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They’re BAAAAACK! Foreclosures soar 48% in the County: Stricter Financing Rules coming

Posted on January 7, 2014 by John Bailey

WPCNR County Clarion-Ledger. From the Office of the Westchester County Clerk. January 7, 2014:

“Foreclosure actions filed in Westchester County this year (2013) represent a forty eight percent increase over last year,” reported Westchester County Clerk Timothy C. Idoni who serves as Clerk of the Westchester County Supreme Court where foreclosure actions are heard.

The Office of the Westchester County Clerk reported two thousand six hundred and ninety four (2,694) foreclosure actions started between January 1^st and December 31^st of this year, as compared with one thousand eight hundred and thirteen (1,813) last year. Three hundred and sixty nine (369) foreclosure judgments have been entered in 2013, in comparison to two hundred and eight (208) entered during 2012. A month-by-month breakdown of foreclosure filings follows:

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2006	100	119	159	120	140	128	112	136	117	162	130	123	1,546
2007	146	132	252	181	145	156	176	226	179	201	181	191	2,166
2008	243	231	285	224	202	225	238	242	73	96	71	76	2,206
2009	124	154	210	266	240	266	280	319	332	320	249	363	3,123
2010	260	181	222	210	208	262	219	247	216	209	110	141	2,485
2011	133	145	144	150	157	156	155	153	106	113	143	100	1,655
2012	105	131	143	148	150	147	192	162	159	184	142	150	1,813
2013	207	200	275	269	265	210	252	228	138	227	195	228	2,694

“Later this month, stricter mortgage financing rules go into effect which will no doubt curb foreclosures down the road,” shared Idoni. “But it is hard to predict the immediate impact these rules will have on the Westchester housing market and the current foreclosure burden”. Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO), a non-profit housing agency with offices in White Plains and Mount Vernon, conducts Mortgage Default Orientation sessions most Wednesdays in their White Plains Office. Trained counselors are available to help at (914) 428-4507 or by visiting www.wroinc.org.

Benjamin Boykin Sworn In as District 5 County Legislator

Posted on January 6, 2014 by John Bailey

WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From the Westchester County Board of Legislators. January 6, 2014:

Ben Boykin, a former White Plains Common Councilman and a business executive with a strong record in community service, was sworn in officially tonight as a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL). He will be representing the county’s 5^th Legislative District, which includes Scarsdale, most of White Plains and a portion of Harrison. The district was previously represented by Bill Ryan, now retired.

“I am looking forward to working with the sixteen other County legislators to hold down property taxes and create new job opportunities for the residents of Westchester,” said Boykin. “Government, at all levels, has to take a proactive approach in increasing economic growth and ensuring a level of prosperity for future generations. That’s no small task, but I think working together we can achieve success.”

Boykin noted that many Westchester residents are still in need of help and support from County government programs, and pledged to preserve child care subsidies for working mothers while also maintaining services for seniors and at-risk youths.

First elected to the White Plains Common Council in 2000, Boykin served as president on three separate occasions (2002-3, 2009-9 and 2010-11). He was a member of the White Plains School Board from 1992 to 1999 as well.

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Boykin is a Certified Public Account and former Assistant Treasurer at Nabisco, where he helped the international conglomerate maintain its investment-grade credit rating. Presently, he runs his own financial consulting business, Ben Boykin & Associates, in White Plains.

Sunrise Rises Again at the Zoning Board of Appeals–WednesDAY!

Posted on January 6, 2014 by John Bailey

WPCNR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH. From the Carhart Association. January 6, 2014:

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hear an appeal Wednesday January 8th at 7PM by Sunrise of an interpretation made by Commissioner of Building Amadio on August 14thn(2013) that an “alcoholism facility” does not meet the criteria of a “community residence”.

Should the ZBA over-turn this decision, then Sunrise would need to submit a new Application and begin the process all over again to tae the Nathan Miller Nursing Home on DeKalb Avenue and turn it into an alcohol-drug rehab facility.

Should the ZBA uphold Amadio’s decision, then Sunrise would almost definitely go back to federal court and re-file their discrimination against the disabled lawsuit against White Plains.

Slippin’ and a Slidin’ Floods White Plains Hospital ER–Got Salt?

Posted on January 6, 2014 by John Bailey

WPCNR WEATHER SCOOP. From White Plains Hospital Medical Center. January 6, 2013:

The combination of snow, rain and plummeting temperatures can create a nightmarish scenario for anyone walking, even if it is just a few feet. A simple walk to your car or along a sidewalk where there is “Black Ice” can result in serious problems including sprains, fractures, and brain injury.

White Plains Hospital, for example, experienced a roughly 50 percent spike in Emergency Room visits on Sunday that can be attributed to the yo-yo-like temperatures. In one hour, in particular, 41 patients were registered for treatment in the ER.

Because temperatures are expected to free-fall today, Hospital staff members are expecting another busy evening. (As of 4 P.M. the temperature in White Plains was at 40 degrees and falling.)

In adults ages 65 and older these types of injuries can be serious: One out of three adults falls each year and they are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control. There were 2.3 million nonfatal injuries in 2010 that resulted in more than 662,000 hospitalizations and cost $30 billion in treatment. Common injuries include fractures of the hip, spine, arm, leg, ankle and hand while more serious spills can even cause traumatic brain injuries.