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WPCNR COVID DAILY.From the New York Covid Tracker. Analysis and Trend by John F. Bailey. April 24, 2022:
For 7 Days concluded Saturday, Westchester County averaged 308 new persons testing positive each day, totaling 2,156 new covid cases for the week.
There were a total of 34,058 persons reported tested for the 7 days, the average tests reported each day was 4,865, persons tested positive, tested so at a 6% infection rate. Two weeks ago there were 1,895 persons testing positive.
By dividing 2,156 the weekly total at the end of Saturday, it means the 1,895 persons tested positive 2 weeks ago (the incubation period for the disease) tells us that 1 infected person infection 1.1 persons which means that each per person gave the disease to one other person, so the disease though growing in infections 6% in one week are not yet exponential spreading the disease.
WPCNR WHITE PLAINS LAW JOURNAL SUNDAY BRIEFING. Excerpts from the decision issued Thursday by the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Rochester NY from their Ruling Transcript. April 24, 2022:
Professor Stephen Rolandi (left), interviewed by John Bailey on this week’s White Plains Television People To Be Heard on www.wpcommunitymedia.org.
UPDATED WITH COMMENTARY FROM PROFESSOR STEPHEN J. ROLANDI of John Jay School of Justice and Pace University as what lies ahead:
I read the 4th Department opinion. If the petitioners (GOP) lose in the Court of Appeals, they will likely appeal to the Federal courts. If the state (Hochul et. al.) loses, they probably will hold the June 28th primary as scheduled for all the state offices and hold a new Federal primary for late August/early September. Time will tell.
Editor’s Note: The following are 4 pages from the transcript of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department issued by the Clerk of the Court, highlighting their decision that the State Senate and Assembly redrawn districts are not unconstitutional, but ruling that the New State Congressional Districts, Senate and Congressional Districts have to be redrawn and submitted by April 30:
“Cases per 100k” Explanation aid: It says Westchester County 300 new averaged 300 cases Friday. Westchester has 1 Million in population or 10 groups of 100,000 people: The math: 297 divided by 10.
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 4th 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 WPCNR COVID-19 LOGBOOKDAY BY DAY : APRIL RISING
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 2nd infections and new infections two weeks later where 1,095 tested positive March 27 to April 2nd, 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.
Members Reception: TODAY , April 23, 3-6pm You can join Arts Westchester at the Reception!
Exhibition on View: Now – July 3, 2022:
What is the “truth”? And is there one truth, or many? Who “owns” history? Does it belong to the writers and those written about, or do we all hold a share of it as a collective? ArtsWestchester explores these questions in Who Writes History?
An exhibition that focuses on a more inclusive recounting of the past and present. Participating artists explore how images and language (together and independently) shape our collective memory and mainstream narratives. Co-curated by Randy Williams and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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.
WPCNR FBI WIRE. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation. April 23, 2022:
Friday, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Edward Mangano, the former Nassau County Executive, and his wife Linda Mangano were sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 12 years, and 15 months’, imprisonment, respectively, following their convictions after a seven-week trial.
Edward Mangano was convicted of multiple counts of accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for official government action, and for conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Linda Mangano was also convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and making false statements to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in connection with her employment by Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh. Edward Mangano was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge, FBI, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the sentences.
“Edward Mangano, as County Executive, gave Nassau residents widespread corruption and dishonesty instead of truth and integrity. Linda Mangano took affirmative steps to mislead a federal investigation to keep her husband in power and to maintain their way of life,” U.S. Attorney Peace stated. “Today’s sentence should send a strong, unambiguous message to any public official willing to place their personal interest above the public’s, and to those inner circle members who corruptly attempt to protect them from prosecution: my Office will employ all resources at its disposal to investigate, prosecute, and convict you in order to restore the public’s faith in our elected officials.”
Mr. Peace thanked the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation for their work on the case.
The evidence at trial established that between January 2010 and February 2015, Edward Mangano engaged in schemes to solicit and receive bribes and kickbacks from Singh. In return for the cash and personal benefits he received, Mangano, who served as Nassau County Executive from January 2010 to December 2017, performed official actions to benefit Singh in connection with his businesses.
The Town of Oyster Bay (TOB) Loan Scheme
Several weeks after Edward Mangano took office as Nassau County Executive in January 2010, he urged TOB Supervisor to help Singh obtain financing in order to make required capital improvements at TOB Beach and The Woodlands at the TOB golf course, by authorizing the TOB to indirectly guarantee four bank loans totaling approximately $20 million.
Mangano used his official position to ensure that the TOB backed the loans.
In April 2010, Singh hired Linda Mangano for a sham job as the purported Director of Marketing for Singh’s businesses. Shortly thereafter, the TOB indirectly guaranteed the first of four personal loans to Singh related to the beach and the golf course.
Singh paid for five vacations, hardwood flooring, a custom-made office chair, a massage chair and a watch for the Manganos, as well as over $450,000 in total for Linda Mangano’s no-show job.
Obstruction of Justice
Edward and Linda Mangano conspired to obstruct a federal grand jury investigation when they schemed with Singh to fabricate examples of work never performed by Linda Mangano at the Water’s Edge, in an attempt to thwart a grand jury investigation. On May 20, 2015 and May 22, 2015, Linda Mangano made false statements to the FBI and federal prosecutors about the work she claimed to have performed for Singh.
The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Long Island Criminal Division. Assistant United States Attorneys Catherine M. Mirabile, Christopher Caffarone and former Eastern District Assistant United States Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz are in charge of the prosecution. Assistant United States Attorney Madeline O’Connor is responsible for the forfeiture of assets.
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.
