JOHN BAILEY’S TUESDAY WVOX WHITE PLAINS REPORT–THE BIG BROADCAST OF THIS MORNING MAY 25, 2021 ON WVOX AM 1460, WITH DENNIS AND TONNY–THE NICEST TWO PEOPLE ON THE RADIO ON “GOOD MORNING WESTCHESTER”

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JOHN BAILEY THE CITIZENETREPORTER
APPEARS LIVE TUESDAYS AT 7:50 A.M. ON THE “DENNIS AND TONNY GOOD MORNING WESTCHESTER” SHOW ON WVOX-1460 AM. THIS IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF TODAY’S COMMENTARY.

 

 

IT WAS LAST CALL FOR COVID IN WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK USA LAST
NIGHT, DENNIS AND TONNY.

 

THE MAYOR OFFICIALLY DECLARED THE COVID THREAT IN SUCH
DECLINE  “THAT WE HAVE REACHED A POINT
THAT, WEEK TO WEEK, THERE IS VERY LITTLE TO REPORT.”

WITH 31 ACTIVE CASES IN OUR CITY, DOWN 17  AND AVERAGING
APPROXIMATELY 2 NEW CASES PER DAY.

HE SAID THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, IS TO GET VACCINATED.  HE NOTED THE VACCINES ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
AND READILY AVAILABLE ON A WALK-IN BASIS. IN FACT 2 PM TODAY AT HIGHLANDS SCHOOL IN WHITE PLAINS YOU CAN GET VACCINATED OR HAVE YOUR TEEN OVER 12 BE VACCINATED.

THERE IS PRACTICALREASON TO GET VACCINATED, THE MAYOR SAID.  IF YOU ARE A COLLEGE STUDENT, MANY COLLEGES, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE SUNY SYSTEM, ARE NOW REQUIRING PROOF OF FULL VACCINATION TO ATTEND IN PERSON. SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS ARE REQUIRING PROOF OF VACCINATION AND THE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION OR A RECENT NEGATIVE TEST WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

 THE MAYOR’S CALLS STARTED MARCH 16, 2020, TO GIVE TIMELY, ACCURATE INFORMATION AS IT BECAME AVAILABLE. FOR THE FIRST MONTH HE SENT OUT MESSAGE EVERY DAY DECLINING TO ONE A DAY AND NOW THE CALLS HAVE ENDED.

HIS SIGNOFF IN HIS LAST CALL WAS A TOUCHING THANK YOU RESIDENTS. HE PREVIOUSLY ENDED EVERY CALL WITH THE MESSAGE “WE ARE STANDING TOGETHER BY STAYING APART”. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR ACTIONS BIG AND SMALL WHICH HELPED US LIVE OUT THOSE WORDS HE SAID– THE END OF “STAYING APART” IS ON THE HORIZON BUT WE WILL ALWAYS STAND TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT’S WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY, MOVING FORWARD AS ONE CITY, ONE WHITE PLAINS. 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER ANNOUNCED MONDAY AFTERNOON THERE WOULD BE TWO MORE COVID BRIEFINGS FROM HIS OFFICE THIS COMING THURSDAY AND THE LAST ON JUNE 3.

THE SOUTHEND OF TOWN IS MAKING STRONG EFFORT TO DEFEAT THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN TO CONVERT THE 701 WESTCHESTER AVE BUILDING THE ONE WITH THE COMBE SIGN ON IT TO 360 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND SURPRISE, RETAIL. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH PROPOSAL. 1133 WESTCHESTER
AVENUE HAS A COLLECTION OF ATTACHED TOWN HOUSES NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS CONCEIVED CREATING RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL USE ON WESTCHESTER AVENUE OFFICE PARKS TO DEAL WITH THE VACANCIES THOSE PROPERTIES WERE EXPERIENCING BEFORE COVID STOPPED THE COUNTY ECONOMY.


THE OBJECTIONS THE ROSEDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND THE NORTH STREET ASSOCIATIONS(THE AREA I LIVE) ARE INCREASED TRAFFIC DENSITY ALONG WESTCHESTER AVENUE. THEY DISPUTE THE TRAFFIC STUDY
AND SAY IT WILL ADD  611 VEHICLES TO THE  CORPORATE Park Drive and
Westchester Park Drive that is estimated to have 1,480  resident vehicles.

The ASSOCIATIONS FEEL IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE CAMPUS OVERLAY ZONING, IT SETS A PRECEDENT FOR ALL
OFFICE PARKS BEHIND WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL. THE HEARING IS JUNE 7

HOWEVER, THE 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE PROJECT IS ALREADY A PRECEDENT. THE CITY ALREADY SET IT AND THE COUNCIL HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO APPROVE  IT IN MY OPINION.

THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS HAS NO ZONING THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED EVER SINCE THE CITY CENTER AND RITZ CARLTON PROJECTS WERE APPROVED FOR OVER 20 STORIES IN HEIGHT IN THE DOWNTOWN.

WHITE PLAINS IS TAKING OFF THE RITZ AND PUTTING ON THE OPUS  AT THE RIBBON CUTTING OF THE OPUS HOTEL TOMORROW, THE NEW HOTEL REPLACING THE RITZ CARLTON ON RENAISSANCE SQUARE. THE RITZ
DID NOT RENEW THEIR LEASE IN SEPTEMBER IN THE CAPPELLI ENTERPRISES PROPERTY. AND THE MARRIOT OPUS JUMPED ON IT. IT BRINGS IN 146 GUEST ROOMS AND 38 LUXURY SUITES. IT APPEARS MORE OPPULENT AND
SWANKY IN THE LOBBY.

MEMORIAL DAY IS COMING UP ON DELFINO PARK IN WHITE PLAINS AT 11 AM ON MONDAY MEMORIAL DAY. PLENTY OF ROOM THERE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING AND IF IT RAINS IT WILL BE INSIDE AT EBERSOLE RINK

WESTCHESTER INFECTIONS HAVE DECLINED BY 95% SINCE APRIL 1 FROM 400 A DAY TO 18 SUNDAY : SEVEN WEEKS OF THE VACCINES ROLLING BACK THE RELENTLESS COVID SECOND WAVE THAT HAS LASTED 4 MONTHS, RIVALING THE FIRST WAVE IN INTENSITY AND LONGER AND HARDER
TO CONTROL. BUT THE VACCINES AND THE PEOPLE HAVE DONE IT.

MONDAY AFTERNOON, COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER REPORTED 18 NEW PERSONS TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID OF 3,740 TESTED SUNDAY, AN INFECTION RATE OF .0048–LESS THAN HALF A PERCENT. MR. LATIMER SPOKE OF HOW INFECTIONS HAD DECLINED OVER THE LAST 7 WEEKS. THE NUMBER
OF 18 NEW POSITIVES IS THE LOWEST NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS TO DATE IN THE SECOND WAVE, NOW ROLLING OUT TO SEA
.

THE LAST TIME WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAD 18 POSITIVES WAS ON JULY 18, 2020, WHEN THE COUNTY CHECKED IN WITH 12 INFECTIONS.

NOW AS WE GO INTO THE FIRST OF THE “ANYTHING GOES—ALMOST!” HOLIDAY WEEKENDS ON INCREASED SOCIAL GATHERINGS, RELAXED MASKING RULES AND INCREASED PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORITY TO DECIDE
HOW MANY THEY CAN HAVE IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF BEHAVIOR WILL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD. BUT VACCINATION IS THE KEY

I PREDICT BASED ON THE PRESENT RATE OF VACCINATIONS THAT WESTCHESTER WILL BE ALMOST FULLY VACCINATED BY JUNE
20. BUT YOU HAVE TO DEFINE WHAT “FULLY VACCINATED IS”—SINCE THERE ARE STILL  HALF A MILLION ELIGIBLE PEOPLE LEFT TO GET
SECOND SHOTS. 

IN THE MID-HUDSON REGION WITH 1,104,452 PERSONS AS OF THIS MORNING NEEDING 2ND SHOTS  IN THE ENTIRE MID-HUDSON REGION AND 50,000 2ND SHOTS BEING ADMINISTERED A WEEK ACROSS THE 7 COUNTIES, WESTCHESTER, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND SULLIVAN
AND ULSTER COUNTIES, IT WILL TAKE 20 TO 22 WEEKS TO SECOND VACCINATE THEM ALL PUTTING US ANYWHERE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER TO GET 2 MILLION OF THE 2.3 MILLION IN THE MID-HUDSON REGION “FULLY VACCINATED.”

SOME ONE IS GOING TO HAVE TELL US WHAT “FULLY VACCINATED” IS BECAUSE UNLESS THE PERSONS NOT GETTING THE
VACCINE, THE CHILDREN UNDER 12 NOT ELIGIBLE, AND THE PERSONS DELAYING IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL HAVE 2 MILLION OF 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE VACCINATED IN THE MID-HUDSON REGION.  

IT MAY TAKE THE ENTIRE MID-HUDSON
7 COUNTY REGION UNTIL SEPTEMBER  OR AS LATE AS DECEMBER DUE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS STILL TO BE VACCINATED 
IN ALL THE MID-HUDSON REGION.

THANK YOU DENNIS AND TONNY AND SO LONG FOR NOW.

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