Wednesday, January 18, 2012
One developer says the pace of things in Port Chester is enough to make investors "walk away in disgust."
Two of Port Chester's biggest developers gave elected leaders an earful Tuesday night, praising the village's potential while blaming village politics for holding up projects and scaring investors away. Although the economic downturn has put a damper on development in most other places, the economy hasn't put much of a dent in Port Chester's ongoing revitalization. Developers are ready and willing to build in Port Chester, but blame the village's history of infighting, acrimonious politics and languid municipal pace for stalling projects and scaring off other potential investors. Almost a decade since it closed, United Hospital has become a blight on the village's main corridor, a decaying building peppered with boarded-up windows, …
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A legendary shiner tops a list that proves truth is stranger than fiction.
There are a few obvious reasons why a Greenwich man's June arrest tops this year's list of crime stories in Port Chester. First, the accusation was disturbing -- police say 42-year-old Robert Berwick was crouched in the bushes at Lyon Park, just five yards away from a pair of young children as he filmed them with a video camera. Then there were the post-arrest revelations, a long list of accusations and convictions dating back to 2001, mostly involving filming women and couples in public spaces like parks and libraries. But the icing on the cake, the detail that compelled thousands of readers to click on a post detailing Berwick's Port Chester arrest, was the Greenwich man's mug shot. When an undercover cop confronted Berwick in Lyon Park…
Monday, December 5, 2011
Inspectors found a long list of safety hazards after a fire on Westchester Avenue this morning.
Inspectors found electrical hazards, extensive work performed without permits and "possible zoning violations" during a preliminary investigation of a Westchester Avenue building that caught fire this morning. The fire, at one of Port Chester's busiest intersections, spurred a mass response from the Port Chester Fire Department and resulted in the shut down of an entire block throughout most of the day as firefighters doused the blaze and authorities dealt with the aftermath. Port Chester's building inspector and code enforcement staff conducted a complete walk-through of the building, at 101-111 Westchester Ave., after calling on Con Edison crews to shut down power to the heavily damaged building. At least 10 businesses were closed due to…
Port Chester's fire chief described electrical systems in the Westchester Avenue building as "a mess" and code violations are likely as an investigation continues.
Ten businesses were shuttered and will remain closed indefinitely after an electrical fire this morning on Westchester Avenue. Firefighters rushed to Armenta Vision Optical at 107 Westchester Ave. in response to the 9 a.m. fire call. Some 45 firefighters battled the blaze, bringing it under control within about 10 minutes, Chief Kevin McFadden said. One person was treated for chest pains, but no one else was injured and firefighters were able to clear shop employees and customers out of Armenta and neighboring stores, McFadden said. Preliminary reports from county fire investigators indicate the blaze was electrical in nature. An investigation is ongoing. In the meantime, 10 businesses -- including Armenta, a nearby eatery, a computer …
Portion of street closed off for investigation.
Port Chester firefighters are investigating a fire alarm call at 105 Westchester Ave. in the downtown area. Westchester Avenue is closed between Broad and Main streets as fire investigators, police and fire apparatus remain on-scene. Drivers can avoid the square and take Pearl or Broad streets to bypass downtown traffic and congestion due to the fire response. Follow Port Chester Patch! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PortChesterPatch Twitter: http://twitter.com/PChesterPatch
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Arcuri's Pizza and Salad is back in business.
Good pizza inspires loyalty. That's the bright spot for Rod Aguillon, who owns Arcuri's Pizza and Salad on Main Street. The pizzeria opened its doors again on Nov. 7, four months to the day after a fire ripped through the 44-48 Main Street building that houses Arcuri's, Cousin Frankie's USA Grill and clothing shop Crave. In addition to shuttering the first-floor businesses, the fire rendered upstairs apartments uninhabitable, left several families homeless, and prompted an investigation that revealed "dozens upon dozens of fire safety and building code violations," according to the Department of Code Enforcement. Business owners who rent space in the building had to weather months of lost revenue. Despite the danger to their livelihoods, …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The teens set fire to a blanket and paper in a stairwell leading to the AMC theater complex on Waterfront Place.
Four children are accused of breaking into cars and stealing cell phones, GPS units and credit cards during a weekend crime spree, Port Chester police said. The group, which includes two middle school-age children, was caught after setting off a fire alarm in a stairwell connecting Panera Bread and the movie theater complex at the waterfront, Lt. James Ladeairous said. Police were called to the Waterfront Place area at 6:11 a.m. on Saturday for a report of kids pulling a fire alarm. After talking to witnesses, one officer located a group of kids sitting down outside 50 S. Main St., while another officer found the source of the fire alarm. The children had lit a blanket and paper on fire in a stairwell of the movie theater complex to set …
Friday, November 4, 2011
Port Chester's politicians call it "code enforcement by fire," and many are worried about the safety of firefighters.
As Port Chester housing inspectors work their way through hundreds of parcels, some trustees have taken to repeating a grim punchline about the village's current predicament: There are scheduled, methodical inspections, and then there's "code enforcement by fire." The latter has become particularly alarming over the past year, with several major fires attributed to things like poor electrical wiring, precariously-placed space heaters, makeshift modifications and amateur repair work. In some cases, the buildings were scheduled for inspection. In others, landlords had ignored notices from inspectors or found ways to stall their efforts. Inspectors were working on a preliminary report on the Olivia Street house that was the site of Thursday …
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Eddie Padillo of Elmsford is in jail without bail, accused ripping a tooth out of his victim's mouth during a violent encounter in a laundromat.
A Greenwich man was in the right place at the right time, helping a woman escape after she fought off a nightmarish assault Sunday, Port Chester police said. The victim, a 47-year-old Greenwich woman, was in a Main Street laundromat at 10:30 p.m. when Eddie Padillo of Elmsford stumbled in, police said. Creeped out by Padillo's behavior and the fact that they were alone in the laundromat, the woman got up to leave when Padillo started speaking to her and edging closer, Lt. James Ladeairous said. She told police she realized she was in danger just before Padillo reached out and closed both hands around her throat. The victim fought off the 23-year-old man, bolting toward the back door of the laundromat. That's when she felt Padillo's hand "…
Monday, August 29, 2011
Power was restored to 690 homes at 6:15 p.m., bringing the majority of residences back online. A few scattered outages remain.
Power was restored to 690 homes in Port Chester at 6:15 p.m., restoring the bulk of outages in the village. Most of the homes without power were grouped in a cluster in the Locust and Putnam Avenue areas. A transformer on Locust Avenue was damaged in this weekend's storm, and power company crews worked throughout the day to repair the damage. Some outages remain in the village, about 60 homes scattered throughout the village's 2.4 square miles. Individual outages often take longer to rectify; power companies work their way down, prioritizing the largest clusters before bringing single homes back online. Among those without power were seniors and families living in 62 units on Terrace Avenue. Staff at the Port Chester Senior Center …
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