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Letter to the Community in Support of Vanessa O'Friel for Village Trustee

March 11, 2026  

To the Bronxville Community,

We, a cross-section of Bronxville residents and local citizens, are delighted to show our support for Vanessa O’Friel for Village Trustee, and to ask all Bronxville residents to ‘Vote for Vanessa’ in the Village election on March 18.

As a candidate seeking her first two-year term as Trustee, Vanessa’s credentials are unparalleled. She is a local business owner, President of the Chamber of Commerce, former educator, wife, and mother of four (all either attending or recently graduated from The Bronxville School). Since arriving in Bronxville from New York City in 2014, Vanessa has volunteered for and/or served in positions of leadership with The Bronxville Field Club, the Junior League, The Friends of Bronxville Public Library, the PTA, and the Girl Scouts.

Vanessa’s passion for Bronxville shines through. As does her focus on local issues, including the health of our business districts, street safety, sustainability, supporting our local schools (including pre-K), and being an accessible Trustee for all. She has the experience, temperament and relationships, including with current Board of Trustee members, to be successful in further enhancing the quality of life for everyone in Bronxville.

Vanessa has been endorsed by current Trustees Mary Taylor Behrens and Bill Fredericks.

Please join us in voting for Vanessa O’Friel on Wednesday, March 18.

Susan Abbatecola

Tshering Amdo

Hilary Blumenreich

Bill Bornmann

Caryn Briskin

Eugene Briskin

Desiree Buenzle

Samuel Butt

George Casale

Ashley Ching

Andres Copete

Margaret Copete

JD Cregan

Elizabeth Cunnane

Viktoria Dallendorfer

Hap Deneen

Maria Devaney

Deirdre Doheny

Leila El-Azem

Rosario Elejalde

Wendy Fahy

Carly Fraser

Bill Gaston

Rozsa Gaston

Fredrick Gautier

Lauren Gautier

Daisy Gegenwarth

Richard Gegenwarth

Julia Golier

Karin Goodson

Scott Goodson

Joseph Gravier

Lia Gravier

Betsy Harding

Thomas Hutton

Isabelle Ingersoll

Heidi Kapoor

Miki Kapoor

Kathryn Kempton

Elizabeth Kiehner

Josephine Kinneally

Jody Klessel

Andrew Langhoff

Rinchen Lhamo

Jan von Mehren

Phillip von Mehren

Eugenie Meluso

Niamh Hartnett Merluccio

Angelo Merluccio

Pam Morrisroe

Deirdre Mulhern

Whitney Newell

Chiara O’Connor

Leonard O’Connor

Keith Olwell

Peter Phillips

Nell Plaine

Paul Plaine

Emily Pollakowski

Victoria Prol

Betsy Putnam

Jimmy Sutherland

Katie Sutherland

Tatiana Taboas-Castro

Susan Tapper

Emily Bell Tyree

Ruth Walter

Alicia Glavin Wu

Andrea Wylie

David Wylie

Robyn Zivic

 

 

 

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Bronxville Overview

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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Village of Bronxville Administrative Offices
337-6500
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Bronxville Police Department
337-0500
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337-2024
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793-6400

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