GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES 40 NEW POP-UP LOCATIONS THIS MORNING WHERE YOU CAN GET VACCINATED

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TOMORROW: Westchester County

Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna Booster

12/19: Grace Baptist Church, 52 S 6th Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM)

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the deployment of more than 40 new Pop-Up vaccination sites across New York State Saturday morning to fight the winter surge and rapidly spreading Omicron variant.

These sites will begin to launch today and are part of a multi-week effort, in partnership with local county health departments and community partners, to build on the State’s extensive outreach efforts to get all New Yorkers fully vaccinated and boosted.

“The winter surge is in full force, but we are not defenseless. We have the tools to fight this virus and its variants: Get vaccinated, get the booster and wear a mask,” Governor Kathy Hochul said. “We will continue working with local partners to make vaccines, boosters and testing widely available as soon possible so that all New Yorkers can protect themselves and their loved ones.”

“I am urging everyone to get fully vaccinated and boosted now, ahead of the holidays, as it is our best defense against the virus and its variants,” said Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett. “By making a plan to visit one of these Pop-Ups that is convenient for you and your family, you are helping to keep your family and all New Yorkers safe. Remember, we should all prepare for the holidays by doing everything we can to keep the most vulnerable in our families and communities safe.”

Two state-run vaccination sites in Queensbury and Binghamton are also offering free COVID-19 testing as COVID-19 cases increase around the State.

The following counties will be hosting vaccination events in the coming weeks:

Allegany County

Pfizer-BioNTech 5+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster

12/18: Allegany County Office Building, 7 Court St, Belmont, NY 14813 (9:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

Chautauqua County

Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster
12/18: Northwest Arena, 319 W. 3rd St, Jamestown, NY 14701 (4:00 PM – 8:00 PM)

Clinton County

Pfizer-BioNTech 5+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster

12/18: Northern Adirondack Middle/High School, 5586 Route 11, Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935 (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM)

12/18: City Recreation Center, 52 US Oval, Plattsburgh, NY 12903 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM)

Erie County

Pfizer-BioNTech 5+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Janssen/J&J
12/21: The Belle Center, 104 Maryland St., Buffalo, NY 14201 (11:00 AM – 5:00 PM)

12/22: Delavan Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave., Buffalo, NY 14215 (11:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

Monroe County

Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster

12/18: St. Michael’s Parish Hall, 821 N Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14605 (12:00 PM – 4:30 PM)

Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster

12/25: The Vineyard Farms & Outdoor Center for Excellence, 126 Sander St, Rochester, NY 14065 (12:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

New York City – Brooklyn

Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster
12/18: Christ Fellowship Baptist Church, 11 Sumpter St, Brooklyn, NY 11233 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM)

12/19: Cornerstone Baptist Church, 574 Madison St, Brooklyn, NY 11221 (11:00 AM – 4 PM)

12/22: Family Services Network of New York Inc., 1721 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 (11:00 AM – 8:00 PM)

New York City – The Bronx

Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster,
12/21: Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451 (Limited only to Students, faculty, and staff, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

12/23: Eugenio María de Hostos Community College 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451 (Limited only to Students, faculty, and staff, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

12/28 Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, (Limited only to Students, faculty, and staff, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

12/30 Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, (Limited only to Students, faculty, and staff, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna Boosters

1/6: Part of the Solution (POTS) 2759 Webster Ave, Bronx (8:00 AM -3:00 PM)

New York City – Manhattan

Pfizer-BioNTech 18+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster

12/19: Mt. Pleasant Christian Academy, 2009 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, New York, NY 10027 (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

12/21: Washington Heights Corner Project, 500 W 180th Street, New York, NY 10033 (11:30 AM – 6:00 PM)

12/21: New York Harm Reduction Educators, 104 E 126th Street – 1A, New York, NY 10035 (10:30 AM – 5:00 PM)

12/28: NY Harm Reduction Educators, 104 E 126th Street – 1A, New York, NY 10035 (10:30 AM – 5:00 PM)

12/28: Washington Heights Corner Project, 500 W 180th Street, New York, NY (11:30 AM – 6:00 PM)

New York City – Queens

Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster

12/21: Queens Borough Hall,120-55 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11424 (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

12/23: Queens Borough Hall,120-55 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11424 (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

12/28: Queens Borough Hall,120-55 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11424 (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

12/30: Queens Borough Hall,120-55 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11424 (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

1/4: Queens Borough Hall,120-55 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11424 (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

1/6: Queens Borough Hall,120-55 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11424 (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

Suffolk County

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Booster

12/20: First Baptist Church of Riverhead, 1018 Northville Turnpike, Riverhead, NY 11901 (1 PM – 7 PM)

Tioga County

Pfizer-BioNTech 5+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster

12/18: Candor Central School District, 1 Academy Street, Candor, NY 13743 (Adults: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM; Kids 12 & up: 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM)

Washington County

Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster

12/23: Hudson Falls Senior High School, 80 East LaBarge St, Hudson Falls, NY 12839 (2:30 PM – 7:30 PM)

Westchester County

Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna Booster

12/19: Grace Baptist Church, 52 S 6th Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM)

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WEDNESDAY WESTCHESTER COUNTY SAW 983 NEW COVID CASES. CASES GROWING 30% A DAY, DEPENDING ON TESTINGS ADMINISTERED. REGION AND NYC INFECTIONS SPREADING FASTER EVERY DAY.

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WPCNR COVID STOPPERS NOTEBOOK:

WPCNR has been noting daily covid new cases and pct. positive in the metropolitan NY area since last APRIL. The page on left shows infections in the MidHudson Region counties Tuesday, the page on the right shows covid new infections the next day, Wednesday, December 15 The Wednesday infections are the 7th straight day New York City infections have been ahead of Westchester, all 6 other MidHudson counties and both Nassau and Suffolk county combined. Beware and be wary and be vaccinated.

WPCNR SATURDAY COVID REPORT. From NY Covid Tracker for December 15. Observations by  John Bailey. December 18, 2021:

Westchester County will exceed the highest number of infections in a single day all year that was 1,100 on January 14.

 The state reported 983 new cases Wednesday of 13,814 tested, an infection rate of  7.1% Tested coming down with the rapidly spreading disease.

Of  MidHudson region of seven counties tops 2,055 newly covid infected at midweek with Westchester 983 covid positives almost double the 6 other counties.

On Long Island  Nassau and Suffolk counties, 3,917  were newly reported  infected.

New York City all five boroughs virtually doubled the 9 counties surrounding it with 10,286 Wednesday doubling up the MidHudson and Long Island infections of 5,372.

The infections in Westchester alone on December 1 were 359. Two weeks later on Wednesday the 983 infections mean that those 350 covid positives  spread  covid to 2.7 or 3 other persons, is directly reflected in the 983 figure of new infections at midweek.

Hospitalizations in Westchester were at 125 Monday.  The 359 infected two weeks ago hospitalized only 125, this would mean the disease is not as severe for those 359, but still hospitalization rate of those 359 was 35%.

Extrapolating– if the hospitalization rate, an indicator of the  seriousness of the disease of the 983 reported new cases Wednesday and their hospitalizations do not rise too much more than 35% of the 983, Westchester may see 344 hospitalizations (we presume that is a net figure—covids leaving subtracted from the incoming, that has never been made clear by any authority in the county),  within two weeks at the very least. Those hospitalizations will not come in all in one day, but may come in before the two weeks are up.

 Westchester has 2,700 hospital beds. We could see a runup of 300 hospitalizations a week by the first week of January, if not substantially more.

However, if the county continues to rise infections at 35% a day, we will be filling up hospitalization slots faster and staffs worked harder. That is what the numbers may be telling us.

 The numbers tell us covid is spreading faster at record daily rates the highest since last January.

Office parties around the area are being cancelled showing prudence and concern and I might say  respect for employees and for the potency of the virus now out of control.

As County Executive George Latimer said in his stalwart address Tuesday afternoon, one of the persons  to have tested positive for covid last week, and now isolating in his home, it is imperative persons never vaccinated should get the first shot, their second shot or the booster. Mr. Latimer said he delayed getting his booster and it cost him.

Governor Hochul said Monday, vaccines are the end of this red plague. If you are not vaccinated, or if you are fully vaccinated you need to continue to mask, and social distance, because you may actually have the virus microbes in your nasal cavity and mouth and be breathing it on people you meet, if not masked.

County Executive George Latimer said if you speak to someone face to face for 15 minutes, in that period of time you can transmit the disease microbes to the person you are talking to. If that person is unvaccinated, you have given them: a friend, a business associate, a relative, the one you love, a child you love.

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JOHN BAILEY AND WHITE PLAINS WEEK REPORT In CRYSTAL-CLEAR, SPARKLING AUDIO GRAVITAS HI-DEF IN DEPTH WITH DISCRETION ON www.wpcommunitymedia.org

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GEORGE LATIMER CATCHES COVID. TELLS HOW HE GOT IT. HOW HE FEELS,
GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL ON THE COVID WAVE AND SLOW PACE OF VACCINATIONS
A GRIM WEEK IN COVID IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY — WPCNR FORECAST
THE FASNY TRAIL CONTINUES TO WIND ON. DAN SEIDEL TELLS YOU WHAT’S HAPPENED SINCE LAST WEEK: NOTHING.
THE CITIZENETREPORTER TAKES YOU TO THE WHITE PLAINS HOLIDAY MARKET ON COURT STREET LAST THREE DAYS, 11 AM TO 7.. A VIDEO TOUR! CHARMING CRAFTS, GREAT JEWELRY, PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, ART, SOCKS, VINEGARS AND OLIVE OILS, CIDERS, TRENDY STYLES, 46 HEATED, CLIMATE CHANGE PROTECTED ROOFED AND HEATED KIOSKS, ONE GREAT EXPERIENCE AFTER ANOTHER, WESTCHESTER’S MOST UNIQUE HOLIDAY MARKET–YOUR PLACE FOR GIFT IDEAS.
JOHN BAILEY AND THE NEWS ON WHITE PLAINS WEEK, EVERY WEEK FOR 21 YEARS
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EXCLUSIVE : DAN SEIDEL ON “PEOPLE TO BE HEARD IN CRISP HI-DEF, CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO ON WHITE PLAINS TV: www.wpcommunitymedia.org ON THE END OF THE FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL PLAN; THE BEGINNING OT THE NEW PLAN. WHY THE 11 YEAR FIGHT IS OVER. WHAT’S LEFT? WHAT’S AHEAD? WHAT CAN BE BUILT ON OLD RIDGEWAY COUNTRY CLUB. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE “STIPS,”NOW.

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DAN SEIDEL AND THE LAW
“CRUSADER FOR TRUTH JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY” WHO WOULD NOT QUIT.
JOHN BAILEY INTERVIEWS DAN ON THE FASNY CLIMAX AND EPILOGUE TAPED ONE WEEK AGO.
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548 WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS POSITIVE FOR COVID MONDAY. HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL SINCE JAN 14,2021.

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WPCNR COVID ADVISORY. By John F. Bailey. From the New York State Covid Tracker. December 16, 2021 UPDATED 9:25 A.M.:

New York State reported Wednesday evening that Westchester County suffered 548 more persons coming down with Coronavirus Monday of 9,448 tested giving Westchester the highest county positive percentage since April 6 of 2021 when 3.6% on Saturday April 3, when 383 tested positive pf 10,500 tested.

The number of positives is also 50% of the highest number of Westchester positives the entire year. On January 14, two weeks after New Years Eve, 1,100 persons tested positive. One year back on December 13 as the chart below shows, 594 persons tested positive and two weeks later started a spike in infections to the highest positives in one day all year:1,100.

Covid was spreading unstopped throughout the New York Metropolitan area. The counties that are infecting the most, are not enforcing the mask-up rule, and it showsl

Orange with 276 covid positive of 3,910 tested hit a 7.1% infection. They are in serious spread. . Rockland at 194 on 9,951 tests, had the best infection rate of the 7 mid-Hudson counties with 1.9%, still spreading though. Dutchess is having big spread, 6.3% postive infection rate, 153 positive of 2,442 tested. Ulster, Putmam and Sullivan are even in infections and have small populations but Ulster is infecting at 5.5% positive and Sullivan and Putnam, over 7%.

Long Island is flooded with covid.

Nassau and Suffolk reported 2,392 infections between them. Nassau had 1,080 Monday (7.6% infection rate). Suffolk 1,312, 9.4 infection rate.

New York City has now had more positives than the 9 counties surrounding it for 5 straight days.

Two Mondays ago, Westchester reported 179 New infections. Two weeks later on December 13, there are 548 new covid cases. This means the 179 covid-afflicted persons infected 3 persons..

This could mean in 14 days from now on December 27, Westchester could see approximately 1,500 new covid-positives, easily blowing by the 1,100 single day high experienced January 14, 2021 a month earlier than last year’s “surge.”

Now if this 500 a day positive rate is sustained and stays at that level without declining dramatically– You are looking at 2,500 more infections the week between Christmas and New Years.

Persons should take it upon themselves to mask up and socially distance in social gatherings and please slow the spread. A reckless, “Anything Goes” New Years Eve and Football Bowl Day will make January, February and March infections exponentially excruciating to experience.

Hospitalizations in the county, County Executive Latimer said hit 125 as of Monday.

This means that approximately 70% of the 179 infected two weeks ago–125 persons have been hospitalized. If 548 hospitalize at the same pace, county hospitals in two weeks from Monday’s 548 covid-positive persons, 385 of them may require hospitalization (70% average rate of hospitalization, figured by dividing the current number of hospitalizations by the number infected two weeks ago.)

If we do not act responsibly the next 4 weeks, the recovery will come to a dead stop.

Without far more aggressive vaccinations to the under 12,-to-5 school population, school districts will be forced to consider shutdowns (If the unvaccinated children continue to come down with covid in high numbers..) The county has not released figures on how many school district percentages of vaccinations of students and staff.

Governor Kathy Hochul reported Monday that Westchester has only vaccinnated 2% more people with vaccines than several weeks ago.. I’m shocked. That is another statistic the county needs to get out there.

The vaccines including the booster will stop most from getting covid. The booster is needed, as County Executive Latimer pointed out. As I wrote, it is a civic duty to get vaccinated.

It is smart.

The metropolitan area is in serious covid spread.

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$539 MILLION TO STOP FORECLOSURE FOR NY..APPLY JANUARY 3. $50,000 NO STRINGS, MAXIMUM BENEFIT. MUST HOLD ON TO HOME FOR 5 YEARS.

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WPCNR REALTY REALITY. From County Chairman of the Board of Legislators Benjamin Boykin. December 15, 2021:

New York State is the first state in the nation to receive U.S. Department of the Treasury’s approval to launch its Homeowner Assistance Fund, a program that will provide up to $539 million to help eligible homeowners avert mortgage delinquency, default, foreclosure, and displacement. Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

Also announced is the launch of the NYS HAF program website, an information call center, and a multi-lingual marketing campaign that will help educate homeowners about the program and ensure all New Yorkers, especially those in non-English speaking households, are ready to apply when the application window opens on Jan. 3, 2022.

In addition to the website, residents can contact the NYS Homeowners Assistance Fund Call Center at 1-844-77-NYHAF.

Designed and administered by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), NYS HAF will target low- to moderate-income homeowners who are behind on mortgage payments, property taxes, water or sewer bills, as well as owners of cooperative or condo units behind on maintenance fees, and manufactured homeowners behind on chattel loans or retail installment contracts.

Eligible applicants may receive financial assistance to catch up on missed housing payments, to reduce mortgage debt to make monthly mortgage payments more affordable, and for homeowners who are unemployed, assistance with up to six months of future housing payments.

Eligible applicants must have household incomes at or below 100 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) and must be at least 30 days delinquent on monthly housing payments for their primary residence. Awards will be capped at $50,000 per household.

Assistance will be structured as a five-year, non-interest, non-amortizing forgivable loan.

If the homeowner remains in the home for a period of five years, the loan will be fully forgiven.

In addition, the NYS HAF program is working in partnership with the Office of the New York State Attorney General to advocate with mortgage lenders and mortgage servicers to ensure homeowners are receiving all available relief under federal and state rules. This includes extended mortgage terms, deferment of missed payments or forbearance amounts, and lower interest rates to reduce monthly payments.

The program will be managed by Sustainable Neighborhoods LLC, a non-profit community development financial institution selected through a competitive Request for Proposals. Sustainable Neighborhoods has extensive experience administering foreclosure prevention and loss mitigation programs across the state.

The NYS HAF website includes Frequently Asked Questions, a step-by-step application guide, and a document checklist so that applicants know what documentation may be needed to submit their application.

The website, supporting materials, and call center are available to homeowners in 10 languages – Arabic, Bengali, Haitian-Creole, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish.

In addition, HCR has formed a partnership with more than 70 non-profit housing counseling and legal service providers, members of the NY Homeowner Protection Program, who will have direct access to the on-line application portal and who will be able to submit multiple applications on behalf of their clients. The HOPP network will also serve as an outgoing referral network for applicants who request assistance with the application process, or who need urgent legal assistance.

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County Executive George Latimer on His Covid Situation.

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WPCNR COUNTY CHRONICLE EXAMINER. December 14, 2021:

In his signing of the 2022 Westchester County Budget yesterday after via virtual transmission, County Executive George Latimer in a frank opening statement told how he believed he got Covid and how he feels.

After his opening remarks, he continued for approximately 15 minutes, only coughing a few times. Here is Mr. Latimer from early yesterday afternoon on his covid situation:

WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER TUESDAY ON HIS SITUATION SINCE TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS MONDAY. (Click > arrow above to see his 6 minutes on Covid.)

Mr. Latimer said the county would enforce Governor Hochul’s Masking mandate the governor issued Friday, but he was not going to ticket individuals violating the mask mandate in businesses, that the Governor required. He said as long as persons complied and put on a mask that would be sufficient.

“We’re not going to ticket you,” he said. He acknowledged he declared the State of Emergency last week to make steps if necessary.

You can see Mr. Latimers 35 minute address including the advantages of the budget on the Westchester County Facebook page. 1.100 saw it.

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Congressman Jones Condemns Treatment of Haitians at U.S. Border.

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WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. December 15, 2021:

Thank you for sharing your concerns about the treatment of Haitian migrants at the southern border. Like you, I am appalled by the actions of the U.S. Border Patrol, and I condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms. Haitians, like all people seeking refuge in the United States, deserve to be welcomed and protected. And the people of Haiti deserve to know peace.

In September, the American people were confronted with images of unfathomable cruelty: men on horseback, in the uniforms of the Border Patrol, whipping Black people for fleeing a humanitarian disaster and simply seeking refuge here in the United States. The violence that Border Patrol officers inflicted on people attempting to exercise their legal rights to seek asylum is horrifying. Violence towards people seeking asylum betrays our values as Americans.

I am grateful that the White House disavowed this cruelty and announced an investigation into the incident.

However, we must make no mistake: these horrific images simply illustrate the implementation of policies the Administration has embraced.

Most significantly, this Administration extended the Trump Administration’s policy of expelling asylum seekers at the southern border and resumed deportations to Haiti.

As the proud representative of one of the largest Haitian-American communities in the nation, I will continue to fight for the rights of Haitian people.

In April, I joined a letter to Secretary of State Blinken urging him to send a special representative to Haiti to reform and refocus U.S. policy there, as well as freeze deportations. I also joined members of the House Haiti Caucus, of which I am a member, in calling on the Administration to reinstate the Haitian Family Reunification Program and extend the TPS designation deadline for Haitian nationals. In July, I led a letter with many of my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus, urging the Department of Homeland Security to review and reverse unjust deportations, which have disparately affected Black immigrants, including Haitians. Recently, I joined more than 50 colleagues in once again calling on the Administration to halt all deportations to Haiti.

Congressman Mondaire Jones, 37th Congressional District

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GREENBURG APPROVES CANNIBIS DISPENSARIES–DENIES LOUNGES–APPROVES “RECREATIONAL DISPENSARIES.”

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WPCNR THE FEINER REPORT. Special to WPCNR From Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. December 14, 2021:

The Greenburgh Town Board voted 4-1 to allow cannabis dispensaries to be located in Greenburgh.

I voted no. 

The Board also agreed not to allow Cannabis lounges in the town (we all agreed).

We directed the Commissioner of Planning to  draft a local law regulating time, place and manner associated with adult-use recreational cannabis dispensaries, utilizing the following guiding principles:

1. Dispensaries shall not be permitted in any residential zones or mixed-use corridors (East Hartsdale Avenue, Rt. 119, Central Avenue, etc.) immediately and/or significantly abutting residential zoning districts

2. Minimum linear separation distances be required from schools, playgrounds, public parks, etc.

The 2nd resolution requiring the Commissioner of Planning to draft a local law was approved unanimously. 

On December 8th members of the Town Board received a letter from the Greenburgh Council of Civic Associations . The organization, representing civic associations in Greenburgh polled their membership and   recommended “opting out, at least for the present time. 

Several representatives suggested awaiting regulations from the Cannabis Control Board and then adopting the necessary Greenburgh Zoning legislation regarding the time, place and manner of locating such establishments in unincorporated Greenburgh before a decision is made to “Opt In at a later date.” 

I agree with the Council And that is why I voted no. Municipalities that opt out can later opt in. 

 NYS is moving cautiously with the roll out of guidelines for marijuana dispensaries for what clearly are myriad social, fiscal and regulatory reasons.

I believe there is inadequate information available for the Town Board to make a prudent decision regarding allowing dispensaries to operate.

I suggested that until adequate info is available we should opt out. If in the future the obstacles and issues regarding such dispensaries are addressed Greenburgh could have comfortably revisited the matter and with the input of our community organizations and their leadership the Town Board could more intelligently decide if we should participate.

TARRYTOWN, HASTINGS HAVE OPTED TO ALLOW DISPENSARIES – ARDSLEY, ELMSFORD< DOBBS FERRY AND IRVINGTON HAVE NOT

Officials in towns and villages around the state have until December 31st to decide whether to allow cannabis dispensaries and lounges. Most of the cities have opted to allow dispensaries/lounges. In Greenburgh some of the villages have opted in. Others have opted out. 

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