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County-backed Los Niños seeks bus-loading spots at 1200 Brown Street for early-intervention program
Summary
Los Niños requested conversion of two James Street parking spaces into bus-loading zones to serve a new early-intervention program at 1200 Brown Street that will serve toddlers with developmental disabilities; Dr. Scott Mesh said most enrolled children will be from Peekskill and the provider is not requesting city funding, only a loading accommodation and signage.
Staff presented a request from Los Niños to create two weekday bus-loading spaces on South James Street to serve a planned early-intervention program at 1200 Brown Street that will serve toddlers with developmental disabilities.
Dr. Scott Mesh, a cofounder of Los Niños, told the council most of the children the program will serve will be from Peekskill — he estimated roughly two-thirds — and said the center will employ about 20–30 staff (primarily teacher assistants and therapists). The provider asked that two curbside spots be converted to bus-loading from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., to allow small buses to safely drop children at the building; they described morning and afternoon drop-off/pick-up patterns with up to three small buses operating in staggered groups.
Councilors asked for documentation of the expected number of Peekskill-enrolled children, for signage and striping to mark the loading zone and for coordination with existing day‑care and school-bus activity on nearby Brown and Park streets; Los Niños said funding comes from state sources, private insurance and Medicaid and that no city funding is requested. Staff agreed to return with enrollment documentation and potential signage/striping options.
Why it matters: Early-intervention services are time-sensitive for young children with developmental needs; locating the center downtown with adjacent bus loading could reduce travel burdens for families but requires careful street-management and safety planning.
