Carmine’s Deli: Come for the Mortadella. Stay for the Music

On Saturday afternoons you’ll find Rob Venuti behind the counter at Carmine’s Italian Deli and Café in Elmsford, stuffing a wedge with prosciutto and provolone.  Come Saturday night, you might […] Read more »

Yeshiva Appeals after Briarcliff Denies Permit for former Pace Campus

Lawyers for a proposed yeshiva are appealing Briarcliff Manor’s denial of a special permit to operate a school for up to 350 college-age men on the former Pace University campus.  […] Read more »

Destiny and a Dream: Bobby Checchi’s Last Trip to Yankee Stadium 

In August 2010, Bobby Checchi was in the hospital fighting a rare form of cancer when his family conspired to make a birthday wish come true for the longtime New […] Read more »

Tarrytown’s Jazz Forum’s Year 5: ‘We’ve Upped Our Game’ 

On a narrow side street hidden from Tarrytown’s main drag is a gem of a jazz club that’s been attracting the top names in the genre for the past half-decade.  […] Read more »

Irvington’s Cinderella Castle on the Market for $1.7 Million

A castle drawn from the pages of a fairy tale is awaiting its next chapter.  Villa Keen in Irvington, with its coat of arms, stained glass doors, cathedral ceilings and […] Read more »

Village of Ossining Wins $7 Million State Grant for E-Bike Sharing Program 

The Village of Ossining has been awarded $7 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to fund an e-bike sharing program here and in surrounding river […] Read more »

The Ossining Church That Climbed a Hill 

St. Paul’s On-The-Hill had a steep uphill climb to reach its home high atop Ganung Drive in Ossining since its founding in the 1830s.  The Episcopal church was founded some […] Read more »

Ossining Restaurant Shuttered Last Summer has New Owner

The Briar’s, an Ossining restaurant that closed last summer after decades of serving local patrons, has new owners who plan a top-to-bottom reboot.  The cozy inn on North State Road […] Read more »

Irvington Boat Club Settles Dispute with Tappan Zee Constructors 

More than four years after the Irvington Boat & Beach Club’s pier was smashed by a runaway construction barge, the club and Tappan Zee Constructors have settled a dispute over […] Read more »

Briarcliff Writer’s Latest Collaboration: Michael K. Williams’ Posthumous Memoir

A posthumously released memoir by actor Michael K. Williams, who created groundbreaking Black characters on shows like The Wire, Boardwalk Empire and Lovecraft Country, was co-written by Briarcliff Manor author […] Read more »