The Village People, the Pride of the Neighborhood Game
John Souza coached the Loudon “woodsmen” against the Indian Village “tribe” coached by Paul Murphy in the annual neighborhood softball matchup August 5. The early morning rain did not slow down the Indian Village team, which routed their crosstown neighbors 20-1. Greg Ingrassia, Mike Walsh, and Phil Hartman all had home runs.
Olé, Spaniards Win 56th Richardson at Manursing
Since 1961, top-flite area tennis players, current and former collegiate stars, and club professionals have coveted a spot in the draw at Manursing Island Club’s Richardson Invitational Men’s Doubles Tournament. The finals of this year’s edition of the tournament, named in honor of club member Tom Richardson, was held August 6 in near-perfect weather. Spectators […]
Lots of Local Winners at Counties
By Melanie Cane Other than an electrical storm that forced two days’ worth of events to be held on the final day, the 92nd Annual Westchester County Swimming Association Meet (Counties) at Playland Pool went swimmingly July 31-August 3. Teams from all over Westchester, 37 in all, competed, and many local swimmers graced the winner’s […]
Athlete in the News: Tara Berger
<<Tara Berger>> of Purchase was a member of the USA Open Women’s Basketball Team, which recently won the gold medal at the 20th World Maccabiah Games. The games, held every four years in Israel, are the third largest international sporting event, with over 9,000 participants representing over 80 countries. A 2015 Rye Country Day School […]
Police Blotter: 8/18/17
Police Blotter August 18 8/6: Get Shore-ty. Paddle boarder without life jacket. Voyage terminated. Advised to return to shore to get jacket. 8/9: Winging it. Rules of the Road, Bird Lane. Unlicensed driver, expired registration. Summonses issued. 8/9: Road blocked, BPR/Park Avenue, due to RGC swim meet. Advised RGC employees about parking on Park Avenue […]
Is Rye Rising to the Occasion on Flood Funding?
By Bill Lawyer
In recent months people involved with improving Rye’s resilience to serious storms have expressed concern that the Rye Rising projects that were initiated are “going nowhere.” Further, the City may lose funds that were awarded by New York State due to failure to meet deadlines spelled out in the contract, which expires in 2019.
But before looking at recent developments, some background information is needed to help understand what’s at stake.
It’s been ten years since two serious floods took place in 2007. Then along came Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Sandy in 2012. Following each of these disasters people looked to government to help — not only with cleanup, repair, and restoration, but also with designing structures and infrastructures that were more resilient — for the inevitable storms that would arrive in the years to come.
Committees were formed and inter-municipal studies, watershed-wide in scope, were begun. Rye was greatly impacted by the rainfall in the upper Blind Brook watershed, where the amount of impervious surfaces has greatly increased in recent years, due mainly to the construction of new homes, office buildings, and roadways.
But Rye wasn’t the only Westchester community to seek help with the serious damage from the rising tides and inundated streams and rivers.
After the 2007 storms, Westchester County developed a special fund for municipalities that had viable projects for diminishing the impact of storms.
Fortunately, Rye had been involved with the Long Island Sound Watershed Intermunicipal Council (LISWIC) for many years and was ready to move forward.
Rye was one of the first to be awarded funds, which were used to restore the sluicegate at the Bowman Avenue Dam on Blind Brook.
A committee of residents, many of whom lived in and adjacent to Indian Village, was established to assist the Rye City Council in identifying and prioritizing improvement projects.
Over the years, Rye has participated in several projects to stop damage caused by storm-water runoff. These include planting trees and shrubs and expanding wetlands to retain rainfall, and the installation of dry well equipment.
After Irene and Sandy, New York State developed a new program for resiliency improvements, New York Rising, and the City of Rye submitted a proposal.
Making Rye’s Public Pool More Public
Making Rye’s Public Pool More Public
By Howard Husock
Pullquote: The current model at Rye Golf Club makes it difficult for Rye residents of modest means to use the pool.
Scarsdale and Great Neck are, like Rye, among the country’s most affluent and desirable suburbs. All boast outstanding school systems and high property values. But, as the summer season reminds us, there’s one notable difference among them: the cost of admission to a city-owned swimming pool.
A season family pass to the Scarsdale pool complex is $428. A similar pass to the Great Neck pool: $400. The price in Rye: $1,450.
In the Swim With Kristina Dorfman
Storied Lives In the Swim With Kristina Dorfman By Denise Woodin After volunteering with the Rye Y’s Parent-Child swim class for a decade, Kristina Dorfman has seen all kinds: babies who cry or won’t leave their mothers’ arms; excited toddlers proudly showing off their new bathing suits; the fearful; and the kids who show no […]
Move the Road, Not the DPW
How dreadful an idea to move Rye’s Department of Public Works to property on Boston Post Road across from Rye Country Day School, which is a beautifully set facility of learning and preparation for life for many young people. We have all seen what the State of New York DPW does to property on and […]
Maintenance Needed
The City of Rye has just gone through great effort to beautify the cityscape with the road and sidewalk improvements in the Central Business District along Purchase Street. However, an eyesore remains in our downtown: the open area next to Peachwave. Who has responsibility for maintaining this area? Whoever it is, gets an “F”. Why […]