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Mayra Kalaora

Mayra Kalaora is the City Life Reporter for The Rye Record. She grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, and graduated from Columbia University with degrees in Neuroscience and English. During her time as an undergraduate, she wrote for The Eye Magazine of Columbia Daily Spectator and interned at the Bronx Times. Reach her at mayra.kalaora@gmail.com.
Bear in the woods

Westchester DA Drops Investigation Into Controversial Harrison Police Shooting of Bear — Body Cam Footage Tells a Different Story

Harrison police officer body camera footage of the lead up to the fatal bear shooting shows a more detailed account of the incident.
Photo Justin LoCascio

MTA Inspections Temporarily Shutter Winfield Street Coffee Shop

The new coffee shop announced on Instagram that it would be temporarily closed as they “wrap up the last steps” in their buildout. 
Purchase Street

Purchase Street to Transform into Gallery in the Fall — Rye Arts Center Calls for Applications for ‘Art for Purchase’

The project, called Art for Purchase, is seeking Rye businesses to help showcase artwork by “emerging talents” and “seasoned creators.
The graduates enter nugget stadium

Caps Fly as Rye High School’s Class of 2025 Graduates

To commemorate the special occasion, the scoreboard read RYE 20/GARNET 25, and the clock was frozen at 20:25 in honor of the graduating class. 
Cup of coffee

Coffee Talk: At Long Last, Winfield Street Opens at Rye Metro-North Station House

The Rye iteration will be more than a coffee shop — there is also a bar, which will become operational once Winfield obtains its liquor license. 
Man reading a book at a coffee shop

Rye Ranks No. 3 in ‘New York’s Safest Cities’: Report

Rye had a violent crime rate of just 0.1 per 1,000 people and a property crime rate of 4.5 per 1,000 people, SafeWise reported in its rankings of cities.
Black bear

‘Not Ok’: Black Bear Fatally Shot in West Harrison by Police as Public Rages Over Killing

The bear ventured into front yards on Columbus Avenue, Harrison police said in justifying their “difficult decision" to “humanely euthanize” it. 
The Rye train station parking lot

Station Plaza to Be Renamed in Honor of M. Paul Redd and Orial Redd, Rye Civil Rights Leaders

Interim City Manager Brian Shea said a new sign finalizing the Redd name will be designed and there will a “big event" in September "worthy of the occasion."
Man holding a cat on security camera footage

Port Chester Man Arrested for Violently Throwing Cat Following Dispute in Rye Brook

Anthony Lopez was arrested by SPCA Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement on May 7 in a joint investigation with Rye Brook police. 
Gagliardo Park

Rye Applies for $1M Grant to Fund Renovations to ‘Totally Neglected’ Gagliardo Park

The city is hoping a $1 million state grant application will be a major step toward bringing sorely needed renovations to Gagliardo Park.