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Good day White Plains! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a 154-unit affordable complex could reshape Westmoreland Avenue.
  • What's at stake in White Plains' high-profile AutoZone union vote?

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Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A little morning rain; cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Brisk and cool, temps: high: 64, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Westchester legislators approve $10.4M for affordable housing project in White Plains (westfaironline.com) — Westchester lawmakers have approved more than $10 million in bonds to secure land and infrastructure for a 154-unit affordable housing complex at 90-114 Westmoreland Ave. in White Plains. The Sheffield project, supported by the city's Affordable Housing Fund and state tax credits, will offer long-term income-restricted apartments with on-site parking, retail space, and green technology upgrades near Kittrell Park.
   

• AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company's First-Ever Union (labornotes.org) — AutoZone workers at a White Plains store are pushing to form the company's first-ever union, with a vote set for September 25 amid intense anti-union campaigning by management. Local employees describe low wages, heavy physical work, and aggressive corporate tactics, while one organizer from White Plains has already been excluded from the bargaining unit after being labeled a supervisor.
   

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Ok White Plains! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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