FASNY CRIES FOUL. GEDNEY RESIDENT BEGS TO DIFFER

WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. AUGUST 10, 2015:

After the citizens of White Plains endured FASNY’s mendacity for almost five years the news that “The French-American School of New York fell one vote short of approval on Wednesday to build a new private K-12 campus on the former Ridgeway Country Club” came as a welcome and joyful relief.

 

FASNY officials wasted no time in pointing fingers of blame at everyone in sight except themselves. Their hasty purchase of the property for $8,000,000 (the original asking price was $20,000,000), was an opportunity so unbelievable that they grabbed it, ignoring adequate due diligence, as subsequently illustrated by the necessity to modify their plans again and again.

 

Despite their protestations, to the contrary, they failed to comply with all legal requirements. Nevertheless, they cried foul in response to their loss.: “The rejection of a school, a very well respected one at that, is utterly unreasonable and illegal.” It is not the rejection that is unreasonable; it is FASNY’s response to it that is unreasonable.

 

No one is questioning the quality of the school. This has been acknowledged repeatedly since the start of the project. Their insensitivity to the wishes of the vast majority of residents of White Plains, not a handful as they claim, and the lnability of their project to insure public safety are the core issues. Their arrogance prevents them from accepting this along with the fact that they don’t belong in a peaceful residential part of the City of White Plains. They would do well to cut their loses.

Sanford Zevon, M.D.

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NYS and NYC HEALTH COMMISSIONERS REVEAL 18 SITES POSITIVE FOR LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE

WPCNR HEALTH ADVISORY. From the Governor’s Press Office. August 10, 2015, 7:10 PM:

Today, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Bassett and New York State Commissioner of Health Dr. Zucker gave an update on the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx identifying 18 sites in the Bronx contaminated with Legionnaires’ Disease.

As of today, a total of 11 sites have tested positive for legionella within the impact zone. Additionally, 4 sites have previously tested positive for legionella outside of the impact zone that are not related to the outbreak in the South Bronx.

Today an additional three sites have tested positive for legionella that were identified as a result of testing done by the state over the weekend outside the impact zone and not necessarily related to the outbreak in the South Bronx.

In combination, to date a total of 18 sites have been identified inside and outside of the impact zone.

Regardless of test results, every cooling tower identified in the impact zone has been immediately ordered disinfected and remediated, and any site that has tested positive has been immediately ordered disinfected and remediated.

Below is a list of the sites within the zone that has been identified as of today.
· Concourse Plaza, 198 E. 161st. St.
· Opera House Hotel, 436 E. 149 St.
· Lincoln Hospital, 234 E. 149th St.
· Streamline Plastics, 2950 Park Ave.
· Daughters of Jacob Nursing Home, 1160 Teller Ave.
· Post Office, 558 Grand Concourse
· Verizon, 117 E. 167th St.
· Bronx Housing Courts, 1118 Grand Concourse
· NYC Department of Education 455 Southern Boulevard. Also called Samuel Gompers High School.
· DHS PATH Intake Center, 151 East 151st Street.
· Bronx Hall of Justice, 245 E 161ST Street


The following sites have been identified as testing positive but are outside the impact zone and not related to the outbreak:
· Verizon, 1106 Hoe Ave.
· Police Dept., 1086 Simpson St.
· 1201 Lafayette Ave.
· 230 East 123rd St.
The 3 sites outside of the impact zone identified today will be released shortly.

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Mysterious reports of violence off Post Road during Weekend Investigated.

WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. AUGUST 10, 2015:

Police are seeking information about possible incidents of violence in downtown White Plains over the weekend. According to Commissioner Public Safety David Chong, it is unclear what happened and no one is coming forth to explain what happened. The Commissioner clarified the origin of reports of stabbings:

” No stabbings inside any bars. Two people showed up at the hospital ER and would not cooperate at all with police. They had slash wounds but would not say how they got them.  We broke up a few fights in the parking lot off of Post Road earlier in the night but nobody claimed they had been stabbed.  We are still investigating the circumstances and whether they were even cut in White Plains?”

If anyone has any information on the incidents, contact the White Plains Police at 422-6111 and ask for the Commissioner’s Office or Detectives. Information will be kept confidential.

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This may be alarmist, but the pollen count this weekend is bringing me allergy symptoms I have never experienced before. Chronic allergy sufferers should be wary.

WPCNR WEATHERED EYE. By John F. Bailey. August 9, 2015:

I have taken to posting pollen count predictions after this spring’s warnings of higher pollen counts in the air.

After interviewing an allergist about pollen and learning that even non-allergy sufferers can be affected by high pollen counts, and that in her practice this spring she has experienced higher numbers of persons reporting allergy systems for the first time in their lives, I can understand.

Today, I know that this can happen, and warn chronic allergy sufferers that today Sunday and tomorrow Monday you may need to take precautions.

I woke up this morning with a very stuffy nose and blurry eyes. Now usually I would attribute this to swimming. But, I did not swim yesterday. Pollen counts today are in the 7.6 range on a 1 to 12 scale in the White Plains area.

The eyes continue blurry but this is not a sudden cataract attack. I can only attribute it to the pollen in the air. So be aware..wear sunglasses, wear a hat. I hope you do not suffer too much.

 

 

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