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Go New Ro Students Work with the Garden Club to Move the World Continued from Page 1 During the Afternoon of June 27Th New in Mt Fleur-de-Lis Sculptures to Decorate Downtown Schneiderman Holds Community 8 Forum at Riverfront Library 15 com August 2013 -- Volume 9 -- Issue 8 Complimentary Community Voices Adamant Objections to Forest City’s Echo Bay FEIS By Stephen E. Lipken building along the Echo a city crying out for retail stores and a park of a Master Plan.” Bay waterfront and that no one will use.” However, kayaker Steven Meisner sup- New Rochelle City East Main Street, con- “We hoped for a fantastic plan…Now ported Forest City’s waterfront plans and Council Chambers was taining 285 residential all we have is a…mediocre housing proj- downtown investments. filled to near capacity as units and 25,000 feet ect…There is a lack of retail, housing, park- In a rare unanimous negative vote, many community mem- of commercial retail ing, office space, no real reason for anyone Council vetoed Capriccio Latino’s request bers voiced emotional space. Many residents to come and enjoy this area,” resident Beth for Special Cabaret Permit at the Tuesday, and vociferous objec- perceived the commer- Acocella stressed. July 16 Regular Legislative Meeting, aver- tions, often punctuated cial retail space as being Former New Rochelle Mayor Leonard ring inadequate parking plans, hours of by thunderous applause inadequate. Paduano, 82 decried “spot zoning,” alter- operation and location in a Neighborhood to Forest City’s Echo Westchester Coun- ing zoning to accommodate developers. Business Zone. Bay Final Environmental ty Legislator Jim Mai- “It is unconstitutional. It should be part Impact Statement (FEIS) sano stated, “So all this at a special meeting on proposal now is: rental Tuesday, July 23. apartments that bring The FEIS Project in- no value to New Ro- Go New Ro Students Work cludes a mixed-use com- chelle residents; very mercial and residential limited retail space for Mayor Noam Bramson with the Garden Club Bastille Day Flag Raising to Move the World Ceremony Continues Celebration Photo courtesy of Jeremy Vilquin (intern in Iona’s MarComm Office) Front row, left to right: Marianne Sussman; James S. Kaplan; Mayor Noam Bramson; Peter Korn; Fabien Fleurant, The Garden Club of New Rochelle’s most ambitious civic beautification project was its M.D.; Sheila Sarkar; Habiba Boumlik; Geraldine Kearns. Rear, left to right: City Manager Charles B. Strome III; Jeremy 2004 renovation of the Shakespeare Garden in Davenport Park and its subsequent mainte- Vilquin; Malo Mazurie Desgarennes; Brian Carter. nance. Planted in 1937, he garden is 50 feet by 55 feet and contains plants mentioned in the By Stephen E. Lipken a Bastille Day Flag Raising Ceremony in front works of Shakespeare, who was reputed to be an avid gardener. Maintaining this garden is of City Hall on Friday, July 12 always difficult due to its size and the increasing age of the garden club members. This year The City of New Rochelle continued its Mayor Noam Bramson thanked Sister City those difficulties were compounded by the excessive heat. continued on page 4 year-long 325th Anniversary Celebration with continued on page 9 Visit www.newrochellereview.com for all your community’s news and event information! PERMIT 5121 PERMIT WHITE PLAINS, NY PLAINS, WHITE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PAID POSTAGE U.S. STANDARD STANDARD PRESORTED PRESORTED PLEASE WELCOME YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS McClellan Sotheby’s International Realty sales and or listings. January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013 4 Interlaken Avenue 281 Storer Avenue 57 Old Country Road 2345 Palmer Avenue 12 Perth Avenue 31 Old Country Road 703 Pelham Road 15 Nautilus Place 2 Holly Drive 10 Lakeside Drive 4 Clover Place 1299 Palmer Avenue ArtsFest Returns to New Rochelle and Pelham September 28th – 29th “ArtsFest” returns on Saturday and Sun- Participants in ArtsFest 2013 include the day, September 28th and 29th, from 12:30 to 5 New Rochelle Public Library, the Huguenot Chil- pm each day. reaching beyond New Rochelle’s dren’s Library, which will be sponsoring its an- borders this year to include venues in Pelham. nual LEGO ® Day, the Museum of Arts & Culture, Among the weekend’s highlights will be an an- the College of New Rochelle, Iona College Coun- tique car show, a behind-the-scenes tour of world cil on the Arts, Media Loft, the New Rochelle Art renowned pop artist Charles Fazzino’s studio, free Association, Charles Fazzino Studio/Museum Edi- performances at the PAC House Theater, and a tions, Transform Showroom and Gallery, Pelham celebration of African dance and drums at Lin- Art Center, Backstreet Gallery, New Beginnings coln Park. Performing Arts Studio, Westchester Yoga Center, Organized by the New Rochelle Council Garito Manor, Songcatchers, PAC House Theater, on the Arts, ArtsFest highlights the variety of arts Thomas Paine Cottage, New Roc Gallery/2 Di- and arts venues in New Rochelle, with art exhib- vision Street, BID Artists 81 Centre Street, High its, programs and activities that give both visitors Brook Studios, Lincoln Park Festival, Grow! Lin- and residents alike a window into the city’s rich coln Park Community Garden, Bethesda Bap- cultural and artistic diversity. Building on the suc- tist Family Center, Alvin & Friends Restaurant, cess of previous “Arts Fest” festivals, the weekend- Reverol & Co. Contemporary Art, and Recologie. long celebration will include art installations in In addition there will be performances at traditional spaces as well as downtown windows, spaces around the city. For a complete calendar of tours of artist’s studios, live music, great food, ex- venues and events visit www.newrochellearts.org. citing performances, eclectic shopping and a free 81 Center Avenue. PHOTO CREDIT: Cristina Cerone “Culture Trolley” providing “hop on – hop off” transportation to the activities taking place in public and private cultural institutions through- out the city. “New Rochelle has always embraced the arts,” says Judith Weber, President of NRCA. “and we are delighted that this year Charles Fazzino, Transform, the Business Improvement District, and the Museum of Arts & Culture have stepped up as sponsors. NRCA believes that the arts are es- sential to healthy communities: They bring peo- ple together and spark dialogue, which generates community spirit. And the arts can be an engine for economic growth as well.” www.shorelinepub.com newrochellereview August 2013 • 3 Down to Earth Farmers Market at Huguenot Park Introduces Scavenger Hunt for Kids Yaaay! School is out and all kids know We know there are a lot of smart kids out range of freshly-picked tomatoes offered at Greek-style yogurt, made by a couple based in that summer days are for playing -- anytime, there who know their local foods. Also, in case the market. One of the market farmers is so Brooklyn, using only Hudson Valley dairy. The everywhere -- including at the farmers markets anybody gets stuck, the farmers and food ven- proud of his tomatoes, he named his whole name “Sohha” is an Arabic word for “health,” at Huguenot Park, in front of the New Rochelle dors will be ready to help, too -- especially with farm after them: Alex’s Tomato Farm. Well… but it could also mean “the greatest yogurt High School. Jessie’s question about traveling to the mar- actually, he named his farm in honor of his you’ve ever had in your life.” But before you father’s talent for growing tomatoes back in start shopping, visit the market manager’s tent the Ukraine, but he sure did inherit his fa- and ask for a copy of “Jessie’s Picnic Shopping ther’s farming skills! Trip” for your little shopping helpers. It will be New Rochelle’s Down to Earth Farmers fun for all, and we may learn something new Market also has delicious breads and baked about the farmers market without even trying. goods, including pies bursting with seasonal Thank you for supporting local farms and food fruits. Also, have you tried Sohha Yogurt? It’s a entrepreneurs. Cushman & Wakefield Completes Sale of Westchester Apartments Commercial real estate services firm Cush- and retail complex. man & Wakefield, Inc. has orchestrated the sale The adjacent 252-bed Sound Shore Medi- of Sound Shore Apartments, a two-building, 206- cal Center had owned the apartment towers unit high-rise complex in New Rochelle. The since their construction in the 1960s, with the seller was represented by the Cushman & Wake- complex occupied exclusively by the medi- field Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group cal center’s employees throughout that time. (CMG) team of Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Building amenities include laundry facilities, Down to Earth Markets is happy to intro- ket. (OK, that’s our only hint about what’s in Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Nicholas Karali and tenant storage and on-site, off-street parking. duce our new scavenger hunt, “Jessie’s Picnic store…) Cynthia Foster. The buyer was a private entity. “The fact that a new owner could take Shopping Trip,” where we invite kids to learn In the long summer days of August, beau- “In WestchesterCounty, the opportunity something that had an institutional history about the (edible) treasures at the farmers mar- tiful produce arrives every week to the market. to acquire a sizable apartment community—in and be able to renovate it, upgrade unit interi- ket every Friday. Jessie, a girl about 7 years old, The farmers bring fresh peaches,tomatoes, excess of 200 units—is a rarity,” said Whitmer. ors and add amenities to change the look and is gathering food at the market for a picnic berries, corn, watermelon, eggplants, lettuc- “We were confident that there would be very feel of it is what really drew interest to this of- with her family and she needs some help. This es, sweet peppers…just for starters. On Friday, strong interest in this property, and that was fering,” said Whitmer.
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