- Rye Record
- Posts
- On The Record: Sign of Trouble
On The Record: Sign of Trouble
City restricts local business from displaying name
Good morning subscribers. ☕This is your Wednesday, May 28, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.
Today’s Weather Channel local forecast calls for rain in the evening with a high of 66 degrees 🌧 Check out the forecast for the rest of the week here.
Bad taste. Rye’s Board of Architectural Review has officially rejected a request by a bagel shop owner for permission to put a sign up over the store on Purchase Street with the cheeky name of the business – Badass Bagels.
Board Chairman Michael Harrington told The Record afterward that the word “Badass” was inappropriate to display at the entrance to Rye’s business district.
Rye city code requires the board to review all significant commercial signage in Rye with a focus on oversight of issues such as placement and size. Harrington said the board rejected the bagel shop’s request because the board also has a responsibility to protect “the economic stability, health, safety and general welfare of the community.”
Harrington said he was particularly troubled by the store, at 12 Purchase St., being across the street from the Little Learners Studio, which offers early childhood enrichment programs.
That concern was echoed by Rye resident Adam Paterno, who wrote a note opposing the sign’s approval before the board’s meeting.
“Local regulations typically prohibit offensive language, including profanity, due to its potential to offend viewers and the impact on community standards,” Paterno wrote the board.
To read David Hessekiel’s article in its entirety, click here
Badass Bagels has been shot down in its attempt to install a sign at its Purchase Street location due to a city board calling the store’s name inappropriate.
-Today’s newsletter is curated by Christian Falcone
➡️ Follow The Record, @ryerecordnews, on our social media channels and at ryerecord.com for the latest news. 💻📱
RYE RECORD STUDIOS 🎙
INSTAGRAM POST OF THE WEEK 📸
-We salute.
IN OTHER NEWS
Do or die. The Rye baseball team lost 9-3 in its sectional playoff game to top-seeded Panas on Tuesday. But the No. 2 Garnets remain alive in the double-elimination tournament as they prepare to face third-seeded Nanuet on Wednesday. -Record staff
Cooked. Noble Pies has closed its door and stopped selling its sweet and savory pies. Since opening in Rye in December 2021, the Warwick, New York-based bakery had tried to make its business work in two different locations across the city. -David Hessekiel
Doink. Rye High students had their AP psychology tests postponed on May 16 when they were unable to access the system due to a glitch. The test was subsequently rescheduled for Tuesday. -Tim O’Donnell
AROUND TOWN
-Author, and former Rye resident, Annabel Monaghan released her latest novel on Tuesday, “It’s a Love Story.” Monaghan, who now calls Greenwich, Conn. home, recently spoke to The Record about her latest book. -Beth Levine
-Looking to combat the loss of dozens of rides that remain closed for opening weekend at Playland, Westchester County offered both free admission and parking to coax patrons to the park. -Journal News
-No. 1 seed Rye boys lacrosse beat John Jay-Cross River 13-0 in their playoff opener Tuesday night. The Garnets will next host No. 4 seed Tappan Zee in the Section 1 Class C tournament semifinals on Friday.
Off the Record: Rye PD handed out 76 parking summonses around Rye Town Park and Playland on Monday — to violators of the city’s beach ordinance which restricts parking on surrounding streets from May 1 to Sept. 30. The rash of tickets stemmed from Playland’s main parking lot reaching capacity during the holiday causing traffic to be diverted back out of the amusement park and onto the adjoining residential streets.
➡️ Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up for our newsletter here. Interested in advertising or sponsoring this post? Click here.
FROM OUR PARTNERS
CITY
All that awaits is the MTA to sign off on a naming rights agreement that would christen Station Plaza as the home of the Redds.
The city plans to co-name Station Plaza, the street parallel to the Rye Metro-North station, in honor of local civil rights leaders Orial and M. Paul Redd.
The City Council voted unanimously to sign a naming rights license agreement with the MTA, which owns the Metro-North train station as well as the roadway between Purchase Street and Peck Avenue known as Station Plaza, on May 21.
The MTA must sign off on the agreement, which will happen in the coming days, according to Interim City Manager Brian Shea. Following that, a sign finalizing the new name will be designed, and Shea said there will a “big event” in September “worthy of the occasion.”
-by Mayra Kalaora
The race shines a brief annual spotlight on Soul Ryeders, which quietly provides services 365 days a year.
COMMUNITY
Six months after moving to Rye with her husband, Adrian, and their twin 2-year-olds in 2016, April Deen was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
When she died on Dec. 6, 2017, Adrian willed himself to go for runs to help preserve his mental and physical well-being.
Medical professionals were there to provide treatments for every step of April’s journey. Soul Ryeders, the Rye-based nonprofit, was there for everything else, supporting not just April, but also Adrian and their twins, Alton and Elan.
-by Chris Marshall
POLICE & FIRE
A dangerous chase on I-95 on Monday led to 16 people sustaining injuries.
A chain-reaction car crash along Interstate 95 in Rye injured 16 people on Memorial Day, allegedly spurred by teen who led police on a wild chase at well over 120 mph.
The 15-year-old male reportedly fled from the NYPD’s 45th Precinct in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx by heading north on I-95 shortly after 2 a.m. Monday morning.
State police located two vehicles traveling at high speeds while waiting at Exit 17 in Larchmont, setting off a five-mile chase which saw troopers top out at up to 130 mph.
-by Rosie Newmark
Ryan Mahoney left a lasting impact on the seas during his short life.
SPORTS
On May 7, Rye Country Day School hosted the Ryan B. Mahoney Memorial Regatta at American Yacht Club. The annual event, established in 2016, honors Mahoney, a RCDS alumnus, passionate sailor, and proud Wildcat.
Following graduation from RCDS in 1998, Ryan went on to represent the US in the International 420 Class World Championships on three occasions, competing in Australia, Belgium, and Newport, RI.
In 2012, at the age of 31, Ryan died from complications of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
-by Record staff