RYE, N.Y. -- Westchester residents came out both for and against the proposed changes to Playland Amusement Park in Rye at a Board of Legislators public hearing Wednesday night. The board's Labor, Parks, Planning and Housing Committee is currently reviewing Sustainable Playland Inc.'s (SPI) plan to reinvent Playland. The plan proposes keeping the park open year-round, with several new ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville officials are in the process of deciding on a new zoning regulation that would allow Benchmark to build an assisted living facility in the village. The proposed development would be located at 70 Bedford Road, on the property right next to the United Methodist Church. It would be a three-story building consisting of 87 units of assisted living ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An review of Metro-North by the Federal Railroad Administration has found that the railroad emphasizes on-time performance over safety and infrastructure. The Operation Deep Dive investigation was initiated after the Dec. 1 derailment in the Bronx that killed four people and injured more than 70 more. A total of 14 teams were assembled with more than 60 ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A review by the Federal Railroad Administration has found that Metro-North places on-time performance over worker and passenger safety, according to the New York Times. Operation Deep Dive is a review of the railroad prompted by the Dec. 1 derailment in the Bronx that killed four people and injured more than 70 more. The 28-page report analyzes safety ...

WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Investigations into what caused the deadly explosion in Harlem Wednesday could take up to three weeks, according to Con Edison. Crews from Con Ed are currently on the scene working with Fire Department officials and other government agencies to find out what caused the explosion that leveled two buildings and left eight people dead and several others still missing. ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Service on Metro-North has not suffered many residual effects Thursday as a result of the explosion in Harlem Wednesday morning. The explosion that killed seven people occurred adjacent to tracks along Park Avenue at 116th Street, knocking debris onto the tracks and shutting down all service into and out of Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North crews were able ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Con Edison crews are continuing to investigate the explosion in Harlem Wednesday morning that killed two people and injured at least 18 more. About 75 Con Ed personnel are on site, working closely with fire officials and emergency services to make sure the area is safe and determine the exact cause of the explosion, according to Con Ed. All electric and gas ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Metro-North has restored all service to and from Grand Central Terminal following the explosion Wednesday morning in Harlem. Service had been suspended after the explosion collapsed a building right next to Metro-North tracks running above Park Avenue. Limited service was restored to the New Haven and Harlem Lines earlier Wednesday afternoon, and now service ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Metro-North is restoring some service to the New Haven and Harlem Lines Wednesday afternoon after an explosion in Harlem caused service to be shut down. There will be limited service from Grand Central Terminal on both lines. Customers who use the Hudson Line should take the B, D or 4 subways to 161st Street and walk to Metro-North's Yankees - East 153rd ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Con Edison crews were responding to reports of a gas odor prior to the explosion that collapsed a building in Harlem Wednesday morning. Con Ed Tweeted that it received a report of a gas odor at 1652 Park Avenue from a resident at 9:13 a.m. Two crews were dispatched at 9:15 a.m. and arrived on the scene shortly before the explosion reported around 9:40 ...