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d'Kong76 Mar 07 2015 07:15 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 27 2017 10:59 AM

http://www.wsj.com/articles/peekskill-a ... 1425679625

d'Kong76 Mar 07 2015 08:00 AM Re: You Town in the News

Forgot about the wall of paydom... Peekskill: A Hudson River Town That’s Making a Comeback An hour from Manhattan, the ‘best-kept secret in Westchester County’ [fimg=700]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/030715a.jpg[/fimg] By MELANIE LEFKOWITZ THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Updated March 6, 2015 9:40 p.m. ET Maureen Winzig feels so strongly about Peekskill, she’s reluctant to talk about it. “It’s the best-kept secret in Westchester County, and I’ve become so in love with it, I don’t want everybody to flood in and take over,” says Ms. Winzig, an artist who kept a studio in Peekskill before moving there full-time 2½ years ago. “Not only are we right on the most beautiful bend in the Hudson River; we can take the train down to New York City in an hour.” The once-industrial northern Westchester city, about 40 miles from Manhattan, now offers its residents relatively affordable housing—in single- or multifamily houses, condos, co-ops and lofts—as well as access to the river and large parks. Peekskill also boasts as an increasingly vibrant downtown, with a popular performing-arts venue, and an active and tightknit arts community. The city has experienced a resurgence in recent years, with new housing, restaurants and events, and several redevelopment projects in various stages. That resurgence was slowed by the Great Recession, but residents and local leaders say it’s picking back up. [fimg=700]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/030715b.jpg[/fimg] “In the last couple of years there’s been this insane boom of really incredible restaurants,” says Ms. Winzig, who is president of the Peekskill Arts Alliance. “Every weekend there’s something for me to do here.” Housing in Peekskill ranges from distinctive, turn-of-the-century, detached single-family houses to new luxury condos overlooking the Hudson River. New developments are in the works, including a proposed 94-unit, mixed-use project on Main Street that’s in the planning stages, says the city’s mayor, Frank Catalina. Prices are affordable, especially by Westchester standards. Home prices dropped for several years after peaking in 2007, but are slowly rising, says Joe Lippolis, of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices River Towns Real Estate, who has had an office on Main Street in Peekskill for about 12 years. The median price for single-family houses, he says, was about $355,000 in 2007. In 2013, it was about $230,000, and in 2014, nearly $252,000, he says. [fimg=700]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/030715c.jpg[/fimg] “It’s gone through revitalizations—it’s gone through a couple of them—but I think what’s happening now is we’re attracting a lot of…people who are making a stake in the community,” Mr. Lippolis says. “They’re not only buying property, but they’re establishing businesses and living in the community.” Mr. Catalina says he hopes to increase private investment in Peekskill to help get the city on solid financial footing. “It’s time that Peekskill joined the rest of the Hudson Valley in the renaissance of the river towns,” says Mr. Catalina, adding that Peekskill hasn’t experienced the same level of development as towns farther south along the river, such as Ossining and Tarrytown. “Certain areas of the city look the same as they did when I was in high school.” Settled by Europeans for more than 400 years, Peekskill’s name is believed to derive from a prominent early resident, Jan Peeck, and the Dutch word for stream. Its historic structures include the Lincoln Depot Museum, the train depot where then President-elect Abraham Lincoln stopped in 1861. Of the city’s 24,000 residents, 51% are white, 24% are black and 37% are of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, according to 2010 census data. Median household income is roughly $58,000, and about 14% of the population lives below the poverty line, the data say. In addition to mingling at the popular local coffee shops, restaurants and farmers’ market, residents gather at annual festivals and concerts, July Fourth fireworks and, recently, a New Year’s Eve ball drop. “The food, the coffee, the art, the river,” says Ms. Winzig. “I just love it here.” Parks: The city’s Riverfront Green park has trails and sculptures by local artists, and development of an expanded waterfront park is under way. Depew Park includes ball fields, hiking trails and the Veterans Memorial Pool. Part of the Blue Mountain Reservation, a 1,538-acre Westchester County park, is within Peekskill. Schools: The Peekskill City School District enrolls around 3,000 students at four elementary schools and a middle and high school. According to state data, 72% of students who entered high school in Peekskill in 2009 met or exceeded state standards for proficiency in English Language Arts, compared with 81% statewide. Some 79% did so in math, compared with 84% statewide. Dining: The Hudson Room, on South Division Street, is a fusion restaurant serving locally sourced cuisine. The restaurant and wine bar 12 Grapes is on North Division Street, as is Ruben’s Mexican Cafe. Shopping: The Beach Shopping Center, on Main Street, has many large stores. A farmers’ market is held on Saturdays downtown. Entertainment: The Paramount Hudson Valley Theater hosts concerts, plays and performances. Many area restaurants offer live music on weekends. [fimg=700]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/030715d.jpg[/fimg]

cooby classic Mar 07 2015 10:35 AM Re: You Town in the News

Nice article!

metsmarathon Mar 11 2015 07:39 AM Re: You Town in the News

my town recently made headlines by having a drunk idiot run his car into a guard rail, drive away, and come back later with another drunk idiot friend, who happened to be shirtless, to pour water on the road to make ice, presumably so the first idiot could claim to have a reason to wreck. other than that, it's a wonderful town, and regularly in the lists of top towns of new jersey for reasons.

themetfairy Mar 11 2015 07:57 AM Re: You Town in the News

An idiot in our town's high school (not the school my kids attended. In our fucked up district, my kids attended high school in the next county, as opposed to the one that's walking distance from my house. No, I'm not kidding) posted threatening tweets yesterday that caused for the school to be evactuated, the K-9 cops to come in, etc.

d'Kong76 Mar 11 2015 08:05 AM Re: Your Town in the News

. [bigpurple:1kuh7mkk]r... your![/bigpurple:1kuh7mkk] What a hack.

d'Kong76 Mar 11 2015 08:07 AM Re: You Town in the News

metsmarathon wrote: a drunk idiot run his car into a guard rail, drive away, and come back later with another drunk idiot friend, who happened to be shirtless, to pour water on the road to make ice, presumably so the first idiot could claim to have a reason to wreck. Thankfully they didn't hurt anyone, but that's pretty comical.

Ceetar Mar 11 2015 10:33 AM Re: You Town in the News

ctrl-f. "beer" 0 results. what? what?!?! [url]http://www.peekskillbrewery.com/ Great place. brewpub. food was good, beer was better. Jeff O'Neil was the head brewer there after working for Ithaca for a while. Did good work. Now it's being taken over by Matt Levy, 24. Previously worked at Captain Lawrence and Jolly Pumpkin.

cooby classic Mar 11 2015 12:24 PM Re: You Town in the News

My town's high school was the one where Jerry Sandusky was finding his boyfriends :( Gotta say the drunks with the ice made me laugh too ^^^

d'Kong76 Mar 12 2015 07:49 PM Re: You Town in the News

The whole Peekskill Brewery story is not so good right now. They moved into a nice old four-story building with grand plans for a roof-top hang out overlooking Peekskill Bay and bbbyyy.... Place sucks, they don't pay their employees (according to multiple sources) on a timely basis. Never a good sign if you can't make payroll and it gets on social media. The old place was so much better. The BEER guy left recently, opening a new joint focused more BEER.

themetfairy Mar 12 2015 09:13 PM Re: You Town in the News

From one town over - Princeton University's Art Museum Is Named One Of The Best Small-Town Museums It really is a gem. I've always thought of it as the Met Lite - it has an incredibly diverse collection, but it's small and very easy to visit in one afternoon.

Ceetar Mar 13 2015 09:47 AM Re: You Town in the News

d'Kong76 wrote: The whole Peekskill Brewery story is not so good right now. They moved into a nice old four-story building with grand plans for a roof-top hang out overlooking Peekskill Bay and bbbyyy.... Place sucks, they don't pay their employees (according to multiple sources) on a timely basis. Never a good sign if you can't make payroll and it gets on social media. The old place was so much better. The BEER guy left recently, opening a new joint focused more BEER. Yup, briefly spoke with him during Beer week actually. I was there..2 years ago I guess? Think that was the new space. Seemed nice from a consumer standpoint, but hadn't heard that payroll stuff. The brewer leavings could be coincidental, plenty of guys leave to do their own thing, but maybe not.

d'Kong76 Mar 15 2015 01:16 PM Re: You Town in the News

Sounds like they won't be open much longer unless they get an investor. The fb page of Concerned Gossipers of My Town has all kinds of negative stuff on it from unpaid contractor bills, check-cashing places refusing to cash wait-staff checks, vendors requiring COD of basic restaurant stuff, etc. Seems they bit off more than they could chew in a tough business.

Mets Willets Point Mar 15 2015 06:28 PM Re: You Town in the News

108.6 inches, baby!!!!

d'Kong76 Mar 15 2015 07:31 PM Re: You Town in the News

Gonna be hard to top that in the YTitN thread!!

dgwphotography Mar 16 2015 08:04 AM Re: You Town in the News

d'Kong76 wrote: http://www.wsj.com/articles/peekskill-a-hudson-river-town-thats-making-a-comeback-1425679625 My condolences. trust me, this is probably the last thing you want.

d'Kong76 Mar 16 2015 07:24 PM Re: You Town in the News

You'll have to elaborate a little, no idea where that came from.

dgwphotography Mar 17 2015 07:15 AM Re: You Town in the News

The NY Times had a similar article on my hometown in 2002. Since then, Manhattanites have descended upon my town like locusts. City officials with $$$ in their eyes have allowed contractors to build practically anywhere and everywhere. Where single family homes once stood, rezoning has been allowed for multi-unit condos. The result - too much traffic that the roads were not built to handle, among other problems...

RealityChuck Mar 17 2015 07:21 AM Re: You Town in the News

Excellent travel report on Schenectady: https://ariandavidphotography.wordpress ... ine-again/

d'Kong76 Mar 17 2015 08:26 AM Re: You Town in the News

dgwphotography wrote: The NY Times had a similar article on my hometown in 2002. Since then, Manhattanites have descended upon my town like locusts. City officials with $$$ in their eyes have allowed contractors to build practically anywhere and everywhere. Where single family homes once stood, rezoning has been allowed for multi-unit condos. The result - too much traffic that the roads were not built to handle, among other problems... Over-development already plagues the whole county so it is what is what already is. Now if we could lose the "Heroin/ Crack/Undocumented Capital" of Westchester County we'd be getting somewhere.

d'Kong76 Apr 03 2015 12:27 PM Re: You Town in the News

NY Times chimed in earlier in the week, the new mayor must have some friends in the high-end newspaper biz... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/reale ... .html?_r=0

Mets Willets Point Jul 14 2015 08:24 AM Re: You Town in the News

Mets – Willets Point wrote: 108.6 inches, baby!!!! The snow has officially melted.

MFS62 May 07 2016 05:57 PM Re: You Town in the News

The British are coming! The British are coming! maybe ... http://www.newsdaily27.com/danbury-conn ... nnecticut/ And my town is one of those towns "near Danbury". Later

MFS62 May 25 2016 06:49 AM Re: You Town in the News

A sad documentary about my daughter's nephew, to be shown this Memorial Day weekend. http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/ ... 943194.php Later

Rockin' Doc May 29 2016 06:08 PM Re: You Town in the News

So very sad. I know your family must be proud, as they should be. During this Memorial Day weekend, we all need to take a few moments to remember those men and women of the armed services, both past and present, that preserve the freedoms we often take for granted. We particularly need to remember and honor, those brave heroes, such as your daughter's nephew, that paid the ultimate price in the service of their country.

Chad Ochoseis Jun 10 2016 02:09 PM Re: You Town in the News

[url]http://www.wsj.com/articles/influx-of-younger-wealthier-residents-transforms-u-s-cities-1465492762 WSJ does the one zillion and first article on how millenials are moving back to the urban core. Somehow, they find someone to tell them that median home values in my hood have gone from $30,000 in 2000 to $270,000 today. Home values have indeed gone up, but you could probably still buy my entire block for something close to $270,000.

MFS62 Jan 26 2017 03:56 PM Re: You Town in the News

A shot by a high schooler in my town made ESPN's Sports Center. http://kicks1055.com/new-fairfield-bask ... ts-center/ Naturally, we still lost in double overtime. Later

Rockin' Doc Jan 26 2017 05:47 PM Re: You Town in the News

Pretty sparse crowd in attendance. The aren't enough people in the stands to even account for the players parents. Pretty amazing shot, though. Too bad that they ended up losing the game anyway.

MFS62 Jan 26 2017 07:15 PM Re: You Town in the News

Rockin' Doc wrote: Pretty sparse crowd in attendance. The aren't enough people in the stands to even account for the players parents. Pretty amazing shot, though. Too bad that they ended up losing the game anyway. There was bad weather (snow ice and freezing rain), so other than the parents maybe the fans thought the game had been cancelled and fans of the visiting team stayed away too. BTW- The most famous basketball player here was Jenifer Rizzotti, one of the stars of the early UCONN women's champs. When she played here, the high school games drew big crowds. She now coaches at the U of Hartford. Later

cooby Jan 27 2017 10:55 AM Re: You Town in the News

Saw it just now while eating my lunch at subway. Cool!

MFS62 Jan 28 2017 12:30 PM Re: You Town in the News

cooby wrote: Saw it just now while eating my lunch at subway. Cool! Subway serves fried bologna sandwiches? Later

Chad Ochoseis Feb 19 2017 04:16 PM Re: You Town in the News

[url]http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/02/19/bayonne-plane-crash/ I don't live there anymore, but I still own a condo there, and the deal with my tenant is that I come back every few weeks and use one of the bedrooms. So it's still kind of my hometown. My condo is a little over half a mile from there. The guy just missed a Sunoco station and some light rail tracks. We're talking serious luck here.

RealityChuck Feb 20 2017 06:39 PM Re: You Town in the News

Schenectady just opened its casino last week, so there's that. A few days after there was an altercation. The reports was that a man and his wife had a loud argument with a third woman. Evidently, the husband had set up a threesome with the two of them. The cause of the fight? Someone wanted to make it four. And not to play bridge.

MFS62 Mar 24 2017 07:08 PM Re: You Town in the News

Our HS Girls' Basketball Team won the state Class M (medium sized schools) championship. http://www.newstimes.com/highschool/art ... 011899.php Probably the best known player to come out of that program was Jenifer Rizzotti, the point guard who led UCONN to the first of Geno Aurema's NCAA Championships about 20 years ago. She now is the head womens' basketball coach at the U of Hartford. Later

MFS62 Apr 21 2017 06:41 PM Re: You Town in the News

My town was well represented at CitiField pregame ceremonies: http://m.newstimes.com/local/article/Ne ... o-12771516 Later

MFS62 Oct 27 2017 04:27 AM Re: You Town in the News

A New York Times writer thinks we're kinda' cool. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/real ... -conn.html Later

d'Kong76 Oct 27 2017 10:57 AM Re: Your Town in the News

MFS62 wrote: A New York Times writer thinks we're kinda' cool. Two and a half years and I still haven't fixed the title. A buddy of mine lives in New Fairfield. Well, he did; now his ex-wife, three kids and a grandkid live there. He lives in his car. Nice area, though.