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91-667: The Fever originally played out of Barrett Stadium on the campus of Westchester Community College in Valhalla , New York . The Centaurs played their games at Downing Stadium on Randall's Island , the former home of the New York Cosmos . The saga of the New York Centaurs/Fever began in 1994 when English businessman Bob Butler launched the first pro soccer club in the New York City area since

182-460: A $ 623 million budget surplus, which he placed into his "Postwar Reconstruction Fund." The fund would eventually create 14,000 new beds in the state's mental health system, provide public housing for 30,000 families, allow for the reforestation of 34 million trees, create a water pollution program, provide slum clearance , and pay for a "model veterans' program." His governorship was also "friendlier by far than his [Democratic] predecessors to

273-430: A 30- to 50-year prison sentence. He also prosecuted and convicted Waxey Gordon , another prominent New York City gangster and bootlegger , on charges of tax evasion . Dewey almost succeeded in apprehending mobster Dutch Schultz as well, but Schultz was murdered in 1935, in a hit ordered by The Commission itself; he had disobeyed The Commission's order forbidding him from making an attempt on Dewey's life. Dewey led

364-587: A New York City residence and office in Suite 1527 of the Roosevelt Hotel . Dewey was an active, lifelong member of the Episcopal Church . Dewey was a lifelong Republican, and in the 1920s and 1930s, he was a party worker in New York City, eventually rising to become Chair of The New York Young Republican Club in 1931. When asked in 1946, why he was a Republican, Dewey replied, "I believe that

455-474: A budget of $ 400,893. Original enrollment at the school was 550 men and women, paying in-state tuition of $ 125 per semester, and out-of-state tuition of $ 250 per semester. Westchester County billed the home counties of non-Westchester students an additional $ 125. The first courses available were in business administration, building construction, technologies (electrical, mechanical, industrial chemistry), food administration, and medical-dental office work. Originally,

546-665: A gun." He later told Styles Bridges , the Republican national campaign manager, that he was not "going around looking under beds". Given Truman's sinking popularity and the Democratic Party's three-way split (the left-winger Henry A. Wallace and the Southern segregationist Strom Thurmond ran third-party campaigns), Dewey seemed unbeatable to the point that the Republicans believed that all they had to do to win

637-601: A heart attack. Following a public memorial ceremony at St. James' Episcopal Church in New York City, Dewey was buried in the town cemetery of Pawling, New York . Dewey was born and raised in Owosso, Michigan , where his father, George Martin Dewey, owned, edited, and published the local newspaper, the Owosso Times . His mother, Annie (Thomas), whom he called "Mater", bequeathed her son "a healthy respect for common sense and

728-698: A lead of 58% to 42% over President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a potential 1940 presidential campaign. In 1939, Dewey also tried and convicted American Nazi leader Fritz Julius Kuhn for embezzlement, crippling Kuhn's organization and limiting its ability to support Nazi Germany in World War II . During his four years as District Attorney, Dewey and his staff compiled a 94 percent conviction rate of defendants brought to trial, created new bureaus for Fraud, Rackets, and Juvenile Detention, and led an investigation into tenement houses with inadequate fire safety features that reduced "their number from 13,000 to 3,500" in

819-560: A minimum of 100-acres for the college, and the state and county were sharing a capital commitment of $ 5,800,000 to build the new campus. In August 1956, the site committee chose to locate the campus on the Ridge Road Park property in Hartsdale , then the estate of Henry J. Gaisman , an executive with The Gillette Company . The committee rejected more rural sites because of their distance from populated areas. The chosen property

910-870: A new team there. The franchise was named the Staten Island Vipers , which began play in the A-League in 1998. Neale ultimately went on to be General Manager of the San Jose Earthquakes and COO of the MetroStars of MLS . Winograd, a former professional soccer player in Kfar Saba , Israel and assistant soccer coach at the University of Richmond , went on to law school at the University of Pennsylvania . Westchester Community College Westchester Community College ( WCC )

1001-735: A permanent site for WCC. In April 1955, a ten-member committee was formed by County Executive James D. Hopkins investigated possible sites for Westchester Community College. In addition to "many old estates", three main sites were available to the college: Ridge Road Park ( Greenburgh ), reservation land in White Plains on the Bronx River Parkway , and "an used state normal school site" in White Plains on North Street. By late in that year, sixteen properties had been examined, including lands located in parks, private estates, closed schools, and open countryside. The site committee agreed to

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1092-450: A prolonged spell of rain. When her father replied "you can't sue God and win", the girl said "I can if Dewey is my lawyer." In 1984, journalists Neal Peirce and Jerry Hagstrom summarized Dewey's governorship by saying, "for sheer administrative talent, it is difficult to think of a twentieth-century governor who has excelled Thomas E. Dewey ... hundreds of thousands of New York youngsters owe Dewey thanks for his leadership in creating

1183-572: A reporter that "my farm is my roots ... the heart of this nation is the rural small town." Dapplemere was part of a tight-knit rural community called Quaker Hill , which was known as a haven for the prominent and well-to-do. Among Dewey's neighbors on Quaker Hill were the famous reporter and radio broadcaster Lowell Thomas , the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale , and the legendary CBS News journalist Edward R. Murrow . During his twelve years as governor, Dewey also kept

1274-547: A secretary. A native of Sherman, Texas who was raised in Sherman and in Sapulpa, Oklahoma , she was valedictorian of her 1920 high school class. Hutt was a singer and stage actress; after their marriage she dropped her acting career. They had two sons, Thomas E. Dewey Jr. and John Martin Dewey. Although Dewey served as a prosecutor and District Attorney in New York City for many years, his home from 1939 until his death

1365-430: A series of dramatic raids that led to the arrest of 65 of New York's leading operators in various rackets, including the bakery racket, numbers racket, and restaurant racket. The New York Times ran an editorial praising Dewey for breaking up the "shadow government" of New York's racketeers, and The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote "If you don't think Dewey is Public Hero No. 1, listen to the applause he gets every time he

1456-409: A single word: honesty. Dewey was honest." One of his biggest prizes was gangster Dutch Schultz , whom he had battled as both a federal and state prosecutor. Schultz's first trial ended in a deadlock; prior to his second trial, Schultz had the venue moved to Malone, New York , then moved there and garnered the sympathy of the townspeople through charitable acts so that when it came time for his trial,

1547-499: A single year. When he left the District Attorney's office in 1942 to run for governor, Dewey said that "It has been learned in high places that clean government can also be good politics...I don't like Republican thieves any more than Democratic ones." By the late 1930s Dewey's successful efforts against organized crime—and especially his conviction of Lucky Luciano —had turned him into a national celebrity. His nickname,

1638-399: A staff of over 60 assistants, investigators, process servers, stenographers, and clerks. New York Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia assigned a hand picked squad of 63 police officers to Dewey's office. Dewey's targets were organized racketeering : the large-scale criminal enterprises, especially extortion , the " numbers racket " and prostitution . One writer stated that "Dewey ... put on

1729-682: A state university ... a vigorous health-department program virtually eradicated tuberculosis in New York, highway building was pushed forward, and the state's mental hygiene program was thoroughly reorganized." Dewey also created a powerful political organization that allowed him to dominate New York state politics and influence national politics. In 1938 Edwin Jaeckle , the New York Republican Party Chairman, selected Dewey to run for Governor of New York against

1820-587: A supporter of projects such as the United Nations. It was in 1940 that Dewey first clashed with Robert A. Taft . Taft—who maintained his non-interventionist views and economic conservatism to his death—became Dewey's great rival for control of the Republican Party in the 1940s and early 1950s. Dewey became the leader of moderate Republicans, who were based in the Eastern states, while Taft became

1911-457: A temporary throat ailment convinced him that such a career would be risky. He then decided to pursue a career as a lawyer. He also wrote for The Michigan Daily , the university's student newspaper. On June 16, 1928, Dewey married Frances Eileen Hutt. They met in Chicago in 1923, when Dewey took singing lessons during a summer course offered by Percy Rector Stephens, for whom Hutt worked as

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2002-493: A variety of special interest clubs; a student government association; a student run programming board called the Westchester Events Board (WEB), who plans major social events; and a full range of cultural events. These activities complement students’ academic work and offer opportunities to form new friendships and develop leadership and other transferable skills. Participation can give a sense of community with

2093-414: A very impressive show. All the paraphernalia, the hideouts and tapped telephones and so on, became famous. More than any other American of his generation except [Charles] Lindbergh, Dewey became a creature of folklore and a national hero. What he appealed to most was the great American love of results. People were much more interested in his ends than in his means. Another key to all this may be expressed in

2184-561: A year, leading him to give "hefty raises, some as high as 150%" to state workers and teachers. Dewey played a leading role in securing support and funding for the New York State Thruway , which was eventually named in his honor. Dewey also streamlined and consolidated many state agencies to make them more efficient. During the Second World War construction in New York was limited, which allowed Dewey to create

2275-574: Is a public community college in Valhalla , New York , in Westchester County . It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. New York state opened five coed technical institutes in 1946, one each in the communities of Buffalo , Binghamton , Utica , New York , and White Plains . The five institutes were operated and financially supported by the state. The Westchester County location in White Plains

2366-619: Is developed by the College Board which also develops the SAT and AP examinations. The college's Admissions Office has a staff of counselors who work with students on their academic choices. There is an international student office (the student body includes individuals from dozens of countries) and an office for students with learning disabilities. Extracurricular and co-curricular activities at Westchester Community College include varsity, club, and intramural athletics; student publications;

2457-689: Is responsible for two demonstration gardens on the main campus, offers trips to gardens and horticultural displays, and coordinates an annual plant sale. The Westchester Gallery is located in the Westechester Community College Center for the Arts in the County Center in White Plains. Located in the entryway of the Center for the Arts, the gallery hosts professional local, regional, and national artists, as well as

2548-858: Is shown in a newsreel." In 1936, Dewey received The Hundred Year Association of New York 's Gold Medal Award "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York". In 1937, Dewey was elected New York County District Attorney ( Manhattan ), defeating the Democratic nominee after Dodge decided not to run for re-election. Dewey was such a popular candidate for District Attorney that "election officials in Brooklyn posted large signs at polling places reading 'Dewey Isn't Running in This County'." As District Attorney, Dewey successfully prosecuted and convicted Richard Whitney , former president of

2639-463: The Allies fighting Germany. Dewey led on the first ballot, but was well below the vote total he needed to win. He steadily lost strength to Willkie in succeeding ballots, and Willkie was nominated on the convention's sixth ballot. Willkie lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt in the general election. Dewey's foreign-policy position evolved during the 1940s; by 1944 he was considered an internationalist and

2730-804: The NASL New York Cosmos of the 1970s and 1980s. Butler founded the New York Fever as a USISL Pro League team in 1994 with the objective of building a robust franchise and soccer training center for the large and untapped population and youth of New York City. The team's coach was George Vizvary . The New York Centaurs, owned by Roger Gorevic , debuted in 1995 at Downing Stadium to considerably small fanfare. The Centaurs started their season under coach Len Roitman , who would step down amid poor results to focus on his role as general manager, making way for former Cosmos star midfielder, Yugoslavian Vladislav Bogicevic . The team would absorb

2821-545: The New York State Education Department and offers associate degrees in forty areas and certificates in twenty. Courses are offered during spring and fall semesters as well as two sessions during the summer. In addition to courses leading to associate degrees or certificates, the college offers a range of non-credit courses for students of all ages to sharpen their skills and broaden their interests. The student body numbers 12,000. Although

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2912-502: The New York Stock Exchange , for embezzlement . Whitney was given a five-year prison sentence. Dewey also successfully prosecuted Tammany Hall political boss James Joseph Hines on thirteen counts of racketeering . Following the favorable national publicity he received after his conviction of Hines, a May 1939 Gallup poll showed Dewey as the frontrunner for the 1940 Republican presidential nomination, and gave him

3003-598: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York , forcing the site committee to look elsewhere. With the Gaisman estate off the table, the county turned its attention to the 364-acre Valhalla estate of the late John A. Hartford , who was president of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company . The property, called Buena Vista Farm, was occupied by Yale University , which only used "a few of

3094-521: The Soviet Union , and it supported most of the New Deal social-welfare reforms enacted during the administration of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt . Dewey served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. In 1944, he was the Republican Party's nominee for the presidency, but lost the election to incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt in the closest of Roosevelt's four presidential elections. He

3185-645: The conspiracy theory that Roosevelt knew about the attack on Pearl Harbor beforehand and allowed it to happen and to say: "...   and instead of being re-elected he should be impeached." The allegation would have suggested the then-secret fact that the U.S. had broken the Purple code still in use by the Japanese military . Dewey eventually yielded to Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall 's urging not to touch this topic . Marshall informed Harry Hopkins of his action in late October that year; Hopkins then told

3276-467: The election on November 7, 1944, to President Roosevelt. He had polled 45.9% of the popular vote compared to Roosevelt's 53.4%, a stronger showing against FDR than any previous Republican opponent. In the Electoral College, Roosevelt defeated Dewey by a margin of 432 to 99. Dewey was the Republican candidate again in the 1948 presidential election , with California Governor Earl Warren on

3367-455: The "Gangbuster", was used for the popular 1930s Gang Busters radio series based on his fight against the mob. Hollywood film studios made several movies inspired by his exploits; Marked Woman starred Humphrey Bogart as a Dewey-like DA and Bette Davis as a "party girl" whose testimony helps convict the mob boss. A popular story from the time, possibly apocryphal, featured a young girl who told her father that she wanted to sue God to stop

3458-471: The 136 acre Gaisman property was best because of its central location in the county, and that 85% of the college's students lived in southern Westchester and New York City. Gaisman continued to refuse to sell his property, and on October 1, 1956, the County Board of Supervisors voted 25 to 15 to acquire the land by means of condemnation . Before the county could legally act, Gaisman gifted the estate to

3549-421: The Democratic incumbent, Herbert H. Lehman. Dewey was only 36 years of age. He based his campaign on his record as a famous prosecutor of organized-crime figures in New York City. Although he was defeated, Dewey's surprisingly strong showing against the popular Lehman (he lost by only 1.4%) brought him national political attention and made him a front runner for the 1940 Republican presidential nomination. Jaeckle

3640-493: The Institute would be replaced with Westchester Community College beginning September 1, 1953. New York governor Thomas E. Dewey appointed WCC's first board of trustees, which was composed of "successful lawyers, editors, manufacturers, labor readers and persons of varied racial backgrounds". The college's first president was Dr. Philip C. Martin, and its first board chairman was Chauncey T.S. Fish. WCC began operating with

3731-507: The Republican Party is the best instrument for bringing sound government into the hands of competent men and by this means preserving our liberties ... But there is another reason why I am a Republican. I was born one." Dewey first served as a federal prosecutor, then started a lucrative private practice on Wall Street ; however, he left his practice for an appointment as special prosecutor to look into corruption in New York City—with

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3822-555: The Republican vice-presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956 . He was the first major party nominee for president of the Greatest Generation , and the first to have been born in the 20th century. Following his political retirement, Dewey served from 1955 to 1971 as a corporate lawyer and senior partner in his law firm Dewey Ballantine in New York City. In March 1971, while on a golfing vacation in Miami, Florida, he died from

3913-641: The Science, Academic Arts, and Administration buildings. The Administration building was originally to have four floors, according to the master plan, but was scaled back to three after funding from the county and the New York State Dormitory Authority was reduced due to inflation. The Learning Resource Center was renamed the Harold L. Drimmer Library in 1994, after a longtime chairman of the college's board of trustees. The library

4004-685: The University of Michigan Dewey joined Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia , a national fraternity for men of music, and was a member of the Men's Glee Club . While growing up in Owosso he was a member of the choir at Christ Episcopal Church. He was an excellent singer with a deep, baritone voice, and in 1923 he finished in third place in the National Singing Contest. He briefly considered a career as a professional singer but decided against it after

4095-565: The acres", but which had a contract with the Hartford Foundation to use the land until 1972. Yale conducted forestry research at the site, and had a $ 500,000 geophysics laboratory located there. On June 28, 1957, the county board voted 37 to 3 to purchase the Hartford site. The county's contract with the Hartford Foundation specified that the land be used for "educational and charitable" purposes. Some county officials objected to

4186-574: The arrested prostitutes – some of whom told of being beaten and abused by Mafia thugs – were willing to testify to avoid prison time. Three implicated Luciano as controller of organized prostitution in the New York/New Jersey area – one of the largest prostitution rings in American history. Carter's investigation was the first to link Luciano to a crime. Dewey prosecuted the case, and in the greatest victory of his legal career, he won

4277-538: The average man or woman who possessed it." She also left "a headstrong assertiveness that many took for conceit, a set of small-town values never entirely erased by exposure to the sophisticated East, and a sense of proportion that moderated triumph and eased defeat." One journalist noted that as a boy "he did show leadership and ambition above the average; by the time he was thirteen, he had a crew of nine other youngsters working for him" selling newspapers and magazines in Owosso. In his senior year in high school he served as

4368-633: The bottom half of the ticket. Dewey was almost unanimously projected to win against incumbent Harry S. Truman , who had taken over from FDR when he died in office in 1945. During the primaries, Dewey was repeatedly urged to engage in red-baiting , but he refused. In a debate before the Oregon primary with Harold Stassen, Dewey argued against outlawing the Communist Party of the United States of America , saying "you can't shoot an idea with

4459-400: The center's yearly faculty and student art exhibitions. Exhibitions at the gallery are frequently accompanied by talks, lectures, and presentations from the featured artists, and draw audiences from around the county. The college offers three associate degrees: associate of arts, associate of science, and associate of applied science. The college's curriculum is registered and approved by

4550-513: The chair in 1944. According to one study Dewey was a fiscal conservative but believed that Republicans should not attempt to repeal the New Deal; rather, they should advance competing social welfare programs that emphasized individual freedom and economic incentives instead of the Democrats' tendency towards centralization and collectivism. A Dewey biographer said of Dewey that "No doubt he

4641-436: The child care centers open, he called them "Communists". He strongly supported the death penalty . During his twelve years as governor, more than ninety people were electrocuted under New York authority. Among these were several of the mob-affiliated hitmen belonging to the murder-for-hire group Murder, Inc. , which was headed up by major mob leaders Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Albert Anastasia . Buchalter himself went to

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4732-515: The college awarded Associate of Applied Sciences degrees. Night courses were offered, but did not count towards a degree. Additional instruction was provided in English, mathematics, and social sciences. Initial extracurricular activities included music, golf, basketball, track, chess, radio, and photography. The salary range for faculty was $ 3,900-7,000, "somewhat higher than most public schools" in 1953, but required 12 months of work and no tenure

4823-533: The college does not require SAT nor ACT scores, the ACCUPLACER placement tests are required in mathematics , reading , and writing to determine appropriate course placement based on the students performance. If the student scores in the low range, they will have to take developmental courses that do not issue credit upon successful completion but prepares the student for college-level curriculum prior to enrolling in college-level courses that issue credit. It

4914-978: The college was completed in 1961, with plans for the buildings on campus. The plan included 8 buildings, and they were to be finished by 1988: the Engineering Technologies building (1962), the Student Center (1963), the Physical Education building (1964), the Classroom building (1967), the Learning Resource Center (1969), the Science building (1978), the Academic Arts building (1981), and the Administration building (1988). The Mount Kisco architecture firm of Kaeyer, Parker & Garment designed

5005-1009: The college's Business Programs, Professional Development Center, and multi lingual programs. The design of this building was made by Ennead Architects, and structurally engineered by Leslie E. Robertson Associates. This building has won two awards; National Winner, AISC Ideas2 Award (2011), and Excellence in Structural Engineering, SEAoNY (2011). In addition to the Valhalla campus, the college provides instruction at twelve other off-campus locations including extension centers in Peekskill , Ossining , White Plains , Mount Vernon , and Yonkers . In addition, it offers classes in Shrub Oak , New Rochelle , Mahopac and Port Chester . Other classes for programs such as "Mainstream" (for mature adults) are offered at various locations throughout

5096-441: The conviction of Luciano for the prostitution racket, with a sentence of 30 to 50 years on June 18, 1936. In January 1937, Dewey successfully prosecuted Tootsie Herbert, the leader of New York's poultry racket, for embezzlement . Following his conviction, New York's poultry "marketplace returned to normal, and New York consumers saved $ 5 million in 1938 alone." That same month, Dewey, his staff, and New York City police made

5187-703: The county. The Educational Opportunity Center is in Yonkers. The Native Plant Center (NPC), a non-profit project of the Westchester Community College Foundation, is an affiliate of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin , Texas . The NPC, with the goal to educate the community on the value of native plants, presents various educational programs including workshops and conferences,

5278-472: The jury found him innocent, liking him too much to convict him. Dewey and La Guardia threatened Schultz with instant arrest and further charges. Schultz now proposed to murder Dewey. Dewey would be killed while he made his daily morning call to his office from a pay phone near his home. However, New York crime boss Lucky Luciano and the " Mafia Commission " decided that Dewey's murder would provoke an all-out crackdown. Instead they had Schultz killed. Schultz

5369-514: The land finally acquired and plans in place to relocate the college from the Battle Hill School to Valhalla by 1959, County Executive Hopkins vowed to expand the college into a 4-year school awarding bachelor's degrees. In 1971, Joseph N. Hankin succeeded Martin as the college's president. Hankin had previously been the director of evening and summer sessions, and then the president, of Harford Community College in Bel Air , Maryland . He continued to serve as president of WCC for more than 40 years,

5460-414: The large site being used exclusively for the college. A compromise was reached to divide the land for use between the college and county recreation. Yale agreed to vacate its operations completely by August 31, 1958. The Hartford Foundation agreed to sell the property, valued in 1958 between $ 3,000,000-4,000,000, for only $ 750,000. The low price was offered to help lower the cost of tuition for students. With

5551-493: The leader of conservative Republicans who dominated most of the Midwest . Dewey was the frontrunner for the 1944 Republican nomination . In April 1944 he won the key Wisconsin primary, where he defeated Wendell Willkie and former Minnesota governor Harold Stassen . Willkie's poor showing in Wisconsin forced him to quit the race and he died later that year. At the 1944 Republican Convention, Dewey's chief rivals—Stassen and Ohio governor John W. Bricker —both withdrew and Dewey

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5642-456: The longest serving community college president in the United States, until his retirement. WCC's main campus sits at an elevation of 500 ft (152 m), off of Grasslands Road in Valhalla, just north of White Plains. In 1780, this location was the site of a surprise attack by British and Hessian troops on American soldiers. The attack occurred at what was then called Young's Corners (now Knollwood and Grasslands roads) at Young's Tavern. When

5733-436: The lower tiered New York Fever for the 1996 season and compete under the Fever name. For the 1996 season, Goervic brought in Tom Neale to be the team's General Manager. Neale in turn brought in Mike Winograd, his college roommate and teammate at Lafayette College , to head up ticket sales, marketing and team development. After one season, Gorevic moved the franchise to Staten Island and tapped Neale and Winograd to start up

5824-465: The management of the New York Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, but community organizations, such as women's clubs, business men's leagues, and civic associations, voiced support. Some even pledged scholarships. A deal was reached so that the financial burden would be shared equally between the state, county, and the student body, with each contributing one-third towards the school's operating costs. On August 12, 1953, Westchester County announced that

5915-408: The minimum age required by the US Constitution) and too inexperienced to lead the nation in wartime. Furthermore, Dewey's non-interventionist stance became problematic when Germany quickly conquered France and seemed poised to invade Britain . As a result, at the 1940 Republican National Convention many delegates switched from Dewey to Wendell Willkie , who was a decade older and supported aid to

6006-427: The moderate faction of the Republican Party during the 1940s, and 1950s, in opposition to conservative Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft . Dewey was an advocate for the professional and business community of the Northeastern United States, which would later be called the Eastern Establishment . This group consisted of internationalists who were in favor of the United Nations and the Cold War fight against communism and

6097-405: The most electoral votes who never acceded to the presidency. As a New York City prosecutor and District Attorney in the 1930s and early 1940s, Dewey was relentless in his effort to curb the power of the American Mafia and of organized crime in general. Most famously, he successfully prosecuted Mafia boss Charles "Lucky" Luciano on charges of forced prostitution in 1936. Luciano was given

6188-400: The new design. The building's facade has stones similar to the original Learning Resource Center building, to better match the existing look on campus. Schwarz received a Design Award in 2003 for the building, from the Westchester/Mid-Hudson chapter of the American Institute of Architects . A more recent addition was the Gateway Center which functions as a unique resource on the campus, housing

6279-474: The official title of Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. It was in this role that he first achieved headlines in the early 1930s, when he prosecuted bootlegger Waxey Gordon . Dewey had used his excellent recall of details of crimes to trip up witnesses as a federal prosecutor; as a state prosecutor, he used telephone taps (which were perfectly legal at the time per Olmstead v. United States of 1928) to gather evidence, with

6370-445: The president of his class, and was the chief editor of the school yearbook. His senior caption in the yearbook stated "First in the council hall to steer the state, and ever foremost in a tongue debate", and a biographer wrote that "the bent of his mind, from his earliest days, was towards debate." He received his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1923, and his LL.B. degree from Columbia Law School in 1925. While at

6461-422: The president. Roosevelt reasoned that "Dewey would not, for political purposes, give secret and vital information to the enemy". During the campaign, in a first, Roosevelt provided Dewey with information on the war efforts, such as the breaking of Japanese naval code . This was the first time that an opposition presidential candidate was given briefings by the incumbent presidential administration. Dewey lost

6552-530: The private sector", as Dewey created a state Department of Commerce to "lure new businesses and tourists to the Empire State, ease the shift from wartime boom, and steer small businessmen, in particular, through the maze of federal regulation and restriction." Between 1945 and 1948, 135,000 new businesses were started in New York. Dewey supported the decision of the New York legislature to end state funding for child care centers, which were established during

6643-478: The rest of the college and help make education a memorable experience with the 66 clubs to choose from. Noteworthy clubs/organizations include: The Viking Newspaper, Alpha Beta Gamma , Drama Club, Dance Club, EMS Club, Urban Poets Society, Black Student Union, The Italian Club, The Brazilian Club, WARY ( student-run radio station), and Gays, Lesbians and Others of Westchester (GLOW). Thomas E. Dewey Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971)

6734-590: The state's debt by over $ 100 million. He referred to his program as "pay-as-you-go liberalism  ... government can be progressive and solvent at the same time." Additionally he put through the Ives-Quinn Act of 1945 , the first state law in the country that prohibited racial discrimination in employment. As governor, Dewey signed legislation that created the State University of New York . Shortly after becoming governor in 1943, Dewey learned that some state workers and teachers were being paid only $ 900

6825-444: The troops marched off the fields, they encountered a group of American colonists, some the victims of smallpox , who were buried alive in snowdrifts. The land later belonged to the founder of Kensico Cemetery , Reiss Carpentar. He died in 1910, after being the victim of a swindle, and the land was then acquired by Joseph Daly. Daly used the property largely for breeding horses, and he later sold it to John Hartford. A master plan for

6916-457: The ultimate goal of bringing down entire criminal organizations. On that account, Dewey successfully lobbied for an overhaul in New York's criminal procedure law, which at that time required separate trials for each count of an indictment. Dewey's thoroughness and attention to detail became legendary; for one case he and his staff sifted "through 100,000 telephone slips to convict a Prohibition-era bootlegger." Dewey became famous in 1935, when he

7007-546: The war. The child care centers allowed mothers to participate in wartime industries. The state was forced to provide funding for local communities that could not obtain money under the Lanham Act . Although working mothers, helped by various civic and social groups, fought to retain funding, federal support for child care facilities was considered temporary and ended on March 1, 1946. New York state aid to child care ended on January 1, 1948. When protesters asked Dewey to keep

7098-409: Was a conservative", but "he was also realistic." Dewey sought the 1940 Republican presidential nomination . He was considered the early favorite for the nomination, but his support ebbed in the late spring of 1940 as Nazi Germany invaded its neighbors , and Americans feared being drawn into another European war. Some Republican leaders considered Dewey to be too young (at 38, just three years above

7189-404: Was a large farm, called "Dapplemere," located near the town of Pawling some 65 miles (105 km) north of New York City. According to biographer Richard Norton Smith , Dewey "loved Dapplemere as [he did] no other place", and Dewey was once quoted as saying that "I work like a horse five days and five nights a week for the privilege of getting to the country on the weekend." In 1945, Dewey told

7280-399: Was again the Republican presidential nominee in 1948, but lost to President Harry S. Truman in one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history. Dewey played a large role in winning the Republican presidential nomination for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 , helping Eisenhower win the presidential election that year. He also played a large part in the choice of Richard Nixon as

7371-472: Was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in 1944 and 1948 , losing the latter election to Harry S. Truman in a major upset. The 288 combined electoral votes Dewey received from both elections place him second behind William Jennings Bryan as the candidate with

7462-587: Was appointed special prosecutor in New York County ( Manhattan ) by Governor Herbert H. Lehman . A " runaway grand jury " had publicly complained that William C. Dodge , the District Attorney , was not aggressively pursuing the mob and political corruption. Lehman, to avoid charges of partisanship, asked four prominent Republicans to serve as special prosecutor. All four refused and recommended Dewey. Dewey moved ahead vigorously. He recruited

7553-635: Was called the New York Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences and was housed in a few rooms of the Battle Hill School. The state decided to close the schools in 1953, unless the five communities would accept operating responsibilities and share the financial costs with the state. All five communities decided to retain the institutes. Some members of the Westchester County Board of Supervisors objected to taking on

7644-470: Was completely renovated and expanded in 2002, at a cost of $ 15 million. The new design was carried out by the firm Lothrop Associates, which doubled the size of the building to over 100,000 square feet. The updated building contains not only library facilities, but also computer training labs, a student lounge, and conference rooms. The building's architect, Aaron B. Schwarz of Perkins Eastman architects , incorporated as much natural lighting as possible into

7735-427: Was granted at the time. "Minor employees" of the college had a salary starting at $ 3,480, and the president received a salary of $ 12,400. Paying $ 30,000 per year in rent to the county, and facing eviction from the Battle Hill School facility, the college began looking for alternate housing. The trustees of State University of New York (SUNY) approved spending $ 25,000, matching a pledge by the county board, to plan for

7826-521: Was nominated almost unanimously. Dewey then made Bricker (who was supported by Taft) his running mate. This made Dewey the first presidential candidate to be born in the 20th century. As of 2021, he was also the youngest Republican presidential nominee. In the general election campaign, Dewey crusaded against the alleged inefficiencies, corruption and Communist influences in incumbent president Roosevelt's New Deal programs, but mostly avoided military and foreign policy debates. Dewey had considered including

7917-599: Was one of Dewey's top advisors and mentors for the remainder of his political career. In 1942 , Dewey ran for governor again and won with a large plurality over Democrat John J. Bennett Jr., the outgoing state attorney general. Bennett was not endorsed by the American Labor Party , whose candidate, Dean Alfange , drew almost 10 percent of the ballots cast. The ALP endorsed for re-election incumbent lieutenant governor Charles Poletti , who lost narrowly to Dewey's running mate Thomas W. Wallace . In 1946 , Dewey

8008-403: Was re-elected by the greatest margin in state history to that point, almost 700,000 votes. In 1950 , he was elected to a third term by 572,000 votes. Remembered as "an odd mix, a pay-as-you-go liberal and a compassionate conservative" and usually regarded as an honest and highly effective governor, Dewey doubled state aid to education, increased salaries for state employees and still reduced

8099-456: Was shot to death in the restroom of a bar in Newark. Dewey's legal team turned their attention to Lucky Luciano . Assistant DA Eunice Carter oversaw investigations into prostitution racketeering. She raided 80 houses of prostitution in the New York City area and arrested hundreds of prostitutes and "madams". Carter had developed trust with many of these women, and through her coaching, many of

8190-425: Was to avoid making any major mistakes. Following this advice, Dewey carefully avoided risks and spoke in platitudes, avoiding controversial issues, and remained vague on what he planned to do as president, with speech after speech being nonpartisan and also filled with optimistic assertions or empty statements of the obvious, including the famous quote: "You know that your future is still ahead of you." An editorial in

8281-434: Was within walking distance to the Hartsdale train station and to bus stops on Central Park Avenue . Hopkins and the committee asked the county to buy the property immediately, but Gaisman "cooled to the idea" and eventually prevented officials from entering the property. John H. Downing, a member of the board of supervisors, argued to have a northern Westchester site chosen instead of the Gaisman estate. The board argued that

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