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Maloney proposes federal bill to block Hudson anchorages BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com
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First-year dental students Timothy Litz, front, and Cody Novotny in the simulation laboratory at Touro College of Dental Medicine.
Dannon eyes space in White Plains BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com
THE DANNON CO. INC. IS considering shifting its headquarters to downtown White Plains, a move that would scoop at least 300 employees from the yogurt producer’s
current home in Greenburgh. Dannon, a subsidiary of the French company Danone, applied to the White Plains Common Council for a zoning change in September that would allow it to operate at The Source at White Plains building at 100
Bloomingdale Road. If the zoning amendment is approved by the city, Dannon would be cleared to occupy 80,000 square feet on the first and fourth floors of the 240,000-square-foot building, which is also occupied by Whole Foods, Dicks Sporting Goods, The Cheesecake Factory and Raymour and Flanigan, among other office and retail tenants. The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors moved its offices to a 16,000-square-foot space in the building this year. Dannon spokesman Michael Neuwirth confirmed that the company is considering the move, but said any decision is still dependent on a “contingent of factors.” Dannon is in the process of filing
ather than rely on the regulatory process, U.S. Rep. Sean Maloney wants to use legislation to block new barge anchorages in the Hudson River. The U.S. Coast Guard is considering a proposal to establish 10 anchorages along a 109-mile stretch of the Hudson from Yonkers to Kingston. The sites would accommodate up to 43 vessels. Maloney’s Hudson River Protection Act would block new anchorages that are within
applications with the White Plains Common Council, Westchester County Industrial Development Agency and the state’s economic development office, Empire State Development, he said. “We recognize the efforts of the state of New York, county of Westchester and city of White Plains to keep us in the area, which we’ve called home for more than 20 years,” Neuwirth said in an email. Dannon sells a line of more than 200 dairy products nationwide and is known especially for yogurt. The company is headquartered at 100 Hillside Ave. in the town of Greenburgh. Dannon has been in Greenburgh since 2003, when it signed a 14-year lease at the
five miles of an environmental Superfund site, nuclear power plant, locations on the National Register of Historic Places or habitats for endangered species. In other words, no new anchorages could be established. “I don’t see it as my job to sit back and hope that some bureaucrat does their job,” Maloney, a Democrat representing the midHudson Valley, said at an Oct. 3 press conference. “It’s not my experience that you can always count on a good result,” he said, speaking along the riverfront in Newburgh, “so I intend to use every tool in my kit to stop this idea.” » MALONEY, page 6
Hillside Avenue location. The property is owned by Alfred Weissman Real Estate LLC, a Rye-based real estate owner and developer. A representative from Alfred Weissman declined to comment on the possibility of Dannon leaving when reached by phone. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said he has written a letter to Dannon encouraging the company to stay. “If they do leave, we will work with Mr. Weissman to try to find a suitable use for the property,” Feiner said. “But Dannon has been a fantastic neighbor and it has been a great location and good relationship, so obviously we were disappointed.” » DANNON, page 6