May 27, 2025

Last week, the developers broke ground on Croton Ave. for a new 73-unit, all-affordable senior housing complex called Crescent Manor! The development is open to individuals and couples aged 62 and older. As an environmentalist working towards making Ossining the Greenest Village in the Country, I am beyond thrilled to note that this complex will have a passive home certification that will reduce energy and emissions beyond the minimum code requirements in New York.

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Crescent Manor

New senior housing project breaks ground in Ossining

Congratulations to our newly appointed Police officers, Jeffrey Ward and James Hogan!

Did you see? The Ossining Parks Dept has planted native wild perennial pollinator flowers around the Village. What's most exciting is that the majority of the plants and flowers in these gardens were started from seed by members of our Senior Gardening Program. Our gardeners have also grown Hosta plants and ferns that have been planted in the tree wells on Main Street and Spring Street, as well as Duers Circle!

Locations:

• Sparta Park
• Ossining sign at the intersection of Croton Ave and Pleasantville Road
• Entrance of Veteran’s Park
• Ossining Sign on North Highland Avenue

What an exciting weekend to kick off summer in Ossining! We began on Saturday with the Village and Town’s 2^nd Annual Military Banner Program Presentation at the Ossining Public Library, where we celebrated our community's beloved Veterans, active duty, Reserve, and National Guard members.

At the event, each banner was read aloud – roll call style for the years of 2024 and 2025. We included the service member's name, rank, sponsor, military branch, service dates, war or conflict era, and additional information or awards earned, as read by our guests.

Ossining Military Tribute Banner Program Ceremony 2025

For those of you who missed our event, you can see our ceremony here: https://youtu.be/w6-LRmWfdUY

Banners will remain on display on Croton Avenue through Veterans Day and will be stored for our 2026 program. For those unable to participate this year, the 2026 banner campaign will begin on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2025.

I am so pleased that the weather cleared up so that the community could come out to celebrate the Memorial Day parade through Ossining, followed by a inspiring celebration held at Nelson Park that included well over 150 community members.

New York State Assembly Member Dana Levenberg, with Assemblymembers Chris Burdick and MaryJane Shimsky, have created a new Utility Feedback Form. This form is open to all residents of the 92nd, 93rd, and 95th Assembly districts, regardless of the utility that serves you. Your feedback is welcome!

Complete the form at https://bit.ly/UtilityFeedback2025 to participate. If you want your feedback incorporated in the Con Edison testimony, click "Submit" by May 28.

Community Engagement Meeting with the Ossining Police Department Agenda:

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of the Police Reform Advisory Committee (PRAC)
3. Traffic stop Q&A's and demonstration
4. Traffic stop discussion
5. General Q&A
6. Adjournment

https://villageofossining.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=6051

MTA Announces Return of Weekend Service on Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry Beginning Saturday, May 24

This week’s meeting will be held today at 16 Croton and will begin at 7:30PM.

The Work Session agenda will be as follows:

• Linda Whitehead, our Land Use Counsel from McCullough Goldberger & Staudt, will present to the BOT.
• Our Village Historian will return with a report for the Honorary Street Re-Naming for former (and long-time, nearly two decades!) Town Councilman Northern Wilcher Jr, who passed away in September.
• Paul Fraioli, P.E. Village Engineer & Bill Garrison, Recreation Superintendent will join us to discuss some options to replace the holiday tree in Market Square.
• The OFD Chiefs, Superintendent of Water/Sewer, John Heitmann, Facilities Manager and Village Manager Karen D’Attore will present on the OFD Capital Improvement Plan.
• Stuart Kahan, Corporation Counsel will present a revised proposed local law for the RDD/ SP-N Zoning District moratorium.

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Ossining Youth Bureau Quarterly Newsletter: January - March 2025. Click here: https://conta.cc/3ZnWBiU