Astorino, Burrows, and Colavita Win
Nov. 6, 2013: Incumbent Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Noam Bramson to win a second term of office. Bramson conceded defeat at 10:25 pm, with approximately 24% of precincts reporting and results showing Astorino with 55% of votes (59,979) over Bramson's 45% (49,339).
Voters in Bronxville overwhelmingly supported Astorino, with 1,058 votes over Bramson's 322 votes.
With 61% of districts reporting, Gordon Burrows, District 15 legislator and incumbent, easily won re-election with 91% of the vote (3,930) over Delfim Heusler, who received 9%, or 408 votes. In Bronxville, Burrows received 990 votes to Heusler's 69.
In traditionally Democratic District 10, the race between Sheila Marcotte and Mary Jo Jacobs still had not been called at midnight.
In the Town of Eastchester, with 30% of districts' results in, incumbent Supervisor Anthony Colavita, Republican, fended off a challenge by Democrat Michael Denning and will retain his office. Colavita won by a wide margin 65% (2,172 votes) to 35% (1,194 votes). Results in Bronxville showed 945 votes for Supervisor Colavita and 334 for Denning.
Eastchester Town Council members Frederick Salanitro and Luigi Marcoccia, both incumbents, ran unopposed and will retain their seats.
With 62% of districts across the state reporting, three ballot initiatives showed wide enough margins to gain approval. Proposition 2, which gives disabled veterans additional civil service after they are appointed or promoted, had an 84% approval. Proposition 3, allowing counties, cities, and towns to exclude indebtedness incurred to construct or reconstruct sewage facilities from constitutional debt limits, showed 63% approval. With 76% of the "yes" vote, Proposition 4, which resolves competing claims between state and private parties relative to land in the forest preserve, won approval.
Pictured here (rotating): Tony Colavita, Gordon Burrows, and Rob Astorino.
Photos courtesy the respective candidates
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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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