Bernstein To Formally Announce Candidacy

Bernstein to Announce Candidacy for Town Supervisor at 

Frank’s Nursery on Wednesday

Greenburgh, N.Y. – Bob Bernstein will formally announce his candidacy for Greenburgh
Town Supervisor at a press conference to be held at Frank’s Nursery on Wednesday, May
29 at 7: 30 p.m.

Mr. Bernstein was endorsed for the job overwhelmingly last week by the Greenburgh
Democratic Party at its annual convention. Mr. Bernstein received the support of 54
percent of the district leaders while 22-year incumbent Paul Feiner received only 35
percent.

Frank’s Nursery is owned by the Town, but rather than sell the property, the current
supervisor tried to lease the property to a startup that began negotiating secretly with him
to get the land before the Town actually acquired it. When the Town was sued for
violating the law, the supervisor dropped the idea of leasing the property and said he
would sell it instead. Last week he announced he would sell the property for $3 million –
$500,000 less than a bid offered by an established Ardsley based sports company.
“By insisting on doing a deal with a company that has offered substantially less than a
competing bidder the supervisor is walking right into yet another lawsuit against the
Town, which the unsuccessful bidder has said he will bring,” Mr. Bernstein said. “The
likelihood of the cash-strapped Town seeing any money from the sale is remote at best –
and this could have been avoided if the supervisor played by the rules.”

Mr. Bernstein graduated from Cornell University and the University of Virginia School
of Law. He has lived in the Edgemont section of Greenburgh for over two decades. He
worked on behalf of taxpayers by successfully intervening with Dobbs Ferry justice Herb
Rosenberg to defend the Town against a $4.6 million lawsuit filed by the Valhalla School
District and backed by the current supervisor. Mr. Bernstein intervening recovered $1.1
million in illegally transferred funds.

Mr. Bernstein has also worked to ensure the Town honors the terms of the lease signed
with Westchester County regarding the 108 apartments at WestHELP requiring the 108
apartments be used for affordable housing. He opposed the current supervisor’s efforts to
have apartments destroyed and was recently honored by Greenburgh/White Plains
chapter of NAACP for his efforts with regard to WestHELP.

The town-wide Democratic Primary for Town Supervisor will be held Tuesday,
September 10.

Contact:
Gil Kaminer
Email:
gk1411@aol.com
Phone:
(914) 776-3379

Email: robertbrucebernstein@yahoo.com