WHITE PLAINS WESTCHESTER DAILY NEWS SERVICE VISITS SINCE 2000 A.D. 25TH YEARl REPORTING THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW News Service Since 2000 A.D. 2026 WILL BE OUR 26TH YEAR OF COVERING WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK USA . John F. Bailey, Editor (914) 997-1607 wpcnr@aol.com Cell: 914-673-4054. News Politics Personalities Neighborhoods Schools Finance Real Estate Commentary Reviews Policy Correspondence Poetry Philosophy Photojournalism Arts. The WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER. TELEVISION: "White Plains Week" News Roundup, 7:30 EDT FRI, 7 EDT MON & the incisive "People to Be Heard" Interview Program 8PM EDT THURS, 7 PM EDT SAT on FIOS CH 45 THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER AND, ALTICE OPTIMUM WHITE PLAINS CH 1300 Fighting for Truth, Justice and the American Way. TOP 10 VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD :1. USA. 2.BRAZIL3.VIET NAM 4. CHINA 5. JAPAN 6.UK. 7.CANADA. 8.INDIA. 9.AUSTRALIA 10.IRELAND 11.GERMANY 12..ARGENTINA 13.BANGLADESH 14.RUSSIA. 15.NEWZEALAND. 16. FRANCE. 17.MEXICO. 18.UKRAINE. 19.SOUTH AFVRICA. 20. IRAQ.
The New York State Court of Appeals Friday refused to review the Appellate Court of the 2nd Circuit which declared that Katherine Brezler’s petition signatures previously approved by the Westchester County Board of Elections were valid. A lower court judge, Samuel Walker had she did not have enough valid signatures to be in the ballot. The Appellate Court in Brooklyn reversed Judge Walker’s ruling citing specific case law.
Democrats appealed that Appellate Ruling to the Court of Appeals in Albany last Monday. Yesterday the Appeals Court refused to review the case.
The New York State Court of Appeals upheld the Appellate Court ruling that puts Brezler on the ballot to stay, by refusing to review the Appellate Court decision.
KAT BREZLER in a statement to WPCNR Saturday morning said:
“The court of appeals refused to take the case. Which leaves the lower court’s decision in my favor.
There can be no further distractions.
The courts have recognized what we’ve long known, the board of elections was correct, we’re on the ballot. There is nothing left to do but knock on doors and get out the vote for our election on June 25th!”
DEMOCRATS APPEAL TO COURT OF APPEALS ON BREZLER ON THE BALLOT
COUNTY EXECUTIVE LATIMER AT GROUND ZERO CHAPPAQUA NY USA ON AIRCRAFT NOISE AND A NEW CONSULTANT, NEW LISTENING POSTS TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF SOUND, AIR TRAFFIC PATTERNSTHE STATE OF THE AIRCRAFT MARKET TODAYC, PATTERNS IN PLANE PURCHASING
JOHN BAILEY INTERVIEWS KATHERINE BREZLER AT 7:30 PM SATURDAY EVENING. SHE IS A WHITE PLAINS CANDIDATE FOR THE COMMON COUNCIL IN A PRIMARY JUNE 25- AT 7 PM SATURDAY EVENING, JOHN BAILEY INTRODUCES AND INTERVIEWS THE THREE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEES FOR COMMON COUNCIL WHO ARE BEING CHALLENGED AT THIS TIME IN A PRIMARY JUNE 25, PENDING AN ONGOING COURT CASE BEING APPEALED TO THE NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS
It is 75 years today since allied troops died and lived on Normandy beaches in the largest military operation in history to turn the tide against Nazi Germany, the ultimate evil Third Reich.
It is a day to remember, reflect. Examine ourselves. Would we have the courage those men and women did? Do we have their believe in truth, justice and the American Way?
I thought in preparing my simple news program, what kind of a visual should I put up to remember those brave who faced massive, withering fire hitting them and killing them instantly on those beaches? Should it be the sobering pictures of the wounded? The sobering lineups of corpses in the sand? An empty soldier’s helmet upside down on the beach? The overhead awe-inspiring photographs of the landing?
I chose this: thousands of crosses to remember who died together fighting tyranny and evil because you must always fight tyranny and evil and hate together. You cannot negotiate with it. There is no excuse for it then and certainly not today.
The crosses are all the same.
There are thousands of them in graveyards like the one shown here. The horror of sacrificed humanity, all the same in death, united in death, whether black, latino, Brit, American, Canadian, Australian, no matter their nationality, creed, religion. They were all equal in death comrades in death.
Next time you hear the speeches of hate and prejudice and superiority, please remember this picture and this day.
Seventy-five years ago this morning, thousands of troops stormed the beaches in Normandy, France in the largest invasion in history. The bloody assault against a heavily defended coastline, requiring incredible courage and sacrifice (certain deaths) of allied troops, landing craft, paratroops, signaled the beginning of the end of the Third Reich and the evil regime of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany.
The quiet beaches of Normandy today. The hundreds of rows of white crosses in cemeteries around the little town bear silent eternal testimony and tribute to the sacrifice of those brave men and women who fought, died, and triumphed this day 75 years ago today.
We can in no way, or through any motion picture know what any veteran experienced that day. The veterans who still are with us do not like to talk about their combat experiences. And they do not.
One veteran of D-Day, asked what he thought of Saving Private Ryan, the movie of a few years ago depicting the landing and the realism of it, said the real D-Day was worse. However, veterans we have interviewed remark that they think of their combat experience every day. It is always with them.
The great battle was at its height this morning. Horror. Hell. Suffering beyond imagination.
It is inconceivable to me that I could ever be able to do what these men and women did. I would like to hope I could have. However, the veterans have.
They left ordinary lives as teenagers office workers, factory workers, farmers, accountants, and what have you and were able to go to war and “rise to the occasion,” or as they say today, “step it up to the next level.” The highest level.
Rising to the occasion is hard. Stepping it up to the next level is hard. Giving all in vain is heartbreaking.
Few of them are left now. But today their sacrifices should be remembered.
Wings Over Latimer: A jet on approach approximately 500 feet over the George Latimer News Conference this afternoon held on Hamilton Drive, Chappaqua, announcing new portable noise monitoring recorders being deployed at 10 locations in Northern Westchester to document recent and ongoing noise patterns to prove air traffic noise has worsened, with an eye to asking the FAA to make changesNew listening post installed at the home of a resident who is right in the traffic pattern. The County Executive had this to say:
County Executive George Latimer began outlining his effort to acquire input from as many parties affected by the airport as possible. He announced the hiring of Harris, Miller, Miller & Hanson for $200,000 (paid out of airport profits), as consultants to prepare a study of past sound data, and data to be collected by new portable sound monitoring machines which cost $15,000 a piece.
After the news conference ended, in a Q & A, Mr. Latimer told WPCNR the consultants would also study if the air traffic control practice of allowing aircraft approaching from the southeast to “cut the line” and join the landing parade into Runway 16 had significantly increased the noise levels complained about by residents.Here, Mr. Latimer explains the county needs more recent and detailed sound data to make the case to the Federal Aviation Administration that solutions need to be negotiated either in aircraft approach patterns, distributing aircraft more equally to other county areas, or improvement of aircraft noise abatement equipment was necessary. The increased detailed data on noise and air traffic was needed to make the case traffic was causing the increase in noise complaintsJoan McDonald, County Director of Operations gave detailed information on the new machines and why the data from the old county noise monitors was not enough
Asked by WPCNR if the county would consider raising landing fees at Westchester County Airport which are significantly lower than most airports in the area, Latimer said they would consider that, but he did not want to take aviation business away from the county airport, either.
Site Plan for Windward School complex planned for 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue. WPCNR FILE PHOTO
WPCNR SOUTH END TIMES. Special to WPCNR From the Rosedale Residential Association. June 5, 2019:
On May 9, the Rosedale Residential Association Annual Meeting questioned a leader of the Windward School on their future site of the school on Mamaroneck Avenue. The Association published an e-mail communication to its members and WPCNR on that Q. & A. Session with Windward.
Below are the answers to the questions asked of Mr. Rosenshine (Associate Head of Schools at Windward School) at the May 8th, 2019 Annual Meeting.
What plans does Windward have for the 7 Collyer Place property?
There are no immediate plans, but we expect eventually to sell it.
What plans does Windward have for the 5 Windward Avenue property?
The School’s plans for the 5 Windward Avenue property are the same plans that were approved by WP Common Council – complete infrastructure as required.
What are Windward’s plans regarding the upcoming expiration of the approved plans for the West Street property?
Our plans are, if necessary, to apply for an extension.
What exactly are Windward’s plans for the tree line between the new WLS campus and the homes on Collier Place? I.e., Will there be sufficient blockage to ensure that their homes remain protected/shielded from sightlines to our property?
The tree line will be maintained and additional trees will be planted.
Are we certain that we will have access to whatever gas, electric, oil we will need to power the building at full use?
Yes, we have had consultants evaluate these issues.
What exactly will be the height of the gym, and will it be the same height or higher than the current roof of the main building?
The height of the gym will be 28 feet and below the height of the existing mechanical equipment which is currently on the roof.
What are the plans for the traffic patterns on Mamaroneck Avenue—both going into and out of the campus as well as any residual traffic impact that might be realized either north or south on Mamaroneck Avenue? People were concerned about cars being forced to make a right out of campus and then making u-turns up by the Rosedale Avenue intersection in order to go south on Mamaroneck Avenue. They were also concerned about the build-up of traffic southbound on Mamaroneck Avenue as cars will cross traffic to make a left onto campus. I pointed out to them the lane for cars making left turns onto the property.
Our traffic consultants have worked with the city’s traffic department. During arrival and dismissal times, there will be right turns only (no left turns allowed) when leaving the campus. Our traffic consultants have also put forward proposals for managing potential traffic impacts on Mamaroneck Avenue, including a possible northbound cueing line and u-turn at the Rosedale Avenue light for cars to redirect south on Mamaroneck Avenue.
Has there been any study done about the volume of traffic that is going to be drawn to the school on a regular basis?
Yes, our traffic consultants have completed a study of the traffic impacts of the proposed campus, and we have submitted the study to the City of White Plains.
WPCNR BORDERLINE. Statement from the Service Employees International Union 32BJ June 4, 2019:
32BJ Statement on House Passage of Dream and Promise Act
The following statement may be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President 32BJ SEIU:
“Today the House of Representatives took a major step forward for immigrants and America’s highest ideals by passing the Dream and Promise Act. The bill would create a path to citizenship for some two and a half million immigrants, including Dreamers, who came to the U.S. as children, and recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), who came to the U.S. from countries devastated by natural or human-made disasters.
These immigrants have lived and worked in this country legally for years, often decades. They include college students, parents, homeowners, business owners, and union members. At 32BJ, one of the nation’s largest unions with majority-immigrant membership, we estimate that between 3,000 and 5,000 of our building service workers are recipients of TPS. The attempt to end their legal protections and leave them open to detention and deportation cuts at the heart of America’s workplaces, communities, families, schools, churches and economy.
“Anyone with a conscience can understand that there is nothing temporary in a life built over 20 years by TPS and DED recipients, nor in the foundational roots planted by Dreamers who were raised here.
These two and half million immigrants also have 6 million family members and over 1 million U.S. citizen children. Their removal would annually end $2.5 billion in mortgage payments, $17 billion in federal taxes, and $75 billion in household spending power.
The House today voted to allow these immigrants’ lives —these American lives — to continue flourishing. This is the first major step on the road to reforming our nation’s broken immigration system, and we urge the Senate and President to walk this road with a nation committed to the motto e pluribus unum —out of many, one.”
Declaración de la 32BJ sobre el Acta de Sueño y Promesa de la Cámara de Representantes
La siguiente declaración puede ser atribuida a Héctor Figueroa, Presidente de la 32BJ SEIU:
“Hoy, la Cámara de Representantes dio un gran paso adelante en apoyo a los inmigrantes y conjunto a los ideales más altos de Estados Unidos al aprobar la Dream and Promise Act. El proyecto de ley crearía una vía hacia la ciudadanía para unos dos millones y medio de inmigrantes, incluidos los llamados Soñadores, que llegaron a los Estados Unidos cuando eran niños, además de las personas con Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Salida Obligatoria Diferida (DED, por sus siglas en inglés), que vinieron a los Estados Unidos de países devastados por desastres naturales o desastres provocados por el hombre. Estos inmigrantes han vivido y trabajado legalmente en este país durante años, a menudo décadas. Incluyen estudiantes universitarios, padres, propietarios de viviendas, dueños de negocios y miembros de sindicatos. En la 32BJ, uno de los sindicatos más grandes de la nación con membresía de mayoría inmigrante, estimamos que entre 3,000 y 5,000 de nuestros trabajadores de servicios a los edificios son beneficiarios de TPS. El intento de poner fin a sus protecciones legales y exponerlos a la posibilidad de detención y deportación amenaza la fibra de los lugares de trabajo, las comunidades, las familias, las escuelas, las iglesias y la economía de los Estados Unidos.
“Cualquier persona de conciencia puede comprender que no hay nada temporal cuando se habla de una vida construida durante 20 años por las personas con TPS y DED, ni en las raíces fundamentales plantadas por los Soñadores que se criaron aquí. Estos dos millones y medio de inmigrantes además tienen 6 millones de miembros de familia y más de 1 millón de niños ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos. La eliminación de sue status legal terminaría anualmente con $ 2.5 mil millones en pagos de hipotecas, $ 17 mil millones en impuestos federales y $ 75 mil millones en poder adquisitivo de los hogares. La Cámara de Representantes votó hoy para permitir que las vidas de estos inmigrantes, estas vidas de Estados Unidos, continúen floreciendo. Este es el primer paso importante en el camino hacia la reforma del sistema de inmigración roto de nuestra nación, e instamos al Senado y al Presidente a que recorran este camino con una nación comprometida al lema e pluribus unum: de muchos, uno “.
A TIMELY REALITY CHECK AT THE ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM FROM THE STEPINAC HONORS ACADEMY
How to prevent storm surge damage to New York City: one of the possible solutions a research time presented Thursday evening.WPCNR video.The perfect energy efficient, climate soothing house as designed by one of the Stepinac “Scientist-Philosophers” Groups. Once you get past the complicated Einsteinian formulas determining components, stay with it. Mohab El-Hakim, an environmental engineer empanelled to hear and question the presentations said the house was a excellent concept, but its materials (in existence for decades) were still too high priced for general widespread use. One of the student presenters said they estimated such a house would cost 5% more than a typical one of its size being constructed now.
WPCNR ANSWERS TO ISSUES. By John F. Bailey. May 31, 2019:
President Trump should have attended.
Only parents, friends, teachers attended the Archbishop Stepinac High Second Annual Symposium dealing with climate change Thursday evening.
They watched a chilling narrative that was no science fiction, no invention of the left, but instead a riveting, sweeping reality check delivered somberly by 21 members of the Stepinac Honors Academy in a superbly organized series of presentations that gained momentum, gravity and urgency as they moved along.
A distinguished panel of professionals quizzed the students on conclusion of their presentations. They included Mohab El-Hakin, Assistant Professor in Manhattan College’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department; Dr. Rocco J. Lafaro, M.D. of White Plains, a Stepinac alumnus, 1968; Damon A. Amadio, P.E., also a Stepinac alumnus (Class of 1980), Commissioner of Building in White Plains; and Andrew Ratzkin, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Burns and Roe Group, Inc., provider of engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to power and water utilities.
The Stepinac 21 methodically let history tell the story how polluting gases, carbons and the industrial revolution and its escalating aftermath the last 100 years has created a planet environment change not seen in millions of years.
They showed how progress that pollutes has become the progenitor of escalating destruction from the rapidly deteriorating environment we are living in–choking on– being destroyed by — today.
What was ominous and frustrating to learn was the way the young men presented the facts and solutions to fix the problem within our grasp that we are not taking in our hands.
The pre-autopsy of the planet and very achievable reversibility in the immediate window of time was fascinating, flowing like a continuing detective story.
The presentations were conducted by Matthew Halas, William Henderson, Moeen Ahmed, Zach Barnes, John Howard, Daniel Cregin, Raymonmd Monis II, Justin Rasche-Hotetz, Ethan Tieng, Marcus Tiratsuyan, Anthony Abraham, Stephen Buckley, Jordan Crichlow, Oluwatosin Gbotosho, Matthew Guadagnolo, Joshin Johnkutty, Omar Loayza, Stephen Magliocchino, Nicholas Morillo, Mychal Riccio, and Joel Ythier.
They pulled no punches.
Told it like it is from the spread of insect-borne diseases to increasingly frequent major storms, the costs of climate change, impacts of carbon Tax and success of Cap and Trade and threats we face in the future. The evidence was up there on the compelling graphics and pained tone of their voices.
The symposium is intended to provide a platform for student researchers to exchange information and identify needs and solutions in an important area. It was organized by Roxanne Calvello, Health Sciences; Cynthia Kilkelly, Honors Academy Counselor; Carole Mendelson, Economics and Finance; Patricia Murphy, Engineering; and Rick Yapchanyk, Esq.,Law
This year—the worst year ever for climate disasters in this country—the topic was climate change.
The presenters provided how they would stop the bleeding of the planet.
In the future days WPCNR will provide clips of the presentations, because you need to see them.
The “cover the waterfront” handling of climate change and tying the affects together with the historical evidence got your attention. The students presentations done without scripts and with poise and impressive depth gave the evidence for action insurgency.
They also present possible solutions. The two presentations at the beginning of this article given last night to show how we have the technology to calm the environment. (We just have to want to do it.)
Other projects presented were a commercial filter that can remove carbon dioxide from the air and then re-direct it to plants growing in a sealed environment for use in farming.
Frank Portanova, Vice Principal for Curriculum and Academic Studies, closes the gathering on the Stepinac “Scientist-Philosophers” leave to applause.
