The Greenburgh Town Board will discuss traffic safety concerns about East Hartsdale Avenue Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Town Hall, then hold a vigil on the avenue in the aftermath of the hit-and-run death of Stephanie Kavourias, former executive director of the Hartsdale Parking Authority.
Kavourias, a 65-year-old East Hartsdale Avenue resident, was struck there near number 177 shortly before 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, and was taken to White Plains Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Sealing off the area, Greenburgh Police later arrested 42-year-old Brooklyn resident Antonio Robles Sanchez, who was charged with vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death, both felonies; and misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while impaired by drugs and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
“People really appreciated Stephanie and are devastated by her loss since she was such an important part of the lives of many residents on East Hartsdale Avenue,” said Town Supervisor Paul Feiner.
Indeed, Kavourias was a helpful, friendly presence at the parking authority. Even after she retired, she remained a kind of unofficial mayor of the avenue, often dining there with a sister at Hunan Village II. She had also served Greenburgh as a member of the planning board, the library board, the Lois Bronz Daycare Center”™s board and the Rotary Club.
The death of the popular Kavourias has once again raised traffic safety concerns about East Hartsdale Avenue ”“ a small business- and apartment house-lined thoroughfare that is the main artery between Scarsdale and Central Avenue. After the public discusses traffic safety with Feiner, the town board and police Chief Kobie Powell at 6 p.m., it is invited to bring posters and
