WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER SETS RECORD VISITS FOR YEAR 7,017,658 VISITS! 2,098,003 VISITORS MADE 6 VISITS A DAY EVERY DAY. 63,330 UNIQUE VISITORS MADE 133,730 VISITS IN DECEMBER. WPCNR AVERAGED 17,284 VISITORS A WEEK, VISITING 31,270 TIMES.

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WESTCHESTER REACHES 320 NEW INFECTIONS OF COVID A DAY SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 1,920 NEW CASES WITH SATURDAY NUMBERS TO COME TOMORROW.

WPCNR COVID DAILY. From New York State Covid Tracker. Analysis & Observation by John F. Bailey. April 23, 2022:

Westchester County reported 428 new covid infections Thursday on  7,882 Tests.

Today, Saturday, 297 persons were reported Covid Positive based on Friday tests.

Unless Saturday infections (that will be reported Sunday tomorrow), drop to less than 107 new infections, the County will experience its 4^th consecutive week of  increasing infections.

Westchester reported 29,552 tests this week, an average of  4,925 tests a day. Of those 29,552 tests, there were 1,920 persons who tested positive, a positive infection rate of  6%. 

Two weeks ago April April 3 to 9, 1,895 persons tested positive.

Right now on April 22 there 1,920 new infections indicating the spread rate of 1,895 persons two weeks ago infect  1 other person over 6 days.

The first 6 days of this week show infections from March 27 to April 2 Spread Rate being slightly better than the March 27 to April 2^nd infections and new infections two weeks later where 1,095 tested positive March 27 to April 2^nd,  14 days later infecting  2,027 last week, a spread rate of each of those 1,095 positives infecting 1-3/4 persons the week of April 10 through 16 (2,027 divided by 1095)..

If Saturday’s infections  continue at the 320 a day of new positives, and we will know that tomorrow evening, Westchester will increase to 2,240 for the week, or each 1 person infected with covid two weeks ago spreading to 1.18 or slightly more than 1 other person.

At this point the most ominous stat is the 428 new infections reported in the county Thursday of 7,882 tested (the highest number of tests administered/reported in the week). 

Hold on, Mr. Bailey! Why is that ominous,? you ask , you’re just being sensational! We have an even spread!

Bear with me. Say 2,000 more came in for tests the day 7,882 were tested and 4.7% tested positive or personally reported themselves positive you could conceivably have ad a lot more positives out there.

Why? The average infection rate the last 6 days was 6.7% of those tested. If you tested 10,000 you might have 680 new positives, not 428. If you tested 12,000 a day you might have 804 Positives a day. That is 5,600 a week.

My point is voluntary or as needed testing and not mass testing gives you a false sense of confidence. Test low numbers you get low numbers. The last 4 weeks prove that.

The lack of adequate testing numbers does not give you the true picture. More testing needs to be mandated with evidence of testing negative to enter work places, schools, venues, restaurants athletic events, performances and of course at large events and social events and when entering cities traveling..

If you have cold symptoms, fever and certainly if not vaccinated, you need to go in and get tested.

The statistics with testing data in low quantities whether because of the laissez faire policy of relying on volunteer self-testing it would seem to me does not give an crystal clear picture of the spreading of the disease.

That is what the last 4 weeks show.

Of course, vaccinations are not too popular now. Everbody wants to believe we are back to normal.

Four weeks of rising infections show we are not testing responsibly, not vaccinating conscientiously and not being careful.

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WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. News & Comment By John F. Bailey. April 23, 20222:

On Friday evening, on my weekly news roundup on WPTV, White Plains Week, I delivered a short report on Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s State of the County Address. Here is the transcript of that report:

Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s State of the County Address Thursday evening at the Board of Legislators Chamber in the Michaelian Building, presented an impressive list of accomplishments of his administration.

He is lowering property taxes $7 million in the 2022 budget. He has put Westchester back into financial solvency ending last year with a $64 million surplus.

He  noted increasing child care opportunities to respond to the covid pandemic need for child care sites serving 600 children so both parents or single parents could go to their jobs. His administration delivered 416,593 covid innoculations through 200 satellite  vaccination locations and conducted  274,167 tests in schools across the county. His listing of the thousands of covid related tasks the county conducted last year was beyond impressive.

The County Executive reaffirmed his administration commitment to affordable housing projects with $50 Million committed to new affordable housing projects in 2022. He said the county affordable facility building mandates ordered by the federal government 4 years ago  was deemed brought to a “successful completion,” by the HUD Monitor. He pointed out the county is adding 4,400 more afordable housing units ‘in the pipeline’.

He rattled off commitments made to infrastructure and  how the county is growing in population now over 1 million.

You can see the complete address for yourself on the County Facebook website.

He touted the fact that crime in Westchester was down 27%.

He emphasized how “everyone pulls together in Westchester County, because we don’t go it alone. We all help each other. 

The body of work the county executive and his team whom he recognized repeatedly during the address is impressive and he promised a master plan for the airport would be coming starting in june with additional public input.

He cited improvements to historical places, parks, trails, and outreach efforts to include more involvement with all minorities.

Addressing the state of war in the world, he said “in the end it is “all we have in the end is love and acceptance.” 

The accomplishments were striking.

Westchester there is a lot to be proud of during the last toughest four years any county executive has ever faced.

George Latimer came along when you needed a hands-on leader to be perhaps the best County Executive in decades when westchester needed one and his administration came through.

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RULES CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BREAK STATE LAW. STATE REDISTRICTING “CONSTITUTIONAL” GOVERNOR WILL APPEAL TO COURT OF APPEALS. STAY EXTENDED.

WPCNR BULLETIN: WHITE PLAINS LAW JOURNAL. From the New York State Appellate Division, 4th Department. April 22, 2022:

Bulletin: Late yesterday the State Appellate Division, Fourth Department in Rochester in a 14-page decision decided by a 3-2 margin that the State Senate and Assembly redrawn maps were constitutional and could be used in the Democratic and Republican primaries June 28.

The court found the congressional districts involving U.S. Senator Districts and U.S. Congressional Districts to be “gerrymandered,” had told the Legislature a new map had to be drawn up by April 30, one week from Saturday and submitted to the Supreme Court for review.

It is not clear whether this decision would, based on Governor Hochul’s filing an appeal to the Court of Appeals, would result in the Court of Appeals reviewing the Appellate decision prior to the 30th date. he decision indicates parties respondents to the decision are due Sunday with a session scheduled Tuesday at 11 A.M.

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