Washington could have won the Battle of White Plains if more roads had been two way.

George Washington was born February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

http://www.whiteplainshistory.org/flyers/2017/Washington's%20B'day%202017_pdf.pdf

White Plains Historical Society invites you to celebrate the birth of George Washington ... Sunday February 26, 2017, 1:00PM - 3:00PM ... 60 Park Avenue, White Plains.
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OK, the date is close enough. Remember, White Plains never celebrates St. Patrick's day on St. Patrick's day: March 11, 2017.

Despite mayoral mocking, the one way mega streets in White Plains remain so. That's because their two wayness precedes modern urban renewal but traces to pre-revolutionary times. Had Washington been able to maneuver around town in his Studebaker, the British in their silly red coats would never have defeated him. But Washington, who never told a lie, observed the traffic laws.

Those attending the birthday festivities at Purdy House (Washington's headquarters) will no doubt travel from their houses, no wimpy apartment dwellers they, without use of their ubiquitous cars, on Bee-Line county buses to the Transmania 8th Avenue like bus depot or, maybe, hail a taxi. Oh, wait. Has ride hailing been legalized?

Once atop the hill, they will observe the construction of the new 550 unit rental building on Water Street to the south. The project should be completed after a mere decade of jerking around over stuff like parking spaces and, of course, the obligatory municipal shakedown of affordable housing (no houses, just apartments), which provides  the shaker downers with moral superiority.

During the construction, 200 surface parking spaces were temporarily displaced. The Common Council members obeyed their Hill Associations and forced the developer to pay for adding 200 visitor parking spaces to the ones provided for the renting millennials, who will not even own cars. So what have the people who demanded those 200 parking spaces been doing with their cars for the last year? And why couldn't they simply continue doing it?

White Plains is a one horse town. Always was, always will be. Just look to George Washington's experience here.

Milagros Lecuona challenges Mayor Tom Roach.

White Plains Democrat to challenge incumbent mayor

Christopher J. Eberhart , ceberhart@lohud.com Published 8:23 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2017 Updated 2:08 p.m. ET Feb. 1, 2017

from: Ken
to: Milagros Lecuona ,

"Thomas M. Roach"
date: Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 6:19 PMsubject: White Plains Democrat to challenge incumbent mayor

It's good to have two strong candidates. I think you both have worked hard and smart. Unfortunately, there is little to show, especially in downtown where I live. If anything, the quality of life has gotten worse, especially with all that ridiculous BUS traffic.​

I hope that specific goals will be set, which means things that can be measured and attained. That LCOR project (on Bank Street) took 8 years to start. Wasn't approval for 60 South Broadway done in the summer of 2015? The mall's been emptied out with no development in sight.

That's been a trademark of White Plains, going back at least to the silly hole in the ground created by the demolition of the train station (in the 1970s), best known for the police arresting "perverts" in the men's room. Trees started growing there before, finally, the twin towers, now known as 15 Bank Street, went up.

White Plains needs to do better. A lot better. Don't promise what you cannot deliver. Good luck to you both.