BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Scarsdale Mayor Justin K. Arest said that the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25th, originating at Chase Park, will commemorate the 250th  Anniversary of the United States and celebrate Scarsdale’s 325th birthday. Scarsdale’s Birthday Bash was held on May 31st with a special party at Chase Park, followed by a short parade. 

Eileen Gregware was appointed Deputy Village Clerk at the May 12th meeting of the Scarsdale Village Board of Trustees. Trustee Ronald Schulhof announced the appointment.

The board unanimously approved the 2026-2027 village budget. The adopted budget is $53,354,201, increase in tax levy, 5.17 percent.  Taxable assessed value is $9,341,639,551; tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value is 5.7114. Percentage increase for an average assessment of $1,597,000 is 4.68 percent, or $408. 

Arest, trustees and residents condemned a recent antisemitic incident at Scarsdale High School in which posters promoting an Israel Culture event were ripped from the wall and thrown in urinals in the boys bathroom, and called for accountability.

During Public Comment, Scarsdale High School Junior Laila El Mosehly stated that she was trying to learn more about how infrastructure decisions are made, reaching out to the Village Engineering Department.  “What struck me most was how most of the work today is  about maintaining systems that were built generations ago, ancient storm drains, sewer lines, culverts and flood control infrastructure that were never designed for the kind of storms that we are experiencing now.  As I understand it, the Sheldrake Flood Mitigation Project and the Middle School field work are now happening roughly at the same location,” Laila remarked.