White Plains ZIP Codes
10601: Downtown area, city center, and municipal buildings.
10602: P.O. Box specific code.
10603: North White Plains.
10604: East White Plains and West Harrison area.
10605: South/Southeast White Plains (Gedney area).
10606 is Battle Hill.
Common Council, including the mayor:
They are elected at large, not by geographic district. All seven could live in the same zip code.
from: Kenneth Matinale
to: commoncouncil@whiteplainsny.gov, building@whiteplainsny.gov
date: Sep 26, 2026, 12:34 PM
subject: Escalator and elevator out in City Center.
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No reply. No action. The email was sent yesterday and today the situation was the same.
Yesterday I asked a security person about why the elevators adjacent to the escalators were also closed and I got a curt: there are stairs right there.
It's no secret that the City of White Plains is run by and for the people who live in houses in almost Scarsdale and almost Harrison. Especially with the thousands of new market rate rental apartments created in recent years to further subsidize the sales tax that keeps property taxes much less than in Scarsdale and Harrison, the disconnect between them and the majority of residents in apartments has increased.
They support public housing and affordable housing (not the same) because it provides a sense of self congratulations. And the best part is that it doesn't impact them.
Maybe the solution is electing Common Council members by geographic districts, you know, like Westchester County, New York State and the United States of America.
That's been suggested here previously.
Affordable Housing: #1 issue. Really? REALLY!? Thursday, November 2, 2023
https://cityofwhiteplains.com/DocumentCenter/View/121/Hot-Water-Heating-Requirements?bidId=
There's no date but it clearly specifies the dates "to furnish heat ... from September 15 - May 31 to maintain a temperature of 68 degrees".
I don't think that the management of most apartment buildings knows this. I'm sure that most residents do not.
The City should make stuff like this clear and easily known. And there should be easy ways to contact the City to get action if needed.
The document does not specify how or where to complain.
It marks the Battle of White Plains in October 1776 and a revival of the hopes for national independence.
Location:
West side of North Broadway, about half way between Barker Avenue and 287. Near:
Dedicated by act of Congress May 18, 1926.
Any apartment buildings that ban dogs in White Plains? Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Elected officials and hired administrators won't rock the boat. For half a century in White Plains almost all Common Council members, elected at large, have lived in houses, so it doesn't impact them or the other house owners on their street.
Environmental impact of dog piss and shit? Vernacular used to be more descriptive.
How about public hearings?
Pets, especially dogs, should be banned from apartment buildings. Saturday, October 12, 2024
White Plains: dog city? Do they have more rights than people? Sunday, October 13, 2024
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Yesterday morning those 2024 posts were to current Common Council member in email:
from: Kenneth Matinale
to: commoncouncil@whiteplainsny.gov
date: Apr 30, 2026, 9:22 AM
subject: White Plains, NY: White Plains: dog city? Do they have more rights than people?
And "curb your dog" is an alien concept.
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In the 24 hours since the "dog city?" email was sent, there have been 49 views but:
no replies, not even from News 12.
Whole Foods has a sign on its entrance banning dogs. But the supermarkets allow them. At least ban dogs from food stores, including restaurants.
Thousands of new apartments are being created in downtown White Plains to further keep the property tax of house owners low compared to nearby municipalities like Scarsdale and Bronxville. Also to provide affordable housing (really apartments), not to be confused with public housing. House owners don't subsidize that, "market rate" tenants do.
City Center just banned unaccompanied minors (younger than 21). Sunday, March 9, 2025
... the Westchester mall now allows dogs. Not just help dogs but all dogs...
Dogs should be banned from any common sense place where a reasonable person would think they should be banned. It's gotten out of hand. They are even in food stores. Will we see dogs sitting at a table in a restaurant? Why not? Who will prevent that? The City of White Plains? Westchester County? New York State?
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The Common Council needs common sense.
I've learned that it's possible to get multiple parking violation notices in one PARKING VIOLATION envelope with multiple $25 tickets inside ... written by different people. These within 90 minutes.
from: Kenneth Matinale
to: White Plains Police <wppublicsafety@whiteplainsny.gov>
cc: <mayorsoffice@whiteplainsny.gov>
date: Jan 3, 2026, 3:50 PM
subject: A little common sense ...
| from: | noreply@civicplus.com noreply@civicplus.com | ||
| reply-to: | noreply@civicplus.com | ||
| to: | ken | ||
| date: | Jan 4, 2026, 6:23 PM | ||
| subject: | Online Form Submittal: Contact Us (Drop-Down) |
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Note: https://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/directory.aspx?EID=22
Kevin Livingston
Parking & Traffic
Title: Commissioner
Who knew?
Snow removal "laws" in White Plains. But are they enforced? Monday, January 1, 2018
White Plains removes snow from the streets. That's so that the Common Council can satisfy their natural constituents: people who live in houses. For them, the only issue is: can I drive from my private garage and park in downtown White Plains in 10 minutes? Then complain about the cost of parking.
Winter starts soon but we had snow December 14. The usual suspects were negligent. Today I sent the following email.
12:40 PM today 12/17/2025
Report such to:
dpwadmin@whiteplainsny.gov Department of Public Works
commoncouncil@whiteplainsny.gov
https://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/102/Public-Works
914-422-1202
Maintains all city-owned roads, including paving and pot hole repairs
Conducts snow removal on all roads within the City of White Plains
DPW CODE ENFORCEMENT 914-422-1208
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Email sent to the Common Council:
from: Kenneth Matinale
to: commoncouncil@whiteplainsny.gov
date: Nov 18, 2025, 7:41 AM
subject: Vintage Skynet: AT&T's Abandoned "Long Lines" Microwave Tower Network - 99% Invisible
White Plains seems to have the authority to require that apartment buildings use natural gas as a fuel rather than oil. But it seems to stop there, at least in terms of imagination. Why not require:
Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations
over-the-air (OTA) antennas on the ROOF for local channels (2-13) transmitted via direct line of sight. Individuals can try this in their own apartment but they might not have the necessary orientation. Most older buildings had old analog TV antennas and flat wiring to each apartment. That got superseded by "cable" TV coaxial cable wiring. But the old flat wires and their "jacks" are probably still in most, maybe all, apartments.
That would be free TV, like in the old days. It would also be a good backup in case the Service Provider (Optimum, Verizon) has a disruption during the World Series, Super Bowl, etc.
Plumbing upgrade:
Add pipes for a second bathroom in a 1,200 square foot, two bedroom apartment.
Add pipes and vent for ... washing machine and dryer INSIDE each apartment instead of down the hall or worse down in the cellar. This is especially needed for older condominiums and pretty much all co-ops. Their boards would have two reactions:
Do you know how much that would cost!?
If we did that for some apartments, everyone would want it.
No, their constituent owners do not know how much it would cost. But neither do the board members, mainly because they never tried to find out. NEVER.
I suggest that the city set up an informal structure so that plumbing companies can be contacted to provide advice and at least rough estimates. The board can then decide if it wants to get a detailed plan and estimate and the plumbing company can evaluate how much effort it wants to put into it depending on the amount of genuine interest. A board could contact multiple plumbing companies ... and consult with the boards of other buildings.
This could slow the gap between the old apartment buildings and the increasing thousands of new apartments created recently with thousands more coming. No one in his right mind would consider one of the new buildings if there was only one bathroom in a multi bedroom apartment. And even more so for laundry: who the heck wants to leave the apartment, especially to go to the cellar?
White Plains is a tale of two cities in multiple ways. Most fundamental, those who live in a house v apartment building. But there is also a divide among apartment building residents between old ones with inadequate plumbing and those with current standards.
As of January 2025, the U.S. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district is Democrat George Latimer. He defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election. Latimer is a freshman member.
Latimer was born November 22, 1953.
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https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025282
United States House of Representatives
H.Res.719 - Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk.
119th Congress (2025-2026)
Sep 19, 2025, 10:53 AM | 119th Congress, 1st Session
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk
Yea-And-Nay
Passed
VOTES
yea: 310
nay: 58
present: 38
not voting: 26
Jeffries Democratic New York YEA
Latimer Democratic New York Not Voting
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Even Democrat minority leader and former Speaker of the House Hakeem Jeffries voted YEA.
