By Carol P. Bartold

Jun. 15, 2016:  At the Bronxville Village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, June 13, the trustees announced changes in parking within the village slated to take effect within the next two weeks.

Among the provisions of Local Law 3-2016 passed by the board at the meeting is the expansion of the no-parking zone on Midland Avenue from The Bronxville School athletic fields to Tanglewylde Avenue. Village Administrator Jim Palmer acknowledged that signage along Midland has not been adequate in informing motorists that parking is not permitted on the street.

"The width of the road is such that emergency vehicles cannot pass by safely if a car is parked there," said trustee Guy Longobardo. "We are simply enforcing the law with the new restriction," he added.

The new law will also restrict parking along the west side of Kensington Road from the vicinity of 73 and 73A to the Tuckahoe border to a maximum of three hours.

"We have received numerous complaints from residents on Kensington Road that there are commuters who park on that street on the west side," Palmer noted. "They requested that we put a limited duration on the parking to discourage commuters from parking on that street."

Although parking on Palumbo Place has been temporarily eliminated for the construction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Midland Valley Drainage Project, the allowable parking time will increase from three to four hours when the street is reopened.

All changes will take effect upon filing of the law with the New York Secretary of State. Palmer stated that appropriate signage will be installed within the next two weeks.

Pictured here (L to R):  Village trustee Guy Longobardo and Village Administrator Jim Palmer at the Bronxville Village Board of Trustees meeting on June 13.

Photo by Carol P. Bartold