7:20 20 A.M. WESTCHESTER COUNTY EMERGENCY REPORT FROM BENJAMIN BOYKIN

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Dear Neighbors and Friends,

I know that we have received a lot of flash flood warnings lately, but today we’re hearing reports of multiple road closures throughout the County. Please avoid any unnecessary travel and if you must travel, please check with your local municipalities to avoid those roadways that are flooded or closed.

Governor Hochul has declared a State of Emergency in the Hudson Valley. With this in mind, we thought it prudent to circulate resources regarding flooding which may be of assistance to our Westchester residents:

Information on what to do regarding flooding:

Flood safety tips for residents:

  • If possible, stay home and avoid travel.
  • Keep alert for signs of heavy rain (thunder and lightning), both where you are and upstream. Watch for rising water levels.
  • Know where high ground is and get there quickly if you see or hear rapidly rising water.
  • Be especially cautious at night. It’s harder to recognize the danger then.
  • Do not attempt to cross flowing water which may be more than knee-deep. If you have doubts, don’t cross.
  • Do not try to drive through flooded areas.
  • If your vehicle stalls in a flooded area, abandon it and seek higher ground immediately.
  • During threatening weather listen to commercial radio or TV, or NOAA Weather Radio for Watch and Warning Bulletins.

Transportation Updates:

Metro North has suspended some service on the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Line. There is no Hudson, Harlem, or New Haven service in either direction between Manhattan and The Bronx because of flooding caused by today’s storm.

  • Northbound Hudson Line service will originate at Yankees-E-153 St.
  • Northbound Harlem Line service will originate at Wakefield.
  • Eastbound New Haven Line service will originate at Williams Bridge.

BeeLine Bus Service is as follows:

  • Due to flooded roadways, the following routes are experiencing delays: Routes 5, 7, 13, 30, 42, 45, 55, 60, and 61.

If you must travel, please allow extra time. For service alerts and bus schedules visit www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus or call the Information Center at (914)-813-7777, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and on weekends from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Stay safe!

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WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND DUTCHESS THRUWAY ROAD CONDITIONS AS OF 11 P.M. FRIDAY NIGHT

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CLOSURES

Westchester County:

  • Hutchinson River Parkway at Exit 9A/B New Rochelle
  • Hutchinson River Parkway between Exit 8 – Cross County Parkway and Bronx-Westchester County Line, New Rochelle
  • Taconic State Parkway, between Stevens Ave and Cleveland St, Mount Pleasant
  • Saw Mill River Parkway between Exit 4 – Cross County Parkway and start of Saw Mill River Parkway Bronx-Westchester County Line, Yonkers
  • Saw Mill River Parkway Northbound, ramp from Exit 4A – Rumsey Rd, Yonkers, entrance ramp closed
  • Saw Mill River Parkway between Exit 16 – Lawrence St and Exit 13 – Farragut Avenue, Greenburgh, Saw Mill River Parkway between I-287 Ramp and Exit 20 – I-87, Greenburgh
  • Saw Mill River Parkway between Exit 23 – Old Saw Mill Road; CR 303 and Exit 26 – Taconic State Parkway, Greenburgh
  • Saw Mill River Parkway ramps to Exit 27 – Marble Avenue, Mount Pleasant
  • Saw Mill River Parkway Southbound, at Exit 33 – Readers Digest Road, Mount Kisco, exit ramp closed
  • Bronx River Parkway, between City of Yonkers; City of New York Line and Exit – Sprain Brook Parkway, Yonkers
  • Bronx River Parkway between Exit – Sprain Brook Parkway and Exit 22 – NY 119 – Tarrytown Road; NY 100 -Central Avenue, Yonkers
  • Sprain Brook State Parkway between start of parkway and Exit – NY 100, Eastchester
  • Sprain Brook State Parkway between Exit – Grasslands Road; NY 100C and Bradhurst Avenue, Greenburgh
  • Cross County Parkway Eastbound, ramp to Exit 9 – Hutchinson River Parkway, Mount Vernon
  • Cross County Parkway ramps to Exit 6; Bronx River Parkway S/B, Mount Vernon
  • NY 9A at Old Country Rd, Greenburgh
  • NY 9A south of West Main Street; NY 119; East Main Street, Greenburgh
  • NY 9A at Ryder Rd, Ossining,
  • NY 117 at Old House Lane, New Castle
  • NY 35 east of Mark Meade Road, Lewisboro

 

Dutchess County:

  • NY 343 Altamonte Road and Club Drive, Washington, all lanes closed – tree down

 

Rockland County:

  • NY 306 at Edison Court, Ramapo
  • US 9W between Broadway and Station Ln, Orangetown
  • NY 59 ramp to/from Bobby Lane, Clarkstown, exit ramp closed

 

Monitor 511 for the latest road conditions in your area.

 

Thruway Authority

Thruway Authority staff is actively responding to flooding and weather-related conditions and assisting neighboring communities impacted by flooding with ramp closures along the New England Thruway (I-95), I-87 and I-287 corridors in Westchester County. The Thruway Authority’s New York Division is fully staffed and will remain engaged in storm response for the duration of the event.

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK AFTER RECORD RAIN 7 INCHES OF RAIN IN NYC. ROAD CONDITIONS AS OF 6:30 PM

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GOVERNOR HOCHUL UPDATES NEW YORKERS AS SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IMPACTS EVENING COMMUTE IN DOWNSTATE REGION

   

More Than Seven Inches of Rain Fell in Brooklyn over Past 24 Hours, More than Six Inches of Rain Reported in Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx; Parts of NYC Facing Additional Two to Four Inches of Rain this Evening by 7 P.M.

 

Metro-North Restores Limited Service from Grand Central on Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines; Harlem Line Service Between Grand Central and Fleetwood


Governor 
Hochul Declared State of Emergency on Friday Morning; All Non-Emergency New York State Employees in New York City and Westchester Sent Home Early

 

Flash Flood Warnings in Effect for Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties; Rest of Downstate Region Under Flood Advisory Through this Evening

  

New Yorkers Urged to Use Caution and Limit Unnecessary Travel Until Flood Warnings Are Lifted; Avoid Walking or Driving Through Floodwaters   

 

 

Governor Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers to exercise extreme caution if traveling this afternoon and evening, given more rain is on the way for the New York City area, following a widespread six to seven inches of rain since last night across the city.

Parts of New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley remain under a Flash Flood Warning, which indicates an imminent threat of fast-moving water that can make travel dangerous and threaten life and safety. 

 

“Today Mother Nature has shown us unprecedented rainfall in a matter of just 24 hours, with more than seven inches of rain in parts of Brooklyn and six inches of rain for other parts of New York City,” Governor Hochul said. “Our focus now is ensuring everyone gets home safe tonight and uses extreme caution when commuting this evening, as more rain is on the way.”

 

Governor Hochul and MTA CEO Janno Lieber announced this afternoon that Metro-North Railroad will be able to restore limited service from Grand Central Terminal on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines. Harlem Line service will operate between Grand Central and Fleetwood. Governor Hochul urged New Yorkers to take all necessary precautions on their commute home this evening.

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said, I want to thank all the MTA employees who showed up today and will be working throughout the weekend to get us through the storm. They’ve unfortunately been getting a lot of practice for these situations in recent years, and they are rising to the occasion as always.

The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for most of the New York City, Long Island and Hudson Valley regions. Flash Flood Warnings are being issued as conditions change. Coastal Flood Advisories are also in effect. 

For a complete listing of weather alerts and forecasts, visit the National Weather Service website at alerts.weather.gov. New Yorkers are encouraged to sign up for NY Alert, the State’s free emergency alert system, at alert.ny.gov. County-by-county emergency information can be pushed by text or email. 

 

The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for most of the New York City, Long Island and Hudson Valley regions. Flash Flood Warnings are being issued as conditions change. Coastal Flood Advisories are also in effect. 

State Agency Response

 

New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services activated the State Emergency Operations Center to actively monitor storm conditions in real-time and support local governments’ requests for assistance. The State Office of Fire Prevention and Control has also activated its Fire Operations Center. Two flood rescue teams are operating in impacted areas of Westchester County to assist with flood emergency response.

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Metropolitan Transportation Authority crews are in the system pumping water from the track area to restore safe, reliable service on subways, Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road.

  

Customers are encouraged to check new.mta.info for the latest service updates if they must travel, and to use caution while navigating the system. Customers should also sign up for real-time service alerts via text or email. These alerts are also available via the MTA’s apps: MYmta and TrainTime.

 

Port Authority 

The Port Authority is monitoring weather conditions. Speed restrictions may be in effect at the bridges, as well as along roadways to and from the crossings. Passengers through the Port Authority’s facilities are encouraged to reach out to carriers and airlines directly for the latest information on delays and cancelations. 

   

For the latest information about Port Authority facilities, please check social media, sign up for PA alerts or download one of the PA mobile apps, including RidePATH which provides real-time updates and alerts for PATH service. 

 

New York State Department of Transportation

State Department of Transportation forces will continue to work 24/7 in affected areas until the storm has concluded, flooding has subsided, and the roads are safe for passage. Bridge inspection teams are currently on standby to assess any damaged roads or bridges in the wake of the storm.

 

NYSDOT is reporting the following highway closures as of 3:45 p.m. Friday:

Nassau County:

  • Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 13 (Central Avenue), Town of Hempstead – Full closure
  • Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 13 – Three of four lanes closed
  • Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 20 Baldwin Road.  Two lanes closed.
  • Hempstead Turnpike (State Route 24) both directions between Plainfield Avenue and Holland Avenue, Town of Hempstead – closed
  • Hillside Avenue (State Route 25B) at Herricks Road, Town of North Hempstead  right lane closed in both directions
  • Northern State Parkway eastbound at Meadowbrook State Parkway (Exit 31A), Town of North Hempstead – left lane closed
  • Northern State Parkway – Exit 34 both directions at Brush Hollow Road
  • Sunrise Highway (State Route 27) westbound at Morris Avenue, Village of Rockville Centre  right lane closed

 

Traffic signal crews have also been dispatched to make various repairs ahead of the evening rush hour.

 

Department of Public Service

More than 2,600 customers in the downstate region are currently without power due to heavy rain. Damage assessment, repair and restoration crews from the utility companies are working to minimize and repair any impacts to energy sector infrastructure, and the Department of Public Service is in direct contact with utility operations leadership and tracking utility response and restoration efforts.

 

New York’s utilities have approximately 5,500 workers available to engage in damage assessment, response, repair, and restoration efforts across New York State for this event. Agency staff will track utilities’ work throughout the event and ensure utilities shift appropriate staffing to regions that experience the greatest impact.

 

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

New York State Park Police from Niagara Falls State Park are deploying a swift water rescue team to the region. Park Police and park personnel are on alert and closely monitoring weather conditions and impacts. Park visitors should visit parks.ny.gov, check the free NY State Parks Explorer mobile app or call their local park office for the latest updates regarding park hours, openings and closings.

 

New York State Police

State Police deployed additional personnel and is focusing efforts on affected areas including highways and other flood prone areas. State Police deployed a flood rescue team equipped with an airboat and rigid inflatable boat in Westchester County, with additional teams preparing for deployment. State Police is actively monitoring the situation and coordinating with its agency partners. All State Police specialized vehicles, including four-wheel drive vehicles and Utility Task Vehicles, are staged and ready for immediate response.

 

Flash Flooding Safety Tips

  • Never attempt to drive on a flooded road. Turn around and go another way.
  • If water begins to rise rapidly around you in your car, abandon the vehicle immediately.
  • Do not underestimate the power of fast-moving water. Two feet of fast-moving flood water will float your car, and water moving at two miles per hour can sweep cars off a road or bridge.

 

For more information on personal preparedness and how to stay safe during severe weather, visit: https://www.dhses.ny.gov/safety-and-prevention.

 

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STATEMENT ON U.S. FOSSIL FUELS POLICY AS NYC FLOODS

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On Friday Sept 29th, Fridays for Future New York City, one of the main organizers of the March to End Fossil Fuels, released the following statement in response to the state of emergency in New York and President Biden’s announcement of a five-year plan:

75,000 people marched less than two weeks ago in the now flooded streets of New York City demanding President Biden end fossil fuels.

Days later, President Biden and Secretary Kerry were forbidden from speaking at a UN Climate Ambition Summit due to the Administration’s fossil fuel expansion plans.

Yet, today, while our streets are flooding, the Biden Administration, ignoring the calls of millions of people, of science, and his own promises, issued plans for three new massive offshore oil and gas lease sales over the next five years.

Daliah Gressel, 18, of Fridays For Future NYC and an organizer for The March To End Fossil Fuels said

 “The largest city in the United States is flooding. As New Yorkers, our lives and studies have been interrupted today by dangerous, historic flash flooding and we cannot stand for it. Yet, Biden, ignoring the calls of over 75,000 people that marched to end fossil fuels two weeks ago, is planning even more fossil fuel projects. He is advancing deadly fossil fuel expansion, sacrificing a safe and livable future for our communities on the very same day every New Yorker is being affected by historic flooding.”

(Credit: (1) Xiye Bastida, X, (2) Emma Cassidy, Survival Media Agency, (3) @RandomHeroWX, X)

In addition to 800+ organizations and individuals, over 30 members of Congress joined with marchers in asking the Biden Administration for no new leases in the five-year plan, including several ranking members. Both Representatives Jayapal and Tlaib and Representative Pallone led letters.

While the Biden Administration has claimed their hands are tied due to the Inflation Reduction Act which they supported, an Oceana report shows that the Administration can still meet its wind energy goals and avoid new fossil fuel leasing. A separate report demonstrates that the U.S. can meet its energy needs many times over by building only on already-developed and degraded land.

New leases would lock the United States, already by far the top oil and gas producer in the world, into decades more of fossil fuel production incompatible with climate goals and exacerbating both environmental and climate injustice from the floods we’re seeing today to direct health impacts and spill risks from offshore drilling. We need to phase out all fossil fuel production on our federal lands and waters by 2030, and the science has zero tolerance for new approvals.

We cannot keep the Earth at a temperature of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels without phasing out fossil fuels, and if we keep going like this, the life-threatening disasters, like we’re experiencing today in New York, will just keep getting worse.

As Lead Organizer Helen Mancini, 16, said at the March To End Fossil Fuels rally last week “this summer alone, New York City’s skies turned orange, Libya is flooded, Maui has burned and countless people died from heat and extreme weather.” Mancini said today’s historic rainfall is another example of this. “This is the world Biden and his peers have left for us. But this is not the world we are going to accept.”

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WHITE PLAINS WEEK BLACK COFFEE SATURDAY MORNING AT 8:30 AM SEPT 29 REPORT: REACTION! “THE DISTRICT GALLERIA LANDS AND IMPRESSES” FIOS CH 45. OPTIMUM WP CH 76 & WWW.WPCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG

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WHITE PLAINS CONFRONTS THE FUTURE: IMPRESSIONS! REACTIONS! UNPRECEDENTED INVOLVEMENT OF THE COUNCIL. THE MOST “BEYOND AMBITIOUS” PROJECT WHITE PLAINS AND WESTCHESTER HAVE SEEN– $2.5 BILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE– SPECTACULAR, BOLD SIGNATURE UNDERTAKING PROPOSED! EYE-POPPING EXCLUSIVE VIDEO. WOULD PUT WHITE PLAINS INTO THE FUTURE.

 

“WE CAN WORK IT OUT” MARK WEINGARTEN PRCP PRESENTER WITH  LOUIS CAPPELLI, LEFT ASSURES COUNCIL. WHITE PLAINS MAYOR SAYS IT IS JUST CONCEPT AT THIS TIME, BUT LIKES THE OPEN SPACE.

GEORGE LATIMER ON 2 NEW SCAMS SWEEPING WESTCHESTER COUNTY, DUTCHESS, PUTNAM AIMED TO STEAL YOUR MONEY AND STOP YOU FROM VOTING

WHERE’S OUR MONEY, JOE? MILLIONS GO OUT BORDER AND MIDWEST STATES FOR MIGRANT RELIEF, ZERO SO FAR FOR THE TEEMING 100,000 MIGRANTS IN NEW YORK — WHERE IS THE OUTCRY FROM STATE OFFICIALS?

WOMEN DO YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS? PASS THE NEW YORK STATE ERA AMENDMENT IN 2024

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EVERY WEEK ON WHITE PLAINS WEEK FOR 22 YEARS

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YOUR LOCAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST OBSERVES: VACCINE ROLLOUTS ARE A MESS TODAY

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SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7 ON PEOPLE TO BE HEARD–JOHN VORPERIAN OF BEYOND THE GAME WPTV AND BULL ALLEN, VOICE OF BASE BALL ON THE 2023 BASEBALL SEASON WRAP UP SHOW

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“BULL” ALLEN OF   OF View from the Upper Deck  and JOHN BEYOND THE GAME VORPERIAN WRAP UP THE 2023 SEASON — THE NEW RULES HOW THEY WORKED OUT, IS ATTENDANCE UP? AND WHAT ARE THE YANKEES AND METS AND RED SOX GOING TO DO ABOUT THEIR ABYSMAL SEASONS? 

IT’S THE WRAP UP THAT PULLS NO PUNCHES–TUNE IN FANS ON FIOS CH 45 AND OPTIMUM CHANNEL 76 FOR THE FASTEST SMARTEST TALK IN SPORTS.

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SPECTACULAR “DISTRICT GALLERIA” “CONCEPT” DEBUTED BY PACIFIC RETAIL CAPITAL PATNERSl STUNS COMMON COUNCIL. ROACH: NOT A SITE PLAN, LONG WAY TO GO. PERHAPS A 2-YEAR REVIEW $2.5 BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT, 3,

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PACIFIC RETAIL CAPITAL PARTNERS, THE CAPPELLI ORGANIZATION AND S.L. GREEN  PRESENTED THE LARGEST  PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT EVER IN WHITE PLAINS, (OR FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY) LAST NIGHT, PROPOSING 6 APARTMENT COMPLEXES  (7 BUILDINGS TOTAL)FROM 9 TO  41 STORIES,  NONE OF WHICH VIOLATE ANY HEIGHTS, BUT WILL ADD 3,200 RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS.

PARKING WOULD BE UNDERGROUND. WEINGARTEN SAID THE PARTNERS WOULD BUY THE PRESENT GARAGE FROM THE CITY AND DEMOLISH IT AND REMEDIATE ANY CONTAMINATIONS THAT MIGHT BE THERE. HE ASSURED PARKING AVAILABILITY WOULD BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE LIBRARY ACROSS THE STREET AND OTHER WORKERS IN THE MUNICIPAL AREA.

WEINGARTEN SAID DISTRICT GALLERIA IS A CONCEPT AND PRCP WAS PRESENTING THE DESIGN TO SEE IF THE CITY WAS  ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT DIRECTION PRCP SEES FOR THE PROJECT.

RESIDENTS WOULD INCLUDE 12% AFFORDABLE HOUSING (384 OF 3,200).  MARK WEINGARTEN, OF DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr  REPRESENTING  THE PRCP GROUP SAID.

AN OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE 11-ACRE PROJECT. MR. WEINGARTEN SAID THE PROJECT WOULD ENERGIZE THE STREETS, LONG A MAYOR ROACH OF WHITE PLAINS DREAM, WITH STREET WELCOMING RETAIL  AND RESTAURANTS UP AND DOWN MAIN STREET AND MARTINE AVENUES, OPEN SPACE, A PERFORMANCE SQUARE AND A FOOD HALL, AND 7 RESTAURANTS, AS WELL AS UPSCALE RETAIL

 

The presentation began with ANNMARIE PLENGE, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN, for PRCP) (pictured next to Mr. Weingarten introducing the project)  narrating a 12-minute flyover video of the concept, then the architect went into specific detail with still pictures from the video pictured above.

 This project reminded me of the old gray Rockefeller Center project in New York City which was started in 1931, funded by John D. Rockefeller. It was completed in 8 years and contained 19 buildings, and of course the Rockefeller Skating rink.

The design is  beyond contemporary, it has energy. is attractive, stunning.

Stunning is not always attractive to those who do not like change.

The sheer grandeur of the project  and design audacity  is highly unconforming to the downtown collection of buildings now under construction.

The District Galleria reflects  the glass and grandeur of the central  glass Opus hotel and the matching 41 story condominiums. It reaches out and connects to those glass towers that started the White Plains Renaissance.

I recalled Ayn Rand’s architect  character in The Fountainhead published in 1943.

Briefly Howard Roark,  as Wikipedia  describes the plot “is an intransigent young Architect who battles against conventional standards and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation.

“Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man, and his struggle reflects Rand’s belief that “Individualism” is superior to “Social organization” “Collectivism_and_individualism.” 

“Roark is opposed by what he calls “second-handers”, who value conformity over independence and integrity.

 There is nothing ordinary, boring, or second-hand or conforming about “District Galleria”– it’s so out front and regal.

The Common Council, according to Councilman Justin Brasch, received the drawings Tuesday night, after the two presentations, commented avidly  one after another, eagerlt burst into spontaneous opinionated commentary

 Mr. Brasch objected to both the number of buildings and their heights. He called for  more affordable housing, and more local flavor.

Nadine Hunt-Robinson called for more connection to existing White Plains institutions, like the Thomas Slater Center, art from the White Plains Schools, the Youth Bureau inclusion, and called for reachout to minority and local contractors. Ms. Hunt-Robinson also said White Plains seeks to involve all the citizens in its endeavors and that District Galleria needed to balance that.

 Jennifer Puja, Councilwoman, echoed Ms. Hunt-Robinson calling for more city say in its development,as well as use of local contractors, and citizen merchants for what she called “Mom and Pop Popups.” She felt that affordable was definitely important and  as well as “affordable restaurants” and “affordable retail.”

 Mayor Thomas Roach spoke out three times reminding all in the room the concept was not yet a site plan, saying that a site plan had not yet been submitted.

But this baby was a splash!

Pacific Retail Capital Partners seeks a zoning change for the property at this time to change The Galleria to build residential buildings.

 In the  face of this barrage of Council concern, Mr. Weingarten (RIGHT) standing beside Louis Cappelli, assured the council that their concerns would be dealt with and could be worked out.

In a news release sent media this morning, the project details are described this way:

Nearly half of the project’s footprint is designated as open space, breaking down existing barriers and creating a quarter mile-long green promenade complete with pet playgrounds, pocket parks, and lush landscaping for community gatherings, outdoor events, public entertainment, and art. The District Galleria features a garden promenade designed to link the adjacent neighborhoods at eight different access points, providing a place for the public to live, shop, walk, play, engage and be entertained.

The redevelopment of the Galleria site would align with the city’s strategic plan to expand transit-oriented development. The project aims to enhance the city’s skyline with buildings of varied heights to maximize views and create a light filled and landscaped place of natural beauty and elevated design.

Annemarie Plenge, Executive Vice President of Design for PRCP, is the Master Architectural Designer of the project.

Plenge brings a wealth of more than 25 years of professional experience master planning large-scale mixed-use projects and is collaborating with world renowned architectural design and planning firm Gensler, along with Kimley Horn and Eric Rain Landscape Architecture to design this urban oasis.

“Experience driven mixed-use environments appeal to people’s desire for connection and belonging. They are poised to be the key in reviving our communities’ urban centers. The evolution of an enclosed mall to an open-air mixed-use development with the unified vision of The District Galleria is pivotal in evolving real estate for the next generation,” said Najla Kayyem, Executive Vice President for Pacific Retail Capital Partners.

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SEX TRAFFICKING IN WESTCHESTER: YWCA AWARENESS EVENT SUNDAY 0CT 1

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This Sunday, Oct. 1, join us for an interactive and informative program to learn about the realities of sex trafficking and how you can help.

Meet our panel of community experts, engage in group discussion and storytelling, and participate in creative reflections and a service project.

 

We are honored to hear from our guest panelists:

Amanda Mills, MSW, My Sister’s Place

Janmarie Brown, Hope’s Door

Kiki Jimenez

Viviana Espinosa, Westchester County DSS Safe Harbor Program

REGISTER HERE

A special thank you to Hope’s DoorMy Sisters’ Place and Westchester County DSS Safe Harbor Program for partnering with the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester on this important community event.

For more information, please contact Lesley Mazzotta, Director of Youth Leadership at lmazzotta@ywcawpcw.org.

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