What's in Store for the 2024 Holidays in Scarsdale
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Gold diamond huggies from EF Collection are the ultimate go-to accessory.With just a few weeks until Hanukkah and Christmas, now’s the time to shop local for gifts for family, teachers, friends, co-workers and all the people who surround you. This year, before you go online, take a look at what’s in store for you in Scarsdale. Beautiful apparel, jewelry, scents, home décor, books, flowers and food are all steps from home.
We reached out to local business owners for their gift recommendations and here is what they shared. Happy hunting and happy holidays from Scarsdale10583.com.
Holsten Jewelers invites you this holiday season to experience over 100 years of family tradition and craftsmanship. We specialize in engagement rings, custom designs, jewelry repair, watch restoration, 
Facet Barcelona makes beautiful diamond tennis necklaces and bracelets. See them at Holsten.and more! Finding you the perfect piece, whether a sparkling surprise or a cherished keepsake, is your passion. From our family to yours, we can't wait to make this season unforgettable with jewelry that tells your story.
Holsten Jewelers, 5 Harwood Court, Scarsdale, (914) 472-4554
Tue - Sat 10 AM - 5 PM
Instagram: @holstenjewelers
For a unique shopping experience, shop ROCKS Jewelry Gifts Home in the Golden Horseshoe. Not only do we offer a full service fine and fashion jewelry store including repairs and custom work, we also offer over 50 home and accessories brands. From furniture, art, wallpaper, and lighting, we have it all! And there is no better place to shop for hostess gifts. We have a huge selection of gifts items starting as low as $25.
Rocks jewelry collection at affordable prices. 14K gold starting at $250.Need to accessorize your home and have no idea where to begin? We will come to your home and accessorize, and if you're looking for full-service interior design, we do that too! Enjoy our ROCKS concierge services. Call, email, or go online... and get it delivered right to your door.
Open Monday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm and Sundays 12-4 in December, 1096 ROCKS, Wilmot 
The Porcelain Diffuser - $100Road, Scarsdale , 914-219-5808
Discover the perfect gifts at I Am More Scarsdale! From cozy texting gloves, stylish scarves, and warm winter hats to faux fur totes, metallic woven clutches, everyday jewelry, candles, and diffusers, we have all of your holiday gifting needs covered!
I Am More’s mission is to empower women to make them feel confident, to support women-owned businesses and designers, and to give back to local and women’s philanthropic organizations. I Am More operates as a philanthropic business, with ownership forgoing a salary in order to donate profits to the organizations that it supports.
I Am More Scarsdale, 6 Spencer Place, Scarsdale, 914-723-6673 (MORE) @iammore.scarsdale
Pamela Robbins is the iconic store where luxury and lifestyle come together for women of all ages seeking anything from tee-shirts and jeans to an outfit for a special event. Loyal customers and newcomers alike are drawn to Pamela Robbins for Pam’s incredible sense of style and her team of stylists.
Find these and more sweaters, bags, and great looks from heritage brands and contemporary designers at Pamela Robbins, 5 Boniface Circle, Scarsdale. (914) 472-4033.
Nili Lotan Blaise Parker made from an Italian nylon blend with removable faux fur collar at Pamela Robbins.
Victoria Beckham classic chain bag collection.In store for the holidays: The Nili Lotan coat, Victoria Beckham classic chain bag collection. The Elder Statesman alpaca stripe giant scarf.
The Elder Statesman alpaca stripe giant scarf.
Take your holiday decor to the next level with home scent from Scentfluence. Gorgeous seasonal diffusible scent oils and elegant ambient diffusers help scent the season in style. Explore our scent library to discover a scent for every mood, style, and gift, including top brand name authentic hotel scents, candles, reed diffusers, and more (only available at ScentFluence). Enjoy 15% off our winter holiday scent collection and diffusers *in-store only.
Private in-studio scent events are a unique gift for small gatherings of friends or holiday company events. Contact caroline@scentmarketing.org 914-338-5070
ScentFluence 22 Harwood Court, Scarsdale | Monday to Friday, 12-5.
Find your Season’s Readings at Bronx River Books, your defiantly independent neighborhood 
bookshop with 17,000 titles in stock. Hundreds of thousands available within three days by special order. Plus, jigsaw puzzles, mobiles, puppets, greeting cards, stocking stuffers, cultural curiosities, and gift certificates. In-store and online shopping. Bronx River Books, 37 Spencer Place, Scarsdale, 914-420-6396.
Eye Gallery of Scarsdale invites you to check out the latest sunglasses and eyewear for this holiday season! With new styles from Chanel, Celine, Chrome Hearts, Thierry Lasry, Jacques Marie Mage, Barton Perriera and AHLEM eyewear you will never run out of options for holiday gifts this year! And while you’re in town make sure to make an appointment for 
your annual eye check-up.
Visit their new, elegant location on Boniface Circle in Scarsdale. Renowned for its impeccable service and exclusive collection of premium eyewear, the gallery is dedicated to redefining your optical experience.
Eye Gallery of Scarsdale, 15 Boniface Circle, Scarsdale, (914) 472-2020.
This holiday season, let Eastchester Fish Gourmet cater your holiday celebrations. Their holiday menu includes many of the favorites from our restaurant and more... shrimp cocktail platters, poached salmon platters, specialty platters (pictured), seafood paella, parmesan encrusted cod, lobster, mini crab cakes, baked clams, paella, clam 
sauce and more. See the holiday menu here. Looking for the perfect gift? Click here to order a Gift Card online -they never expire!
Eastchester Fish Gourmet, 837 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, (914) 725-3450 Eastchester Fish Gourmet:
And for you? The Hair Saloon and Café on Scarsdale Avenue offers hair styling and beauty treatments to help you look your best for the holidays, along with cocktails and coffee to enhance your experience. Danielle Settembre, with over 10 years of experience at Elizabeth Arden’s Red Door and the daughter of restauranteurs, combined her passions to create this unique experience for salon goers.
Enjoy 10% off a service and a complimentary cappuccino/latte or specialty cocktail for your first appointment with us. Make an appointment for haircuts and styling, extensions, color, full body waxing, makeup, and eyebrow/lash specialties with our master stylists and estheticians. The full liquor bar, salon, and spa concept is a one stop shop for all of your beauty needs located on Scarsdale Avenue. Also consider giving gift cards, and the recipients will also get 10% off a service and a free beverage.
Hair Saloon and Café, 862 Scarsdale Avenue, Scarsdale, (914) 881-1233
This year, dress up your home and table with holiday bouquets, centerpieces, Christmas wreaths and custom made topiary trees from the Scarsdale Flower Boutique.
Choose from orchids, star of Bethlehem, stock, ranunculus and colorful flowers for yourself or as gifts for friends. Bring a poinsettia, an orchid or an amaryllis to your holiday gathering.
Click here to see holiday arrangements, starting at $50 for pick up in store, or $75 for same day delivery. Order soon for Christmas. Call 914-723-0852, order online here or stop by the shop at 7 Harwood Court in the heart of Scarsdale Village.
Not sure what to buy? Then give them a ‘Dale Dollars eGift Card, a community-based digital gift card
that makes it fun and easy to keep spending local. Purchase a ‘Dale Dollars eGift Card here to use at any of the participating shops in the neighborhood. With this card, you can write a personal message and send it to family, friends and colleagues via email, text, or physical copy. Recipients can choose to spend it at one of many participating merchants in Scarsdale —or mix it up and spend flexibly at multiple locations.
All-digital and always available on your phone, the ‘Dale Dollars eGift Card is great for the holidays, birthdays, teacher appreciation, coach gifts, or just to show your appreciation to a friend. Now you can give back to the community while you celebrate the holidays and special occasions!
To add your holiday gift suggestions to this guide, email us at scarsdalecomments@gmail.com.
Assembly at EHS Highlights Lack of Access for Girls to Higher Education Around the Globe
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Since 2011, the United Nations has worked “to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world” by declaring October 11th as International Day of the Girl. According to their website, “The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.”
Though many of us may have missed the opportunity to celebrate the important day this past October 11th, one student at Edgemont High School made sure the day didn’t go unnoticed by her peers. In an effort to raise awareness about the importance of the right for girls all over the world to be able to access an education, junior Eleni Piniros created and delivered an informative assembly that demonstrated how in many parts of the world, girls are prohibited from going to school and getting an education beyond the elementary grades.
Piniros said she was honored to have Dr. Barbara Kapetanakes, a founding member of the NYS Psychological Association LGBTQ Task Force and past president of the Westchester Psychological Association, join her presentation to talk “about girl empowerment, the importance of an education, and how having an education affects female earning power and the ability to make choices and have more options throughout life.”
In a recent interview Piniros detailed the highlights of her assembly and why she feels it is so important that we all take action.
Q: What important issues does your assembly call attention to?
A: The assembly was held on October 11th which was International Day of the Girl which I felt would be a perfect day to speak about the importance of the right for girls all over the world to be able to access an education.
Important Points:
I spoke about the Malala Fund which is a non-profit organization and how it advocates for girls to be able to go to secondary school so that they can get an education. In many parts of the world, girls are not able to go to school beyond the 6th grade.
My PowerPoint presentation included information regarding geography and statistics about countries which don’t allow girls to have an education.
Dr. Kapetanakes presented the history of Women’s Rights and how these rights are still not guaranteed in the 21st century. Dr. Kapetanakes also talked about the psychological standpoint when it comes to girls having an education and about the importance of an education giving girls the ability to live a better life and be more independent by being able to make life choices.
Q: What do you hope other students will take away from the assembly?
A: I wanted my classmates to be made aware that this conflict exists in many parts of the world and it’s not fair. I wanted them to understand that we are extremely privileged living where we are able to attend school every day. I feel that it is easy to be unaware concerning this conflict happening right now. During the assembly I asked, “Can you imagine that right now, we girls would not be allowed to be at Edgemont HS?”
Also, at the beginning of the assembly, I said there would be a trivia contest at the end. Then at the end of the presentation, I showed slides with questions and I gave the first student to raise their hand and answer correctly a bracelet that our group made. It was fun and it helped to keep the students’ attention during the assembly.
Q: What actionable steps can students/people take to help girls gain more access to education?
A: Students can become educated on the conflict. And at Edgemont HS, students can join my school club, Beads for Malala, where as a group we make bracelets and sell them in addition to bake sales to raise money to donate to the Malala Fund.
Q: What inspired you to create this assembly?
A: I was inspired to create this assembly because I’m one of the founders of my school club which I started last year and I wanted to expand my efforts to increase awareness for this important issue to my high school community and hopefully beyond. I think it is a very important cause since many people do not realize that girls are still not allowed to attend school in parts of the world. Though it's true that in some countries there simply isn't enough money to build schools and supply students with the learning materials they need, it is important for people to understand that this isn't the only barrier to education that many girls face. In places like Afghanistan, it is against the law for females to even attend school.
Q: Is the assembly online for others to watch?
A: The assembly was not recorded and unfortunately is not online however, I’m hoping to be able to present again soon and have that recorded to share with other communities in Westchester and possibly beyond. Although when we presented on October 11th, it was Day of the Girl, this is an issue that girls are facing every day so the subject matter is relevant all throughout the year so I think we might be able to make this happen.
See here for more information about International Day of the Girl.
Letter to the Editor Regarding the Renovation of the Scarsdale Pool
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The following letter was submitted by Susan Levine:
To Scarsdale Residents and Scarsdale Pool Lovers:
Your comments about the proposed Scarsdale Pool Project should be sent to poolcomments@scarsdale.gov before December 1.
As a resident who has been a long time member of the Scarsdale Pool Complex I would like to urge the Mayor and Board of Trustees to choose to keep the four pools that we have enjoyed for 56 years in the same spaces that they now occupy. Doing that should save 6 million dollars in costs according to the pool consultants. (41 million is proposed now.)
New building codes will be applied as required. A total renovation with new heaters and filtration systems and pumps and pipes and whatever else is needed
is not questioned. But changing the shape and size and location of the four pools seems arbitrary and not necessarily better. The original concept was intelligent and served us well.
The pool consultants are not aware of that aspect of the proposed renovation. They have no affection for the Scarsdale Pool complex as do those of us who have been summer members and they have not seen how well it functions as it does now.
Changing the pools just for the sake of change does not make sense to me and adds unnecessary expense.
Adding a splash pad for youngsters would be just fine. Renovating the building with showers and changing rooms seems necessary. A new restaurant? Not so much...Saxon Woods has one nearby. Our snack bar is wonderful in every way and deserves to remain as it is.
I worry that many residents have No Idea about this proposed pool renovation and the huge expense involved, especially if we leave the consultants' proposals as they are. A bond will be paid for by all residents for 20 years. 41 million is quite a number. 35 million is less. Still a lot but better.
And restoring the pool to its original glory is a good idea...with some enhancements that make sense.
Those residents who have summer homes or their own pools or enjoy country clubs will never join the pool. Nothing will change that fact. Those who do join the pool and who love the pool need to speak up now.
Please send your comments to poolcomments@scarsdale.gov..
Thank you.
Susan Levine
Scarsdale Pool Member
Football Players and Baby2BabyClub Lend a Hand at Community Kitchen
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Senior Football Captains: Ryan Gilligan, Nicky Ebner-Borst, Seniors: Anders Burrows, Micheal Walsh, Logan Mancusi, Juniors: Joey Pappalardo, Colin Brennan, Stevie Rosenberg, Vanessa Karp. Sophomores Ava Pappalardo, Zoe BrettschneiderOn Sunday November 10, members of the Scarsdale Varsity Football team partnered with the Scarsdale High School Baby2Baby Club to prepare and serve meals to over 60 neighbors in need.
As one of its many initiatives, The SHS Baby2Baby Club volunteers monthly for Art's Community Kitchen at St. Bart's in White Plains, bridging a critical gap on weekends when other soup kitchens are closed.
The Scarsdale Varsity Football team's season concluded on Friday night. Their playoff journey ended in a narrow semi-final loss to rival Mamaroneck, breaking a nine-year streak. Reaching the playoffs was a victory for the team, and despite the disappointment, they recognized their historic and unifying season.
Joey Pappalardo invited his teammates to join the club and serve this Sunday, continuing the spirit of brotherhood cultivated throughout the season and make a positive impact in the community.
Over 60 individuals and families that rely on the kitchen were treated this week to pulled pork sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, green beans, sauteed broccoli, salad, and homemade desserts. St. Bartholomew's many patrons and volunteers enjoyed having the boys in their Scarsdale gear smiling, greeting everyone, and hearing about their season.
Joey Pappalardo and Anders Burrows
Stevie Rosenberg, Vanessa Karp, Colin Brennan
Service
Job well done!
Varsity Football Players: Joey Pappalardo, Nicky Ebner-Borst, Colin Brennan, Anders Burrows, Logan Mancusi, Micheal Walsh, Ryan Gilligan
Application to Develop 80 Garden Road is "Adjourned" After Planning Board Declares Intention to Mandate an Enviornmental Review
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Is the application for a subdivision in a wetlands on Garden Road tabled or dead? That’s the question now that the Village Planning Board declared it’s intention to give the proposed 9-lot subdivision a “Positive Declaration,” meaning that the Planning Board determined that the project as proposed could have significant adverse impacts.
Following years of hearings, beginning in 2013, the applicant has sought permission to subdivide a wet area adjacent to the water tower on Garden Road. Due to the high water table they proposed to truck in 30,000 cubic yards of landfill in1,600 truckloads to raise the ground level and permit the construction of homes with full basements and swimming pools. The project would have required the removal of 437 mature, regulated trees.
After an exhaustive review by many experts retained by both the applicants and the village, on September 19, 2024 the Planning Board expressed its intent to issue a “Positive Declaration” finding the project may result in one or more significant adverse environmental impacts requiring the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement.
Following this directive, Village Planner Kellan Cantrell drafted a resolution for the Planning Board to approve at their October 23, 2024 meeting.
The Positive Declaration says the following:
The Applicant is proposing a 9-lot subdivision of7.6 acres with eight (8) new single-family dwellings, a new private roadway, and associated improvements. The current conditions reflect 3 separate tax lots with a single-family dwelling on each lot. The proposal seeks to demolish two (2) of the existing single-family residences and subdivide the premises into 9 lots, consisting of eight (8) new lots for the construction of eight (8) proposed single-family dwellings and one (1) reconfigured lot where the existing 90 Garden Road home will remain.
Potential environmental impacts associated with the Proposed Action have been identified by the Planning Board based upon a review of the Full Environmental Assessment Form Parts 1 and 2. These impacts, which may be reasonably expected to result from the Project, have been compared to the criteria for determining significance identified in 6 NYCRR§617.7(c)(1)and in accordance with 6NYCRR§617.7(c)(2)and(3).
The Planning Board finds that the proposed project may have a significant adverse impact on the following resources for the reasons more fully set forth in the EAF Part 3 (the list below is not intended to be all inclusive):
-Impacts to protected wetland
-Impacts related to stormwater runoff in a sensitive drainage area
-Impacts to the Sheldrake watershed
-Impacts to groundwater
-Impacts related to the importation of extensive fill
-Impacts to water supply resulting from on-site wells Impacts resulting from extensive tree removal
-Traffic and roadway impacts during construction
The items resolution was placed on the Planning Board’s agenda for their 10/23/24 meeting.
On October 10, the applicant’s attorney’s Cuddy and Feder sent an additional plea asking the board to refrain from declaring a Positive Declaration. The lengthy letter contends that “that not only will the Proposed Action not have any significant environmental impacts but will result in substantial environmental benefits.”
However, the resolution remained on the agenda until the day of the meeting when the applicants adjourned their application. The letter from Cuddy and Feder says, “The Applicants are considering design updates and as such, respectfully requests that the Planning Board adjourn the above referenced applications from the October 23, 2024 agenda.”
If the developers plans to make a new application --and what they will propose are unknown for now – and at least for the present, neighbors appear to have warded off this risk to their already fragile environment.
