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Target is Coming to Port Chester’s Gateway Shopping Center

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It’s difficult to miss the new, bright red signage from the Boston Post Road. Target is coming to 495 Boston Post Rd, in Port Chester, NY. According to the company’s website, Target is continuing to invest in new stores across the country. The Port Chester space is 89,000 sq ft and will operate on two levels. “We’re always exploring locations for new stores,” the company’s website says. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Gateway Shopping Center, Port Chester, Target

Patty’s Portico is Martha Stewart’s Go-To Place for Restoring Vintage Patio Furniture

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Patty’s Portico specializes in sandblasting and powder coating wrought iron, cast iron, and aluminum including name brands like Brown Jordan, Tropitone, Molla, Woodard and Salterini. They also restrap, re-sling, weld and replace glides and glass tops, and can restore cast iron radiators, heat registers, candelabras, marine and automotive parts. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts, Business, Martha Stewart, Patty DeFelice, Patty Strazza, Patty's Portico, Port Chester

As Port Chester Super-Sizes, Traffic Safety Issues Come to a Head in Byram

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Byram residents say traffic and dangerous driving threaten their neighborhood safety and quality of life.
Across the river in Port Chester, where Main Street is being redeveloped with multi-story buildings, residents will funnel through Byram to reach I-95 exit 2. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Transportation, Byram Neighborhood Association, Delavan Ave, I-95, Mill Street, New Lebanon School, Port Chester

Vincent Graziano Wants You to Join “The Romeo Club.” It’s a Meal Readers Will Devour

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Vincent Graziano has done it again. Having published his first work of fiction, Die Laughing, in 2009, and more recently The Family Jewels in 2018, the stand up comedian turned funeral parlor owner again borrows from memories of his youth in Little Italy and imagined scenarios only a funeral director could devise. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts, Die Laughing, Mamaroneck, Pasquale Ristorante, Port Chester, The Family Jewels, Vincent Graziano

Byram Residents Seek I95 Sound Barriers, Protection for Veterans Memorials Near New Hamill Rink Site

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The Byram Neighborhood Association met Monday night via Zoom to discuss plans for a new Hamill Rink, concerns about noise from the CT Dept of Transportation’s $205 million I-95 improvement project, and a raft of concerns about beautification, blight, parking and traffic in the neighborhood on the west side of town. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Transportation, Al Shehadi, Alan Monelli, Brian O'Connor, Burgers Shakes & Fries

Port Chester ZBA Considers Tarry Lighthouse. “Folks Like Village’s Rusty, Dusty Form”

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About a dozen residents of Byram and Port Chester shared their opinions on the proposed 7-story, 242-unit development that would replace the entire block bordered by North Main St, Mill St, Abendroth and Highland St. Most opposed the project, several cited the appeal of the existing diverse and historic buildings. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Real Estate, Al Shehadi, Anthony Gioffre, Business Council of Westchester, Byram Neighborhood Association, David Mann, Eric Zamft