Group calls for fishing ban at Halsey Pond

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With its first action as an advocacy group since forming last month, the Friends of Halsey Pond are leading a

Julian Caldwell Jan 10, 2025

With its first action as an advocacy group since forming last month, the Friends of Halsey Pond are leading a call to ban fishing at the Village-owned property. The group has presented the Irvington Board of Trustees with 111 signatures on a petition calling for the ban, stating that fishing at Halsey Pond is unsafe for the general public and wildlife. At the same time, the village board has received letters from residents who oppose the proposed ban.

Friends group member Lisa Antonelli has lived in the Legend Hollow neighborhood next to Halsey Pond since 2011 and walks the area with her dog on a daily basis. For the past decade Antonelli has lodged complaints with the parks and recreation department about improperly discarded fishing line and hooks, materials that she and other visitors found in the pond’s surrounding grass and trees.