The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle will host its 96th Annual Golf Outing and Be Great Gala on May 5, 2025from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., a day-long celebration of community, leadership and youth development. Tickets are available at www.bgcnr.org/#golf-gala; all proceeds underwrite programs and services benefiting more than 10,000 youths in 2024 The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle and The Mariano Rivera Public Foundation will announce a partnership supporting innovative career pathways for hundreds of youths Boys & Girls Club also will announce its Youth of the Year and winners of full-ride scholarships to a soccer academy operated by the Westchester Soccer Club a new professional team playing in the United Soccer League’s League One Boys & Girls Club will honor five invaluable community supporters and the Gala will feature a can’t-miss dance performance by Remington Clubhouse children “May 5 will be an incredibly meaningful day that announces an important career-readiness program for our Boys & Girls Club honors inspiring youths and celebrates unwavering supporters who ensure that every Boys & Girls Club youth has the vital resources and a safe and innovative place to thrive,” said CEO Becky Mazzanobile and that inspiration fuels great futures.”Themed “Golf by Day and Dinner/Gala by Night,” the golf and Gala at the historical Wykagyl Country Club will welcome supporters of Boys & Girls Club’s mission to nurture youths’ futures through comprehensive programming The Be Great Gala is generously supported by The Clark Family.This year’s Gala spotlights five incredible honorees whose spirit of service compassion and innovation defines Boys & Girls Club’s mission “These exceptional honorees demonstrate heartfelt commitment to uplifting others and driving meaningful change through leadership service and volunteerism,” Mazzanobile said “Their efforts reflect the very values we strive to instill in the next generation and we are proud to celebrate their vital contributions toward building a stronger more inclusive community where all young people can thrive.” world renowned for its beauty and history dating to 1898 Wykagyl hosts the Be Great Gala at 5:30 p.m. a memorable evening of celebration and friendship The Be Great Gala will focus on Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle’s broad impact and emphasize how continued community support cultivates growth and opportunities for local youth Gala guests are encouraged to dress in semi-formal attire 20184 min readHistory and competition: WykagylA visit to Wykagyl Country Club with Jon Cavalier First, some background. Wykagyl has rich history from both an architectural and competitive perspective. The course was originally laid out by Lawrence Van Etten in 1905. In 1919, Donald Ross was brought in to improve several holes. In 1930, A.W. Tillinghast added his touch eliminating two holes and replacing them with two holes as a part of a broader reconfiguration of the course Wykagyl is one of the many architectural hybrids that we find particularly fascinating One of those courses and clubs that really does feel frozen in time.” the restoration trend arrived at the club in 2003 and the leadership wisely tapped Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw to restore their treasured layout while addressing drainage and irrigation issues We caught up with Bill Coore to discuss the project “I love the way the golf course rests on the land,” muses Mr “It is spectacular land and the greens have beautiful contours Reminds me of Yokohama’s West Course.” The C&C team performed a full restoration skillfully balancing original architectural intent with the need to address challenge and playability for the modern game which opened up vistas and improved air flow It also reintroduced wind into play.” Work was completed in 2006 Coore & Crenshaw sketches of the 7th and 8th hole - Credit Wykagyl C.C The club’s competitive history matches its architectural pedigree The membership has consistently held its own against other clubs in the Met Area as well as hosting a steady stream of events Notable amateurs and professionals have roamed the fairways The tradition continues with the 103rd playing of the Met Open As one of the oldest championships in America The Met Open is perfectly at home at the restored Wykagyl “The strengths of the course are a brilliant routing and outstanding variety making the 9th the last – a great finishing hole and much better than the normal 18th the course truly has 18 holes that are all totally unique the par-3s are exceptional – all different distances all different types – and the par-5s are terrific.” Those who follow Jon on social media know that he is a man of both quality and quantity that when we asked him for a favorite hole which plays over a rocky valley to an awesome wide-but-shallow green that slopes back left to front right.” {{content-block-wykagyl-country-club-profile-001}} the tee shot on this hole is into a huge hill with the second shot to the reachable green being blind over the top The green is in a natural amphitheater right at the foot of the clubhouse – I think Harry Vardon called it his favorite finishing hole.” {{content-block-wykagyl-country-club-profile-002}} ShareShareCoursesCoursesCoursesArchitectureArchitectureArchitectureNo items found.About the authorJason WayJason Way a passionate golfer and business consultant who founded Geeked on Golf dedicates his writing to celebrating the game's finest aspects from course architecture to the individuals making positive impacts on golf Beyond his creative pursuits in golf writing and his work with small company turnarounds he balances his time between family life with his wife and two boys and finding joy in hands-on pursuits like gardening Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet 24ReplyCancelSUBMIT COMMENTSUBMIT COMMENTThank you! 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Something went wrong while submitting the form.Author NameJan 13, 2025DeleteLorem ipsum dolor sit amet FooterA deeper level of golfSign up to our newsletter for fresh takes Mondays Fried Egg Course RatingWe rate golf courses using a three-"Egg" scale a course must be very good; to receive three Most courses will not get any Eggs at all — and this is not meant as an insult Click here to learn more about our rating system and our criteria of Land Robert “Bobby” Hopkins has schlepped golf bags around Wykagyl Country Club as a professional caddy making a living on bag fees and tips Now Hopkins is demanding minimum wage and overtime compensation in a class action complaint filed Dec for working up to seven days and 69 hours a week “Caddies are an intricate part of the experience of playing a round of golf at Wykagyl,” Hopkins says but the country club is violating state and federal labor laws Wykagyl traces its history back to 1898 when golf in America was taking flight The current course opened in 1905 in New Rochelle and it has been the site of several professional tournaments and remove the flag when golfers are putting and they work until dark six to seven days The caddy master usually assigns the caddy to two golfers for each 4-hour to 4.5 hour round of the course and the caddies work up to two rounds a day plus a tip at the golfer’s discretion They are not paid for the time waiting for an assignment and they do not receive wage statements Hopkins also claims that the club has never notified caddies that they are tipped employees which would entitle them to a lower minimum wage The complaint does not state how much Hopkins typically makes in bag fees and tips A rough minimum can be calculated on the information provided but not including bad weather or sick days that would reduce his income or tips that would increase his compensation Carrying two bags for one round a day for six to seven days would earn $1,440 to $1,680 per week in bag fees the caddy would earn at least $50,400 to $58,800 in bag fees Carrying up to 4 bags a day would double the income on those days Receiving the $15 an hour minimum wage for service workers in Westchester County and $22.50 overtime pay for the 57 to 69 hours a week Hopkins says he works would earn $983 to $1,253 a week and $34,377 to $43,838 per 35-week season After his attorney gave the country club a draft of the complaint on Oct some members of the club allegedly told Hopkins that they did want him to caddy for them and some allegedly relayed harsh messages through other caddies The complaint depicts the critical statements as retaliation and harassment Hopkins is demanding unspecified damages for alleged violations of state and federal laws on overtime pay and spread-of-hours pay; failure to provide wage statements and labor notices; and retaliation Wykagyl General Manager Robert Kasara did not reply to an email asking for the club’s side of the story was brought as a class action on behalf of all 60 or so caddies who work at Wykagyl This page is available to subscribers. Click here to sign in or get access. brings back great memories of caddy days at Pelham CC in ’70s A good round was carrying two bags say $16 then carry putters for 2 on a golf cart $4-$5 each As you gained seniority you had less wait time of course some days were slow or it would rain You could pay a good portion of college expenses by caddying and learning to play golf we were allowed to play the course on Mondays I kind of worked my way into working in the golf shop and one day had he job to escort Gene Sarzen for the day when he was part of club tournament Then there are the Caddy Scholarship programs and Caddy Day programs at which there were meals and gifts the members provided As the rates have gone up caddying has become a profession and weekend job for folks who need to make extra money like teachers The people at golf courses who should recieve more consideraiton might be the staff who do maintenance and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday while receiving the John F CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday while receiving the John.. Trending Westchester 2023) — A pair of New Jersey men pleaded guilty Friday to significantly reduced charges stemming from a high-speed police pursuit involving a handgun was found in possession of a loaded Glock 9 mm semiautomatic-handgun in his pants He also possessed a large capacity ammunition feeding device a reduction from Unauthorized Use Of A Vehicle—3 a 2 year TOP on behalf of the owner of the Audi and an admission in open court that they had no knowledge that McKinney had a handgun The original charges against Velez and Clark were Criminal Possession Stolen Property – 3rd and Criminal Possession of a Weapon – 3rd (Large Ammo Device) The Westchester County Real Time Crime Center advised New Rochelle Police that a stolen vehicle had entered New Rochelle after having been chased by Greenwich CT Police and Westchester County Police on the Hutchinson River Parkway New Rochelle Police and Westchester County Police began to search the area abandoned at the corner of North Avenue and Bon Air Avenue New Rochelle Police observed four males walking on Seacord Road a short distance away from the abandoned vehicle The four males began to run behind homes on Bon Air Avenue once they saw the police approach Two suspects were quickly apprehended behind a Bon Air Avenue home One of the suspects was found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm Glock handgun with an extended magazine holding 29 rounds A third suspect was caught running on Seacord Road McKinney was wanted out of New Jersey for an armed carjacking Car Pursuit/Manhunt Defendants Arraigned in New Rochelle City Court New Rochelle Manhunt Ends with 3 of 4 Suspects Caught, 1 Escaped; Loaded Glock and Stolen Audi A7 Recovered Manhunt After Four Armed Men Bailout of Car Following Pursuit in North End of New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE — Generations knew it as the home of Rob and Laura Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," or as the home of Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig and the inspiration for George M Cohan's musical "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway." But New Rochelle's black-and-white past has been replaced by a new reality: This week with nine confirmed cases tied to a 50-year-old man who lives in the city's Wykagyl section His synagogue, Young Israel of New Rochelle, has been shuttered until March 8 at the earliest; and about a thousand people his family encountered at temple — at services a funeral and a bar/bat mitzvah — have been instructed to stay home Mayor Noam Bramson said New Rochelle is diverse by every metric People in the city "genuinely value and treasure their diversity," he said CORONAVIRUS IN WESTCHESTER: What we know, what we don't know CORONAVIRUS: State officials may wrestle with expanding quarantines as cases spread WESTCHESTER: About 1,000 people quarantined as virus spreads in Westchester The city is a mix of million-dollar homes and a dense urban center a 35-minute train ride from Grand Central Terminal Bramson hailed redevelopment in the city's downtown as the most ambitious in the city's history — a plan that will create new homes and business opportunities in its core while preserving its suburban character.  Wykagyl is the suburban part of that equation The Wykagyl section of New Rochelle — which took its name from Wykagyl Country Club the synagogue's next-door neighbor — straddles wide not far from New Rochelle High School and the cottage where Thomas Paine author of "Common Sense," lived during some of the final years of his life.  said New Rochelle city historian Barbara Davis, it had its own stop on a commuter railroad that stretched from The Bronx into Port Chester and White Plains homes in Wykagyl were laid out in park-like settings within walking distance of trains "That made New Rochelle one of the premier American suburbs," she said.  Fictional commuter Rob Petrie was modeled after his real-life creator Carl Reiner who lives on Trenor Drive a couple of blocks from Young Israel "There's all walks of life here from the very wealthy to the very poor all races and it's a wonderful mosaic for children to grow up," Barone said.  Longtime resident Marie Creaturo said she has friends and relatives from California Texas and Colorado who have called and texted her that they see New Rochelle on the national news amid the coronavirus developments.   I guess there's no where else to go but up in this town," Creaturo said.  "I used to live on Center Avenue and Pelham Road," on the city's south side I told everyone: 'We're moving to the suburbs.'" Davis kept herself home from her job at the city library on Wednesday self-quarantining out of an overabundance of caution over a bad cough and cold hours after the coronavirus case came to light I think it's better if I work from home today They were jittery when they heard me cough Davis' neighbors are sticking close to home because they attended services or events with the family who has contracted the virus "It seems like every other house on the block is quarantined," she said."It's a very tight-knit community up here They all live with a mile or so of the temple a half-block from her home, is a real hub for the community "I'm supposed to speak there in a few weeks one of the city's three orthodox synagogues the temple purchased a former farmhouse at 1149 North Avenue its current home adjacent to the country club where its new building was dedicated on April 6 the section was not named for some Native American tribute.  The name "Wykagyl" was a mashup of the initials of the founders of Wykagyl Country Club developers wanted to add cachet to their new homes they called their development Wykagyl Gardens Wykagyl got its name from the golf course and it is within 5 miles of world-class golf courses The area is loosely defined as being within reasonable walking distance of the Wykagyl Shopping Center near the intersection of North Avenue and Quaker Ridge Road.  Members of the synagogue walk to services along North Avenue and Young Israel has become part of the fabric of Wykagyl The Prime Time Cafe kosher restaurant is a popular dining option known as "The Westchester" or "Boston-Westchester," even though near the Starbucks in the Wykagyl Shopping Center Original homes are mostly Tudor and Spanish-Mediterranean revival style Davis will postpone a post-birthday celebration in her honor "I have been quarantined by my daughter," she said "I think he's checked my temperature like every 15 minutes," she said with a chuckle "When I was at work for a few hours yesterday and I'm coughing and everybody's looking at me I'm just making people uncomfortable and there's no reason for that View full results for New York State Amateur Home  |  Tournaments  |  Courses  |  Equipment  |  Players  |  Rankings  |  About Us  |  Contact Rolling fairways is still an alternative practice When the membership at the Wykagyl Country Club Superintendent Dan Rogers decided to roll out a new idea “The whole fairway rolling thing came up around the time the U.S “I came up to Smithco’s booth at the next Golf Industry Show and eventually eased into it by using their smaller roller at first I started to notice a difference agronomically.” and he was able to save on labor by reducing his fairway mowing from five days a week to three He was so happy with the results that he purchased the first Smithco 15-foot roller off the production line “We can roll 27 acres of fairways in 3.5 hours instead of having three or four guys mow fairways on a Sunday morning I can transfer that labor to another project,” says Rogers “What really sold me on the fairway rolling was when I started to get comments from the membership that the course was playing firmer or faster While fairway rolling has been a hit at Wykagyl CC Superintendent Scott Anderson at Huntingdon Valley (Pa.) Country Club says that he doesn’t think the newer practice fits in at his course He has discussed fairway rolling with Merion Golf Club’s Matt Shaffer While he acknowledges it probably has a place in the industry he hasn’t researched it enough to weigh the cost benefits “We have a lot of straggly ryegrass on our fairway “I assume you could get away with it with pure stands of bentgrass If Anderson eventually wants to learn more about fairway rolling !function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js"); Benoit purchased a pair of rollers and started using them last May He admits he doesn’t have a lot of data on their effect yet because he used them sporadically throughout the season as he developed a program around them GlenArbor’s fairways were mowed three times a week with dew sitting on them the other four days — not a great look for the morning golfers Now Benoit sends out the rollers to knock off the morning dew “No one has a better-looking golf course for those early-morning golfers.” While it’s nice to have the course looking great for the membership Benoit’s investment in fairway rolling has had environmental advantages “I think it dovetails with the best management practice of reducing the amount of fungicides we’re using on the fairways “If I can reduce the incidents of dollar spot I can reduce the amount of fungicide I’m putting on the fairway which means I’m benefiting the environment.” To read other articles included in the 2018 State of the Industry Report, click here. subscribe to Golfdom to receive more articles just like it XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> NY — New Rochelle police responded this afternoon to a report of an armed robbery at a Stationery Store at 1295 North Avenue at about 2:00 p.m.today A man reportedly displayed a handgun and made off with $900 cash Police are canvassing the area around Quaker Ridge Road and North Avenue Police Commissioner Patrick Carroll recently called New Rochelle one of the safest cities in America NEW ROCHELLE – It’s unquestionably the biggest win of Kyle Downey’s competitive golf career it’s the only thing I’ve won,” he said moments after securing the 100th New York State Men's Amateur title at Wykagyl Country Club a 33-year-old former college basketball player at Siena whose bio listed a pitching wedge among the items he’d require to survive alone on a deserted island closed out with typical tenacity on Wednesday and posted rounds of 69 and 67 in a menacing wind to finish the championship with a 5-under total of 283 “I play in some Rochester District Golf Association events and I've come in second “I've won a club championship against us some good players at Locust Hill but this is the one golf tournament that I have actually won lohud Golf Leaderboard: Keep up with all of the local events and news There was a cast of talented collegians giving chase but the Oak Hill member who runs a financial planning firm had the steadier hand Anthony Delisanti (Valparaiso) and Ben Carpenter (Yale) tied for second at 3-under John’s) and Jeremy Sisson (Nebraska) were next on the leaderboard at 286 No other competitors finished in the red this week but if you hit it bad here it's not going to go well for you.” The 22-year-old GlenArbor member won the Ivy League championship and the Connecticut State Amateur in 2022 so he's dealt with the pressure before “I've been playing great all summer,” he said following a final-round 74 “I came in off a tough showing at the Met Am but I knew I was hitting the ball well and had some good momentum I played a practice round Sunday with one of my buddies from here and as soon as I saw the course I knew it fit my game really nicely.” A two-shot lead was gone four holes into the final round when Carpenter four-putted from the front edge of the green and took a double bogey “I hit the first putt way too hard,” he added but it went way by the hole and I missed the comebacker I had a great shot on the next hole made birdie to bounce right back Carpenter was one shot off the lead until a drive that flirted with the left side trees on the 17th hole forced a layup and then a bogey Downey wasn’t giving anything back and was 8-under over his final 22 holes “We played a practice round on Sunday and I did not like the course it didn't suit my eye and I thought the greens were really tricky,” he said I could go back out and shoot a 65 because I love the place You just have to get used to the intricacies of this course and that’s hard to do but after that you kind of understand what the what the designers intended and what the club is all about.” 100th New York State Men's Amateur ChampionshipAt Wykagyl Country Club Anthony Delisanti (Willowbrook GC) 72-72-70-71-285 Ben Carpenter (GlenArbor GC) 67-73-71-74-285 Peicheng Chen (Rock Hill G&CC) 73-75-70-68-286 Jeremy Sisson (Skaneateles CC) 72-70-72-72-286 Complete results: 100th New York State Amateur Ryan Rittberger (Garden City GC) 70-72-74-74-290 Darin Goldstein (Noyac GC) 72-78-71-70-291 Aiden Spampinato (Ravenwood GC) 72-78-71-70-291 the term "containment zone" had little personal meaning to Dr a skin care doctor who has lived and worked in the Wykagyl neighborhood of New Rochelle for 23 years That changed in an instant when one of the first cases of the coronavirus in the United States was reported in New Rochelle; more precisely A 50-year-old congregant of Young Israel of New Rochelle had caught the deadly virus.  the neighborhood in Westchester County became a containment zone — and a national story houses of worship and other gathering places in a one-mile area of Young Israel were ordered to close March 12 in an effort to contain the spread of the virus The National Guard was called in to help sanitize facilities.  were we going to be able to get down our street?" Kelly said "Was it going to be blocked off? I've never experienced a containment zone." The phrase containment zone created confusion the community found ways to support each other Kelly described the neighborhood as a "desolate ghost town" and "third alternative universe."  ACTION: Filming returns to Westchester, Rockland counties amid COVID-19 pandemic REMEMBERING: Dr. Frances Allen, longtime Croton resident, IBM employee, computer scientist, dies at 88 FOR SUBSCRIBERS: A new look for school: Hybrid school plans vary across districts termed the time as "like Armageddon." His business was down 70% to 80% and the area The New Rochelle suburban neighborhood is back to life — at least some semblance of it Patrons come in for coffee and bagels at H&R Bialy and diners are eating outside at restaurants around the Wykagyl Shopping Center Young Israel congregants are holding services again and Kelly has become much busier as patients seek care.  We get thrown a lot of curveballs and we still can have a good batting average." especially younger people who had to reschedule and modify weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs during the pandemic Young Israel lost one congregant from the March outbreak Most congregants have recovered or are on the mend who was the first known case of the coronavirus in Westchester County returned home from the hospital more than a month after he was admitted in early March according to the New York Law Journal.  Young Israel members who attended large gatherings in late February with Garbuz were required by the state to quarantine in early March.  "We were out of daily life when other people were still in for a period of time," Semer said "It was so bizarre; it was so intense." Young Israel's services are a far cry from the hundreds of people that would typically gather at the temple along North Avenue. Instead services are either held indoors at 25% the building's capacity with dividers up in the pews or outdoors in congregant's backyards Congregants sign up in advance for services Once there, masks are worn and no objects are shared. Temple rabbis made clear there is no obligation to attend if a congregant feels unsafe.  said the community is anxious about the upcoming holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur because there will be a heightened desire to gather The two days are the holiest of the Jewish year "The building is very important," Semer said "Congregating there and seeing each other and doing things together is very important but this community figured very quickly how to keep the community running even without the ability to be together." said her first and only time back in the synagogue since the pandemic began was bittersweet.  "It's nice to be home but it's definitely not the same dynamic," Weinberg said The coronavirus has been a "social plague," she added. "There's definitely a void because we're not all together."   another house of worship in the containment zone was also one of the first religious institutions to be off-limits The word containment was "kind of scary because we didn't understand what it meant to have a total shutdown," said Father Nick Anctil.   The church pivoted to offering services through online broadcasting profoundly sad to celebrate the services with no people present." as determined by physicians who came in to determine the proper spacing "People are still wary of coming to church," Anctil said.  Also impacted is the church's popular Greek festival held every year in September for more than four decades thousands attend the four-day festival; sitting down to eat baklava or moussaka while enjoying Greek music and dancing Carnival rides and games are available as well as a large flea market.  the church is only offering curbside pickup of its Greek foods; the flea market will be held in its gymnasium and social hall on separate weekends.  The containment zone not only affected people's lives when it was announced in March, it uprooted businesses With so much uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus there was equal confusion on what was open and what was not.  For instance, Acme supermarket was open district manager for Acme Markets for New York and Connecticut said her team had to put a large sign near the Quaker Ridge entrance so shoppers would know they were "We were so close to the epicenter that people just assumed we were closed," said Voelkner.  Acme stayed open throughout the containment adhering to new protocols including new cleaning routines to make sure customers and staff felt safe.  "It was definitely a scary time," Voelkner said we're probably the cleanest store on the Eastern Seaboard." Eden Wok's Josh Berkowitz said he survived through takeout Still: March and April were his toughest months and though revenue has increased since then it's still nowhere near what it normally would be "Once they introduced outdoor dining it got a little better," he said I do feel we've been hit harder than others but everyone's hurting right now.  "We're doing the best we can but it's going to take time to recover." said his business was also down 80% after the containment zone was enacted even after reopening for takeout and delivery He also had to lay off his part-time staff "You have two choices: You can curl up in a ball and go 'woe is me' or you can take what happened as an opportunity to reinvent things." redoing floors and introducing a new menu featuring an array of heartier entrees What got them through: CommunityBaldassarre and others say they couldn't have gotten here without the support of the community and city government. North End Tavern was one of six restaurants initially chosen to participate in NourishALL, a city-administered program started in April and funded by private donations The goals of the program were to enhance food security for vulnerable residents of New Rochelle The initial pilot round include six restaurants and 300 recipients the city's director of community engagement Baldassarre also got help from the New Rochelle Runners Club through a partnership with the New Rochelle PTA and private donations enabled him to supply food to New Rochelle hospital he delivered meals to local families in need.  He feels like he's weathered the worst of it though he's quick to point out he could not have done so without the support and financial donations of the community as well as assistance from the government's small business Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) "The community really rallied behind us," he said a frozen custard shop in the Wykagyl Shopping Center it really felt like everyone from my landlord to people who live in the neighborhood were doing what they could to help us "You didn't feel like you were in it by yourself." a fast casual eatery slightly outside the containment zone Carrington was forced to close his doors March 16 and laid off all his employees. "Everyone was in panic mode," he said.  Fast forward to now: He changed his business model to focus more on takeout he was able to hire back six. He also instituted a new app and put his efforts toward social media and marketing his sales were $42,000 in takeout alone and he's trending toward $55,000 in the coming months "It was devastating," he said of all that transpired in March and April "But when a fire is thrown under your belly you find a way to make something work and then capitalize on it until things begin to change." Voelkner hates using the words "the new normal," but at Acme save for those elusive Clorox wipes along with the occasional dearth of paper goods "Everything that's available from our manufacturers we have on the shelves," she said And the tables are filling up at North End Tavern with some diners even venturing inside on rainy and super hot days Baldassarre has also upped his takeout business from 6% during pre-pandemic times to 25% now Carrington of Roc N Ramen just — as of July 27 — reopened for limited capacity eat-in dining and will be opening a second location albeit with new protocols in place such as temperature checks at the door and a limit to how many people can be in the waiting room at a time no one knows what the future holds and every day brings a different challenge.  Weissman of Mikey Dubbs says it's really a guessing game until there's a vaccine is concerned about a second wave as well as recouping the loss of business considering there's not much of summer left and his business tends to be seasonal who said his business is only at 50% of what it used to be is also concerned and noted recouping will take time Baldassarre said Cuomo's rules about ordering food with drinks at the bar will definitely hurt his bottom line as drinks were a big part of his business and even though he has plenty of entrees and appetizers he thinks the mandate is a deterrent for people to come out he believes he can hold out after all he's been through his restaurant will be in good shape.  As a resident and business owner inside the faded containment zone "I won’t lie and say it hasn’t been hard It’s been hard but my thoughts haven’t changed throughout the quarantine," Baldassarre said. “This is a marathon not a sprint and I’m cautiously optimistic better days are coming.” It’s been at least a month since the 19-year-old from Scarborough opened a tournament with an impressive number but he was rolling early on Tuesday at Wykagyl Country Club and easily qualified for the U.S “My goal was to play each of the nines under par,” said Young who shot rounds of 68 and 70 to claim medalist honors with a 6-under total the 34-year-old reigning Long Island Amateur champion All three are in the field August 15-21 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield who lost in the Round of 32 last summer at Olympia Fields grow some rough and stick the flags on the edge of the greens and you have a U.S This will be the fourth appearance for the rising sophomore at Wake Forest Young was under par for each of his nines at Wykagyl … I went from thinking I was in the clear to making a bad swing on the way in and thinking I needed another birdie or two a Katonah resident who last week captured the Met Junior Championship finished in fourth place at 142 and is the first alternate New York State Open: The famed Black Course at Bethpage State Park was not in a giving mood Only three players were under par following the opening round of the Lenox Advisors New York State Open Championship Anthony Aruta (North Shore) were tied for the lead along with amateur Tyler McArdell (Timber Lakes) after carding 1-under 70s Amateur Scott Sessions (Centennial) is in a fourth-place logjam with seven players at 1-over Steve Scott (Paramount) and James Ondo (Apawamis) The cut will be made after 18 holes on Wednesday and the final round is scheduled for Thursday limped home at The Honors Course in Tennessee but still has a chance to advance to match play The Michigan signee bogeyed the final three holes at the U.S Junior Amateur Championship to close with a 78 He will play off with 13 others at 7-over 151 for the final seven lines in the bracket on Wednesday morning Ito was in a good place following a 1-over 73 in the opening round suffering a triple-bogey 6 just three holes into the final round of stroke play shot an 81 and missed the cut with a 24-over total of 168 NEW ROCHELLE – In the city's Wykagyl neighborhood, joggers continue their workout routines and cars are parked in shopping center lots But the cars in the lots on Quaker Ridge and  in spaces across the street on North Avenue mostly belong to people who work at the businesses, said Frank Miceli, who runs Minuteman Press in the Wykagyl Shopping Center North New Rochelle is eerily quiet.   Owners of food establishments within the city's two-week-long containment area — a one-mile circle in which large outdoor gatherings are banned by the state but in which people are free to come and go — stood outside of their businesses to entice the few passersby to come inside for a cup of coffee, an egg sandwich At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, "lines are usually out the door" of Deanna's Pizzeria and Restaurant, Mario Salvo said. Instead, the store is empty, except for the employees milling about.  "People are staying away from this area," Miceli said. "It's the busiest time of the year for me, but events are being canceled. It's killing us. We'll never recoup this money." Salvo said business noticeably slowed two weeks ago, after the announcement that the first coronavirus case in the state was a congregant of Young Israel of New Rochelle, which is 0.3 miles away from Deanna's. Then business further eroded following the governor's announcement Tuesday of the two-week containment area, subsequent school closings and arrival of the National Guard, called in to help the city clean and distribute food. Salvo and other business owners say the term "containment area," the presence of the National Guard and a general fear of contracting the coronavirus are keeping people away from the Wykagyl businesses district. "People are paranoid," Salvo said. "They're afraid of human contact and getting this virus." Themis Katehis, who owns the New Rochelle Coffee Shop in the Wykagyl Shopping Center agreed. "To tell you the truth, I had three orders today, instead of 10 to 15. Usually it's packed for lunch, but since last week, it slowed down. This Monday and Tuesday, it's been dead." Katehis and Salvo said their typical daily business is down 60 to 70%.  "It's devastating," Katehis said. "When it comes time to pay bills, I don't know if we can. "I have a granddaughter who goes to Ursuline. My wife and my family live with me. We count on my business," he said.  'We clean everything all day long'Catherine White, the head of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, said they're doing everything they can to help the businesses.  "It's not a forgotten aspect," White said. "It's just as important as the health of our residents."  White and the Wykagyl business owners in the area, especially those who sell food, stress that they're upping their already high standards of cleaning.  "We're doing extra sanitizing. We're washing our hands all the time. We clean everything all day long," Salvo said.  When asked about the fate of the businesses within the containment area, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson said he doesn't have long-term concerns, "but there's no doubt, however, that in the short term, that some businesses are suffering and we don't have the kind of resources to provide small business assistance." He said it is one of the concerns that are being discussed with county and state authorities.   In the meantime, business owners plead with potential customers to continue to do business and don't let the fear keep them away. "New Rochelle is still open for business," White said.  It appears your web browser is not using JavaScript. 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Please adjust the settings in your browser to make sure JavaScript is turned on. all eyes in the golfing world will be on Rochester It's only the latest manifestation of the event's storied history let's dive into PGA Championship history and share some of the highlights for golf lovers and newbies alike PGA stands for the Professional Golfers Association and this event marks their annual golf championship Golf commentators and players alike consider the PGA Championship one of the four major annual U.S Winning the PGA grants you a lifetime invitation to play the PGA Championship again at any point The Professional Golfers Association of America was formed in 1916 at a Wykagyl Country Club Luncheon in New Rochelle Chroniclers of PGA Championship history now often refer to Wykagyl as the cradle of the PGA Championship and it's noted in golf circles as an iconic course to this day That's thanks to features such as the challenging 18th hole which has come to be known as “cardiac hill." the PGA Championship frequently changed venues over the years From the format and the trophy to the location and even its tagline the 2023 PGA Championship is different in many respects from tournaments of yesteryear the PGA Championship ran as a match play event a player would win the hole by taking fewer strokes to get the ball in the hole than his opponent this would end in a tie if both players used the same number of strokes a player can only gain at most a single point for each hole players continue through the course until one player wins another hole to determine the winner This sometimes has led to participants playing more than 200 holes per tournament the PGA of America changed the format to stroke play which counts the overall strokes taken by each player rather than tallying the number of holes won The 2023 PGA Championship brings the championship location full circle—back to New York state the annual PGA Championship has mostly stuck to the eastern side of the United States New York has hosted the PGA Championship more than any other state with 13 times but Ohio places a close second with 11 times The original dates back to the first PGA Championship in 1916 This forerunner now sits on display at the Home of the PGA of America in Frisco The original trophy stands more than two feet tall and weighs about 27 pounds When a player wins the 2023 PGA Championship Each year the former winner brings back this replica and gets a smaller version they can keep This history leads directly to the 2023 PGA Championship where you can see the modern-day version of this major sports event alongside golf lovers worldwide set your travel plans for Oak Hill Country Club If you do decide to make the trip and have a Chase Sapphire card you may want to visit the Chase Sapphire lounge at the PGA Championship for a little extra hospitality the 2023 PGA Championship remains an iconic event on the golfing calendar You can watch this major championship make history in May 2023 with a visit to Oak Hill Country Club or from the comfort of your couch you'll have a chance to see the best golfers in the world fight for their place at the top Chase Sapphire is an official partner of the PGA Championship For Informational/Educational Purposes Only: The views expressed in this article may differ from other employees and departments of JPMorgan Chase & Co Views and strategies described may not be appropriate for everyone and are not intended as specific advice/recommendation for any individual and does not provide or endorse third party products You should carefully consider your needs and objectives before making any decisions and consult the appropriate professional(s) Outlooks and past performance are not guarantees of future results Choose the checking account that works best for you. See our Chase Total Checking®  offer for new customers. Make purchases with your debit card tablet or computer and more than 15,000 ATMs and more than 4,700 branches It’s never too early to begin saving. Open a savings account or open a Certificate of Deposit (see interest rates) and start saving your money "Chase," "JPMorgan," "JPMorgan Chase," the JPMorgan Chase logo and the Octagon Symbol are trademarks of JPMorgan Chase Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co Deposit products and related services are offered by JPMorgan Chase Bank NEW ROCHELLE - Not long before midnight Monday cycling through the Wykagyl Country Club website He had never played the course and had little knowledge of the layout So he spent time before bed studying hole descriptions and short flyover videos Horton faced a definite knowledge disadvantage against some of his fellow competitors but that certainly wasn't evident over 18 holes Tuesday The Lourdes senior made five birdies and shot a three-over 75 to win the Section 1 golf championship by three shots "It certainly was up and down," Horton said of his round "but I was keeping the ball in play and not making too many mistakes And my short irons and wedges were dialed in." Horton's five birdies included some tight approach shots double-breaking putt of over 40 feet on the par-5 12th the birdie at 12 helped him reach even-par on the back nine giving him a level of comfort on a day he knew the course would challenge the field "I knew that would probably get me in the top five not knowing the people behind me would struggle," said Horton who made the cut and placed 28th in 2019 as a sophomore "I knew the course was tough and there would be some high scores out there only three of the 20 players managed to break 80 The runner-up was Eastchester's Kevin Wang Harrison freshman Tommy Mangan finished third after a 79 which was originally scheduled to last two rounds was shortened to 18 holes as the result of heat index and rain delays on Monday at Westchester Country Club's South Course Without every player having a chance to complete a full round tournament officials opted to take the top 20 nine-hole scoring differentials to advance to Tuesday's final round and play the event as an 18-hole tournament who had the ninth-best scoring average in the section during the regular season, played in the first foursome Tuesday after posting a 45 for nine holes Monday But the weather delay gave him a fresh start "This is just a really special feeling to be able to go out there and put together a good round for the most part," said Horton who intends to play college golf at Catholic University. "The course was ridiculously tough today out there Someone was saying they had the same pins they had for the Met Open I was just able to kind of play for the middle of the green the top nine finishers would qualify for the state tournament but the event was canceled this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led by retiring Pleasantville High School's athletic director John Bauerlein had those players pose for a photograph together on the putting green to commemorate their achievement Colin Offenbacher (John Jay-East Fishkill) 90 Josh Thomson is the Sports Editor for The Journal News and Poughkeepsie Journal. He can be reached by e-mail at jthomson@lohud.com, on Twitter at @lohudinsider, and on Instagram at @lohudinsider Westchester County was front and center in several of 2023's top nominated and award-winning shows Westchester County Film & Tourism Director Natasha Caputo said shows filmed in locations across the county earned 56 nominations and nine wins during the Emmy Awards on Jan 15 and several other accolades during the Golden Globes on Jan HBO's "Succession," one of the most buzzed-about shows of the year filmed several of its episodes in Westchester County An episode centered around patriarch and business mogul Logan Roy includes scenes that were filmed at Westchester County Airport including Outstanding Drama and Best Writing in Drama It also won four Golden Globes and three Critic's Choice Awards Related: Poughkeepsie Regatta central to latest Clooney movie Maisel" was also a winner who used Westchester's film locations this awards season Parts of the show were filmed at Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle a post-production sound studio in Peekskill took home a Creative Arts Emmy for sound editing on FX's The Bear” “The film industry's impact on Westchester is undeniable," Westchester County Executive George Latimer said in the release film production is a $1.1 billion sector in Westchester and attracts audiences here and around the world.” Other shows that earned award nominations this season include: Also: What Westchester locations made it into season two of HBO's 'The Gilded Age'? Caputo said the county's communities and its film office help attract directors and show runners to the area to film She said film crews often stick around to explore and enjoy local spots “We love shooting in Westchester," "The Gilded Age" director Michael Engler said in the news release everyone enjoys it and stays for a few days People are extremely friendly and gracious Shows with prominent Westchester locations are up for another round of award shows next month The Director’s Guild and Producer’s Guild Awards take place on February 10 and 25 while the SAG Awards takes place February 23 Wykagyl County Club in New Rochelle seems like the perfect place for Jennifer Lopez to be shooting her new film has been known to show up on set — he made an appearance early in late March when Lopez and castmate Constance Wu shot scenes at the Palisades Center — and he's a golfer!  The film is shooting scenes today at the club, according to On Location Vacations Lopez posted a selfie from the set on her Instagram page: "Hustlers" is based on a New York Magazine article about a group of former strip club employees who banded together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients RELATED: Nanuet woman arrested, accused of drugging men for money Co-star  Wu posted a shot of the cast which includes Keke Palmer and Lili Reihnart on Instagram SATAN & ADAM: Unlikely blues trio has Rockland connection CELEBRITIES: Film stars to billionaires, Hudson Valley is a mecca for the famous This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker