westfaironline.com November 28, 2022
Pirro’s positive predictions for Westchester real estate BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com
A From left, Anthony Viceroy, Robert P. Weisz, Susan Fox, Mike Spano and Michael N. Romita.
WCA HONORS THREE WHO SHAPE WESTCHESTER COUNTY’S ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE BY GEORGETTE GOUVEIA ggouveia@westfairinc.com
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t was a night to reflect on leadership and legacies as the Westchester County Association held its 72nd annual dinner Nov. 17 in the ballroom of the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. More than 450 movers and shakers gathered as the association, a driving force in the county’s business and economic development, honored three
men whose gifts and vision have respectively shaped real estate, health care and municipal government here — Robert P. Weisz, president and CEO of the RPW Group Inc.; Anthony Viceroy, president and COO of Summit Health; and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. “What makes Westchester special is the talent of the people, and the WCA represents the best of the best,” Westchester County Executive George Latimer
From left, Christine Foran, Michelle Lariviere, Susan Kusic and Andrea Cefarelli.
said in remarks that addressed leading in an age of uncertainty. “In this room, and in the three leaders you are honoring, there is talent in every field of endeavor. These honorees have learned what the true challenge of leadership is, which is to adapt to changing times. I learn every day from your examples. Thank you for all that you have done.” Added Michael N. Romita, the WCA’s president and CEO: “The honor-
ees… are strategic thinkers who seize opportunities, drive investment and play an essential role in strengthening economic vitality in Westchester. It is our honor to recognize their achievements and efforts to shape Westchester’s future.” Weisz — whose commercial property firm has put its stamp not only on Westchester with such sleek, magisterial buildings as 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains and
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ttorney Albert J. Pirro Jr., is wellknown for his successes in helping bring to fruition Westchester development projects such as The Westchester shopping mall, the office complex The Summit located in Valhalla, and recently a cancer infusion center at 1 West Red Oak Plaza in Harrison that will be operated by Mt. Sinai Hospital. At one time, Donald Trump was a client. “My work with former President Trump was primarily land use and government affairs assignments,” Pirro told the Business Journals. “I thoroughly enjoyed working with President Trump. Our relationship has always been cordial, and it remains that way to this day.” Pirro, who in the past was prominent as a member of the law group Pirro, Collier, Cohen, Halpern & Bock, LLP and later the firm Pirro Group LLC, has
now become a partner at the law firm Abrams and Fensterman. Pirro is working out of the firm’s White Plains office where his practice areas include: commercial and corporate litigation; government litigation, law and policy; and land use and zoning. In addition to White Plains, Abrams and Fensterman has offices in Brooklyn, Lake Success, Rochester and Albany. Pirro is a Westchester native who was born in Mount Vernon in 1947. He is no stranger to the public spotlight, whether going before a municipal council or planning board to explain a proposed development or as a result of frequent news stories about himself and Jeanine Pirro, who from 1994 through 2005 was Westchester County District Attorney and now is a Fox News personality. Pirro spent 11 months in federal prison as a result of a tax case and when asked about it by the Business Journals, replied, “I made
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Innovations and investments in FemTech BY EDWARD ARRIAZA
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