Category Archives: Pleasantville

Time For Another Best Commuter Town Poll

I was waiting for the 8:16 this morning when I overheard a woman discussing our own Hawthorne station as she climbed down the stairs. I tend not to pay much heed to the woman, as she’s the one who repeatedly … Continue reading

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Almost Home(ly)

After the success of the decade-0ld art project at Pleasantville station, featuring bronzed chairs in the overpass and called “Almost Home,” Hawthorne station has unveiled its own seats-in-the-overpass installment. Hawthorne’s is called “Crate Expectations.” Pleasantville: Hawthorne:  

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Notes From the Tasting Room, Volume 1

“Notes” checks out what people are drinking, and what they’re thinking, each week in the Captain Lawrence Brewing tasting room in Elmsford. Super Brews Day T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month, but let’s be honest—most-miserable-month honors go … Continue reading

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A Newer-y Brewery

Captain Lawrence Brewery opened up its new and vastly expanded operation this week, shifting from Pleasantville to Elmsford. I’m sad to say Rob Astorino beat me there. “This is what it’s all about,” our County Exec told the Daily Greenburgh. … Continue reading

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Pleasantville Second ‘Smelliest’ ‘City’ in World

Fresh off its Best Damn Commuter Town Period title, Pleasantville was named second smelliest city in America by GQ. OK, this is ridiculous. I just can’t imagine that Pleasantville smells any different than Chappaqua or Valhalla or even a little … Continue reading

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A Pleasant Place to Get Your ‘Bouch’ On

The ‘After’ picture of Bouchon’s $10 cheese plate It was the Missus’s birthday yesterday, so the rest of the family did our best to make the day special for our peerless matriarch. (For Little G and Little Miss C, it … Continue reading

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I’m CooCoo For New Metro-North Texting Service

The morning was a bit weird. It was Little G’s “graduation” from pre-school up in Priusville (can any male of a certain age hear “Pomp and Circumstance” anymore without thinking of “Animal House”?), so I attended, then shot over to … Continue reading

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Captain Lawrence Departing Pleasantville

Captain Lawrence Brewery, one of the factors that helped Pleasantville win our Best Commuter Town poll a few years ago, has announced it’s moving a few miles south to Greenburgh, reports AOL’s Pleasantville Patch. The move should wrap up by … Continue reading

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‘Hyperlocal’ Westchester Sites Launch

A batch of Westchester town sites launched today, including The Daily Mount Pleasant. It looks like there are about 30 community sites under the “Daily Westchester” header, covering local schools, crime, sports, real estate and, occasionally, bits related to transit, … Continue reading

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Walking in Pleasantville?

I wish the [Pleasantville Music Festival] organizers would put more emphasis on up and coming acts…and less on the bands who are so obviously on the back nine of their career. I wrote that two years ago, when the P-ville Music … Continue reading

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