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THE NewRochelleCityREVIEWNovember 7 & November 14, 2014 | Vol. 2, Number 20 | www.cityreviewnr.com

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issues; we focused on the is-sues.”

Meanwhile, Dillon spokes-person T.J. McCormack tried to explain why his candidate was reluctant to admit de-feat stating the trouble lies with the Board of Elections’ data, which has Latimer up 35,749 total votes to Dil-lon’s 32,175.

“It was a hard fought three months, and Joseph Dillon can only acknowledge just that,” McCormack said. “He thanks [George] Latimer for a spirited exchange of ideas, but due to the nature of the Board of Elections, a conces-sion would be premature and inappropriate.”

Dillon, 48, thanked his sup-porters and staff, who cheered him on throughout election night, and said that he was “very proud of the campaign” and as a new candidate, how he was able to give Latimer a run for his money. Dillon didn’t enter the race until the last of-ficial day to do so in July, well behind his opponent.

Dillon’s family, relatives as far away as Atlanta, Ga., were in attendance watching the results trickle in. Dillon’s wife Rachel said her husband is a “practical” politician and a “great problem solver.”

“I think the fact that the race is so close, and Joe’s only been in the race for two months, shows people really want change,” she said.

During the campaign, the candidates debated roughly 10 times, something unprec-edented in other state-wide elections. Those debates were oftentimes contentious, where jabs were thrown by each side.

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Latimer wins againBy JOHN BRANDI

Staff Writer

It appears Democratic state Sen. George Latimer has done it again warding off some stiff competition on his way to an-other term in Albany.

Although results remained unofficial as of press time, the numbers for the 37th Senate District race clearly favored the one-term incumbent sena-tor who was ahead of his op-ponent Yonkers Republican Joe Dillon by a margin of 50 percent to 45 percent, accord-ing to the New York State Board of Elections.

Dillon, however, has yet to concede, as of press time, and had told a room full of enthu-siastic supporters on election night at JC Fogarty’s in Bronx-ville that his campaign still has to “crunch some numbers.”

Latimer, 60, spoke of vic-tory at a relatively quiet event at the Coliseum night club in White Plains. Although Lat-imer could sense it was open season on Democrats, he survived a hard fought, and sometimes nasty, campaign to see another term.

“It was a bad year for Dem-ocrats in general, and I [could] feel that all throughout the fall,” Latimer, of Rye, told the Review. “I was able to win in a down year for the Democrats.”

Perhaps the venue was cho-sen to match Latimer’s cam-paign style, a reserved attempt, he said, to avoid the negative attack-based ads his opponent chose to include in the race.

“I didn’t go on [television] and negatively attack him,” Latimer said of Dillon. “He attacked me on [television], but I didn’t respond in kind. We didn’t get into his personal

requirement that a bill be printed and on the desks of state legislators at least three days before the Legislature votes on it, was nearly non-existent.

But Propositions One and Three—an amendment estab-lishing a redistricting com-mittee and a bond referendum for the Smart Schools Bond Act, respectively—were ar-gued for and against by elect-ed and school officials, and advocacy groups.

Proposition One creates a 10-member redistricting com-

mission to establish new leg-islative and congressional dis-trict lines. The commission would meet every 10 years be-ginning in 2020.

It’s intended to take the re-districting process out of the Legislature’s hands and hand it off to an independent third party. Prior to this, the state Legislature was the sole entity responsible for creating new district lines, and critics say the lines were redrawn to fa-vor incumbents or the political party in power at the time.

The commission is comprised

of two members who are to be appointed by each of the four state legislative leaders—ma-jority leader of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, mi-nority leader of the Senate and minority leader of the Assem-bly—and the remaining two will be appointed by the eight appointees. None of the redis-tricting committee members can be members of the Legis-lature, a spouse of a legislator, registered lobbyist or chairman of a political party.

Three statewide ballot propositions passBy CHRIS EBERHART

Staff Writer

Propositions One, Two and Three passed by wide margins, establishing a state redistrict-ing committee and authorizing the issuance of $2 billion worth of general obligation bonds to fund technology in school dis-tricts throughout the state.

Leading up to Election Day, debate over Proposition Two, which allows for the electron-ic distribution of state legisla-tive bills instead of paper cop-ies to satisfy the constitutional PROPOSITIONS continued on page 10

The taste of defeatWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, lost in his bid to become governor of New York State. Astorino was defeated by incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, who captured approximately 54 percent of the total vote. For story, see page 7. Photo/Bobby Begun

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School Rehearsal9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,Purchase College

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All-County String Auditions 8 p.m. to 11:30 a.m.

BID Downtown Farmers Market

9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Library green

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Library to commemorate World War I “Over There, Over Here:

World War I Posters and New Rochelle’s Part in the Great War,” is the title of the exhibit the New Rochelle Public Li-brary is displaying Nov. 10 through Dec. 3, in the library’s Lumen Winter Gallery during regular library hours. Mark-ing the 100th anniversary of World War I, the “Great War” that involved all the world’s major economic powers and claimed over 10 million lives, NRPL will display an exhibit of 20 World War I posters loaned by a private collector and archival photographs and items from the library’s local

history collection. The war was waged not just by soldiers on the battlefield, but by art-ists of the Golden Age of Il-lustration who created works to stir patriotism and residents who did their part on the home front, as portrayed in the ex-hibit and the following related programs.

A narrated concert, “To End All Wars: Music of World War One,” will be presented on Sunday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., in the Ossie Davis Theater. Rick Spencer, who is known internationally for his work as a historian, re-searcher, singer, songwriter and performer of music in the

American folk tradition, will perform both well-known and obscure songs of the period along with a discussion of the issues, events and personali-ties of the first World War. The program is made possible by the Friends of the New Ro-chelle Public Library. A dona-tion of $2 is suggested at the door.

“The Golden Age of Illus-tration and the Great War,” a free digital slide program ex-ploring the significant period known as the Golden Age of Illustration and its impact on the World War I efforts, will be presented by Professor George Fernandez on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

In 1914, posters were al-ready a powerful advertising tool. Four-color printing ca-pabilities allowed them to be printed quickly and inexpen-sively—an ideal vehicle for spreading wartime propagan-da. When America entered the war in April 1917, the country lost no time in producing more of these posters than any other single nation. A number were

created by New Rochelle art-ists—such as Howard Christy Chandler, Coles Phillips and Joseph Leyendecker. The graphic works now provide a striking visual history of the sentiments of our country. This program is presented in partnership with the New Ro-chelle Art Association and is made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library.

Another free digital slide program, “New Rochelle’s Part in the Great War,” will be presented by City Historian Barbara Davis at the League of Women Voters Coffee and Conversation on Friday, Nov. 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eight months after America entered into World War I, a drama of national proportion arrived at New Rochelle’s doorstep. When the December 1917 crisis began to subside, the city had achieved country-wide fame and praise.

Ironically, the rave reviews came on the heels of the com-munity’s highly-publicized fall from grace. Complimen-

tary coffee and light refresh-ments will be served at the program which is held in the meeting room. (Submitted)

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What’s going on...nal works in oil, watercolor, graphics, mixed media, pastel, sculpture or crafts, including jewelry, basketry, fiber, ceramics and fine craft; plus digital media and photography by mem-bers and non-members. The Jules Bauer Award Show of work by exhibiting members has been presented in the library each June since 1980. The annual Adolph Grant Award Show, estab-lished in 1924 and the Dermot Gale Award Ex-hibit are also open to all exhibiting members of the association.

Lunch-time YogaGuided by yoga instructor Nora LeMorin,

these mid-day sessions designed to help relax and strengthen involve traditional and adapt-ed poses that are practiced either standing or seated in chairs—no mats needed. Ossie Davis Theater/meeting room. Space is limited; first-come, first-served. This program is made pos-sible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Pub-lic Library. Donations are gratefully accepted. Come to the New Rochelle library, event takes place in the first floor meeting room.

Holiday book saleA Holiday Book Sale sponsored by the

Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library will be held on Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Library’s lobby. The sale includes a variety of gently used gift-quality books from popular novels and myster-ies in hardcover and paperback, non-fiction in hard-cover and paperback, to children’s books,

brand new jigsaw puzzles, music cassettes, vid-eos, and classic literature in attractive editions.

The sale will also include a “Give a Gift of Local History” table, with recent books about New Rochelle and archival postcards, pam-phlets, and books available for purchase. Gift wrap, holiday cooking and craft books, sets of books, and other bargain items for affordable gift-giving will also be on sale. The Friends of the Library continue their Mini Book Sales ev-ery Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 11 am to 3 pm., in the library lobby.

Library closuresThe New Rochelle Public Library will be

closed for regular operations on Tuesday, Nov. 11 for Veteran’s Day. The library lobby will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., immedi-ately following the Veteran’s Days services on Memorial Plaza, so that residents may view the exhibit, “Over There, Over Here: World War I Posters and New Rochelle’s Part in the Great War.” The exhibit marks the 100th anniversary of World War I, the “Great War” that involved all the world’s major economic powers and claimed over 10 million lives. The exhibit in-cludes twenty-two World War I posters loaned by private collectors and archival photographs and items from the library’s local history col-lection.

The library will also open its doors on the evening of Nov. 11 for the monthly meeting of the New Rochelle Public Library’s Board of Trustees, at 7:30 pm. The meeting was original-ly scheduled for Nov. 13. The Library Board of Trustees generally meets in the library’s Ossie Davis Theater on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., with a public-to-be-heard session at 8:15 pm.

“The golden age of illustration and the great war”

Exploring America’s Golden Age of Illustra-tion and its impact on the WWI efforts, Profes-sor George Fernandez will present a free digi-tal slide program in the Ossie Davis Theater of the New Rochelle Public Library on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m.

When the war broke in 1914, posters were already a powerful advertising tool. Four-color printing capabilities allowed them to be printed quickly and inexpensively—an ideal vehicle for spreading wartime propaganda. When the United States entered the war in April 1917, the country lost no time in producing more of these posters than any other single nation. The graphic works now provide a striking visual history of the time and sentiments of our coun-try. A number of these posters were created by New Rochelle artists who were members of the New Rochelle Art Association, such as Howard Christy Chandler, Coles Phillips, and Joseph Leyendecker.

Professor Fernandez teaches at Farmingdale State College and is a member of the Society of Illustrators and the Museum of American Illus-tration at the Society of Illustrators Permanent Collection Committee.

Before the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to view the library’s exhib-it, “Over There, Over Here: World War I Posters and New Rochelle’s Part in the Great War.” The

New Rochelle library events

Bliss Music Center Located on the 3rd floor, the Bliss Music

Center has a wide collection of music CDs.Nearly 4,000 titles including classical, jazz, folk, Broadway, big band, popular, country and international selections are just a few of the types of generes the library holds.The center is equipped with listening stations that allow pa-trons to preview their music before making a borrowing decision.

Computers are equipped with selected elec-tronic resources that allow for the download-ing of music and audio books to a patron’s iPod or MP3 compatible device, including iPhone® and MP3 music-enabled mobile phones.

New Rochelle Art AssociationThe New Rochelle Art Association, which

began exhibiting in the former New Rochelle Library in 1914, presents four exhibitions in the library’s Lumen Winter Gallery each year. The Annual Open Juried Exhibition is held un-til the third week in October and includes origi-

Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at 3 p.m. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to

accommodate your listing. Please send all items to [email protected].

exhibit includes twenty-two World War I post-ers loaned by private collectors, and archival photographs and items from the library’s local history collection, and is on view from Nov. 10 to Dec. 3, in the library’s Lumen Winter Gallery during regular library hours.

This program is presented in partnership with the New Rochelle Art Association and is made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library.

Adopt a pet

If you’re looking for a new four-legged friend, you’ve come to the right place. With a variety of dogs and cats available for adoption of all ages, breeds, sizes and colors, you just might find your perfect match. Visit the center or go online for more detailed information about adoption and to see photos of pets available.

Founded in 1911, the New Rochelle Humane Society is a private, nonprofit organization ded-icated to providing individual loving care for lost, abandoned, injured and mistreated animals. While bringing service to 19 communities in Westchester County including Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Har-rison, Hartsdale, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irving-ton, Larchmont, Town of Mamaroneck, Mama-roneck Village, New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Rye, Rye Brook, Scarsdale and Tarry-town, the center rescues over 500 dogs and 900 cats each year.

About 50 percent of the shelter’s funding is from services provided for animal control, res-cuing homeless cats and dogs. The other 50 per-cent comes from donations, wills and bequests. No state or federal funding is given to the non-profit. For more information, please visit the site at newrochellehumanesociety.org.

Westcheseter County nature center Events

Being prepared for emergencies Topics to be covered include basic principles

of survival, and what equipment, food, supplies and emergency kits you need for home and on the go. Fee $5.This event takes place at 1 p.m., at the Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1, in Rye. For more information contact via phone at 835-4466.

Alvin and Friends

On Thursday, Nov. 13 jazz pianist Jon Weiss is back in the main dining room, playing the Baldwin grand piano from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information contact Theresa at 654-6549.


Cuomo handles Astorino; GOP controls SenateBy CHRISTIAN FALCONE

Editor-in-Chief

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, was re-elected Tuesday night, earning a second-term in office. But come January, the governor will now be faced with a state Sen-ate in full Republican control.

Cuomo, 57, defeated Re-publican challenger and West-chester County Executive Rob Astorino making him the first Democratic governor to win

re-election to a second term since his father Mario Cuomo did so back in 1986.

Cuomo won a race in which he was a considerable favorite, armed with abundant name recognition, a heavy voter reg-istration advantage and a war chest of more than $30 mil-lion that he used effectively to drown out Astorino’s mes-sage; he captured approxi-mately 54 percent of the total vote, as of press time. The As-sociated Press called the race

for the governor shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m.

Cuomo was first elected governor in 2010 after serving as the New York State attorney general.

State Republicans were, however, able to add three seats to their hold of the Sen-ate. With success on Election Day, the GOP will take con-trol of 32 of the 63 seats in the state’s more prominent house come January giving them full majority control of the Senate. Republicans have held a frag-ile grip on control of the house after forming two separate co-alitions with Democrats.

Overall, voter turnout was once again poor.

According to the New York State Board of Elections, of the approximately 10.8 mil-lion registered voters state-wide, roughly 3.4 million cast ballots in the gubernatorial election with 14,101 election districts out of 15,178 report-ing, as of press time.

The governor was also able to successfully outperform As-torino in the county executive’s

home base of Westchester with Cuomo capturing 55 per-cent of that vote to Astorino’s 42 percent, according to the Westchester County Board of Elections.

Since Cuomo took office in 2011, the state has deliv-ered on-time budgets for four straight years and spurred economic growth steering the state out of a large $10 billion deficit when he took over.

“We’re going to do more great things,” Cuomo said dur-ing his victory speech in Man-hattan. “We’re going to take this state even higher.”

But under Cuomo’s lead-ership, critics say corruption in Albany has continued, and the implementation of the 2 percent property tax cap and Common Core Learning Stan-dards has been controversial initiatives pushed into law by the governor; a message As-torino tried to sell to the voters throughout his campaign.

In defeat, Astorino, 47, re-mained positive.

The two-term county ex-ecutive pointed to the support he received upstate. Of the 62 election districts state-wide, Cuomo only won 11 of them

outside of New York City. During his concession

speech, Astorino said, “You can’t lose when you tell the truth. Tonight I know that’s true. We planted a flag and we will be back to reclaim it and advance it further. The empire state is failing and that is not acceptable.”

Astorino called on Cuomo to bring an end to the corrup-tion in Albany politics and to do away with the controversial and highly criticized Common Core Learning Standards.

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An electoral map of New York shows that Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino won most of the 62 counties throughout the state, yet lost the election to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Map courtesy Associated Press

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, concedes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday night in White Plains. Addressing supporters and volunteers at the Crowne Plaza, Astorino remained upbeat urging Cuomo to halt the corruption in Albany, bring an end to Common Core and hinted that he would be heard from again in four years. Photo/Bobby Begun


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NewRochelleCityREVIEW Playland Ice Casino reopens

On Oct. 30, Surrounded by

skaters and hockey players, Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino threw down a ceremonial puck on center ice to mark the reopening of the famed Ice Casino at Play-land, which had to be closed after suffering severe damage from Superstorm Sandy two years ago to the day.

“Our Ice Casino at Playland is like a great athlete,” Astori-no said. “When it gets knocked down, it gets up and comes back stronger than ever. Now with our new partner, Ameri-can Skating Entertainment Centers, joining us, slap shots, double axles, triple toeloops, thrills, spills and lots of family fun will be here at the Ice Ca-sino for many years to come.”

On the evening of Oct. 29 and into the morning of Oct. 30, 2012, Superstorm Sandy tore up the East Coast leaving billions of dollars of damage in its wake. Playland Park and the Ice Casino, which sit right on the Long Island Sound in Rye, were hit hard. Now with a $4.9 million renovation project complete, the 85-year old Ice Casino is once again open to the public and its re-nowned Art Deco architec-ture, distinguished by a high-vaulted roof with crisscross-ing wooden beams, has been fully preserved.

“Our vision for the Ice Ca-sino is the same as our vision for Playland,” Astorino said. “Preserve the best traditions and modernize the facilities and attractions so the park can have a strong future both in terms of fun and finances. Teaming up with American Skating—a great Westchester company and one of the lead-ing ice rink operators in the United States—helps us do just that.”

As the new operator, Amer- ican Skating will invest $640,000 of its money into the build-ing over the next 18 months for capital improvements. This money will go largely toward refurbishing and modernizing

the interior with upgraded floors, lighting, electronics, bathrooms, locker rooms and guest services areas.

“We are honored to play a role in the vision to re-invent Playland,” said Shane Cop-pola, chairman and chief ex-ecutive officer of American Skating Entertainment Cen-ters. “American Skating is committed to making Playland a world-class destination for figure skating and hockey pro-grams by providing outstand-ing customer service, improv-ing operating efficiencies and making significant investments to upgrade our iconic facility. We are excited to be working with some of the most success-

ful hockey and skating pro-grams in New York.”

One of those programs is the men’s and women’s hock-ey teams from Manhattanville College, whose players were on hand for the reopening of the rink and arena.

“It’s wonderful for Man-hattanville to get back on its ‘home ice’ at Playland,” Man-hattanville College president Jon Strauss said. “We owe a great debt of gratitude to the county executive, American Skating and all the folks who made our return possible. We’re now looking forward to terrific seasons for our women’s and men’s ice hockey teams and all their fans.”

Other returning groups and teams include the Westchester Dragons/Mariners, Rye Rang-

ers, New Rochelle Lightning, Hockey North America, Rye Figure Skating Club, Westches-ter Vipers, HVHL Mite League, Rye High School, Fordham Prep, Nates Euro Hockey, Rye Town Titans and Team Image.

“The reopening of the Ice Casino could not come at a better time given that we are celebrating our 40th sea-son,” said Karen Bresolin, of the Rye High School Hock-ey Booster Club. “Players, coaches and parents have real-ly missed being at their home ice. Now, we are all looking forward to great hockey and welcoming back our wonder-ful fans.”

The Ice Casino is now be-ing operated as Playland Ice under an agreement with American Skating, the larg-est independent owner/opera-tor of ice rinks in the United States. The 10-year agreement with American Skating, which includes an option to renew for an additional 10 years, included an upfront payment of $300,000 this year; a base payment of $250,000 com-mencing in 2015, which will increase by 2 percent each year thereafter; utilities and maintenance payments of $425,000 annually; and 25 percent of the gross revenue above $1.6 million annually.

Other announcements about the further re-invention of Playland are expected later this fall when a review of current park operations and future op-portunities will be completed by Dan Biederman, an inter-nationally recognized leader in urban and public space management, whose accom-plishments include the resto-ration of Bryant Park in New York City. (Submitted)

The original skating rules of Playland. Photos/Bobby Begun

County Executive Rob Astorino drops the puck for a faceoff officially re-opening the Playland Skating Rink on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 30.

Rob Astorino answers questions regarding the re-opening of Playland’s Ice Casino.

Former New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter was on hand at the event.


Starbucks goes green with new renovationsBy MARISSA PENN

Staff Writer

Several Starbucks stores in Westchester have undergone renovations to make their spaces greener. With issues like energy consumption and climate change topping the list of biggest public concerns, companies like Starbucks are doing what they can to posi-tively impact the environment.

Starbucks locations in White Plains, the Rye Ridge Shopping Center in Rye Brook and on Purchase Street in the City of Rye underwent reno-vations back in June and Au-gust. The renovations closed the stores and halted business for up to 18 days, depriving coffee junkies of their java fix. However, the end result was more energy-efficient spaces to enjoy the buzz.

By building more energy-efficient stores and facilities, the Starbucks enterprise has pushed itself to reduce the environmental footprint of its business operations.

To guide their efforts, Star-bucks employed the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, certification program as a benchmark for success. In 2010, Starbucks

began using the LEED certifi-cation program and is continu-ing to build more stores using these green techniques.

Changes to the three loca-tions include new tables and chairs, which are built with

Customers gather at a communal table to enjoy some coffee and conversation at a newly renovated Starbucks. Photos courtesy starbucks.com

The new bar features recycled wood, wood paneling, clover coffee presses and added room for baristas to serve up coffee.

more shelving. According to Michelle Edelman, a corporate representative for Starbucks, there has also been a clover machine installed at each loca-tion, which brews fresh coffee by the cup.

At the Starbucks on Pur-chase Street in downtown Rye, the floors are completely dif-ferent now as well, with new dark wood, according to em-ployee April Pittman, of Rye.

Pittman said that it was time for the renovation.

“I don’t know much about the renovations being done for purposes of being green, but things needed to be redone—they were getting old and worn out,” she said.

In addition to LEED certi-fication and renewable energy, Starbucks has also implement-ed new water conservation goals. In 2008, Starbucks set a goal to reduce water consump-tion by 25 percent in company-operated stores by 2015. Since 2008, Starbucks has spent the last few years testing and vali-dating these solutions. To date, water consumption has been cut by 21.1 percent through several measures, including the use of efficient fixtures and equipment that actively moni-tors consumption as well as other measures, according to information provided by the company.

Residents had varying opin-ions on the new design. A lo-cal Starbucks enthusiast that preferred to remain unnamed, said that he missed the way

things used to be. “It’s bittersweet,” he said.

“The chairs are not as comfy and the stools aren’t as comfy, and I used to sit in the back, away from all the babies cry-ing, but I love the new décor. The customer, that primarily uses this location to do work, complained that the layout changed—tables are all in one location now instead of some in the back and some in the front—and he can no longer sit away from the “crying ba-bies.”

While another regular, who also wished to remain un-named, said that he didn’t even notice the difference. “I like the coffee and the atmosphere and the people, so I come here and will continue to do so,” he said.

Starbucks baristas said they have heard feedback from their regular customers, some of it negative but that their business has not been affected.

“Some customers complain that the new chairs are not as comfy, but people keep com-ing here to get their coffee and really like it,” Pittman said.


greener materials, includ-ing the use of recycled cof-fee grounds in table tops, new LEED certified lamps and more storage and space for cold products has also been the result of renovations, with

This Starbucks on Purchase Street in the City of Rye is one of three area Starbucks to undergo recent renovations. File photo


Broadway veterans in concert Acclaimed Broadway actor

and singer John Treacy Egan will join vocalist Beverly Taki and classical crossover ensem-ble O Sole Trio as the special guest artist at the White Plains Performing Arts Center on Fri-day, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $45 and may be pur-chased online at wppac.com or through the box office: 914-328-1600, ext. 13, [email protected].

Egan, a Westchester resi-dent, has appeared in numer-ous award-winning Broadway productions, including “Sis-ter Act,” “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” “The Producers” and “Jekyll & Hyde.” He will perform several Broadway fa-vorites, including selections from “The Producers” and

“Phantom of the Opera,” and he will join Taki for a duet.

Taki, a dynamic vocal-ist who recently appeared at Carnegie Hall and Symphony Space, performs a varied mu-sical program of rhythm and blues, pop and Great Ameri-can Songbook classics, from Elvis to the Beatles to Michel Legrand, backed by the world-class David Shenton Orches-tra. Selections will include “New York State of Mind,” “Jump Jivin’,” “How Do You Keep The Music Playing,” and “A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” among other popu-lar tunes.

O Sole Trio, featuring sopra-no Erin Shields, baritone Gi-useppe Spoletini and pianist/violinist David Shenton, will

kick off the evening with its Lincoln Center-commissioned show “From Prima Donna to Post-Madonna,” which illus-trates how Italian-Americans from Enrico Caruso to Frank Sinatra to Andrea Bocelli have influenced American popu-lar music. The unique pro-gram will include an eclectic mix of songs arranged by Mr. Shenton, including “O Sole Mio,” Puccini’s “O mio bab-bino caro,” “Mambo Italiano,” a medley of “Figaro” paired with “That’s Amore,” and a show-stopping performance of the Neapolitan song “Torna a Surriento,” which Mr. Shenton plays simultaneously on both the piano and violin. For per-formance highlights, visit oso-letrio.com. (Submitted)

Dillon criticized his opponent’s voting record on taxes and education policy while in Al-bany. Latimer repeatedly de-fended his record and high-light Dillon’s inexperience on numerous policy issues.

The one thing both candi-

dates did seem to agree on was criticism of Common Core Ini-tiatives, the controversial state-wide educational standards.

The 37th Senate District in-cludes Bedford, North Castle, Harrison, a portion of White Plains, Rye City, Mamaroneck,

Larchmont, Eastchester, por-tions of New Rochelle and Yonkers.

State legislators are elected to serve two-year terms.

-with reporting by Chris Eberhart


LATIMER from page 1

State Sen. George Latimer, a Rye Democrat, awaits poll results alongside Village of Mamaroneck Democrats at Roasted Peppers on Mamaroneck Avenue. Latimer, 60, would go on to secure another term in office with more than 50 percent of the vote in one of the few close races statewide.Photo/Andrew Dapolite


Artist celebrates six decades of paintingBy MARISSA PENN

Staff Writer

Larchmont local, Hilda Green Demsky, has been cre-ating art for as long as she can remember. It’s been six de-cades precisely. A celebration of all that work is now on dis-play at the Mamaroneck Art-ists Guild Gallery.

“Hilda Green Demsky—Six Decades of Painting: A Retrospective” features a sen-sational collection of pieces from the Larchmont artist’s multi-faceted career, includ-ing a self-portrait from the 1950s to her current works that utilize bright, bold colors to capture nature. Many of her current works feature land-scapes from local parks and preserves, such as the Shel-drake Environmental Center located at 685 Weaver St., in Larchmont.

Primarily, the exhibit, which runs through Nov. 15, is com-posed of her oil paintings, but there are also pieces that were created using charcoal as well as other mediums. Bod-ies of water are the focal point of a number of her paintings, but subjects in her work also include trees, cliffs, autumn leaves, people, objects and even the cosmos.

The book, “Hilda Green Demsky: The Flow of the Art-ist’s Life and Work,” which contains her biography and more than 100 photographs of her paintings, can also be found at the exhibit.

Demsky grew up in Forty Fort, Penn., a small town in the Northeastern corner of the state near the Susquehanna River. She grew up next to the

river and it was “a part of my every-day life,” she said. “It seemed that water and rivers kind of followed me through-out my career.”

On a recent visit to her stu-dio on Irving Street in Port Chester, about 1,000 blank canvases sat neatly stored awaiting their fate; endless mason jars splashed in paint were also strewn about in a large, light space, with high ceilings and off-white walls. Completed paintings that couldn’t fit in her exhibit also line the walls of the studio with an easel in the center of the room where she performs her work feverishly.

While Demsky loved art and knew she would continue to pursue it in some form, she was torn about what she want-ed to major in college—Eng-lish or art. It was a secret visit to her parent’s home by her

high school art teacher, urging them to convince their daugh-ter to study art, which solidi-fied her decision.

In 1954, Demsky enrolled at Carnegie Melon in New York City and studied Fine Arts for four years. She came to the city because it was what a person did that majored in art.

“New York was the epitome of where an artist wanted to be,” she said.

Her first job while in New York was at the bookstore of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From there, in 1959, Demsky started to work as an art teacher at a school in the Lower East Side on 6th Street and Avenue B, in an area of great multi-ethnic population, she said. Demsky also pursued her Master’s degree in art at Hunter College at night while she worked during the day.

She continued to work at the school on the Lower East Side for seven years and met her husband there. The couple had two children and lived in the West Village until they moved to Larchmont in 1972.

After moving to Larch-mont, Demsky began working at White Plains High School as an art teacher. She stayed there for 21 years teaching where she taught drawing, painting, fashion, fabric design and ad-vertising design.

Demsky always made sure she found the time to paint daily, maintaining a studio in Port Chester, to which she would frequent routinely after school. She spent her sum-mers doing artist residences that would take her to vari-ous locations throughout the

country and abroad. She went on to receive numerous grants, including the prestigious Na-tional Endowment for the Arts grant to pursue her work. She also received a Fulbright Fel-lowship, an international ex-change program to improve the understanding of people in different countries, for which she traveled to the Nether-lands. Her career took her all over the world, from the coast of Ireland to Acadia National Park in Maine.

Her paintings provide a lense into a lifetime of travel and the art is how Demsky ex-presses herself.

“I am a passionate person,” she said. “Through the strokes in the brush and the colors in my paintings, I express my feelings.”

She enjoys the serenity that it allows her to feel, even dur-ing turbulent times, she said. Demsky hopes through her work people will share in the serenity that she feels when she paints and that viewers will relate to her, perhaps by recog-nizing places that they have traveled to in her works, or by finding some common ground.

She hopes that her work will inspire.


“Hilda Green Demsky—Six

Decades of Painting: A Retrospective”

Mamaroneck Artist Guild Gallery126 Larchmont Ave.Oct. 21 to Nov. 15

A recent abstract painting of “Water and under water,” which will be featured in her upcoming show “Abstraction, Distraction & Attraction” at the Pleiades Gallery at 530 W. 25th St., in Manhattan.

A vivid painting of the Cosmos. Photos/Marissa Penn

At least seven of the 10 commission members must approve the plan before it is sent to the state houses—the Senate and Assembly. If the plan fails once, it is redrawn by the commission and resub-mitted to the Legislature and governor. If the second plan does not pass both houses or

PROPOSITIONS from page 1 receive the governor’s approv-al, the Legislature can amend the second plan as it “deems necessary,” leaving the re-districting plan then open to partisanship.

Proposition Three, the Smart Schools Bond Act, proposed by newly re-elected Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his State of the State address earlier this year, was designed to bring

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Walter’s celebrates 95 years in styleBy MARISSA PENN

Staff Writer

Walter’s hot dogs cele-brated 95 years last Sunday, with a highly anticipated hot dog eating contest and other crowd-pleasing festivities. The Westchester institution and nationally-registered historic landmark has been serving its famous hot dogs since 1919.

The family business is still owned and run by Eugene Warrington, with the help of his family. Warrington has been working at the hot dog stand since he was just six.

“I’m so proud that my grand-children are carrying on all the traditions that I taught them, which I learned from my father, Walter,” Warrington said. “It’s been amazing during our 95th celebration to meet and talk to all of our customers who have been coming here for 95 years with their families and sharing the Walter’s experience from generation to generation.”

The 95th anniversary celebra-tion kicked off at 3 p.m. on Oct. 26 with a hot dog eating contest. There were 15 contestants, in-cluding the reigning champions, John Lanza and Gavin Craw-shay-Williams, from the last hot dog eating contest held at Wal-ter’s, on Aug. 25, 2009, for its 90th anniversary.

The anniversary celebration this year was pushed back due to renovations to the structure over the summer.

Gavin Crawshay-Williams, of Larchmont, captured this year’s title downing 11 hot dogs in just 12 minutes. The victor

said his strategy was dipping the hot dogs in water to help get them down quicker. Other con-testants included mostly locals from Mamaroneck and the sur-rounding area.

“Walter’s hot dogs are spe-cial to me because each bite is like a glimpse into the past,” Crawshay-Williams said.

When asked why he de-cided to enter this year’s com-petition, William’s response was, “I just want to beat John “Rambo” Lanza.”And he did.

There were more contes-tants this year than from the contest five years ago, con-testant John Lanza said. This year’s contest included par-ticipants David Lynch, of New Rochelle, and his son.

“All of our family members have been huge fans of Wal-ter’s for generations and we come here whenever we can,” Lynch said.

In addition to all of the male contestants, the hot dog eating contest drew two women com-petitors. It was the first time each of them had competed in a food eating contest. Both

women grew up eating Wal-ter’s hot dogs.

“There’s just something dif-ferent about their hot dogs,” Danielle Willig, from Rye Brook, said. Walter’s hot dogs are a buttery blend of pork, veal and beef that are split down the middle, grilled to perfection in a “secret sauce,” and served on a toasted bun. Considered a must by hot dog enthusiasts is Walter’s signa-ture mustard: a blend of the

highest quality mustard seeds, relish and spices.

Contestant Jackie Novello, of the Riverdale section of the Bronx, prepared by eating hot dogs a couple of times a week.

“I didn’t eat pork or veal for almost two years, but I love hot dogs and always wanted to be in an eating contest,” Novello said.

Both women ate full break-fasts, the day of, and dinner the night before competing. Willig ate a salad the night before mimicking the diet of Nathan’s Coney Island hot dog eating contest champion Joey Chestnut.

“I thought I was going to be sick at number five, but I made it through,” Willing said. “I had five and one bite, to be exact, and that one bite was the most difficult thing I ever had to do.”

To continue the celebration, on Monday, Oct. 27, Walter’s had customer appreciation day offering hot dogs for just 95 cents. Also, a free Walter’s souvenir came with every order.

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Wal-ter’s had “Win at Walter’s” day where customers played a prize wheel and won items, in-cluding t-shirts, gift cards and mustard jars. Free hot dogs were given out to customers wearing their Walter’s t-shirts as a “thank you” for showing support.

“It was a really great couple of days,” said Katharine Zera, the great-granddaughter of Walter Warrington. “Over 100 people came to watch the hot dog eating contest on Sunday and people came down from all over this week that hadn’t been down in a while.”


Gloria Pitts, the Mamaroneck village historian, at Walter’s 95th Anniversary celebration.

Walter’s famous hot dogs

Gavin Crawshay-Williams defends his title in Walter’s own hot dog eating contest.

John Lanza, the 2009 hot dog eating contest co-champion.

RJ Hadi downing a delicious hot dog.

Walter’s owner Eugene Warrington and Village of Mamaroneck Historian Gloria Pitts. Photos/Bobby Begun

A unique style of architecture adds to the historic landmark.

Walters was named a National Historic Landmark in 2010.


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November 7 & November 14, 2014 • THE CITY REVIEW • 15SPORTSD-League team finalizes invites

The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA Development League affiliate of the New York Knickerbockers, have fi-nalized their inaugural training camp roster in preparation for the 2014-15 season, the first in franchise history.

Westchester’s training camp roster comprises 16 players with various collegiate and professional experience. The team was assembled through an expansion draft that gave the Knicks rights to returning players, the 2014 NBA Devel-opment League Draft, local tryouts and the affiliate player rule. Training camp for the in-augural season began on Tues-day, Nov. 4.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo became the sixth NBA D-League player to be drafted by an NBA team when the New York Knicks took the Greek native in the second round, 51st overall, of the 2014 NBA Draft. He is the first international player to be drafted in the NBA after playing in the NBA D-League.

2014 WESTCHESTER KNICKS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

PLAYER POS SCHOOL

Thanasis Antetokounmpo F Country: Greece

Andre Barrett G Seton Hall

Joseph Bertrand G Illinois

Kris Clark G Utah State

Langston Galloway G St. Joseph’s

Marcus Ginyard F/G North Carolina

JR Inman F Rutgers

Darnell Jackson F Kansas

Todd Mayo G Marquette

Dwayne Mitchell G Louisiana-Lafayette

Orlando Sanchez F St. John

Ben Strong C Guilford

Kevin Tiggs F/G East Tennessee St.

AJ Ussery F Point Loma

Jordan Vanderberg C NC State

Sherrod Wright G George Mason

Antetokounmpo spent the 2013-14 with the Delaware 87ers but due to NBA draft rights, his rights were retained by the Knicks.

Langston Galloway and Or-lando Sanchez both were in NBA training camp with the New York Knicks last month and were added to the Westches-ter Knicks roster via the affiliate player rule. Jordan Vanderberg was also added to Westchester’s roster via the affiliate player rule after being waived by New York last month.

Joseph Bertrand, the first draft selection in Westchester Knicks history, headlines the six players chosen in the 2014 NBA Development League draft last Saturday.

The team will submit an opening day roster of 10 play-

ers on Thursday, Nov. 13 as the Westchester Knicks open the inaugural 2014-15 season on the road against the Okla-homa City Blue on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.

The Westchester Knicks will make their regular season debut at the Westchester Coun-ty Center for their inaugural home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. against the Canton Charge. Tickets for the Westchester Knicks inaugural season are on sale now. Visit WestchesterKnicks.com for ticket options and to view the full season schedule.

Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team at @wcknicks on Twitter at twitter.com/wcknicks and on Facebook at facebook.com/wcknicks. (Submitted)

An epic presentation of “Noah’s Flood” Combining the talents of

more than 90 musicians, sing-ers, set designers and costume artists, four outstanding Sound Shore arts groups have united to produce “Noah’s Flood,” a one-act children’s opera cre-ated by music legend Sir Ben-jamin Britten.

Noah’s Flood, a one-act children’s opera billed as “a magical musical experience for the entire family,” will be performed on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8 and 9 at 3 p.m. at the Arrigoni Center, Iona College, 58 Mayflower Ave., New Rochelle. Tickets cost $8 for adults, $5 for seniors, $1 for children, with a $10 family rate for all. Tickets are avail-able at the door. For further information, phone 654-8312.

Given the challenge for cap-turing and staging the sheer breadth of “Noah’s Flood,” as rendered in the Old Testa-ment, this unique production

has drawn upon the expertise of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, the Sound Shore Chorale, Songcatchers and Tutti Bravi Productions.

New Rochelle Council on the Arts president Theresa Kump Leghorn commented that “as an umbrella arts orga-nization devoted to supporting, uniting and enhancing the arts, the New Rochelle Council on the Arts has routinely created and co-produced a wide va-riety of arts programs in the community for the past 39 years, highlighting fine arts, music, film and theater. Once again, we are happy to join with our partners to mount this latest epic effort which has broad appeal for all ages.”

With upwards of 90 partici-pating adults and children, a full press release detailing ev-ery individual deserving credit would itself have had a Bibli-cal dimension to it. However,

credit for the production must certainly include the perfor-mances of Cantors Erik Con-tzius and Fredda Mendelson as Mr. & Mrs. Noah; Dr. Do-menic Guastaferro, known to generations of New Rochelle High School music students, as the Voice of God; Richard Slade, director of the Sound Shore Chorale, as musical di-rector/conductor; Sister Beth Dowd, founder of Songcatch-ers, as the children’s choral director; Kathryn Wiegand as assistant musical director; Diane Guernsey as music ac-companist; and last, but nev-er least, two longtime New Rochelle Council on the Arts board members who continue to come up with daunting but triumphal projects: Direc-tor Dianne Flagello and Pro-ducer Billie Tucker, who has the added credit of being co-founder of Tutti Bravi Produc-tions. (Submitted)

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16 • THE CITY REVIEW • November 7 & November 14, 2014 SPORTS

As I often say, the great thing about playoff time is that there is no shortage of wonderful nar-ratives to follow. Unfortunately, some came to an end sooner than I—and our local fans—may have hoped.

The last two weeks saw some of the Review’s state playoff hopefuls have their hopes dashed on the gridiron. Woodlands took care of much of the heavy lifting, upsetting both top-seeded Bronxville and No. 2 Rye Neck in successive weeks to claim the Class C title. Both New Rochelle and Mama-roneck’s football squads bowed out this week as well, falling in the semifinal round of the Class AA playoffs.

But just because these teams may be done doesn’t mean their remarkable stories should be ig-nored.

Take Mamaroneck, which just completed its best season since 1992, earning a long-awaited playoff win against Scarsdale in the process; or the Huguenots, who saw a new star, in freshman running back Jor-dan Barron, born in the playoffs as the team dealt with a late-sea-son injury to all-state senior Jon Forrest.

In the case of Bronxville and Rye Neck—two teams that had tremendous seasons in their own right—they became part of an-other intriguing plotline that saw Woodlands, a team that many had written off by the middle of the season, put together a his-

A wealth of surprises

toric run through the playoffs to capture another title under the tutelage of coach Mike Meade.

And for the teams—in the football world and beyond—that haven’t written the final chap-ter of their season’s stories, the prospects still remain exciting.

Rye’s football team, led by its historic quarterback/re-ceiver tandem is still looking to win an elusive section title. Tuckahoe, amid an offseason filled with bureaucratic strife, is also on the doorstep of an-other Section I crown.

Bronxville’s girl’s soccer team, owners of a one-loss regular season record, just claimed their fifth straight sec-tion title—thanks in part to the efforts of a gritty star who has played the last two games with a broken wrist—and are looking to bring home a state championship. Mamaroneck’s field hockey team, statistically the most dominant team in the

section—in any sport—radi-cally shifted its entire for-mation in response to a late season loss and have looked invincible ever since.

And what about Rye Neck’s boys soccer team, a young group of underdogs who needed two timely goals from one of its brilliant offen-sive star to claim an unexpect-ed Class B title?

Will these teams, still fight-ing through the sectional and state playoffs, get that win in the final game of the season?

Maybe. Maybe not. But one thing is for certain;

before this fall season finally ends, we will be in for our fair share of surprises.

So buckle up for these next few weeks. There’s bound to be another curve or two in the road ahead.

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Rye quarterback Andrew Livingston takes a snap on Oct. 24 against Beacon. Livingston is on the cusp of leading his team to a Class A title, and setting the Section I all-time passing mark in the process. Photos/Mike Smith

Bronxville’s Lucy Kohlhoff controls the ball in Bronxville’s first round playoff game against Putnam Valley. Kohlhoff shined in the Broncos’ run to a fifth straight Class B title despite breaking her wrist in the semifinal round.

Mamaroneck’s field hockey team lines up for pregame introductions on Oct. 30. The Tigers revamped its attack late in the season to great success so far.

A Woodlands player runs with the ball during the Falcons’ Nov. 1 Class C championship win over Rye Neck. Although the Falcons’ championship came at the expense of two of our local squads, their remarkable turnaround can not be overlooked.

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