Led by BCW Executive Vice President & COO John Ravitz, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins recently took a personal tour arranged by the BCW of the new Amazon Delivery Station in Hawthorne. The new state-of-the-art last mile delivery station, which is the first one in Westchester County, serves as the last stop before a package gets delivered to a customer’s doorstep.  Located at 231 Saw Mill River Road, (Route 9A), the 150,000-square-foot multilevel building serves most of the region and currently delivers on average tens of thousands of packages on a daily basis. Packages are shipped from […]

Twelve municipalities in Westchester County are among the 335 statewide that have launched applications to be certified as Pro-Housing Communities, 162 of which have already been certified, including major cities in every region of the state. Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement on August 12 while touring Three Mile Harbor Housing in East Hampton, a recently certified Pro-Housing Community. The Pro-Housing Communities Program, launched by the governor last year as part of a package of Executive Actions to increase the housing supply, recognizes municipalities for their commitment to housing growth. As part of the FY25 Enacted Budget, Hochul secured an […]

In an effort to determine if batteries using zinc-manganese technology are better and safer than lithium-ion batteries for large scale storage of electricity, New York Power Authority, headquartered in White Plains, along with Urban Electric Power (UEP), which is based in Pearl River and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are planning to establish demonstration projects in Westchester County and at the campus of SUNY Oneonta. Westchester County’s Grasslands Reservation in Valhalla has been selected as one of two sites in New York state where demonstration projects will be set up. The U.S. Department of Energy is funding $6.5 million […]

Andrew Weisz, President of BCW Member RPW Group, was the focus of a Journal News report on August 2 about the reimagining of the Platinum Mile, which was once home to major corporate office parks and now is a booming multi-family residential market. “The 9 to 5 office park no longer works. People are looking for 24/7 communities,” Weisz said. “They need that mix of office, residential and entertainment.” The front page article noted that in the ’70s and ’80s, Westchester’s Platinum Mile took shape on both sides of Interstate 287 in White Plains and Harrison. CEOs wanted their headquarters […]

BCW Member The Arc Westchester, the largest organization providing services and support to people with developmental disabilities in Westchester County, recently hosted the Phase II Construction Kick-Off for the Ann Manzi Center at 699 Main Street, Mount Kisco. The Arc Westchester embarked on a significant renovation and improvement project at the Ann Manzi Center, a crucial Day Service hub in Mount Kisco. With Phase I interior renovations completed in 2018, the kick-off marked the commencement of Phase II, a larger and more comprehensive project that includes many additional elements on the interior and exterior. Funding for the project comes from […]

The BCW was among a coalition of more than 50 business, energy and labor organizations calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration to conduct a comprehensive assessment of New York’s impending mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which are not on track to be met and could result in significant energy supply shortfalls and adverse impacts across numerous industries. The coalition, led by the Business Council of New York State, sent a letter to Hochul’s office on Tuesday urging the state to evaluate the reality of the law’s mandates, including reducing New York’s greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent […]