'Shop Locally' was the theme of Thursday night's North White Plains Road Merchants meeting. Brought together by Ms. Jennifer Tausig the Executive Director of the Mosholu Preservation Corporation Community and Economic Development arm were local elected officials who represent the North White Plains Road Business District from Gun Hill Road to the city line at East 243rd Street. City Council members Andy King and Andrew Cohen are on either side of State Senator Jamaal Bailey. Each elected official spoke about the merits of the shopping area, and how each would like to improve the business district. Questions were then take from the thirty or so merchants who attended this meeting. Election of officers was put off until the next meeting.
Merchants I spoke to were happy to see the elected officials take an interest in their business district, and many questions came up during the meeting. Questions of when to have meetings for the best attendance by the merchants, a walk through by the elected officials, bookkeeping, police issues, quality and quantity of similar stores, and the current housing situation in the business district were among some of the questions to the elected officials which they tried to answer.
Above - State Senator Jamaal Bailey,
Below - Councilman Andrew Cohen answer questions from the merchants in attendance.
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