Westchester Democrats try to stop upcoming gun show

Citing recent acts of violence in Mount Vernon and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Democratic members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators say they have an obligation to ban the upcoming gun show at the County Center in White Plains. Lawmakers were expected to vote Monday night to prohibit gun shows on county-run property, saying that it is not about Second Amendment rights, but safety.

Westchester Bracing for Closure of Indian Point

Westchester County is bracing for a hit to local employment and revenue after the Indian Point Energy Center shuts down in 2021 after more than 40 years of operation. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, some local residents and environmental groups have been trying for years to close the nuclear plant.

Indian Point Closure Won’t Leave N.Y. in the Dark

Although the Indian Point Energy Center supplies enough energy to power up to two million homes in New York and Westchester County, experts say there are alternative sources coming on line to fill the gap when the nuclear plant closes and these alternative plans have been in development for some time.

Experts: NY can absorb closing of Indian Point nuke plant

A plan to close the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant by 2021 removes a long-held fear of an accident occurring miles from the nation’s most populous city. Although the plant provides about a quarter of the electricity in New York City and suburban Westchester County, experts agree that taking he plant offline should have a negligible long-term impact on supply.

Astorino Blames Cuomo For Indian Point Closure, Saying ‘The Joke’s On Us’

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said the closing of Indian Point in Buchanan is typical behavior from Governor Andrew Cuomo. Astorino, who unsuccessfully challenged Cuomo in 2014, held a press conference in Tarrytown at the Double Tree on Monday following Entergy’s press conference of its own at the hotel to confirm it was closing the nuclear power plant in 2020 and 2021.

New York Forcing Nuclear Power Plant To Close

… more than 2,000 megawatts of electricity, or about one-fourth of the power consumed in New York City and Westchester County. “[Cuomo is] claiming we should not pay attention to that and imagine that a 1,000 MW transmission line could possibly …

Scarsdale Launches New Residential Food Scrap Recycling Program for 2017

This innovative program is the first of its kind offered by a Westchester County municipality, according to a release from the Village of Scarsdale’s Public Works Department. Residents are encouraged to bring their food scraps to the drop-off site located at the Scarsdale Recycling Center, 110 Secor Road, where the scraps will be accepted at no charge.

NY can absorb closing of Indian Point nuke plant

ALBANY, N.Y. >> New York will be able to make up for lost electricity generation after the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant shuts down in 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, announcing a deal between state officials and plant-owner Entergy Corp. that will close the facility by 2021. Sitting along the lower Hudson River about 30 miles north of New York City, Indian Point produces 2,000 megawatts of electrical power – an amount that the company says is the equivalent of a quarter of the power used in New York City and Westchester County.

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… like Buffalo, Rochester and the New York City suburbs. Cuomo’s State of the State tour will take him to Westchester County on Tuesday, where he will deliver an address at SUNY Purchase’s Performing Arts Center at 10:30 a.m. before heading to Long …

Cuomo: Indian Point is too dangerous

… also laid out a plan to make college education more affordable for all New Yorkers. Cuomo will speak in Westchester County on Tuesday. Additional addresses are planned for Long Island, Syracuse and Albany later in the week. Governors traditionally …

Couple leaves woods for Stamford’s urban life

… in a new light, it just felt right.” Garfinkel, 62, and Russek, 70, traded their 3,000-square-foot Westchester County home for a more modest duplex condo in the Stamford Landing complex in the city’s Waterside neighborhood. “We had the choice to …

Sustainable Saturday: After Indian Point

… a clean energy future. An agreement to shutter the ailing Indian Point nuclear reactors in Buchanan, NY (Westchester County) was announced on January 9. Under the deal hammered out between keep its employees on board until the shutdown, finding new …

A timeline of Ramapo’s evolution

Key events in the evolution of zoning in Ramapo, N.Y.: 1954 – Brooklyn-based Skverer Rebbe Yaakov Yosef Twersky purchases a 130-acre dairy farm near Spring Valley, in Ramapo, to establish a Hasidic Jewish community that became known as New Square. The name, anglicized by a typist, is taken from the City of Skver in what is now Ukraine.

ConEdison Solutions a ” Sustainable Westchester a oeGo Toa Energy Supplier …

ConEdison Solutions which has been the default supplier selected by the Sustainable Westchester power consortium of 24 Westchester County cities and towns, including White Plains, has announced it is being purchased by Exelon, a $7 Billion energy supply firm. The purchase comes six months after ConEdison Solutions started supplying electricity to the 24 Westchester cities and towns.

Gun show to return to Westchester County Center for 1st time in 4 years

In the light of the Fort Lauderdale Airport shootings, many Westchester residents are debating over whether or not this month’s gun show at the Westchester In the light of the Fort Lauderdale Airport shootings, many Westchester residents are debating over whether or not this month’s gun show at the Westchester County Center should be cancelled. WHITE PLAINS – In the light of the Fort Lauderdale Airport shootings, many Westchester residents are debating over whether or not this month’s gun show at the Westchester County Center should be cancelled.

Is ‘Hillary Clinton for mayor’ crazy talk?

If there’s any glimmer of truth to the rumors that Hillary Clinton is considering a run for mayor of New York City, it would be evidence that she might have tripped and bumped her head during one of those long walks she’s been taking in the woods of Westchester County. It’s not that she couldn’t make a credible run.

NY Post Endorses Hillary Clinton for Mayor

… also for constituents in areas far from the media spotlight.” Clinton, who lives in Chappaqua, N.Y., in Westchester County, would need to become a city resident “and spend months building ties to Gotham’s neighborhoods,” the editorial notes. “Nor …

State, Federal Lawmakers React To Deal To Close Indian Point By 2021

Indian Point’s two nuclear power plants would be closed permanently by 2021 under a deal confirmed Friday by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who called it “a complete surprise to us” and “potentially catastrophic.” Early reaction to the proposed permanent closing of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors by 2021 has been met with a mix of shock, disappointment as well as praise.

Reports: Indian Point Nuclear Plant to Close by 2021

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.