THE WORLD READS WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER — 8,324,077 VISITS IN ONE YEAR | 2,905,611 VISITORS VISIT 8,324,077 TIMES 3 TIMES EVERY DAY IN ONE YEAR. HIGHEST ACTIVITY IN WPCNR HISTORY.White PlainsCitizeNetReporter lifted its worldwide visits from unique visitors to wpcnr.com to 8,324,077,a 1,306,419 increase in visits in one year from 7,017,658 visits to the site last year which covers White Plains and Westchester County. The 8,324,077 visits were made by 2,005,611 unique visitors who visited wpcnr an average of 3 visits a day. ON JULY 20- -2026 visitors have accessed wpcnr and made 3,072 visits an average of 1.6 visits. In the last week 33,495 individual vistors made 54,458 visits, averaging 1.6 visits. In the last month, 152,940 visitors recorded 229,338 visits (1.5 visits)

SEPT 27 –WHITE PLAINS WEEK 7 PM MONDAY THE SEPT 27 REPORT NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW FIOS CH 45, WP OPTIMUM CH 76 & WWW.WOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG

Posted on September 27, 2024 by John Bailey

WHY RENEWABLE ENERGY CONTINUES TO BE HIGH

COVID CASES IN 6 MID HUDSON COUNTIES SOAR. 3,628 COMPARED TO 1,872 IN WESTCHESTER

GROWING HUNGER IN COUNTY FEEDING WESTCHESTER PREDICTS 330,000 HUNGRY FAMILIES IN A YEAR NEED TO BE FED

WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

COUNTY DIGITAL INITIATIVE

PLUS PROFILE OF NEW YORK SCHOOL FOR DEAF

JOHN BAILEY AND THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KN9W

THIS WEEK EVERY WEEK ON THE ONE, THE ONLY WHITE PLAINS WEEK

FOR 24 YEARS

THIS WEEK: THE IVF ISSUE on “PEOPLE TO BE HEARD” WITH BINA BENISCH INFERTILITY CONSULTANT ON FIOS CH 45 COUNTYWIDE, OPTIMUM CH 76IN WHITE PLAINS AND www.whiteplainscommunitymedia.org

Posted on September 25, 2024 by John Bailey

JOHN BAILEY INTERVIEWS BINA BENISCH ON

WHAT CAUSES INFERTILITY? POSSIBILITIES.

WHAT IVF METHODS OF HAVING A CHILD ARE AVAILABLE?

HOW THE METHODS WORK.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THE FACTS FROM ONE OF THE FOREMOST EXPERTS IN PREGNANCY ALTERNATIVES FOR COUPLES.

WHITE PLAINS TRAFFIC SURVEY SURFACES –OBSERVATIONS

Posted on September 25, 2024 by John Bailey

WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER SEPTEMBER 25, 2024:

Dear Common Council Members,

We just stumbled upon this WP Traffic Survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WhitePlainsVisionZero

We don’t recall receiving a request to participate in this Traffic Survey. . .however since one of our daughters was hit by an aggressive driver last year while walking by the Firehouse on Old Mamaroneck, we felt we had a personal obligation to provide our thoughts on Traffic Safety in WP. While we have enjoyed living here for the past 45 years. . .we have to say driving in WP right now is a lot more dangerous, particularly since the end of the Covid shutdowns.

We filled out the Traffic Survey although the questions appear to be more boiler-plate than reflective of current WP Traffic situations. And we included our below comments in the Survey:

“The lower 25 MPH speed limit will help Traffic Safety. . .however most of the cut-thru drvers from other communities are not aware of our new 25 MPR limit.

For instance, Burke Rehabilitation, which has a 15 MPH limit on its own campus, has employees traveling at excessive speeds on Heatherbloom Road where there are no sidewalks. So, the City needs to put electronic speed displays on all the cut-thru residential roads to improve driver communication and citizen safety.

And at high-accident prone intersections increase the number of electronic displays for pedestrian protection in residential areas to the same level as in the Downtown.

Also, the City should consider developing a simple list of “driving instructions” for the many distracted & aggressive drivers and for people who have never taken formal driving instructions. . .so they can actually learn to stop at stop signs and crosswalks. . .always use their turn signals when turning. . .and stop making U-turns over double-yellow lines, particularly on Mamaroneck Ave.

Youth bicycling on certain streets at certain times is dangerous and should be discouraged, not encouraged. And the City should consider regulating electric bikes and scooters which right now can be a menace to drivers, pedestrians and the riders themselves”.

For us Traffic Safety improvements always seem to be a “more-talk and less-action” topic.

For example, the high-risk intersection of Mamaroneck Ave and Heatherbloom Road right now has essentially the same layout as it had when we moved to WP 45 years ago. . .despite a significant number of accidents over the years. Also, local drivers at this intersection have been adversely impacted by the increase of large trucks, some with self-centered drivers, traveling to and from the City dump and construction sites.

We ask our elected officials to put a high priority on Traffic Safety right now in our City in order to prevent future injuries and deaths.

And don’t treat the residential neighborhoods as second-class citizens compared to the Downtown area as far as the use of Traffic technological upgrades and improvements.

We also ask that the City should do more to encourage additional citizens to give their thoughts and comments on the Traffic Survey because the more bottom-up comments and information you have the more accurate the Survey results will be for real Traffic Safety.

Thank you,

Marie and Ron Rhodes

SEPT 24–WHITE PLAINS STICKS WITH SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM NEW FIXED PRICE: 13.3 CENTS/KWH

Posted on September 24, 2024 by John Bailey

TO CHOOSE A LOWER RATE YOU MUST OPT-0UT BY MAILING IN OPT-OUT FORM OR CALLING SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER PRIOR TO OCTOBER 20,2024.

WPCNR THE 2025 POWER STORY. By John F. Bailey. September 24, 2024:

The City of White Plains informed residents and businesses in White Plains in a letter yesterday it has decided to continue membership in the Sustainable Westchester Community Choice Aggregation Program and would continue to make 100% renewable energy the city choice of electric power.

To choose the lower rate for Con Edison Standard Electric Supply, Small-Commercial and Residential Customers or the 50% Renewable Supply, customers must “opt-out” by the Opt-Out Card provided in the comunication or telephoning Sustainable Westchester at

914-242-4725 Ext. 111 or do so online or choose a different option at

www.sustainablewestchester.org/wp/con-ed-area-pre-enroll.

The new Residential Rates in effect through November 30, 2025.

100% Renewable Energy Rate is 13.298 cents per kilowatt hour (down from 15.06 cents current rate)

50% Renewable Energy Rate is 12.178 per Kilowatt hour.

The Con Edison Standard Electric Supply Rate is 9.6 Cents per Kilowatt Hour

The Small-Commercial business property

Has the same 100% and 50% Renewable rates as Residential Customers have choice of but pays slightly less for the Con Edison Standard Electric Supply: 8.734 cents per KWH.

The city letter notes

“Con Edison supply pricing is variable and may change each month, the Sustainable Westchester Constellation New Energy Inc pricing is fixed for the contract period”(and WPCNR points out avoids demand fluctuation swings during the summer months energy demands in the summer).