Letter to the Community in Support of Vanessa O'Friel for Village Trustee
March 11, 2026
To the Bronxville Community,
We, a cross-section of Bronxville residents and local citizens, are delighted to show our support for Vanessa O’Friel for Village Trustee, and to ask all Bronxville residents to ‘Vote for Vanessa’ in the Village election on March 18.
As a candidate seeking her first two-year term as Trustee, Vanessa’s credentials are unparalleled. She is a local business owner, President of the Chamber of Commerce, former educator, wife, and mother of four (all either attending or recently graduated from The Bronxville School). Since arriving in Bronxville from New York City in 2014, Vanessa has volunteered for and/or served in positions of leadership with The Bronxville Field Club, the Junior League, The Friends of Bronxville Public Library, the PTA, and the Girl Scouts.
Vanessa’s passion for Bronxville shines through. As does her focus on local issues, including the health of our business districts, street safety, sustainability, supporting our local schools (including pre-K), and being an accessible Trustee for all. She has the experience, temperament and relationships, including with current Board of Trustee members, to be successful in further enhancing the quality of life for everyone in Bronxville.
Vanessa has been endorsed by current Trustees Mary Taylor Behrens and Bill Fredericks.
Please join us in voting for Vanessa O’Friel on Wednesday, March 18.
Susan Abbatecola
Tshering Amdo
Hilary Blumenreich
Bill Bornmann
Caryn Briskin
Eugene Briskin
Desiree Buenzle
Samuel Butt
George Casale
Ashley Ching
Andres Copete
Margaret Copete
JD Cregan
Elizabeth Cunnane
Viktoria Dallendorfer
Hap Deneen
Maria Devaney
Deirdre Doheny
Leila El-Azem
Rosario Elejalde
Wendy Fahy
Carly Fraser
Bill Gaston
Rozsa Gaston
Fredrick Gautier
Lauren Gautier
Daisy Gegenwarth
Richard Gegenwarth
Julia Golier
Karin Goodson
Scott Goodson
Joseph Gravier
Lia Gravier
Betsy Harding
Thomas Hutton
Isabelle Ingersoll
Heidi Kapoor
Miki Kapoor
Kathryn Kempton
Elizabeth Kiehner
Josephine Kinneally
Jody Klessel
Andrew Langhoff
Rinchen Lhamo
Jan von Mehren
Phillip von Mehren
Eugenie Meluso
Niamh Hartnett Merluccio
Angelo Merluccio
Pam Morrisroe
Deirdre Mulhern
Whitney Newell
Chiara O’Connor
Leonard O’Connor
Keith Olwell
Peter Phillips
Nell Plaine
Paul Plaine
Emily Pollakowski
Victoria Prol
Betsy Putnam
Jimmy Sutherland
Katie Sutherland
Tatiana Taboas-Castro
Susan Tapper
Emily Bell Tyree
Ruth Walter
Alicia Glavin Wu
Andrea Wylie
David Wylie
Robyn Zivic
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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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