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Harrison Says “Hurrah” for Bradley. Insurgent Matusow Matador Endorsed.

Posted on June 24, 2002 by John Bailey

WPCNR Morning Sun. From the Bradley Press Office. June 24, 2002. 8:30 AM E.D.T.:The Harrison Democratic Committee has endorsed Adam Bradley, candidate for State Assembly in the 89th District, was overwhelmingly endorsed by Harrison at the end of last week. Bradley now has been endorsed by two key Democratic organizations in the southern end of the 89th District, and the Independence Party, in his attempt to primary incumbent 10-year veteran Assemblywoman Naomi Matusow.

Christina Hughes, Chair of the Harrison Democratic Committee, stated: “The Harrison Democratic Committee overwhelmingly and enthusiastically endorsed Adam Bradley over incumbent Naomi Matusow, and we look forward to having him serve the Community as our next representative in Albany.”

Hughes added: “The Committee has been most impressed by Bradley’s knowledge and commitment to issues of concern to the Community, and we believe he will provide the kind of leadership we need in the State Assembly.”

Since Bradley’s entry into the race, only three weeks ago, he has received a growing list of important endorsements, including the White Plains Democratic Committee, the Harrison Democratic Committee and the Independence Party. White Plains and Harrison are two of the largest communities in the Assembly District.

Gerrard Talks VI Scheduled to Come to Close Monday with Council Vote on FEIS

Posted on June 22, 2002 by John Bailey

WPCNR Friday Night Final. By John F. Bailey. June 22, 2002. 1:00 AM. EDT.UPDATED MONDAY, June 24, 2002 1:30 PM EDTThe Common Council will meet Monday evening at 7:00 PM at City Hall to vote on whether or not to accept the New York Presbyterian Hospital Final Environmental Impact Statement. The decision must be made Monday evening, in order tomeet the deadline of June 27 for either acceptance or rejection of the FEIS as “complete.” The Council response has to be written by the Planning Department and submitted to state authorities by Thursday.

“PLEASE REVIEW THIS. THERE WILL BE A POP QUIZ ON MONDAY”: Commissioner of Planning Susan Habel hands out New York Presbyterian Hospital “Final Answers” to Councilpersons’ questions on research, tree loss, ancillary activities, and concerns raised during the Gerrard Talks (with Arnold & Porter environmental legal counsel, Michael Gerrard), last Wednesay evening. The new document is available at the White Plains Public Library and the Planning Department.
Photo by WPCNR

Mayor Joseph Delfino told WPCNR Friday that Thursday evening’s session of the Gerrard Talks V, consisted of much discussion of distribution of employees expected at the research facility, their hours, and comings and goings on the site. WPCNR has been advised by City Hall that the Council must decide by Monday whether or not to accept the FEIS. Four votes are required for acceptance.

A city hall source advised WPCNR that a likely date for a Council decision on the hospital’s biomedical research and proton accelerator cancer treatment center for its White Plains campus is the Common Council meeting of August 5.

Delgado Delivers 103 Affidavits of District 18 Voters for Delgado to the AG.

Posted on June 21, 2002 by John Bailey

WPCNR Herald-Statesman. By John F. Bailey. June 21, 2002. 12:00 Noon E.D.T. Former White Plains Councilman Larry Delgado told WPCNR Friday morning that he personally delivered 103 signed affidavits from District 18 voters who voted in last November’s jammed voting machine election, to the Attorney General’s office in Manhattan Thursday, as evidence that he had been wrongly denied victory over Glen Hockley by the jammed District 18 voting machine.
Delgado, speaking to WPCNR personally, before videotaping an appearance on Isabel Villar’s television show on Channel 71, said the Attorney General’s office had started the investigation into whether or not to bring a quo warranto proceeding, by interviewing Westchester County Board of Election officials.

Mr. Delgado said the 103 signed and notarized affidavits from voters logged in as having voted November 6 in District 18, give him enough votes for victory over Glen Hockley. It is now up to the Attorney General’s office to decide whether to bring a quo warranto action in court to overturn the election result declared official when the Court of Appeals overturned lower court decisions to hold a new election in first District 18, then citywide to resolve the close election.

Mr. Delgado told WPCNR the Attorney General’s office promised him a swift and speedy investigation and action.
More to come

King Komments: Overnight Parking Proposal Explained.

Posted on June 21, 2002 by John Bailey

King Komments. By Councilman William King. June 21, 2002:Parking will be allowed between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and will be free, as it is now. The mayor was saying he wouldn’t go down and move his car if it was parked on the street overnight and the weekly street cleaning was between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. when Glen Hockley first thought that’s when maybe the best time to do it was. I straightened Glen out on this at the meeting – the best time is later in the morning, say between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. which I have seen in NYC.

OLD MAMARONECK ROAD SOUTH TO BRYANT: Overnight metered parking is proposed by Mr. King for the right side of this White Plains throroughfare in a heavy apartment-ed area.
Photo by WPCNR

Overnight on street local area resident parking permits is not being given up on, certainly not because the permits themselves are considered unwieldy. What is unwieldy is bureaucratic unwieldiness in that such permits actually require a change in state law by Albany for local streets that a municipality wants to do it on.

Steve Otis, mayor of Rye and Suzi Oppenheimer’s counsel, says it takes a year or more, if then, for the State to pass such legislation for a specific municipality. The village of Mamaroneck currently has a bill pending in the legislature.

I have indicated to the city that we should get a home rule message going that would allow us to have resident permits for overnight onstreet parking in the future … but this could take years and we shouldn’t wait to do what we can.

Young mothers with kids don’t like having to walk back at night from remote parking lots to their buildings, not just assigned spaces.

There is currently already metered parking during the day, 6 days a week, on Old Mamaroneck from Shapham Place north to Mamaroneck Ave.

OLD MAMARONECK ROAD NORTH TO MAMARONECK AVENUE: Councilman King also recommends overnight metered parking on Old Mamaroneck up to Mamaroneck Avenue. (Opposite view of earlier picture)
Photo by WPCNR

Names Streets

Streets which are currently free that would have meters added (single space meters or multi-space meters), on the east side of Old Mamaroneck Rd., from Shapham Place south to in front of 101 Old Mamaroneck, the north side of Bryant Ave., between Nosband Ave. and Old Mamaroneck, the east side of Overlook Road, in front of 2 Overlook, the west side of Nosband Ave., from Bryant Ave. to Shapham Place, and the north side of Shapham, from Nosband to Old Mamaroneck.

Al Moroni’s and others’ thinking is that, with meters there for the overnight parking, it would be too confusing not to also charge during the day, so go ahead and charge during the day, except between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. where it is free everywhere. The leaders of the two coops I have talked to said that was ok, that they were willing to compromise and so, so am I.
William King
White Plains Common Councilman