Letter to the Editor: Paul Grunseich on Paddle Tennis
April 22, 2015:
To the Editor:
The letter to Mayor Mary Marvin from Erica Curtis published in MyhometownBronxville (April 15, 2015) was very well written, and I could not agree more. It has been my experience that anytime anyone wants to, in effect, take something from someone else, you can be sure of certain things. First, they do not like or partake of whatever it is they are taking from the other party and, second, they will usually use money as the reason, i.e., the cost is far too great to bear and therefore this is the one and only way to solve this issue.
Well, let me play devil's advocate. I am not a big fan of flowers or fountains, so let's pave over that "eyesore" by the Lawrence Hospital traffic circle. I mean, what good is it, really?? It generates zero income, it has to be maintained by village employees, and we could just as easily pave it over and sell 360 degrees of advertising, which could add some much-needed money to the village coffers and, hopefully, offset the cost of the darn snow removal.
I will close with a quote: "There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited." Now, who the heck said that drivel?? Oh, that would be Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew, Fred, in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, circa 1843. I guess, hopefully, that sentiment still has some meaning today. By the end of the day, Scrooge surely agreed.
Paul Grunseich
16 Wood End Lane
Bronxville, NY
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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.
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