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Bronxville Village Election is March 15, 2022: Guide to Candidates & Voting Locations

By Staff,

March 9, 2022: The Bronxville Village Election Day is Tuesday, March 15, 2022 from 6am to 9pm.

Residents will have the opportunity to vote for three unopposed candidates, two of whom are running for Village Trustee (2-year terms) and one who is running for Village Justice (4-year term).

The Village Trustee Candidates are Mary Taylor Behrens (D) and Helen Knapp (R).  The Village Trustee Candidate is Bill Primps (R).

Polling places include:

-Village Hall (200 Pondfield Road) for Districts 16 & 17

-Fire House (Corner of Midland Avenue and Palumbo Place) for Districts 18, 19 & 21

-Christ Church Bronxville (18 Kensington Road) for Districts 20 & 22.

William ("Bill") Primps

William Primps was elected village justice in 2018 and is running for another 4-year term. 

Bill and his wife, Phia, have been Bronxville residents for 33 years and sent their three children to The Bronxville School.  Bill has been involved with Bronxville village government for many years.  He first became involved in during the administration of the late Mayor Sheila Stein, serving as counsel to the village zoning board starting in 1988 and chairing that body from 1989 through 1991, when he was elected trustee. He served in that position in the administration of Mayor Nancy Hand until 1998.  He has also served as counsel to the Bronxville Village Board of Ethics.
 
In addition to his work in village government, Bill has also served on the governing boards of several local organizations, including The Reformed Church of Bronxville, The Bronxville School Foundation, The Community Fund, and the Bronxville Field Club.
 
Bill is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. He is a partner in the New York office of Locke Lord, an international law firm with 18 offices worldwide, where he maintains a practice focusing on international litigation and arbitration.
 
"Looking back on my past four years of service as Village Justice," Bill said,  "I am struck by how quickly my first term has passed, due to the challenges inherent in: the election of a new Westchester District Attorney; the January 2020 revamping of our criminal law procedure and bail laws by the legislature; and the conversion of our court to virtual operation in March 2020. Adapting court procedures to these significant changes has taken considerable effort by me, my fellow judges, and our very capable clerks."
 
He further said that at the start of his term in 2018, he was greatly helped by former Judge George McKinnis’s efforts at effecting a smooth transition, and senior Judge George Mayer’s sharing with me his wealth of experience.
 
As for the future, Bill looks forward to "working with my colleague Justice Natasha Nordahl as we move the court toward resuming normal operations as the pandemic (hopefully) wanes. We shall continue to adapt to the changes in New York’s bail and criminal procedure laws in a way that continues to provide for public safety. An additional area of immediate concern is the adjudication of landlord tenant disputes in the wake of the statewide eviction moratorium’s expiration in January of this year.
 
To sum up, I am optimistic that, over the next four years, the Bronxville court can resume normal operations and provide the Village with a Justice Court that continues to enforce our laws in a manner that assures the safety and tranquillity of our community."
 
Helen Knapp

Helen Knapp is running for a second term as Village Trustee.  Knapp was born in Bronxville and attended the Bronxville School K-12. After graduation, she went on to the University of Virginia and then to The John Hopkins University, where she obtained an MA in International Relations.

Knapp spent almost 15 years with Citicorp first working in corporate finance and then in international private wealth management. She then worked for a NY-based global not-for-profit, developing partnerships between private philanthropists, governments and businesses to create long-term solutions to poverty, social inequality in developing countries.

Knapp and her husband, Charles, moved to Bronxville in 2002 to raise their family. They have two daughters who attended the Bronxville School and are currently in college.

Knapp has been involved with the Bronxville School, serving on numerous committees and as President of the Bronxville School PTA. She has also been a member of the Bronxville Non-Partisan Committee. Knapp also served as a Governor of the Bronxville Field Club for six years. She was also an alternate on the Village Planning Board for two years. She currently serves as a guide at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Knapp describes her two years on the Board as a "challenging yet exciting time to be part of the village government."  She has really enjoyed developing a deeper understanding "of the committed individuals, community groups and professional institutions that contribute to the strength of our unique community" and the " incredible team at Village Hall, in the Police Department and at the DPW."  She particularly enjoys "being part of a team that listens and is responsive to our local residents and businesses, understands our fiscal responsibilities and has the ability to reach and implement consensus decisions after a thorough, open process of analysis and discussion."

Going forward, Knapp's focus will include working closely with the Chamber of Commerce to support and strengthen our local business community. She also thinks it's important the Bronxville continue to improve the Village’s aging infrastructure, particularly around the area of sewer maintenance and flood mitigation as well as making our streets safer for pedestrians.  Finally, she is actively involved in working with the village's Green Committee on programs such as the extension of the gas-powered leaf blower ban and the implementation of the Food Scrap recycling program, and I will continue focusing on issues of environmental stewardship.

Mary Taylor Behrens
Mary Taylor Behrens is running for a second term as Village Trustee.  Behrens moved to Bronxville in fourth grade and has lived here for 37 years. She graduated from the Bronxville School. She went onto Georgetown University, where she ran track, becoming captain of the team in her senior year, and graduating with a BA in Government.
 
Behrens spent over 20 years in the finance industry in New York City, holding various investment banking positions, including managing director and member of the Executive Committee at Merrill Lynch & Co. She was the most senior woman at Merrill and was running the $360 billion asset management division when she retired. She then served on the board of three public healthcare companies.

Behrens' two sons also graduated from the Bronxville School.

Behrens has served as Chairman of the Bronxville School Foundation, Senior Warden at Christ Church Bronxville, and a member of the board of NewYork Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital.

Behrens is running for re-election for Village Trustee for a second term. She is "excited to continue to serve the Village as a Trustee. "Working closely with the Mayor and the other Trustees has resulted in some exciting new initiatives for the Village such as the new monthly newsletter entitled "One Square Mile", a safe streets initiative, new updated solar panel ordinance, joining the County HUD Consortium that resulted in a $75,000 grant for Pondfield and Midland intersection, bringing Congressman Bowman and the Army Corps of Engineers to the flood zones of Bronxville, and hiring of four new Police Officers."

Behrens is looking forward to continuing the important work of the Village. She says the focus going forward will include:
-building the crosswalk across Rt 22. The NY State Department of Transportation gave this project the green light,
-a tree ordinance,
-a sidewalk ordinance,
-continuing the work of the Safe Streets initiative,
-seeing various capital projects to fruition, including important intersections and the stormwater study,
-making sure the Picture House Bronxville and Iona have the recourses they need from the Village to succeed.

 

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Bronxville Overview

Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.

While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.

Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.

The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.

Bronxville Village "One Square Mile" Newsletter and Government Directory

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