Ten Elected to School Board Nominating Committee; Amendments Pass
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Ten candidates were elected on January 14, 2020 to join the School Board Nominating Committee for 2020. The following candidates were elected:
Edgewood - Cecilia Anon-Kowalski, Prem Itharat
Fox Meadow - Swapna Kanekar, Jonathan Lemle
Greenacres - Deborah Jeanne Skolnik, Cindy S. Yau
Heathcote - Curtis Parker, “Claire” Yin Yang
Quaker Ridge - Susi D’ambra Coplan, Purnima Srivastava
A total of 137 votes were cast in the election, of which nine (9) were mail-in ballots. There were two (2) write-in candidates. A total of 240 votes were cast in 2019.
The breakdown of votes cast by neighborhood are as follows:
Edgewood: 21
Fox Meadow: 26
Greenacres: 19
Heathcote: 37
Quaker Ridge: 34
This year’s new members will join the existing SBNC members of the committee each serving three-year terms on the SBNC followed by a two-year term as part of the Administrative Committee.
The 21 amendments to the Resolution were passed. A total of 125 Resolution ballots were cast in the election, of which nine (9) were mail-in ballots. The breakdown of votes cast for each amendment is as follows:
The committee will have its first meeting on January 26, 2020 and by the end of March it will nominate two (2) candidates for the Scarsdale Board of Education to fill the seats currently held by Christopher Morin and Scott Silberfein. All Scarsdale residents are welcome to propose Board of Education candidates to the SBNC at [email protected]. The SBNC Board of Education candidates, along with any other candidates who may choose to run, will stand for public election May 19, 2020 at the same time as the school budget vote.
Press Contact: Felicia Block, (917) 287-3079, [email protected]
From the Mayor: Freightway Development on Hold
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Dear Scarsdale Community,
The Village Board wants to share a brief update regarding the Freightway redevelopment project.
The process -- which started 3 years ago -- was designed with numerous community touch points to receive comprehensive input and to be transparent. While the Village Board never considered either proposal shown to the community in December to be close to final, we believed that entering into a non-binding agreement with a preferred developer and working with them to meaningfully improve their proposal was a productive next step.
We are listening to your feedback (thank you!) that the community is not comfortable with this process. As such, we are putting a hold on the Freightway timeline. A preferred developer will not be chosen unless and until more appropriate starting points and data are provided and presented to the Board and to the community.
The Village Board believes that the future of Freightway remains an important agenda item for continued community conversation. We will review all responses received during the public comment period. Your ongoing input is greatly appreciated.
Wishing you a happy and healthy new year,
Mayor and the Village Board of Trustees
Letter to the Editor: A Traffic Study is Needed to Consider the Impact of Development at Freightway
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This letter to the editor was submitted by Don Friedman of Garth Road
12.23.2019
Dear Neighbors,
We residents of Eastchester and Scarsdale share many things in common. We are citizens of Westchester County, New York, we share the same weather, utilities, water and all of the other “catastrophes of suburban living”.
We share the same roads and rail road station in Scarsdale; and here is where it becomes a bit of rough road.
I’m talking about traffic, parking, and the roads that bind us: Post Road, Scarsdale Avenue, Garth Road, East Parkway, and Popham/Ardsley Road.
Traffic is about to become much more difficult.
The Village of Scarsdale is in the discussion phase with two finalists that have bid to redevelop the land and building owned by the village of Scarsdale. Both sides of the Rail Road tracks, and the air rights (space) over the tracks south of Popham Road.
To my knowledge there has been no hiring of a licensed Traffic Engineer to determine the impact of what is under consideration: to include: apartments, parking, and retail. (see what has been posted on scarsdale10583.com.)
I don’t believe the police chiefs of Scarsdale, Eastchester and Greenburg have met on the issue of the impact on traffic or any other issue of the proposed development. Yet the slightest road work, utility repair, or accident cause traffic to back up into the adjacent village.
I ask you, my neighbors, have you not missed a traffic light on the above roads?
Are there no vacant stores in our two villages that we need more stores?
Is the housing supply so tight that we need more housing? Are you satisfied with classroom density?
I suggest that all of the above concerns need more thought, discussion and involvement by all who are concerned with these issues in a neighborly way.
First, we need a licensed Traffic Engineer to tell us what we will live with going forward on the roads that bind us together.
Sincerely,
Don Friedman
155 Garth Road, (Eastchester)
Scarsdale NY 10583
646-831-6444
2019 Guide to Great Gifts and Food From Local Merchants and Restaurants
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With Christmas and Chanukah just a few weeks away, take a look at what local merchants and restaurants are offering for holiday gifts, catering, celebrations and dinners out. Shop and dine local for the best holiday gifts and fare. To add your business to the list, email us at [email protected]. Happy Holidays!
Bronx River Books
For a thought-filled gift - one of the 100 Notable Books of the Year as selected by The New York Times.
Bronx River Books
37 Spencer Place
Scarsdale, New York
914-420-6396
bronxriverbooks.com
Current Home
Gift them the gift of fun this holiday season! Current Home offers beautiful yet fun games for everyone on your list.
Connect with friends and family with this acrylic Connect Four game. The nostalgic game meets a chic new vibrant design.
Rack up the holiday gift giving points with a modern twist on an old time favorite. This acrylic Rummikub set comes with four racks. So sleek you can leave it out for a game at any 
time! Check out their website for more great gift ideas.
Current Home
1096 Wilmot Road
Scarsdale
(914) 723-2462
Eastchester Fish Gourmet
This holiday season, let Eastchester Fish Gourmet cater your holiday dinner. There's shrimp, calamari, lobster and more for Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and all seasonal parties. See the menu here.
Also order holiday gift certificates online for food from the market or dinner at Eastchester Fish, the authority on fresh fish since 1981. They are easy to order and they never expire.
Eastchester Fish Gourmet
837 White Plains Post Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 725-3450
The Eye Gallery of Scarsdale
The Eye Gallery of Scarsdale invites you to check out the latest sunglasses and eyewear for this holiday season! With new styles from Chanel, Chrome Hearts, Jacques Marie Mage, and Barton Perriera you will never run out of options for holiday gifts this year! And while you’re in town make sure to make an appointment for your annual eye check-up.
Eye Gallery of Scarsdale
8 Spencer Place
Scarsdale, NY
(914) 472-2020
Gift Cards for City Limits and Moderne Barn
Give the gift of exceptional global cuisine to friends and family this holiday season. Each gift card purchase of $300 or more earns you a $50 bonus gift card! Receive a $100 bonus with your purchase of $500 or more in gift cards, and a $200 bonus with purchase of $1000 or more. Gift cards can be redeemed at any Livanos Restaurant Group location, including City Limits Diner in White Plains! Visit the restaurant or go online to take advantage of this amazing offer now through January 1, 2020.
Moderne Barne
430 Bedford Road
Armonk, New York 10504
914.730.0001
Eye Q Optometrists
OYOBox Eyewear travel cases are the perfect gift! Give the eyewear enthusiast in your life the perfect travel solution. Available in chocolate brown, navy, and gray leather. Give the gift of sight this year with an Eye Q optometrist gift card. Gift cards are available in store or on our website.
Eye Q Optometrist 
1098 Wilmot Road
Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center
Scarsdale, New York 10583
914-472-5932
Granita Cucina & Bar
The newly opened Granita Cucina & Bar is a contemporary Italian restaurant and bar. Granita's roots are from its sister restaurant, Sotto 13, in the West Village, NYC. Granita brings a sophisticated city 
vibe to Westchester and is the ideal spot for your holiday get together and party. A gift card to this new hot spot makes a perfect present!
Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.
Granita Cucina & Bar
Hartsdale Village
202 East Hartsdale Avenue
Hartsdale, NY 10530
www.Granita.com
(914) 725-8420
Greenwich Medical Spa
At Greenwich Medical Spa of Scarsdale, choosing to let them choose is always a good choice! That's why a Gift Certificate is the perfect choice for your loved one this holiday season. Choose from wrinkle reduction, body contouring, and skin tightening... to laser hair removal, hair restoration, facials and more! Our expert providers will tailor each treatment plan to the patient’s individual needs. Purchase a gift certificate online or in store conveniently located at the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center.
Buy your gift certificate here:
Special Promotion: Purchase a gift certificate valued at $250+ and receive a FREE $50 gift card!
I Am More Scarsdale
Karen Lazar's 14k gold-filled bracelets are versatile and can be dressed-up or dressed-down. They look amazing with a watch, bracelet, or in a stack, and they can feel both bohemian and classic. The bracelets also give women that opportunity for a quick fix--something new and shiny that you can add to your existing collection. Prices for bracelets range from $45- $180. 10% discount offered on stacks of 5 or more bracelets. I Am More Scarsdale is a unique women's retail concept in Scarsdale Village, featuring the hottest new trends in fashion, accessories and jewelry.
I Am More Scarsdale
6 Spencer Place, Scarsdale
914-723-6673 (MORE)
JCC of Mid-Westchester
20% off at the JCC of Mid-Westchester.
Looking to relax, or for a great holiday gift? JCCMW is offering 20% OFF Massage and Reiki packages when purchased between December 8th – 15th, 2019.
From January 1st- 30th, 2019, JCCMW is also offering 1 FREE month for all new memberships through their Healthy Habits Membership Promotion.
To take advantage of these great offers visit jccmw.org, or call 914-472-3300!
JCCMW.ORG
999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale, NY
914-472-3300
Lulu Cake Boutique
Lulu Cake Boutique has a special holiday menu with signature sweets for Chanukah, Christmas and New Years. Lulu's holds the original secret recipe to Jespersen's Sarah Bernhardts, crafted with the finest ingredients: Valrhona chocolate, imported Italian almond paste, fresh local cream and butter. Dazzle your guests with this creative confection featuring Santa, a gift list and wrapped presents in red, green, purple and blue.
Also on the menu are three variations on "Buche de Noel" in Valrhona chocolate, nutella with candied hazelnuts or pistachio salty caramel with dark chocolate. Find artisan rainbow cakes in apricot pear and almond, lemon and candied ginger and chocolate framboise raspberry as well as yodels, assorted retro twinkies and rugelach. Ask about retro dessert gift sets starting at $50.
Mention "Scarsdale 10583" for a free gift with any purchase over $50! Order today. Lulu will be open on Christmas Eve, December 24 and New Year's Eve, December 31 for pick-ups from 9 am to 1 pm.
Lulu Cake Boutique
40 Garth Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 722-8300
Wines from Zachys
A gift of wine or prosecco is always appreciated. Two best-sellers and amazing values from Zachys are:
Second Growth Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016. Item #448374 / Score 91I WA Reg Price 
$23.99 / Special Price $17.99
Prosecco Rustico Nino Franco NV Item #111240 / Score 94 WE
Reg Price $19.99 / Special Price $17.99
Visit Zachys at 16 East Parkway, across from the Scarsdale Train Station, for these and more great options from our 2,000 selections or visit Zachys.com.
Don’t It Always Seem to Go That You Don’t Know What You Got Til Its Gone
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This weekend I saw the movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” about Mister Rogers, and it prompted me to think about our neighborhood. As in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood each person in Scarsdale is special in their own way and is a vital part of the experience of living here. You are the neighborhood and we should all be grateful to each other for making this Village the “Sort of Utopia” that Carol O’Connor described in her 1981 book.
Also essential to our community are the people who work here and own and operate local restaurants, stores and businesses. Many of these enterprises have survived multiple generations and now serve the grandchildren of their original customers. Their part in maintaining our utopia should also be acknowledged.
Sadly, all Scarsdale traditions do not live on.
With my kids coming home for Thanksgiving this week, I am looking forward to a few family days in Scarsdale. In addition to cooking a sumptuous meal, I anticipate a family walk around Greenacres, visits with old friends, a few rounds of paddle, stopping by old haunts and eating lunch at Lange’s.
Lange’s? I simply forgot they were gone.
I envisioned a big hello from Tony and the gang when we stopped in for roast beef on rye, chicken parm and a “Buffalo Bill.” It was a family tradition to visit Lange’s, shoot the breeze and recall high school days. It never seemed that we even had to pay – as we would sign the bill with our name and worry about it a month later.
It has only been six months since Lange’s closed, leaving a hole in the fabric of our town. The empty storefront is a sad reminder of our loss. Beyond the deli sandwiches, salads, donuts and coffee in the restaurant, Lange’s was present at most community events, feeding us year round. The Christmas tree lighting on December 6 won’t be the same without Lange’s hot chocolate and s'mores. Who will feed the kids at breakfast with Santa?
Lange’s was the soul of the Village, always there to greet old friends returning home for the holidays. We have not forgotten you – and wish you could come home too.
