White Plains Photograph of the Day

WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER. April 4, 2004: Today’s photograph brings back an American icon: the Brooklyn Milk Shake. It comes to you through a time warp on Court Street in White Plains, Brooklyn’s Famous Subs & Pizza. The moment you walk through its portals you are in a different place a time, a state of mind and place, that lives once more. It’s 1955, where the Dodgers still play on Bedford Avenue and Sullivan Place, hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day, 45s spin on the jukebox, and the ice cream is so good, even the owner helps herself once in awhile.



“Shake It Up!” By the White Plains Roving Photographer

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White Plains Law Firm Hailed as Pro Bono Champ.

WPCNR WHITE PLAINS LAW JOURNAL. March 30, 2004: The Pro Bono Partnership has named Susan Corcoran of the law firm Jackson Lewis LLP the 2003 Volunteer of the Year.  A partner in the firm’s White Plains office, Susan has been honored for her outstanding commitment to providing free employment law related services to several of the Partnership’s clients – community based non-profit organizations in Westchester and Fairfield Counties, many of whom serve the needs of children.  Susan also serves as a resource to the Partnership’s legal staff on a broad range of employment-related issues. 

 


Says Mo Segall, the Partnership’s Deputy Director for New York and Connecticut, “Susan is terrific.  We wish we had more volunteers just like her.”  Pat Vaccaro, Managing Partner of the White Plains office of Jackson Lewis, commented, “At Jackson Lewis we believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and do business and we take very seriously our relationship with the Pro Bono Partnership.  We applaud the Partnership’s choice of Susan as its Volunteer of the Year.  She is an outstanding attorney and person with a keen sense of civic and community responsibility.”


 


Established in 1958, Jackson Lewis is one of the largest firms in the country dedicated to representing management exclusively in employment law and related litigation.  With 360 attorneys in 20 offices nationwide, the firm is knowledgeable about national issues and sensitive to the nuances of regional business environments.


The firm’s White Plains, New York office, with 45 professionals, is reputed to be the largest labor and employment law firm between New York City and the Canadian border.  The firm devotes a significant portion of its practice to management education and preventive programs.  This approach helps limit exposure to lawsuits, administrative charges, grievances and related costs.


For more information about our firm, visit www.jacksonlewis.com.

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WPCNR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DAY

WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER. April 3, 2004: Today’s photo is of the transformed Eastview School fields, under going Mother Nature’s grooming, awaiting their new grass seed to flourish. The fields were created by the Department of Public Works and will be home to the White Plains High School Middle School softball and baseball teams.



RENAISSANCE OF A DIAMOND. By the White Plains Roving Photographer.


 

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Bar Building Designated Historical Site by N.Y.; Cappelli to Demolish Nook

WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. April 3, 2004: In a news release issued Friday, the New York State Office of Parks and Historical Preservation officially designated the Bar Building an historic site, which requires the owner of the Bar Building to “keep up the building,” as part of  the responsibility of the designation. It could not be determined at press time whether the owner of the Bar Building was required to make improvements in the building. The owner of the building, Anthony Longhitano, according to the White Plains Historical Society, has applied within the last week and a half to have it nationally designated as an historical site as well.



WINNER! The Bar Building built in 1926 as it appears today. The Renaissance Plaza fountain was taking Spring Training. Photo by WPCNR News.



LOSER! The Corner Nook block will be demolished in May according to Louis Cappelli, to provide plaza space for the One City Place apartments. It has been known for three years the block was going to be demolished, the only question was when and by whom. Now we know.  Photo by WPCNR News


 


In another development, Louis Cappelli, the Super Developer, in a newsfeed to The Journal News said he would demolish the Corner Nook-bookstore-deli block next to City Place in May, giving The Corner Nook cafe the rest of April to vacate the premises. He also announced that he would help The Corner Nook with money to locate another location in the city.

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