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Letter to the Community in Support of Mary Marvin, Bill Fredericks, and Bob Underhill

March 11, 2025
 
To the residents of the Village of Bronxville:
 
I am following the upcoming election for Village trustees with great interest. Ever since I moved to town in 1998, I have been mystified as to why village leadership is party dependent. I am a registered Democrat but nevertheless have been in full support of Mary Marvin and the other four trustees: Independent, Republican, and Democratic. Having lived in several other communities before Bronxville, I am so grateful for the quality of our village leadership.  Bill Fredericks has been a stellar trustee, and frankly, so has Bob Underhill, an Independent who has also been endorsed by the Republican Party. I will be voting for him to continue to contribute to Village leadership going forward.
 
Vanessa O’Friel has an impressive resume, and I welcome her interest in getting involved in Village leadership. But, simply stated, Bill and Bob have stronger qualifications and experience. No one said this better than their colleagues and fellow Trustees, Mary Taylor Behrens and Helen Knapp. (see their letter in last week’s My Hometown Bronxville)
 
It seems that Bronxville Dems are looking for change for inexplainable reasons. 
 
Jane Bierwirth
 
 
 
 
Editor's note: MyhometownBronxville does not fact-check statements in letters to the editor, and the opinions do not necessarily reflect the thinking of its staff. Its objective in publishing letters to the editor is to give air to diverse thoughts and opinions of residents in the community.

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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.

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