Stewart-Cousins Feted by Lyndhurst for Preservation Efforts

Stewart-Cousins Feted by Lyndhurst for Preservation Efforts Honors were long overdue, but they couldn’t have arrived on a sunnier day.   On Oct. 15, in the Rose Perennial Garden at historic Lyndhurst mansion in Tarrytown, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins was presented with a plaque recognizing her efforts to help preserve and restore the iconic estate overlooking the Hudson River.  Over the years, government grants secured through Stewart-Cousins’ support have helped fund transformative projects improving the mansion and its grounds. These include installation of air conditioning in the mansion, a carriage house welcome center and multiple collection storage facilities across the property, all enhancements for visitors and future generations.  Proceedings were led by Lyndhurst’s Executive Director Howard Zar, who opened by praising Stewart-Cousins for her support, particularly for “the type of unglamorous projects that many private funders don’t like to do but are pr