Congratulations to the Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center on being verified by the American Burn Association (ABA) as an Adult and Pediatric Burn Center. The verification was made after a rigorous and thorough review of Westchester Medical Center’s burn care program. With this verification, BCW Member Westchester Medical Center is now home to the only verified burn care program in Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and eastern New York State north of New York City. According to the ABA, there are almost 500,000 burn injuries requiring medical care each year with over 60 percent of those hospitalized with a […]

In an expansion of its media portfolio, BCW Member Today Media has acquired Bethesda Magazine and the news site MoCo360 from Z-Pop Media. Today Media is a leading publisher of regional lifestyle magazines, business publications and websites across multiple markets including Westchester Magazine and 914INC. Rob Martinelli, CEO of Today Media, said Bethesda Magazine and MoCo360 are “a great fit” for his company, which publishes in four similar east coast markets, including Westchester County and the Hudson Valley in New York, suburban Philadelphia and all of Delaware. “I’ve always been impressed with Bethesda Magazine and the MoCo360 news site,” he […]

CLICK HERE to watch the StarPower 1 Leadership Program – Information Session.

Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement Thursday that the City of White Plains will receive $10 million in funding as the Mid-Hudson Region’s top winner in the latest round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative is a major endorsement of its ongoing commitment to the future of its downtown district. Addressing a standing room crowd gathered at the Sonesta Hotel, the Governor cited White Plains for its commitment to a range of projects and programs all targeted to ensuring an equitable, inclusive and sustainable future. A leading example is the planned replacement of the closed Galleria Mall with a $2.5 billion mixed-use residential, commercial and […]

Congratulations to BCW Member Manhattanville College’s Sport Studies program on receiving a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for “Sport Studies in the 21st Century: Amplifying the Latinx Experience in Curricula, Conversation, and Community.” This groundbreaking initiative explores the multifaceted social, political, historical, and cultural aspects of sport within Latinx communities. The award was one of five given as part of the NEH’s 2023 Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions competition. Manhattanville has earned a designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The project will address gaps in the field of Sport […]

Westchester’s ever-expanding health care sector got another big boost with the recent grand opening of Montefiore-Einstein Advanced Care’s new state-of-the-art 90,000-square-foot medical facility in Elmsford. Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care is home to a number of highly specialized centers and programs with advanced technologies to serve its patients with complex health concerns. Each center anchors multiple disciplines to approach diagnosis and treatment from many angles at once, giving patients efficient access to a full spectrum of care.   The Centers include Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center, Comprehensive Brain Health Center; Cosmetic Dermatology Center,  Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Heart Center. Immunologic Diseases Center, Medical […]