July 20, 2010
By Barbara Livingston, The Journal News
PLEASANTVILLE — Driving and walking through the often traffic-clogged village streets should get easier — and safer — later this month.
Final details are under way on a nearly yearlong, $638,000 construction project that called for new brick-lined sidewalks, painted......
July 19, 2010
By John Golden, The Westchester County Business Journal
Looking to aid the expected vanguard of economic recovery, the state of New York is creating a $50 million revolving loan fund for small businesses blocked from access to traditional sources of credit.
Half of the funding, $25 million, will come from private lending......
July 19, 2010
By Bill Fallon, The Westchester County Business Journal
A public hearing on the county’s efforts to restrict eminent domain actions is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Sept. 7, at the county office building, 148 Martine Ave., White Plains.
The law “would prohibit county government from using its powers of eminent domain to condemn......
July 19, 2010
By Bob Rozycki, The Westchester County Business Journal
From coast to coast, TOD is the hot acronym in urban design.Transit-oriented development builds on a foundation consisting of walkability and sustainability. It eschews cars in favor of trains and buses.It marks a return to a former way of living, before cars became the dominant means of......
July 13, 2010
By Sam Barron, The Examiner News
Pleasantville officials are prepared to address the parking problem in the downtown.
At Monday night’s meeting, the village board was expected to approve the purchase of the Lane Plumbing parcel located behind the post offi ce for $1,037,000, with the goal of improving the......
July 13, 2010
By Martin Wilbur, The Examiner News
Neither steel grey skies nor the ominous predictions of heavy thunderstorms prevented thousands of music lovers from descending on Parkway Field last Saturday for the sixth annual Pleasantville Music Festival.
Easily boasting its strongest lineup ever, including big name acts Jakob......
