by Rick Pezzullo The field of candidates hoping to succeed Nita Lowey as the representative of New York’s 17th congressional district has grown to 16 as Pleasantville resident Shane McGaffey threw his hat in the ring this week. McGaffey, a former Pleasantville... More »
By Dean Gallea Westchester County has been awarded a $100k grant from New York State to fund its Climate Action Planning Institute (CAPI) program. The CAPI Westchester project will in turn assist nine municipalities, including Tarrytown, Irvington and Hastings... More »
by W.B. King – In November, Tarrytown’s Planning Board received a proposal from a developer calling for a hotel, marina and residential complex on the waterfront causing considerable outcry from concerned residents. A few weeks later, the Board of Trustees he... More »
by Barrett Seaman – For more than 70 years, Irvington’s signature waterfront recreation area, Matthiessen Park, has been restricted to village residents (and their guests). Even homeowners in East Irvington, an unincorporated part of Greenburgh whose children... More »
by Elaine Marranzano – The Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees has proposed a novel zoning tactic that gives it power to make zoning changes on village-owned property in the inner village. Zoning variances are typically made by the Zoning Board of Appeals. While ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo The New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors approved a proposal Thursday to begin the toll adjustment process on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, starting in 2021. Beginning January 1, 2021, NY E-ZPass rates will increase by 50 cent... More »
by Barrett Seaman – Nearly six months shy of the June 23rd primary elections, the field of candidates hoping to succeed Nita Lowey as the representative of New York’s 17th congressional district has grown to 15—13 of whom are Democrats—in a district that has ... More »
By Barrett Seaman Tis the season. Governor Cuomo has announced the awarding of more than $761 million in economic development aid to communities all across the state—and just in time for Christmas. Some of these grants were previously known and some will take ... More »
by Alexander Roberts – With a number of projects on the drawing board or in the approvals process, Tarrytown has established a committee to use a comprehensive approach to housing development and affordability. The Housing Affordability Task Force grew out of... More »
by Robert Kimmel – A localized test of the U.S. Postal Service Mail delivery in Greenburgh has not changed Town Supervisor Paul Feiner’s opinion about the service. “I continue to believe that there should be congressional hearings on postal service operations... More »
The price tag for Tarrytown’s purchase of more than half of the parking lot space adjacent to Citibank’s still vacant building at 1 North Broadway was $475,000, village officials have disclosed. The recent acquisition has allowed the village to continue to mai... More »
by Alexander Roberts – Westchester County has released its long-awaited Housing Needs Assessment, the most exhaustive analysis ever done in the county. While it found a need for 82,451 affordable housing units, the majority of those represent existing h... More »
by Barrett Seaman – It’s been less than two months since longtime 17th District Congresswoman Nita Lowey, 82, announced her intention to retire at the end of the current term, yet the race to succeed her has already begun to fill—at least by Democrats. In Nov... More »
By Barrett Seaman Irvington Mayor Brian Smith announced that the Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing December 11 on the issue of whether to open the riverside Matthiessen Park, currently open only to village residents, to non-residents. A Point/Counte... More »
By Barrett Seaman It’s unusual when a primary candidate in a congressional district well outside the Washington beltway gets a chance to announce her entry into a crowded field on a national news show. Yet Dr. Evelyn Farkas of Chappaqua had just that opportuni... More »
By Robert Kimmel It has been almost a decade since Westchester County’s operating budget has included a reduction in the County’s property tax levy; however, that will likely happen in next year’s budget. County Executive George Latimer has proposed a 2020 ... More »
By Barrett Seaman By a two-to-one margin, incumbent Paul Feiner beat out challenger Lucas Cioffi Tuesday and held on to his seat as Greenburgh Town Supervisor, a job he has held since 1991. Cioffi, a West Point graduate, software engineer and business consulta... More »
by Robert Kimmel – Tarrytown’s newly appointed Assistant Village Administrator, Joshua Ringel, now within his fourth month on the job, appears to be seamlessly accomplishing the work for which he was employed. Ringel was chosen from a large list of candidates... More »
by Barrett Seaman – During the lunch hour on a rainy Tuesday last month, Yosibel Rodriguez, 20, walked confidently up to the desk in Tarrytown’s Warner Library, where two women armed with pamphlets and an array of laptops stood ready to recruit her. They were... More »
By Barrett Seaman Allison Fine, 55, is a busy woman whose life just got busier. This week, the recent chair of the national board of NARAL Pro Choice America and author of three books on social media announced that she will run for outgoing 17th District Congr... More »
