Good morning subscribers. ☕This is your Wednesday, Sept. 24, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.

Today’s Weather Channel local forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a high of 77 degrees 🌥 Check out the forecast for the rest of the week here.

All aboard. White and gold balloons, free ice coffees, and enthusiastic hellos greeted customers at the train station on Monday when Winfield Street Coffee got back to business after 35 days of battling with its landlord, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 

The MTA ordered Winfield to shut down on Aug. 18, about six weeks after the Rye location had opened, after inspectors found a small range and fryer in its kitchen that had not been officially permitted.  

Winfield owner Breno Donatti offered to remove that equipment immediately so he could continue operating, but the MTA rejected that proposed quick fix. Winfield was closed for nearly five weeks before the MTA renewed the café’s certificate of occupancy in writing on Monday.

In the interim, Donatti removed the unapproved equipment and installed an exhaust hood above its permitted oven. 

To read David Hessekiel’s full report, click here.

-Today’s newsletter is curated by Christian Falcone

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IN OTHER NEWS

Table for four. Outdoor dining is up and running again at four Rye businesses after the city manager promised to move quickly to resolve a permitting oversight that saw tables forcibly removed by city staff last week. The outdoor dining tables went missing for roughly 10 days. -Rosie Newmark

One away. Football coach Dino Garr has been a mainstay on the Rye sidelines for 50 years. Now, he’s a fixture atop the New York high school football record books. The Garnets’ 35-7 win Friday at Fox Lane was No. 364 in Garr’s storied career — pulling him into a tie with late Bethpage coach Howie Vogts. -Ian Colalucci

So many options! As shoppers and diners visit local businesses in Rye this fall, they’ll encounter a slew of new and changed restaurants and retailers in town. Writer David Hessekiel delves into the new developments. To read more, click here.

AROUND TOWN

-Yaku has officially opened its doors, bringing a new era of Peruvian cuisine to Rye in a very familiar location. Owner Teofilo Matias Huyhua, who lived in Rye for two decades, took over the spot that was Belluscio’s and has reopened as an upscale Peruvian restaurant. -Erin McAward

-The city will honor civil rights leaders M. Paul and Orial Redd with a street renaming ceremony at the Rye Metro-North Station Plaza. The event is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. on Saturday. To learn more about the transformative history of the Redds, click here.

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NEWS

Arbitration Panel Denies Ex-Playland Operator Standard’s Claim, Although Westchester Could Still Owe $36M in Damages

The arbitration panel working to mediate the last remnants of Westchester’s messy Playland divorce from Standard Amusements has ruled that the ex-operator defaulted on its contract and is not entitled to the $57 million in damages it sought – but the split could still cost the county millions.

The county and Standard entered into arbitration this summer over which party was responsible for the collapse of their 30-year Playland management contract, which Standard announced it was exiting earlier this year.

Standard claimed the county hadn’t made promised infrastructure upgrades at the waterfront amusement park

-by Camille Botello

CITY

City Council Votes to Extend Off-Leash Dog Hours at Rye Town Park

Dogs in Rye Town Park have a lot to bark about. 

Following months of debate, the Rye City Council voted unanimously to extend off-leash dog hours at the park by an additional hour during the off-season. 

Council members had hesitated to expand off-leash hours to 10 a.m. because of concerns over enforcement and safety, but ultimately agreed to the extension after hearing from residents who praised the dog-loving community built around the park’s friendly confines. 

-by Rosie Newmark

COMMUNITY

This Story Has a Nice Ring to it — Thanks to Social Media

Less than 24 hours after Rye resident Pam Kerlan realized she had lost her engagement ring, it was back on her finger — thanks to the Rye Moms Facebook group. 

Kerlan was at home preparing dinner over Labor Day weekend when she took off her rings and stored them in her pocket to marinate chicken. That moment had slipped her mind when she then took a long walk to the beach with her husband.  

Several hours after they had returned home, Kerlan realized her pockets were empty and her engagement ring was missing.

-by Davi Schulman

COMMUNITY

Rye Struck by the Line-Dancing Craze at — of All Places — a Church

Anyare Felix comes from Bronxville. Jackie Leahy pulls up from Port Chester.

They are both part of a group that just follows the music down a stairwell into Resurrection Church’s recreational hall on Monday nights. Inside, country music pulses as boots shuffle across the floor.

Led by founder Adam Cherko, beginner and intermediate line dancers follow steps in a welcoming, no-pressure environment.

-by Jessica Maricevic