proof of timely payment accommodate to ride the information that will help and Reinvestment Act of the full premium to the wheelchair- buses more employers claim credit of 2009, which became insurance carrier. u s i n g frequently,” for the COBRA medical law last week, includes * Declaration of the former passengers on said Salley. premiums they pay for their changes to the health employee’s involuntary all its buses The bus former employees (IR- benefit provisions of the termination. and provide s c h e d u l e 2009-15, Feb. 26, 2009). Consolidated Omnibus COBRA provides certain a d d i t i o n a l c h a n g e s The IRS unveiled new Budget Reconciliation former employees, retirees, rush hour include: information on the IRS Web Act of 1985, commonly spouses, former spouses service on * Increased site, IRS.gov, that includes referred to as COBRA. and dependent children several bus rush hour an extensive set of questions The new law will affect the right to temporary routes starting service on and answers for employers. former employees and their continuation of health Monday, March 2, 2009. Route 1, 2, 4, 42 and 45. In addition, the Web site families, employers and coverage at group rates. “We have seen a * Increased evening rush contains a revised version others involved in providing COBRA generally covers change in ridership hour service on Route of the quarterly payroll tax COBRA coverage. health plans maintained by trends and increased BxM4C between Manhattan return that employers will Under the new law, eligible private-sector employers ridership, especially and White Plains. use to claim credit for the former employees, enrolled with 20 or more full and among wheelchair- * Additional midday service COBRA medical premiums in their employer’s health part-time employees. It using passengers,” on Route 40 between they pay for their former plan at the time they lost also covers employee said Westchester Westchester Community employees. their jobs, are required to organizations or federal, County Transportation College and downtown Form 941, Employer’s pay only 35 percent of the state or local governments. Commissioner Lawrence White Plains. Quarterly Federal Tax cost of COBRA coverage. It does not apply to Salley. “With the recent * Later weekday evening Return, will also be Employers must treat the churches and certain delivery of 30 new buses service on Route 43 sent to about 2 million 35 percent payment by religious organizations. and the schedule changes “Super Express” between employers in mid-March. eligible former employees The new COBRA subsidy starting this Monday, Westchester Medical The form is used to claim as full payment, but the provisions also apply to we will be better able Center and Mount Vernon. the new COBRA premium employers are entitled to insurers required to offer to serve the bus-riding * Minor schedule changes assistance payments credit, a credit for the other 65 continuation coverage community.” on Routes, 6, 14, 19, 30, 60 beginning with the first percent of the COBRA cost under state law similar to The new buses replace and 63. quarter of 2009. on their payroll tax return. the federal COBRA. 20-year old buses that did Posters and brochures “This is the first step in our Employers must maintain More information about not have wheelchair lifts announcing the schedule effort to provide employers supporting documentation COBRA payments and the or an area for handicapped changes have been placed with information on this for the credit claimed. This new law is available on passengers to sit. Monthly onboard buses. For detailed important health benefit for includes: the Department of Labor wheelchair ridership schedule information, call people who have lost their * Documentation of Website (www.dol.gov/ on Bee-Line buses has the Bee-Line HOTLINE jobs,” IRS Commissioner receipt of the employee’s ebsa/cobra.html). increased from an average at 914-813-7777 or visit Doug Shulman said. “We 35 percent share of the of 43 a month in 2005 to the website at www. will continue our work in premium. 541 a month in 2008. westchestergov.com/ the weeks ahead to help * In the case of insured “As we added more and beelinebus. employers implement plans: A copy of invoice or Westchester Jewish Connection with Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald New Rochelle, NY -- America, Rabbi Ephraim quick sense of humor. 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