White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Ben Boykin 5th District: “WE ARE WHITE PLAINS: Bridging, Belonging, & Building Community” Travel Museum Opens at White Plains High School.

 

Dear Friends and Neighbors, 

On Friday, March 17th, I spoke at a ribbon cutting for the “groundbreaking interactive traveling education museum exhibit that teaches about the Holocaust and focuses on identity, bridging, belonging, and building community.”

This exhibit is a collaboration among Common Circles, the White Plains School District and White Plains Democratic District Leader Ellen Berger.

The exhibit will be in three schools – White Plains High School, Highlands and Eastview. The opening exhibit and ribbon cutting was held at White Plains High School.

Two highlights of the exhibit include:

• Dimensions in Testimony for USC Shoah Foundation, where participants can ask questions that prompt real-time responses from pre-recorded video interviews with Holocaust survivors and other witnesses to genocide
• World-renowned artist, Bayete Ross Smith’s series entitled “Our Kind of People” took photos of individuals in the White Plains community

This is a must see exhibit with its pioneering interactive advanced filming techniques, specialized display technology and next generation natural language processing to create interactive biography.

Please forward this E-News to family and friends who may be interested in this information.

Sincerely,

White Plains Insider: Westchester County District Attorney: WHITE PLAINS MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN STATE PRISON FOR MURDER.

 

WHITE PLAINS MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN STATE PRISON FOR MURDER. 

 

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that a White Plains man was sentenced on December 5, 2022, to 25 years to life in state prison for the 2020 murder of Deron Strange.  

 

After a five-week trial, a jury on October 14, 2022 found Brandon Williams, 28, guilty of Murder in the Second Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, all felonies.  

 

On May 27, 2020, at approximately 11:52 p.m., the defendant shot the 35-year-old victim multiple times with a semi-automatic handgun as he chased the victim around the parking lot of the victim’s residence on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in White Plains. The defendant fired five shots, striking the victim once in the abdomen and once in the pelvis. 

 

The victim was transported to the White Plains Hospital, where he died.  

 

The White Plains Police Department arrested the defendant at a hotel in Harrison on May 29, 2020, following an investigation, with assistance from the FBI’s Westchester Safe Streets Task Force.  

 

The case was before Judge George Fufidio in Westchester County Court, and was prosecuted by Bureau Chief Laura Murphy and Assistant District Attorney Marissa Morra-Wynn, both of the Trials and Investigations Division. 

White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Ben Boykin 5th District: Traffic Advisory-Single Lane Closure-Old Mamaroneck Road-City of White Plains.

 

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC ADVISORY
OLD MAMARONECK ROAD C.R. 26
ALTERNATING SINGLE LANE CLOSURE
MILLING & PAVING
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
CITY OF WHITE PLAINS

ROADWAY: Old Mamaroneck Road

LIMITS: Mamaroneck Avenue to Hazelton Circle

WHAT: Milling and paving operations

IMPACTS: There will be single lane closed of Old Mamaroneck Road within the above limits

WHEN: Monday, November 14, thru Thursday, November 17, 2022 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

For additional information please contact the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation at (914) 995-2555.

White Plains Insider: WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL SCREENINGS UNDER THE STARS RETURN TO KENSICO DAM PLAZA.

 

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL SCREENINGS UNDER THE STARS RETURN TO KENSICO DAM PLAZA.

 

(Ardsley, NY) –Westchester County Parks and Sharc Creative present the White Plains Hospital Screenings Under the Stars, which kicks off with the musical comedy, Sing 2 (2021-PG) on Friday, July 15, at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla.

 

County Executive George Latimer said, “Outdoor movies bring back fond childhood memories. I hope Westchester County residents will start some treasured family traditions and take advantage of this wonderful program, which is possible thanks to our sponsors!

 

Parks Commissioner, Kathleen O’Connor said, “Summertime is synonymous with outdoor movies, and Kensico’s great lawn is the perfect spot to enjoy a free movie with family and friends on a warm summer night.”

 

·         The gates open at 5:30 p.m. and movies begin at sundown. Event is rain or shine. Admission and parking are free. Moviegoers should bring blankets, folding chairs and a picnic. Refreshments will be available for sale.

·         The other movies in the series are:

Boss Baby 2: Family Business (2021-PG) on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021-PG 13) on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Glen Island Park , New Rochelle
The Addams Family 2 (2021-PG) on Friday, Oct. 21, at Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson

 

The White Plains Hospital Screenings Under the Stars is presented by Westchester County Parks and Sharc Creative with Westchester Parks Foundation, and support from Westchester Talk Radio, 100.7 WHUD, 107.1 The Peak, Palisades Mazda, The Premier Collection, Look Dine-In Cinemas, Valley Bank, Hamlethub, Robison, LLP, Inspiria Outdoor Advertising, and Westchester Magazine.

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Movies may be cancelled due to inclement weather conditions.

  

White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Ben Boykin 5th District: White Plains 18th Annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival - Saturday, 6/11.

 

White Plains 18th Annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival.

The White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Committee is proud to announce its 18th Annual Parade and Festival, which will be held on Saturday, June 11th from 11 a.m. – 5pm. This exciting event is FREE and ALL are welcome to attend. The Parade will be held on Mamaroneck Avenue, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Festival will be held on Court Street in downtown White Plains until 5pm. Attendees include local, county and state dignitaries and celebrities. It is a community event with food, fun and entertainment with guest performers Music with a Message Youth Renaissance, Ivan Polanco, Janis McClain, Zaida and the Royalty Step Team to be enjoyed by the whole family.

https://www.facebook.com/White-Plains-Juneteenth-Heritage-Inc-101661968658520

White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Benjamin Boykin 5th District: The Telling: A Gathering of Remembrance.

 

THE TELLING: A GATHERING OF REMEMBRANCE.

Friday, June 17, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
Congregation Kol Ami, 252 Soundview Ave, White Plains, NY

"The Telling: A Gathering of Remembrance" takes you into the past to connect with the plight of African-Americans and become active participants in telling their story and brings you into our triumph of today.

A.W. Hampton, a resident of Montgomery, Alabama, inspired by a Jewish Passover experience, felt the desire to bring a condensed, unified history to African-Americans that can be easily shared in one sitting over a "soul food" meal. The narrative is set as a juxtaposition that highlights a people's suffering and their cry, in contrast to God's response to them through inspired words, scripture, pictures and events.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://nykolami.shulcloud.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-with-program-the-telling.html

White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Ben Boykin 5th District: Traffic Advisory-Bronx River Parkway Southbound- Road Closure- Mill & Pave Ops -City of White Plains.

 

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
BRONX RIVER PARKWAY CR 9992
BSOUTHOUND
ROADWAY CLOSURE
MILLING & PAVING OPERATIONS
CITY OF WHITE PLAINS

ROADWAY: Bronx River Parkway.

LIMITS: Southbound between the County Center (Exit 22) and the Main Street overpass.

WHAT: Milling and paving operations.

IMPACTS: Bronx River Parkway southbound will be closed at the County Center (Exit 22) between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Motorists will be able to renter southbound Bronx River Parkway at the Main Street ramp.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 25, & Thursday, May 26, 2022 between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm.

For additional information please contact the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation at (914) 995-2555.