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City In Westchester Reveals Plans For Redesigned Transit Center City In Westchester Reveals Plans For Redesigned Transit Center
City In Westchester Reveals Plans For Redesigned Transit Center Officials in a Westchester County city are giving residents a sneak peek of plans to redesign its downtown transit center into a more pedestrian-oriented facility.  In an announcement on Thursday, Oct. 10, New Rochelle unveiled the new design for the city's transit center, which would change it into a more "modern, well-connected hub," officials said.  The city's transit center, located in the heart of downtown New Rochelle, currently serves as the busiest station on the Metro-North New Haven Line in New York outside of New York City. it provides access to places such as Yonkers, …

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by Ben Crnic
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Update: Stormwater Drain Collapse On Road In Westchester Could Take Weeks To Repair Update: Stormwater Drain Collapse On Road In Westchester Could Take Weeks To Repair
Update: Stormwater Drain Collapse On Road In Westchester Could Take Weeks To Repair Traffic on a section of road in Westchester surrounding a collapsed major stormwater drain will likely be affected for weeks as crews make repairs, officials said.  The collapse, which was first believed to be a sinkhole, occurred in Port Chester on North Regent Street near the intersection at Clermont Avenue, where a section of the village's main stormwater management waterway failed, village officials said on Thursday, Aug. 8.  Earlier Report - Possible Sinkhole Forms At Port Chester Intersection, Causes Road Closures According to officials, it is not known how l…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Our New Normal': City Officials Call For Federal State Of Emergency Declaration In Westchester 'Our New Normal': City Officials Call For Federal State Of Emergency Declaration In Westchester
'Our New Normal': City Officials Call For Federal State Of Emergency Declaration In Westchester In the aftermath of a severe storm that brought several inches of rain and a spate of flash flooding, city officials in Westchester are calling on the federal government to declare a state of emergency.  In a statement issued on Tuesday, Oct. 3, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano called on the US federal government to issue a state of emergency as a result of a storm system on Friday, Sept. 29 that brought devastation to the Hudson Valley.  Earlier Report - State Of Emergency: Flooding Closes Roads, Prompts Evacuations In Westchester "Friday’s storm resulted in flash flooding, travel …

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson River Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas Hudson River Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas
Hudson River Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas The latest rainfall has led to a pair of discharges in Orange County that sent untreated sewage into area waterways. Separate discharges were reported in Walden and Newburgh at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday morning, as untreated sewage was dispatched into the Hudson River, Tin Brook Creek and Quasaic Creek. The discharges could impact public areas, officials said. Officials cited the heavy rain for the discharges, noting that they will continue intermittently throughout the storm. It was not clear how many gallons have been dumped into the waterways. The new discharges come after hundreds…

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by Zak Failla