Bistro 512 Brings New Flavor to a Familiar Location

Goodbye, Briar’s, hello Bistro 512.   An Ossining pub that was a local landmark has been replaced by a stylish newcomer with a fresh, updated look and menu.  The new upscale […] Read more »

Pedestrian Fatality Increases Urgency to Make Route 9 Safer

The death of a Tarrytown pedestrian at a busy intersection has increased pressure on the state to improve safety at that and other crossings along the North Broadway corridor.   Village […] Read more »

Drama Recalls Only Black Woman Executed at Sing Sing

On Nov. 16, 1944, Helen Ray Fowler died in Sing Sing prison’s electric chair, becoming the only Black woman legally executed in New York State.   Her death at age 37 […] Read more »

Route 9A Study: Wider Lanes, Taller Bridges, Better Drainage

Wider lanes, a breakdown lane, on-off ramps, new overpasses and improved drainage along Route 9A between Ossining and Briarcliff Manor are among the preliminary concepts in a $2 million study […] Read more »

Regeneron Buys Avon R&D Facility for $3.9 Million

Regeneron, the global biotechnology company headquartered in Tarrytown, has purchased an Avon research and development center in the Village of Suffern for nearly $3.9 million, according to Rockland County records.  […] Read more »

What Can a Zombie Apocalypse Teach Us About Disabilities? 

Can a movie about a zombie apocalypse be a metaphor for what it feels like when people with disabilities try to be seen and heard?   That’s the message at […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow Picks 9 Proposals for $4.5 Million State Grant

More affordable housing and a makeover for the vacant Strand Theatre are among nine proposals selected by Village of Sleepy Hollow planners for consideration under a $4.5 million state revitalization […] Read more »

Local Authors: Briarcliff Author Reveals Father’s Nazi Escape, Spy Adventures 

Briarcliff Manor resident Audrey Birnbaum has published a retelling of her father’s escape from Nazi Germany that’s also an immigration tale, a family drama and a coming-of-age story.    After the […] Read more »

Horseman Bagels Reopens After Fire 

Saeed Faghihi’s business, Horseman Bagels, had gotten off to a promising start when it opened in October 2022 in Sleepy Hollow.   “When we opened, we thought it was going to […] Read more »

‘The Hudson Gives Hope to People All Around the World’ 

When Lewis Pugh reached the stretch of the Hudson River that runs along the Westchester County shoreline, the end of his 315-mile swim down the river’s entire length was in […] Read more »