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THE NewRochelleCityREVIEWNovember 6 & 13, 2015 | Vol. 3, Number 22 | www.cityreviewnr.com

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New Rochelle’s Greg Powell and Jonathan Saddler celebrate a first quarter touchdown against Scarsdale on Oct. 31. With a 33-7 win over the Raiders, the Huguenots punched their ticket to the Nov. 7 Class AA finals. For more, see page 15. Photo/Mike Smith

2 • The city review • November 6 & 13, 2015

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Daylight Savings endsTurn your clocks back

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Election Day,offices and schools closed

Superintendent’s Conference Day

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Municipal Arts Commission meeting

6 p.m., 90 Beaufort Place

Zoning Board of Appeals meeting

7 p.m., 90 Beaufort Place

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New Rochelle Down to Earth Farmers Market8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,

Huguenot Park

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Board of Education regular meeting

7 p.m., NRHS

City Council COW meetingAgenda Review, 3:45 p.m.

Public Hearings and CTBH,7:30 p.m.

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Veterans Day,offices and schools closed

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New Rochelle Down to Earth Farmers Market8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,

Huguenot Park

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City Council regular legislative meeting

7 p.m. to 9 p.m., City Hall

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Historical and Landmark Review Board meeting

7:30 p.m., 90 Beaufort Place

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Civil Service Commission meeting

3 p.m., City Hall

Corporation for Local Development meeting


Industrial Development Agency meeting


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52nd Annual Thanksgiving Parade

10 a.m. to noon, North Avenue to Main Street

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Board of Education COW meeting

7 p.m., Issac E. Young Middle School

Planning Board meeting7:30 p.m., 90 Beaufort Place

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Marcotte hangs on to county board seat

By SiBylla chipaziwaEditorial Assistant

In one of the closest races in Westchester County, Legislator Sheila Marcotte, an Eastches-ter Republican, has once again maintained her seat on the county Board of Legislators after defeat-ing Haina Just-Michael, a New Rochelle Democrat.

According to the unofficial tally from the Westchester Coun-ty Board of Elections, Marcotte won by 424 votes as of press time, a margin that turned out to be larger than what political pundits had anticipated. The win marks a third term on the county Board of Legislators for Marcotte in what proved to be yet another close race for the incumbent.

Marcotte’s legislative district, District 10, consists of the Town of Eastchester, the Village of Tucka-hoe and parts of the City of New Rochelle.

In each election, Marcotte fac-es the daunting challenge of over-coming a Democratic disadvan-tage in the New Rochelle portion of the district.

The county legislator, 50, pre-viously told the Review that she wasn’t worried about her voter disadvantage in New Rochelle, where most registered voters with-in that portion of the district are Democrat. “All I can do is cam-paign on my record, as I have done in the past, and let the residents de-cide in November,” she said. East-chester and Tuckahoe mostly con-sist of Republican voters.

Just-Michael conceded on Wednesday morning after it be-came clear that Marcotte would be able to hold onto her seat. Marcotte won 52 percent of the total votes cast to Just-Michael’s 48 percent.

Marcotte was able to win de-spite her being outpaced by her well-financed opponent.

“I am humbled and delighted,” she said. “I don’t ever get scared by the dollar signs, because I think if you don’t have the right mes-sage, it doesn’t matter how much money you have behind you.”

As for what’s next on the legis-lator’s to-do list: the 2016 county

budget. Marcotte called it the most important work a legislator does all year. “We just dive right in. There’s a lot of work to do. The product we put forth—I promise you—will be the best that we can deliver,” she said.

A resident of Tuckahoe for 17 years, Marcotte has also served on that village’s Planning Board and Board of Trustees and later on the Eastchester town board. She first ran for the District 10 seat in 2010, beating Greg Varian, a New Rochelle Democrat, in a special election to replace Republican Legislator Vito Pinto, who had been appointed by County Execu-tive Rob Astorino, a Republican, to head the county’s Veterans Ser-vice Agency. She was re-elected in 2013 after defeating another New Rochelle Democrat, Mary Jo Jacobs.

Members of the Board of Leg-islators are elected to serve two-year terms.

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Sheila Marcotte fended off another challenge from a New Rochelle Democrat and secured a third term on the Westchester County Board of Legislators. File photo

By Sarah varNeyStaff Writer

Proposal No. 1, a referen-dum question to move the year-ly deadline for the Westches-ter County executive to submit a budget from Nov. 15 to Oct. 15 for capital projects and back to Nov. 10 for the operating bud-get, was passed overwhelmingly by an 82 percent margin. With 100 percent of Westchester Coun-ty’s 949 districts reporting as of press time, there were 71,335 votes in favor of the change and 15,146 votes against it.

The earlier deadline will give both community members and members of the county Board of Legislators more time to review County Executive Rob Astorino’s budget and to ask questions.

Moving up the budget dates required a change to the County Charter, which had not been al-tered since 2000 when the last

Prop. 1 victory means earlier budget for AstorinoWestchester countywide referen-dum was on a ballot.

The proposal is one of 16 ideas that has come out of the Charter Review Commission, a Board of Legislators committee set up in 2011. The commission’s charter was to review the county rules and to make advisements on changes that might benefit the legislative process.

County Legislator Sheila Mar-cotte, an Eastchester Republican, reviewed the referendum proposal as chairwoman of the legislators’ Budget and Appropriations Com-mittee, as did county Legislator Virginia Perez, a Yonkers Demo-crat, as chairwoman of the Legis-lative Committee. Both expressed support for the proposal prior to Election Day and the Westches-ter League of Women Voters also gave the referendum the green light.

Not surprisingly, Marcotte was pleased with the approval

of the referendum. “This was a no-brainer. It’s just a matter of good government. I’m delighted,” she said.

The 2015 budget for Westches-ter County is $1.8 billion. The 2016 proposed budget is due Nov. 15, as the change to the charter will not take effect until the 2017 budget cycle and according to published reports there is current-ly a $25 million shortfall.

A representative from Astori-no’s office said the county execu-tive had supported the change.



What’s going on...dents and free for Iona College students and facul-ty with a student or faculty ID. For more informa-tion, visit thesymphonyofwestchester.org or email [email protected].

Open houseProspective students are welcome to this an-

nual open house on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. held in a variety of campus buildings including Hynes Athletic Center, Spellman Fac-ulty Dining Room, Spellman Faculty Reception Room and the Christopher J. Murphy Auditori-um. For more information about the open house, call 800-231-IONA.

The Museum of Arts & Culture at New Rochelle High School

‘Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life’“Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life” is an original

exhibit at the museum on display through Wednes-day, Nov. 25. The museum is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by appointment. The exhibit is sponsored by the Billy Strayhorn Foundation, New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence, the New Rochelle Council on the Arts and ArtsWestchester.

The library will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day.

Friends big book saleThe Friends of NRLP will be hosting a big book

sale on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library lobby. Items sold will include books, DVDs, puzzles and games.

Dramatic presentation: ‘Spirits and Souls of New Rochelle’

A dramatic presentation of “Spirits and Souls of New Rochelle” will be shown on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater.

WEBS Managing Your CareerThis workshop, held on Tuesday, Nov. 10

from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the meeting room on the first floor, will help professionals get their career back on track by evaluating their skills,

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 [email protected].

New Rochelle Public Library interests and personality, exploring career alter-natives and learning about the latest trends in resumes and job searches.

Friends mini book saleThe Friends of NRLP will be hosting a mini

book sale on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the first floor lobby. The sale will include a variety of bargain-priced books.

Farmer’s Market

The Down to Earth Farmer’s Market will be open on Friday, Nov. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Huguenot Park in front of New Rochelle High School Twin Lakes on North Avenue.

The College of New Rochelle

Student art exhibit: ‘Infinite Possibilities’

The College of New Rochelle will be featuring a senior art exhibition created by two art therapy students from the School of Arts and Sciences Art Department on Friday, Nov. 6, Saturday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 8 in the main campus, Mooney

Center, Bridge Gallery North, all day. The exhibi-tion features each artist’s perception of the human body, one exploring the infinite possibilities of the human body using mundane objects and the other combining landscape and human forms in a Surre-alist-inspired painting.

Admissions information sessionThe Office of Admissions welcomes all pro-

spective undergraduate students to participate in an admissions presentation and campus tour on Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon, beginning in the main campus, Wellness Center, Meditation Room 114.

Second Degree Nursing and RN-BSN open house

The Admissions Office, in conjunction with the School of Nursing, will be hosting an open house for prospective second degree and RN-BSN students on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the main campus, Sweeny Student Center, ABC.

Iona CollegeThe Symphony of Westchester

The Symphony of Westchester will open for their 19th concert season with an all-Beethoven program on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Chris-topher J. Murphy Auditorium. The concert will be conducted by founder and artistic director Barry Charles Hoffman. Tickets are $50 per person, $35 for seniors over 65, $15 for non-Iona College stu-


By JameS perOStaff Writer

As foreclosures in Westches-ter County surge for the second year in a row, the Westchester County Clerk’s office warns that a lingering foreclosure crisis isn’t quite over with yet.

“These numbers are indica-tive of an alarming trend in New York state, especially in subur-ban areas, that the foreclosure crisis is far from over,” said County Clerk Timothy Idoni.

According to data from the county clerk’s office, between Jan. 1, 2015 and Sept. 30, 2015 there were a recorded 1,697 foreclosure filings in the county compared to the filings in 2014, which totaled 1,738.

The concern, however, stems from the fact that while foreclo-sure filings haven’t fluctuated much, judgments for foreclosure cases have accelerated signifi-cantly since 2014.

Data from the county clerk’s office shows that in the first three quarters of 2015, foreclo-sure judgments have dramati-cally outpaced the numbers from

County foreclosure judgments near record high 2014, reaching 871 at the end of September compared to last year’s 772 judgments for the year.

So far, according to the data, the only year rivaling 2015 in the amount of foreclosure judg-ments over the past nine years is 2008—the year that the mort-gage bubble burst—when fore-closure judgments in Westches-ter County leapt to 1,034.

According to Idoni, if fore-closure judgments continue at the same rate this year, they may very well eclipse that to-tal; in fact, he’s almost certain 2015’s numbers will break that threshold.

“We’re looking at about 1,200 foreclosures,” Idoni estimated.

The cause of Westchester’s rise in foreclosure judgments isn’t necessarily indicative of a rise in new foreclosures, how-ever. Idoni suspects that a com-bination of lengthy backlogs and the reintroduction of some old foreclosure filings are to blame.

“This is a regeneration of a lot of those cases that were nev-er heard years ago,” said Idoni, adding that about 50 percent of

filings introduced in 2008 were thrown out for various reasons.

A report from the New York State Department of Financial Services shows that downstate regions of New York state have been affected by prolonged fore-closures proceedings significant-ly more than the rest of the state.

The report also states that the foreclosure process in downstate regions of New York could take up to 30 percent longer than foreclosures in upstate regions due to repeated adjournments among other factors. As a result, Idoni says that about 80 percent of Westchester’s foreclosure cas-es are backlogs, which he said is on par with the national average.

As for the effects of such a rise, Idoni says the biggest con-cern will be an increased num-ber of vacancies in communi-ties across Westchester County, some of which—such as lower income communities like New Rochelle and Mount Vernon—are already dealing with large numbers of empty homes.

“There are going to be some neighborhoods hit with multiple vacancies,” Idoni, the former

mayor of New Rochelle, said. “That’s the biggest fear.”

Despite the concern such a rapid rise has generated, Idoni

suspects that since many of the foreclosure judgments have re-sulted from lingering cases, we can expect to see the numbers

return back to normal in about 12 to 18 months.


According to the Westchester County Clerk’s office, foreclosure judgments are surging towards a record high in 2015. Photo/BasicGov via flickr.com


On Friday, Oct. 30 mem-bers of the community met on the Hugh Doyle Senior Cen-ter for a Halloween Luncheon and parade. Seniors from New Rochelle took the opportunity to dress up in their best Hallow-een-themed costumes.

Senior center enjoys halloween festivities

Alice Megaro is all set to discover new territories.

Violet Mallory, left, and Pauline Plummer attempt to scare the crowd at New Rochelle’s Hugh Doyle Senior Center during the Halloween Luncheon on the afternoon of Oct. 30.

Volunteers from United Water help with the senior luncheon.

Attendees at the Hugh Doyle Center dress the part for the Halloween Luncheon and parade.

Mary O’Toole brings back the official uniform of World War II to The Hugh Doyle Center on Friday, Oct. 30.

Rosa Figueroa shows off her Halloween costume. Photos/Bobby Begun

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Latimer hosts Chamber Summit in Port Chester

Representatives from nearly a dozen local Chamber of Com-merce groups met at a Cham-ber Summit meeting sponsored by state Sen. George Latimer, a Rye Democrat, at the Port Ches-ter Senior Center in Septem-ber. The attendees came from communities as diverse as Ar-monk and Yonkers to exchange ideas on growing business in their local areas, and share strat-egies for attracting member-ship and motivating residents to “Buy Local.”

“This was an opportunity for people to hear what is happen-ing in neighboring communi-ties, and to spark ideas that may be helpful in their own area,” Latimer said.

Chambers that participated include Armonk, Bronxville, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New

Rochelle, Pelham, Port Chester-Rye Brook, Rye and Yonkers.

John Ravitz, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Business Council of Westchester, was the keynote speaker, touching on issues of governmental importance such as the minimum wage, which would affect business. He out-lined the business council’s ef-forts to positively impact local businesses with their advocacy agenda and business develop-ment initiatives, such as an up-coming trip to Cuba.

Assembly members David Buchwald, a White Plains Dem-ocrat, and Shelley Mayer, a Yon-kers Democrat, also spoke to the group, as did Westchester Coun-ty Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat.

Margaret Ricketts, president

of the Rye Chamber of Com-merce, and of Carpet Trends in Rye, noted that “it was very helpful to bring together people from other areas to share their experiences. We’re all running our own businesses and we don’t always have the time to do this.”

Steve Josephson, president of the Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce and owner of the Toy Box in Mamaroneck, said “I captured a lot of good sug-gestions from other chambers” at the program.

Latimer indicated his office would prepare an online Cham-ber Directory of contacts to be shared among the local cham-bers, as a follow-up to the event.

Any chamber may contact Latimer’s office at 934-5250 for more information. (Submitted)

John Ravitz from the Business Council of Westchester gives his keynote address to local business owners at a Chamber Summit meeting in September. The meeting was held at the Port Chester Senior Center and was sponsored by New York State Sen. George Latimer. Contributed photo

The legend lives on: Dizzie GillespieBy mara rUpNerS

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Musicians may pass away in the physical sense, but they never really leave us. Their leg-acy lives on in the music they wrote, in their recordings, and in the musicians they played with, trained and inspired.

Such is the case with Diz-zie Gillespie, who would have celebrated his 98th birthday on Oct. 21. At the age of 12, Gil-lespie, the youngest of nine chil-dren, taught himself how to play trombone and trumpet, and the rest, as they say, is history. He traveled the world, jammed with all the greats, made numerous recordings, and is remembered today as an elder statesman of jazz, one of the most influential jazz trumpet players of all time.

In 1977, Gillespie was play-ing impromptu gigs throughout the Caribbean with saxophonist Stan Getz, and landed in Cuba. In Havana, he met a local man, Arturo Sandoval, who offered to show him around the city. Later that night, Sandoval, a trumpet player himself who idolized Gil-lespie, managed to play for the jazzman—and blew him away.

So began a lifelong friendship and musical collaboration, a sto-ry of jazz, travel and musical innovation. Gillespie was key to helping Sandoval gain politi-cal asylum in 1990; to this day, Sandoval lives here in the U.S. He continues to tour, and has evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classi-cal artist, pianist and composer.

And when he takes the stage, you can be sure that the leg-endary Dizzie Gillespie is right there with him.

Be a part of their story. Ar-turo Sandoval will perform for one night only on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. Tickets are $45, $50 and $60, and good seats are still available.

Mara Rupners is the director of marketing at The

Performing Arts Center. The Performing Arts Center,

Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, N.Y.

10577 Box Office: 251-6200

Hours: Tuesday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and on weekends

before performances Website: artscenter.org


The Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle is pleased to an-nounce that Lutonya Russell-Humes has been named the orga-nization’s new executive director.

“After an extensive four-month-long search, we are thrilled to announce the selec-tion of Lutonya,” Board President Candace Pinn said. “Lutonya has worked with youth and families her entire career and we are con-fident that the experience that she brings to the position will help the club grow and increase its impact on the children and families that we serve.”

Russell-Humes began her ca-reer at the Children’s Village, a residential treatment facility for adolescent boys in Westchester County. She spent the next 10 years working in the foster care systems of New York City and Bexar County, Texas.

Hoping to impact families and children before they entered the system, she began her commu-nity-based work with the West-chester Community Opportunity Program, WestCOP, at the Ossin-ing Community Action Program,

overseeing a nationally-recogniz-ed pregnancy prevention pro-gram. While at WestCOP, Russell Humes was recruited to serve on the Westchester County Youth Bureau’s Advancing Youth De-velopment, AYD, Training Team, where she has provided profes-sional development to hundreds of youth development profession-als across Westchester County.

In her most recent position, Russell-Humes served as manag-ing director of education and col-lege access at Phipps Neighbor-hoods, where she was responsible for youth development and educa-tion programs in the South Bronx.

Russell-Humes has successful-ly managed programs throughout Westchester County from Peek-skill to Yonkers, including the largest 21st century community learning center in the county at the White Plains Youth Bureau. She is most proud of provid-ing quality programs that allow young people and their families to access services that might not oth-erwise be available to them.

“All children need to know that their community sees great-

The Boys and Girls Club has new executive director

ness in them. The Boys and Girls Club organization has personi-fied that spirit,” Russell-Humes said. “The Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle has been a pillar of the community, providing young people with a safe, nurturing space that encourages greatness. I am excited about continuing that legacy and deepening that work.”

Russell-Humes received her undergraduate degree in sociol-ogy from Mississippi Valley State University, and holds a Masters of Public Administration from Pace University. She is currently an ad-junct professor at Mercy College. (Submitted)

Lutonya Russell-Humes

Simba, right, and Kodiac are two of the most elegant, striking kittens you will ever see. These handsome siblings should be adopted together as a bonded pair. Simba, tiger-striped, and Kodiac, silky black and polydactyl, are currently 7 months old and are very sweet, loving and cuddly boys who will warm your heart with their gentle spirit. They get along with other cats and are super playful. Neutered, in excellent health and up to date with all vaccinations, the adoption donation for each is $80. To meet these unique kitties, please contact Larchmont Pet Rescue at 740-4072 or 834-6955, or visit ny-petrescue.org. (Submitted)


Fall: A restorative season for inside the home

As the warm season transi-tions from summer into win-ter, the birds will abandon their nests, and expanses of land will collectively display nature’s nat-ural coloring ever so beautifully. Autumn: nature’s restorative process.

During this cooler season, we will spend a great amount of time indoors. Ask Cindy says, “There is a cleanup process for rooms inside of the home as well.” It is my pleasure to sup-port an organized effort.1. De-cluttering:•Recycle extraneous paperwork.•Clear out the files in your

home office.•Donate/recycle books, CDs,

DVDs and video games.•Toss out old magazines and

newspapers.•Donate rarely-worn clothing

and gently-used toys.•Swap out lightweight clothing

and summer shoes from clos-ets and drawers. Neatly pack up these items and store them for next summer. Remember to wipe off the bottoms of your fashionable footwear.

•Toss stained and worn towels and linens.

•Streamline the junk drawer in the kitchen and tackle the spice rack, too.

2. Dusting the tops of elevated furnishings and surfaces:

(Dropping down dust allows it to be vacuumed up prior to cleaning lower surfaces and fur-nishings.)•Available at askcindyshop.com:

Using boutique micro fiber to dust the tops of ceiling fans and vertical standing furnish-ings, door ledges, windowsills and crown moldings.

3. Vacuuming:•Vacuum the floors thoroughly.

This will prevent dirt and dust from soiling lower surfaces and furnishings that will be dusted next.

•Vacuum upholstered furniture: chairs, sofas, recliners, etc.

4. Dusting with boutique micro fiber:•The magnetic magic is in

the thickness of the towel, it grasps and holds dust without chemicals.

•Wipe picture frames, shelving, wood furnishings, table tops, lamps, pianos, chairs, etc.

5. Eliminating incriminating sur-face dirt and grime:•Sanitizing hard surfaces and

cleaning furnishings with ap-propriate cleaning agents will remove undesirable circum-stances.

•If surfaces and furnishings have gotten away from you, a real effort will need to be put forth. No getting around this fact. But an organized clean-ing process will bring back the splendor of “clean is clean.”

•Clean and organized rooms inside the home are extremely powerful in opposition to unsightliness within a home sweet home. All inhabitants will appreciate the redress ef-fort, promise.

As always, you have a friend in the cleaning industry—that would be me, Ask Cindy. I al-ways come without judgment and a smile, if you need any sup-port. Happy fall.

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Simba, right, and Kodiac are two of the most elegant, striking kittens you will ever see. These handsome siblings should be adopted together as a bonded pair. Simba, tiger-striped, and Kodiac, silky black and polydactyl, are currently 7 months old and are very sweet, loving and cuddly boys who will warm your heart with their gentle spirit. They get along with other cats and are super playful. Neutered, in excellent health and up to date with all vaccinations, the adoption donation for each is $80. To meet these unique kitties, please contact Larchmont Pet Rescue at 740-4072 or 834-6955, or visit ny-petrescue.org. (Submitted)


167 Pelham Road$711,308.79

Sale date: 6/30/15

16 Flower Street$465,000

Sale date: 7/2/15

143 Kensington Oval$1,800,000

Sale date: 7/8/15

26 Park Ridge Avenue$450,000

Sale date: 7/1/15

1184 Webster Avenue$605000

Sale date: 7/8/15

43 Donnybrook Road$570,000

Sale date: 7/14/15

250 Barnard Drive$1,282,500

Sale date: 7/17/15

2 Poplar Road$727,500

Sale date: 7/17/15

37 Chatham Avenue $750,000

Sale date: 7/10/15

158 Tewkesbury Road$785,000

Sale date: 7/2/15

72 Decatur Road$950,000

Sale date: 7/8/15

701 Pelham Road$350,000

Sale date: 7/16/15

129 Wood Hollow Lane$617,000

Sale date: 7/14/15

36 Melrose Drive$1,140,000

Sale date: 7/10/15

701 Pelham Road 18$500,000

Sale date: 7/16/15

68 Dusk Drive$820,000

Sale date: 7/17/15

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Dear Tonia:Why do women shop so

much? My girlfriend is always shopping. There doesn’t even have to be a reason to shop. Is that typical or does she have a problem? I shop only when needed and usually once a year, unless I have a wedding or something.

M.W., New Rochelle

Dear M.W.:Most women don’t need a

specific reason to shop. We shop when we’re happy, depressed, need a special something, gained weight, lost weight, be-cause something is on sale, we need it, or we want it; because something is the newest and the latest, as a pick-me-up, because we are bored, or for a quick high; the list of reasons or im-pulses is endless. Some women like the thrill of the kill and the bargain hunting, while others are compulsive shoppers or are actu-ally shopping addicts.

Believe it or not, I know a lot of women who hate shopping, don’t have time to shop or just don’t know what to buy. “Retail therapy” seems to work for many women for a multitude of rea-sons. Even on a bad day, there’s always an accessory or a pair of shoes that will make a woman happy. Some men actually enjoy shopping while others, like you, will only shop when needed. Ei-ther way, allow your girlfriend to be herself and make herself hap-

py unless it puts a strain on your or her budget.

Dear Tonia:What should I wear to my

40th class reunion, a dress or slacks? It’s on a Saturday night at a hotel.

L.B., Scarsdale

Dear L.B.:Today, sadly, no one re-

ally gets dressed up anymore. I would suggest wearing some-thing you love, that flatters your figure and makes you feel beau-tiful. Whether you go with a dress or pants, wear something dressier than daywear and sexier than office wear. Don’t overdo it or go too glitzy unless that is your signature style.

If you’ve put on weight, don’t hide behind clothing that is too big or oversized. Wear a good-fitting black pant with a nice camisole or blouse tucked in with a belt and jacket in a fun, trendy or striking color. The belt is essential for creating the il-lusion of a smaller waist. Add accessories that will make the outfit pop. Sometimes dropping a few pounds will boost your confidence but don’t go on any crash diets to impress anyone else. All people tend to remem-ber is whether you looked happy.

Tonia Tagliaferro is a fashion stylist. For questions and advice, you can contact her at [email protected].

And for more information, visit artofdressing.net.

The deal with shopping and reunion wear

Dear Tonia:What’s the difference be-

tween active and yoga wear? I see so many women wearing what I would describe as work-out clothing all day long. What’s the best yoga wear?

C.M., Mamaroneck

Dear C.M.:There is no real difference

between active wear and yoga wear. A key element to buying the correct yoga wear is comfort and modesty. It must fit comfort-ably without binding or reveal-ing too much. Look for stretch-able, cotton-blend tees or tank tops that hug the torso. I like the foldable waist pants for warmth and comfort. Capris have also been popular.

Yoga wear has expanded into fashionable bright prints and patterns rather than basic black. For fashion divas, yoga wear can be found with details like distinct patches, rhinestones, mesh and embroidery. Today, women are wearing active wear as everyday clothing ei-ther to make a statement or be-cause they feel more comfort-able. Personally, I don’t think it should be worn as daywear, especially if it doesn’t flatter a woman’s figure. One prob-lem with wearing active wear all the time, just like sweat-pants, is that you will not no-tice if you are gaining or losing

The magic of first grade

Peek into any school on any day and chances are, you will see a little magic. Or a lot. I peeked into Public School 347 on East 23rd Street in Manhattan last week and who should be there but Gregory Jbara, star of stage—he plays the father in the Broadway musical “Billy Elliott”—and screen—he’s on the CBS drama “Blue Bloods”—reading out loud about some very scary carrots.

Next to him stood an interpret-er signing every word, because this is the American Sign Lan-guage and English Lower School.

“Jasper knew his parents were wrong. Creepy Carrots were real!” Jbara intoned as a group of about a dozen first graders sat at his feet on the rug, wriggling a bit, of course, but wide-eyed with interest.

“Where are the carrots?” Jbara asked the kids, pointing to a page of tombstones.

“In the deadness!” yelped a little boy.

“In the graveyard, yes,” Jbara nodded.

So what brought a Tony Award winner to a school where all the kids are deaf, hard of hearing, or “deaf-allied,” including children of deaf adults, CODA?

Facebook and fandom. Gary Wellbrock, the kids’ teacher, has always been a Broadway fanatic. He was a performing arts major himself back in the day. Now he has a doctorate in deaf education. But if you’re a theater fan and you work in New York City and you’re active on Facebook, after

a while, your worlds merge. So on July 3, just to see what would happen, Wellbrock posted about an idea he’d been percolating. He called it “Broadway Books First Class.”

His idea was to invite Broad-way performers to come to his first grade class and read a book aloud. Why not? The city’s bud-get for arts education had been dwindling, so here was a way to give the kids a glimpse of the the-ater world, and a hint of the gift that belongs to all New Yorkers: we live in the capital of the arts. Soak it in!

“I just posted, ‘Is anybody in-terested?’ And within hours, he was like, ‘Yes. I’m in,’” Well-brock recalled, nodding at Jbara. “I typed back, ‘That would be cool,’ but I was really running around like, ‘Oh my God! Oh my God!’” The two had never met, but here was Broadway royalty saying, “See you soon!”

By the Fourth of July, Well-brock had four stars signed up. And now his growing list in-cludes drag legend Charles Busch (should be a great class), actress Alison Fraser who plays the strip-per Tessie Tura in musical “Gyp-sy,” as well as Brooklynite Eden Duncan-Smith, 15, who starred in “The Lion King” on Broadway, is in the movie “Meadowland” with Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson, and also happens to be a former student of Wellbrock.

Like I said, if you’re in New York and love Broadway, your worlds will eventually merge.

“Let’s thank Mr. Jbara,” said Wellbrock as the actor closed his book. In addition to a chorus of audible thank yous, many hands waved in the air—the deaf form

of clapping. “Some of the kids want to grow up and become ac-tors too,” Wellbrook told him.

“I want to be a doctor!” shouted one boy.

“I want to be a slapper of things!” shouted another, pro-ceeding to slap himself in the face until everyone told him to cut it out.

“Do we have any questions for Mr. Jbara?” Wellbrock jumped in.

“Have you danced on TV?” one kid asked.

“I have.”“How do you make movies?”

asked another, to which Mr. Jba-ra gave a kid-friendly descrip-tion of a typical filming day.

“Did you always want to be an actor?”

Bingo! That question sent Jbara back to the time he was exactly the same age as these kids. “We learned a song called ‘Frosty the Snowman,’ and the teacher decided she wanted one of the students to dress as Frosty,” he told them. “Every-body wanted to be Frosty, but the teacher decided it was actu-ally going to be me.”

He looked a little misty, recall-ing his first gig. After all, it set the stage—as it were—for the rest of his life.

The kids seemed to under-stand, and one came over wear-ing a bunny puppet on his hand which he hopped up and down Jbara’s arm.

“What’s this?” Jbara asked.“A lion,” the boy replied.First grade can be a magi-

cal time, especially if there’s a teacher who makes sure it is.


14 • The city review • November 6 & 13, 2015 SPORTS

LIve MIKeMike Smith

This past weekend, I was forced to stand by and watch as a team I swore my allegiance to in my youth fell to a superior squad in a postseason elimination game, thus ending a spirited playoff run.

Amazingly, I don’t mean the Mets.

On Saturday, Oct. 31, despite several intriguing sectional match-ups, I headed to McKenna Field to cover the Huguenots’ Class AA semifinal game. The reason I chose to cover this game over the others on the schedule is simple: I used to play for Scarsdale.

I know that there’s no rooting in the press box, or on the side-lines where I can often be found taking photos. And when it comes down to it, when I do have a root-ing interest, I’m usually throwing my support to our local teams. But I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to watch my Raiders compete in a semifinal game, something that

Divided allegiancesseemed like a fairy tale, at least back when I donned the maroon and white.

See, the Raider teams of my year were not exactly what you would call “good.” We weren’t pushovers by any stretch of the imagination, but we weren’t world-beaters either. We were a middle-of-the-road team with a stingy defense and a lot of pride in what we did on the field.

We were convinced back then that we were building something, a bridge of sorts between the pro-gram’s glory days of the late 1980s and a bright future where battling for a section title wouldn’t seem like such an impossibility.

Sure, it took a little longer than we had hoped—11 to 12 years to be exact—but I couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride as the No. 3-seeded Raiders took to the field last Saturday, ready to take on the top dog in Section I.

And then, the game started.If there were any questions

about New Rochelle being as good as advertised, they were quick-ly put to bed as the Huguenots

outran, outhit and outplayed the Raiders from start to finish, beat-ing them 33-7. And as much as I had hoped that Scarsdale would make it a game, I couldn’t help feel ecstatic for New Rochelle’s players, who have approached this season with truly refreshing enthusiasm.

New Rochelle deserved to win; they deserved to make the Class AA title game, and, bias aside, I think they deserve to beat John Jay on Saturday, Nov. 7.

But as happy as I am for the Huguenots and their fans, I was equally as happy for the Raiders. It was a great year for the kids, a great year for the program, and hopefully, a sign of things to come.

Maybe in another 12 years or so, some of those Scarsdale se-niors from Saturday’s game will come back to watch the Raiders celebrating a section title.

Hopefully, though, it won’t take quite that long.

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Scarsdale quarterback Michael Rolfe tries to elude New Rochelle’s Tyler Cohen on Oct. 31. For Sports Editor Mike Smith, a former Scarsdale football player, covering a game between the Huguenots and Raiders was a task that was both a welcome and a challenge. Photo/Mike Smith

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By miKe SmiThSports Editor

For as many wins as New Rochelle has racked up over the last three years, the big one has remained most elusive. Despite starting the century with an impressive run of nine section titles in 13 years, the Hugue-nots have had some bad luck in the postseason as of late. In fact, since winning the state ti-tle in 2012, the Huguenots have failed to even make an appear-ance in the Class AA title game.

That is, until this year.On Oct. 31, the top-seeded

Huguenots crushed Scarsdale 33-7 at home to advance to the section championship game for the first time in three years. At 9-0 on the season, New Ro-chelle needs just one more win to cement its spot as the pre-mier program in Section I.

From the outset, New Ro-chelle had no trouble moving the ball against the Raiders’ defense, employing a multitude

Huguenots cruise in semisof players out of the backfield to grind down Scarsdale and amass a 20-7 lead at the half.

Quarterback Greg Powell led the way with 210 yards of total offense and two rushing touchdowns, but the Huguenots used seven different runners to tally 310 rushing yards on the afternoon.

Jared Baron, Keelan Thomas and Romeo Holden also found the end zone for New Rochelle.

“Around the third quarter, we could sense they were starting to give up,” Powell said. “Af-ter that, it was a lot easier to move the ball.”

Defensively, New Rochelle had to contend with Scarsdale quarterback Michael Rolfe who rushed for 119 yards. Ac-cording to Baron, defending a mobile quarterback like Rolfe meant the Huguenots faced dif-ferent challenges than they did against a pocket-passer like Mamaroneck’s Bill Flatow a week earlier.

“We just practiced hard all

week and had to get back to the drawing board,” Baron said. “But we listened to our coach-es and I think the defense exe- cuted well.”

With the win, the Huguenots advance to the Class AA finals where they will take on John Jay East Fishkill on Nov. 7 at Yorktown High School. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Dutchess Sta-dium in Wappingers Falls, but the site was moved due to safe-ty concerns.

The Huguenots squared off against the Patriots in the sea-son opener, winning 18-16 on a last-minute Hail Mary pass from Powell to Rashon McNeil.

“It’s tough to beat a team twice, but we’re going to come out and take it,” Baron said.

“We’re going to go back to work right away, watch film and really put our feet in the ground,” added Powell. “We’re going to try to beat these guys.”


Nasheim Hiland uses a stiff arm against a Scarsdale player in the Class AA semifinal game. New Rochelle held a 20-7 lead at half and cruised to a 33-7 victory over the Raiders.

Jayson Prince fights off a Scarsdale tackler on Oct. 31. Photos/Mike Smith

Greg Powell busts through the line for a first half touchdown against Scarsdale. Powell produced 210 yards of total offense on the day.

Jonathan Saddler delivers a blow on Scarsdale quarterback Michael Rolfe. New Rochelle’s defense was able to overcome Scarsdale’s rushing attack.

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