Bronxville Police Chief Satriale Issues Hurricane Alert #4 Sat. Aug 27th 12 noon
Saturday, August 27, 2011 12:10pm
HURRICANE IRENE ALERT #4
HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES ON A TRACK UP THE EAST COAST AND THE OUTER BANDS OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE VILLAGE.
WHILE SOME HAVE REPORTED A WEAKENING OF THE STORM IT REMAINS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY STORM. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM WINDS (50-60MPH) WILL BE HERE BETWEEN 8-9PM THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. GUSTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO EXCEED 80MPH.
RAINFALL ESTIMATES HAVE INCREASED TO NEARLY A FOOT OF RAIN IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. FLOODING IS LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REMOVED VALUABLES FROM FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS AND HAVE NOT RELOCATED IF YOU ARE LIVING IN A FLOOD PRONE LOCATION THE TIME IS NOW.
PARKWAYS - BRIDGES - TRAINS WILL ALL BE IMPACTED BY EARLY EVENING AND CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY WILL CLOSE AT 6PM FROM BRONXVILLE TO THE KENSICO DAM. METRO NORTH WILL SUSPEND ALL SERVICE STARTING AT 2PM.
KEEP OUR ALERTS CLOSE BY FOR IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AND PLEASE USE 911 FOR IMMINENT POLICE - FIRE - OR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. GENERAL QUESTIONS THAT CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM PASSES SHOULD BE HELD.
THE VILLAGE HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FROM 8:00AM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AT 12:00PM.
THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER WILL OPEN AT 8:00PM THIS EVENING AND REMAIN STAFFED UNTIL THE STORM AND CLEANUP HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
REMAIN SHELTERED DURING AND AFTER THE STORM TO PERMIT FOR PROPER DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND DEBRIS CLEANUP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
CHIEF CHRISTOPHER SATRIALE
MHTB will publish any additional alerts that come in. Stay tuned.
Pictured Here: Projected Path of the Hurricane from weather.com as of Saturday, Aug 7th at 1:35pm
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Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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