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WESTCHESTER’S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPERS
Vol 53 Number 21
Friday, May 20, 2016
www.RisingMediaGroup.com
Acorda Scientific Excellence
Awards Recognize Students
The de Blasio-Cuomo Feud
How it Came To Be & How it Affects Westchester
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during friendlier times.
County Executive Robert Astorino, center, joined with representatives of Acorda Therapeutics and radio broadcaster Lisa Wexler to recognize this year’s winners of the Acorda Scientific Excellence Award on May 11. From left are Cayla Hamann, Gowri and Amba Viswanathan,
and Pradeepa Krish of Yorktown; Tierney Saccavino, executive vice president of corporate
communications at Acorda; Alyssa Wei and Jacob Zeitlin of Blind Brook; Astorino; Wexler;
Andrew Castellano of WestchesterTalkRadio.com; Kelly Heinzerling and Grace Passannante
of Convent of the Sacred Heart; and David Carratu of New Canaan.
As part of an ongoing effort to promote science, technology, engineering and math education
in Westchester, County Executive Robert Astorino
last week joined with representatives of Acorda
Therapeutics and radio broadcaster Lisa Wexler to
recognize this year’s winners of the Acorda Scientific Excellence Award.
A special live broadcast of The Lisa Wexler
Show took place last week on AM 1490 WGCH
from the County Office Building, where students
were each given the opportunity to speak about
their scientific research. The show was simultaneously rebroadcast on WestchesterTalkRadio.com.
“In this global economy, the jobs not only of
tomorrow, but of today, call for a solid grounding
in science, technology, engineering and math,”
said Astorino. “I am proud to join in supporting
Continued on Page 7
Honoring Our Veterans:
Flags Donated to Eastchester
By Dan Murphy
In 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the middle
of his re-election campaign, had a problem with
the progressive wing of his party, and specifically,
the Working Families Party, as the party was seriously considering not endorsing, and giving their
line, to Cuomo.
Cuomo turned to his then-Democratic ally,
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, for help. What
has happened in the two years since, and the fun-
draising scandals that are impacting at least one
Westchester Senate race this year, is a fascinating
story uncovered by Peekskill Post Editor Bryan Fumagalli.
Fumagalli was a guest on my WVOX 1460 AM
radio show last week to discuss his groundbreaking
story back in 2014, which highlighted the dumping of $671,000 in donations by wealthy donors at
the behest of de Blasio, into two State Senate races
Continued on Page 8
A Wise Use of
Taxpayer Dollars
Stuart’s Fruit Farm in Somers will be preserved for future generations.
From left are Supervisor Colavita, Joe Mammana, Bob Foster, Mike Fix, Vinto Pinto and
Tuckahoe Mayor Steve Ecklond.
The Town of Eastchester recently became
the recipient of Prisoner of War-Missing in Action flag donations from two local residents.
Long-time Eastchester resident Lawrence
LaFredo presented a POW-MIA flag to Supervisor Anthony S. Colavita, courtesy of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 16 in Greenburgh; and Vito Pinto, former county legislator
and head of veterans’ affairs for Westchester
County, donated flags, which will be flown
proudly over Eastchester to honor those veterans who were prisoners of war or are still missing in action.
See page 9 for information on upcoming
Westchester County Memorial Day parades and
ceremonies.
Editor’s note: Rising newspapers usually
takes a fiscal conservative view on matters concerning taxpayer dollars in local, county and state
budgets. However, this story below, in our view,
is a wise use of taxpayer dollars. In Westchester
County, we need to preserve as many acres of green
space as possible. And while a private property,
Stuart’s Farm in Somers is enjoyed by thousands
of Westchester families every fall. It is a wonderful
tradition that should be encouraged, and now, will
be preserved for future generations.
State Sen. Terrence Murphy recently an-
nounced the award of a $1.84 million grant to
preserve Stuart’s Fruit Farm in Somers from future development and maintain the land’s use for
agricultural purposes. This unprecedented commitment comes from the state’s first regionally-targeted farmland conservation grant program, the Hudson Valley Agricultural Enhancement Program,
which Murphy helped create last year.
“From the days of my childhood, I can remember visits to Stuart’s farm with my four
siblings,” said Murphy. “It has been a part of
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Insanity: Repeating the Same, Expecting Different Results
Disgraced former Speaker Sheldon Silver after being sentenced to 12 years in prison, left; and the felonious father-and-son team of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and son
Adam, after being sentenced to five years and six and a half years.
By Dan Murphy
Albert Einstein is credited with the quote
that we use as a headline to describe the current
state of political affairs in Albany. Characterized
as “the most dysfunction government in the nation,” New York State officials continue to embarrass and disappoint the citizens it was elected to
represent.
Over a period of two weeks, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate
Majority Leader Dean Skelos were sentenced to
12 years and five years in prison, respectively.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara continues to be
dumbfounded by the number of political scandals
and criminal acts. “In the span of just 16 months,
we have seen the arrest, prosecution, conviction
and sentencing of both leaders of the New York
State Legislature,” he said. “The nearly simultaneous convictions of Sheldon Silver and Dean
Skelos, whose corruption crimes were laid bare
during fair and public trials, have no precedent.
And while Silver and Skelos deserve their prison
sentences, the people of New York deserve better.
“These cases show – and history teaches –
that the most effective corruption investigations
are those that are truly independent and not in
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Food Pantry Benefits from
‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Drive
Stewart-Cousins Inducted
Into Women’s Hall of Fame
Karen Carlson of the Ossining Food Pantry with donated bags of non-perishable groceries
delivered by post office letter carriers.
From left are Camille Murphy, executive director of WREF; Senate Leader Andrea StewartCousins; Bonnie St. Jean, keynote speaker and her daughter; and Maria Imperial, CEO of
YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester.
Local letter carriers represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with other postal employees and volunteers,
participated in the May 14 Stamp Out Hunger
National Food Drive.
Across Ossining, letter carriers collected
non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes
and in the post office and delivered them to the
Ossining Food Pantry, which received a wide variety of canned goods and other non-perishable
food items. All goods will go directly to clients
during Thursday evening and Friday morning
distribution at Trinity Church, as well as to local
daycare centers and the homebound needy.
“Our donors have been very generous and
we are most grateful for the work done by the
letter carriers and other post office personnel,”
said Marty Engelhardt Jr., Ossining Food Pantry
president. “The food pantry’s client list has increased 16-plus percent this past year and this is
a wonderful way to supplement our resources so
we may better serve those in need.”
The Ossining Food Pantry helps more than
400 people each week. It serves a large crosssection of residents from the greater Ossining
area, including single individuals, couples, parents with children, senior citizens, the unemployed, the under-employed, veterans, the sick
who cannot work and the well who cannot make
ends meet under current circumstances. The Ossining Food Pantry is a 100 percent volunteerrun organization with no paid staff. It relies on
the hard work of volunteers and donations from
the community.
To donate or to volunteer your time, visit
www.ossiningfoodpantry.org or call 914-7625510 and leave a message.
Small quantities of non-perishable food
items may be dropped off at the Briarcliff and
Ossining Public Libraries. Donations may also
be sent to: Ossining Food Pantry, PO Box 869,
Ossining, NY 10562.
Photo of the Week
The Rising Stars PAC of Yonkers rehearse for their production of “Willy Wonka Jr.” at the Will
Library. For more information, visit www.risingstartspac.net.
Excellent Care,
Close to Home
From the latest in imaging technology and cardiovascular treatment to routine medical care
for the whole family, Saint Joseph’s offers the services you need in comfortable, convenient
offices in the community:
Saint Joseph’s Cardiovascular Center
930 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, New York
We offer a full range of cardiovascular imaging
services on-site, and patients can see a cardiologist in
comfortable exam rooms and physician offices.
To make an appointment: (914) 308-7350
Saint Joseph’s Imaging at Riverdale
3050 Corlear Avenue, Bronx, New York
The latest in imaging technology is available in an
office setting, including MRI, digital mammography,
ultrasound and DEXA.
Saint Joseph’s Family Health Center
81 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York
Primary care for the whole family is available by
appointment or on a walk-in basis. We deliver our
services in a patient-centered Care Team approach.
127 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 378-7 000 • www.saintjosephs.org
Democratic Conference Leader Andrea
Stewart-Cousins was inducted into the Westchester Women’s Hall of Fame during a May 6
ceremony at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. She is the 32nd woman to be recognized
for her outstanding contributions to Westchester
County.
“I’m honored to follow in the footsteps
of so many great Westchester women inducted
into this Hall of Fame,” said State Sen. StewartCousins. “I look forward to continuing our important work to create greater opportunities for
women and their families in Westchester and
across New York State.”
Camille Murphy, executive director of the
Women’s Research and Education Fund that selects the annual honoree, added: “Leader Stewart-Cousins has been a fighter for the women
of Westchester County advocating for greater
equality and to improve their lives. We are proud
to recognize her for her decades of leadership in
our community. She is an outstanding addition to
this Hall of Fame and an inspiration to all of us.”
Stewart-Cousins began her career in public
service in 1992 when she became the first African-American to serve as director of community affairs for the City of Yonkers. She went on
to serve in the Westchester County Legislature
where she authored Westchester’s Human Rights
Law and became vice chairwoman of the Board
of Legislators.
Stewart-Cousins was first elected to the
State Senate in 2006 and currently represents
part of White Plains, New Rochelle and Yonkers,
Greenburgh and Scarsdale. She was elected by
her colleagues to serve as leader of the Senate
Democratic Conference in 2012, becoming the
first female leader of a legislative conference in
New York State history.
Past Westchester Women’s Hall of Fame inductees include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; former State Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer; Congresswoman Nita Lowey; New York State Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals Janet DiFiore; the
Hon. Lois Bronz, Westchester County legislator;
and actress and activist Ruby Dee.
The WREF was founded in 1989 to promote equality and justice for women in Westchester County through training, advocacy and
recognition of their achievements. The induction ceremony took place as part of the “In the
Company of Women” event held by the WREF
and the YWCA of White Plains and Central
Westchester.
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Domestic Violence Survivors
Treated to ‘Spa-Tacular’
County Executive Robert Astorino, center, is joined by (from left) Darlene Reda, director of
the Family Justice Center; Michelle Memoli, JLCW project manager; Kristine Redfield, domestic violence survivor; and Alison Messerle, JLCW president.
Kristine Redfield has suffered through every
type of domestic violence – verbal, emotional, financial and physical, she said. But she hid it so
well through an abusive marriage that lasted 13
years.
“Looking back, I see where all the red flags
went up,” said Redfield, 47, of White Plains.
“You don’t realize it at the time. It’s very gradual... They make you feel like you’re the one
who’s crazy. But you’re not.”
Today, Redfield is a survivor who credits
the Westchester County Family Justice Center
for getting her to a point of empowerment, giving her the confidence, support and guidance to
break free of the violence.
“The Family Justice Center gave me hope
when I didn’t have any,” said Redfield, who has
two children, ages 20 and 12. “The people there
make you feel confident and safe. It’s a very
scary time. You have to have that kind of support
behind you.”
Redfield is not the only one to face such a
struggle. On Tuesday, she was one of 50 women
at the Westchester County Center who are all survivors of domestic violence. What made the day
extraordinary was that each of the women was
treated to a special day of pampering at an event
called the “Spa-tacular.”
Presented by the Junior League of Central
Westchester in partnership with County Executive Robert Astorino, the “Spa-tacular” transformed four ordinary conference rooms into a
first-class spa retreat.
Women stepped into luxurious robes from
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Westchester and
enjoyed massages, make-up applications, facials
and manicures – all while listening to soothing
music and relaxing with scented aromas. Specialists donated their time and services, and food was
available throughout the day. The women also
left with gift bags full of toiletries such as facial
scrub, body wash, makeup and other daily essentials.
“I think this is the most I’ve smiled in two
years,” Redfield said as she had her nails painted
pink.
JLCW President Alison Messerle said that
hearing women say they feel empowered is inspiring. “These women need to know there is a
place to turn if they do decide to leave,” she said,
referring to the Family Justice Center. “They
need to know there’s someone there that can help
them; that there’s a place to turn, a place to go.”
The FJC is a safe place where victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence
and stalking can get legal help with actions such
as obtaining an order of protection, seeking custody and securing child support. Advocates also
assist victims with making a safety plan, counseling, finding shelter, immigration services and
accessing public assistance.
Astorino said the county does everything it
can to make sure victims of domestic violence
are protected and treated fairly, adding that it is
a “terrible ordeal that will be with them forever.” The FJC, however, is a place where all their
needs can be met under one roof, in a safe, bilingual and confidential setting.
“Today we are giving back to the survivors
who have had to endure these horrific ordeals,”
said Astorino. “It’s a nice way to tell these women that they are not alone, that there are people
who care about them, and that life can get better.”
The FJC is located at the Westchester County Court Complex, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd., Room 1-150, White Plains. It is open
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
with free child care and Spanish-speaking staff
available. No appointment are necessary. All services are free and confidential.
While most victims of domestic violence
are women, men also suffer and can utilize this
resource.
To learn more, call 914-995-3100 or visit
www.women.westchestergov.com/family-justice-center.
“I want women to know we are there to offer hope and healing for all victims to make their
journey a little easier,” said Darlene Reda, director of the FJC. “I think it’s important for victims
to come forward and know it’s not their fault. I
know ‘he’ will tell you it is, but it’s not.”
Letters to the Editor
The 35th Anniversary of
The death of Bobby Sands
This, Too, is Maury & More
Eric Schoen with Maury Povich.
By Eric W. Schoen
Television icon Maury Povich taped the
3,000th episode of “Maury” recently. My good
friend is the co-executive producer of the show
and I have several friends who are part of the
“Maury” team. They work diligently to produce
a show that makes you laugh, makes you cry,
makes you smile and ultimately entertains you.
I usually am in the studio audience of the
show several times during the taping season, but
my busy schedule didn’t permit me to do so this
year. Full disclosure: My friend forgot to invite
me to the taping of the show featuring America’s
favorite zookeeper Jack Hanna – an episode of
the show that is more my speed!
Whenever I am in the audience, I am
amazed at the people who tell me they saw me
on television. Whether it be high-powered people in Yonkers City Hall, my next door neighbor
or friends throughout the country, “Maury” certainly attracts a diverse audience.
When I tell people my friends work for
“Maury,” they think, “Wow, they have an easy
and fun job. How difficult can it be to get people
from all over the country to take paternity tests?
How difficult can it be to find out that cheating
is going on?”
Let me tell you that the “Maury” team
works very hard to produce a show that draws
consistently high ratings. You might not watch
the show every day, but when you do you can
always count on a fascinating hour that makes
you realize that maybe your life is not as bad as
you think!
I can attest to the fact that the “Maury”
team works long hours. Some nights during
taping, they get very little sleep. They are often
called out in the middle of the night to handle
situations that are frankly above and beyond the
call of duty – all to produce a product for you
to enjoy.
The hard work it takes to produce “Maury”
is duplicated in all of the television shows you
watch every day. It might look easy, but knowing people in the industry, I can tell you it is not.
Congratulations to the “Maury” team, led
by Paul and John, on show number 3,000! You
don’t have to “be the father” or take a lie detector test to determine if your spouse is cheating to
realize there are a lot of good people tirelessly
working in television to brighten up your day!
The Race for the White House
So it’s Hillary vs. The Donald. Unless, of
course, Bernie Sanders somehow sneaks in. So
many things cross my mind when I see the political chaos going on in this country…
One thing about Republicans: After bitter
primaries they always seem to coalesce around
their candidate. Jeb, George H. and George W.
Bush are either sitting out the race or not supporting Trump. Sen. Lindsey Graham and former
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
are not in Trump’s corner either, it seems.
Will Jeb, George H., George W., Lindsey
or Mitt support Hillary? Do you really think any
of them will influence the votes of Americans?
The big question on the Democratic side is:
Will Bernie Saunders supporters vote for Hill-
ary, who represents the establishment they rally
against? Or will they go to Trump, who certainly
is not a member of the establishment. Will the
FBI’s upcoming questioning of Hillary have any
impact on the race?
We witnessed large numbers of young people attending rallies for Sanders. Many of them
could not vote in the primary elections because
they were not registered. But they can register
to vote for the November election. These young
people will make the difference in the race for
the White House this year.
Speaking of November, in New York, the
general election is Nov. 8. Applications must be
postmarked no later than Oct. 14 and received
by the Board of Elections no later than Oct. 19
to be eligible to vote. The last day for in-person
registration at the Westchester County Board
of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, is
Oct. 14.
Don’t say you didn’t know!
Bye, Bye, Shelly
So former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon
Silver is going to jail for the longest prison term
for any New York politician. It’s an embarrassment to his constituents, the State of New York,
his family, friends and his colleagues in government service.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s fundraising is under investigation, and Gov. Andrew
Cuomo’s advisors are also under investigation.
Who’s next?
It reminds me of the refrain from that old
Peter, Paul and Mary song, “Where Have all the
Flowers Gone?” When will they ever learn?
E-Prescriptions Good
As of last month, all doctors in New York
State are required to prescribe electronically.
That means they send your prescriptions via
computer to your pharmacy.
It cuts down on errors, and that certainly
makes it worthwhile. It’s like the old days when
your doctor would call in a prescription to your
local pharmacy, which you would pick up a halfhour later with a box of Barton’s candy and a
pint of Schrafft’s ice cream. (Some say the ice
cream and candy made you feel better than the
prescription did!)
Chips on Credit Cards
One store requires you to dip, the next store
requires you to swipe. Does anything make
sense when you use your charge card to shop?
Are the chips safer than swiping?
Target requires you to dip and enter a pin
number when using its store-branded charge
card (which, by the way, saves you 5 percent on
your purchase). What happens if you are in line
at Target with a shopping cart full of food and
fashions and you forgot your PIN?
Someone needs to make sense out of the
confusion that exists in the credit card world!
Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@
aol.com and follow him on Twitter @ericyonkers. Catch the Westchester Rising Radio
Show featuring Dan Murphy and Eric Schoen
on Thursdays at 10 a.m. on WVOX 1460 on the
A.M. dial, or on the Internet at wvox.com and
click on “listen live.”
MV School Dist. to Explain
Bond Project Bid Process
May 5, 2016 was the 35th anniversary of the
death of Bobby Sands, who was a member of the
Irish Republican Army. He died from a hunger
strike along with nine other members, including
close friend Patrick O’Hara.
I remember this well because I was a junior
at the University of Buffalo when it happened.
Sands, from the very beginning of his childhood,
faced sectarian hatred and violence from Protestants towards Irish Catholics in Belfast, where
he was raised. He lived in area called Rathcoole
that by the early 1970s Irish Catholics had been
expurgated because of sectarian violence inspired
by British Protestants. This led him to join the provisional Irish Republican Army in 1973.
Great Britain and Protestant rule goes back to
its initial colonialist domination in the 16th century. Sands and the Irish Republican Army were
fighting that history of discrimination and brutality
that Protestants had exerted on them and much of
Africa and Latin America. This history of brutality in Northern Ireland has had many supporters,
including Pedro Campos, the famous Puerto Rican
Nationalist who fought against American Colonialism in Puerto Rico.
Che Guevera also was a supporter of Irish
Catholic independence in Northern Ireland. This
was a history that Sands drew strength from in
fighting the Ulster Loyalist Protest gang. Sands
was able to become a member of the British Parliament after the death of Frank McGuire, the independent Republican MP for Fermanagh and South
Tyrone. However, because of his incarceration, the
British under Margaret Thatcher passed the “Representation of the People Act of 1981” that prevented people who have been in prison for longer
than one year in the UK and Northern Ireland from
serving in Parliament.
Sands had initiated his hunger strike in prison
to demand to be treated as human beings, which
the British Protestants certainly was not doing.
He started what became a 66-day hunger strike
that ended with his death May 5 1981. Margaret
Thatcher condemned Sands after his death, saying
“It was his choice to die like that.” Nelson Mandela said Sands’ death inspired his hunger strike on
Robben Island.
Sands, along with many other members of the
IRA, are true heroes that should be lauded for their
fight against the racism and brutality of Anglo Saxon Protestants. Something that I, as a black person
in America, can appreciate.
Clifford Jackson
Larchmont
The Mount Vernon City School District will
host a Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce
breakfast where district officials will provide an
overview of the application and bidding process
for projects involving the district’s recentlypassed $108 million bond to local contractors and
businesses. The event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.
May 24, at the district’s Educational Center, 165
N. Columbus Ave.
The informational session will show local
businesses how to apply for aspects of the work,
which includes site work, landscaping, paving,
plumbing, general construction, HVAC and electrical work. A light breakfast will be served.
Attendees are asked to RSVP to the Chamber
of Commerce at ChamberCommerceMV@gmail.
com
Participation in the information and application process does not necessarily guarantee work,
which will be awarded to the lowest, responsible
bidder, in accordance with New York State laws
and regulations.
“The Mount Vernon City School District is
committed to encouraging local businesses in the
city to participate in the application process and
compete for this project work because we realize
that local businesses have a vested interest in the
revitalization of the school district,” said Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Hamilton.
Highlights of the work include the imple-
mentation of a districtwide, full-day pre-kindergarten program and the expansion of all elementary buildings to kindergarten-through-grade-eight
schools; and the creation of three specially defined high schools of excellence.
Thornton High School will become a performing arts school for visual arts, music, dance,
voice or drama careers education; A.B. Davis
will become a specialized science, technology,
engineering, arts and mathematics school; Mount
Vernon High School will continue to operate as
an innovative high school with a reinvigorated
career and technical education program and an
International Baccalaureate program, in addition
to general studies and technology.
Also, Mount Vernon High School will have a
new artificial football field. There will also be installation of artificial turf and new track surfaces
at A.B. Davis and Mount Vernon H.S.; in addition
to renovation of outdoor basketball courts at A.B.
Davis and tennis courts at Mount Vernon H.S.
Also, soccer and softball fields will be re-sodded.
Lastly, building technology and infrastructure upgrades and enhancements, including the
elimination of existing modular classrooms, retrofitting wiring for high-speed Internet and wireless communication, ventilation, roofing and auditorium repair and/or replacement and overall
rehabilitation and repair to all buildings, will be
completed.
Journalist to Lead Talk
At Concordia College
Esteemed
journalist
Dr. Karen Bourgeois, asand author Ann Neumann
sistant professor of nurswill discuss her recentlying at Concordia College.
released book “The Good
“Nurses support patients
Death: An Exploration of
and their families to proDying in America” on Tuesmote the quality of life as
day, May 24 at 3 p.m. in the
they experience the death
Donald A. Krenz Academic
process. Our students have
Center (Pietruski Auditobeen working with Westrium) on the Concordia
chester End-of-Life CoaliCollege campus. The event
tion for the past three years
is co-sponsored by the Conto improve the end-of-life
cordia College Division of
experience for patients and
Nursing and Westchester
families in all communiEnd-of-Life Coalition/Live
ties.”
With Care.
Neumann is a visit“The Good Death”
ing scholar at The Center
explores the question: “If
for Religion and Media
Ann Neuman
a good death exists, what
at New York University,
does it look like?” This subject lies at the heart and a contributing editor to the center’s publicaof Neumann’s journey along the ultimate bor- tion, “The Revealer.” Her work has appeared in
derland of American life: American death. From the New York Times, the Washington Post, Bookchurch basements to hospital wards to prison cells, forum, the Los Angeles Times, The Baffler, New
Neumann charts the social, political, religious and York Law Review, The Atlantic, The Nation, The
medical landscape to explore how we die today. Guardian, and Guernica, where she is a contributThe Good Death weaves personal accounts with ing nonfiction editor.
a historical exploration of the movements and deThis event is free and open to the public. For
velopments that have changed the ways we expe- reservations, email [email protected]. Book
rience death.
sales and a signing will immediately follow the
“We look forward to welcoming Ms. Neu- presentation. For more information, contact Joyce
mann to campus, and engaging in enriching and Kennedy, director of community relations at Coninspiring dialogue on this crucial topic,” said cordia, at 914-337-9300, ext. 2195.
‘Ready, Set, Grow!’
Comes to Westchester
A new series of bilingual business seminars will take place in Peekskill, Yonkers and
New Rochelle as part of County Executive
Robert Astorino’s ongoing focus on supporting small business owners in Westchester. The
“2016 Ready, Set, Grow!” events are free and
will take place Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. as
follows:
May 21 – Peekskill, Westchester Community College Extension Center, 27 N. Division
St.
June 4 – Yonkers, WCC Extension Center,
8510 Mall Walk
June 11 – New Rochelle, Family Christian
Center, 592 Main St.
The “2016 Ready, Set, Grow!” program
is presented in partnership with the Office of
Economic Development, the Hispanic Advisory
Board, and Westchester Community College’s
Gateway to Entrepreneurship. To register, email
[email protected] or call 914995-4123.
“The goal is to provide small business owners with direct access to bilingual professionals
who can help provide strategies for growth and
success,” said Astorino. “By going straight into
our local communities, we are hoping to make it
even easier for people to take advantage of this
terrific resource.”
This series is presented as a Minority- and
Women-owned Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise opportunity.
Beaches Open Memorial Day
Weekend; Pools in June
The beaches at Playland Park in Rye, Glen
Island Park in New Rochelle and Croton Point
Park in Croton-on-Hudson will open on a preseason basis beginning Memorial Day weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 28,
29 and 30.
“Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial
start of summer each year,” said Westchester
County Executive Robert Astorino. “A day at
the beach is a great way to celebrate warmer
weather ahead.” He noted that after Memorial
Day, all three beaches will be open weekends
only through Sunday, June 19.
Beginning Friday, June 24, all countyowned pools and beaches will open on full
summer schedules through Labor Day. County
pools are located at Playland Park in Rye, Saxon Woods Park in White Plains, The Brook at
Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, and Willson’s
Waves in Mount Vernon.
The three beaches and Playland Pool will
be open Wednesday through Sunday. Saxon
Woods, Tibbetts Brook and Willson’s Waves
will be open daily, seven days a week, through
Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. Swimming hours
at all facilities are 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with no
admittance after 6 p.m.
Westchester County residency is required
at Glen Island Park and at all pools except
Playland and at Croton Point beach. Proof of
residency must be shown with either a Westchester County Park Pass or a New York State
driver’s license. Parks Passes are available at a
variety of locations. For more information, go
to www.parks.westchestergov.com.
A Season Swim Pass is available for families, individuals and seniors citizens who are
Westchester County resident Park Pass holders
only. The pass can be purchased and used at all
swimming facilities except Playland, and covers swim admission and individual daily parking during the 2016 swim season.
The Bee-Line bus system runs service to
many park facilities including Playland. For
route information, call 914-813-7777 or visit
beelinebus.westchestergov.com.
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Author Lee Woodruff Speaks
At Rally For Reading
From left are Debbie Zingg, County Legislator Catherine Parker, Lee Woodruff, Karen Regan
and Kiran Chetry. Photo by Michele Gowda.
Lee Woodruff of Rye, a New York Times
bestselling author, spoke at Room to Read
Westchester’s Rally for Reading fundraiser
luncheon May 4 at Larchmont Shore Club,
where more than 100 people gathered. The
event raised more than $10,000 for Room to
Read, a global literacy organization that was
founded on the belief that world change starts
with educated children.
The luncheon was kicked off and moderated by Kiran Chetry, former news journalist of Fox News Channel, CNN and NBC.
Wood, who is Room to Read’s founder, gave
a personalized welcome message from Hong
Kong, which was broadcast by video to the
guests at the luncheon. Debbie Zingg, chapter leader, walked people through the history
of Room to Read and explained how people
could invest in making a change in our world
by giving every girl a chance to receive an
education.
Woodruff, who was the featured speaker,
gave a customized talk to the group about
“embracing change” and touched on topics
many are hesitant to talk about even with
close friends. Guests were touched by Woodruff’s ability to bring current “tough” topics
to the forefront, by opening the door of conversation.
The Voracious Reader, local bookstore,
partnered with Room to Read Westchester for
this event and was at hand to sell Woodruff’s
books, “In an Instant: A Family’s Journey
of Love and Healing;” “Perfectly Imperfect:
A Life in Progress;” and “Those We Love
Most.”
Woodruff was available to sign her books
after the talk.
May 21 Run/Walk to
Benefit Diaper Bank
The Westchester County Diaper Bank will
once again be the beneficiary of the No Child
Wet Behind run/walk fundraiser to be held Saturday, May 21 from 8 a.m. to noon at FDR Park
in Yorktown. Last year, the event collected more
than 10,000 diapers for the county’s diaper bank.
The day starts with a competitive 5k run
around FDR Park, followed by a 1-mile walk and
other activities geared toward family fun. Donations of diapers (even partially opened packs)
will be accepted throughout the day. Those registrants who take a package of diapers to the
event will have a chance to win raffle prizes. To
register for the run, visit www.northeastdoulas.
com/events.
“I encourage anyone looking to have a
good time in the name of a good cause to come
on out,” said County Executive Robert Astorino
announced. “My heartfelt thanks go out to all
involved for supporting our Westchester County
Diaper Bank.”
No Child Wet Behind is a non-profit organization that was started by the owners of Northeast Doulas, LLC, a for-profit company based out
of Peekskill that provides professional birthing,
postpartum and pregnancy services to families in
Greenwich, Westchester and New York City.
The Westchester County Diaper Bank – a
partnership between the Junior League of Central Westchester, Astorino and the Westchester
County Department of Social Services – provides diapers at no cost as assistance to families
in need in Westchester. The JLCW supports the
bank by soliciting donations, organizing drives,
managing and packaging inventory and processing applications, while the Department of Social
Services helps to distribute the diapers.
Since its inception, the WCDB has distributed hundreds of thousands of diapers to thousands of babies and toddlers.
To learn more, visit www.jlcentralwestchester.org/diaperbank or call 914-723-6442.
Register Online for Swim
Classes at County Pools
Online registration is now open for swimming classes at Saxon Woods Pool in White
Plains, Tibbetts Brook Pool in Yonkers and Playland Pool in Rye. In addition to learn-to-swim
lessons for children and adults, new this year
is an aqua Zumba and cardio aqua fit class for
adults at Tibbetts Brook Pool.
“Learning how to swim is a valuable skill
that opens the door to fun and countless recreational opportunities for a lifetime,” said County
Executive Robert Astorino. “We’re pleased to
add the new aqua Zumba and cardio aqua fit
class, which offers adults a high-power cardio
workout.”
The aqua Zumba and cardio aqua fit class is
offered Saturdays from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at Tibbetts Brook Pool. The class integrates Zumba
philosophy with traditional fitness disciplines
resulting in a high-power workout designed for
total body conditioning and cardiovascular fitness. The program runs for six sessions, from
Saturday, July 2 through Saturday, Aug. 6. The
fee for the class is $75.
A Park Pass is not required, but participants
must be Westchester County residents. Only online registration will be accepted.
Learn-to-swim lessons are offered for all
ages and ability levels, from toddlers age 3 up
to senior citizens. Classes begin Tuesday, July
5 and run through Friday, July 29. Lessons for
both teens and adults will be held only at Saxon
Woods Pool.
The schedule for classes at Tibbetts Brook
and Saxon Woods is as follows:
Pre-schoolers age 3 to 5: Wednesdays and
Thursdays from 9:30 to 10 a.m.; all children
must be accompanied by an adult.
Age 6 to 8: Wednesdays from 10:15 to
10:45 a.m., and Fridays from 9:30 to 10 a.m.
Age 9 to 12: Thursdays and Fridays from
10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Age 13 and older: Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. (Saxon Woods Pool only)
The schedule for Playland Pool is as follows:
Pre-schoolers ages 3 to 5: Wednesdays and
Thursdays from 9:30 to 10 a.m.
Ages 6 to 8: Wednesdays and Thursdays
from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Ages 9 to 12: Fridays from 9:30 to 10:30
a.m.
Registration is $75. Adults and teens participating in the Learn-to-Swim program at Tibbetts
Brook and Saxon Woods pools must present a
valid Westchester County resident Park Pass on
the first day of class; children 12 and younger
registering for the lessons must be accompanied
by a Park Pass-holding parent or adult guardian.
A Park Pass is not required at Playland.
Only online registration will be accepted.
For more information or to register for the
program, go to www.parks.westchestergov.com.
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By Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D.,
er, quartz ranks number seven on
C.R.
the Mohs hardness scale (whatNow that nuclear prolifever that is) and only diamonds,
eration has once again crept into
sapphires and topaz are harder.
our lives, it brings to mind the
But it still doesn’t block radia1950s, when we were taught in
tion as well as lead.
elementary school, in case of
The fact that quartz couna nuclear attack, to duck under
ters are non-porous makes them
our desks and cover our heads.
considerably more stain resistant
This, we were assured by Bert
than granite and safer in terms
the turtle, would certainly proof bacteria growth. They require
tect us from Armageddon and
very little care, and perhaps that
in case of a nuclear blast, we
is why they are so popular today.
would live to tell about it.
But don’t rule granite out,
It’s hard to believe, but that
yet. Considered by many as the
Paul Bookbinder
was the syllabus back then. Visit
most beautiful surface available,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60
to granite has movement – which is the suggestion of
watch the riveting 1951 production of “Duck and motion in the elements making up the finished surCover.”
face. The swirls and patterns created by nature canObviously, we now know that the only real not be completely duplicated in engineered stone,
protection against radiation (and Kryptonite too, I however, some of the new quartz composites are
think) is lead. So I’ve decided to use a crowdfund- approximating this attribute.
ing source like Kickstarter to create a lead counIf you exercise a little care with granite, you
tertop business. When the bombs start to fall, just can avoid staining and scratches. Granite should be
empty your cupboards and climb in – you’ll be safe sealed when it is installed and at least once a year
and sound when all your neighbors are fried to a afterward.
crisp.
The cost of the average granite slab is pretty
It’s not so outrageous. Back in the 1880s and stable; however, granite prices are dependent on
90s, zinc was all the rage for counters. I visited the rarity of the color and the hardness of the stone
the mansions in Newport last fall (and by examin- and as quartz becomes more popular, its price is
ing the kitchens was able to write off the whole going up.
trip). Each palatial home had a zinc counter in the
If you’re not ready to duck and cover under
kitchen. But in time, zinc lost out to stainless steel; the protection of your new lead countertop, and
stainless to granite; and now quartz composite is you’re not concerned about outliving your neighthe latest fad. Concrete rears its ugly head every bors, quartz and granite are probably the way go
once in a while, but who wants to prepare food on to. Take your time when making your choice and
a sidewalk?
examine all the options that are available, selecting
Each material has its own benefits, but quartz the one that best suits your lifestyle and the current
is the zinc of the 21st century. Sold under the trade political climate.
names of Cambria, Viatera, Caesarstone, etc.,
This has been a public service message!
quartz is the second most abundant mineral on
Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., C.R., is president
earth, and is a basic component of granite. In a typi- of DreamWork Kitchens, Inc., located in Mamacal quartz countertop, the raw quartz is crushed and roneck. A master of design from Pratt Institute and
combined with pigments, to give it color; and res- EPA-certified remodeler, he serves on the Advisory
ins (sticky stuff), to hold it together. The resulting Panel of Remodeling Magazine. A member of the
process creates one of the most durable countertop National Kitchen & Bath Association, he is also
surfaces on the market today. It is harder than gran- a contributor to Do It Yourself magazine. He can
ite, more scratch resistant and non-porous.
be reached for questions at 914-777-0437 or www.
For the geologists who follow the K&B Insid- dreamworkkitchens.com.
Asian-American Festival
Kicks Off Heritage Series
The 19th annual Asian-American Heritage
Festival – the first in the annual series of cultural heritage festivals at county parks – will take
place Saturday, May 21 from noon to 6 p.m. at
Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.
“This celebration kicks off one of the most
popular and time-honored traditions held in our
parks – our series of cultural heritage festivals,”
said County Executive Robert Astorino. “Thousands of residents will get to travel the world
this spring and summer without leaving Westchester. The festivals are a great way to experience a wonderful cultural exchange.”
The day’s festivities will include live performances of the music and dance of many
Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea,
the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. There
will be Asian arts, cultural exhibits, ethnic
foods and health screenings. Activities for kids
will include learning the art of Chinese paper
cutting, Origami, balloon sculpture and face
painting.
The festival will be held rain or shine, and
seating is informal; bring blankets or folding
chairs for seating on the lawn. Admission and
parking are free.
The festival is presented by the Westchester and Hudson Valley Chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans and sponsored by
Westchester County Parks, ArtsWestchester and
local corporate businesses such as TD Bank and
New York Life Insurance.
The other heritage festivals in the series are
as follows:
* Albanian, June 5, noon to 7 p.m., Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla
* Portuguese-American, June 5, noon to 7
p.m., Ridge Road Park, Hartsdale
* African-American, June 26, noon to 7
p.m., Kensico Dam Plaza
* Polish, July 10, noon to 6 p.m., Kensico
Dam Plaza,
* Hispanic, July 17, noon to 7 p.m., Kensico Dam Plaza
* Italian, July 24, noon to 7 p.m., Kensico
Dam Plaza
* Irish-American, July 31, noon to 6 p.m.,
Ridge Road Park
* Heritage of India, Aug. 7, 11:30 a.m. to
6:30 p.m., Kensico Dam Plaza
* Jewish, Aug. 21, noon to 6 p.m., Kensico
Dam Plaza
All festivals are sponsored by Westchester
County Parks.
Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the north
end of the Bronx River Parkway.
Festival-goers are advised that June 5 and
June 26 the Bronx River Parkway will be closed
for Bicycle Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., between Scarsdale Road in Yonkers and the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Kensico
Dam Plaza can be accessed via Route 22, from
the north or south.
For more information and directions to the
parks, call 914-864-PARK or go to
www.westchestergov.com/parks.
Dear Editor:
I came to New Rochelle in 1952 to get away
from New York City. I did not like the crowds,
lifestyle and other problems that go with city life.
It’s becoming increasingly evident that New
Rochelle is in danger of becoming like New York
City. If this happens, the city will self-destruct.
There will be no going back.
The current administration is not taking this
into account with its plans. There are those in
New Rochelle that believe tall buildings make a
city. This is a false concept. Worse yet, there is
a lack of transparency in city government. This
was apparent in the May 8 Journal News article,
“How the 6 communities stack up,” because
New Rochelle gave less detail on its plans than
the other communities surveyed. It also refused
“to follow directions.” This is further proof of
a government that does not care about its residents’ concerns.
Just take a look at what previous apartments
built in New Rochelle accomplished. I am referring to Louis Cappelli (apartments in New Rochelle) and Avalon I and II. I urge every responsible citizen to contact our city administration to
put a stop to this lunacy.
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Rotary Donates to Friends
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From left are Rotarian Kathleen Fanese, Rotary President Bennie Giles, New Rochelle Public
Library Director Tom Geoffino, and Head of Children’s Services Kathleen Cronin.
The Rotary Club of New Rochelle recently donated $3,000 to the Friends of the New
Rochelle Public Library for the new bookstore planned for the lobby. Rotary President
Bennie Giles and Treasurer Kathleen Fanese
presented the check to Tom Geoffino, library
director, and Kathleen Cronin, head of children’s services, who accepted the check on
behalf of the Friends of NRPL.
The Friends of NRPL is a 510(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been raising funds
to support library programs and projects since
1978. In 2015 alone, the organization contributed more than $70,000 for educational and
cultural programming, equipment and materials not covered by the library’s annual budget.
The group’s primary means of fundraising is through the sale of used books at triweekly mini book sales, monthly big book
sales, and daily “honor” system sales from
bookcases and carts in the library lobby. A
bookstore in the lobby will allow the Friends
to accept a greater number of donated books
and conduct a more efficient and noticeable
enterprise.
Thanks to financial donations such as the
one gifted by the Rotary Club, the Friends
of NRPL has raised $65,000 of the $71,000
needed to construct and furnish the new facility. The group said it hopes to begin construction this fall.
The Rotary Club of New Rochelle is a
not-for-profit organization that is comprised
of business and professional men and women
dedicated to maintaining ethical standards,
building positive community and good will,
developing relationships through networking,
and providing humanitarian service locally,
regionally, nationally and internationally. The
club, founded in 1919, is strongly committed
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New Requirements for NR
Downtown Overlay Zone Regs?
By Peggy Godfrey
There is now an enhanced peer review process for developers in the City of New Rochelle
in that they will be required to go before the
Planning Board twice, explained Development
Commissioner Luiz Aragon at the May 10 New
Rochelle City Council meeting. He added that
two handouts that were prepared by the city to
explain to developers the streamlined process for
them are available online.
The downtown overlay zone regulations
use peer review and follow procedures that the
council has approved (the form-based code). The
process is streamlined for developers, allowing
them two years to create construction documents
and another five years for the actual construction
process.
Mayor Noam Bramson, who attends many
meetings through the county, has endorsed the
process and said it has been garnering positive
views for New Rochelle. The “buzz” is that investors gain confidence from this process, he
said.
Councilman Ivar Hyden suggested that
since the developer has two years to create a
construction document and another five-year
window to construct the building(s), the result
is that New Rochelle is tied up for seven years.
However, Aragon answered that the city does not
want to discourage developers.
Many residents had previously concluded,
after the environmental impact study of the
downtown overlay zoning was approved, that
this means a shift from the State Environmental
Quality Review Act requirements to the formbased code, which reportedly sharply contrasts
the SEQRA process – which New York State
mandates. For example, a proposed new building
is usually subject to many types of environmental analysis, such as traffic near the site, noise,
sewage, air and water pollution. Then there are
analysis of additional services needed such as
police, fire and the increase in school population.
It was assumed that an additional traffic study will not be necessary. In this instance
the original environmental study approved by
the City Council allows developers to use this
enhanced peer review process that Aragon had
mentioned at the beginning of the meeting.
Allegedly, an exception to this rule has been
made. The former Loew’s theatre on Main Street
has a proposal to make it a skyscraper with apartments above the business levels. City Manager
Chuck Strome, when queried after the council
meeting last week, claimed this developer will
do site-specific studies (such as traffic) but an
Environmental Impact Statement will not be required.
Library Board to Meet
The Board of Trustees of the New Rochelle Public Library will hold a special meeting Monday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ossie
Davis Theater, to review preliminary findings
of HR&A, the real estate and economic development consultant hired by the board in order
to explore the potential options available to
the library as a result of the recently approved
downtown zoning amendments and related future development.
HR&A will provide a public presentation
on recent trends and initial observations regarding the current state of the library and its effec-
tiveness in serving the community. Additionally, the board will launch a survey to facilitate
community input related to this matter.
It is anticipated that the board will also
hold an executive session with HR&A to discuss potential options available to the library
with respect to its downtown facility. The discussion will be held in executive session, as a
public discussion could have an impact on the
value of the library’s real estate holdings.
The Library Board of Trustees normally
meets the second Thursday of each month at
7:30 p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater.
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#229605/20/2016
Notice Of Formation Of
NURAZZI, LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with
the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on January 25,
2016. Office Location: Westchester County. The Secretary of State of New York has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon which process
against it may be served.
The Secretary of State of
New York shall mail a copy
of any process against the
LLC served upon him or her
to: P.O. Box 8224, Pelham,
NY 10803. Purpose: for any
lawful purpose.
Notice of formation of Amazing Children Day Care LLC
Arts. Of Org. filed with the
Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY)
on 3/6/2016. Office location: Westchester. The street
address is: 311 Sixth Ave
Pelham New York 10803.
Roxana Soures has been
designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process
Roxana Soures shall mail
process served to: Roxana
Soures 311 Sixth Avenue
Pelham, New York, 10803.
Purpose: any lawful act.
#6756 04/15 - 05/20
Notice of formation of Strategic Joy Communications,
LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY
(SSNY) on January 28, 2016.
Office location: Westchester.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: C/O
United States Corporation
Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn,
New York, 11228. Purpose:
any lawful act.
#6757 04/15 - 05/20
#6755 04/15 – 05/20
Notice of formation of HG
Wireless, LLC Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/2015.
Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: 77-79 East Main Street
Elmsford, New York 10523.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to: HG Wireless, LLC 77-79 East Main
Street Elmsford, New York
10523. Purpose: any lawful
act.
Notice of Formation of NeverStopMoving365,
LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY
on 2/22/16. Office location:
Westchester County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to Christina Collins,
65 Third Street, Pelham, NY
act or activity.
#6759 04/29 - 05/27
NOTICE OF FORMATION,
Petrillo Construction LLC,
Articles of Organization Filed
with the Secretary of State
of New York (“SSNY”) on
April 11, 2016. Office location: Westchester County.
SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall
mail copies of any process
served against the LLC to:
Petrillo Construction LLC, 41
Edison Avenue, Mt. Vernon,
NY 10550. Purpose: any
lawful business purpose.
#6760 04/29 - 05/27
#6758 02/26 – 04/01
Notice of formation of OLAYA MORILLO REMODELING, LLC, a domestic LLC,
SSNY on 03/11/2016.Office located: Westchester
County. SSNY is designated
as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, C/O CRISTIAN MORILLO, 250 New
Main Street Yonkers 10701.
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WHITESTONE
MARBLE
WORKS, LLC, a domestic
LLC, Arts. Of Org. filed with
the SSNY on 02/16/2016.
Office located: Westchester
served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, C/O SEVKI
KARAKAYA, 252 LAKE AVE
#A YONKERS NY 10701.
General Purposes.
#6761 05/06 - 06/10
#6762 05/06 - 06/10
Notice of formation of PRESTIGE TOUCH MOBILE DETAILING, LLC, a domestic
LLC, Arts. Of Org. filed with
the SSNY on 07/15/2015.
Office located: Westchester
served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, C/O LORNELL DARNEL TAYLOR,
244 HUTCHINSON BLVD,
MT VERON, NY 10562.
General Purposes.
Notice is hereby given that
MANSION
CATERERS
LLC D/B/A MANSION CATERERS has applied for a
license, 1275645, to sell LIQUOR, BEER, AND WINE
at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Law at 4 North 3rd
Avenue, 2nd Floor, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10550, WESTCHESTER COUNTY for
on premises consumption,
MANSION CATERERS LLC
D/B/A MANSION CATERERS.
Notice of formation of SOSA
& ASSOCIATES, LLC, a
domestic LLC, Arts. Of
Org. filed with the SSNY on
02/16/2016.Office located:
is designated as agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to The
LLC, C/O Leo Sosa, 434-A
South Broadway, Yonkers
10705. General Purposes.
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Insanity: Repeating
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down,” said Bharara, referencing the premature
closure of the Moreland Commission by Gov.
Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders Skelos and
Silver in 2014.
There could not be a better time for our leaders in state government to take action, after the
conviction of two of our most powerful leaders
– one Republican and one Democrat. But ethics
reform was not included in the recently-passed
state budget, and while we could and should see
ethics reform in the bundle of legislative items
passed next month known as “the big ugly,” at this
point, it seems unlikely.
That is because nobody in a leadership
position in state government is pushing for or
demanding ethics reform now. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie have not been forceful
enough in demanding, advocating or lobbying for
one of the many ethics reform packages proposed,
or a combination of all, which should include:
* Pension forfeiture for all state legislators,
regardless of when they have taken office. If a
state convention, or amendment to the State Constitution is required, do it.
* Remove the big money that flows into state
elections on both sides of the aisle. Democrats
have been calling for an end to the “LLC money” that flows into Republican coffers every two
years, while Republicans have criticized the unfettered flow of union money, and donations from
wealthy New York Democrats.
* Restrict or limit the ability for legislators
to collect outside income. This should include a
limit, and if necessary an increase in the salaries
of legislators to make up some of the difference.
Barring any outside income from anyone doing
business with NYS government should also be
a must. The jobs of Assembly member or state
senator should not include the accumulation of
great wealth.
In Westchester, several of our elected state
legislators have proposed Ethics reforms that include some or all of the common-sense solutions
above. State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins and
Assembly members Sandy Galef and David Buchwald are three that come to mind. But, for some
reason, nothing gets passed – year after year, and
conviction after conviction.
The time has come, in our view, for a protest,
or revolt, to come from the state delegation from
Westchester, to demand ethics reform passage
now. An ethics reform coalition could be formed
and could start from our Westchester Assembly
members and senators. This coalition would attract members from both sides of the aisle in
both chambers. The same coalition would have
to hold up the legislative process by withholding
their votes for any other item until ethics reform
is submitted, approved, and signed by the governor.
Could there be retribution for some who
stand up against corruption? Galef was punished
more than 12 years ago for joining in a coup
against then Speaker Silver. But the time has
come for drastic action to be taken by our county
leaders in state government. Their inability to get
regulations passed to control their own behavior
has made our same leaders, and all of Albany, a
laughing stock.
Notice of formation of Heelers Made Fresh LLC. Of Org.
of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/2016.
Office location: Westchester
is: 8 Oak Road; Katonah, NY
10536. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Alex
Amoriello, 8 Oak Road; Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose:
any lawful act.
#6765 05/13 – 06/17
#6764 05/06 - 06/10
#3213 05/13 – 05/20
Notice of formation of HEF
United LLC Arts. Of Org.
of NY (SSNY) on 4/11/2016.
Office location: Westchester.
The street address is: 75
Forster Ave., Mount Vernon
NY 10552. SSNY has been
SSNY shall mail process
served to: Herbert E Ford Jr,
75 Forster Ave., Mount Vernon NY 10552. Purpose: any
lawful act.
Notice of Formation of JDMMakar Realty LLC Art.
Of Org. filed with SSNY on
2/25/2016. Office Location:
SSNY shall mail process to:
JDMMakar Realty LLC, 109
Webster Ave., Yonkers, NY,
purpose.
#6767 05/13 – 06/17
Notice of Formation of 126
S. Lex, LLC. Arts. of Org.
filed with NY Dept. of State
on 4/14/16. Office location: Westchester County.
NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it
may be served, and shall
mail process to the LLC, c/o
Westrock Development LLC,
440 Mamaroneck Ave, Ste
N-503, Harrison, NY 10528,
the principal business location. Purpose: any lawful activity.
#6768 05/13 – 06/17
#6766 05/13 – 06/17
Do you remember
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to Yonkers in 1949 and may have worked at
O’Dare’s restaurant on 602 Central Park Avenue.
If you have any recollections or photos of Angela,
please contact Zoe McCaw at zmccaw01@qub.
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Notice of formation of NYC
Designed Inspirations LLC
on 22nd March 2016. Office
location: Westchester. The
street address is: 626 Cortlandt Avenue, Mamaroneck,
NY, 10543. SSNY has been
SSNY shall mail process
served to: Michael Palmer,
626 Cortlandt Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543. Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of 716
Vincent Avenue, LLC Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
March 23 rd , 2016. Office
location: Westchester County. The street address is: 6
Rigene Close, Harrison, NY
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Pat
Falciglia, 6 Rigene Close,
Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful act.
#6770 05/20 - 06/24
Notice of formation of Personal Life Wellness, LLC
on March 30th, 2016. Office location: Westchester
is: 280 Dobbs Ferry Road,
Suite 200, White Plains, NY,
it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process served
to: Sejginha Williams, 14
Summer Ave., Yonkers, NY,
act.
#6769 05/13 – 06/17
#6771 05/20 - 06/24
Seniors and Health Care
White Plains Man Honored
For Fighting Parkinson’s
ShopRite Donates to Maria
Fareri Children’s Hospital
From left are Tom Urtz, vice president of operations at ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.; Josie
Long, customer service manager at ShopRite of New Rochelle; John Salcito, store director;
Lianne Hales Dugan, senior director of corporate relations and operations at Westchester
Medical Center Foundation; and Dr. Michael Gewitz, William Russell McCurdy physician-inchief of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.
Dr. David Eger, left, has been honored for his tireless advocacy of people living with
Parkinson’s disease.
The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation recently congratulated Dr. David Eger, a clinical
psychologist in White Plains, on being a recipient of its Page and William Black Humanitarian Award and being named a 2016 Westchester
Magazine Healthcare Hero, for which he was
honored May 19.
Eger has been a tireless advocate for people living with Parkinson’s since his diagnosis
in 2000. Among his efforts, he has raised more
than $500,000 for critical Parkinson’s research
since 2003 through his annual Music for Parkinson’s concert.
He will be honored for his work with the
PDF Champions program, the grassroots fundraising arm of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, which supports the scientific research and
ideas that will improve the lives and futures of
people who are touched by Parkinson’s.
Since its founding in 1957, PDF has invested more than $157 million in research, education and advocacy programs. Eger, after his
Parkinson’s diagnosis, formed Music for Parkinson’s Research with local friends and musicians to help find a cure for Parkinson’s by sup-
porting PDF research programs. The group’s
chamber music concert, now an annual tradition
in Rye featuring performances by internationally-acclaimed musicians, has been instrumental
in raising funds for PDF. Eger is also a former
founding co-chairperson of PDF’s People with
Parkinson’s Advisory Council.
“Dr. Eger has shown that he is a force to be
reckoned with in our fight against Parkinson’s
disease as a volunteer, an advocate and a professional,” said PDF President Robin Elliott. “His
commitment to making a difference to people
living with Parkinson’s in his own community
and beyond is what makes him PDF’s healthcare hero.”
Nearly 1 million Americans are living with
Parkinson’s disease, a chronic and progressive
movement disorder. Although research is promising, there is currently no cure for Parkinson’s
disease.
For more information on Eger’s efforts to
help end Parkinson’s and how you can join the
cause, contact the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation at 800-457-6676, [email protected] or www.
pdf.org.
Detect Lung Cancer
Earlier at Phelps
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center has announced the acquisition and first use of the SPiN
Thoracic Navigation System by Veran Medical
Technologies. Use of the Veran system offers patients faster diagnoses for the detection of lung
cancer, getting patients to the treatment phase
more quickly.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer
deaths, killing more Americans each year than
breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers
combined. According to the American Cancer
Society, more than 224,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer each year.
The good news is that with early detection,
the survival rate increases from 15 percent (stage
IV) to as high as 92 percent (stage I).
The SPiN Thoracic Navigation System is
the only system in the world that allows physicians to accurately access small lung lesions via
multiple approaches. This assists physicians in
detecting lung cancer earlier, without the need
for multiple hospital visits for diagnostic procedures.
“The SPiN Thoracic Navigation System is
a technological breakthrough that allows me to
access lung lesions, regardless of size or location,” said Dr. Avraham Merav, chief of thoracic
surgery and director of the Westchester Lung
Nodule Center at Phelps. “With the Veran electromagnetic navigation system, which is similar
to a GPS, I am able to reach and biopsy, or mark
for identification, small nodules using either the
airway or by going through the skin. This system
is another tool which we use to identify lung cancer at its earliest stage, significantly improving
the chances of cure. Ultimately, this advance will
help us save lives.”
Medicare and most private insurance plans
cover lung cancer screenings with low-dose CT
scans for high-risk individuals. To learn more,
call 914-366-2333 to schedule an appointment
with a lung specialist at Phelps.
Team members from ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc., recently presented a check for $183,500
to representatives from Maria Fareri Children’s
Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical
Center Health Network, and the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County.
ShopRite stores throughout Westchester,
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan and Ulster
counties collected donations at checkout and
hosted in-store activities and events during the
month of February to raise funds, which will help
support the hospital’s efforts to provide the best
in advanced pediatric care to the region’s most
seriously ill and injured children.
Elder Law Discussion,
Book Group at Library
Join a representative from the Pace Women’s Justice Center for a discussion on elder law,
estate planning and living wills and health care
proxies Tuesday, May 24 from 1 to 2 p.m. in
the board room on the fourth floor of the Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center. The program
is free, but registration is requested by calling
914-375-7966, as seating is limited.
The Riverfront Library also recently announced the next title for a new book discussion group that meets in the evenings; the group
began discussing books in February and seeks
more readers to join the discussion.
On Tuesday, May 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in
Room 2B on the second floor, the group plans to
read and discuss a wide range of books, including fiction, nonfiction and memoir – whatever
the group is interested in.
May’s discussion will be on award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s
“Americanah,” the story of two Nigerians, Ifemelu and Obinze, who are young and in love
when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the
West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for
America, where despite her academic success,
she is forced to grapple with what it means to
be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful
Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11
America closed to him, he instead plunges into
a dangerous, undocumented life in London.
Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly
democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion
– for each other and for their homeland. Copies
are on reserve at the library’s Circulation Desk.
The Riverfront Library is accessible to
people with disabilities. Parking is available
at sidewalk meters and for a fee in the nearby
Buena Vista and Warburton parking garages.
For more information, contact Mary Robison at
914-375-7966.
Cuomo Declares May
‘Aviation Appreciation Month’
The Alliance for Aviation Across America
last week thanked Gov. Andrew Cuomo for
declaring may 2016 “Aviation Appreciation
Month.” In New York, general aviation has an
economic impact of more than $7 billion.
“General aviation is a vital resource and an
engine for economic growth for communities
and businesses across New York,” said Selena
Shilad, executive director of the Alliance for
Aviation Across America. “General aviation
helps businesses of all sizes in New York transport equipment and employees, reach far-off
markets, and grow while remaining local. General aviation also supports health and emergency
services, law enforcement and disaster response.
We look forward to working with the governor
Acorda Scientific
STEM education in Westchester, and congratulate
these students on their groundbreaking research.”
The 2015-16 ASEA winners are:
Andrew Amini, Yorktown H.S.; David Carratu, New Canaan H.S.; Arjun Chattoraj, Dobbs
Ferry H.S.; Cayla Hamann, Yorktown H.S.; Kelly
Heinzerling and Grace Passannante, Convent of
the Sacred Heart Micah Jeng, Byram Hills H.S.;
Pradeepa Krish, Yorktown H.S.; Gregory Marinaccio, Byram Hills H.S.; Elizabeth Silver, Sleepy
Hollow H.S.; Sarah Tang, Byram Hills H.S.; Amba
and Gowri Viswanathan, Yorktown H.S.; Alyssa
Wei, Blind Brook H.S.; Christopher Werni, Lakeland H.S.; Griffin Williamson, Mamaroneck H.S.;
Garrett Wolfe, Byram Hills H.S.; Jacob Zeitlin,
Blind Brook H.S.; and Yi Zhao, Mamaroneck H.S.
For information about eligibility requirements
or to apply for the Acorda Scientific Excellence
Award, visit www.acorda.com/ScientificAward.
aspx or email [email protected].
Acorda Therapeutics, a biotechnology company based in Ardsley, launched the program in
2014 as a way to spotlight some of the impressive
scientific research being done by students, thereby
supporting the next generation of scientists and
encouraging them to consider careers in related
fields.
“Acorda Therapeutics is proud to sponsor the
ASEA program to recognize the innovative and
on this and ongoing issues related to aviation
and local airports.”
According to the proclamation: “The state’s
aviation industry contributes significantly to the
economy of the state, creates hundreds of thousands of jobs for New Yorkers, and generates
billions of dollars in payroll tax revenue and instate and local tax revenue annually.”
Formed in 2007, the Alliance for Aviation
Across America is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition of more than 6,300 individuals representing businesses, agricultural groups, FBOs, small
airports, elected officials, charitable organizations, and leading business and aviation groups
that support the interests of the general aviation
community across various public policy issues.
impressive research that so many of our local high
school students are doing in the area of STEM,”
said Tierney Saccavino, executive vice president
of corporate communications at Acorda. “We hope
these inspiring students will become part of the
next generation of leaders in medical research and
in all areas of science, math and technology.”
All Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield
county high school students are eligible for the
award, including students at public, parochial
or private schools, as well as students who are
home-schooled. Applications are evaluated by a
committee comprised of scientists from Acorda
Therapeutics, Westchester science educators, Wexler, and a representative from Westchester County
government.
“The Acorda winners are some of our brightest and most inspirational youth,” said Wexler.
“Our winners are working on solutions to diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer and Parkinson’s, and
create an environmentally sustainable future. I’m
delighted to introduce these students and their research to my prime-time audience.”
The Acorda Scientific Excellence Award is a
reflection of the Acorda’s long-standing commitment to support both science education and the
Westchester community. Acorda Therapeutics also
supports the Westchester Science and Engineering
Fair and the BioGenius Award, which recognizes
students for outstanding original research in biotechnology.
If you missed the live broadcast, find it online
on WGCH.com and LisaWexler.com.
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Hiking, Gardening &
More at County Parks
Many events are planned at various Westchester County parks and nature centers the
weekend of May 20 to 23.
On Friday, May 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,
a “riverlovers’ pot luck supper” is scheduled at
Croton Point Park on Croton-on-Hudson. This
casual supper will be followed by a presentation
on American impressionism. 914-862-5297.
On Saturday, May 21 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.,
a tracking hike will take place at Muscoot Farm
on Route 311 in Somers to see which animals
call the farm home. 914-864-7282.
Also on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial on Route 35 in Somers will host its annual
plant sale and garden show. This celebration of
spring features plants, annuals, perennials, vendors, food and more. Rain or shine. 914-8647268.
From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, the Asian
Heritage Festival will take place at Kensico
Dam Plaza, One Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla.
There will be live entertainment and dance, arts
and crafts, food and more. 914-231-4033
Then from 1 to 2 p.m. at Cranberry Lake
Preserve on Old Orchard Street in north White
Plains, enjoy a scavenger hunt for prizes. 914428-1005.
Also on Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m., a “Spring
Stroll” will be held at the Lenoir Preserve on
Dudley Street in Yonkers. Take a walk around
the preserve to soak up the signs of spring. 914968-5851.
From 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Read Wildlife Sanctuary at Playland Park in Rye, enjoy a
program titled “When Weeds Were Wanted.”
Many weeds were once popular and useful –
discover some of the history of these plants and
their uses. 914-967-8720.
Also on Saturday, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at
Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge
Reservation, at Routes 35 and 121 South in
Cross River, enjoy Bluebird Bonanza. Help
monitor the bluebird boxes and become a citizen
scientist for the day. 914-864-7322.
Then from 1 to 3 p.m. at Marshlands Conservancy on Route 1 (Boston Post Road) in Rye,
a volunteer work project will be held. Bring
work gloves and help maintain the overlook;
hand tools will be provided. 914-835-4466.
On Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22,
“May Days” take place at Playland Park in Rye.
From noon to 7 p.m., enjoy unlimited rides for
$15. 914-813-7010.
Then on Sunday, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at
Marshlands Conservancy, enjoy “Spring Warbler Migration: The Next Wave.” 914-835-4466.
Also on Sunday, at Muscoot Farm, another bird walk will take place from 7:30 to 10
a.m.; and a farmers’ market is scheduled from
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (every Sunday through
October), featuring more than 20 local vendors selling a variety of products. Also, a “Wild
Food Foraging” program from noon to 2 p.m.
will feature a hike with a naturalist to see what
is and isn’t safe to forage for in the wilderness;
and from noon to 3 p.m. visitors can watch new
mothers showing off their offspring and learn
about them with 4-H members. 914-864-7282.
On Monday, May 23 (and every fourth
Monday of the month) at Croton Point Park, a
bird walk will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Bring binoculars and join members of Saw Mill
River Audubon in the ball field parking lot. 914862-5297.
For more information about Westchester
County parks and nature centers, visit parks.
westchestergov.com.
Dear Editor:
The people of New York State will owe
much to Animal Defenders of Westchester if
Bill S.2600/A 7067 becomes law (“Animal Defenders of West. Speaks Out on ‘Slaughter,’ May
6 issue of Rising newspapers).
Having worked as a volunteer for GooseWatch NYC for the past five years, I have shadowed this shadowy, contract-killing agency during its annual summer slaughter of more than
5,000 flightless Canada geese in New York City
parks, including 1,000 inside the Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge in Queens.
Although Wildlife Services has been killing
American wildlife for some 100 years to protect
big agriculture (it was formally named “Animal
Damage Control”), its “services” evolved to address almost any human-wildlife conflict within
any local, state or federal jurisdiction as the willful cooperator of its client base, by eliminating
any perceived animal problem by invariably
eliminating the animal.
Our own human history shows that we are
terrible at conflict resolution amongst ourselves,
and that after 3,000 years we can see finally
the imprint of an egalitarian mode of thinking
for humanity in our perception of ourselves as
a species. We can hope that passage of this bill
will start an avalanche across the country with
all private and governmental entities cancelling
their contracts with this anachronistic agency
(as happened recently in a county in California),
and begin to extend respect, restraint and tolerance for our earth brethren.
Jeffrey Kramer
Brooklyn
U.S. Economy Spirals Down
By Frank V. Vernuccio Jr., J.D.
A significant trinity of bad economic news
came to light as May began. Gross domestic
product growth is grinding to a halt, gross job
gains have decreased, and the rate of homeownership has fallen again, hitting a 48-year low.
Add to those numbers the news from early April
that the American balance of trade worsened by
$47.1 billion, and there can be little doubt that
the U.S. economy is in a serious downward spiral.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that growth in the already-depressed
real gross domestic product (the value of the
goods and services produced by the nation’s
economy, less the value of the goods and services used up in production, adjusted for price
changes) came to a near halt at a 0.5 percent annual rate of increase in the first quarter of 2016.
This follows the dismal rate of 1.4 percent in the
final quarter of 2015.
The employment picture presented its own
bad news. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest release: “From June 2015 to September 2015, gross job gains from opening and
expanding private sector establishments were
7.3 million, a decrease of 262,000 jobs from the
previous quarter… Over this period, gross job
losses from closing and contracting private sector establishments were 6.9 million, an increase
of 149,000 jobs from the previous quarter.”
Although the White House readily discusses the unemployment statistic known as the U-3,
which has been reduced, the more accurate indicator, known as the U-6, is far higher – at 9.8
percent. Even this number doesn’t present a thorough picture, since there are factors it excludes,
as well.
The labor force participation rate has fallen
from 65.7 percent in January 2009, when President Barack Obama took office, to the latest figure of 63 percent. Of the comparatively few jobs
created, far too many are in low-paying occupations. Many White House policies will make that
problem even worse. Obama’s scientifically unsound environmental policies to sharply reduce
the use of some forms of energy directly impact
a source of well-paying jobs.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that:
“Manufacturing industries with the highest wages for production occupations included petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($62,140)
and basic chemical manufacturing ($55,230).”
What else has caused the poor employment picture? Corporations are leaving the U.S.,
and taking jobs with them. The reason for the
downward spiral is neither the aftermath of the
recession nor the results of a cyclical economic
period. It is the specific result of both existing
policies that literally drive employers offshore,
as well as a hostile regulatory environment.
The U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate
in the developed world. Bloomberg notes: “The
U.S. corporate income tax rate, 35 percent, is
the highest in the developed world. The U.S.
is also one of the few countries that makes its
companies pay that rate on all their worldwide
income… More than 50 U.S. companies have
reincorporated in low-tax countries since 1982,
including more than 20 since 2012.”
Ed Rogers, writing in the Washington Post,
notes: “I don’t think there has been a president
in my lifetime who has been more hostile to
business than Obama. I could be corrected, but
I don’t think anyone in the president’s Cabinet
has ever started a business, and I would doubt
that many of his senior staffers have either. At
the end of the day, Obama doesn’t seem to have
much respect for what it takes to start a business. And this cratering in the number of startups under his administration reminds us of the
gratuitous smackdown he gave business owners
everywhere during the 2012 campaign when he
pointedly said, ‘If you’ve got a business, you
didn’t build that.’”
The U.S. has declined in the Index of Economic Freedom, which notes: “Americans continue to lose economic freedom. Following declines in seven of the past eight years, the United
States this year has equaled its worst score ever
in the Index of Economic Freedom. Ratings
for labor freedom, business freedom and fiscal
freedom have flagged notably, and the regulatory burden is increasingly costly… America’s
historically vibrant entrepreneurial growth is
significantly hampered by intrusive, expensive,
and often ineffective government policies in areas ranging from health care to energy to education. Government favoritism toward entrenched
interests has hurt innovation and contributed
to a lackluster recovery and stagnant income
growth… The regulatory burden continues to increase. More than 180 new major federal regulations have been imposed on business operations
since early 2009, with estimated annual costs of
nearly $80 billion.”
Finally, The Census Bureau reports that
home ownership rates have dropped to a 48-year
low. In 2009, when President Obama took office,
home ownership stood at 67.3 percent; the latest
figure is 63.5 percent.
Frank Vernuccio serves as editor-in-chief
of the New York Analysis of Policy and Government.
A Wise
our community for generations. This has been a
decade in the making and I am proud to partner
with the Westchester Land Trust and the Town of
Somers to finally deliver this farmland protection
grant. The preservation of Stuart’s Farm was of
the highest priority and we now have ensured it
will remain as one of the most important agricultural, environmental and economic resources in
the lower Hudson Valley.”
Without protection, Stuart’s Fruit Farm could
have been converted to a subdivision of more than
50 houses, putting pressure on schools, infrastructure and watershed. A conservation easement on
the farm will now be held by the Westchester Land
Trust, ensuring that the land stays available for
agricultural use in perpetuity, and its conservation
values are preserved forever.
The cost of this project is estimated to be
approximately $3 million, with an additional
$600,000 in funding coming from acquisition
funds of the Westchester Land Trust and Scenic
Hudson, plus $400,000 from Westchester County,
and $300,000 from the Town of Somers. Murphy
worked closely to establish a public-private consortium with representatives of the Westchester
Land Trust, the Westchester County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Somers Supervisor
Rick Morrissey to see the project to fruition.
“Farms remain an important part of the landscape and economy of Westchester County and one
of the features that make our region so special,”
said Lori Ensinger, president of the Westchester
Land Trust. “The selection of Stuart’s Fruit Farm
for a 2016 Hudson Valley Agricultural Enhancement Program Award enables the Westchester Land
Trust and its partners to work with the Stuart family to permanently conserve a threatened resource.
First and foremost, we recognize Bob Stuart, Mary
The de Blasio
– one of which was the Terrence Murphy-Justin
Wagner race in northern Westchester.
The donations were supposed to have circumvented campaign finance limits because they were
made directly to the Putnam Democratic Party.
But the New York Times reports that Putnam
County Democratic Vice Chairman Louis Epstein
stated, “We were told, before we got it, how it was
going to be used.”
Section §14-126 of New York State Election
Law prohibits steering a donation to a party committee “if they are given or solicited for a particular
candidate, with an intent to evade individual contribution limits.”
During our interview, Fumagalli presented a
history of the de Blasio-Cuomo feud, and its impact here in Westchester. Returning to the election
of 2014, Fumagalli said: “The reason why de Blasio wanted the State Senate to turn Democrat so
bad was that he was closely aligned to the Working
Families Party, and the Working Families Party has
a rocky relationship with Gov. Cuomo.
“While the Working Families Party wanted
Democrats to take over the State Senate, Gov. Cuomo didn’t need it. He was just fine working with
the Republican majority. De Blasio got Cuomo
and the Working Families Party in a room, and he
brokered the peace, where Cuomo was supposed
to raise money to help Democrats take control of
the Senate in 2014. In exchange for the Working
Families Party endorsement of Cuomo, Cuomo
got his endorsement, but fell down on the job and
didn’t raise the money for Democratic Senate candidates.
“The Working Families Party turned to de
Blasio and said ‘you’re on the hook and you need to
raise the money to help us take the Senate,’” continued Fumagalli, who won a New York Press Association Award for his 2014 story. “De Blasio and his
staff started late, in August, to raise the money, and
when you do it at the last minute, you cut corners.
They were scrambling to raise money and started
running this scheme that we hear about today.”
The donations made in 2014 are making news
today because of a recommendation for a criminal
investigation from Risa Sugarman, the independent enforcement counsel at the NYS Board of
Elections.
Lee Stuart Gerlach and the entire Stuart family
for their commitment to responsible husbandry of
their land and its protection forever.
“We also thank our project partners – Westchester County, the Town of Somers, Scenic Hudson and the Somers Land Trust, who have all made
preserving this historic farm a priority,” she continued. “This grant award from the New York State
Department of Agriculture and Markets is recognition of the importance of this farm to the broader
community and deeply gratifying to us all.”
Stuart’s Fruit Farm is the oldest working farm
in Westchester County and holds great historic and
ecological significance. The funding will facilitate
the permanent protection of the 170-acre farm and
will be used to purchase the development rights to
the farm, thereby safeguarding its continued agricultural viability into the future.
The 2014 New York State Open Space Conservation Plan names the farm as a high priority
farmland protection project due to the confluence
of public benefits including the protection of critically important watershed identified by New York
City Department of Environmental Protection, and
its proximity to other working farmland as well as
crucial protected wildlife corridors.
According to the Hudson Valley Foodshed
Conservation Plan produced by Scenic Hudson,
the Farm is “highest priority” for protection of rapidly dwindling agricultural land in the lower Hudson Valley to maintaining access to secure, local
fresh food for Westchester and the greater NYCmetropolitan area.
Stuart’s Fruit Farm welcomes more than
20,000 visitors each year from Westchester County
and beyond, who pick their own fruit, purchase
produce and visit nearby restaurants and local
businesses. The farm also serves as an experiential educational destination for thousands of school
children who visit the farm to learn about agriculture, local history, and the importance of local food
production.
“I have determined that reasonable cause exists to believe a violation warranting criminal prosecution has taken place,” she wrote, concerning the
2014 Democratic donations. “The violations discovered by this investigation can only be described
as willful and flagrant.”
This year, three Democrats stepped forward
to run against Sen. Murphy in the 40th district,
which includes the Westchester towns of Mt. Pleasant, New Castle, Cortlandt, Yorktown, Somers,
North Salem, Pound Ridge, Croton, Peekskill and
Sleepy Hollow.
Challengers include, Andrew Falk, who has
run for Assembly in much of the same district on
two occasions; and Cortlandt Councilwoman Debra Carter-Costello. The third candidate – former
Pound Ridge Town Board member Alison Boak
– arrived late to the Senate race, but was selected
by a tri-party Democratic convention as the party’s
choice.
Boak is said to be the choice to run against
Murphy by none other than Mayor de Blasio. “De
Blasio wants to take out Murphy this year, and he
wanted a progressive woman who can raise enough
money to do the job,” said one state Republican
Party strategist. “Falk and Carter-Costello were
thought to be non-factors who would neither excite
the base nor be able to defeat Murphy. In a presidential year, a well-financed Boak has a chance.”
Both the Boak and Murphy campaigns have
already begun to sling mud at each other, and while
we don’t see the relevance, nor interest from the
voters, on allegations against Boak concerning real
estate she owns in Florida, we also don’t see a correlation on the tax troubles of Murphy’s restaurant
in Yorktown with the possible criminal donation
made to Democrats in 2014. All three Democratic
candidates are crying foul that Murphy can’t rail
against the quarter-million dollars in possible illegal contributions that were made against him
because his business owes taxes.
We don’t agree and don’t see the link between
the two.
One final item that we believe shows how the
stain of campaign funds flow on both sides of the
aisle: One of the contributors named from 2014 has
been NYC billionaire John Catsimatidis, a Republican who has run for NYC mayor and is said to be
interested in running again. But he gave $50,000
to the Putnam County Democrats at the request of
de Blasio, allegedly to make sure his requests were
expedited in New York City.
Yonkers Raceway
Salutes Veterans
New Rochelle Celebrates
Memorial Day Weekend
This year marks the 150th anniversary of
the United States honoring our War Dead. This
commemoration started as “Decoration Day,” in
which all the families and friends of those killed
in action would gather at local cemeteries and
decorate the graves of deceased veterans. It has
since evolved into Memorial Day.
The official date is May 30 of each year,
which is now also observed the last Monday in
May to allow a three-day weekend for services
and ceremonies.
The United States has 1.2 million service
members who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedoms and interest around the world.
However, there are many, many more whom have
lived with the scars of battle for our nation.
Rye to Honor
America’s Heroes
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Al Cozine with trainer Robbie Siegelman and a group from
Northport Veterans Hospital. Photo by Chris Brokate.
‎Yonkers Raceway and the Standardbred
Owners Association of New York hosted 100 metropolitan-area Army, Navy and Marine Corps veterans for dinner May 14. The veterans led ‎the post
parade for first three races of the evening and were
able to meet owners, trainers, drivers and track officials during a behind-the-scenes look at Empire
City Casino’s historic half-mile racetrack.
The veterans’ groups were in the winner’s
circle following the early races for an impromptu
meet and greet.
Trainer Robbie Siegelman once again spearheaded the effort. Siegelman has been a long-time
active volunteer with HorseAbility (www.horseability.org), an Old Westbury-based non-profit
organization offering therapeutic riding programs,
hippotherapy, and a summer day camp to children,
adults and families with special needs.
“Everyone had a great time,” said Siegelman.
“We may have to do this more often.”
East/Tuckahoe Memorial
Day Parade is May 30
The Veterans Ceremony and Parade Committee invite local organizations to march in
the upcoming Eastchester/Tuckahoe Memorial
Day parade Monday, May 30. Assembly will
be at 9:15 a.m. at the Eastchester Monument
Park, at California and White Plains Roads,
Eastchester.
Supervisor Anthony Colavita and area
veterans will conduct a memorial tribute ceremony at the Eastchester Monument Park at
9:30 a.m. All veterans, along with any other
organizations and residents, are encouraged
to gather for this ceremony. Following the
ceremony, the parade will kick off at 10 a.m.,
led by Grand Marshal Alan Benedict and 2016
VFW Distinguished Veteran Service Award recipient Giacomo “Jack” DelVecchio.
The parade route will proceed south on
White Plains Road (Route 22) to Main Street
through Tuckahoe to the WWII monument
located at The Generoso Pope Plaza. There,
Mayor Steve Ecklond and veterans will conduct a memorial tribute ceremony.
Parade participants are urged to carpool to
the assembly area and or use the bus service
being provided and parking at available lots in
Tuckahoe on Main Street, Columbus Avenue
and Underhill Street. Buses will depart from
the Underhill Street and Columbus Avenue intersection from 8:30 to 9:10 a.m.
Dear Editor:
Who is America? In only three and a half
years during World War II “We the People” of the
United States produced the following:
22 aircraft carriers
8 battleships
48 cruisers
349 destroyers
420 destroyer escorts
203 submarines
34 million tons of merchant ships
100,000 fighter aircraft
98,000 bombers
24,000 transport aircraft
58,000 training aircraft
93,000 tanks
257,000 artillery pieces
105,000 mortars
3 million machine guns and
2.5 million military trucks
The great nation of the United States of
America.
Peter Parente
Semper Fi
Once again, the City of Rye will carry on
its tradition of honoring its deceased veterans on
Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. Rye American
Legion Post 128 and the Auxiliary will sponsor a
parade, beginning at the Rye train station at 9:30
a.m. and proceeding along Purchase Street to the
Village Green for ceremonies at 10:30 a.m.
The public is invited to enjoy the exciting
and historic horse-drawn Wells Fargo stagecoach
from Wells Fargo Bank, the Larchmont Historical Society’s 1928 antique firetruck, the Jay Heritage Center’s horse-drawn hay wagon, marching
bands and participating organizations, Scouts and
school organizations. The Rye Historical Society
will provide horses and riders. Unique antique
cars will also travel the parade route.
At 10:30 a.m., American Legion Post 128
Commander Fred de Barros will begin the formal ceremony on the Village Green. Fr. Joe Lim
from the Church of the Resurrection will offer
the opening prayer in remembrance of all deceased soldiers, City Council member Terence
McCartney will greet guests, and the keynote
speaker will be Rabbi Dr. Robert Rothman,
former spiritual leader of the Rye Community
Synagogue.
Other speakers will include State Sen.
George Latimer and Westchester County Legis-
lator Catherine Parker. Members of the Rye City
Council and the Rye Board of Education will also
be in attendance.
The annual Americanism Award will be presented to Lauren Dempsey, president of the Rye
High School Adopt a U.S. Soldier Club; and Marie Carlucci, adviser for the program.
The ceremony features the traditional reading of the Gettysburg Address and the reading
of the names of those from Rye who fought and
perished in the wars of the 20th century. The
John M. Kingery Memorial Day Essay Contest
Award will be presented to Rye High School student Adam Chen and runners-up Julia Laber and
James Cronin.
The program also includes the recognition
of Eagle Scouts David Schindler and Casimir
Harshbarger. Robin Latimer, president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, will sing the national anthem and God Bless America.
Prior to the parade, members of the Rye
Fire Department will conduct a brief ceremony
and lay flowers at the monument in the circle at
Milton Road and Grace Church Street, at 8:15
a.m. The monument honors Rye firefighters who
served their nation.
The public is invited to attend the parade and
all ceremonies.
Coalition Urges
Teen Driving Safety
A National Safety Council poll found that 76
percent of parents are unaware that the biggest risk
to their teens’ safety is car crashes. In observance
of Global Youth Traffic Safety Month this May,
and at the height of prom and graduation season,
the New York Teen Safe Driving Coalition highlighted a list of things many parents may not – but
need to – know about teen driver safety:
Car crashes are the number one killer of
teens;
Teens crash most often because they are inexperienced – not because they take more risks
behind the wheel;
Other teen passengers are one of the biggest
distractions for teen drivers. Just one teen passenger raises a teen driver’s fatal crash risk 44
percent. Two passengers doubles fatal crash risk;
three or more quadruples crash risk;
Most fatal nighttime crashes involving teen
drivers happen between 9 p.m. and midnight;
More than half of teens killed in car crashes
were not restrained by a seatbelt.
“Studies show that parents worry most about
threats like kidnapping, cyber bullying and drug
and alcohol use,” said Susan Pedo, director of the
New York Teen Safe Driving Coalition. “But car
crashes are the number one killer of teens. Ensuring our most vulnerable drivers safely gain the
experience they need will result in more teens
attending prom and graduation, not their friends’
funerals.”
Tips for Parents
Buckle up on every trip, and make sure passengers are buckled, too;
Keep household rules for teen drivers in
place, even after school lets out. One third of parents surveyed said they allow risky behaviors during vacations, like driving late at night;
Practice driving with teens, even after licensure, to ensure they are retaining good driving
habits;
Model good behaviors. Ninety-five percent
of parents who drive distracted do so in front of
their teens;
Set household cell phone rules; more than
half of teens feel pressure from their families to
drive distracted.
The New York Teen Safe Driving Coalition
encourages parents of teen drivers to use resources from DriveitHOME.org to help them become
effective driving coaches. DriveitHOME.org includes tips, driving lessons and a New Driver
Deal, which parents and teens can use to outline
household driving rules. The National Safety
Council and the General Motors Foundation also
developed the Steer Your Teen in the Right Direction presentation, which can be presented by anyone concerned about teen driver safety.
Additional resources for parents and teens
are available at www.teensafedriving.org/ny.
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Meet the 2016 PAL
Poster Contest Winners
Astorino Visits Charter
School in Yonkers
PAL Poster Contest winners Manuel Melendez and Leah Calvello with Police Commissioner
Charles Gardner, Police Officer Kirk Maher and Captain Paul Rice. Photo by Ed Whitman.
County Executive Robert Astorino with third-grade CSEE students, co-founder Sobeida Cruz,
and guest speakers at the recent Career Day.
Yonkers Rising Editor Dan Murphy with congeniality winners Hanna Simoes and Pat Sullivan.
Meet Manuel Melendez and Leah Calvello,
this year’s winners of the Sgt. Mike D’Ambrosio
PAL Poster Contest held May 2 at City Hall. The
two will appear with Yonkers Police Officer Kirk
Maher and Captain Paul Rice on this year’s Police
Athletic League poster, which will be distributed
and placed at hundreds of locations throughout the
city.
The poster contest is one of Yonkers Rising’s
favorite events to support and cover, because it underscores the need to create a relationship between
young people and the police - in Yonkers and in every community. The contest also gives the people
of Yonkers an opportunity to see firsthand the girls
and boys who are the future leaders of the city.
The 12 finalists spent a week rehearsing and
preparing to show how they learned to speak in
public and gain confidence in interviews, answering questions before a large audience of friends
and family.
Congratulations to all of the finalists, who
were told by Deputy Mayor Steve Levy, Council President Liam McLaughlin, Yonkers Public
Schools Superintendent Dr. Edwin Quezada and
Police Commissioner Charles Gardner that “you
are all winners.”
We couldn’t agree more.
The 10 finalists included Manuel Melendez,
Leah Calvello, Patrick Dillon, Joshua Fernandez,
Patrick Sullivan, Leila Barnett, Hailie Fedor, Jair
Tola, Frank Hernandez Jr., Hanna Simoes, Jeanette
Egiziaco and Maggie Doran.
The finalists were interviewed by last year’s
poster contest winners Jim Pardo and Erin Wasylenko.
The judges, as always, had the toughest job
of the evening, in picking two winners. This year’s
judges were Assistant County Attorney Karen Beltran, Anthony Flower from Flower Funeral Home,
Chief City Court Judge Michael Martinelli, Felix
Rodriguez from Stew Leonard’s, John Rubbo from
Yonkers Brewing Company, Acting Family Court
Judge Mary Ann Scattaretico-Naber, and Assistant
Proudly serving the City of White Plains
and Westchester County
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Daniel J. Murphy, Editor-in-Chief
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DA Justin Tolbert.
Counting the votes from the judges were
Jeanne Martinelli and Jasmine Hernandez Esq.
A special award of appreciation was given to
longtime PAL board member Mike Bennett for his
longtime service to the Police Athletic League and
the people of Yonkers.
Yonkers Rising sponsored the congeniality
awards for the finalists, with Hannah Simoes and
Pat Sullivan selected by their peers as the winners.
Then the winners were announced...
Ten-year-old Leah Calvello, a fifth-grader
at Yonkers Montessori Academy, said she enjoys
Cultural Day at her school because it gives students an opportunity to share their own culture and
learn about others. Her extracurricular activities
include gymnastics and ice skating, and her favorite subject is English language arts because she
loves to read and write.
Leah is keeping up-to-date on the earthquake
in Ecuador and its aftermath, and said she is proud
to be the PAL Poster Contest winner because “the
police are kind and helpful. Every day they risk
their lives for us.”
Her role model is gymnast and gold medal
winner Gabby Douglas, who taught her “to keep
going no matter what.” Leah said she hopes to become an author when she grows up, “to share my
thoughts with the world.”
Eleven-year-old Manuel Melendez, a sixthgrader at PEARLS Hawthorne School, said he
enjoys the Read-a-Thon held at his school every
year. His favorite subject is science and he enjoys
learning about animals and especially elephants.
Manuel is a member of the Math Club and
Science Club at PEARLS, where a 95 percent average is required to join. He also plays football and
enjoys keeping up on sports scores and the presidential race. His role model is his uncle, who is a
Yonkers firefighter, and Manuel said he hopes to
become a marine biologist when he grows up.
“The police are brave and dedicated people
who aren’t always appreciated,” and said, adding
that the YPD’s Stop and Shake program is one of
the positive outreaches to the community.
The PAL Poster Contest is named after Sgt.
Michael D’Ambrosio, who was the driving force
into making the event into one of the most popular
and positive events in the city. Sgt. Mike’s daughter, Michelle D’Ambrosio, took over as chairperson of the contest this year and did a great job.
The Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers hosted a variety of professionals for its annual career day last week. There,
County Executive Rob Astorino met with CSEE
third-graders who asked some thoughtful questions, including “How do you lower the budget?”
“You have to make tough decisions and it’s
not easy,” responded Astorino.
Another student asked the county executive
when he has to run again for re-election. “Next
year I have to decide whether to go for one more
time or not,” he said. “Getting elected is never
easy.”
Astorino added that his favorite subjects in
school were English and Spanish – and he is fluent in both.
“Is your life hard?” asked another student.
“Somedays it’s very hard, but sometimes
it’s good – it’s the same for everyone,” responded Astorino, who encouraged the students to
work hard and study hard, and “someday you
can be county executive or president… For now
just stay in school and listen to your teachers.”
Rising newspapers Editor-in-Chief Dan
Murphy also met with seventh-graders to discuss the newspaper business and how local,
positive news is a feature sometimes missed in
the bigger local media, but is a focus of Yonkers
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