Pleasantville is home to an arts center as well as longtime businesses. Take a look
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The sun sets over Parkway field in Pleasantville as the Pleasantville Panthers play the Rye Garnets in football action. Parkway Field is the home field for the Pleasantville High School football team and is one of only a few grass football fields in the lower Hudson Valley.
Alfonso Magnotta cuts a customer's hair in the Pleasantville Barber Shop on Wheeler Avenue in downtown Pleasantville. Magnotta, who is 76 years old, immigrated to the United States from Italy when he was a teenager. His father was also a barber who worked at Pleasantville Barber shop, which has been at its Wheeler Avenue location for over 60 years.
From left, Pace University Professor John Cronin, along with students Louisa Moquete and Jonah White, part of the Blue Colab team, conduct maintenance on water quality sensors in Choate Pond on the Pleasantville campus. Cronin is executive director of the Center for Technology Policy and the Environment and its Blue Colab program at Pace University's Seidenberg School for Computer Science and Information Systems. The program is devoted to advancing technologies and policies that assure the public's right to know about the quality of their water.
Owner/chef Tom Riviera prepares some dishes in the kitchen of The Riviera on Tompkins Avenue in Pleasantville. The restaurant that serves southern Italian dishes has been at its Tompkins Avenue location for 33 years. They offer family-style appetizers that are great for sharing and good portion entrees. The Riviera is one of 25 restaurants in Pleasantville.
Children walk home from Bedford Road School after dismissal Nov. 9. Pleasantville is a walkable community, and most children walk to and from school.
Sara Martinez of Ossining looks over photos that are part of an exhibit called "New City, Old Blues" by photographer Andre D. Wagner at the Gordon Parks Foundation on Wheeler Avenue in Pleasantville. The Gordon Parks Foundation permanently preserves the work of Gordon Parks, makes it available to the public through exhibitions, publications, and programs and supports artistic and educational activities that advance what Gordon described as "the common search for a better life and a better world."
Jim Moore prepares to cross a group of children at the corner of Marble Avenue and Bedford Road in downtown Pleasantville. Moore works for the village of Pleasantville and has been a crossing guard for eight years.
Stefan Pappalardo, owner of Ride of Pleasantville, assembles a bike in the rear of his store on Manville Road in Pleasantville. Pappalardo is not only the owner, but he is also an avid bike rider and can recommend the best bike for every level of rider.
Passengers exit a MetroNorth commuter train that arrives at the Pleasantville train station from Grand Central Station in New York City. Many Pleasantville residents who commute to and from the city are able to walk to their train station.
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a nonprofit cultural arts center dedicated to presenting the best of independent, documentary, and world cinema; teaching literacy for a visual culture; and making film a vibrant part of the community. The center is on Manville Road in downtown Pleasantville.
About Frank Becerra Jr: Frank has been a photojournalist at the Journal News for more than 40 years. Born and raised in White Plains, Frank now lives in Brewster, where he is a volunteer firefighter.
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