Best email subject line of the day:
Nor’easter Is Heading Toward Westchester
Thanks, Peekskill Daily Voice newsletter!
If you actually want to read about the rain (and future sun), you can do so at the site here. If you prefer to listen to Elvis Costello singing “When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy” from Twelfth Night with the accompaniment of saxophonist John Harle, you can hear about how the rain it raineth every day. And a hey, ho, the wind and the rain.
Pretty! The Peekskill Daily Voice has the astronomical scoop. If your cell phone stops working, stay calm; it’s just a swirl of celestial flares.
Huge news via Michael J. Miner on the Concerned Citizens for a Better Peekskill Facebook page: “Sneak peak at Peekskill Landing at Riverfront Green. Great boardwalk, kayak launch, pavilion and more. Video will be posted this weekend. Ribbon Cutting Friday, September 12 at 11 am.” Video below. Let’s all meet there at midnight Friday and cut more ribbons, in the form of champagne muselets (I had to look that up—they’re the little wires around the cork) and six-pack rings. Celebrate Peekskill responsibly, folks!
But tomorrow’s supposed to be sky-friendly and musically awesome! From an announcement by Embark Peekskill (and updated info on their Facebook page):
SATURDAY, SEPT. 6: BLOCK PARTY MUSIC SERIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED TODAY due to rain and a severe thunderstorm warning.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7
Master guitarist LOU UBRIACO @ 5:30 pm
KRISTINA KOLLER JAZZ TRIO @ 6:30 pmSATURDAY, SEPT. 13
LADY LAURA & Her Blues Band @ 7 pmRestaurant Row’s SUMMER (into Fall) BLOCK PARTY WEEKEND SERIES has been EXTENDED through Columbus Day Weekend!
Celebrate Downtown Peekskill, Summer AND Fall!
Saturdays 3-11 pm & Sundays 1-9 pm
Performances begin at 6 pm (or 5:30 as it gets darker & cooler).
FREE & FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!Restaurant Row (North Division St between Main & Central) will be closed to traffic creating a large venue for dining al fresco and outdoor performances.
Breaking: There’s suddenly an inordinate amount of spiders in both the Peekskill and the Croton-Harmon stations, says a tipster and fellow bleary commuter. This has been independently confirmed by Peekskill Rocks!. And they’re big.
We should befriend them, however: According to Discovery News, “Spidey Silk Can Actually Halt a Train.” Maybe that’s why the morning trains to Poughkeepsie are always running late? Developing.
If you’ve got further evidence of arachnids on the platforms (or indeed any wildlife–geese, foxes, or butterflies, for instance), please send it our way.
From Mother Jones: 40 percent of restaurant workers live in near-poverty. What’s more, it turns out that restaurants aren’t much of a meritocracy after all; there’s no real chance of a dishwasher ever making it up the chain. Fascinating and sobering reading–and it makes me wonder, how do Peekskill’s establishments–high-end and not–compare?
