Your Letters: Fishing, DeCicco's and a Lane Closure on Post Road

A crumbling retaining wall has closed a lane of the Post Road since March, 2024.We received several notes in the past few weeks about issues around town.

First a reader asked why a lane on the Post Road has been closed for so long, and when it will re-open. It turns out that a retaining wall adjacent to the south lane of the Post Road between the Police station and the library has deteriorated. Due to falling rocks and debris, the NYS Department of Transportation closed one lane on March 28, 2024.
Now it’s November and the lane is still closed.

We reached out to Jeff Coleman who heads up the Department of Public Works. He advised that the road is the responsibility of New York State, not the Village. He told us to contact them, and we called several times, but did not receive a response.
Coleman now says the following, “The NYSDOT has notified the Village that design of the new wall is underway and that it will be reconstructed in 2026.”

Really?

FishingFishing will now be permitted at Library Pond.

We also received emails about fishing in Library Pond. Brian Culang and his son were fishing at the library this summer and were stopped by police who said it was not allowed, due to Village code. Culang noted that there was a “no fishing” sign posted, but after a search, he determined that there was no provision in Village Code that barred this activity.
On October 17 he emailed us again to say that the Village Manager confirmed that the “No Fishing” sign at Library Pond will be removed as soon as the current restoration work wraps up.

DeCicco’s

Last, we received this email about De Cicco’s in Scarsdale Village. It was sent to the store, with a copy to Scarsdale10583.
"We've lived in Scarsdale for more than 40 years; and we've been loyal, regular customers. You owe it to us and all the others here to tell us what's going on. The number of empty shelves has increased unabated during the past 6 months. If you're trying to go out of business, you're going to be successful. Customer and employee loyalty don't last forever. We're all entitled to know what you intend to do. Fix the problem soon, or shut the doors for good; but please stop pretending that you're trying to fix things. Wasting our time trying to find and buy staples or other everyday items no longer works."

Readers asks for an answer from DeCicco's.