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Uncovering a River
In Yonkers: Part III
Friday, November 21-28, 2014
HBO’s ‘Show Me A Hero’
Filming at City Hall
Construction crews begin to demolish properties along New Main Street to uncover more of
the Saw Mill River. Photo by Donna Davis.
Demolition Makes Way for 1.25 Acre Open,
Green Public Space and Gateway to Downtown
Yonkers Shopping District
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano was joined by
last week by city and New York State officials as
he dropped a wrecking ball to demolish several vacant properties in downtown Yonkers for Phase III
of the award-winning Saw Mill River Daylighting
project at New Main Street.
The demolition will revitalize more portions
of the long-buried river, including improving river
banks and installing plantings to create a 1.25-acre
open, “green” public space and a gateway to the
downtown Yonkers shopping district.
“The daylighting of the Saw Mill River has
provided a tremendous boost to Yonkers’ economy,
helping to spur economic development, create jobs
and bring new businesses to our downtown,” said
Spano. “With the continuation of the daylighting
Continued with More Photos on Page 11
Heart Attack Survivor
Visits Yonkers’ Bravest
From left are Capt. Robert Levine, Mario Sindona, Lt. Victor Rodriguez and firefighter
Thomas McKee.
Heart attack survivor Mario Sindona paid a
visit to Yonkers Fire Department Engine 310 on
the one year anniversary of his cardiac arrest and
lifesaving efforts of YFD.
Sindona, an employee for the city’s watersewer department on Saw Mill River Road, suffered a heart attack at work one year ago. The crew
of Engine 310 arrived and performed CPR, and
delivered lifesaving shocks from an automated external defibrillator.
Sindona and his family paid a visit to Station
10 on Saw Mill River Road to say thanks to firefighters Lt. Victor Rodriguez and Thomas McKee,
Jamie Rooney and George Kehayas, who were the
first responders that day.
Sindona presented T-shirts to all firefighters
at Engine 310 that had the E 310 logo and the date
– 11/13/13 – with the word “thanks” printed on
them, and is enjoying his life by keeping a promise
to his daughter to go skydiving together.
Exchange Club Honors
Civil Servant of the Year
The Exchange Club of Yonkers held its annual Civil Service
Employee of the Year dinner last
week at Luciano’s Restaurant in
Yonkers.
This year’s honoree, Carol
Ann Ford, joined Yonkers Public
Schools in 1985 and has been the
school clerk at School 30 for 16
years. With a warm smile for students, parents, staff and guests,
Ford is the welcoming steadfast
anchor at School 30.
Among those who nominated her for the prestigious award
was School 30 Principal Marwan
Sayegh.
“Supporting the success of
every principal is a great secretary, one who is the foundation and structure on which the
school building operates,” said
Sayegh. “Mrs. Carol Ann Ford
exemplifies that stature. Through
her warm greeting, interpersonal
skills and knowledge, she serves
as a role model of what our
school is about for all stakeholdCarol Ann Ford, Civil Servant of the Year; David Tubiolo,
vice president of the Exchange Club of Yonkers; and Carol’s
ers.”
grandson Ryan.
Similar sentiments were excivic
leaders
as well as School Superintendent
pressed by PTA President Anna
Michael
Yazurlo,
Deputy Superintendent Dr. EdLisa Negro, former PTA President Leonore Murwin
Quezada,
Board
of Education President Dr.
ray, Shanon Bash, Bob DeStefano, Alsi ParandiNader
Sayegh,
and
Board
of Education Trustee
an and School 30 Principal Tonya Couch-Jenkins.
Family, friends, colleagues, political and
Continued with More Photos on Page 10
Mayor Mike Spano with actress Winona Ryder and actor Jim Belushi.
Mayor Mike Spano recently welcomed actress Winona Ryder and actor Jim Belushi to City
Hall for filming of the HBO miniseries “Show
Me a Hero,” which recaps the tumultuous housing desegregation crisis in Yonkers during the
1980s.
Ryder depicts former City Council President
Vincenza Restiano and Belushi acts as former
Mayor Angelo Martinellli.
“Show Me a Hero” continues to film in and
around Yonkers, including a protest scene with
more than 300 extras to be filmed soon. Awardwinning producer David Simon, whose works
include the miniseries “The Wire,” has agreed to
sit down with Yonkers Rising at some point to
discuss the film.
In addition, look for future stories on “Show
Me a Hero” and the actors and residents who
lived through this time in Yonkers’ history, in future issues of Yonkers Rising.
Montessori School 27 is
Oct. ‘School of the Month’
From left are (back row) Christine Montero, assistant superintendent of elementary instruction and administration; Dr. Michael Yazurlo, Yonkers superintendent of schools; Yonkers
Mayor Mike Spano; Moira Gleeson, principal of Montessori 27; Kara Popiel, secretary of the
Yonkers Federation of Teachers; Minority Leader Michael Sabatino; and (front row) Yonkers
Montessori 27 students.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano recently presented the October 2014 School of the Month
Award to Montessori School 27. Joined by Superintendent Dr. Michael Yazurlo, Principal
Moira Gleeson and Montessori 27 teachers,
teaching assistants and students in the school’s
library, Spano paid special tribute to a school he
described as one of Yonkers’ most unique.
The school follows the Montessori philosophy, developed by Italian physician and educator
Maria Montessori, and Montessori instructional
materials allow children to learn at their own
pace through discovery activities and individualized work plans. Students at the school are
grouped in multi-age classes, which support a
non-competitive, cooperative learning atmosphere.
“Montessori 27 is really one of Yonkers’
most unique schools,” said Spano. “With teachContinued on Page 6
5K Run/Walk Strengthens
Police Interactions with Youth
From left are Parks Deputy Commissioner Steve Sansone, Parks Commissioner Yvette
Hartsfield, first place winner Steve Levy, second place winner Brian O’Shea, third place winner Tony Harris, Police Commissioner Charles Gardner and Perstine Wesley. Photo by Ed
Whitman.
The Yonkers community held its annual 5K
run/walk Nov. 8 as a collaborative effort to encourage positive relationships between are children and the Yonkers Police Department.
The race began at 9 a.m. at Lennon Park
and ended at the Yonkers Police Athletic League
on North Broadway. The first 300 children who
registered received free T-shirts, and all participants received free refreshments.
Continued with More Photos on Page 10
PAGE 2 - Yonkers Rising - Friday, November 21-28, 2014
Riverside H.S. Awarded
$2.8 Million Tech Grant
Visit Santa, Enjoy Music & Tree
Lighting at Cross County Mall
Riverside High School students with Principal Dr. Don Solimene; Sue Naber, Yonkers Career
and Technical Education administrator; Riverside H.S. teachers Preeti De, James Amodio,
Nasser Ibrahim and Danny Fanek; and Thomas Stefanchik, workforce advisor at Yonkers
Pathways to Success.
Yonkers Public Schools is one of 10
winners in the second round of the statewide
Pathways in Technology Early College High
School grant competition to form public-private partnerships that will prepare Yonkers
High School students for high-skill jobs in
technology, manufacturing and health care.
Riverside High School, this year’s Yonkers recipient of the grant, will develop a computer information technology and electrical
technology program, collaborating with business partners Verde Electric Corporation and
the Yonkers Chamber of Commerce, as well
as higher education partner Westchester Community College. Riverside’s program will provide an opportunity for students to earn a high
school diploma, a college associate degree and
the pathway to a career.
Forty students each year for six years will
benefit from the grant, valued at $2.8 million
over seven years – including the planning year.
“Awarding Yonkers two consecutive PTech grants acknowledges NYSED’s confidence in our ability as a district to successfully
implement complex partnerships that lead to
our students’ success,” said Board of Education President Dr. Nader Sayegh. “This opportunity places our students on the national
education agenda, preparing today’s students
for tomorrow’s global workforce.”
By joining forces, the school and business
and higher education partners will develop
curricula aligned with industry needs. Riv-
erside will welcome the first cohort of ninthgrade students in September 2015.
Yonkers has a long history with Career
and Technical Education that began with Saunders Trades School where classes were held in
basement rooms of YHS in 1909. Today, Saunders annually receives national recognitions
validating the success of CTE instruction, and
prompting the district to mirror that instruction
at Riverside H.S.
In August 2013, Saunders was one of 16
schools awarded first-round New York State PTECH grants. Throughout last year, planning
and curriculum development was undertaken
by Saunders staff; their business partner Fuller
& D’Angelo, P.C. Architects and Planners;
and high education partner Westchester Community College.
In September 2014, the program was
launched with its first eager cohort of 40 ninthgraders.
“P-TECH is one more opportunity for
Yonkers students to pursue college credit
and acquire workforce skills while in high
school,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr.
Michael Yazurlo. “Yonkers P-TECH students
will graduate with a Regents diploma or a Regents diploma with advanced designation and
a career and technical endorsement, a no-cost
associate degree from WCC, and the skills required to obtain high-potential jobs in a global
society. Our country’s future will be in great
hands.”
Stilt walkers are only part of the holiday fun at the Cross County Shopping Center.
Visitors line up for a chance to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers
invites local families and visitors from the region to experience the holidays in a magical
setting. With a wide array of events and attractions scheduled through Christmas Eve, there is
something for everyone to enjoy.
“The holidays are such a festive time of
year that we just can’t keep the excitement to
ourselves,” said Liz Pollack, senior marketing
manager for Cross County Shopping Center.
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It’s Thanksgiving time. A time to celebrate, and a time to
have the conversation with your teen about staying safe this
season and all year round. With college students home for
the holidays, peer pressure to drink and use drugs can be
stronger than ever. Power to the Parent empowers Westchester
parents. Learn the facts, strategies and information to help
your teens. PowerToTheParent.org.
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Friday, November 21-28, 2014 - Yonkers Rising - PAGE 3
This, Too, is Christmas
& Chanukah in the City
By Eric W. Schoen
Center. If you want to try
The weather outside
something new and differis frightful…what do you
ent, try Dickies for smoked
expect? It’s November in
meats and great sides.
New York! Thanksgiving is
Also, Clairmont Diner
a week away, Chanukah is
on Yonkers Avenue does a
three weeks after Thanksnice Thanksgiving whole
giving, and, yes, Christmas
turkey dinner at a reasonfalls exactly four weeks afable price. as do many local
ter Thanksgiving Day.
supermarkets.
Friends envy us as we
If you are ordering
live so close to all the acThanksgiving dinner, take
tion in New York City. My
note of ordering deadlines
friends are already asking
and make sure to pick up
Eric W. Schoen
me how to score tickets for
your order the day before
hot Broadway shows over
Thanksgiving. Last year I
the holidays…Time to start the celebration heard stories of people attempting to pick up
with my annual column chock full of tips to their Thanksgiving turkey and fixings from a
make your holidays bright and save a couple major chain in Yonkers, only to be told they
of dollars along the way.
had run out of turkeys – even though they
Let’s start with Macy’s Thanksgiving Day were ordered and paid for to be picked up
Parade: Families make it a tradition of going to Thanksgiving Day.
see the balloons inflated on Thanksgiving eve.
No one wants a Thanksgiving without turThe balloons are inflated near the Museum of key, unless you are a vegetarian.
Natural History with entrance on Central Park
A trip to the theater or Radio City Music
West between 77th and 81st streets. The fun Hall for the wonderful Christmas show can be
starts at 3 p.m. as by 6 p.m., most of the bal- quite expensive if you don’t plan accordingly.
loons have started to take shape. and between Broadwaybox.com, theatermania.com and the
9 and 10 p.m. the area is closed off to the pub- Today Tix app are good sources for ticket dislic – so plan accordingly.
counts or when you want to see a show on a
Unless you have connections or know specific date and price is no option.
someone who works for Macy’s, you won’t be
The hot shows this holiday season?
able to score a seat on the bleachers on 34th
Hugh Jackman in “The River,” “The Book
Street you see on television to view the parade. of Mormon,” “Elephant Man” with Bradley
If you haven’t gone to the parade in sev- Cooper, “Wicked,” “It’s Only a Play” with Naeral years, the parade route has changed drasti- than Lane and Matthew Broderick, “Cabaret”
cally. It starts at 77th Street and Central Park with Emma Stone, and “Kinky Boots.”
West, goes down Central Park West, turns left
And, of course, the Radio City Christmas
on Central Park South, turns right on 6th Av- Show.
enue and follows 6th Avenue to 34th Street,
If you are going to the theater, here’s a
where it turns right to Macy’s.
very important note: Make sure you check the
Best viewing locations are the streets be- time your Broadway show is starting. Evetween Central Park South and 34th Street on ning shows start as early as 7 p.m. and as late
the east and west sides of 6th Avenue.
10 p.m., and matinees start from 1 to 3 p.m.
Want to splurge? For $250 a person for I have been at the theater many times when
adults, $125 for children, you can get a lav- folks come in an hour late, as they assumed
ish brunch at Stella 34 Trattoria’s on the 6th a show starting at 7 p.m. actually started at 8
Floor of Macy’s, where floor-to-ceiling win- p.m.
dows give you a bird’s eye view of the parade.
I prefer orchestra seating at Radio City,
It sounds like a lot of money, but not when you but if you ask the ushers at the music hall they
consider most hotels along the parade route will tell you the best place to sit is in the first
have two- or three-night minimums at $400 a mezzanine.
night.
Programming note: “Frozen’s” Idina
Many folks let local restaurants, diners Menzel is on Broadway in “If/Then” – a great
and supermarkets cater their Thanksgiving show for adults, but not for children.
meals – soup to nuts, turkey to stuffing. I had
Dining with kids near Radio City? Bill’s
a good meal last week at the new Dickey’s Bar and Burger in Rockefeller Center offers
Barbecue in the High Ridge Plaza Shopping
Continued on Page 7
HRCA Rallies Against
Family Dollar Store
State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins with HRCA members. Photos by Donna Davis.
Protestors outside 382 Warburton Ave., the site of the proposed Family Dollar Store.
Members of the Hudson River Community
Association recently held a rally at 382 Warburton
Ave. to protest the proposed opening of a Family
Dollar Store at the long-vacant storefront.
“382 Warburton Avenue, once an asset to the
neighborhood as a grocery store, has been vacant
for more than 20 years,” said HRCA President
Barbara Smith. “The Family Dollar Store is one
of the 10 worst stores to work for in the United
States, and according to its employees, the stores
are poorly run with product shortages and chaotic
management. HRCA and the residents of the area
believe the highest and best use of this site is not
as a Family Dollar Store.
“I am calling on all the citizens of Yonkers,
particularly those who reside on the Westside, to
join HRCA to voice your opposition to Family
Dollar Store at this location and to let the Yonkers
Zoning Board and our elected officials know that
the Family Dollar Store is bad for Yonkers families,” she said.
Joining HRCA at the rally was State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
HRCA is a community-based organization
that is primarily concerned with the preservation
and economic development of the area of the City
of Yonkers, bounded on the north by the Hastings
city line, on the east by North Broadway, on the
south by Main Street and on the west by the Hudson River.
PAGE 4 - Yonkers rising - Friday, November 21-28, 2014
Dental Groups Send 450 lbs.
Of Candy to Troops Overseas
Family Dental Group and Saw Mill Dental, with five locations in the Hudson Valley and
Metro-New York area, donated more than 450
pounds of candy to Operation Gratitude, a nonprofit organization that sends care packages to
dedicated troops overseas.
The practices chose to participate in the
Halloween candy buy-back program to help
parents limit the amount of candy their children keep after Halloween, while also educating
them on preventative care for their teeth – and
the experience of giving to a great cause to support our troops.
The practices also sent hand-written letters
and pictures to the troops from the children who
donated their Halloween candy.
Operation Gratitude annually sends
100,000-plus care packages filled with snacks,
entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation addressed to individually-named U.S.
service members deployed in hostile regions, to
their children left behind and to veterans, firstresponders, Wounded Warriors and their care
givers. Their mission is to lift morale, bring a
smile to a service member’s face and express to
our armed forces the appreciation and support of
the American people.
The Family Dental Group is a four-office,
multi-specialty practice offering all services
under one roof, including general dentistry,
cosmetic dentistry, implants and emergency
dentistry. Visit www.thefamilydentalgroup.com
for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Mayor Announces Expansion of
Missing Persons DNA Program
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers
Police Commissioner Charles Gardner announced last week the expansion of Yonkers’
Missing Persons DNA Program, now offering
residents free Safety DNA Identification Kits to
assist police in the case of a missing vulnerable
adult.
Spano also renewed his call for the creation
of a state-wide DNA databank for missing persons to better assist police in finding those reported missing.
“An astounding 2,300 Americans are reported missing every day, including both adults
and children,” he said. “In 2012, Westchester
County had the most reported missing vulnerable adult cases in New York State. By expanding our safety DNA kits from children to now
include adults, we are being proactive in protecting these residents who may be the most vulnerable, including those with dementia or other
illnesses.”
Spano and YPD launched the Child Safety
DNA Identification Kits program in 2013 to assist in identifying potential missing children.
Since the program’s launch, the City of Yonkers
has distributed more than 3,000 child DNA kits.
Under the expanded Yonkers program, residents receiving Adult DNA Identification Kits
will store their DNA samples at home and only
provide the information to police to assist with
search efforts in the unforeseen case a family
member is ever missing. The kit includes space
for the person’s photo, fingerprints, hair sample,
dental records and two swabs to preserve their
DNA.
Among missing adults, about one-sixth
have psychiatric issues, with young men, individuals with drug or alcohol addictions and
elderly citizens suffering from dementia making up other significant subgroups. The average
age of reported missing vulnerable adults is 48;
45 years old among females and 50 years old
among males.
“Building on the success of our Child ID/
DNA kits, we wanted to offer a similar kit to
our vulnerable adult population,” said Commissioner Gardner. “These kits can be produced to
law enforcement in the event that someone goes
missing. This can be a difficult time for family members and having a completed kit that
is accessible saves time during any subsequent
search for a missing person. We look forward to
working with Mayor Spano’s office to distribute
these kits here in Yonkers to home care providers, nursing homes and family members who
may be caring for any vulnerable adults.”
In addition, the mayor is renewing his call
for the establishment of a statewide DNA database for missing persons to better assist law enforcement in solving the investigations of thousands of missing persons cases in which DNA is
not currently recorded. While New York State
currently collects and maintains a DNA database
for criminal cases, a DNA database for missing
persons has not been established.
“A missing family member is everyone’s
worst nightmare and we hope to never have to
use this information,” said Spano. “With these
kits, we want to make sure residents have every
resource available to assure the safety of their
family.”
The Community Affairs Division of YPD
now offers the free Safety DNA Identification
Kits. Those interested in securing a kit can pick
one up at the Yonkers Police Community Affairs
Division, 36 Radford St., or call 914-377-7375.
Sarah Lawrence Docs Study
Effects of Deployment on Families
Researchers at Sarah Lawrence College say
there is a strong need to better understand how
military families discuss deployment, as studies
conducted in the years following the deployment
of approximately 3 million Americans serving
in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation
Iraqi Freedom show that veterans of OEF/OIF
are at high risk for combat-related mental health
issues such as PTSD, depression and substance
abuse.
Less studied have been the effects of deployment on military families, although it is
known that military spouses are at elevated risk
for a wide range of mental health issues, divorce
rates have tripled in military families, and children of deployed parents are exhibiting emotional and behavioral issues at levels above the
national average.
A new study, being conducted by Dr. Adam
Brown and Dr. Kim Ferguson, psychologists at
Sarah Lawrence, aims to examine whether families that know more about the events that took
place in each other’s lives during deployment
will exhibit better psychological and behavioral
wellbeing. Based on findings from studies of
non-military families – that the researchers reviewed extensively – Brown and Ferguson say
that although efforts are being made to address
the psychological challenges facing military
families, there is a major gap in understanding
how families talk to each other about the time
they were separated.
Like other programs aimed at teaching
skills to ease the transition to civilian life, Brown
and Ferguson say they believe their data will inform the development of programs to help guide
family conversations around this issue. It is their
hope the findings of this study will shed light on
how certain ways of discussing deployment can
ease the transition from combat to civilian life
and strengthen the entire military family.
Brown and Ferguson are now interviewing
families comprised of one person that was deployed to Iraq and or Afghanistan, another adult
family member, and a family member age 8 to 25
years. To learn more about the study, call Brown
at 646-831-8657 or email slcmilitaryfamilies@
gmail.com.
Looking for a Companion?
The Yonkers Animal Shelter has many
pets available for adoption.
Annabelle is a sweet and affectionate
mixed-breed dog, about 4 years old and
weighing 70 pounds. She is calm and easygoing and a pleasure to spend time with.
Annabelle is easy to get out of her kennel
and just as easy to take for a walk. She likes
to fetch a ball or chase a Frisbee, but her
biggest pleasure is the doggie pool she was
introduced to this summer. Annabelle likes
to stand in the pool and splash until there is
no water left!
Annabelle is dog selective, so would
need to meet any potential candidates to
be her new family companion. She would
also be perfect as an only dog for a one-pet
household.
Visit Annabelle at the Yonkers Animal
Shelter at 1000 Ridge Hill Blvd., between
11 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays and noon and
4 p.m. weekends. For more information,
call 914-377-6730 during business hours
or 201-981-3215 at any time; or email [email protected]
Annabelle is in need of a family.
Upcoming Library Programs
Feature Music and More
Glee Club Performance
Yonkers’ Male Glee Club will presents “An
Afternoon of Beautiful Music” on Sunday, Dec.
14 at 3 p.m. at the Yonkers Public Library, Grinton Will Library. Admission is free of charge
and no tickets are required; seating will be in the
325-capacity Pincus auditorium.
The event features music from Broadway
shows, popular standards and American classics.
The Yonkers’ Male Glee Club is in its 87th
year of providing great music to the New Yorkmetropolitan area. The conductor is Robert Sonnenberg.
This program is sponsored by the Friends
of Yonkers Public Library.
Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert & Chopin
An Afternoon of Beethoven, Mozart,
Schubert and Chopin, presented by students
of the Pelham Piano School, will be presented
Sunday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. at the Grinton Will
Library.
This program is sponsored by Friends of
the Yonkers Public Library. Admission is free of
charge and no tickets are required.
Pelham Piano School was founded in 2002
by Natalia and Alexander Budyonny, classical pianists from Russia, and provides professional musical instruction to students of all ages
and levels. While the school’s focus is classical
piano, some of its students study voice, accompaniment, music theory, music history and composition.
The school regularly hosts master classes
and students from Japan, to Boston, to White
Plains. Students have been awarded top prizes
at international piano competitions at Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center and other music festivals.
Allegro Singers Perform ‘Grand Opera’
Allegro Singers will present “An Afternoon
of Grand Opera” featuring Verdi’s “Un Ballo in
Maschera” (A Masked Ball); arias; and duets
of various emotions of love, guilt and revenge;
culminating in an extraordinary stream of music
Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Grinton Will
Library.
Admission is free of charge and no tickets
are required.
Volunteer Tutors Needed
TASC Connect!, a successful one-on-one
tutoring program serving adults seeking a high
school equivalency diploma, is looking for tutors. The program operates at the Yonkers Riverfront Library four days each week and is in
need of volunteer tutors to sustain the popular
Thursday evening session, which runs from 5 to
7:30 p.m.
If you can dedicate two to three hours per
week at least twice a month, contact Program
Coordinator Lisa Kahn at 914-231-3264 or
[email protected].
***
The Yonkers Public Library, Grinton Will
Library is located at 1500 Central Park Ave.,
Yonkers. For more information and directions to
the library, call 914-337-1500.
When is Our Garbage
Going to be Picked Up?
By Phil Foley
For those of us who are on a Tuesday and
Friday garbage pickup schedule in Yonkers, the
million dollar question is: When is our garbage
going to be picked up? As a citizen who gets his
trash picked up on this schedule, I decided to
look back at the Yonkers Sanitation Department
schedule for the year 2014.
What I found out was that during 2014, approximately 20 percent of the time, the Tuesday
and Friday group had only one garbage pickup
a week. This means that 12 weeks this year we
must suffer, as our garbage piles up with only
one single pickup. This is not fair; we pay our
taxes, too!
For the month of November 2014, there
will be three weeks this month with only one
pickup each week.
I do not blame Mayor Mike Spano for this
situation, as it has been going on for years, but it
does seem this is an issue that Mike should try to
rectify. After all, what is “Mayor Mike Spano’s
Help Line” for?
My solution to the problem is a very simple one: Forget about picking up the recycling
some weeks and pick up the garbage! They can
double up on the recycles the following week. I
would rather have cans and newspapers hanging
around instead of garbage.
Also, we really need our garbage picked up
more than once during the days after Christmas,
when families really see their garbage pile up
during the holidays.
Maybe the mayor should appoint a “think
tank” committee to advise him on all the possible ways of improving the quality-of-life issues
that face Yonkers today, and provide for a better
future for all our citizens tomorrow. It is up to
you, Mayor Mike; the ball is in your court.
Phil Foley is an opinion writer for Yonkers
Rising, and can be reached at pfoley14@aol.
com. Submit stories, opinion pieces and letters
to the editor to dmurphy@risingmediagroup.
com.
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Long-Time Leader at
Greyston Steps Down
Yonkers Man Arrested
In Dead Cats Case
The scene on Overlook Avenue where more than 25 dead cats were found earlier this year.
The SPCA of Westchester announced last
week that an arrest has been made in connection
with the discovery of 25 dead cats found hanging
from a tree in the city earlier this year.
According to Shannon Laukhuf, executive
director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Westchester, the department’s
Humane Law Enforcement Unit and the Yonkers
Police Department arrested Rene Carcamo, 60, of
25 Overlook Terrace, Yonkers, for illegally disposing of dead cats by placing them in plastic bags and
hanging them from a tree on his street, a violation
of environmental conservation law.
Carcamo is also charged with two counts of
animal cruelty for failure to provide medical attention for two kittens, discovered in his possession
by the HLE Unit during its investigation in July.
Ernest Lungaro, director of the Humane Law
Enforcement Unit, and members of YPD arrested
Carcamo following an exhaustive investigation
conducted by the SPCA, police and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
On April 24, Lungaro was called to the Yonkers location after Department of Public Works
employees discovered the bodies of 25 cats hanging from a tree, and several dead felines on the
ground. The SPCA and police conducted interviews with residents in the neighborhood and pursued all leads. Carcamo was questioned on several
occasions by authorities regarding the dead cats at
Overlook Terrace.
In July, Lungaro instructed Carcamo to get
veterinary assistance for kittens living in his apartment that were visibly sick, but when it was determined that he had not complied, Lungaro removed
the kittens from his home. A veterinary exam found
that the kittens had conjunctivitis, discharge from
nose and mouth and were severely neglected.
“The SPCA of Westchester is pleased that
an arrest has been made in this case, after many
months of investigation, interviews and hard
work,” said Lungaro. “We are grateful to the Yonkers Police Department and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office for helping us to make
this possible.”
“The SPCA remains saddened by the magnitude and severity of this crime against such in-
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“Our focus since the incident has been to help feral
and stray cats living in that location by examining
them for disease and illness, performing spay and
neuter surgeries and seeking a safer place for them
to live. We are looking for outdoor facilities such
as barns to house the cats.”
“Last April, like so many Yonkers residents
and animal lovers around the world, I was saddened to learn that 25 cats were found dead in our
city – the victims of an unconscionable act of violence,” said Mayor Mike Spano. “This senseless
disregard for the welfare of animals and pets has
no place in our society, and it will not be tolerated
in Yonkers.
“Yonkers residents love their pets, and my administration will continue to pursue policies – like
our trap, neuter and release program – that promote
and protect the health, safety and well-being of animals and pets in our city,” he continued. “I commend the Yonkers Police Department and SPCA of
Westchester for conducting a thorough investigation and bringing a suspect into custody for animal
cruelty.”
After 10 years of
Brady, president of the
Greyston Bakery; Jonadedicated service as
than Greengrass, vice
president and CEO
president of marketof Greyston, Steven
ing and development;
Brown is stepping
and Jennifer Solomon,
down to pursue other
chief financial officer.
opportunities, as of
The transition team
Nov. 18.
will be supplemented
“I have been forby two members of the
tunate to lead the deGreyston Board of Divelopment and growth
rectors.
of Greyston as a board
Under
Brown’s
member and president
leadership,
Greyston
for the past 16 years,”
has grown into a $17
he said. “With the end
million force for soof the current strategic
cial transformation in
plan in December, this
Yonkers. His many
is an opportune time
achievements include
for me to move on to
the construction and
new endeavors. I would
Steven Brown
opening of a new
like to thank the incredibly dedicated staff for making my time at 22,000-square-foot bakery facility and the
Greyston a rewarding and inspirational expe- significant growth of its sales and recognition
rience and recognize their tireless work along as a model of social enterprise; completion of
with our partners in Yonkers and throughout a financial restructuring of Greyston and the
Greyston Bakery.
Westchester for their work.
In addition, he helped with the opening a
“I leave knowing that Greyston will continue to open new pathways and generate hope new affordable housing building for 100 famifor the people of Yonkers in need of such op- lies that is contributing to the economic develportunities and support in the years to come,” opment of downtown Yonkers; creating a new
workforce development program; expanding
he continued.
Brown will serve as a special advisor to its community gardens program; supporting
the Greyston Board of Directors through the an after-school and environmental education
end of 2014, and will actively assist with the program for children; and implementing a
means for Greyston to quantify the impact of
transition.
“Steven has been an inspirational leader its programs to support the underserved memwho has contributed to the well-being of bers of the Southwest Yonkers community.
Greyston is beginning work on its next
people in Southwest Yonkers – be that tenants, parents, children, Greyston bakers, the phase – to share its unique model of open
unemployed or the homeless,” said Deborah hiring and PathMaking with others, either as
Stewart, chairwoman of the Greyston Board partners in new ventures or through consulting
of Directors. “I wish him well and know that with enterprises to infuse its organization with
with his influence Greyston will continue its an ethos of social justice.
A search for a successor who can build on
good work.”
During the transition period, Greyston Greyston’s extraordinary foundation will bewill be led by the experienced team of Mike gin in the first quarter of 2015.
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Women of Westchester
Power & Style Summit
AHEPA Chapter 51 of Yonkers
Honors Mayor Mike Spano
AHEPA Chapter 51 of Yonkers celebrated its 90th anniversary at X20 on the Hudson, where
it honored guest and fellow Ahepan, Mayor Mike Spano. From left are James Florakis, Mayor
Spano, Chapter President John Parlitsis, Elias Tsekeridis and Nick Sakalis.
Jordan Rose Decker, Miss Westchester Teen 2015, and the new Lincoln MKC.
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, Chapter 1-Yonkers, held
its 90th anniversary dinner at Xaviar’s X20 on
Nov. 16, when the order of AHEPA Chapter 51
presented Mayor Mike Spano with an award in
recognition of his service and continued support to AHEPA. Spano has been a brother of
AHEPA Chapter 51 for many years.
The chapter celebrated 90 years of fulfilling its mission, which is to promote Hellenism,
education, philanthropy, civic responsibility,
and family and individual excellence.
AHEPA was founded in 1922 as a frater-
Visit Santa
Continued from Page 2
Jordan Rose Decker, Miss Westchester Teen 2015, left, and Sarah Hreyo, Miss Empire Star
2014 model at the “Women of Westchester Power and Style Summit.”
The inaugural “Career Fashion Luncheon”
by B. Olivacce took place Saturday, Nov. 15 at
Sprain Grill in Yonkers as a part of the “Women
of Westchester County Power and Style Summit.” The special event was presented by “Runways Running Thru Westchester,” sponsored by
The Lincoln Motor Company.
Guests were treated to a special advance
screening of the B. Olivacce spring 2015 womenswear career apparel collection, a five-star
lunch with champagne and a prominent women’s panel discussion. They also received gift
certificates toward their first purchase of B. Olivacce Spring 2015.
As an extra incentive, the Lincoln Motor Company gave an additional $50 toward
the first purchase of the sizzling new brand’s
collection – just for test driving the MKC and
MKZ luxury automobiles at the event.
“I have always had an interest in developing a wardrobe for the professional working woman,” said Olivacce. “With the support
of ‘Runways Running thru Westchester’ along
with dynamic corporate partnerships, the time
has finally come to initiate the launch.”
Miss Westchester Teen 2015 Jordan Rose
Decker led featured models wearing the collection, and Westchester County’s female business
elite assembled for a fashionable and informative day organized to empower all women to
look their best while achieving professional
goals.
Headliners of this year’s distinguished
panel included Kathleen O’Connor, commissioner of Westchester County Parks and Recreation; Debbie Nigro of WFAS 1230 AM Radio in Westchester; Marilyn Simes, CEO and
founder of Digital Instincts of Chappaqua; Louise Newsome, national director of the National
Association of Professional Women; and Cathy
Cao, a Harvard graduate and investment banker.
“I firmly believe that every woman should
remind herself, for the rest of her life, that she
is beautiful,” said Olivacce. “Every woman can
grow herself into the professional woman that
she wishes to become and I hope that this panel
empowers all in attendance.”
For more information on the inaugural Career Fashion Luncheon Power and Style Summit, visit www.B-olivacce.com.
pers and that includes tons of exciting things to
do while shopping for amazing holiday deals.
We are providing extended hours, as well as
free parking at the mall. Plus, our Mobile App
makes each shopping experience easy and convenient with a store finder, listing of sales and
details on events.”
The following holiday events are being
featured at the mall:
Santa Arrives
From the North Pole to the City of Yonkers, Santa made his grand entrance at the Cross
County Shopping Center on Saturday, Nov. 15.
Families can visit with Santa through Dec. 24,
from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. In December, Santa’s hours will be extended even
more. He will be at Cross County until 5 p.m.
Christmas Eve.
light the Night with holiday Cheer
As part of its annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 22 from 6 to 8
p.m., Cross County Shopping Center will provide a captivating night light show with music
and Santa’s Christmas tree for all to enjoy. The
event will include a concert by the New York
City Swing Band; strolling characters; chil-
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ing assistants in every classroom and individual
work plans for students, Montessori 27 places
an emphasis on the individual student. This type
of child-centered learning environment fosters
a strong sense of community and commitment
from the entire Montessori 27 family.”
Montessori 27 is part of the recently-announced Artist Resident Program with ArtsWestchester. The program, supported by funding from
Yonkers’ state delegation, will place local artists
in Montessori 27 to offer hands-on art education
to students through a variety of mediums, including music, drawing and painting, and support the
school’s teachers and teaching assistants with
art-based lessons.
“We all know how important the arts are
in public education,” the mayor said. “The arts
teach our children to be creative, think out of
the box, and – of course – cultural awareness,
which is so important because Yonkers is one of
the most diverse cities and schools districts in the
entire region.”
Spano also recognized several clubs and ac-
nal-based organization that aimed to help the
Greek immigrant assimilate into American
society and combat the evils of bigotry and
discrimination experienced by Americans at
that time. Today, AHEPA is at the forefront of
charitable giving, from natural disaster relief,
to raising funds for illnesses, to making significant contributions to local neighborhoods. It is
committed to education and awards scholarships.
Chapter 51 has given more than $80,000
dollars in scholarship awards to worthy high
school students.
dren’s activities including a pixie stick station,
face painting and balloons; and the first 100
shoppers to visit the Cross County booth, located between Victoria’s Secret and Gap, will receive a voucher to pick up a free, live Christmas
tree the following weekend, on Nov. 29.
let the Shopping Begin
Shoppers can get a kick start on Black Friday discounts Nov. 28 this year with Macy’s
opening at 6 p.m., Sears opening at 7 p.m., and
the remainder of the mall stores opening at midnight on Thursday, Nov. 27. While they wait on
line to go into their favorite retailer, a DJ, strolling characters and a gift bag giveaway to the
first 250 guests will keep everyone entertained.
Photos for Furry Friends
Dogs and cats can get in on the fun, too.
Cross County Shopping Center will host pet
photos with Santa on Mondays, Dec. 1, 8 and
15, when shoppers are invited to bring dogs and
cats from 6 to 8 p.m. Cats should be kept in a
carrier and dogs on a leash until photo time.
A Chanukah Celebration
Cross County Shopping Center is partnering with the Chabad of Yonkers to host a festive
menorah lighting Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. The event
will include a live musical concert with cultural
dancing, treats and activities for children.
The Cross County Shopping Center is located at 8000 Mall Walk, Yonkers. For more
information, visit www.crosscountycenter.com.
tivities at the school, including the extracurricular chess, book and yoga clubs and Girl Scouts;
the school’s greenhouse, which is maintained
by the students and gives them the opportunity
to observe and study botany and horticulture
through hands-on experience; the school’s first
Montessori Festival, which raised $1,300 for
St. Jude’s; and Montessori 27’s recent Hispanic
Heritage Month Celebration, which showcased
Hispanic cuisine prepared by school families.
“The trustees appreciate Mayor Spano’s
unified voice on education,” said Board of Education President Dr. Nader Sayegh. “Through
this program, the mayor sees first-hand our staff
at work, the condition of our aging schools and
– most important – Yonkers children engaged
in the teaching and learning process. Montessori education provides a strong foundation for
students’ lifelong learning. School 27’s certified
Montessori teachers and principal enthusiastically deliver that instruction.”
Montessori School 27 works closely with
several private and non-profit partners, including
IBM, Girl Scouts, Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak, Philipse Manor Hall, the SMART Program, Junior Achievement and Sonora House, Inc.
To join the Exchange Club of Yonkers contact
Vice-President David Tubiolo at 646-596-3375
Friday, November 21-28, 2014 - Yonkers Rising - PAGE 7
Seniors and Health Care
Social Security Q&A
By Julissa Javier
Social Security assistant district manager,
Yonkers
Question: I applied for a Social Security
card for my child at the hospital and the card
came back with the first name misspelled. What
should I do?
Answer: Go to your local Social Security
office or card center to ask for a corrected card.
We need to see at least two original documents
proving your child’s U.S. citizenship and identity. We also must see proof of your identity, as
the parent.
The documents you show us must be either
originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. We cannot accept photocopies or notarized
copies. To find out more, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber, where you can learn what
documents you need, fill out and print an application, and then bring or mail the information to us.
You may also want to read the publication,
“Social Security Numbers For Children,” available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.
Q: What are some of the documents Social
Security will accept as proof of identity for a
child?
A: While you can use a birth certificate to
prove age or citizenship, you cannot use it as
proof of identity. Social Security needs evidence
of the child’s existence after birth. An acceptable document must show your child’s name,
identifying information and, preferably, a recent
photograph. Your child must be present unless
the picture ID also shows your child’s biographical information (age, date of birth and parents’
names).
We generally can accept a non-photo ID if
it has enough information to identify the child.
We prefer to see the child’s U.S. passport, but if
that document is not available, we may accept
the child’s adoption decree; doctor, clinic or hospital record; religious record (baptismal record);
daycare center or school record; or school identification card.
All documents must be either originals or
copies certified by the issuing agency. We cannot
accept photocopies or notarized copies of documents.
Sahaja Yoga Meditation
At St. John’s Hospital
St. John’s Riverside Hospital’s Spiritual
Care Department is offering Sahaja yoga meditation, a unique technique of meditation based
upon awakening inner energy. Experience the
true state of meditation within yourself during
this free program.
This, Too
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family-friendly foods, good hamburgers and
takes reservations and walk-ins.
Another great place to take the little ladies in your family is the American Girl Doll
Cafe. Full course meals are in the $25 range,
not including the cost of the dolls, which with
accessories can add up very quickly. Book
early for prime dates.
Overlooking the Rockefeller Center
Christmas Tree is Pulse Restaurant in the
Equinox Gym. The restaurant is open to the
public and a three-course meal is a reasonable
$33. Rock Center Cafe and the Sea Grill are at
opposite sides of the Rockefeller skating rink,
offering food all members of the family (yes,
chicken fingers and fries) can enjoy, and the
glorious view of skaters dancing on the ice.
Don’t forget to grab a brisket or corned
beef on rye, bowl of Matzah ball soup and
blintzes at the Edison Cafe on 47th Street
before it closes in mid-December. And don’t
miss the Christmas windows free to view as
you stroll down 5th Avenue – hot cocoa in
hand.
There have been numerous articles regarding street cart food in New York City and
unsanitary conditions, so be careful. Don’t buy
hot dogs or shish kebabs from street vendors;
chestnuts roasting on an open fire and hot pretzels are usually items you can purchase from
vendors without getting ill.
Locally, bargain movie day and night
is Tuesday at the Alamo on Central Avenue
($7.50), Cross County and Ridge Hill ($7.50)
and Bronxville Bowtie ($6) with surcharges
for 3D. Most of the theaters offer matinee and
senior discounts; make sure you sign up for
frequent moviegoer programs to get free tick-
Classes are held Fridays at 3 p.m. at St.
John’s Riverside Hospital, Andrus Pavilion, 967
North Broadway, Yonkers.
For more information, call Vaibhav Dingare
at 914-964-4255
ets and snacks.
Gift Card Granny is great website for discounted gift cards to local and national retailers. People get gift cards they will not use and
sell them through the site at discounts up to 25
percent off.
On the subject of gift cards, be on the
lookout for merchants who give, let’s say, a
$5 gift with a $25 gift card purchase. Use the
$25 gift card to make your purchase knowing
that you will have the $5 gift card to enjoy at
a later date.
American Express Small Business Saturday is Nov. 29. If you have an American Express card, you can get up to three $10 credits
to your account for purchases that you make at
eligible small businesses on this day.
Most of the Black Friday ads are online
for consumers to view. Free shipping with no
or low minimums is what you should be looking for when making purchases online. Dec.
18 is Free Shipping Day and you can find a
list of participating merchants online at www.
freeshippingday.com
If the hustle and bustle of the holidays
has gotten you a bit crazy, check out the free
Mindshift app for download to your smartphone or tablet. Mindshift is chock full of relaxation techniques and ways to handle anxiety and stress, as well as inspiration.
And please, put a dollar in the Salvation
Army kettle. Dad was far from rich but always
encouraged my sister and me to drop a dollar
in the kettle. At Thanksgiving and throughout
the year, we need to be thankful for all that we
have and remember those in need!
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
Yonkers On the Move Tops
6,000 Miles – and Counting
Some of the YOM WALK 20 Challenge II participants who contributed miles receive the new
challenge T-shirt and YOM certificate at a recent event.
Yonkers On the Move is collecting miles/
steps submitted online and via its Mile Cards for
the WALK 20 Challenge, and the city-wide total
as of this press release is 6,337 miles!
Challenge III ends Nov. 1, with mile submission due no later than Nov. 5.
The Yonkers WALK 20 Challenge consists
of three combined walk challenges from April
through Nov. 1. Everyone who resides, works
or walks in Yonkers can have some fun and take
part. The YOM initiative is intergenerational,
free, and is designed to foster people’s health and
active lifestyle goals.
YOM invited residents, families, neighbors,
church groups, small business and work colleagues to participate as individuals or teams,
and contribute their miles to pass a 2014 citywide goal of 3,500 miles or more this year.
The Yonkers WALK 20 Challenge concept
is simple: The land area of Yonkers is approximately 20 square miles, and YOM asks those
walking (and in Challenge III, doing other aerobic activities like running, tennis, etc.) a total of
20 miles or more during a Challenge period, to
tell YOM about it on the YOM Mile Card or online at www.walkyom.org.
Participants logging 20 or more miles are
well on their way toward making exercise a regular part of their lives – the goal of our city-wide
initiative.
They will also receive an invitation to the
2014 season-ending recognition event at Yonkers City Hall on Nov. 18. In addition to receiving certificates from the mayor, those invited
will have the opportunity to win sponsored raffle
prizes and obtain the new YOM Walk 20 T-shirt
sponsored by Yonkers-East Yonkers Rotary Club
(if they did not already receive a T-shirt at the
Challenge II thank-you event in late September).
The final city-wide mile total will be announced then.
YOM is sponsored by Community for All
Ages, United Way of Westchester and Putnam,
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center and Community
Planning Council Yonkers, and 55 Plus Yonkers
Connections.
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The street address is: P.O.
Box 561, Chappaqua, NY
10514. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Alexander Linss, P.O. Box 561,
Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: any lawful act.
#6584 10/17 – 11/21
Notice of formation of 26
TERRACE PLACE LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 10/08/14. Office location:
Westchester Cty. SSNY has
been designated as agent
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail a copy of process to the
LLC: 19 Deerfield Ave, Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of formation of Let Me
Drive U, LLC Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on 8/29/14.
Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: CENTUCK STATION
P.O. BOX 43 YONKERS, NY
10710. SSNY has been designated as agent of the Let
Me Drive U LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process served to: Jorge Baez,
Centuck Station P.O. BOX
43, YONKERS, NEW YORK
10710. Purpose: any lawful
act.
Notice of formation of Momentum Partners, LLC. Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
DATE. Office location: Westchester County. The street
address is: 793 Webster
Avenue, New Rochelle, NY
10804. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process served
to: Kim Snyder, Momentum
Partners, LLC, 793 Webster
Avenue, New Rochelle, NY
10804. Purpose: any lawful
act.
#6585 10/17 -11/21
#6586 10/17 -11/21
Notice of formation of NEW
DESIGN
REMODELING
LLC,a domestic limited liability company(llc) filed with
the Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 9/11/2014. office
location: westchester county.
Principal office of new design remodeling llc: 419
whiteplains rd 4a eastchester ny 10709 ssny designated as adgent of new design
remodeling llc upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to damien earthman 195 meagher ave bronx
ny 10465, upon whom and
at which process may be
served. Purpose: Marketing
Notice of formation of Benedictos CPA, LLC, a domestic
Limited Liability Company
(LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 10/07/2014. Office location: Westchester County.
Principal office of Benedictos
CPA, LLC: 23 Stephenson
Blvd. New Rochelle, N.Y.
10801 . SSNY designated
as agent of Benedictos CPA,
LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
to Gloreyn M Benedictos,
23 Stephenson Blvd., New
Rochelle, NY 10801, upon
whom and at which process
may be served. Purpose:
Public Accountancy
#6588 10/24 - 11/28
#6589 10/24 - 11/28
Re-NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT WESTCHESTER COUNTY
CYTL 2012, Plaintiff (s), vs. MARGUERITE HOLMES, THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR,
AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ELEANORE K. JANOWSKI a/k/a ELEANORE JANOWSKI, STEVE CUTTER, and CITY OF YONKERS, Defendant(s). ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF: Barry Nesson Law P.C., 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale,
New York 10583
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated July 23,
2014, I, the Referee will re-sell at public auction in the lobby of the Westchester County
Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, New York 10601, on the
10th day of December, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. premises in the City of Yonkers, New York
known as tax map number Section 4; Block 4704; Lot 15. This property had previously
been sold at public auction on September 5, 2014.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of a filed judgment and terms of sale and
SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS, IF ANY, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
NEW YORK STATE FOR POSSIBLE UNPAID ESTATE TAXES. A third party Bidder
shall be required to deposit 100% of the approximate judgment amount due upon the
Judgment of Foreclosure, estimated to be $22,500 or 10% of the bid, which ever is
greater.
BID DEPOSIT CHECK(S) MUST BE BY BANK OR CERTIFIED CHECK(S) DIRECTLY
PAYABLE TO THE REFEREE. CASH PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. BIDS
IN LESS THAN $1,000 INCREMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ENDORSED
CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED,
Index Number: 70138/2013
Dated: November, 2014
Christopher B. Meagher, Esq., Referee
#1314 11/07 – 11/28
NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE
THE BELOW SALE WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR NOV. 7, 2014 AT 10:00 A.M.
AND IS BEING POSTPONED TO DEC. 3, 2014 AT 9:00 A.M. AT THE SAME PLACE.
JOHN N. ROMANO, REFEREE.
SUPREME COURT: WESTCHESTER COUNTY. HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK,
Pltf. vs. LAWRENCE MAINIERO, et al, Defts. Index #64572/12. Pursuant to judgment
of foreclosure and sale dated May 16th, 2013, I will sell at public auction in the Lobby of
the Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd., White Plains,
NY, on Dec. 3rd, 2014 at 9:00 a.m., prem. k/a 13 Baiton St. a/k/a 15 Baiton St., Yonkers,
NY. Said property lying and being in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester and
State of New York, being shown and designated as Lot No. 6 and part of Lot No. 5 on a
certain map entitled “Map of Archer Heights on Trenchard St., 2nd Ward of Yonkers, NY”
made by Geo. Raynor, C.E. dated May 30, 1892 and filed in the Westchester County
Clerk’s Office, Division of Land Records on June 19, 1892 in Vol. 12 of Maps at page
6. Approx. amt. of judgment is $282,093.84 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to
terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JOHN N. ROMANO, Referee.
COHN & ROTH, Attys. for Pltf., 100 East Old Country Rd., Ste. 28, Mineola, NY. #85108
#1317 11/21/2014
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the Mayor of the City of Yonkers, New York
will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, November 24, 2014 at 4:00pm, in the Mayor’s
Reception Room, Second Floor, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York, on the following Local Law, to wit:
LOCAL LAW NO. 17 – 2014
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS
ENTITLED “TAXES” BY AMENDING SECTION 15-36 THEREOF, ENTITLED “APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION” IN REGARD TO THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION.
MIKE SPANO,
Mayor
#1318 11/21/2014
Notice of formation of Golden Dragon Studio LLC Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
August 13, 2014. Office location: Westchester. The street
address is: 624 White Plains
Road, Suite #171, Tarrytown,
10591. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process served
to: United States Corporation Agents, 500 N. Rainbow
Boulevard, Suite 300A, Las
Vegas, NV, 89107. Purpose:
any lawful act.
#6590 10/24 - 11/28
Notice of formation of Em
& J Productions, LLC. Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/10/2014. Office location:
Westchester County. The
street address is: 359 Hollywood Ave. Crestwood, NY
10707. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Emily Tarpey, 359 Hollywood
Ave. Crestwood, NY 10707.
Purpose: any lawful act.
#6597 11/21 – 12/26
Notice of Qualification of
Ventura Investments, LLC.
Application for Authority filed
with SSNY on 9/25/14. Office location: Westchester
County. LLC formed in MD
on 12/30/05. SSNY designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to Ventura Investments,
LLC, 108 2nd St., Harrison,
NY 10528. Purpose: any
lawful act or activity.
#6593 10/31 – 12/05
#6592 10/31 – 12/05
#6591 10/31 – 12/05
Notice of formation of RoseStone Realty, LLC Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
10/29/14. Office location:
Westchester County. The
street address is: 49 Bates
Road Harrison, NY 10528.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to: Michelle
Daniello, 49 Bates Road
Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful act.
#6594 11/07 - 12/12
ARDSLEY TAXI & LIMO
SERVICE LLC, Articles of
org.filed N.Y Sec. of State
(SSNY) 9th day of October,2014,. Office in Westchester Co. at 140 Huntley
Drive, Ardsley, New York
10502. SSNY design. Agt.
Upon whom process may
be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to 140 Huntley Drive, Ardsley, New York
1002. Reg. Agt. Upon whom
process may be served :
Speigel & Utrera, P.A., P.C.
1 Maiden Lane, NYC 10038
1800 576-1100 Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
Notice of formation of Handesen Cline Holdings LLC Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
July 22, 2014. Office location: Westchester. The street
address is: 10 Lester Place,
White Plains, NY, 10606.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to: Martin
Gualtieri, 10 Lester Place,
White Plains, NY, 10606.
Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of
CheckPlus Home Inspection
Services, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on October 30, 2014. Office
location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom
process against it may be
served. The Post Office address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC served upon
him/her is: 74 Greenway
Lane, Rye Brook, NY, 10573.
The principal address of the
LLC is: 74 Greenway Lane,
Rye Brook, NY, 10573. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
Notice of formation of LederLuis Architectural Design,
PLLC Arts. Of Org. filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY
(SSNY) on 10/29/2014. Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: 66 Main Street, Ste. 913,
Yonkers, MY, 10701. SSNY
has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process served to: Julio LederLuis, 66 Main Street, Ste.
913, Yonkers, NY, 10701.
Purpose: any lawful act.
#6596 11/14 - 12/19
#6595 11/07 – 12/12
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER T-11 FUNDING, Plaintiff, against 400 MCLEAN AVENUE, INC., et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to
a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/6/2014 I, the undersigned Referee
will sell at public auction in the lobby of the court house, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Blvd., White Plains, County of Westchester, State of New York on 12/02/2014 at
10:00AM, premises known as SBL No.: 1.-58-6.7 All that certain plot piece or parcel of
land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of
Yonkers, County of Westchester and State of New York. Approximate amount of judgment $26,419.58 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions
of filed Judgment Index# 53001/13. Bidders must bring deposit of either 10% of the bid
or 100% of the estimated judgment amount as set forth above, whichever is greater.
CHECK MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO REFEREE ONLY. NO CASH ACCEPTED. John
W. Kelly, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 1117502
#3121 10/31 – 11/21
Friday, November 21-28, 2014 - Yonkers Rising - PAGE 9
Legal Notices
SUPREME COURT OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY STATE OF NEW YORK
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In the Matter of Foreclosure of TAX LIENS
Pursuant to XIX of the Charter of the City of Yonkers and Article 11, Title 3 of the Real Property Tax Law, by the City of Yonkers, New York, -- List of delinquent taxes as of November
10, 2014, consisting of one volume.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY CITY OF YONKERS, NEW YORK
BY ACTION IN REM
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 10th day of November, 2014, JOHN LISZEWSKI, Commissioner of Finance and Enforcing Officer of the City of Yonkers pursuant to law filed with
the Clerk of Westchester County, a list of parcels of property affected by unpaid tax liens
held and owned by said City of Yonkers which on such date had been unpaid for a period
of at least two years after the date when the tax, assessment or other legal charge represented thereby became a lien. Said list contains as to each such parcel, (a) a brief description of the property affected by such tax lien, (b) the name of the last known owner of such
property as the same appears on the assessment roll of said City of Yonkers for the last
calendar year, or a statement that the owner is unknown if such be the case, (c) a statement
of the amount of such tax lien upon such parcel including those which shall have been due
for less than two years together with the date or dates from which, and the rate or rates at
which interest and penalties shall be computed.
All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such
list of delinquent taxes are hereby notified that the filing of such list of delinquent taxes
constitutes the commencement by said City of Yonkers of an action in the Supreme Court,
Westchester County, to foreclose the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem and that such list constitutes a notice of pendency of action and a complaint by
the said City of Yonkers against such piece or parcel of land therein described to enforce
the payment of such tax liens. Such action is brought against the real property only and is
to foreclose the tax liens described in such list.
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-2, Plaintiff(s), Against
Index No.: 28214-10 GERALDINE TARTAGLIONE, et al., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Westchester County
Clerk’s Office on 2/18/2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the
lobby of the Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White
Plains, NY 10601 on 12/19/2014, at 10:00 am premises known as 31 Minetta Place, Yonkers, NY 10710, and described as follows:
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon
erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester and State of
New York, designated on the tax maps of the Westchester County Treasurer as Section 3,
Block 3312 and Lots 1,2 and 3.
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $473,003.34 plus interest and
costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 28214/2010.
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a
return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagees attorney.
Henry Neale, Esq., Referee.
Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504
Dated: 11/10/14
GS
#1319 11/21/14 – 12/12/14
CORPORATION NOTICE
CITY OF YONKERS-NEW YORK
No personal judgment shall be entered herein for such taxes, assessments or other legal
charges or any part thereof.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
This notice is directed to all persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such list of delinquent taxes and such persons are hereby notified further
that a duplicate of such list of delinquent taxes has been filed in the office of the Commissioner of Finance of said City of Yonkers and will remain open for public inspection up to
and including the 12th day of January, 2015, which date is hereby fixed as the last day of
redemption.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the City Council of the City of Yonkers,
New York will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December
2, 2014 at 7:30 P.M. in the
City Council Chambers, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York on the following
General Ordinance, to wit:
AND take further notice that any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such
parcel and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying to
the said Commissioner of Finance of the City of Yonkers the amount of all such unpaid tax
liens thereof and in addition thereto all interest and penalties which are a lien against such
real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. In the event that such
taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record or to receive an
assignment of such tax liens evidenced by a proper written instrument.
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING GENERAL ORDINANCE 4-2000, ALSO KNOWN
AS CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, AND THE ACCOMPANYING
ZONING MAP BY AMENDING SAID MAP TO CHANGE THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION
OF BLOCK 4001, LOTS 125 AND 133 (KNOWN AS 323 [A/K/A 307] TUCKAHOE ROAD)
FROM ITS RESPECTIVE PRESENT “BR” ZONE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION INTO AN
“I” ZONE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION.
.
VINCENT SPANO
November 19, 2014
City Clerk
Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel described in such
list of delinquent taxes may serve a verified notice of interest or a duly verified answer
upon the attorney for the City of Yonkers setting forth in detail the nature and amount of
his interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in
the office of the County Clerk and served upon the attorney for the tax district foreclosing
within twenty days after the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption. In the
event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer,
such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all right, title and interest and equity
of redemption in and to the parcel described in such list of delinquent taxes and a judgment
in foreclosure may be taken by default.
Dated: November 10, 2014
JOHN LISZEWSKI
COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE and ENFORCING OFFICER for the City of Yonkers
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-6141
MICHAEL V. CURTI, ESQ.,
CORPORATION COUNSEL and
ATTORNEY for the City of Yonkers
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-5063
PROPOSED GENERAL ORDINANCE
#1321 11/21/2014
CORPORATION NOTICE
CITY OF YONKERS-NEW YORK
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the City Council of the City of Yonkers,
New York will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December
2, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. in the
City Council Chambers, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York on the following
General Ordinance, to wit:
PROPOSED GENERAL ORDINANCE
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 43 OF THE ZONING CODE OF THE
CITY OF YONKERS IN REGARD TO SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN
BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE USES IN THE OL AND IP DISTRICTS.
November 19, 2014
VINCENT SPANO
City Clerk
#1320 11/21/2014
TO THE PARTY TO WHOM THE ENCLOSED NOTICE IS ADDRESSED
You are the presumptive owner or lienor of one or more of the parcels mentioned and described in the list referred to in the enclosed notice.
Unless the taxes and assessments and all other legal charges are paid, or an answer interposed, as provided by statute, the ownership of said property, will in due course pass to the
City of Yonkers as provided by the law of the Charter of the City of Yonkers and the State
of New York.
PAL to Host Basketball
Great Tiny Archibald
Under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940 and acts amendatory thereto, special
rights and privileges are given to persons in the military service, which includes all members of the Army of the United States, the United States Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast
Guard, and all officers of the Public Health Service detailed by property authority for duty either with the Army or Navy, in Federal Service on active duty with any one of said branches.
If you are in Military Service, or if any one else within your knowledge or information, who
is the owner of any right, title or interest in or lien upon any of such parcels, is in Military
Service, will you kindly so advise me.
In the event of your failure to respond to this motion on or before the twentieth day after
January 12, 2015, the last day of redemption herein, application for judgment of foreclosure
or for judgment of foreclosure and sale in the within foreclosure action will be made to the
County Court of Westchester County.
Dated: November 10, 2014
JOHN LISZEWSKI
COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE and ENFORCING OFFICER for the City of Yonkers
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-6141
MICHAEL V. CURTI, ESQ.,
CORPORATION COUNSEL and
ATTORNEY for the City of Yonkers
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-5063
#1316 11/14/14 – 12/19/14
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The Yonkers Police Athletic League will
host basketball great Nate “Tiny” Archibald on
Saturday, Nov. 29. Archibald will host a basketball skills clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the PAL Walshin Center, 127 North Broadway.
Admission is $10 and includes a T-shirt
and a drink. Registration is required and limited.
Call Vic Federico at 914-830-0811 or
Dave Antonelli at 914-494-2888 to sign up.
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Carol Ann Ford (where she currently is working) and Marwan Sayegh, principal of School 30,
who nominated Carol with others.
Members of the Woodlean Track Team with family and Police Commissioner Charles Gardner
and Perstine Wesley.
Mayor Mike Spano and honoree Carol Ann Ford.
YPD runners head to the finish line.
Steve Lopez, vice president of the Yonkers Board of Education; Dr. Michael Yazurlo, superintendent of schools; and Judith Ramos-Meier, Board of Ed trustee.
Exchange Club
Continued from Page 1
Police Commissioner Charles Gardner with Maude and Perstine Wesley.
Photos by Ed Whitman
5K Run/Walk
Continued from Page 1
Special thanks – as always and every year
– was expressed to Perstine Wesley, owner of
Harry’s Shoe Repair, who created the idea of
encouraging positive relationships between the
children of Yonkers and began the “Wesley and
Friends” 5k walk/run.
Now in its eighth year, the race was another
success, with runners and families joining in the
event.
Yonkers Deputy Mayor Steve Levy took
first place in the 5k, with PAL boxer Brian
O’Shea finishing second and PAL Boxer Tony
Harris finishing third.
The City of Yonkers and the PAL thanked
Sayegh and Yazurlo addressed the audience
that evening as Ford was introduced to a standing
ovation.
The honoree thanked the Exchange Club
and stated that while she was the honoree, she
believed the honor was to be shared with all those
she has known and worked with for almost 30
years.
everyone who volunteered at the event and participated in the run/walk.
Judith Ramos Meier and Vice President Steve
Lopez, joined Mayor Michael Spano in honoring
and commending Ford. Assemblywoman Shelley
Mayer joined in, as well.
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Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, center, with State Assemblymember Shelley Mayer, to his right,
joins city officials for New Main Street demolition.
Assembly member Shelley Mayer receives a “wrecking ball” from Mayor Spano.
A view from above of New Main Street properties to be demolished, with the river running
underneath.
Mayor Spano at the controls of a crane.
Photos by Donna Davis
Uncovering a
Continued from Page 1
at New Main Street, we are providing an open urban civic space that provides residents and visitors
greater access to our downtown area and revitalizing city.”
The daylighting of the Saw Mill River has
been a long but successful journey for the city and
its future. Spano has continued to move the city
forward on the positive image and enthusiasm the
daylighting has given the city from environmentalists, to younger generations of New York City
commuters, to developers interested in recreating
the downtown waterfront.
By moving ahead with Phase II and Phase III,
the interest and support for the daylighting project
will continue and will keep Yonkers on the map of
American cities at the forefront of turning blacktop
into greenspace.
The soon-to-be public space is located on
New Main Street between Nepperhan Avenue
and Ann Street. The demolition will expose the
currently inaccessible Saw Mill River, which is
blocked off by large fencing and invasive plant
life. Plans for the space will provide for perimeter
pedestrian walkways as well as improved river water quality, improved marine habitat and enhanced
water/sewer performance.
“Gov. (Andrew) Cuomo, along with our state
delegation, has been instrumental to the success of
not only the daylighting project, but Yonkers as a
whole,” said Spano. “With an improving economy,
new businesses moving into the city, and a growth
rate that ranks Yonkers as the second-fastest growing city in the state, we are truly a city on the move.
I want to thank them for their continued commitment and investment in Yonkers.”
State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Democratic conference leader, has supported the project from the start, in 2007.
“The Saw Mill River daylighting project is
designed to serve as a catalyst for new opportu-
nities, sparking renewed interest and investment
in downtown Yonkers,” she said. “I was happy to
lend my support to the city’s efforts to secure highly-competitive state grants through the Regional
Economic Development Council to make this ongoing project possible.”
State Assemblymember Shelley Mayer added: “Today marks another exciting moment in
the rebirth of downtown Yonkers. I am proud that
New York State has made a wise investment in the
expanded daylighting of the Saw Mill River, and
with my colleagues in the Legislature, we have
appropriated funds for this project. I look forward
to the successful completion of this work, and an
even more dynamic future for our city.”
The daylighting of the Saw Mill River is a
multi-phase project that includes a new urban river
and parks through the center of downtown Yonkers. The project is funded by grants from New
York State Empire State Development, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS
Environmental Facilities Corporation and the City
of Yonkers.
Phase I of the Saw Mill River daylighting,
known as Van der Donck Park, has earned national, statewide and regional recognition, including
the “National Recognition Award” by the American Council of Engineering Companies, “Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award” by the
New York State Society of Professional Engineers,
“Project of the Year” by the Westchester/Putnam
Chapter of the New York State Society of Profes-
sional Engineers, “Project of the Year” by the Construction Management Association of America,
“William White Award” by the American Planning
Association, and the “New York Honor Award” by
the American Society of Landscape Architecture.
Phase II of the project, which broke ground in
March 2014, will create a new 20,000-square-foot
park. Known as Mill Street Courtyard, the park
will uncover 100 feet of the river and transform
an alleyway into a European-style piazza. The park
will also include a pedestrian and vehicular bridge,
bike path, public artwork from local artists and a
new pedestrian gateway that will provide seamless
access to and from Van der Donck Park.
The city’s daylighting projects at the Mill
Street Courtyard and New Main Street allow for
the continued installation of public artwork, which
has brought notice to Yonkers as a new arts/culture
center.
The New Main Street Development Corporation worked for several years to acquire, through
purchasing and eminent domain, the properties
where Phase III of the river lay. The NMSDC used
funds acquired back in 2006 from former Gov.
George Pataki and former State Sen. Nick Spano
to purchase the properties and begin the daylighting on New Main Street.
The next step for the city will be to find the
suitable developer or investor who can transform
the Getty Square-Chicken Island area around the
river at Phase III into a retail, residential or entertainment destination-location.
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And play a part in service to the
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