WPCNR WHITE PLAINS VOICE. May 30, 2004: A resident of Midchester Avenue writes WPCNR reporting experiencing another instance of rowdy behavior by young persons in the White Plains Highlands neighborhood Saturday evening. This is not an isolated incident, he proclaims. Here is his report:
Saturday night I walk out of my house in the Soundview neighborhood to find my girlfriend's car covered in eggs.
Upon calling the police I head that they "have a problem" with this tonight (Saturday evening, May 29).
Turns out that "Club Chrome" on Mamaroneck Avenue, who recently lost their liquor license decided to have a teen night...charging teenagers the same for a Pepsi as they normally do for an alcoholic beverage. Early in the evening...the club threw them all out...and where did they end up? Ah, yes, our lovely neighborhood.
The responding police officer said he spent his evening on Mamaroneck Avenue dealing with roughly 300 teens who found themselves out on the road. I took a ride around after cleaning the egg off, and found cars throughout the (Soundview) neighborhood covered in eggs.
Isolated incident? No, a couple months ago I got to drive out of my driveway during daylight hours to find two teens having sex in a car directly in front of my house....not exactly what hopes to see in a neighborhood where $700,000 homes are the norm. By the time the police where called and arrived, the young man had exited the car to tidy up and deposit his condom on the road, and then drive away.
On the other hand, you can pretty much pick any night and watch the kids drive up and down Midchester Avenue at speeds that easily double the speed limit. Are these the benefits that increased night life in the downtown provide the residents? Sounds like the same exact thing that happens in New Rochelle in the neighborhoods that aren't too far from the downtown.
The downward spiral has begun. Time to revisit where things are going in White Plains before while we can still do something about it.
