Month: May 2016

A group of Harrison residents have raised nearly $13,000 through a crowdfunding website, which they plan on using to hire a lawyer if the town board passes a zoning amendment that would allow a senior living facility to be constructed on the Lake Street Quarry. File photo
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Harrison residents may sue over zoning amendment

A group of Harrison residents is preparing to sue the town, if the town board approves a requested amendment to the zoning code which would allow senior living facilities to be built in nine residentially zoned areas. More than 60 Harrison residents met collectively on May 3 to plan their […]

After undergoing drastic renovations for over three years, PepsiCo has nearly completed all of its construction, labeled “Project Renew”. The 45 year old building had never been renovated prior to this project. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
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PepsiCo completes ‘Project Renew’ after 3-plus years

More than three years after a public announcement that PepsiCo would be renovating its Purchase headquarters, a representative with the company told the Review that “virtually all of the renovation is complete.” In October 2012, PepsiCo announced that it was going to spend $240 million renovating its headquarters, and said […]

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HUD monitor recommends suing Harrison

In his third biennial report, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development monitor James Johnson suggested that the U.S. Department of Justice take legal action against seven municipalities, including the town/village of Harrison. As a result of a 2009 settlement with HUD, Westchester County must develop 750 affordable housing units […]

The Rye City Council will begin to discuss what will become the
framework for local legislation regarding the usage of drones in the city. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
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County board votes to cede control of Rye Playland

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] roller coaster ride between the management company Standard Amusements and Westchester County came to a close on Monday night after the county Board of Legislators voted overwhelmingly to move forward with a 30-year agreement transferring control of Rye Playland. “I cannot be more thankful to County Executive [Rob] Astorino […]

Pinstripe Panic
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Pinstripe Panic

Look, I get it. It’s still early. But for you Yankee fans out there, if the panic bells aren’t going off yet, I imagine the alarm is primed and poised to erupt sooner rather than later. Over the weekend, the hapless Yanks traveled up to Boston to take on the […]