Greenburgh offices closed on Juneteenth...pool open...no sanitation

If you reside in unincorporated Greenburgh
Juneteenth: Greenburgh town offices CLOSED...No sanitation or recycling on Monday. Sanitation, paper recycling on Monday will be picked up Tuesday. Those who get garbage pickup on Tuesday will get their garbage picked up on Wednesday. Paper recycling on Tuesday or Wed. No commingled this week. Greenburgh Town Pool at AF Veteran park is open on Monday. If you had a previously scheduled appointment with the Assessors office relating to assessment the appointments will be honored on Monday.

HE AFRICAN DIASPORA EXPERIENCE: Living Narratives of Greenburgh Residents

Greenburgh has started an exciting new town initiative – archiving African American Stories – that we’d love to keep growing with your help. Have a story to tell about your family history in Greenburgh and beyond? Please email pfeiner@greenburghny.com, including a photo or more if you have any. We may reach out to record an interview.

We'd like to share these stories on Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday weekend and during Black History month.

SCENIC PARK - Irvington Juneteenth celebration 1-3 PM

In honor of Juneteenth we welcome you to visit our website where we’ve compiled the stories so far: https://sites.google.com/view/greenburgharchives, which include:

Councilman Ken Jones writes about his aunt, Anna Bernard, a Parkway Gardens resident who was the first African American to be admitted to the NY Bar.
A fascinating report by Bishop Preston, noting "the marks of slavery still burn bright." Bishop Dr. Wilbert G. Preston is the Pastor of Christ Temple and chairs the Greenburgh Housing Authority.
Eugene Rutherford, is a lifelong resident of Greenburgh, Storyteller and retired Teacher/Educator.
Tina Harper of the TDYCC interviews Greenburgh resident Charlotte Phoenix, PhD, about her incredible grandfather's life journey from Mississippi to Michigan.
Civil Rights Stories: Elaine Finsilver recounts how she was so active on the local front for the fight for justice in the 1960s she missed MLK Jr's famous speech; the text of Bill Greenwalt's sermon from 2020 on the 1963 March on Washington; and Mike Sigal on his participation in the Civil Rights Movement.
Ron Cook, first African American to integrate Ardsley schools in 1965, as interviewed on Paul Feiner's WVOX radio show in 2018.
Tina Harper of the TDYCC interviews Greenburgh resident Diana Bason about growing up in White Plains and Greenburgh.
From the Civil Rights movement to the recent swearing in of Georgia's first African American Senator, Greenburgh resident Barbara Johnson Armstrong witnesses history.
Dan Weinfeld's fascinating account: African Americans during the Civil War
Slavery at the Odell House (Ridge Road, Hartsdale)

The Greenburgh Archives project will be shared with the Westchester Historical Archives, The Greenburgh Library history room, and the Greenburgh historians. It's our hope that future generations will appreciate these stories and learn from your experiences. If you have a story that you would like included in our Archives please e mail me at pfeiner@greenburghny.com. We must never forget.

Paul Feiner
greenburgh Town Supervisor