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NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, WEILL- CORNELL DOCTORS PANEL ON WHY KIDS 5 TO 12 NEED TO BE VACCINATED WITH NEW PFIZER COVID VACCINE–DEBUNKS MISINFORMATION MYTHS–SPECIFIES DANGERS THEY FACE IF NOT VACCINATED. FROM THE PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS
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WPCNR CORONAVIRUS BULLETIN. November 11, 2021:
Wednesday evening New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill-Cornell Medicine presented a webinar conducting a panel of pediatric doctors on why the Pfizer vaccine now cleared for children is essential to protect children under 12.
The presentation and questions they dealt with brought to life facts discovered about the infected population so far, the experiences of various persons thought to be at risk and the experiences of children in contact with covid.
WPCNR recorded two parts of the webinar. Here is the first half-hour, Part 1 of the webinar presented as a public service
INTERVIEWS WITH VETERANS
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Interviews with 150 Greenburgh veterans (most of World War II and the Korean conflict) will air on Greenburgh public access TV non stop on Veterans day until 6 AM Monday morning.
The living history interviews will play on channel 76 on Optimum and channel 35 on FIOS. Each of the interviews is about half an hour and contain footage from the wars the Greenburgh heroes fought in. Some of the veterans who were interviewed have sadly passed. But, their contributions to our democracy will never be forgotten. It’s important that we give thanks to their bravery and patriotism.
These living history tapes air every Memorial Day and Veterans Day and on weekends before or after the holiday and can also be streamed on the town website. The interviews were conducted during the past dozen years.
VETERANS DAY CEREMONY IN HARTSDALE TODAY -2 PM DeSanti Plaza
Dedication WOMENS VETERANS PEACE GARDEN–Greenburgh Library, Saturday 11 AM.
PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Veterans Day Passes the Torch of Memory, Service, Regret and Eternal Loss
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WPCNR STARS AND STRIPES. By John F. Bailey. Originally published November, 2013.
It is the 11th day of the 11th month, and the 11th hour. It is 1918. Armistice Day the day when World War I “The Great War to end all Wars” officially ended. Sadly, the way “The Great War” ended and subsequent reparations penalties on Germany, began a century of war 1920 to 2020: the Spanish Civil War, World War II, the Holocaust, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the 6-Day War, the first Iraq War. The Second Iraq War, the Afghanistan War..
White Plains will hold a Veterans Day Ceremony outside City Hall today beginning 10:30 A.M.
In 2013 in the White Plains Rural Cemetary, White Plains held its annual remembrance.the event, organized by the Mayor’s Veterans Committee, featured recollections and insights by keynote speaker USMC Staff Sergeant Alex Guzman.
That year, the Mayor’s Veterans Committee honored Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran Kevin W. Fischer. WPCNR reprints the words and pictures from that ceremony. All residents and visitors are welcome to join us in tribute to our veterans who have sacrificed so greatly to preserve and protect our freedom.
It is cold rainy miserable in White Plains this morning vaguely reminiscent of the trenchs of the Somme in that “Great War.”
I wrote the piece that follows in 2013 that delivers some of the feelings of all Armistice Days
Wayne Bass, Commissioner of Recreation and Parks opens the Veterans Day Ceremonies Monday at the White Plains Rural Cemetary
WPCNR STARS AND STRIPES. By John F. Bailey. November 12, 2013:
I attended the Veterans Day Ceremony in White Plains Rural Cemetery Monday. I met Ross Marsico,(above) the 90 year old veteran of World War II who fought with the Third Army in France, Belgium and Germany. He was wounded by shrapnel, spent 45 days in a hospital THEN returned to active duty.
Mr. Marsico returned to the USA and spent 30 years as an active policeman in Harrison. He was honored as the 2013 Veteran’s Day Honoree
Mr. Marsico is a native of White Plains, just turned 90 yesterday, is an outstanding person to have the honor to meet. When he was asked questions how he felt about being honored, he said he just represented all the other veterans and every day people who had served, that it was not about him. Then he teared up.
Veterans day makes you tear up.
Chaplain Bob Donnelly of American Legion Post 135 in the invocation observed that the gathering was there to honor persons who had written a “blank check to the United States of America, good for everything including their life in service to their country.”
Adele Zucker(above , Past President of Jewish War Veterans Ladies Auxiliary, said Veterans day was to honor the veterans who came back and have contributed so much to their hometowns in addition to their military service.
Chaplain Bob Donnelly noted that when he returned from the Vietnam war he was spat upon by a woman in an airport and called a baby killer, and observed today’s veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are much more respected.
Then came brief inspiration remarks by the Mayor, Tom Roach, who proclaimed Veterans Day in White Plains and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Jason Freeland(below)
Sergeant Freeland, in his most recent tour, was responsible for training Afghan army and police recruits. He is now head of recruiting for the Marines in White Plains. He mentioned how honored he was to be among the veterans attending, and how it was those like them who serve that make it possible for him and today’s servicemen and women to perform and live up to the veterans’ example. This truth was echoed again how you serve matters and it is an inspiration to those who come after you.
Mayor Roach with Commandant Jack Collins of American Legion Post 135 places the Mayor’s Veteran’s Day Board Wreath at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
The Home Defense Wreathis placed by members of the White Plains Police and Fire Department
Dennis Jones, left, places the White Plains Historical Society Wreath. Joan Steere , Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed the final commemorative wreath.
The White Plains Middle School Band played Anchors Aweigh, The Caissons Go Rolling Along, The Marines Hymn, Semper Fidelis (Coast Guard), and Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder (Air Force).
Crisp. Inspiring, evoking the rich traditions and pride and sacrifice of the American armed forces.
As the gathering left, the tent was folded, and the crowd drifted away, until another Memorial Day another Veterans Day.
I remained and watched the tombstones of the Revolutionary War Dead…names no longer readable on the stones, they still spoke as one.
Hallowed grounds like White Plains Rural Cemetery inspire by the testimony of the simple stones, the tiny flags denoting veterans and the stones too of every day people of long ago who lived well. As I read their stones I wonder what their lives were like their thoughts, their actions in that long ago time.
Cemeteries are not places of regret, but, instead inspiration to ignite in us, with their memories, to continue to work on our own lives and live up to the examples of persons like the veterans still with us and those who have departed.
Rifle Salute to the Departed Veterans by American Legion Post #135, was followed by Taps, played by Bob Freis
The veterans are getting older.
James Dwyer of American Legion Post 135 was scheduled to read Flanders Field. He could not due to illness according to Commander Jack Collins. This is the touching poem penned in World War I, Mr. Dywer would have read. He could not, so I will publish it for him.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders field
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CONSUMER PRICES GO UP .9% IN OCTOBER, 6.2% IN ONE YEAR
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WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics. November 10,2021:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2021
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent
in October on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.4 percent in September,
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months,
the all items index increased 6.2 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The monthly all items seasonally adjusted increase was broad-based, with
increases in the indexes for energy, shelter, food, used cars and trucks, and
new vehicles among the larger contributors. The energy index rose 4.8 percent
over the month, as the gasoline index increased 6.1 percent and the other major
energy component indexes also rose. The food index increased 0.9 percent as the
index for food at home rose 1.0 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in October after
increasing 0.2 percent in September. Most component indexes increased over the
month. Along with shelter, used cars and trucks, and new vehicles, the indexes
for medical care, for household furnishing and operations, and for recreation
all increased in October. The indexes for airline fares and for alcoholic
beverages were among the few to decline over the month.
The all items index rose 6.2 percent for the 12 months ending October, the large
st 12-month increase since the period ending November 1990. The index for all
items less food and energy rose 4.6 percent over the last 12 months, the largest
12-month increase since the period ending August 1991. The energy index rose
30.0 percent over the last 12 months, and the food index increased 5.3 percent.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from
preceding month
Un-
adjusted
12-mos.
Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. ended
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 Oct.
2021
All items.................. .8 .6 .9 .5 .3 .4 .9 6.2
Food...................... .4 .4 .8 .7 .4 .9 .9 5.3
Food at home............. .4 .4 .8 .7 .4 1.2 1.0 5.4
Food away from home (1).. .3 .6 .7 .8 .4 .5 .8 5.3
Energy.................... -.1 .0 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.3 4.8 30.0
Energy commodities....... -1.4 -.6 2.6 2.3 2.7 1.3 6.2 49.5
Gasoline (all types).... -1.4 -.7 2.5 2.4 2.8 1.2 6.1 49.6
Fuel oil (1)............ -3.2 2.1 2.9 .6 -2.1 3.9 12.3 59.1
Energy services.......... 1.5 .7 .2 .8 1.1 1.2 3.0 11.2
Electricity............. 1.2 .3 -.3 .4 1.0 .8 1.8 6.5
Utility (piped) gas
service.............. 2.4 1.7 1.7 2.2 1.6 2.7 6.6 28.1
All items less food and
energy................. .9 .7 .9 .3 .1 .2 .6 4.6
Commodities less food and
energy commodities.... 2.0 1.8 2.2 .5 .3 .2 1.0 8.4
New vehicles............ .5 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.3 1.4 9.8
Used cars and trucks.... 10.0 7.3 10.5 .2 -1.5 -.7 2.5 26.4
Apparel................. .3 1.2 .7 .0 .4 -1.1 .0 4.3
Medical care
commodities (1)...... .6 .0 -.4 .2 -.2 .3 .6 -.4
Services less energy
services.............. .5 .4 .4 .3 .0 .2 .4 3.2
Shelter................. .4 .3 .5 .4 .2 .4 .5 3.5
Transportation services 2.9 1.5 1.5 -1.1 -2.3 -.5 .4 4.5
Medical care services... .0 -.1 .0 .3 .3 -.1 .5 1.7
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
Food
The food index increased 0.9 percent in October, the same increase as in September.
The food at home index increased 1.0 percent over the month as all six major grocery
store food group indexes continued to rise. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and
eggs continued to rise sharply, increasing 1.7 percent following a 2.2-percent
increase in September. The index for beef rose 3.1 percent over the month.
The index for other food at home rose 1.2 percent over the month, its largest monthly
increase since April 2020, near the onset of the pandemic. The index for cereals and
bakery products rose 1.0 percent in October following a 1.1-percent increase the prior
month. The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.8 percent in October, the index for
dairy and related products rose 0.2 percent, and the index for fruits and vegetables
advanced 0.1 percent.
The food away from home index rose 0.8 percent in October after increasing 0.5 percent
in September. The index for full service meals rose 0.9 percent and the index for
limited service meals increased 0.8 percent over the month.
The food at home index rose 5.4 percent over the past 12 months as all of the six
major grocery store food group indexes increased over the period. The index for meats,
poultry, fish, and eggs increased 11.9 percent, with the index for beef rising
20.1 percent and the index for pork rising 14.1 percent, its largest 12-month
increase since the period ending December 1990. The other major grocery store food
group indexes also increased over the last 12 months with increases ranging from
1.8 percent (dairy and related products) to 4.5 percent (nonalcoholic beverages).
The index for food away from home rose 5.3 percent over the last year. The index for
limited service meals rose 7.1 percent over the last 12 months, and the index for full
service meals rose 5.9 percent, both the largest 12-month increases in the history of
the respective series. The index for food at employee sites and schools declined
sharply over the past year, falling 45.4 percent.
Energy
The energy index rose 4.8 percent in October after rising 1.3 percent in September.
The gasoline index rose 6.1 percent in October, its fifth consecutive monthly increase.
(Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 3.7 percent in October.) The index
for natural gas rose 6.6 percent over the month, its largest monthly increase since
March 2014. The electricity index increased 1.8 percent in October, its largest 1-month
increase since May 2014, while the fuel oil index also rose sharply, increasing
12.3 percent.
The energy index rose 30.0 percent over the past 12 months, its largest 12-month
increase since the period ending September 2005. All the major energy component
indexes increased sharply over the last 12 months. The gasoline index rose
49.6 percent over the last year, and is now at its highest level since September 2014.
The fuel oil index increased sharply over the year, rising 59.1 percent. The index for
natural gas rose 28.1 percent over the last 12 months, and the electricity index rose
6.5 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in October as most major
component indexes increased. The shelter index increased 0.5 percent over the month,
as the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both rose 0.4 percent and the
index for lodging away from home increased 1.4 percent. Major vehicle indexes also
rose in October. The index for used cars and trucks rose 2.5 percent after declining
in August and September. The index for new vehicles rose 1.4 percent in October, its
seventh consecutive monthly increase.
The medical care index increased in October, rising 0.5 percent, its largest monthly
increase since May 2020. The index for hospital services rose 0.5 percent, and the
index for prescription drugs advanced 0.6 percent; the index for physicians’ services
was unchanged. The household furnishings and operations index rose 0.8 percent, and the
recreation index increased 0.7 percent. Also rising in October were the indexes for
personal care (0.6 percent), tobacco (1.9 percent), education (0.2 percent), and
communication (0.1 percent).
The motor vehicle insurance index and the apparel index were both unchanged in October.
The index for airline fares was one of the few to decline, falling 0.7 percent; the
index for alcoholic beverages decreased 0.2 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 4.6 percent over the past 12 months.
Component indexes rising more include used cars and trucks (26.4 percent) and new
vehicles (9.8 percent, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending May 1975).
Indexes rising less than 4.6 percent include shelter (3.5 percent) and medical care
(1.3 percent). Few major component indexes declined over the past year; one exception
is airline fares (-4.6 percent).
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 6.2 percent over
the last 12 months to an index level of 276.589 (1982-84=100). For the month, the
index increased 0.8 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased
6.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 271.552 (1982-84=100). For
the month, the index rose 0.9 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased
6.1 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.8 percent on
a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the past 10 to
12 months are subject to revision.
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The Consumer Price Index for November 2021 is scheduled to be released on Friday,
December 10, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on October 2021 Consumer Price Index Data
Data collection by personal visit for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) program has been suspended
almost entirely since March 16, 2020. When possible, data normally collected by personal visit
were collected either online or by phone. Additionally, data collection in October was affected by
the temporary closing or limited operations of certain types of establishments. These factors
resulted in an increase in the number of prices considered temporarily unavailable and imputed.
While the CPI program attempted to collect as much data as possible, many indexes are based on
smaller amounts of collected prices than usual, and a small number of indexes that are normally
published were not published this month. Additional information is available at
www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-consumer-price-index.htm.
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LAST WEEK FOR RESTAURANT WEEK IN WHITE PLAINS NY USA
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| ALL THIS WEEK THROUGH Sunday, November 14 The bi-annual Hudson Valley Restaurant Week returns for the fall 2021 season. Participating restaurants offer three-course lunch and/or dinner menus for $25.95 and $35.95 respectively (beverage, tax and tip not included). Make your reservations now! Participating White Plains BID businesses: |
| La Bocca Ristorante8 Church Street, (914) 948-3281• Learn more. The Melting Pot30 Mamaroneck Avenue, (914) 993-6358• Learn more and view menu. | Morton’s The Steakhouse5 Mamaroneck Avenue, (914) 683-6101• View Menu. Mulino’s of Westchester99 Court Street, (914) 761-1818• Learn more and view menu. |
Kristallnacht.
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On November 9–10, 1938 in Nazi Germany and its occupied territory, at least 30,000 Jewish men were rounded up and taken to concentration camps. Synagogues, Jewish homes, businesses and cemeteries were vandalized and desecrated. Shattered glass littered the streets. This became known as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, also known as the November Pogroms. Commemorate Kristallnacht at these events: |
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| Please join us in standing against antisemitism and all forms of hate at the world premiere of A Tree of Life at the DOC NYC film festival in New York City. Participants from the film will be joining for a Q&A panel after each screening, one of whom will be sounding the shofar. For more information and to register, visit DOC NYC |
| Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center hhrecny.org |
JOHN BAILEY’S WHITE PLAINS REPORT THIS MORNING AS HEARD ON WVOX 1460 “GOOD MORNING WESTCHESTER” WITH DENNIS AND TONNY–COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
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IN HIS 7TH YEAR OF TUESDAY MORNING LIVE REPORTS
ON WVOX 1460 TUESDAYS, 7:50 A.M.
“GOOD MORNING, WESTCHESTER AND DENNIS AND TONNY.
THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS HOLDS ITS ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CEREMONY THURSDAY NOVEMBER 11. THE CEREMONY WILL BE OUTDOORS ON CITY HALL STEPS, 255 MAIN STREET, 10:30 AM. THE CITY HAS HOSTED THIS CEREMONY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAYOR’S VETERANS COMMITTEE FOR 20 YEARS TO THANK AND HONOR ALL WHO HAVE SERVED, LIVING OR DECEASED, PARTICULARLY THE LIVING VETERANS AMONG US.
“THE EVENT WILL FEATURE RECOLLECTIONS AND INSIGHTS, COMENTS AND PARTICIPATION FROM COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS,:WHITE PLAINS BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL SCOUTS WHO WILL LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND GIVE POETRY READINGS. A WHITE PLAINS HONOR GUARD OF THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WILL PARTICIPATE.
“THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS WILL ONCE AGAIN FLY THE LARGE AMERICAN FLAG ACROSS MAIN STREET HONORING THE VETERANS.
DENNIS I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN EXACTLY WHAT OUR VETERANS AND THOSE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES TODAY ARE SERVING FOR MONDAY
“I SAT IN ON AN INTERVIEW ON WHITE PLAINS TELEVISION MONDAY WITH WPTV PERSONALITY JOHN VORPERIAN WHO HAD AS HIS GUEST, FROM NEBRASKA RETIRED U.S. SENATOR BEN NELSON OF NEBRASKA U.S. SENATOR FROM 2001-2013. HE IS AUTHOR OF THE BOOK THE DEATH OF THE SENATE JUST OUT, WHO WAS THE ARCHITECT OF THE REPUBLICAN TAX CUT DURING THE GEORGE W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION .
“THE SENATOR MADE INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS ON THE STATE OF GOVERNING TODAY IN THE SENATE AND THE SENATE OF HIS DAY. YOU CAN SEE THAT INTERVIEW WITH MR. VORPERIAN AND SENATOR NELSON AT 9 PM FRIDAY ON JOHN VORPERIAN’S BEYOND THE GAME PROGRAM ON WPTV AT WWW.WPCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG.
SENATOR NELSON SAID BACK THEN IN 2005 COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE WERE NOT PLACES WERE DEALS WERE BROKEN OR KILLED IN COMMITTEE.
THE ATTITUDE WAS “TO LOOK FOR A WAY TO DO IT AND GETTING FROM A NO TO A YES BECAUSE THE ATTITUDE WAS: SOMETHING HAD TO DONE FOR THE PEOPLE.”
“ SOMETIMES HE SAID ‘A DIFFICULT ISSUE COMES INTO PLAY AND PART OF THE DEAL IS TRUST AMONG EACH OTHER THERE IS NO ART OF THE DEAL. THERE HAS TO BE TRUST.
HE SAID THE FILIBUSTER IN THOSE DAYS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE SENATE FROM THE FLOOR TO AIR OUT SENATORS’ EARNEST VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT. HE WAS AGAINST LIMITING THE FILLIBUSTER. “THEY OUGHT TO BE OUT ON THE FLOOR EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWS, HE SAID,,”ELIMINATING THE FILLIBUSTER SMELLS LIKE OBSTRUCTIONISM.”
“ON SELECTING JUDGES, WHEN HE WAS GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA, HE APPONTED JUDGES WHO KNEW THE LAW, AND HE DID NOT CARE ABOUT WHETHER THEY WERE LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE. HE WANTED JUSTICES WHO KNEW THE LAW.
HE SAID HIS COMMITTEE OF 14 WOULD MEET BY THEMSELVES TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TRUSTED EACH OTHER TO DO WHAT THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO IN PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS. HE SAID THE MAIN GOAL IN THE SENATE USED TO BE NOT TO OBSTRUCT.
HE SAID HE USED TO LOOK FOR MEASURES THAT WOULD HELP ALL THE PEOPLE OF NEBRASKA
THE MOST ENLIGHTENING THING THE SENATOR SAID WAS THAT THE THING THAT MATTERS MOST TO PEOPLE IS THEIR PROPERTY.
“THEY WANT TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. HE OBSERVED THAT THE MAJORITY OF ALL LITIGATION AND LEGISLATION INVOLVES PROPERTY DISPUTES. HE SAID THAT A GOOD JUDGE OR LEGISLATOR HAS TO KEEP IN MIND HOW IMPORTANT PROPERTY AND LOSS OF IT IS AND SHOULD MOITIVATE THE CRAFTING OF FAIR LEGISLATION.
I GAINED A LOT OF RESPECT FOR SENATORS AFTER SITTING IN ON THIS INTERVIEW WITH THE MAN WHO BROKERED THE 1.425 BILLION COMPROMISE IN THE BUSH TAX CUT LEGISLATION—VERY SIMILAR TO LAST WEEK’S DEAL ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.
THE MID-HUDSON REGION OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SULLIVAN, ULSTER AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES AND NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES IS ONLY 100 NEW CASES BEHIND WITH ALL NEW INFECTIONS IN THE 5 BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY, THIS IS A PROVOCATIVE SURGE IN NEW CASES THURSDAY.
LAST THURSDAY, THE NUMBER OF 930 NEW CASES IN THE 9 COUNTIES IN THE MID-HUDSON REGION AND NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES ON ONE DAY,SURPASSED THE 893 NEW CASES IN ALL 5 BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY
SATURDAY THE 9 COUNTIES DID NOT EXCEED NEW YORK CITY NEW INFECTIONS. WESTCHESTER DROPPED TO 83. WESTCHESTER WAS PASSED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE THIRD WAVE OF COVID (BEGINNING IN JULY) WITH ORANGE COUNTY REPORTING 101 NEW CASES, ROCKLAND COUNTY REPORTING 81. DUTCHESS CLOSE BEHIND AT 64 NEW CASES. THAT IS SHARP GROWTH OVER THE LAST 4 DAYS.
THE SHARP UPWARD TREND IN THE NORTHERN MOST COUNTIES OF THE MID-HUDSON REGION, MEANS A POSSIBLE STRONG SURGE IN NEW CASES IN THOSE COUNTIES PLUS NASSAU AND SUFFOLK WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
. COMBINE THAT WITH THE NUMBERS OF CASES IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK, 535 AND THE 9 COUNTIES SURROUNDING NYC HAD 774 NEW CASES FRIDAY, JUST 114 BEHIND NYC
SUNDAY THE NEW MID-HUDSON COUNTIES INFECTIONS HIT 253, WITH WESTCHESTER HAVING 74, ORANGE,75, AND ADD IN 427 INFECTIONS IN NASSAU SUFFOLK AND THE 9 COUNTIES AROUND NEW YORK CITY HAVE 680 NEW INFECTIONS SUNDAY, ONLY 106 BEHIND NEW YORK CITY.
THIS MEANS THAT THE MID-HUDSON REGION, ONCE WAY BELOW NEW YORK CITY IN NEW INFECTIONS IS WITHITHIN A 100 OF NYC INFECTIONS TOTAL THE LAST 4 DAYS, THURSDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH OUR 9 COUNTIES AVERAGING 774 NEW INFECTIONS A DAY – 1,684 NEW INFECTIONS WITH NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES REELING WITH NEW INFECTIONS.. THIS IS NOT GOOD. PEOPLE ARE RELAXING THEIR GUARD AGAINST COVID AND IT IS SHOWING. TOURISTS STREAMING INTO THE NEW YORK AREA SHOULD WEAR MASKS FOR THEIR OWN PROTECTION. JUST A TIP
STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE SLEEPING OUTSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
235 STEPINAC STUDENTS WILL SLEEP IN CARDBOARD BOXES, ORGANIZED BY STEPINAC’S CAMPUS MINISTRY TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE HOMELESS AND GAIN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERSONAL CHALLENGES THAT HOMELESS FACE. THEE STUDENTS EXPECT TO RAISE OVER A 23,000 DOLLARS AT $100 SPONSORSHIPS FOR EACH STUDENT SLEEPING OUT. FUNDS WILL HELP THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS IN WESTCHESTER COMMUNITIES AND NEW YORK CITY.
where due to heavy rains they had to sleep in boxes inside,
a striking insight into the homeless person’s plight.
(Photo, Archbishop Stepinac High School)
IT IS ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF HOW DEDICATED STEPINAC IS TO SUPPORTING NEEDY CAUSES IN THE CITY. THEIR RECENT COAT DRIVE WAS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.”
THAT’S IT THIS MORNING FROM WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK USA”
The First Stupid Decision Is Out of the Way. DON’T do it. You DON’T have to do it. You shouldn’t do it.
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WPCNR NEWS & COMMENT. By John F. Bailey. November 8, 2021.
Say it ain’t so.
NYC Mayor- Elect Eric Adams said on Sunday, he was going to eliminate masking in New York City Schools.
What a way to start a Mayoral term.
How sad.
Obviously the Mayor-Elect is not looking at the science.
He is not looking at the NYC numbers of new infections for the five boroughs that were lower than the 9 counties surrounding the city. He is certainly not looking at the astronomical new infections in Nassau County and Suffolk County averaging over 600 a day.
What other stupid decisions on covid are coming?
Relaxing the vaccination rules for teachers and staff?
The state just started administering vaccinations of 5 to 12 year olds!
Five to twelve year olds are the most vulnerable! I hope Governor Hochul gives him a wake up call and he backs off this decision. Before the masks come off in school schools, you have to have the school populations as close to totally vaccinated as possible.
But nooooooooooooooo. The new Mayor wants to make his mark and start off popu—larrrrr.
The first mothers whose elementary schoolers get covid will be infuriated, heartbroken! How many of those will there be based on this cavalier, “I want to get us back to normal” decision? You do not know.
This decision is bringing the wrong “back to normal” back (that we had in July), to create a new fourth wave of covid too soon. I was in New York City Saturday and there was very little masking on the streets of Manhattan. The children can be infected by the unmasked.
Wait for the 5 to 12s to get vaxed. THEN do it.
What is the rush?
If the New York city schools get hit with new infections, what will the new Mayor do?
Shut down the schools? I doubt that.
Make infected children stay home?
Make single mothers whose children get covid stay home and keep them home?
Go back to learning from home? Is that what he wants to guarantee?
Or will he say we just have to live with the infections and deaths of our children from Covid because the city needs the schools open to “get back to normal?”
That is what he is risking by unmasking and literally “crossing his fingers” on the schools by relaxing protocols, masking, maybe social distancing, quarantines.
(That is the always popular triage method, just take the deaths and suffering the covid tragedies because society needs us to get back to normal, no matter what the cost in lives, suffering. Well the midwest. the south are now crippled with hospitalizations because of the no-mask policies many governrs endorsed “to get back to normal. Is that what we want in NYC. We apparently feel that way in the 9 counties where new infections are rising like a school of shark fins coming at us. )
Don’t take the masks off yet, Mr. Mayor.
He should be thinking of the implications of a fourth wave.
Is Mr. Adams not looking at the covid inroads around the Metropolitan area? (All 9 counties surrounding New York City are infecting infecting and infecting because mask wearing is not being observed. )
Is he not aware that no masking is responsible for the vast majority of the country still reeling from covid hospitalizations?
No, Mr. Adams do not do it. Do not unmask school populations until the schools show they are handling covid infections and keeping them in check. The masking is responsible for that in combination with the vaccines.
I am tired of “hope” decisions by our leaders in the legislature based on the irrational idea that we have to get or “bet “back to normal” to get the state economy moving “so we the legislators look good and are liked.”
Jettisoning the governor was one of those decisions the legislature made. Both houses and the administration tolerated his alleged sexual harassment for 10 years THEN they decide he is a sexual harasser when it is convenient for their own ambitions.
The Legislature dumping the Governor brought us the third wave, because the legislature relaxed the opening rules when the governor wanted to do it in June. The legislature effectively washed their hands of the decisions on covid that they took back from the governor. A bunch of very weak people who care for no one but themselves.
So please call Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams. Have a talk with her and the Commissioner of Health and see if it makes sense to unmask the schools before you do it. If you’re vaccinated, you still can carry the covid virus in your nose and mouth and pass it to others. That is the advantage of masking–it stops the spread of the disease from people who do not show symptoms.
Do not let the red plague out of the bottle again. It is the biggest health disaster in 103 years and since the Black Plague of the 14th century.
THE GOVERNOR HOCHUL REPORT ON COVID THIS WEEK: COMBATING COVID-19, INJECTING 5-12 YEAR OLDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NEW COVID CASES IN MID HUDSON REGION AND LONG ISLAND SURPASS NEW CASES IN NEW YORK CITY THURSDAY– RISK OF RESURGENCE OF NEW COVID CASES OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS. 9 Counties Slightly Below New York City in New Infections.
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WPCNR GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL’S CORONAVIRUS REPORT, WITH INSIGHT INTO WHAT FIGURES SHOW IN TRENDS By WPCNR. November 5, 2021 (EDITED UPDATED Nov 8, 2021 ):
“With our newly released guidance today for medical professionals and website with resources for parents and guardians, we are not wasting any time in helping administer the vaccine to children five to 11 years old,” Governor Hochul said. “We must work together to finally beat this pandemic by wearing our masks, washing our hands, and getting our shots, so that we can all enjoy a happy and healthy holiday season.”
New Yorkers looking to schedule vaccine appointments for 5-11-year-old children are encouraged to contact their child’s pediatrician, family physician, county health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural health centers, or pharmacies that may be administering the vaccine for this age group.
Parents and guardians can visit vaccines.gov, text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations. Make sure that the provider offers the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine, as the other COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized for this age group. Visit our new website for parents and guardians for new information, frequently asked questions and answers, and resources specifically designed for parents and guardians of this age group.
EDITOR NOTES ON LOCAL TRENDS: THE MID-HUDSON REGION of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties AND Nassau and Suffolk Counties surpassed the number of new infections in the 5 boroughs of New York City, displaying a provocative surge in new cases Thursday.
On Saturday, November 6, Westchester saw 84 new cases from 7,519 tested, an infection rate of 1.1% and a rise in the spread from the number of new infections two weeks ago (76 on October 23) to 1 newly infected person infecting 1.17 persons. (84 divided by 76). Saturday’s Spread Rate was 1 person infected October 23 infecting 2 persons the highest in two weeks. With Saturday’s 84 inections, the Mid-Hudson total of 239 new infections combined with the Nassau -Suffolk new infections total of 536 was 774, below the New York City five boroughs infections Saturday of 888, 114 lower. On Friday Mid-Hudson infections plus Nassau-Suffok new infects of covid surpassed New York City new cases by 930 to 893
Friday , Westchester had 98 new cases, but was surpassed for the first time in the second wave of covid (beginning in July) by Orange County reporting 101 new cases, Rockland County reporting 81. Dutchess close behind at 64 new cases. The sharp upward trend in the northern most counties in Westchester showing a possible strong surge in new cases in those counties could happen within the next two weeks.
The new Covid Infections in the 9 counties surrounding all of New York City surpassed the number of the city’s new cases, 930 to 893.
The highest number of new cases Thursday was in in Nassau County on Long Island with 243 new cases of covid reported Thursday and Suffolk County with 360 new test positives in one day Thursday. The 603 cases in 2 counties Nassau and Suffolk, almost doubled the 327 new cases Thursday in the 7 counties in the Mid-Hudson region.
Friday’s data is summarized briefly below:
The number of 930 new cases in the 9 counties in the Mid-Hudson Region and Nassau and Suffolk Counties on one day, November 4, 930 surpassed the number of new cases in New York City, 893.On Saturday the 9 counties daily new infections fell to 744 compared to New York City, 888.
· Friday Test Results Reported – 189,162
· Total Positive – 4,775 (98 in Westchester)
· Percent Positive – 2.52% (1.2% in Westchester)
· 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 2.37% (Westchester, .92%)
· Patient Hospitalization – 1,861 (-27)
· Patients Newly Admitted – 225
· Patients in ICU – 396 (-17)
· Patients in ICU with Intubation – 230 (-11)
· Total Discharges – 209,373 (+222)
· New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 32
· Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 45,728
The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.
· Total NY deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 58,181
This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.
· Total vaccine doses administered – 27,542,110
· Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 74,268
· Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 512,283
· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 84.6%
· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 76.9%
· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 88.0%
· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 79.0%
· Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 71.7%
· Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 65.1%
· Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 74.7%
· Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 67.0%
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | Wednesday,November 3, 2021 | Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
| Capital Region | 3.79% | 3.77% | 4.03% |
| Central New York | 4.27% | 4.36% | 4.52% |
| Finger Lakes | 5.45% | 5.71% | 5.90% |
| Long Island | 2.16% | 2.22% | 2.33% |
| Mid-Hudson | 1.73% | 1.72% | 1.86% |
| Mohawk Valley | 4.59% | 4.60% | 4.66% |
| New York City | 0.98% | 1.00% | 1.04% |
| North Country | 5.36% | 5.36% | 5.43% |
| Southern Tier | 3.22% | 3.14% | 3.06% |
| Western New York | 5.62% | 5.81% | 5.92% |
| Statewide | 2.22% | 2.30% | 2.37% |
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| BOROUGH | Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | Wednesday,November 3, 2021 | Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
| Bronx | 0.84% | 0.88% | 0.87% |
| Kings | 1.15% | 1.20% | 1.23% |
| New York | 0.73% | 0.70% | 0.77% |
| Queens | 0.97% | 1.03% | 1.11% |
| Richmond | 1.39% | 1.37% | 1.35% |
Yesterday, 4,775 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,556,407. A geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 31,992 | 77 |
| Allegany | 5,080 | 41 |
| Broome | 25,720 | 121 |
| Cattaraugus | 8,416 | 55 |
| Cayuga | 8,999 | 24 |
| Chautauqua | 13,041 | 69 |
| Chemung | 11,551 | 45 |
| Chenango | 4,905 | 26 |
| Clinton | 7,175 | 41 |
| Columbia | 5,170 | 13 |
| Cortland | 5,641 | 17 |
| Delaware | 3,771 | 20 |
| Dutchess | 36,285 | 64 |
| Erie | 111,012 | 454 |
| Essex | 2,583 | 25 |
| Franklin | 4,569 | 23 |
| Fulton | 6,822 | 43 |
| Genesee | 7,501 | 51 |
| Greene | 4,560 | 20 |
| Hamilton | 467 | 2 |
| Herkimer | 7,247 | 37 |
| Jefferson | 9,680 | 65 |
| Lewis | 3,785 | 16 |
| Livingston | 6,117 | 39 |
| Madison | 6,581 | 40 |
| Monroe | 87,760 | 315 |
| Montgomery | 6,338 | 13 |
| Nassau | 217,281 | 243 |
| Niagara | 25,165 | 116 |
| NYC | 1,102,711 | 893 |
| Oneida | 29,829 | 113 |
| Onondaga | 54,461 | 186 |
| Ontario | 9,944 | 53 |
| Orange | 58,783 | 101 |
| Orleans | 4,719 | 52 |
| Oswego | 12,435 | 40 |
| Otsego | 4,803 | 16 |
| Putnam | 12,698 | 21 |
| Rensselaer | 15,562 | 72 |
| Rockland | 53,959 | 81 |
| Saratoga | 21,366 | 84 |
| Schenectady | 17,529 | 49 |
| Schoharie | 2,426 | 11 |
| Schuyler | 1,662 | 11 |
| Seneca | 2,845 | 12 |
| St. Lawrence | 11,333 | 62 |
| Steuben | 10,795 | 52 |
| Suffolk | 243,659 | 360 |
| Sullivan | 8,764 | 19 |
| Tioga | 5,522 | 43 |
| Tompkins | 6,748 | 25 |
| Ulster | 17,687 | 32 |
| Warren | 5,958 | 45 |
| Washington | 5,090 | 45 |
| Wayne | 8,756 | 53 |
| Westchester | 144,776 | 98 |
| Wyoming | 4,622 | 24 |
| Yates | 1,751 | 7 |
Yesterday, 32 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total compiled through HERDS to 45,728. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| County | New Deaths |
| Broome | 2 |
| Cattaraugus | 1 |
| Chautauqua | 2 |
| Cortland | 2 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Fulton | 1 |
| Herkimer | 1 |
| Jefferson | 1 |
| Kings | 1 |
| Manhattan | 1 |
| Monroe | 3 |
| Montgomery | 1 |
| Niagara | 1 |
| Onondaga | 4 |
| Orleans | 1 |
| Oswego | 1 |
| Queens | 2 |
| Schenectady | 1 |
| Schuyler | 1 |
| Steuben | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Tompkins | 1 |
| Wayne | 1 |
All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 12 years and older for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis. People who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them.
New Yorkers looking to schedule vaccine appointments for 5-11-year-old children are encouraged to contact their child’s pediatrician, family physician, county health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural health centers, or pharmacies that may be administering the vaccine for this age group. Parents and guardians can visit vaccines.gov, text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations. Make sure that the provider offers the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine, as the other COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized for this age group. Visit our new website for parents and guardians for new information, frequently asked questions and answers, and resources specifically designed for parents and guardians of this age group.
Yesterday, 13,511 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 12,578 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:
| People with at least one vaccine dose | People with complete vaccine series | |||
| Region | Cumulative Total | Increase over past 24 hours | Cumulative Total | Increase over past 24 hours |
| Capital Region | 769,148 | 706 | 707,479 | 433 |
| Central New York | 597,207 | 286 | 555,611 | 327 |
| Finger Lakes | 782,392 | 503 | 730,674 | 420 |
| Long Island | 1,947,678 | 2,242 | 1,740,970 | 1,469 |
| Mid-Hudson | 1,506,506 | 1,318 | 1,340,134 | 1,012 |
| Mohawk Valley | 300,516 | 220 | 279,347 | 226 |
| New York City | 6,963,805 | 7,102 | 6,247,389 | 7,555 |
| North Country | 278,683 | 238 | 252,668 | 258 |
| Southern Tier | 400,414 | 265 | 370,220 | 289 |
| Western New York | 860,012 | 631 | 793,137 | 589 |
| Statewide | 14,406,361 | 13,511 | 13,017,629 | 12,578 |
The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state’s vaccination effort. New York State Department of Health-reported data from NYSIIS and CIR differs slightly from federally-reported data, which is inclusive of federally-administered doses and other minor differences. Both numbers are included in the release above.