White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Ben Boykin 5th District: Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom Programs and Events - April - June.

 

Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom Programs and Events Below is a listing of the White Plains Library Foundation programs as part of the exciting community-wide event featuring the Harriet Tubman Statue visit to White Plains. Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom will take place April 1 - June 30. Get the zoom link for each virtual program by clicking on the program date and time. For more information, click here - https://whiteplainslibrary.org/2022/03/harriet-tubman-programs-and-events/ APRIL StoryWalk: Before She Was Harriet: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Lesa Cline-Ransome Illustrated by James E. Ransome  |  On the Library Plaza  |  April 1 –  April 29   Harriet Tubman, Herself Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m. (virtual)  |   Grades 1+, Teens, Adults   Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero Thursday, April 14, 7 p.m. (virtual)  |  Adults   Book Bunch: The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman Wednesday, April 27, 4:30 p.m. (virtual)  |  Grades 4-6 MAY StoryWalk: Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter On the Library Plaza  |  May 2 – May 31   The Maritime Underground Railroad Tuesday, May 3, 7 p.m. (virtual)  |  Adults   Harriet Tubman: Union Scout, Spy and Freedom Fighter Tuesday, May 10, 7 p.m. (virtual)  |  Adults   Navigating by the Stars Tuesday, May 17, 6 p.m. (virtual)  |  Grades 4+, Teens, Families   Grab & Go Kit (Grades 4+): Big Dipper Embroidery Kit Available while supplies last starting Monday, May 16 in the Library Lobby.   Grab & Go Kit (Grades 7-12): Harriet Tubman and the Drinking Gourd STEAM Activity Available while supplies last starting Monday, May 16 in the Library Lobby.   Book Bunch + Author Visit: Eliza’s Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary Wednesday, May 25, 4:30 p.m. (virtual)  |  Grades 4-6 JUNE StoryWalk: Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth  By Alice Faye Duncan & Keturah A. Bobo  |  On the Library Plaza, June 1 – June 30   The Roots of Black Music in America Wednesday, June 1, 7 p.m. (virtual)  |  Children, Teens, Families, Adults   The Underground Railroad: Stories and Craft Thursday, June 9, 4 p.m. (virtual)  |  Grades K-3

White Plains Insider: Westchester County: **Bee-Line Service Alert - Saturday, March 26**.

 

Please be advised that on Saturday, March 26, 2022, The City of White Plains will have their St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The following roads will be closed:

                       

Mamaroneck Avenue:     Closed 10:30am - 2:30pm Between Bloomingdale Road and Main Street.

Old Mamaroneck:           Closed 10:30am -2:00pm Northbound between Doyer Ave. and Mamaroneck Ave.

Main Street:                    Closed 11:30am -2:30pm Between Martin Luther King Boulevard and North Broadway.

 

Bus Routes impacted in this area include:

 

Routes 1W, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 40, 60 and 63

 

Please allow extra time for travel.

 

For service alerts and bus schedules visit www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus

White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Ben Boykin 5th District: April 1 - June 30: Harriet Tubman Journey to Freedom.

 

The City of White Plains and the White Plains Business Improvement District (WP BID) have secured “Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom” sculpture for display in White Plains. The sculpture will be placed in Renaissance Plaza (aka Fountain Park) for public viewing from April 1 through June 30. This location in the heart of downtown White Plains ensures the sculpture will have high visibility and will be easily accessible to the public.

The City and the WP BID will create and promote a calendar of programs and events to highlight the sculpture’s presence. This calendar will include City and BID-sponsored events, as well as a number of programs and events sponsored by community organizations, such as:

• An outdoor showing of the Movie, Harriet, on Court Street on Saturday, May 21
• A tribute concert to Harriet Tubman in Renaissance Plaza on Wednesday, June 22 featuring the Sounds of A&R aka SOAR, an evening of Soul, R& B, Gospel and Jazz
• The annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival sponsored by the White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Committee on Saturday, June 11

For more information, visit https://wpbid.com/tubman

About the sculpture

The 9 foot high, 2,400 lb. bronze sculpture was created by artist Wesley Wofford of North Carolina. Originally commissioned for a private client, the sculpture has more recently been made available to the public and has traveled to a number of locations around the United States.

White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Nancy Barr 6th District: Traffic Advisory - Lane Closures - Westchester Avenue Eastbound/Westbound - City of White Plains.

 

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
WESTCHESTER AVENUE, C.R. 71
EASTBOUND/WESTBOUND
LANE CLOSURES
CITY OF WHITE PLAINS

ROADWAY: Westchester Avenue (Eastbound/Westbound).

LIMITS: Eastbound - Between South Broadway and Bloomingdale Road. Westbound - Between Bloomingdale Road and South Broadway.

WHAT: Drainage improvements, sidewalk and curb installation. 

IMPACTS: There will be single or double lane closures of Westchester Avenue (Eastbound\Westbound) within the above limits. 

WHEN: Monday, March 21, thru Friday, March 25, 2022. Between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:30 pm.

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

White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Ben Boykin 5th District: Traffic Advisory - Overnight Lane Closures - Westchester Avenue Eastbound - City of White Plains.

 

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TRAFFIC ADVISORY

WESTCHESTER AVENUE, C.R. 71
EASTBOUND
OVERNITE
LANE CLOSURES
CITY OF WHITE PLAINS

ROADWAY: Westchester Avenue (Eastbound).

LIMITS: Eastbound – At Paulding Street.

WHAT: Installation of pipe liner.

IMPACTS: There will be a double lane closures of Westchester Avenue (Eastbound\Westbound) within the above limits.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Between the hours of 7:00 pm and 7:00 am.

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

White Plains Insider: Westchester County Legislator Nancy Barr 6th District: Traffic Advisory - Lane Closures - Westchester Avenue Eastbound/Westbound - 3/7 thru 3/11.

 

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC ADVISORY WESTCHESTER AVENUE, C.R. 71 EASTBOUND/WESTBOUND LANE CLOSURES CITY OF WHITE PLAINS ROADWAY: Westchester Avenue (Eastbound/Westbound). LIMITS: Eastbound - Between South Broadway and Bloomingdale Road. Westbound - Between Bloomingdale Road and South Broadway. WHAT: Drainage improvements, sidewalk and curb installation. IMPACTS: There will be single or double lane closures of Westchester Avenue (Eastbound\Westbound) within the above limits. WHEN: Monday, March 7, thru Friday, March 11, 2022. Between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:30 pm. For additional information please contact the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation at (914) 995-2555.

White Plains Insider: Retired New York State Supreme Court Judge J. Emmett Murphy to get honored at an Upcoming Event.