The White Plains Common Council has set a public hearing to double the expenditures limit for the city’s Downtown Business Improvement District (BID). The April 10 hearing will focus on a proposed amendment to increase the permitted expenditures of the
Read MoreTwo state lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to rename a state park in Yorktown that bears the name of former President Donald J. Trump. Freshman Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (D/Ossining) and Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D/Manhattan) maintain the 436-acre park’s association with Trump
Read MoreThe Cortlandt Town Board voted unanimously last week to create a Medical Oriented District (MOD), paving the way for two pending projects in the area of New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital on Route 202 to move forward. “This is
Read MorePeekskill Mayor Vivian McKenzie received a standing ovation in the chamber of City Hall after delivering her State of the City address last week. Two years ago, McKenzie made history being elected the first Black female mayor in the City
Read MoreThe contract dispute between the Town of New Castle and its Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) plays out in public this week as representatives for the parties explain their positions regarding a recent Fact Finder’s recommendation. An informal hearing has
Read MoreDemocratic majorities in the state Senate and Assembly agreed last week to reject Gov. Kathy Hochul’s transit-oriented development component from her proposed Housing Compact, countering with incentives for municipalities that participate in a housing growth plan. In the legislature’s proposed
Read MoreThe developer of the 71-unit multifamily residential building on Depew Street in Pleasantville obtained a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy earlier this month after a village commission and residents had objected to the exterior appearance of the structure. The project, known
Read MoreThe creation of a new planned healthcare campus development zoning district is close to being established in the City of White Plains. Following a public hearing March 6, the Common Council tabled a decision on amending the city’s Zoning Ordinance
Read MorePutnam County Executive Kevin Byrne offered an optimistic vision in his first State of the County address last week. Byrne, a former state assemblyman, delivered his hour-long speech March 9 in his 68th day in office at the County Courthouse
Read MoreThe developer of a proposed 34-unit townhouse development in downtown Armonk presented a series of changes to the plans last week but North Castle Town Board members still voiced concern about density and compatibility with the neighborhood. Representatives for applicant
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