Street naming for beloved coach
“We dedicated a lot of
time to make sure this
became a reality,” said
Gjonaj. “Michele certainly
deserved in the
hearts and minds of many
to have a street named in
her memory.”
The councilman added:
“she has been a role model
for so many.”
She lived in the Pelham
Bay community for her entire
life, and volunteered
at St. Theresa’s School,
when her three children
were in the parish school,
her husband Christopher
Muccio said.
“She didn’t realize
how much she was doing
for other people,” Muccio
said. “She would wake up
in the morning and not
come back until 9 p.m. or
10 p.m. at night because
she was always doing
something to help someone
else.”
Her said that the street
naming was a great honor,
and that he was “so proud
to be called her husband.”
“She always made time
for me,” said her husband,
adding “she was my best
friend and buddy, and
tough as nails too.”
Muccio said that Michele
was his lifelong
sweetheart. They met
when she was 14 and he
was 15. They were together
for 30 years and married
for 22 years, he said.
DiPierro knew both
Muccios since they
were teenagers, and approached
the family and
councilman shortly after
her passing with the plan
for a street co-naming, he
said.
“I felt that for she deserved
this honor for all
of the volunteer work she
put into this community,
especially at the St. Theresa
School community
for so many years,” said
DiPierro, adding that he
believes it to be the perfect
honor and something
that would be an everlasting
tribute.
She is also survived
by two other daughters,
Francesca and Daniela.
The Westchester Country Club swimming club was badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
Schneps Media / Patrick Rocchio
Fordham University row team
buying WWCA beach club
by Hurricane Sandy in 2012
and will need to undergo
major renovations or be replaced
with a similar-sized
structure.
Following the curtailment
of WCCA activities,
the property sat vacant.
The club’s remaining membership
were unable to keep
up with the real estate
taxes, according to multiple
sources.
The lawyer representing
Fordham Waterfront Holdings
said at the board meeting
that the planned improvements
would include a
fl oating dock to replace the
stationary one.
He said that the property’s
use would essentially
remain the same, recreational,
with the bulk of its
activities taking place in
the fall and spring months.
Country Club Civic Association’s
president, Arlene
Grauer, said that the
homeowner group was supportive
of the concept, and
just wants to know a bit
more about the specifi cs of
the sale.
“We would like to know
a little bit more about the
deal itself,” said Grauer.
“We welcome the Fordham
crew and sailing teams, and
think that they would be
good neighbors.”
Grauer said that bringing
the Fordham teams to
Country Club could present
an opportunity for local
youth to be exposed to the
sports of sailing and crew.
Stephen Kaufman, an
attorney with a practice in
Throggs Neck, represented
the beach club, and spent
two and a half years hammering
out the deal.
He called the deal a
‘triple home run’ for the
community, bringing in an
attractive use that would
have little to no impact on
the residential neighborhood,
while bailing out the
WCCA from the likelihood
of foreclosure.
“I think the community
board was extremely astute
in recognizing that this
would be a wonderful addition
to the community,”
said Kaufman. “You are
going to have a prestigious
university with a rowing
and sailing facility in our
community.”
He added that the zoning
exemption being sought
would be limited to Fordham
University’s sole use.
“I feel optimistic about
it,” said Kaufman. “It is
nice to see the community
get good things.”
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