Westchester County has invested $6 million to restore the North Bathhouse at Playland in Rye, so that the Westchester Children’s Museum can build a facility projected to draw tens of thousands of visitors to the seaside park. Though the county restoration was completed in October, County Executive Rob Astorino won’t… Read More →
Ross Pepe, the president of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester, put out the following statement in response to the Board of Legislators information session Wednesday on the future of Playland: Putting Off Work at Playland Statement by Ross J. Pepe President, Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley,... Read More →
The Westchester County Board of Legislators is diving into its review of proposals for Playland’s future and plans to dedicate several committee meetings to the topic in the coming weeks and develop a framework for making a decision on a future operator for the historic park. The Government Operations Committee… Read More →
A letter to Westchester Legislator Bill Ryan that says it’s from the Playland Park staff but lists no names blames County Executive Rob Astorino for taking Playland “from a thriving Park to a park that has been cut to shreds,” and asks the Board of Legislators to slow down the… Read More →
When the non-profit Sustainable Playland was announced last week as the entity chosen to run a redeveloped Playland, it came complete with a long list of for-profit partners that will run different parts of the operation. Biederman Redevelopment Ventures, run by Dan Biederman of Chappaqua, will be the asset manager… Read More →
Both revenue and attendance are down at Playland through mid-July compared to last year, according to figures provided to the Westchester Board of Legislators Government Operations Committee this week. As of July 15, 193,749 people went to the county-owned amusement park this year compared to 205,825 last year. The park… Read More →
The Editorial Board held an Editorial Spotlight interview with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino on Wednesday. The discussion focused on Astorino’s announcement that he is seeking to merge the public safety and emergency services departments, the projected deficit for 2011, Astorino’s struggles with the Board of Legislators, the future of… Read More →
