Council to Consider hiking Tow Fees to $125 for Scofflaws; JPI Got It!

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WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE. May 22, 2003: At its work session at City Hall Thursday evening the council agreed to put on the June 2 agenda a statute raising the towing fees in the City of White Plains to $125, with $50 of that fee going to the towing company, and $75 going to the city. Councilman Glen Hockley who researched and championed the meausre, said it would mean about $93,000 to the city.

Hockley also reported that JPI, delayed developers of The Jefferson at 300 Mamaroneck Avenue, expects to close on its extra $20 Million in fiancing it needs for its project by May 28. Both Mr. Hockley and Mayor Delfino told WPCNR this evening that JPI expects to be restarting the project with HRH Construction, Louis Cappelli’s construction company, building the project.

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Republicans Nominate Cantatore For County Legislature; Binder, Munoz and Sheehan

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WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey. May 22, 2003: In their Nominating Convention at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in White Plains concluded within the hour, the Republican City Committee unanimously nominated Frank Cantatore to oppose County Legislator William Ryan in the 5th County Legislative District, representing White Plains and Scarsdale.



THE R TEAM: Mayor Joseph Delfino introduces the 2003 Republican Slate for White Plains. At far left is Frank Cantatore, candidate for County Legislator, The Mayor, and Rosa Munoz, Jeffrey Binder, and far right Tim Sheehan, candidates for Common Council.
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The Republicans named their city Common Council slate, tapping North Broadway residents, Tim Sheehan and Rosa Munoz, and Jeffrey Binder of the Highlands to contest the three seats up for election to the Common Council this fall.

Cantatore, a builder who was the first to take a chance on White Plains with his development, Clayton Park, said the County Legislature has mismanaged the county by failing to plan in good times, and failure to have “a contingency plan,” criticising Mr. Ryan specifically for failure to pay attention to issues specific to White Plains and Scarsdale, the principal areas in the 5th Legislative District.

Binder and Sheehan, both attorneys, in their nominating speeches called for responsible continued growth of the city, while Munoz, a 1980 immigrant from Peru, and a twenty year resident of White Plains, becomes the first Hispanic woman to be nominated to run for the Common Council. An information Resource Specialist with the Schott Corporation in Yonkers, Ms. Munoz lives in the North Broadway neighborhood and has an M.B.A. in finance. She said she has long wanted to run for the Common Council and will work to persuade more Latino citizens of the city to register to vote and participate in the political process.

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Last Week:Alvarez-Hernandez Trial Concludes. Jury Considers the Sentence

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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS LAW JOURNAL. By S. Richard Blassberg, WPCNR Legal Affairs Correspondent. May 22, 2003: As this report is being filed the jury has begun to deliberate the fate of convicted murderer Dennis Alvarez-Hernandez at the Westchester County Courthouse.

Surely their heads and hearts are filled with more information and emotion than any of them could ever have anticipated more than six weeks ago when the trial began. To these four men and eight women now falls the task of making a decision each of them will live with for the rest of their lives. And, having been in the courtroom with them throughout the trial, I would say this is their most difficult moment.



WPCNR LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT
S. RICHARD BLASSBERG
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Self-Righteousness Replaced by Sudden Impact.

Their mood has grown noticeably more stern and attentive in the past several days of testimony that comprised the punishment phase of this bifurcated proceeding. Finding the Defendant guilty of Murder One was almost a foregone conclusion from the outset, as evidenced by their very brief, (less than four hour), deliberation, and their light and smiling mood upon presentation of the verdict. But, having thus convicted, they must now decide whether or not to take a man’s life.

Power Summations to Ponder

I can honestly say that Patricia Murphy for the Prosecution and Robert Aiello for the Defense were, each nothing short of brilliant in their summations Tuesday. In a courtroom packed with family, reporters, and witnesses, Murphy delivered a highly emotional appeal calculated to inflame and produce an “eye for an eye” mentality in the jurors who had just been exposed to a week of mitigating evidence put on by the Defense. The essential thrust of her argument was to convince the jurors that the crimes committed were so brutal and unjustified as to absolutely demand a death sentence.

D.A. Walks Out Before Defense Summation. Appears to Dismiss Seriousness of Occasion.

Murphy was her very best, and nobody appeared to appreciate the performance more than her boss, District Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who sat smiling on the edge of her seat throughout.

It’s noteworthy that Mrs. Pirro did not remain to hear the Defense summation preferring instead to make a quick retreat, pausing only to wait for an elevator and to turn briefly to those of us behind her to issue an inappropriate laugh out loud. I, for one, failed to see the joke, unless, of course, she was musing over her power to influence so many lives for her own purposes.

Aiello Pulls Out the Stops. Peppered with Unprecedented Objections Again.

Aiello was everything he needed to be and more. He was calm, if a bit nervous. He was reasonable and persuasive, prevailing upon each juror’s humanity and compassion. He wisely drew a distinction between the crimes of his client and those of persons such Timothy McVeigh, Ted Bundy, or John Taylor, the Wendy’s Killer, in an effort to place things into perspective. He quoted from the Bible imploring that his client was not without remorse, nor beyond redemption.

Aiello was several times interrupted by objections from Mr. Bolen, nearly every one of which was over-ruled by Judge Lange. It was quite apparent to this reporter, throughout this punishment phase of the trial, both Bolen and Patricia Murphy were unable to deal with the latitude the State Legislature has granted Defense counsel to present mitigating evidence in an effort to spare a convicted client’s life. Perhaps the statutory requirements were somewhat harder for these two prosecutors to accept than they might have been had they been working for someone other than Jeanine Pirro, accustomed as she is to always getting her way.

Setting a New Standard for Death Penalty Cases?

Finally, Judge Kenneth Lange once again took great care and effort to instruct the jury as to the responsibilities and their options. Throughout the trial, Lange had skillfully, and in some instances, courageously dealt with the opposing factions, always mindful of the law, and always gentle with the jury.

Nevertheless, Prosecution and Defense each come to the end of this historic trial with their share of applications and rulings which may well live on for years in the appeals process depending upon the sentencing outcome which both sides now anxiously await.

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Negotiations Still On to Save High School Electives Connors Assures

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WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey May 22, 2003: The City School District will not sacrifice any White Plains High School programs, according to Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors, stating unequivocably that no courses, activities or “electives” would be trimmed from the high school schedule, as has been rumored across the high school.

Speaking to WPCNR at Wednesday evening’s School Budget Public Hearing, Connors said that the district will “work things out” with teachers and staff to assure no opportunities, subjects, activities will be cut as a result of the vote of the White Plains Teachers Association that defeated a proposal to return to a 9-period school day.

A majority of teachers had voted to expand the day to 9 periods, as the school day was previously before the current high school renovation begain in the year 2003. Now complete, the City School District had sought approval of the Teachers Union, as required by the teachers’ contract to expand to a nine period day. Though the majority favored the proposal, it did not reach 80%, the required percentage of approval required for a change in working conditions.

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Mayor, Superintendent of Schools to Announce New Youth Council Expansion.

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WPCNR CITY HALL HERALD. From the Mayor’s Press Office. May 21, 2003: Mayor Joseph M. Delfino and White Plains Superintendent of Schools, Timothy Connors will hold a news conference Thursday at 4 PM in City Hall to announce a new city youth initiative involving White Plains Middle School Students. The announcement will be made in the City Hall Common Council Chamber at 255 Main Street.

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The Pollet Plot: Dem Committee Faces Rules to Kill Pollet Primary

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WPCNR BACKROOM BULLETIN. By John F. Bailey. May 21, 2003. UPDATED 3 P.M. E.D.T.: The cozy little Democratic “backroom” at 170 East Post Poad in White Plains will be the scene of another contentious fray involving ethnicity and qualifications this evening at 7:30 PM when the Democratic County Committee of District Leaders meets.

According to sources familiar with the agenda, supporters of Kathy Davidson, an African-American with reportedly no family court experience for County Family Court Judge, will attempt to pass petition rules designed to make it more difficult for miffed nominee, Susan Pollet, who is white and has practiced extensively in family court, to collect 2,000 signatures on petitions needed for her to primary Ms. Davidson, the Democratic County Committee nominee in September.

Primary Prevention Plan

Maureen Keating Tsuchiya, Campaign Manager for Ms. Pollet, (and former Co-Chair of the New Castle Democrats), told WPCNR that Arnold Klugman of New Rochelle and Reginald Lafayette of Mount Vernon, supporters of Ms. Davidson are spearheading a movement to present petition rules that will complicate Ms. Pollet’s primary attempt.

Discriminating Against Whites AND a Conflict of Interest?

Adding to the drama of this primary prevention maneuver, is the spectacle of Mr. Lafayette, who is African American, being a party to the newly proposed petition rules, when as Democrat Commissioner of the Board of Elections, he will rule on their admissibility and appropriateness, unless he recuses himself and lets his Deputy Commissioner make the decision. Mr. Lafayette in his position will also be able to rule on the admissability of signatures signed on Pollet’s petitions, which Ms. Tsuchiya alleges, is a conflict of interest.

Rules Seek to Limit Petition-Carriers, Who Can Sign.

According to Ms. Keating-Tsuchiya, the rules that Mr. Klugman and Mr. Lafayette are proposing would define the credentials of who could sign Ms. Pollet’s petitions, and also define who was allowed to carry petitions for Ms. Pollet.

Ms. Keating-Tsuchiya charged in addition that Mr. Klugman and Mr. Lafayette want Mr. Latimer to agree to prohibit any announcements of Ms. Pollet’s campaign activities from being announced in Mr. Latimer’s “News Splash” that is distributed to County Democrats. Klugman and Lafayette may feel that since rebel Pollet is not the nominated candidate that she does not deserve equal time in the official party publication.

Mr. Klugman, a strong Davidsion supporter, was furious at Ms. Davidson being challenged at the nominating convention, and precipated a mass walkout at that affair, when he told Democrats assembled, that he was tired of the issue of qualifications for office being raised when “a person of color” (Ms. Davidson) was involved. Ms. Pollet’s supporters said that Ms. Pollet with her extensive family court practice was more qualified for the position than Ms. Davidson.

Mr. Klugman’s blunt statement shocked many.

As Reported in WPCNR

The Pollet effort provoked controversy when she first contested the nomination of Ms. Davidson at the nominating convention of April 9.

On that evening of shock and awe, according to Ms. Tsuchiya, Jan Wells, speaking on behalf of Ms. Pollet, said Ms. Pollet was very qualified to be Family Court Judge, based on her long experience in court on family law cases as Senior Court Attorney in the Westchester County Family Court.

Mr. Klugman, who strongly supported Noam Bramson (the Andy Spano “pick”), in his primary against Ron Tocci last year, challenged Ms. Pollet’s experience, as opposed to Ms.Davidson’s lack of family court experience, as a reason to primary, saying,

“I’m sick and tired of this obsession with qualifications, why is it the only time people primary is when a person of color is running?”

This statement was described as shocking to the gathering. Chairman of the Bedford Democrats, Mitchell Weingarten and the Co-Chairs of the New Castle Democrats, Adrian Kramer and Melissa Zuckerman abruptly walked out of the meeting after this statement.

Chairman Above Fray. Washing Hands?

Keating-Tsuchiya reports to WPCNR that George Latimer, Chairman of the Westchester County Democratic Committee has said he would “let the committee vote its will,” indicating to her he would not attempt to prevent the rules being offered.

“I’m just sick over this,” Tsuchiya told the CitizeNetReporter.

Ms. Pollet supporters can begin collecting signatures June 3, and have until early July to get their petitions in.

It is just two weeks since White Plains City Democratic Leaders voted to deny Eridania Camacho-Quinn the third Common Council Candidacy, much to the anger and hurt of Hispanics and African-American District Leaders who supported her, and had been lead to believe by the Democratic City Nominating Committee that they would nominate her.

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Report from The Fountainhead:City Center North-The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

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WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey May 21, 2003 UPDATED WITH NEWEST PICTURES, 1 PM E.D.T.: Yours truly, Johnny Flash went flying Monday, ascending to the top of the 35-story City Center North Building under construction on Main Street, to see for myself what a little height can do. I was accompanied by the Superintendent of HRH Construction, Bruce Wicks, and got an in-person look of what people who are different from you and me will be seeing from “the top of White Plains.”



AT THE TOP OF WHITE PLAINS: The Penthouses with the best view in New York. How it is, looking to the Southwest from the 35th floor of City Center North. On the top five floors of City Center North (Floors 31 to 35) there will be four 3-bedroom penthouse apartments, each apartment taking up a spacious 1,400- 1,500 square feet with surrounding views like this of Long Island Sound, New York City and the green of Westchester County. In foreground is West Post Road.
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TOUR GUIDES, Bruce J. Wicks, right of HRH Construction, Superintendent, and Geof Thompson, spokesperson for Cappelli Enterprises who arranged the tour, showcase the fabulous view of White Plains’ West Side from the Penthouse duplex.
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Ascending the dignified column in the construction elevator cage I felt quite secure in a dangerous setting. City Center North (on Main Street) is already acquiring character from the brick finish being appplied at the lower levels. I was reminded of The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand’s classic novel of Howard Roark, a compelled architect devoted to his designs consistently thwarted by establishment power. In Louis Cappelli, we see Roark’s real life incarnation.

Feeling the Power of Achievement.

I felt the power of man’s achievement surrounding and supporting me on the slab platforms and stalwart pillars lofting mere mortals into the Heavens. I felt the will of this amazing creation that was demolitioned, dug-out, foundationed, pillared, mortared, welded, and coordinated precisely by thousands of no nonsense hands of hundreds of construction workers, all brothers in time to the men and women who have hammered out America for over 200 years.

The brutal, deftly wielded power of Cappelli’s Army of cranes, workhorse trucks and flame-wielding creators of a monumental sculpture makes a statement mere art never makes. The Center and its tower existence where once there was a hole injects downtown White Plains with new hustle and hope in the streets. City Center and its Tower is forging a legacy now in its “phoenix” of girders, mortar, steel, pipe and wire being seamlessly orchestrated in a creative show of will now performing relentlessly for about 500 days on the center, about 660 days from the the day the first backhoe punched a hole in Macy’s.



NORTHSIDE VIEW: Looking north from the penthouse at City Center North, viewers can pick out the Kenisco Dam, Bear Mountain. In foreground is the AT & T tower, formerly the tallest structure in White Plains.
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It has been 22 months since July, 2001 when Louis Cappelli began the demolition of Macy’s. Actual construction of the City Center and lone tower has been in the works just 16 months. Six of those consisted of spent in demolition phase, and ten months saw City Center construction crews work through through five months of the coldest winter in years.



GENTRIFYING EASTVIEW: Looking to the northeast, Clayton Park is visible in the foreground, and the body of water in the upper center is Silver Lake and West Harrison. Jeff Thompson, our tour guide, said that terraces will be constructed on City Center North’s 22nd, 29th and 31st floors providing an extra dimension to the luxury units on those floors. It is truly a location a discriminating and inspired individual would covet.
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It is the work of a team: Craftsmen with brute, precision skills, and great talent that transform engineer’s drawings and architects’ designs into safe, reliable reality. They take pride in their work, signing girders and blocks of concrete, leaving their marks for future generations. Above it all, they risk their lives daily. They work in windblown conditions in teams carefully coordinated by communications and spend enormous energy, hour after hour, day after day, one bolt, one weld, at a time. Day after day.



THE EAST VIEW, shows Westchester Avenue east bound with the Stop N Shop complex in the center, the Eastview School and fields, and The Westchester at right of center.
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The crews have been pushed to finish the City Center by October of this year. During the winter that averaged temperatures in the upper twenties, Cappelli forces enclosed each level of the Tower with heavy tarps to keep crews working. They poured concrete in special processes to withstand the cold and keep the 35-story City Center North moving on up at one floor a week, according to Bruce Wicks, Superintendent for HRH Construction, builders of the residential showpiece. He said the Cappelli organization has spent a lot of extra money to keep the project moving in the teeth of the cold.



VIEW OF THE SOUTHEND: Just beyond the top of Westchester One, the well-heeled future owner of the Penthouse duplex on top of City Center North, will see the spires of New York Presbyterian Hospital and the deep blue of Long Island Sound. On Monday, the efficient new Fortunoff’s is shown just to the right of Westchester One, and Bloomingdale’s visible diagonally across from the Fortunoff’s location. New York Presbyterian Hospital is on the ridge extending from the spires (the NYPH Oval) jsut visible over Westchester One across the center of the picture.
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THE VIEW DOWN MAMARONECK AVENUE FROM THE 35TH FLOOR: the vacant JPI site can be viewed in the upper right corner of your screen. Wicks said that he fully expects to be working on the JPI Jeffersons project at 300 Mamaroneck Avenue within weeks.
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DEEP WITHIN THE CITY CENTER, retail tenants are starting to frame out what is already “the pride of White Plains.” Circuit City and Greenpoint Bank have begun to “frame out” the first of the retail outlets going on first floor retail. Target has begun to “frame out” the below street level. Shown here is the Main Street level, across from City Hall where Barnes & Noble is leased.
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COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU: On the theatre level, National Amusements has not begun to construct their theaters yet. Shari Redstone, the chief executive of National Amusements will personally supervise the construction of the “City Center Cinema de Lux,” according to Jennifer Maguire Hanson, Director of Corporate Communications of National Amusements. Ms. Hanson reports the interior design will be similar to the a Island 16 Cinema de Lux in Holtsville, Long Island. This theater is located off Exit 61 of the Long Island Expressway at Nicolls Road near Farmingville deep in the heart of Suffolk County. For a taste of what the City Center Cinema deluxe will offer, visit www.island-16.com.
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101 Named Scholar Athletes at WPHS

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WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From Michelle Schoenfeld. May 20, 2003: One hundred-one White Plains High School students from seven Spring Varsity Teams were honored as Scholar-Athletes by the Board of Education at its May Regular Meeting last week. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association awards this status, based upon a team average of 90 or better from a specified number of athletes. Athletic Director Mario Scarano presented the teams and their coaches to the Board.



CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF TEAM HAS GREAT CARDS: Eight students from the Golf Team, coached by Joan Behrends, had a 90.169 average. They are Trevor Abenavoli, Julian Beltran, David Berger, William Ettenger, Michael Fabiani, Milan Karunaratne, Linnea Trippett and Craig Kind.
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HIGH STICKERS: From the Women’s Lacrosse Team, Jody Cole, Coach, (far left, at podium, introduced the following 25 athletes qualifying with an average of 90.390: Stephanie Binford, Virginia Binford, Anya Brown, Marissa Couzens, Stefanie Falk, Rachel Fish, Natasha Giurato, Samantha Grasso, Jackie Halas, Camille Herland, Julie Horowitz, Sarah Kellogg, Jesse Lagle, Sari Lewis, Jenna Lowy, Allison Marks, Jennifer Masters, Kaitlin Pellegrin, Jennifer Rhodes, Elizabeth Rose, Mary Ruda, Marlee Santa-Donato, Desiree Schwartz, Diana Whitaker, and Tamiko Younge.
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GOAL-ORIENTED!
The Women’s Soccer team was introduced by Lauren Owen (at podium, left) and 17 members qualified with an average of 90.380. They are: Teresa Bologna, Kerry Cook, Maura Duignan, Jenna Gordon, Amanda Hacohen, Rebecca Isaacs, Lauren Maccarone, Lauren Mooney, Kathleen Murphy, Colleen Owen, Lindsay Reiss, Alissa Rotberg, Rachel Salazar, Jennifer Schlinger, Melissa Trinidad, Rachel vonGlahn, and Bridget Young.
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WORTHY COMPETITORS: Softball Coach Ted O’Donnell introduced his Women’s Softball Team, just returned from a game, and his 11 players qualified with a 90.004 Average: Candace Abbott, Carrie Abbott, Erin Cook, Jessica Isaacs, Kate Lee, Emily Lettieri, Camille Marquis, Kelly O’Neill, Tara Pollard, Kim Wood and Christine Younkin.
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TENNIS RENAISSANCE:
Men’s Tennis was coached by David Iselin, and 12 athletes qualified with a 91.554 average. They are: Michael Abelson, Eric Berman, Nils Bernhart, Alexander Iselin, Adam Kaplan, Steven Levy, Glenn Moody, Adam Reiss, Benjamin Rudow, Paul Sass, Andrew Silverman and Benjamin Wagner.
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From Women’s Outdoor Track, coached by Ed Zemmel, 12 qualified with a 90.383 average: Alyse Bonuomo, Dionna Coleman, Whitney Ford, Jessica Gordon, Alicia Hardy, Gina Heinzinger, Esther Kim, Miranda Munro, Tamara Ramsey, Mirian Rivera, Jennifer Russell and Allison Wing.



NUMBERS KINGS OF TRACK AND TRANSCRIPT: The Men’s 2003 Championship Outdoor Track team, coached by Fred Singleton had 17 athletes who
qualified with a team average of 90.463. They are: William Berg, Jeff Bergman, Dylan Cashman, Douglas Chin, John Coulter, Marten Coulter, Tim Donworth, Chris Gentry, Vladimir Gogish, Andrew Hernacki, Robert Hollahan, Johan Huapaya, Timothy Oddo, Alex Rainer, Michael Smayda, and Eliel Talo.
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Mr. Scarano also named seven athletes who maintained a 90+ average but whose teams did not qualify. From the Baseball Team, they were Sean Campbell, Jonathan Kava, Evan McGuire and Josh Taft.

From Men’s Lacrosse, they were Erik Lantier, Thomas Lee and Brian O’Keefe.

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“QTP” Auditions for Manager Role at WP Performing Arts Center.

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WPCNR STAGE DOOR. By John F. Bailey. May 19, 2003: The Executive Director of Queens Theatre in the Park, the former New York State Pavilion at the 1964 World’s Fair that has been turned into a successful arts center with a year-round schedule in Flushing Meadow Park, will be presenting a proposal to the White Plains Common Council this evening along with Westco Productions and Centerpoint Stage.

Jeffrey Rosenstock, Executive Director at the Queens venue since 1989 will be making a presentation tonight at the Common Council, along with a partner. Mr. Rosenstock has presided over the growth and multi-cultural and diverse programming mix at the 475-seat Queens Theatre in the Park for about fourteen years, coming to the theatre in 1989. The Queens Theatre in the Park is supported by the New York Office of Cultural Affairs, receives numerous state supported grants, and has consistently produced a steady eclectic mix of plays, musicals, artists, and renowned cultural productions in his tenure. The Theatre itself seats slightly more than the 425-seat White Plains Performing Arts Center now under construction.

A sampling of plays and attractions at the Queens Theatre appears to fit the mission of the White Plains Performing Arts Center. In just the last six months, its “Theatre Series” has presented a premiere play, oldfriends.com with Pat Carroll and Patricia Connolly; Home, a Tony Award Nominee “Best Play,” and premiered American Dreams: Lost & Found, the play by Studs Terkel; a new production of As You Like It; Master Class, the Tony Award “Best Play”; and is currently presenting the new 1930s musical, Dames at Sea. It produced and continues to present the first Latino Artists Festival in 1998, runs a Black Cultural Festival. The full extent of their diversity of programming can be viewed on their website at www.queenstheatre.org.
“QTP” as it is known in the anachronym-obcessed world of the arts, is an experienced, fully booked community arts center already operating in a demographically diverse semi-suburban setting, with a proven track record.

The appeal of the Queens Theatre in the Park would appear to be the ability to offer touring companies and artists it books a secondary venture in the metropolitan New York area: The White Plains Performing Arts Centre, a strong advantage for any artistic director.

They also appear to offer an in-place and functioning theatre venue of the same size and audience demographics as the White Plains Performing Arts Center will have to appeal to: the sophisticated Queens audiences of Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill and western Nassau County, the large Queens Latino population (25% of Queens residents are Hispanic) and Blacks

The Queens Theatre in the Park entry was a late entry in the theatre auditions to be held by the Common Council this evening at 7 at City Hall, getting their proposal in to City Hall two weeks ago. Mr. Rosenstock was out when WPCNR contacted the Queens Theatre in the Park Monday morning. At this time, it cannot be determined whether Mr. Rosentock is attempting to run the theatre as a separate venture, or what his other resources are, which most likely will be explained in detail this evening.

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Key Dates This Week for School Budget Vote. Pick Up Absentee Ballots

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WPCNR NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. From Dolf Biel. May 19, 2003: The League of Women Voters will have a “Candidates Night” on Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Women’s Club on Ridgeway.

A public budget hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in the high school.

The School board election and budget vote will be on June 3 at your
local polling place.

Absentee ballots are available. To obtain one, call Michele Schoenfeld at (914) 422-2071. She’ll mail out an application. Alternatively, they can be picked up in person at Ed House, 5 Homeside Lane. She suggests calling ahead to assure that someone who controls the ballots will be available when you arrive.

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