Kudos to Tarrytown

The Paul has never had any trouble contradicting himself or exhibiting chutzpah and here’s another example of it. Forbes Magazine listed Tarrytown as one of the nicest Villages in the US, and he brags that Tarrytown is in the Town of Greenburgh, as though that offers some type of cache for the Town. It doesn’t. The reality for Tarrytown exemplifies what they do extremely well. Conversely, it highlights how the Town of Greenburgh is being run into the ground by The Paul and his Stepford Board.


We quote: 
“I think that one of the reasons why Tarrytown achieved this distinction is because of good planning decisions over the years. The Tarrytown Village Board, Zoning Board, Planning Board and Conservation Advisory Board have insisted (over the years) on great planning and have made excellent land use decisions. These decisions have helped Tarrytown maintain its charm and unique qualities,” said The Paul. Everything he has said about what is right with Tarrytown’s leadership highlights what is wrong with Greenburgh. It’s amazing to all of us at ABG that The Paul can be so astute for a brief moment and in the next be such a dolt.


He and his Board are the reason our Town cannot be in the same league as Tarrytown. We aren’t even ranked number 80 on anybody’s list anymore. And that was so long ago, way before people started to recognize the Town’s decline. Tarrytown is rich in history and has capitalized on it. Greenburgh has little comparative historic heritage and capitalizes more on closing supermarkets and increasing subsidized housing. By the way, we’ve had some famous people living in the Town, such as actor Jack Cassidy and musician Cab Calloway. Other than that, we offer little.

Greenburgh has numerous parks that are quite enjoyable. He said that the restaurants in Tarrytown are outstanding. ABG agrees. In fact, when our office was in Tarrytown, we frequented them often. These do attract visitors and tourists, which also stimulates village businesses. He’s right about that. Greenburgh has some pretty good restaurants as well and an overabundance of fast foot eateries and convenience stores. Although, we seem to be losing gas stations and supermarkets at an alarming rate. While we have an inordinate amount of low-income housing that simply cannot sustain the restaurants and tourism as Tarrytown can, we do have affluent areas, such as where The Paul resides.

He acknowledged the article discussing the spectacular mansions in Tarrytown. Of course, the view of the Hudson River is spectacular. It’s spectacular now, until the current Tappan Zee bridge is turned into Feiner’s Folly, a low-income housing and high-line park requiring little or no maintenance to be funded by the Unincorporated Town’s residents. Then the view will feel like living under the elevated trains in the Bronx. Continuing, he states that Tarrytown’s restaurants are outstanding. We have some pretty outstanding restaurants too. Why not mention those? And, as the Stepford Board continues to find new and innovate ways to tax, fee and fine them, that should drive diners right into Tarrytown.

We congratulate Tarrytown on being named in Forbes, whether it is in the Town of Greenburgh or not and in spite of The Paul. We'd love to see Greenburgh listed again but are fearful we’ve dropped so low it will be difficult to resuscitate with this administration. We can only hope.