DOCSLIB.ORG

Downtown Art Walk Showcases City's Art Treasures

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Downtown Art Walk Showcases City's Art Treasures Roscoe’s Room Visit at Alvin & newrochellereview.com Friends for all your PAGE 10 community’s news and event information! REVIEW February 2014 -- Volume 10 -- Issue 2 Complimentary Kids warm hearts for Pediatric Cancer Downtown Art Walk showcases Foundation When Evan Green- City’s art treasures berg was five years old, he wanted to have a Hot Co- BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN coa Stand for people who were cold. While his par- A unique Downtown ents just assumed he would Gallery Art Walk, sponsored forget the idea, Greenberg by New Rochelle Business Im- stuck with his plan and af- provement District (BID) was ter building a stand out of a held on Saturday, January 25th box from one of his holiday and Sunday, January 26th presents, addressing letters showcasing Backstreet, Mahl- to his neighbors (as best as a stedt and Recologie Galleries; 5 year old could do) and en- Gallery Roc; Lumen Winter listing his fellow kindergar- Gallery at New Rochelle Public teners to help out, Green- Library and Reverol and Com- berg and his little brother pany Contemporary Art. Joshua’s Hot Cocoa Stand Outdoor art displays launched out of his garage. included Climate Change by Eight years later, Evan Patrick Bancel, a “Billboard and Joshua’s Hot Cocoa Hacking Project” on Divi- Stand is now a major pro- sion Street “using paintings, duction and has raised over Evan Greenberg (left) and Joshua Greenburg photos and videos of skies $10,000 for charities, main- to display on billboards dis- ly the Pediatric Cancer Foun- cocoa, donated by Chocolations cussing climate change,” dation. For the last three years, in Mamaroneck and made by according to Bancel as well the stand has been held at his Dad, the aptly nicknamed as sketches for “Digger Proj- All Good Things in the Golden CCO (Chief Cocoa Officer), baked ect,” shown at Reverol, large Opening Reception for “Solstice Synergy” at the Mahlstedt Gallery Horseshoe shopping Center in goods and ice cream will also be billboards in New York City Scarsdale with the Mamaroneck served. There will be raffles from depicting climate change; Charles Raisen will be placed in the downtown area. “Fif- ors plus green representing playing fields.” and Scarsdale communities em- local stores and some with NY Memorial Sculpture; Lumen Winter’s Flame teen artists received a pre-molded Fleur De Mahlstedt Gallery Director Diana bracing the effort. Besides hot continued on page 4 of Knowledge; Murals by Dale Zeutlin on the Lis that they customized in their own style. Buckley described their current exhibition, New Rochelle Library wall; Tapestry of New They will be placed at various downtown Solstice Synergy. “In both modern and an- Rochelle, by Stomu Miyazaki, whimsical locations and is sponsored by BID and De- cient cultures, solstices are acknowledged New Corporation Counsel aluminum faces outside the Transit Center; partment of Development,” Hyden com- and celebrated in many ways and attributed Catherine Widgery’s Tidal Song bridging two mented, pointing to a sculpture by Michael with many meanings. The artworks in this appointed Trump Center buildings and New Rochelle’s Cuomo, Yonkers, “who wrapped his Fleur exhibition depict various interpretations of City Manager Charles B. in a wide range of municipal Walk of Fame. De Lis in found objects. Becky Mills’ Fleur light, synergy and the diurnal light cycle, Strome, III announced the se- law issues including land-use Backstreet Gallery owner Ivar Hyden De Lis focuses on New Rochelle sporting ac- connecting with days becoming shorter and lection of Mark W. Blanchard and environmental matters, previewed two Fleur De Lis sculptures that tivities, using the City’s purple and gold col- nights longer,” Buckley concluded. to the position of Corpora- civil defense litigation, and tion Counsel. special assignments Blanchard involving labor Auto dealerships “Bad Neighbors,” some residents say has an extensive and employment background in issues, code en- BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN Automobile Dealers Robert Cox concurred, saying the auto municipal law, in- forcement, and li- Association empha- merchants were “the worst neighbors in the cluding the opera- censing agreements Contention regarding a proposed amend- sized the economic whole City.” tions of state and between the City of ment to Zoning Code, Chapter 331 regulating value of the dealers, Earlier, Crosby/Schlessinger/Smallridge local economic Yonkers and local the expansion of auto dealerships with respect “with $560 million in (CSS) Landscape and Urban Design consultants development businesses. to vehicle storage, buildings, employee parking sales and $38 million presented a Transit Oriented Development agencies. He has “Mr. Blanchard and new car offloading continued at the New in sales tax. The ex- (TOD) Smart Growth Study as part of the New previously served brings to the City Rochelle Committee of Whole (COW) Public tensive setbacks called York-Connecticut Sustainable Communities as senior counsel a depth of relevant Mark W. Blanchard Hearing/Citizens to Be Heard on January 14. for deprive the dealers Consortium, funded by a Housing and Urban to the firm of Har- experience in the Dominick Lia remarked that he owns Jack LaSora use of their property.” Development (HUD) Regional Planning Grant. ris Beach PLLC, within their public sector, and private sec- three auto dealerships, employing 250 associ- Amy Heyman New Rochelle initiated this study around the Municipal Law and Public Fi- tor as well. We welcome him ates. “We benefit the City by sales and payroll voiced her objections to HVAC units on dealer City’s downtown Intermodal Transportation Hub, nance practice groups. as part of our team,” said City taxes. There is a struggle to satisfy all involved; roofs without acoustical fencing; shielding in- focusing on developing livable communities with Prior to joining Harris Manager Strome. not everything applies to each location. We door lighting from adjacent properties; revis- mixed-income housing and employment. Beach, Blanchard served as Blanchard received his JD need to consider all assets to resolve it.” New ing hours of operation to 7am start; employee “Projected completion date is 2019, but corporation counsel in the from Pace University School of Rochelle Chevrolet CEO Jack LaSorsa agreed. parking plus vehicles being tested on neigh- we should get started. If we wait, the econom- Office of the Corporation Law and his BA from Lynch- Stuart Rosenthal, Vice President Legal Af- borhood streets and offloading cars blocking ic upturn will pass us by,” Commissioner of Counsel of the City of Yon- burg College. He will begin on fairs and General Counsel, Greater New York lanes, particularly on Potter Avenue. Development Luis Aragon warned. kers. He has been involved February 10. PERMIT 5121 PERMIT WHITE PLAINS, NY PLAINS, WHITE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PAID POSTAGE U.S. STANDARD STANDARD PRESORTED PRESORTED 2 • February 2014 • New Rochelle Review www.newrochellereview.com BUY NOW WHILE INTEREST RATES ARE STILL LOW! JUST LISTED GEM -- Across from the Prospect Hill Elementary School in Pelham UNIQUE QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN -- Completely renovated 1880 historical home, Manor, this open and airy 4 BR, 2 ½ bath 2,883 sq. ft. Tudor on 1/3 acre has state-of-the-art kitchen/great room and new baths, located on a prestigious Manor a spectacular kitchen/great room addition with a 12’ ceiling and a media room street. $980,000 perfect for family living. $1,275,000 STUNNING BOWMAN TUDOR -- Step into the most dramatic living room with LOTS OF HOUSE FOR THE $$$ -- Beautifully constructed, richly detailed, a cathedral ceiling, massive fireplace and romantic balcony, located in Pelham sun-filled 4 BR, 3 bath Tudor in Pelham Manor, short walk to shopping & Heights. $925,000 restaurants. $775,000 207 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, NY 10803 www.mcclellansir.com [email protected] 738-5150 www.shorelinepub.com New Rochelle Review • February 2014 • 3 Rivera, LaPenta to be honored at annual nity service, scholarship and life-long learning,” said ceive the Iona College Legacy Award for his lifetime Iona President Joseph E. Nyre. “They are living proof achievements. He has held a variety of executive scholarship gala that the mission of Iona’s founders remains a core and senior level positions in private equity, technol- A Yankees legend and fu- value of our College and its community.” ogy and military communications companies. Until ture Hall-of-Famer and a highly Rivera, a 13-time All Star and five-time World 2011, LaPenta was chairman, CEO and president of successful business executive Series champion with the New York Yankees, and his L-1 Identity Solutions, which he co-founded in June whose contributions have wife started Refuge of Hope in their home in 2009. 2005. He built the firm into the largest biometric helped transform Iona College The organization quickly grew and the Riveras de- identity solution company in the world. Earlier in will headline the College’s an- termined that they would organize a local church to his career, LaPenta had co-founded L-3 Communica- nual awards dinner. provide programs to meet the needs of the less fortu- tions and was a top executive at Loral Corporation Mariano Rivera and his nate in the community. Currently they are expand- for 24 years. wife, Clara, and Robert LaPenta ing the church, where Clara is pastor, in the former LaPenta is a member of the College’s Board will each be honored at the 52nd North Avenue Presbyterian Church near the Iona of Trustees and has made significant contributions Annual Scholarship Awards Gala campus in New Rochelle. The Riveras are creating a toward the construction of the LaPenta Student on Friday, April 11, at the Wal- learning center for area children as well as facilities Union, the Ryan library, and the LaPenta-Lynch dorf Astoria in Manhattan. for academic assistance, sports programs and other trading room floor in the School of Business.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Fully Entitled 10-Unit Waterfront Development Site
    WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT SITE New Rochelle, NY (Davenport Neck) 401 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805 FULLY ENTITLED 10-UNIT WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT SITE INFRASTRUCTURE & MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM, STORM DRAINAGE, WATER & HYDRANT, APPROVALS COMPLETED: AND PRIVATE STREET WITH CURB CUT READY TO BUILD Ideal for Exclusive Luxury Residential Assemblage| Hamptons Lifestyle in Westchester County CONTACT OWNER’S BROKERS EXCLUSIVE BROKER: JONATHAN GORDON, CCIM, MSRE: 914-779-8200 x115 PROTECTED All information furnished regarding property for sale, rental or financing is from sources deemed reliable, but no representations or warranties, express or implied, are made as to the accuracy thereof. 401 Davenport Ave | NEW ROCHELLE, NY Fully Entitled Waterfront Development Site 10 Residential Units | Davenport Neck (New Rochelle Harbor) PROPERTY INFORMATION Zoning: R1-WF-10 NEW ROCHELLE B/L & Size: Block 160, Lot 228 – 1.75+/- Acres Tax Parcel Lots: 1-160-1001, 1002, 1003, 1004 & 1005 Proximate To: Larchmont, Rye, Greenwich, Manhattan Near: Private Yacht Clubs, Davenport Park, WatermarkPointe Beachfront Collection DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS • ONLY NEEDS: Electric & Cable ISLE OF SAN SOUCI • Municipality Approved & Completed: • Connected Sewer System • Suez Water & Hydrant Connection • Storm Drainage System • Curb Cut; Private Street Ready for Final Asphalt DAVENPORT PARK RESIDENTIAL SALES & OFFERINGS SITE WatermarkPointe Beachfront Collection • PSF Sale Price DAVENPORT • $800 to $1,000 PSF • Current Pent House Offering NECK • $2,499,000 • Current Mid-Level
    [Show full text]
  • Phase IA Archaeological and Architectural Assessment Lecount
    Phase IA Archaeological and Architectural Assessment LeCount Square Urban Renewal Project Bounded by North Avenue, Huguenot Street, Anderson Street and LeCount Place Including Block 231, Lots 9, 15, 19, 23, and 27 and the adjacent roadbeds of Anderson Street and LeCount Place New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York Phase IA Archaeological and Architectural Assessment LeCount Square Urban Renewal Project Bounded by North Avenue, Huguenot Street, Anderson Street and LeCount Place Including Block 231, Lots 9, 15, 19, 23, and 27 and the adjacent roadbeds of Anderson Street and LeCount Place New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York Prepared For: Cappelli Enterprises, Inc. 115 Stevens Avenue Valhalla, NY 10595 Prepared By: Historical Perspectives, Inc. P.O. Box 3037 Westport, CT 06880 Author: Julie Abell Horn, M.A., R.P.A. September 2005 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY SHPO Project Review Number (if available): None Involved State and Federal Agencies: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, United States Postal Service Phase of Survey: Phase IA Archaeological and Architectural Assessment Location Information Location: Block 231, Lots 9, 15, 19, 23, and 27 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York. The block is bounded by Huguenot Street on the northwest, North Avenue on the southwest, Anderson Street on the southeast, and LeCount Place on the northeast. The project site also includes land south of Anderson Street between North Avenue and LeCount Place, formerly known as Block 228, Lots 19 and 20, but which is now unlotted and is designated as “city open space.” Last, the project site includes two roadbeds: Anderson Street from North Avenue to LeCount Place, and LeCount Place from Anderson Street to Huguenot Street.
    [Show full text]
  • Business Brochure.Pub
    Dear Business Owner: The City of New Rochelle values your business and wants to help you succeed! Whether you are opening a business for the first time, thinking about relocation, or expand- ing a business that is already here, please consider all that New Rochelle has to offer: • Unparalleled location, just half an hour from Grand Central Station in NYC by Metro- North RR, minutes from other regional centers such as Greenwich, Stamford and White Plains, and with convenient direct links to I-95 and Amtrak. • Superb quality of life, characterized by charming and historic neighborhoods, a bur- geoning downtown, an extensive shoreline on Long Island Sound, and an outstanding public school system. • Diverse and talented residents, who are ready to serve as loyal customers or skilled employees. The City, together with partners in the public and private sectors, stands ready to help by providing information, offering convenient access to government services, facilitating re- view and approval procedures, and providing direct financial assistance to qualified appli- cants. Please review the attached guide to local business resources, and then feel free to contact our Department of Development at 914-654-2185 or email [email protected] with any questions. New Rochelle is open for business! Join us. Sincerely, Noam Bramson Mayor KEY BUSINESS CONTACTS & RESOURCES City of New Rochelle Department of New Rochelle Downtown Business Development Improvement District (BID) ...provides planning and economic develop- ...offers organizational and financial tools to ment support, land use analysis, business be used by local businesses and property guidance, environmental program informa- owners to fund additional services tion and demographic data.
    [Show full text]
  • New Rochelle Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) Public Workshop #2: Meeting Summary New Rochelle, NY
    New Rochelle Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) Public Workshop #2: Meeting Summary New Rochelle, NY Prepared on behalf of: The City of New Rochelle 515 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801 Prepared by: BFJ Planning 115 5th Avenue New York, NY 10003 www.bfjplanning.com Date: February 10, 2016 Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Workshop Agenda ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Workshop Summary & Public Feedback ....................................................................................................... 2 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 City of New Rochelle Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) Public Workshop #1 Summary February 10, 2015 1 Introduction As part of the planning process for updating its Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), the City of New Rochelle hosted the second of three public events related to the project on February 3, 2015. The workshop was attended by approximately 18 participants, many who attended the first public meeting. While there was a lower than expected number of public attendees, those who did attend provided thoughtful feedback that helped inform how the LWRP recommendations could be improved. In
    [Show full text]
  • City of New Rochelle, New York Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
    CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK CO MPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Year Ended December 31, 2012 CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Year Ended December 31,2012 Prepared by ,he Department of Finance I-Ioward Rattner Commissioner City of New Rochelle, New York Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended December 31,2012 Table of Contents Page INTRODUCTORY SECTION I Principal Officials i Organization Chart ii Letter of Transmittal iii Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting ix FINANCIAL SECTION I Independent Auditors' Report 1 Management's Discussion and Analysis 3 Basic Financial Statements Government-Wide Financial Statements Statement of Net Position 18 Statement of Activities 19 Fund Financial Statements Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds 21 Reconciliation of Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Government-Wide Statement of Net Assets 23 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds 24 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 26 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - General Fund 27 Proprietary Funds Statement of Net Position 28 Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 30 Statement of Cash Flows 32 Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Fiduciary Fund 34 Notes to Financial Statements 35 Required Supplementary Information - Other Post Employment Benefits- Schedule
    [Show full text]
  • Overdeveloped Westchester? Aid in Dying Bill Fails to Pass in Albany
    WESTCHESTER’S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPERS Vol 125 Number 26 www.RisingMediaGroup.com Friday, June 24, 2016 Teens Earn Scholarships Look Out, Westchester – To Travel to Israel Project Veritas is Here Yonkers Federation of Teachers President Pat Puleo, on video footage at union offces captured by ProjectVeritas. By Dan Murphy is printed at the end of this story and has been Project Veritas, a website aimed at investi- widely reported on by News 12.) Some of the 20 students heading to Israel this summer, thanks to the UJA-Federation of New gating and exposing corruption across the coun- O’Keefe now has another undercover video York and Singer Scholarship Awards. try, has recently relocated to Westchester, and has that he is about to release featuring another West- Twenty Westchester teens were recently seph Block, Ayelet Marder and Alyssa Schwartz two exposes coming out about the doings – or chester teachers union. The second tape under- awarded Singer Scholarship Awards for summer of White Plains; Joshua Bloom, Doreen Blum, wrongdoings – in the county. scores O’Keefe’s early interest in improper ac- programs in Israel by UJA-Federation of New Sara Butman, Hadas Krasner and Sophia Peister Two weeks ago Project Veritas founder tivities in the county. York. The merit awards, funded by Fran and Saul of New Rochelle; Emily Goldberg of Amawalk; James O’Keefe released an undercover video O’Keefe recently appeared on the blog radio Singer of White Plains, help offset the cost of Is- Sydney Goodman and David Rosenberg of Rye that was taped at the headquarters of the Yon- show for the Yonkers Tribune and explained he rael programs for high school teens.
    [Show full text]
  • Pelham Chamber Hosts This Year's Summer Street Fair
    THE Pelham Art Visit Center... thepelhampost.com Wonderwall (Fluorescent Fuchsia for community news and Labyrinth) by event information! Andrea Stanislav PAGE 10 June 2014 -- Volume 10 -- Issue 6 POST Complimentary The Picture House Film Club with Pelham Chamber Hosts this Marshall Fine to Launch in October Renowned Film Critic to Become Critic-in-Residence year’s Summer Street Fair The Picture House recently announced the launch of The Picture Members volunteer to spearhead annual community event House Film Club with Marshall Fine. Fine, a long-time New York film critic and Westchester resident, has also been named The Picture House critic-in-residence, effec- tive June 1. The Picture The Pelham Chamber of Commerce says Fair will enjoy demonstrations, craft tables, Health and safety are big concerns for House Film Club will it will host the annual Village Street Fair on and sidewalk sales. Youngsters will love the Chamber members. So courtesy of Pelham offer six-film screenings Saturday, June 7th, and its own members will carousel and fun kiddy rides—all free thanks Medical Group, this year’s Street Fair will fea- in each of three series— organize every detail of the event from street to support from participating vendors. Other ture free sidewalk blood-pressure screenings fall, winter, and spring vendors and free entertainment to this year’s free entertainment for kids will include tree plus fire safety tips for kids and families cour- —with the first screening classic car show. climbing, a fun-filled Velcro Olympics-style tesy of the Village Fire Department. scheduled for Wednesday, October 1, 2014.
    [Show full text]
  • Special City 325Th Anniversary Float Highlights Thanksgiving Parade Thanksgiving Highlights Float Anniversary 325Th City Special
    Pancakes and a Parade: The Tradition Continues The History of the Jews in 9 New Rochelle Chronicled 15 com December 2013 -- Volume 9 -- Issue 12 Complimentary Special City 325th Anniversary Float Highlights Thanksgiving Parade By Stephen E. Lipken A special float, commemorating the 325th An- niversary of the City of New Rochelle highlighted the November 23 Valenti-New Rochelle Thanksgiving Parade. The Grand Marshal was Domenic Procopio, Chairman of New Rochelle’s Civil Service Commission But that was only a small part of the floats, bands, antique vehicles and new to the parade, Peruvian Dancers, demonstrating the rich cultural heritage of New Rochelle. Iona College fielded a huge “Mayflow- er” display, running on bulldozer treads and sounding a horn reminiscent of a diesel locomotive whistle, as well as a giant inflatable “Killian the Gael” mascot on a float incorporating all Iona athletic teams plus the college’s renowned Bagpipe Band. Monroe College presented an elaborate float with the Statue of Liberty and two bright blue “Mustang” mascots. Chamber of Commerce featured a giant turkey; “Boss Tone” and “Sass Transit” (roller derby names) from Suburbia Roller Derby sported helmets with Chanukah dreidels and royal blue menorah. Some marchers promoted social awareness and responsibility, such as New Rochelle Humane Society, Salvation Army, American Red Cross and drum corps from Habitat for Humanity. Clowns joined the festivities, as well as midget fire truck, “Little Squirt, Engine Company 273.” Before the parade, a Pancake Breakfast was served in New Rochelle High School cafeteria. Seen outside the cafeteria was New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence, (www.nredfund.org) supporting projects that school budget cannot fund, from kindergarten to 12th grade.
    [Show full text]
  • Vincent R. Rippa Attorneys 800 \X/Estci-2S2r :\Venue
    Ytre fJ!a,w Qjf;,&&J o/ VINCENT R. RIPPA ATTORNEYS 800 \X/ESTCI-2S2R :\VENUE. SUIT.::. :S-608 PARALEGALS R':.·"E: BROOK N:S\Y"·· YCFJ::. ws-: (9(.1.\ 0%-1800 'S\";4, 6~6-030\• (91-J 60{-,- -; s:::~; (~'acslDJlle VIA EMAIL June :Senn1e Gile:: :; ·'"' 01orth Avenue J~e\k' Rocrielle. l080 R"'· Wta.rna Francesca Restauran:: Con:;._ d/om Sieie Oci:10 Siete .:.!. ~.:::. ? elbarr; Roaci New Rochelle. 2ncwsed Dtease ±inci :he follow1ng· Caoare: Annbcanon of S1ete Ocno Sie;:e: ParK1ng .500 too: Raciius Dw.. grarr-'-: anc lvlarkenng Proposal for tile res1.auran:. Rooen Stanz1ale ..LvcDjte~: ?C 1-viL oe filing the .-'\rcDite~rurai Plan on or before :::·nciay. Jt.me =:s·. 20:.:::: Arrachmeni cc:: RoDer: Starz·... aie Nic1: DiCosmnzo CAB.A..RET APPLJ CA T!O!\ OF SIETE OCHO SIETE Se::non -, , _.:: ·- orovJGes the ;__.abare-::,~ ' :__1censeT u:'" c:en:aw rec;uuemenLs' are Iollowec.:o• '' A; The anaci1ed 500 FooL Raci!us D1ag::-arn reveals the sUOJe~~ oroperr:-' comnnes wnn tn~ SOC iom dista.TJce regulanon. B PARKING IWJ'ACTS "7'he subjecT prooeiLy Ls m a_ business strm cenre:- :nat contmns mwnn1e narKrng so ace=.. A.. ma~ioriry of business c2..t."'Tied out applicant w·ill be at rught when a maionry of stores l.E the striD cente:- ·will ·oe closed. There will De narking available u;_ shopprng area and approximmejy l 000 feel from the subjeer pro perry lS a iarge parking lor used for Dus1nesses cioseci at nignt. Parking can be 1n the JOt. The applicant also owns a pnvaie parlcng Jot across from tne subjec: properry on PeLham Roaci.
    [Show full text]
  • Westchester Gets in the St. Pat's Spirit Eastchester GOP Endorses
    WESTCHESTER’S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPERS Vol 38 Number 10 www.RisingMediaGroup.com Friday, March 8, 2019 AOC & Ga Ga Not Proud Cuomo & Stewart-Cousins at of Westchester Roots Odds Over Amazon & More Two photos of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez from the 2007 Yorktown High School yearbook. By Dan Murphy City. Her name was Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both from Westchester County homeowners pay the Last year I wrote: My family first moved to Westchester. highest property taxes in the country and several Westchester in 1972, from the same Parkches- By Dan Murphy ing up to $150,000 per year. Westchester villages were named on Bloomberg’s ter neighborhood in the Bronx as Alexandria Gov. Andrew Cuomo is backing away from Cuomo’s comments and actions come as top 100 wealthiest communities. Clearly, for al- Ocasio-Cortez, who shocked the political world far-left progressive democrats who he says killed the state faces a $3 billion revenue shortfall in its most all of us who grew up in Westchester and last month when she defeated Congressman Joe a deal to bring an Amazon headquarters to New $178 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, still call it home, we feel proud and grateful to Crowley in a democratic primary in Queens and York City. And, in a recent speech in Mt. Kisco, which begins April 1. In the middle of all discus- reside here and raise our families. the Bronx. Both Ocasio-Cortez and I attended Cuomo, in response to the new federal tax limits sions on Amazon, tax cuts and the state budget But not all of us with Westchester roots are Yorktown High School; I graduated in 1985; she on deductions of state and local taxes, called for will be Westchester State Senator and Senate Ma- proud to call our county home.
    [Show full text]
  • An Early and Unique American Settlement Ew Rochelle in the 17
    An Early and Unique American Settlement ew Rochelle in the 17 th and 18 th Centuries In the early years of New York, when only a few small hamlets dotted the forests and fields of what is now Westchester County, a small group of French Protestant refugees called “Huguenots”, made their way to a stretch of land that began at the banks of Long Island Sound. Having fled their homeland to realize a life in which they could practice their Protestant religion freely, the dozen or so families, with Jacob Leisler acting as the go-between, purchased 6,000 acres from John Pell, signing the deed in 1689. They named it after the last Huguenot stronghold in France, the Port of La Rochelle. These early settlers chose their new home wisely. The land was fertile and farmable. Its Long Island Sound location provided for abundant fishing, gainful tidal mills and lucrative water- related trade and industry. The new community was connected to northern settlements and to New York by the Boston Post Road—the leading thoroughfare of the Colonies, which traced the ancient pathways of the Siwanoy Indians along the Sound shoreline. It was also only 18 miles to reach the French Church in Manhattan, and about 24 miles to the mercantile hub of New York. Merchants, landowners, tradesmen, farmers… despite their varied backgrounds, the first forty or so families shared a desire to worship freely. They had the joint disadvantage of having little money or material goods. All had been left behind in France during their flights to safety.
    [Show full text]
  • Greenr the New Rochelle Sustainability Plan 2010-2030
    The New Rochelle Sustainability Plan 2010 - 2030 Vision and Action for a Healthier Community The New Rochelle Sustainability Plan 2010 - 2030 Mayor Noam Bramson CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Louis J. Trangucci Albert A. Tarantino, Jr. Jared Rice Richard St. Paul Barry R. Fertel Marianne L. Sussman City Manager Charles Strome III Sustainability Coordinator Deborah Newborn TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION & SUMMARY LETTER FROM THE MAYOR ............... 5 EVERY SINGLE DAY ........................ 6 INTRODUCTION A Global & National Challenge......................7 A Local Opportunity ............................. 8 A Call to Individual Action ........................ 8 A Practical Guide to Progress...................... 9 A Vision for New Rochelle......................... 9 STATISTICAL SNAP-SHOT . 10 TEN BIG GOALS FOR 2030 . 11 ACTION PLAN SUMMARY Energy & Climate .............................. 12 Resources Conservation & Waste Reduction ......... 13 Ecology, Biodiversity & Public Health ............... 14 Smart Growth & Economic Prosperity............... 15 Transportation & Mobility........................ 16 Public Participation & Awareness ................. 17 ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ........................ 20 NOTES ON READING INITIATIVES ...... 21 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS .................. 22 PART I: ENERGY & CLIMATE........................ 23 PART IV: SMART GROWTH 1.1 Green Building Standards ................ 24 & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ........................... 79 1.2 Exterior Lighting Efficiency ............... 26 4.25 Transit-Oriented Smart
    [Show full text]