Standard Offers More County Return by and by, Larger Operation. Central Amusements (Coney Island Success) Says They Have Experience to Do The Job.Will Bring New Rides, Lower Admission Price. Will not Team with Standard

Hits: 2WPCNR PLAYLAND-GO-ROUND. By John F. Bailey. September 4, 2014 UPDATED 6 P.M.: In a hearing of the County Legislature Labor, Parks, Planning and Housing Committee reviewing the two private operators as possible operators of Playland today, it became clear … Continue reading

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Common Council Approves LCOR RESTART OF 55 BANK STREET; HEARS WP PAVILION ZONING CHANGE, SET TO APPROVE $10 MILLION DAM RECONSTRUCTION TO WITHSTAND HALF A MAXIMUM FLOOD

Hits: 128  WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. September 2, 2014: The regular monthly White Plains Common Council meeting convened  at City Hall with two public hearings scheduled that hold promise for future construction jobs and indicate gambles on the part of … Continue reading

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On Labor Day: when a time when it is popular to blame union contracts for the economy problems, it is instructive to remember how it was. Labor Day Born as an Apology to American Labor.

Hits: 0  WPCNR NEWS AND COMMENT. By John F. Bailey. September 1, 2014: It is Labor Day 2014. A time when the White Plains Board of Education continues its labor dispute with the White Plains Teachers Association (in its third … Continue reading

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BROTHER JIMMY’S– STANDARD IN SOUTHERN BARBECUE LANDING AT FORMER BUTTERFIELD 8

Hits: 571     WPCNR DOWNTOWN STRIP. August 26, 2014:   WPCNR has learned that Butterfield 8 undergoing renovations, will be opening next week as a Brother Jimmy’s the downtown Manhattan “go-to-to-meet-up-watch-the-game-and-see-your-buds-from-the-old-alma-ter-place.” Brother Jimmy’s has announced on its website that … Continue reading

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