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Evolve Dance All You Dare to Dream Festival 2008 Can Eat Benefit Game Page 3 Page 4 Page 9 MARCH 27, 2008 WESTCHESTER TIMES TRIBUNE Complimentary WestchesterTimesTribune.Typepad.com Your World, Our Beat; Now You Know! VOLUME 3 • NUMBER 80 After the Fall Assemblywoman Galef to Atlantic Yards Project Odd Line of Succession for New York Host Shared Services Forum Governors Switches between Parties is in Trouble Featuring NYS Comptroller Affordable Housing a Fading Promise with By Henry J. Stern All Eggs in One Forest City Ratner Basket Ten days have passed since and said they had come to a difficult DiNapoli Governor Spitzer’s resignation, period in their marriage, stayed BROOKLYN, NY -- A front page Ratner--surrounded by vacant lots. and events seem together for the OSSINING, NY -- Assemblywoman issues, obstacles and possible NY Times article entitled, Slow We call on the city and state to work to be running even sake of the children, Sandy Galef will host a panel strategies to implement savings Economy Likely to Stall Atlantic with the community to develop the further ahead than and are now in love discussion entitled through shared Yards, explains how the economic rail yards in a responsible manner, expected. again. “Breaking Down services between downturn is impacting Forest without destroying the existing When David Even before that, Boundaries: and among school City Ratner’s neighborhoods in Paterson was on the day Mr. Sharing and districts and proposed Atlantic the process.” sworn in as the Spitzer resigned C o o r d i n a t i o n municipalities. I am Yards project in “...Atlantic Despite the sub- 55th governor and Mr. Paterson between School asking my guests to Prospect Heights, headline “Arena of New York held an impromptu D i s t r i c t s , think about what an Brooklyn. Yards cannot on Track,” the State, he received press conference, Municipalities, and ideal environment “The article biggest news in an enthusiastic the new governor the State to Realize for sharing services makes clear that be built as the Times story reception from a was asked by New Tax Dollar Savings,” and reducing Atlantic Yards is that the arena joint session of York Sun reporter featuring NY i n e f f i c i e n c i e s cannot be built as planned, and is not on track. the legislature. Jacob Gershman State Comptroller might look like in planned, and was The arena would His speech whether he had ever Thomas DiNapoli Westchester and never financially was never now cost $950 was considered New York Civic used the services who will be joined Putnam. I plan feasible. The million according a success, of a prostitute. Mr. by Putnam/Northern to look at what e c o n o m i c financially to the article, demonstrating awareness of the Paterson waited a moment and Westchester BOCES District roadblocks exist, how BOCES downturn has and therefore is state’s acute financial crisis but not then replied, “Only the lobbyists.” Superintendent Dr. Jim Langlois, could play a role in coordinating served to make feasible....” subject to new describing specific reductions. This witty rejoinder to a possibly Westchester County Association more sharing, and anything else that crystal clear,” g o v e r n m e n t a l What we did not know was that a impertinent question enhanced his Chairman Al DelBello, and that might make this an area where said Develop r e v i e w . few hours later, the new governor reputation as a regular fellow. Cortlandt Town Supervisor Linda we can help save taxpayers some Don’t Destroy “Due to this and his wife would hold a press Another woman came forth Puglisi. The forum will be held on money.” Galef continued, “I hear Brooklyn (DDDB) spokesman substantial increase in the cost of the conference dealing with mutual yesterday, with a shove by Fred Thursday, April 10th from 3-5pm from constituents across my district Daniel Goldstein. “Our elected arena, the law and fiscal prudence marital infidelity for two years at Dicker, the Post’s crusading state at Cortlandt Town Hall, 1 Heady and around the state about taxes officials cannot allow our public suggest that the project will have the turn of the century. The pair editor. Apparently Diane Dixon, Street, Cortlandt Manor, NY. being out of control. Through my resources, as well as eminent to go back for review and a vote answered questions from the press “The intent of the meeting,” said newsletters, my cable television domain, to be used to construct an Galef “is for panelists to discuss see NY Civic Pg. 2 see Galef Pg. 6 arena--which only benefits Bruce see Atlantic Yards Pg 6 INSIDE Satish Joshi Rock and Roll Yonkers Dire Dance Hall of Fame 600 to 800 Layoffs to be Exacted A&E “The Light” Series Political Realities Trump Fiscal Concerns PGS. 1, 3 Inductions By Hezi Aris By Bob Putignano Yonkers was shaken from its union workers, etc. No one would AUTO www.SoundsofBlue.com comfort zone upon hearing Mayor be spared, unless of course, if our PG. 9 Phil Amicone’s announcement Albany Delegation can produce that the city faced a $50 million another miracle infusion of funds plus deficit. The to bridge the BUSINESS foreboding scenario budget gap. To that PGS. 3, 4 insinuated itself end, Senators Jeff into a sanguine Klein and Andrea reality upon which Stewart-Cousins CAMPAIGN TRAIL the city has been are in the forefront, PG. 4 fed. Economic having arranged a development was meeting with Budget NEW YORK, NY -- Phoenix surfaces on his canvases, and later upon us. It was to Director Laura COMMUNITY Gallery is pleased to announce an his metal sculptures, as a way of save us from the Engel and with an exhibition of Satish Joshi’s The exploring light, color and form. A precarious financial invitation to Mayor PG. 4 Light Series mixed media paintings 1981 Bronx Museum of Art solo instability that had Amicone, Yonkers from March 26 – April 19, 2008. exhibition featured his large-scale gripped Yonkers for The Hezitorial Councilmembers, CRIMINAL JUSTICE Phoenix Gallery is open Tuesday canvases from his Light Series V, years. Now, when and others, to give – Saturday from 11:30 am – 6:00 which brought the viewer flying Patti LaBelle things were looking voice and expression PGS. 4, 5 pm. The formal reception will be outward into the vastness of the so promising, Yonkers has been to Yonkers’ plight. on Thursday, March 27, 6:00 – 8:00 cosmos. He now works on smaller NEW YORK, NY -- Seven hit with the reality that New York Mayor Amicone said, “As pm. wooden palettes, using his familiar categorized music industry groups State’s $5 billion budget deficit proposed, the budget stands to set ECONOMIC Textured surfaces and the combination of acrylic modeling and/or artists were inducted into would make it more difficult than in us back decades. We could become interpretation of light and color have paste, gesso, and oils. His 2005 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame previous years to go to Albany with another statistic.” Still, Mayor DEVELOPMENT been the dominant artistic themes of Phoenix exhibition featured his on March 10th; pop star Madonna, tin cup in hand. Yet that has been Amicone’s urgency is broken by PGS. 1, 5, 6 Satish’s painting and printmaking Reflections Series; for 2008 he has folk singer Leonard Cohen, roots- the dance to which all agreed was his saying, “In the grand scheme on canvas, shaped wood panels, and chosen to return to his signature rocker John Mellencamp, UK pop the winning strategy. of things, $36 million [city side paper since the early 1970s. Always Light theme, bringing together band The Dave Clark Five, and 600 to 800 potential layoffs of fiscal shortfall] is not all that EDUCATION interested in the interplay and in a new and exciting fashion the the instrumental guitar group The are on the chopping block. The remote. The deficit “will paralyze PG. 6 reflection of light, he began working patterns and stylistic elements that Ventures. The R&R Hall also layoffs would affect every aspect development. We can’t afford to with textured two-dimensional of our city: education, fire, police, see Satish Joshi Pg. 3 see Rock and Roll Pg. 3 see The Hezitorial Pg.2 FINE REPORT PG. 3 Dumont Masonic Home MLB Goes New Rochelle Easter Bonnet GOVERNMENT Adopts “Harley” to Harlem Parade and Egg Hunt PGS. 1, 6 Seeking By Kathy Gilwit IN MEMORIAM PG. 9 Welfare By Diane M. Grassi LABOR PG. 7 LIKE KLOCKWORK PG. 2 OP-ED PGS. 1, 2, 3 “There are times, honestly, when I have to pinch myself to make Harley and owner, Jerry Messina, having fun with sure all of this is happening… PEOPLE Dumont resident, Martha Lewis The Easter Bunny leads off the City of New Rochelle’s annual Easter PG. 7 Growth and revenue, growth and Bonnet Parade on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Davenport Park. NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Monday to his friends at Dumont Masonic profitability, it’s just been really, afternoons are very special. It is on Home. Harley and Jerry start on really, good.” This was according NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- The City Bonnets, and during the Egg Hunt RADIO Mondays when Harley, a beautiful the fourth floor to visit old friends, to Major League Baseball (MLB) of New Rochelle’s annual Easter everyone wound up a winner, with Egg Hunt and Easter Bonnet Parade a special prize for those collecting PG.