Sleepy Hollow Mayor Asks Village To Scale Back Thanksgiving

SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY — The mayor of Sleepy Hollow sent an email to the community explaining the yellow zone designation for the village and asking people to reconsider Thanksgiving.

Mayor Ken Wray described the yellow zone designation as being like a yellow flag in racing or a yellow card in soccer.

"It means slow down, caution and stop acting recklessly," he wrote in the email. "It's a warning."

Wray said the community has to come together, by wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.

"There are many people who live and work in Sleepy Hollow who are elderly or immunocompromised and their lives depend on us doing the right thing," he said.

"No one wants to get the virus, let alone transmit it to our friends and neighbors," Wray said.

On a personal level, the mayor said his Thanksgiving dinner, which had been scaled back to less than 10 people, has changed again. He said they will be staying in their respective homes and will not gather together at all.

"I ask that you consider the same," Wray said.

He said the village has been talking to the county about bringing additional testing resources to the village.

In the meantime, call the New York State COVID-19 Hotline at 1-888-364-3065 or visit the state Department of Health website. There is free testing available for Westchester residents across the county in New Rochelle at Glen Island Park.

"For the sake of your families, your friends and Sleepy Hollow, please be attentive and thoughtful," Wray said. "Be responsible and safe."