Council on the Arts Visit newrochellereview.com “Sound Shore for Shakespeare community news and Festival” Returns event information! REVIEW PAGE 8 April 2014 -- Volume 10 -- Issue 4 Complimentary Schumer says FEMA needs to stop Bramson sees a “Clear Path putting New Rochelle through the Forward” in State of the City wringer due to Superstorm Sandy Mayor Noam Bramson ter” developers for multiple sites in two delivered a confident State clusters – one centered on the city’s tran- of the City address on Thurs- sit center, the other surrounding Main day, March 20, highlighting Street. Master development agreements New Rochelle’s strengths and will be based on recently completed outlining a “clear path for- studies of transit-oriented growth and ward.” Speaking before an traffic circulation patterns. The City’s enthusiastic, standing-room- plans call for several million square feet only crowd of civic leaders, of office space, roughly 2,000 new apart- business owners, and resi- ments, and 500,000 square feet of retail. dents, Bramson declared that “This is no timid, incremental step,” said “most of us share a common Bramson, “this is a bold stroke from an vision for what New Rochelle ambitious city that is determined to take can and should be,” includ- charge of its own future. Senator Schumer at podium ing a thriving downtown, Even as New Rochelle plans for to- U.S. Senator Charles E. to rebuild the Municipal Marina a vibrant waterfront, an ef- morrow, “we’ve also got to make the most Schumer recently urged top of- and Hudson Park beach, which ficient government, and an of what New Rochelle is right now,” said ficials at the Federal Emergency were ravaged during Hurricane inclusive community. Bramson, who then listed a series of ac- Management Agency (FEMA) to Sandy. Schumer explained that To encourage down- tions planned for 2014, including: quickly approve approximately New Rochelle officials were origi- town investment, Bramson • Assigning a parking management $4 million in federal funding nally told by FEMA immediately announced that, this May, Mayor Noam Bramson (left) and Eli Gordon, Executive team to oversee all public parking, pro- for the City of New Rochelle ...continued on page 11 New Rochelle will seek “mas- ...continued on page 4 Director, New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce Envirolution1 brings Green training, “Be Great” Program Honors Warhit Family, Beth business support and jobs to City Weinberg and PM Pediatrics BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN Antuan Cannon, Co- BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN “All of us are honored to be as- Founder/Director of Opera- sociated with BGC,” Warhit noted. tions, Envirolution1, New The Boys and Girls Club of New Ro- “We are delighted that they have ex- York City appeared before the chelle (BGC) “Be Great” program was held ceeded their fundraising goals. Ilissa New Rochelle City Council at Beckwith Pointe on Saturday, March 22, and I are proud of our strong-willed Committee of Whole (COW) hosted by Pepe Mercedes-Benz and pre- children. My son Josh is serving in meeting on Tuesday, March senting sponsor Clark family, according the Israeli Defense Forces. 11, along with Lauren Fiata, special honors to the Warhit family, Beth “Our world can be an unset- Director Business Develop- Weinberg and PM Pediatrics. tling place…We must focus on those ment and Oisin O’Brien, Receiving the “Great Family” Award, in need and keep our world balanced Project Consultant, outlin- Evirolution1 Director of Operations Paul and Ilissa Warhit have served on by focusing on the positive,” Warhit ing a proposal to implement boards of 10 local organizations. Paul is concluded. a workforce development Antuan Cannon currently President of Westchester Jew- Beth Weinberg was honored as program in 1) Job Training— ment, focusing on sustainable ish Council and Ilissa is an Executive BGC’s “Great Educator” for 2014. A Class Work; 2) Project Expe- and clean energy industry. Board Member and Fundraising Chair for teacher for more than 35 years, she Honorees Paul Warhit; daughters, Alyson Warhit; Natalie rience—Field Work and 3) “Our Win-Win Program Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic. ...continued on page 10 Warhit; wife Ilissa Warhit; and sister Emily Rubin. Staffing Services—Job Place- ...continued on page 5 Want to know where to place your next marketing piece? 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