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Disabled Patient, Caregivers Rescued From Flooded Parkway In Westchester Disabled Patient, Caregivers Rescued From Flooded Parkway In Westchester
Disabled Patient, Caregivers Rescued From Flooded Parkway In Westchester A wheelchair-bound patient and two caregivers had to be rescued from a flooded parkway in Westchester when the ambulette they had been traveling in started taking on water.  The rescue happened on Sunday, April 30, when authorities responded to the Bronx River Parkway in White Plains under the Hamilton Avenue overpass and found a vehicle that had become stuck in the flooded southbound lanes, according to White Plains Public Safety.  The ambulette had become surrounded by over two feet of water, which was continuing to quickly rise.  When first responders saw this, they …

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Westchester IDA To Consider Incentives For $1B In New Projects Westchester IDA To Consider Incentives For $1B In New Projects
Westchester IDA To Consider Incentives For $1B In New Projects The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency is considering granting a series of incentives for three large-scale projects throughout Downtown White Plains that would result in more than $1.2 billion in new developments, as discussed on Friday, March 29. Two of the projects will create 1,674 new multifamily units. The third project will provide 132 independent living units. First on the IDA’s agenda is the proposed White Plains Mall redevelopments, which would feature approximately 860 rental apartment units in multiple buildings with 10 percent marked as affordable. The $600 milli…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Stabbing During Overnight Westchester Street Fight Man Charged In Stabbing During Overnight Westchester Street Fight
Man Charged In Stabbing During Overnight Westchester Street Fight A 23-year-old area man was arrested following the stabbing of another man during a street fight. Gordon Curtis Gaston, of Mount Vernon and arrested early Wednesday, shortly after police found the injured man lying in the street around 3:10 a.m., said David Chong, commissioner of the White Plains Department of Public Safety. The injured man was found after White Plains officers responded to a report of a fight involving two men at the corner of Post Road and Mamaroneck Avenue, Chong said. Once on the scene, they found a 26-year-old man who had a stab wound to his torso, Chong said.  C…

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by Kathy Reakes
Traffic
Traffic Congestion Alert Issued For Area Traffic Congestion Alert Issued For Area
Traffic Congestion Alert Issued For Area Heads Up!  Traffic congestion is projected to impact access to White Plains from Tarrytown Road, also known as Route 119 in Greenburgh. On Wednesday, April 4,  work was to begin on two bridges that carry Metro-North commuter trains over Main Street and Hamilton Avenue in White Plains.  Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney said,  "The MTA will be undertaking a major renovation of the White Plains Metro-North train station." Total time for this renovation is projected to be approximately two years, McNerney said. "We anticipate that the first phase of this project (beginni…

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by Jon Craig