THE
CityREVIEW NewRochelle September 15, 2017 | Vol. 5, Number 35 | www.cityreviewnr.com
Latimer easily outpaces Jenkins in CE primary By JAMES PERO Staff Writer
DATING WITH DISABILITIES Andrew Kranichfeld, a Westchester native, is working on a dating app called Love is Blind, which he hopes will help alleviate some of the problems that disabled people face when trying to find love. For story, see page 6. Photo courtesy Pinterest.com
Longtime Walter’s owner dies at 95 Eugene “Uncle Gene” Warrington, owner of Walter’s Hot Dogs in Mamaroneck, died on Saturday, Aug. 26. He was 95. Warrington worked as the owner of Walter’s for more than 65 years, after taking over the business from his father and founder of Walter’s, Walter Warrington.
“[Eugene Warrington] made the business what it is today,” said Gene-Christian Baca, head of business and product development for Walter’s and Eugene Warrington’s grandson. Baca explained that Eugene Warrington was 3 years old when his father founded Walter’s, and that he grew up work-
ing in the business. Baca said that his grandfather was always looking to enhance Walter’s, explaining that Eugene Warrington even learned how to make his own ice cream and Italian ice, something that he would later add to the menu. Along with the desserts, Baca remembers Eugene Warrington
making Walter’s signature mustard and jar the batches by himself. “One thing about our customer base is that they’re so loyal,” Baca said. “They’re so dedicated, and a lot of that has to do with identifying my grandfather WALTER’S continued on page 8
Westchester County’s marquis political race of the year has finally solidified its opponents after state Sen. George Latimer convincingly defeated county Legislator Ken Jenkins in a Democratic primary. According to preliminary county Board of Elections tallies, Latimer won the Sept. 12 county executive primary quite comfortably, reeling in 63 percent of the vote to Jenkins’ 37 percent. As of press time, the race logged a little more than 37,000 votes cast in total, while there are about 290,000 active Democratic voters countywide. For Latimer, of Rye, the win will act as another notch in his political belt—having won 18 consecutive elections to date— but will signify only a small step comparatively speaking to what he is gearing up for in his toughest challenge to date this fall. In the coming months, Latimer will look to unseat incumbent County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, who has held the county’s highest elected office since 2010. “This will be the toughest,” Latimer admitted. “Every race, once you reach it, it will be the toughest…. But each one makes you stronger for the next race.” Astorino has already won re-election once, defeating New
Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, a Democrat, in 2013. In addition, Astorino has also overcome a sizeable voter registration disadvantage in the county where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than a 2-to-1 margin. Latimer will also likely be outspent by Astorino, who has approximately $3.2 million in campaign finances, according to filings with the state Board of Elections, as of press time. Meanwhile, Latimer has raised $354,000, according to recent filings. Despite the decisive edge in funding, Latimer has a history of beating opponents who outspend him, including a record-setting race, at the time, against Bob Cohen, a Republican candidate for state senator, in which more than $4.5 million was spent, primarily by Cohen. For Jenkins, of Yonkers, his political career may be over. By choosing to run for county executive, Jenkins relinquished an opportunity to run for re-election to his legislative seat representing the county’s 16th District; Jenkins has served in that capacity since winning a special election in 2007. Jenkins told the Review that even despite the loss, he will continue to be involved in his community through activism and is ready to throw his full support PRIMARY continued on page 8