The Westchester Brief | 07.13.26: Yonkers Sewage Failure Shuts Hudson

The Westchester Brief | 07.13.26: Yonkers Sewage Failure Shuts Hudson

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/fan_mail/new] A Con Edison power cut during a July heat wave knocked the Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility offline, sending partially treated sewage into the Hudson River and triggering a multi-municipality health advisory across Westchester County. From Yonkers to Briarcliff Manor, residents were told to stay out of the water for the better part of a week. In This Episode: (0:00) Con Edison's load-shedding decision and the Yonkers plant failure (0:35) The Hudson River health advisory and which towns it covered (1:20) The $185,000,000 already budgeted to upgrade this exact plant (2:15) What's Happening: Westchester's new apprenticeship law for county contractors Sources: Westchester County Government — "Westchester County Advises Against Recreational Use of the Hudson River Following Yonkers Wastewater System Failure" Mid Hudson News — "Ban on Hudson River swimming remains in effect" CBS New York — "Massive raw sewage discharge into Hudson River prompts health advisory in NYC and Westchester County" Subscribe to the newsletter at iliveherewestchester.com for this story and everything we're tracking across Westchester County this week. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/support] I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com [https://www.iliveheremedia.com/] Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia [https://www.instagram.com/iliveheremedia/] Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

The Friday Intel | 07.10.26: The Office Market Nobody Expected

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/fan_mail/new] The country keeps saying the office is dead — but Westchester County just posted its strongest leasing quarter in years. Office leasing jumped 30.1% year over year in Q1 2026, hitting roughly 450,000 square feet, about 14% above the 10-year first-quarter average, according to Newmark. This week on The Friday Intel, we go deeper on the counter-narrative — and the surprise buried inside it. The surge wasn't new companies moving in. It was companies already here, in Tarrytown and White Plains, renewing and staying put. That's retention dressed as growth, and it's a more honest read than the headline. We break down what the numbers actually say and what it means for your commute, your downtown, and the local economy. In This Episode: 0:00 — Cold Open: the office isn't dead here 0:30 — Intro and Context 1:30 — The Data: 450,000 sq ft, +30.1%, Class A rents at $30.81 3:30 — The Surprise: it's renewals, not new tenants 5:00 — What This Means for You 6:00 — Close Sources: Newmark, "Newmark Reports a Surge in Leasing Velocity Across Westchester County" and Westchester County Office Market Report Q1 2026; Colliers Westchester County Office Market Report Q1 2026 (cross-check). Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or share with a neighbor. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/support] I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com [https://www.iliveheremedia.com/] Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia [https://www.instagram.com/iliveheremedia/] Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

The Westchester Brief | 07.09.26: The 2% Tax Cap Trap

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/fan_mail/new] The 2% property-tax cap is the most misunderstood rule in Westchester County, the highest-taxed county in America. It limits how much a town or school district can raise in total, not what any single homeowner pays. This episode explains the reassessment trap: how, in towns that have gone 10 to 20-plus years without a revaluation, individual assessments can jump 50% to 100% in a single "capped" year, and what to do before your notice arrives. In This Episode: (0:00) The promise every homeowner has heard, and why it's wrong (0:40) What the 2% cap actually caps: the levy, not your bill (1:45) The reassessment trap and the reval "time bomb" in long-un-revalued towns (3:15) What to do: know your town's last reval, check comparables, grieve, and the STAR credit-only change (4:30) Quick hit: Pleasantville Music Festival returns Saturday, July 11 Sources: AppealDesk, "New York Property Tax Increases 2026: 2% Cap, STAR & More" NY State Department of Taxation and Finance, STAR and assessment resources Enjoying the Brief? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or share the show with a neighbor who owns a home. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/support] I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com [https://www.iliveheremedia.com/] Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia [https://www.instagram.com/iliveheremedia/] Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

The Westchester Brief | 07.08.26: White Plains $1.2B Downtown Rebuild

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/fan_mail/new] White Plains is rebuilding its downtown all at once. The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency moved to approve three mixed-use projects worth roughly $1.2 billion, including the $585.2 million Hamilton Green tower that replaces the White Plains Mall, and moved to grant $32.87 million in public incentives to make them happen. We walk through the projects, the 140-out-of-1,800 affordable-housing math, and what taxpayers actually get for the money. In This Episode (0:00) A mall comes down and three towers go up in downtown White Plains (0:30) Inside the $1.2 billion IDA approval: Hamilton Green, Lennar, and Waterstone (3:00) The accountability question: $32.87 million in incentives and only 140 affordable units (5:00) Quick hit: the county's new Affordability and Economic Development Task Force launches a listening tour Sources New York Construction Report, "Westchester County Approves $1.2 Billion Projects in White Plains" Business Council of Westchester, "Westchester IDA Moves to Give $32.87M in Incentives to Three White Plains Projects" Westchester County, IDA preliminary approval press release Subscribe to our free newsletter for the full story in your inbox at iliveherewestchester.com. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/support] I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com [https://www.iliveheremedia.com/] Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia [https://www.instagram.com/iliveheremedia/] Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.

Geoff Rose | Why Your Body Breaks Down — and the Structural Approach That Actually Fixes It

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/fan_mail/new] Geoff Rose started his career as a strength coach at Clemson. He left convinced the problem wasn't the coaches or the methodology — it was the model. Not enough time, not enough specificity, and no framework for building structure before building load. Today Geoff runs REP Athletics in Larchmont, where he works with elite athletes and chronic pain patients using the same methodology: ELDOA, myofascial stretching, and structural patterning. The thesis is simple and it holds up — structure dictates function. Fix the structure, and both pain and performance move in the right direction. In this conversation we get into how fascia actually works and why most people have no idea how connected the body really is, why a 60-year-old with back pain and Usain Bolt were dealing with the same root problem, what REP looks for in a new client that a conventional trainer or PT would walk right past, why Westchester youth athletes are showing up with injuries that have no business appearing in a 12-year-old, and why physical therapy often fails — not because of the therapist, but because of the business model forcing them to see eight patients an hour. If you have done PT, seen doctors, and still are not right — this is the conversation to hear. Timestamps: 00:00 — From Clemson to a different model 03:15 — Fascia, ELDOA, and structural patterning defined 07:02 — Why elite athletes and chronic pain patients do the same exercises 08:55 — The barefoot running trap and why big changes require small steps 10:44 — Wearables: useful tool or overthinking machine 12:17 — What REP sees in a new client that others miss 14:14 — Westchester trains hard. How do you shift that instinct 17:10 — Youth athletes in Westchester: what is going wrong 19:05 — If PT hasn't worked, what question should you be asking Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468485/support] I Live Here Westchester is a production of I Live Here Media. We spotlight the voices, visionaries, and stories that make Westchester County more than just a place to live—it’s a place to belong. Have a guest suggestion or want to partner with us? Email: jimjockle@iliveheremedia.com Website: www.iliveheremedia.com [https://www.iliveheremedia.com/] Follow us on Instagram: @iliveheremedia [https://www.instagram.com/iliveheremedia/] Subscribe, rate, and share to support local storytelling.