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Larchmont board allows moratorium appeal By JAMES PERO Staff Writer
AND THEN... THERE WAS ONE
Restaurateur Angelo Liberatore recently withdrew his proposal to manage Rye Town Park’s restaurant and concession stands. The Rye Town Park Commission is now left with only one proposal, from Seaside Johnnies co-owners John Ambrose and Sam Chernin. For story, see page 10. File photo
WJWW replacing water main piping in Rye By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer In an effort to maintain infrastructure, the town/village of Harrison recently approved measures to jointly fund and replace water main piping in the Greenhaven section of Rye, following an urgent request by Harrison
Mayor Ron Belmont. Belmont, a Republican and member of the Westchester Joint Water Works board of trustees, requested approval for WJWW to replace approximately 1,000 feet of piping on Douglas Circle near Greenhaven Road, located in the city of Rye. Harrison requested the ini-
tiative to address an immediate issue after piping on Douglas Circle malfunctioned on Aug. 4, according to Belmont. The preliminary total cost of the WJWW project, which is funded jointly by Harrison and the town and village of Mamaroneck, is estimated at $600,000. Harrison is responsible for
$325,800 of the cost, while the village of Mamaroneck and the town of Mamaroneck are responsible for $160,200 and $114,000, respectively. Westchester Joint Water Works is a nonprofit public benefit corporation which operates PIPING continued on page 10
An appeal looking to override a temporary moratorium on residential development in the village of Larchmont was given the green light by the Board of Trustees. The property in question, located on Larchmont’s Douglas Lane, was allowed to proceed with the demolition of a privately owned property that was caught in a net cast by the village’s temporary moratorium. “For an applicant to appeal to the [Board of Trustees], one must be able to show a hardship, and, in this instance, the property owner was able to show that hardship in an appeal without thwarting efforts of the moratorium,” said Larchmont Village Clerk Justin Datino. “They don’t have a home they can rebuild and they’re in a position where they needed a new home.” Unlike other projects, including the controversial proposal looking to tear down and subdivide a historic property located on 40 Ocean Ave., a proposal from David and Lisa Spielvogel—the property owners of 3 Douglas Lane—did not look to add multiple homes to its existing lot. According to the appeal filed by the Spielvogels, the home was purchased with the original intent of renovating the existing structure. However, after cost estimates and the project’s scope
exceeded expectations, the owners opted to tear down the existing structure in place of a building a new home. Among the problems found during inspection were rusting sewer pipes, a leaking roof, rotted wooden beams, and deficient windows that caused difficulties with heating during the winter months. While the owners had waited for the original six-month moratorium to expire, a three-month extension of the moratorium led the homeowners to request the appeal. “When the moratorium was enacted in January, we were just about ready to submit plans, but we believed the six months would give us time to work out some details,” the appeal states. “The three-month extension, however, will most certainly cause hardship to our lives and our plans.” An original moratorium enacted by the village was set to expire on July 15. However, after the Board of Trustees determined that the village would need additional time to complete its analysis of zoning and planning codes prior to potentially revising them, a three-month extension was approved. The impetus for Larchmont’s moratorium can be traced to 2015, when the potential demolition and subdivision of the historic 40 Ocean Ave. property in APPEAL continued on page 8
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Jenkins ‘committed’ to county executive run
Ken Jenkins, a Westchester County lawmaker since 2007, has decided to run for county executive. Jenkins is the first county executive candidate from any political party to make his intentions known. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
By CHRISTIAN FALCONE Editor-in-Chief When Ken Jenkins lost the Democratic nomination for Westchester County executive in 2013, it taught him a lot, he says. Three years later, Jenkins will try to use that experience to propel himself to the top office in the county. Jenkins, a Democrat from Yonkers who currently serves on the county Board of Legislators, formally announced his candidacy for county executive on Aug. 17, well in advance of the 2017 campaign. He wanted to get out early to avoid a situation similar to last time when, he said, some people realized he was running too late in the process. “We’re not going to have that scenario this time around,” he told the Review. Noam Bramson, the mayor of New Rochelle, went on to clinch the 2013 nomination besting Jenkins, but lost the general election to County Executive Rob Astorino, the Republican incumbent. At the convention, Jenkins, 55, made a commitment to party leaders not to challenge Bramson’s nomination by way of a primary, a decision he’s proud he stuck to. During this campaign, however, he is willing to fight to the end. “I’m committed to making the case to the people of Westchester both in a primary, if that’s necessary [this time], and certainly in
a general election,” he said. Primaries aren’t bad, Jenkins says. “It gets more people involved, more engaged, and the net result is a better product overall. Your person might not win, but you’re able to influence platform and policy,” he said, adding that the Democratic presidential primary between Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders helped reinforce that philosophy. Throughout the upcoming campaign, Jenkins says he plans to expose the financial missteps of the Astorino administration, as well as the “flat-out lies” to protect the county executive’s no tax increase mantra he’s touted since taking office in 2010. He criticized his political rival for using gimmicks, such as overestimating sales tax income to make the budget numbers work, and then borrowing to compensate for shortfalls in revenue. This year alone, Jenkins says, the county is $26 million over its budget projections. “Borrowing to pay for daily operating expenses is something we wouldn’t do as individuals. You’re shopping with your credit card to put food on your table [and] you’re paying interest on your basic daily needs,” he said. “You can’t talk of a zero percent tax levy and continue to borrow money.” Jenkins says he has delivered tax cuts, maintained programs, and balanced budgets as chairman of the legislative chamber; he chaired the county Board of
Legislators from 2010 to 2014. If elected, Jenkins says he would do away with patronage jobs, invest in ailing infrastructure, work to restore the county’s damaged relationship with the federal government and advocate for a countywide revaluation. To get out from under the stigma of being the highesttaxed county in the country, the lawmaker says Westchester has to first provide property tax fairness before it can offer property tax relief. One of his platforms is to call for a full-scale revaluation proposal. Jenkins contends that the county currently refunds approximately $10 million a year in tax certiorari claims, or assessment reviews filed in court by property owners. “We don’t get that money back,” he said. “If you are underpaying you’ve been getting over, and if you have been overpaying you’re taking on too much.” In 2011, the Westchester Collaborative Assessment Commission recommended reforming the property tax assessment system with a loose goal of later conducting a full revaluation. However, that plan never gained any traction with the Astorino administration, likely because any reassessment of properties would increase taxes for at least a portion of property owners, causing reassessments to develop the moniker of the political JENKINS continued on page 8
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What’s going on... Mamaroneck Public Library
Tabletop Thursday On Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m. in the Teen Room. Teens are welcome to drop in for activities, games, crafts, video games and other activities. This program is free and open to the public, and registration is not required.
Film screening ‘Adventures in Baybsitting’
Visit mamaronecklibrary.org for more information on summer hours and programs.
Happy Feet: Foot Care Explained On Saturday, Aug. 27 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Community Room. Learn how to identify and fix common foot problems: solutions to common foot problems; where to buy common foot products; and when to see a specialist. Presenter Linda Cozzi is a licensed nail technician with 15 years’ experience and specializes in foot care. She will also demonstrate helpful foot exercises for personal care.
Monday Teen Movie Series Teens will be able to choose the movie show during this week’s teen movie series on Monday, Aug. 29 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The screening is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. For more information or to vote on a movie to be screened, call 698-1250.
The movie “Adventures in Babysitting” will be screened on Thursday, Sept. 1 from 3:30 p..m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room. In this update of the ‘80s classic, school rivals Lola and Jenny must put aside their differences to corral the kids Lola is supposed to be babysitting before their parents find out. This screening is free and open to the public and registration is not required. Rated PG-13; running time: 102 minutes.
AARP Smart Driver Course The library, in conjunction with AARP, will be hosting a Smart Driver Course for drivers of all ages on Monday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the Community Room. This course will help drivers refresh their skills, learn new defensive driving techniques, learn new safety tips and review new rules of the road. This course does not include tests. For more information or to register for the class, call 630-5887.
Book Sale Room Volunteers Needed The Mamaroneck Library has a wonderful Book Sale room, thanks to the generosity of
patrons who donate their slightly used books, DVDs and music CDs. The room is open daily during library hours and all materials can be purchased at very affordable prices. The library is currently looking for volunteers to help organize the Book Sale room and keep it tidy. Tasks include putting all books in order on the shelves and weeding the materials that are not selling. Books are organized by author and genre. Those who love books and have a knack for organizing should consider volunteering for a few hours per week. Funds raised from the Book Sale help the library buy extra copies of popular books and materials. For more information on volunteering, call 698-1250.
Larchmont Public Library Although the main library is under renovation, the library is open and operating from the Larchmont Village Center, located directly behind the main library building. For information about the library’s renovation, call 834-2281 ext. 3 or visit larchmontlibrary.org. Find more programs on the website, as well as summer hours.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Draw: ‘Picture as Part of You’ Children entering grades three through five are welcome to join the library’s drawing program on Monday, Aug. 29 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This program will let children apply temporary tattoos to themselves. This program is free and registration is required. For more information or
to register for the program, call 834-2281.
At Home on the Sound Gentle Chair Yoga with Arlene On Mondays at 10 a.m. Yoga instructor Arlene Towers specializes in yoga for older adults. This class is appropriate for men and women at all fitness levels. Fee: $10 payable to the instructor. Open to At Home on the Sound members only. The class will be held at United Methodist Church, 546 E. Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. Visit athomeonthesound.org for more information.
Larchmont Newcomers’ Club Community softball games All players ages 18 to 70 are welcome to join the Larchmont Newcomers’ Club softball team for a community softball game every Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Flint baseball field next to Hommocks Ice Rink. Participants should bring a baseball glove. For more information, email the organizer at rjhellman@verizon.net. Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send all items to news@hometwn.com.
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Letters to the Editor
On Mayor Rosenblum’s Dallas comments To the Editor, I am writing a response to village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum regarding his comments during the day in which he paid homage to the slain police officers from Dallas. His dismissive comments that “certain groups have their own agenda and that political correctness is being applied,” which in my view and others was a slap in the face to the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight against police violence, lawlessness and brutality that has been going on in the black community and communities of color for more than 150 years. I guess in the mayor’s view, the litany of black men unarmed and killed by white police officers is just an “agenda” by some. This mayor needs to be reminded that black lives and the lives of people of color are just as important as the “lily white constituents” that he represents and that embodies his racist thinking. Police may be the “last line of defense” in his view, as well as others. However, they have in part been a menace and an expression of white racial violence against black people and communities of color throughout the history of this country. Mr. Rosenblum needs to be reminded of people like James Baldwin. Maybe Mr. Rosenblum has heard of him? Baldwin wrote in 1966 that the police were an occupying force in Harlem. Police violence and lawlessness was something that Malcolm X and Dr. King railed against. More than 400 urban rebellions in the 1960s were a direct response to police violence and murder of black men that invariably went unpunished like it is today. As Joseph Lanni wrote recently, the killing of unarmed black men by white police officers would be unfathomable if white men were being killed in the same way. I guess Mr. Rosenblum sanctioned the racist and unprofessional demeanor of the village of Mamaroneck police when they harassed, arrested and manhandled resident Luis Quiros several years ago in an obvious case of racial profiling. The thugs that did that to Mr. Quiros should have been fired. I am sure Mr. Rosenblum would give those officers a badge of honor, even though the charges against Mr. Quiros were later dropped. Clifford Jackson, Larchmont
No hiding, please! To the Editor, At the Sept. 13 Democratic primary, voters will select candidates for village of Mamaroneck trustee positions. Three of the four candidates on that ballot want to hide and misinform, and hope voters will elect them anyway. For example, televised debates are an accepted way to engage and inform voters, but three of the four candidates have declined to participate in a Sept. 7 primary debate to be televised by LMCTV. Campaign finance reports tell us who is financially backing the candidate, but three of the four candidates have not made the required filings. Finally, three of the four falsely say they have been endorsed. Talk to George Latimer, Steve Otis and Catherine Parker, or your local district leaders to verify that no endorsements have been handed out. One candidate will be at the debate, ready to answer our questions and has filed and will continue to file campaign finance reports: Stuart Tiekert. Should you have any influence over the three other candidates, please encourage them to come out from their hiding places so the voters can make an informed choice. Jocelyn Donat, Mamaroneck
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Stuart Tiekert STATUS: Challenger AGE: 66 OCCUPATION: Landscape designer YEARS IN VILLAGE: 30 POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS: Registered Democrat COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Former chairman and district leader of the village Democratic Committee; involved with village water testing and recycling ONE THING THE AVERAGE VOTER DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I think they don’t know that I have an adult son. I don’t know what people don’t know about me.
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Q. What differentiates you from the establishment candidates, and in particular Trustee Leon Potok? A. I believe what differentiates me as a candidate is that I speak up and listen to a wide variety of residents. I get involved with residents’ concerns when they approach me, and I advocate for them. Q. Why did you decide to seek re-election, and what is the platform you plan to run on? A. My vision is to continue the work I’ve done over the last four years: to make government in the village more participatory, more open, more effective, and to preserve the great quality of life that we have. We have a terrific and diverse community and we can build to make it stronger.
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A. I did and the only reason they gave me for not being selected is that they just didn’t want to.
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Leon Potok STATUS: Incumbent AGE: 65 OCCUPATION: Retired YEARS IN VILLAGE: 18 POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS: Registered Democrat COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees for the last four years; former chair of Budget Committee for five years; served as a liaison to the Recreation and Parks Commission, and the flood mitigation advisory, tree and marine education advisory committees ONE THING THE AVERAGE VOTER DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU: As a college student, I worked nights as a taxicab driver in NYC. I drove around listening to Al Green and Marvin Gaye on the radio, and was held up at gunpoint only once.
Q. As the only incumbent running in this year’s trustees’ race, do you feel that this primary election is a referendum on your tenure on the village board? A. I think it’s a decision for the voters whether or not they want to go with candidates selected by the local Democratic Party in a careful nominating process. The committee considered numerous candidates and they determined that we are the strongest. We are electable and we will win in November. We bring a realistic vision. It’s up to the voters to decide whether or not they agree with the judgment of the individuals that took the time to interview potential candidates. The three of us were selected because we
Q. The village board majority is up for grabs in this year’s general election. With that said, how pivotal is this election and why? A. I think the pivotal part of the election is that Democrats have failed to exert leadership for the last four years and that’s what makes the general election so important. Q. Ralph’s Italian Ices and Ice Cream shop—and the zoning board’s recent determination that it was misclassified—has decidedly been one of the village’s biggest controversies of late. Do you think that issue points to any underlying problems with the village’s zoning and planning process? A. I believe the outstanding question for residents is: how did this happen? This never got to the planning and zoning boards because they were given a retail permit. I would say the issue is with the Building Department and not the land use board. The Zoning Board of Appeals made the right decision. have the right skills. As a team, we will continue to seek the best advice and tackle issues with the best plans. Q. What is your opinion of political primaries? Do you think they are good for the party? A. It depends on the situation and the community. In our community, the Democratic Party sent out a request for residents to participate in the nominating process and it selected a diverse group of people to consider different combinations of teams deemed to be best for the November elections. That process produces better results for picking the best team. Obviously, no potential candidate is bound to the decision of the committee, but voters should weigh and consider what the committee did to evaluate and judge us. Q. What differentiates you from your challenger, Stuart Tiekert? A. I think I’ll let my record stand for itself. I don’t want to be critical of anyone. My record speaks for what I’ve been able to accomplish within the community
Q. The village may potentially move forward with a $75 million flood mitigation project carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Do you support the project and why? A. I do support it because there has been a concern raised about the long-term impacts of flooding and environmental sustainability. Q. You have been a vocal critic of the village of Mamaroneck government. What would you do differently if put in a position of authority? A. I would advocate for more openness and transparency within the village board. I believe the only main business of the board is to wisely spend taxpayer dollars and I would be relentless in making sure that happens. Q. If you were to lose in the upcoming primary, would you vote for the Democratic nominees in the general election? A. Absolutely. -Reporting by Franco Fino
in the last four years. Q. Tiekert has been a vocal critic of the Board of Trustees that you have served on for several years. If both elected, would it be difficult to sit alongside him? A. We’ll have a stronger board if he was not nominated and elected. The odds of him getting elected in the general election are much lower than the three of us getting elected. Voters need to consider that each member on the board can’t do anything on their own and members of the board have to work together to be more productive. Q. The village board majority is up for grabs in this year’s general election. With that said, how pivotal is this election and why? A. I think it is pivotal. The issue will be whether or not Democrats can retain the majority and whether or not we will have the opportunity to continue our vision for the village. Q. Ralph’s Italian Ices and Ice Cream shop—and the zoning board’s recent determination that it was misclassified— has decidedly been one of the village’s POTOK continued on page 7
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biggest controversies of late. Do you think that issue points to any underlying problems with the village’s zoning and planning process? A. I think if the Zoning Board of Appeals had not ruled a special permit was required, it would have reflected that there is a problem with our village code,
and that a business could just open and cause destruction on its neighbors. The ZBA’s decision supports that our village code provides protection for the community in this situation. Q. The village may potentially move forward with a $75 million flood mitigation project carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Do you support the project and why?
A. Absolutely. It addresses an enormous problem for many of our residents and it will go through a process, after authorization, of finding the best way to mitigate adverse impacts on residents and on the environment. It will be a terrific process for the village and concerns will be addressed to the best degree possible. -Reporting by Franco Fino
Astorino visits Camp Morty with a surprise
Westchester County Executive RobAstorino, far right, surprises campers with ice cream at Camp Morty on July 27. From left, Dustin Hunter, camp director; Joanne Fernandez, chairperson of the Westchester Parks Foundation and Government Affairs Manager at Entergy; James Washington Jr., 14, of New Rochelle; Angelica Lavandier, 15, of Mount Vernon; Christion Lavandier, 14, of Mount Vernon; Charai Bradberry, counselor-in-training, 16, of Mount Vernon; and Ta’tiauna Bradberry, counselor, 19, of Mount Vernon. Photo courtesy Westchester County
Located at Sal J. Prezioso Mountain Lakes Park, the county’s northernmost park in North Salem, Camp Morty is designed and open specifically for children ages 8 to 15 who either are in foster care or come from disadvantaged backgrounds. For Christion and Angelica Lavandier, a brother and sister from Mount Vernon, Camp Morty is not only a lot of fun, but also eye-opening. “I learned how to be kind to everybody,” Christion, 14, said. And despite being in the woods far from home, the experience couldn’t have been more welcoming. “When I first got here, I felt really loved,” Christion added. During a hot summer day in July, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino surprised the campers with ice cream, joined by Westchester County Department of Social Services Commissioner Kevin M. McGuire; Deputy Westchester Parks Commissioner Peter Tartaglia; and Westchester Parks Foundation Board Chairwoman Joanne Fernandez. Campers created and hung welcome banners for the visitors, shook hands with the county executive, and posed for photos during the festive lunch. “Camp Morty is a special place for special children,” Astorino said. “It’s here that they get
to experience the great outdoors, develop valuable life skills and enjoy all the traditional activities of summer camp while making new friends. But most importantly, Camp Morty is a place where these kids can just be kids. I want to thank the Westchester Parks Foundation for its tremendous partnership, as well as our departments of Social Services and Parks for making this possible.” This year, the Westchester Parks Foundation took the lead over recruitment and enrollment efforts, which resulted in a significant increase in enrollment compared to last year. Children who receive services through the Department of Social Services are eligible to be enrolled at Camp Morty, which is funded by DSS and supported in kind by the Department of Parks. Camp Morty provides six weekly sessions that run from Sunday to Friday, and activities including swimming, sports, arts and crafts, ropes course, outdoor adventure, drama, dance and boating. Evenings at camp include exciting campfires, talent shows and a campwide game of capture the flag. Parks Commissioner Kathy O’Connor said, “I am so happy that we can provide this outstanding park as a setting for Camp Morty, and it is wonder-
ful to team with the Westchester Parks Foundation and the Department of Social Services to give these children a week of fun, friendship and fresh air.” To increase awareness of Camp Morty, the parks foundation led a variety of recruitment efforts, including presenting to 10 different housing authorities, community centers and homeless shelters throughout the county, with a focus on Yonkers, White Plains, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Peekskill. Information about Camp Morty was also distributed across school districts and nonprofits focused on family and children services. The parks foundation also worked directly with caseworkers from the Department of Social Services and welcomed families to open enrollment sessions. “We made a concerted effort with our new role this year to really expand the awareness of Camp Morty to children and families who may not have been aware of the camp before. To date, we have received nearly 500 applications,” Fernandez said. “Last year, 397 slots were filled with 217 unique campers, some of which attend more than one session. So, we are on track to really bringing this experience to more children in Westchester for years to come.” (Submitted)
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An appeal granted on Aug. 8 allowed for property owners of 3 Douglas Lane to skirt the rules of a temporary village of Larchmont moratorium on residential development. Pictured is 40 Ocean Ave., a historic property that was the impetus for the moratorium when it was to be torn down for multiple new homes on the same lot. File photo
favor of multiple homes on the same lot sparked residents into action. A subsequent round of heated public hearings led to the enactment of the village’s current moratorium, which bans the tear down and subdivision of residential properties villagewide. According to Mayor Lorraine Walsh, a Democrat, the village continues to make headway on a revamped set of zoning and planning laws meant to curb what many residents and board
members have deemed excessive development of historic properties in Larchmont. Datino said the village is currently mulling the degree to which storm water runoff and flood mitigation impacts zoning and planning, as well as possibly giving the Planning Board additional authority in the land use process. “[Larchmont] has been productive thus far, but it’s hard to say for certain [the outcome of the laws] until discussion comes to a point,” he added.
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power is in the vendor’s hands,” he said. “The fact is, this deal is a bad deal.” Astorino’s handling of the affordable housing settlement, which has pitted the county executive against the federal government, has also drawn Jenkins’ criticism. The agreement stipulates that Westchester build 750 units of housing in designated communities by the end of 2016. Astorino has been outspoken against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, claiming the agency has sought to extend the parameters of the agreement and attempted to strong arm the county into enforcing, by even litigation, zoning regulations on its own municipalities. Due to the standoff, HUD has denied grant funding to the county retroactive to 2013. “The federal government’s position is we’re giving [the grant money] to someone else,” Jenkins said. “Because
third rail. “Real leaders don’t tell you what you want to hear,” Jenkins said of Astorino, “they tell you what you need to hear.” He has also been critical of the way the county executive has handled the county-owned amusement park, Rye Playland, and the implementation of a federally mandated affordable housing settlement, which dates back to 2009. The deal Astorino struck with the private management company, Standard Amusements, to operate the amusement park for the next 30 years was a mistake, Jenkins says, once the county had to commit $30 million of taxpayers’ money toward capital investments into the park. He says he would have scrapped the deal and gone back out into the market place to seek additional operators. “Right now, all the
Among the topics of discussion are new floor-area ratio requirements and what level of development or alterations would trigger a negative determination under new site plan laws. After the village board’s approval of an extension in July, the moratorium is set to expire in mid-October, marking nearly a full calendar year of no residential development in Larchmont. -With reporting by Franco Fino
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of the recalcitrance of this administration we have lost at least $25 million in federal funds. “Penny-wise and pound-foolish is a short synopsis of this administration. I think it’s beyond being shortsighted, the decisions being made. There is no look at the future,” he added. Jenkins was the former chairman of the Yonkers Democratic Party and a past president of the Yonkers chapter of the NAACP. If he wins, Jenkins would be the first African-American county executive elected in New York state. CONTACT: chris@hometwn.com
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Liberatore pulls Rye Town Park restaurant proposal RM Staffing lawsuit granted class action status Former waitstaff of Rye Golf Club scored a major victory on Thursday, July 28 after a judge granted a motion for class action status in a lawsuit seeking uncompensated overtime and tips. According to attorney Brent Pelton, of Pelton and Associates—the firm representing more than 50 former Rye Golf Club staff members in the suit—the judge’s decision is a major affirmation for the group’s claim. “The judge accepted our view,” Pelton told the Review. “Essentially, he gave the workers everything they were asking for.” The lawsuit, which is seeking more than $4 million in damages, uncompensated overtime and gratuities, stems from a financial scandal at the city-owned golf The Rye Town Park Commission is currently reviewing a proposal from John Ambrose, the present restaurant tenant and co-owner of Seaside Johnnies, following the withdrawal of Angelo Liberatore’s plan on Aug. 15. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer One of two submitters to operate a restaurant at Rye Town Park has withdrawn their proposal to manage the park’s restaurant, snack and concession stands. Angelo Liberatore told the Rye Town Park Commission that he is foregoing his plan to revamp the park’s restaurant area after giving it some additional thought. The news was announced at the commission’s meeting on Aug. 16. According to Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman, a Democrat and member of the commission, Liberatore reached out to him prior to the latest Rye Town Park Commission meeting and decided to withdraw his proposal on Aug. 15. Following a request for proposals, RFP, that was sent out in late June, the commission received two proposals: one from Liberatore, an operating partner of the Fort Pond Bay Company—which operates Half Moon and Harvest on Hudson in Westchester County, as well as East by Northeast and The Stone Lion Inn in Montauk—and one proposal from Sam Chernin and John Ambrose of Seaside Johnnies, Rye Town Park’s current restaurant tenant. “I feel just as good now about keeping the restaurant as I did before the other party withdrew,” Ambrose said. The Rye Town Park Com-
mission—which consists of representatives from the city and town of Rye, and the villages of Port Chester, Rye Brook and the Rye Neck section of the village of Mamaroneck—is responsible for setting policy at the park, which has been around since the early 1900s, and governing its operations. The restaurant is located at 95 Dearborn Ave., off of Forest Avenue in the city of Rye, and is open seasonally from April until September each year. Seaside Johnnies’ lease agreement expires at the end of 2016. Zuckerman said that Liberatore cited issues with the proposal’s timeframe not being long enough to prepare for the 2017 season. The restaurateur said it would be difficult to align the management of the park’s restaurant with several other restaurants he co-owns, according to the Rye town supervisor. Despite the pulled proposal, however, the park commission is still mulling the review process. “I think that we need to have a better understanding of why one person pulled a proposal and why others didn’t follow through with their bid [before a decision is made],” said Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican and member of the commission. The park commission did not disclose any information about others submitting bids to operate the restaurant. The operators of Seaside Johnnies are proposing an
expansion on their current restaurant theme, while adding a tropical twist. With proposed refurnishing for the beachfront snack bar and the entrance to the main restaurant, the proposal also includes updating equipment, extending the bar and adding an indoor fireplace. The proposal estimates the construction to cost about $1 million. During the park commission meeting, members suggested the restaurant remain open yearround or to have its timeline extended further into the fall. But according to Ambrose, the Seaside Johnnies operators will not entertain measures to extend the restaurant’s timeline if their proposal is accepted by the commission. “Business just dries up after Labor Day,” he said. “In theory it’s a great idea, but knowing how things drop off, it’s not a practical one.” Zuckerman said the commission has no intentions of forcing the restaurant’s operator to remain open any longer than what he feels is necessary for practical business. The commission, which will meet again on Sept. 20, will have until Oct. 7 to make a decision on whether or not to accept Ambrose’s proposal. “We look forward to finalizing a deal with the commission,” Ambrose said. According to Zuckerman, the commission has the jurisdiction to reopen the RFP if it does not reach a decision with Ambrose. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com
club dating back to 2012. At that time, Scott Yandrasevich, then the club’s general manager, was caught embezzling approximately $270,000, according to the Westchester County district attorney’s office, through a series of shell companies he created. Yandrasevich was sentenced to one to three years in state prison and has since been released on parole. The biggest of the shell companies, RM Staffing, used by Yandrasevich to funnel funds, staffed many of the plaintiffs who have joined the class action suit. And according to Pelton, the former staff members are eager to receive the money they believe they’re owed.
“The workers who were having their tips misappropriated haven’t received a dime,” Pelton said. “The delay causes financial damage every week.” The decision to grant a class action status comes several months after a successful claim won by the city against its insurance carrier Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, which awarded the city $1.55 million in February, vindicating the city’s belief that Yandrasevich had stolen much more than he was convicted of. According to the decision rendered on July 28, the two parties’ next meeting will be in November for a pretrial conference. -Reporting by James Pero
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On Aug. 18, following a request from Mayor Ron Belmont, the town/village of Harrison approved a proposal to replace approximately 1,000 feet of a water main on Douglas Circle in the city of Rye. Photo/Franco Fino
the water systems of its threemember municipalities: Harrison, and the town and village of Mamaroneck. The company, which was created under a special act of the New York state legislature in 1927—governed by a three-member board of trustees including Belmont, village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum, and town of Mamaroneck Supervisor Nancy Seligson—supplies water to more than 14,800 retail customers and sells water on a wholesale basis to the village of Larchmont, United Water New Rochelle and the Aquarion Water Company of New York. WJWW purchases all of its water from the city of New York
through the Delaware Aqueduct in Yonkers, and Rye Lake, which is located near the eastern part of Kensico Reservoir in Harrison, according to its website. Despite the approval of the infrastructure maintenance on Aug. 18, Harrison Councilman Joe Stout, a Democrat, voted against funding the construction. “I don’t understand why we would pay for an improvement that isn’t located within the three communities,” he said. According to Mamaroneck Town Administrator Stephen Altieri, the joint effort between the municipalities is required to cover a designated area of the city of Rye, as customers in
Greenhaven pay for the water privately. However, unlike ratepayers located within the three-member municipalities, Greenhaven residents would not be affected by a potential rate increase, according to Stout. “They should pay for improvements that specifically benefit their properties,” he said of Greenhaven residents. According to David Birdsall, a business director at Westchester Joint Water Works, the construction will be complete by Labor Day, Sept. 5. Greenhaven residents are receiving temporary water from local hydrants, as of press time. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com
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County chooses Playland engineer By JAMES PERO Staff Writer The selection of a consortium of engineering firms responsible for overseeing a slew of capital projects at Rye Playland marks
a major step forward in actualizing renovations at the outdated amusement park. Earlier this month, following a brief request for proposals, RFP, process, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Re-
publican, announced that a consortium of engineering firms led by LiRo Engineers Inc. has been selected to take on various park renovations. “Hiring this consortium is the next step towards making the
new Playland a reality,” Astorino said. “The consultants will ensure this series of capital projects is streamlined and executed efficiently.” Among the major renovations in the pipeline for the park—which hasn’t seen any significant work since the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy necessitated ma-
jor repairs to Playland’s boardwalk and Ice Casino—are various improvements to rides and infrastructure, as well as the potential redevelopment of the Playland pool. A deal struck between the management company Standard Amusements and the county in May will see the investment of $32 million from the county and
Renovations to Rye Playland take a step forward after a consortium of engineering firms was chosen by the county to lead the redevelopment process. File photo
$27.5 million from the company, and will run for 30 years. Nick Singer, co-founder of Standard Amusements, lauded the county’s expediency in the RFP process, which was launched in July. “The speed with which Westchester County completed the RFP process and selected LiRo is impressive by any measure,” Singer said. According to a statement by the county, a construction schedule for projects at the park will be finalized by the end of September. Currently, one major project already being mulled over by the county Board of Legislators would decide the future of Playland’s historic pool. Legislators must decide whether to replace the pool— which continues to suffer from significant leakage—or foot the bill for costly renovations, estimated at nearly $10 million. So far, Standard has expressed its desire to have the pool removed and to repurpose the existing site for a veranda serving light refreshments. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
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Is the walk to school really so terrifying? RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy
Can we please stop telling parents that it is normal to be terrified for even the shortest periods of time when kids are doing the most mundane activities: Walking to or from school? Because here’s what NBC’s Alyssa Newcomb reported recently in a piece called “Backto-School Safety Tech That Helps Keep Kids Safe” (The title alone reinforcing the idea that kids are NOT safe without us taking new, tech-assisted precautions): “No matter how mature and responsible a child is, those few blocks without adult supervision are enough to make most parents worry.” Since when? Since crime is back to the level it was in 1963? Since we are living in the safest times in human history, according to Harvard’s Stephen Pinker? Since even child deaths at the hand of a kidnapper—already extremely rare—are now one-fifth of what they were just 20 years ago? “Most parents worry” about a few-block walk, in these particularly safe times, even if they know their kids are mature and responsible? That seems like some kind of illness. Yes, it’s normal to worry if the neighborhood is truly crime-ridden. And naturally, it can be worrying if a child is late getting home, or if it’s the first week of school and the child is just getting used to the walk. But for parents to worry no matter how mature their kid, how short the walk and how safe the
neighborhood does not make sense. Igniting the fuse of fear makes sense for only two groups of people: The media, who depend on fear to keep us engaged, and the makers of tech tracking devices, who depend on our dollars to stay in business. After all, if they can convince us that it is normal to fret any time we take our eyes off our kids, they can sell us products that keep our eyes upon them. And so reporter Newcomb goes on to list four products that track kids and apprise the parents of their location. The PocketFinder is one. It goes into the child’s backpack and “updates a parent’s smartphone with their location every two minutes.” Obsessed much? It also alerts parents the second their child veers off the proscribed path. What a joy that makes walking home: Follow that squirrel for a block and mom calls 911. Then there’s Life360, which is free and sounds like Harry Potter’s Marauder’s Map, showing every family member’s location. But if you pay a premium (aha!), you can get “expanded history data and a live adviser for urgent situations.” Just suggesting “urgent situations” makes the walk sound dire. The Canary, also profiled, is part of a $199 home security system, allowing you “to see live video and hear audio from their home. Parents can even replay the video clip from when their child walked in the door, ensuring that they were with only authorized house guests.” Maybe it should really be called the Stool Pigeon. It seems
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vices of Westchester: The Sharing Shelf; Girl Scouts; Graham Windham; Hillside Food Outreach; Humane Society of Westchester; Junior League of Central Westchester; Leake & Watts; Life Progressive Services; LiveOn New York; Meals on Wheels; Mercy College, Montrose Veterans Hospital; My Brother’s Keeper; My Second Home; New York Blood Center; One Sandwich at a Time; Open Door Family Medical Center; Operation Gratitude; Ossining School District; Our New Way Garden & Acorn Organics; Pace University Project; Project Linus; Ronald McDonald House of GHV; Rye Nature Center; Schaffer Extended Care Center; Teatown Lake Reservation; United for the Troops; Volunteer New York! Hunger Relief Corps; Westchester County Department of Health; WJCS Kids’ Closet; Westchester Parks Foundation; WestCOP; and Worldwide Community First Responder Inc. The core mission of Volunteer New York! is to inspire, mobilize and equip individuals and groups to take positive action to address pressing challenges, support nonprofits and improve the quality of life in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties. For more than 66 years, the organization has encouraged adults to serve, youth to build character, families to bond, young professionals to lead, mature adults to share their wisdom, and businesses to engage through volunteerism. Volunteer New York! helped coordinate more than 270,000 hours of service, which were devoted last year to more 500 nonprofits at a value of more than $7.3 million. For more information, follow @volunteerNYnow on Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest volunteering news in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam, or visit volunteernewyork.org. (Submitted)
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Fantasy overload LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
If there’s one piece of advice for all of you fantasy football enthusiasts out there, it’s this: Nobody, and I mean nobody, cares about your fantasy football team. Over the last 10 years or so, fantasy football has become an unavoidable facet of American sports culture. With fantasybased programing across both television and online platforms generating around $5 billion of advertising revenue annually, it’s pretty clear that Americans’ love affair with pretending to be NFL general managers isn’t ending any time soon. And man, it’s really starting to become a drag. It’s becoming tough to escape fantasy football talk, especially around this time of year, when legions of fans are gearing up for their annual
drafts. Hours upon hours of draft preview podcasts, spanning radio and television chatter, and “fantasy football experts” expounding upon their Top 10 practice squad tight ends? It’s a bit overwhelming. Now don’t get me wrong. I’ve been playing fantasy football for at least half my life. It’s a fun way to spend the season, a great way to connect with friends, and it helps me stay plugged into what’s happening around the league after my New York Giants get off to an inevitable 1-5 start. But I’ll tell you something: I don’t feel the need to talk about my team, “The Tupa Mario Bros,” every time somebody brings up football. Fantasy football’s growth is quickly transforming the way we talk about NFL around the watercooler. In the old days, if Larry Fitzgerald hauled in a gamewinning catch on Monday
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Night Football, the next day’s chatter would be about the acrobatic grab or the drama of a prime time NFL game. Nowadays, any conversation about said catch is centered on how that reception won/lost the game for your buddy and how great/awful points-perreception scoring is, and what moves you suggest he make if he hopes to secure a berth into his nerd league playoffs. Years ago, our fantasy football drafts were a fun way to spend an afternoon, talk some smack, eat way too much and engage in a little banter about the upcoming season. Last August, my buddy Jones showed up to the draft with a computer program that he wrote to optimize his draft order based on projected scoring numbers for the first 10 weeks of the regular season. I think we’re starting to take this a little too far. So yeah, by all means, enjoy your fantasy football season.
Thornton-Donovan 2017: An Andean adventure When Thornton-Donovan School in New Rochelle opens its doors for year No. 116, seven of its upperschool students will be in three different countries and three other high schools. T-D has a vast network of sister schools sprinkled around the world and quite regularly sends its own to them, and receives international student visitors from them. T-D has been pioneering in international education for decades and its student ambassadors use the school’s exchange program as ways to sharpen their diplomatic skills. With Liam Gorbutt in Japan, Janine Peroune in Germany, and Nikki D’Annunzio, Ben Rufa, Gavin Tomlinson, Diale Takona and Rayaan Ba in Italy, T-D will begin the 2016-17 school year on Sept. 8. T-D is an independent and international day school with grades K–12. It boasts of its small size and small classes. It has 170 students from 40 different countries. T-D’s grades 9–12 will open at near capacity. In February 2017, T-D will begin its Andean adventure and travel to Peru in February and
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continue the undertaking by “Flying with the Condors” in Ecuador in April 2017. T-D’s 2016-17 academic theme will focus on Machu Picchu and Galapagos. As is the tradition, T-D’s graduates get accepted to many of America’s most elite colleges and universities as well as the world’s most prestigious institutions. Some of them are: DePaul, UConn, Haverford, Elon, UNC, Notre Dame, Dartmouth, Fordham, Case Western Reserve, American, George Washington University, St. Andrews,
University of Nottingham, Nanzan University (Japan), N.Y.U., University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, and McGill. T-D teaches numerous foreign languages: French, Spanish, Russian, German, Italian, Greek and Latin. Japanese is also offered in the early spring, as T-D continues to visit Hiroshima in July of each year. Admission information can be procured by contacting Director of Admissions Steven Schlitten at sschlitten@td.edu or visiting the school’s website at td.edu. (Submitted)
Over the last decade, fantasy football has become a big-money industry that has become tough to avoid if you happen to use the Internet. Sports Editor Mike Smith thinks it’s all become a bit too much. Photo courtesy Yahoo.com
Pick your teams, root for your guys, and send passive-aggressive emails out to the other people in your league if you think they’re abusing their vetoes whenever trades pop up.
Just keep all that stuff to yourself, because I don’t care. But while I have your attention, I just wanted to ask your opinion. Do you think it’s worth taking Ezekiel Elliott
in the first round? I’m kind of on the fence, and right now, I could use all the help I can get.
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WFAN holds charity softball game By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Thursday, Aug. 18, sports radio personality and New Rochelle native Craig Carton returned home, leading a celebrity-laden team against all-stars from the city in an annual charity softball game at City Park. The game, now in its fifth year, gave area fans a chance to see local softballers square off against a host of former professional athletes, and helped raise money for the New Rochelle Parks and Recreation Gift Fund. Carton, who co-hosts the popular “Boomer & Carton” radio show on WFAN alongside retired NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1987 and has returned to his hometown for the last five years for the annual charity softball game, tabbing his former teacher and New Rochelle football coach Harold Crocker to manage the city team while he and Esiason captained the WFAN All-Stars. This year, the celebrity team included NHL player Matt Martin, former NFL player Chris Simms, local NFL product Ray Rice and a number of other onair personalities from the radio station. Former New York Yan-
Craig Carton, left, poses for a photo with New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson and Boomer Esiason prior to the fifth annual Boomer and Carton All-Star Softball game in New Rochelle on Aug. 18. Carton and Bramson were classmates at New Rochelle High School.
kees great Mariano Rivera, who lives in Rye, also took the field, but opted to play for the New Rochelle squad, manning first base for much of the game before coming on, naturally, to close out a 7-6 New Rochelle win. “I always talk about New Rochelle fondly, and the fact that we get to come out here, support the Parks and Rec and shine a light on New Rochelle, that means the world to me,” Carton said. “And for the people coming
WFAN radio host Craig Carton takes a cut at the annual WFAN Charity Softball game on Aug. 18 at City Park in New Rochelle. Carton, a New Rochelle native, has come back to his hometown for the softball game for the past five years.
out to support us, people coming out here for the first time, that’s what New Rochelle is really all about.” Crocker, who currently serves as the director of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation at Ramapo College, said that he is not surprised at all by his former student’s success in the radio world, where he as emerged as one of the most influential radio hosts in the area, or by his desire to give back to the community. “Even back then, you knew that [Carton] was a character, but he was someone that had a lot of character,” Crocker said. “He always had this go-get-it attitude, he’s a great guy, a great family man, and great for the city of New Rochelle.” Carton’s popularity in his hometown was certainly on display last Thursday, with the hundreds of fans in attendance, although the former Huguenot is quick to shift the reason for the turnout onto the other notable figures on the field, including Rivera and Rice. “You can forget about me, you have Ray and Mo, who is the greatest closer of all time,” he said. “But it shows that these guys care about giving back, they have pride in what they do and where they come from, and it really changes the dynamic of what we’re trying to do out here.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com
Former Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason swings the bat on Aug. 18.
Ray Rice tries to tag a runner out at second base. Photos/Mike Smith
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