In an effort that will bring more domestic and international students to study finance, BCW Member Manhattanville College this week announced a partnership with the New York Institute of Finance to collaborate on offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs focused on financial analytics, business management, and educational management. The New York Institute of Finance (NYIF), founded by the New York Stock Exchange in 1922, has a 100-year history of facilitating training for finance professionals and providing continuing education in the industry and at corporations worldwide. More than 50,000 people in 125 countries are trained through NYIF annually. Many of the […]

Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost New York motorists a total of $28 billion statewide annually, according to the report release Wednesday by TRIP, a Washington, DC based national transportation research nonprofit. For the Mid-Hudson region, the annual cost per driver is $1,839 which is due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. The report said that increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could relieve traffic congestion, improve road, bridge and transit conditions, boost safety, and support long-term economic growth in New York. […]

Congratulations to the City of Yonkers on the long-awaited opening this week by Great Point Studios of Lionsgate Studios Yonkers, which will soon be the largest modern-built film and television production facility in the Northeast. In an unprecedented move that will dramatically change the landscape of the New York film and television industry, Great Point Studios also revealed its $500 million-plus expansion plans and new long-term tenants for the facility, which include Lionsgate, Mediapro and Syracuse University. Owned and operated by Great Point Studios, Lionsgate Studios was created to satisfy the overwhelming demand for large studio space in the New […]

In an effort to identify community needs of programs and services available to its residents, The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe is partnering with The Helene T. and Grant M. Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University on an in-depth needs assessment. The Community Fund is seeking to identify the types of services and resources available to residents, and to address any potential gaps or inadequacies in areas such as human services, health care, housing, public safety, day care, and recreation, among other vital community needs. “The Community Fund is committed to supporting critical social, health and […]

Congratulations to BCW Member Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow on the completion of its new $8.4 million imaging suite which is expected to be operational in February. The 3,800-square-foot suite houses a scanner manufactured by Seimens Healthineers that simultaneously does Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computerized Tomography Imaging (CT) imaging. Obtaining both PET and CT images previously required two separate sessions using two separate pieces of equipment. Phelps, which is a Northwell Health hospital, will use the new suite for treatment of patients at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Phelps. In addition, patients being diagnosed and treated for issues […]

Good news for Westchester movie goers! The Picture House Regional Film Center, which is a BCW Member, recently announced that it will expand its operations to Bronxville, extending its film and education programs to the historic movie theater on Kraft Avenue that is owned and was previously operated by Bow Tie Cinemas. The news of its growth into Bronxville comes as the film center continues the year-long centennial celebration of its iconic Pelham theater. The Bronxville expansion will add three screens and another 1920s era theater to the regional film center, allowing for even more wide-ranging and varied programming of […]