WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER SETS RECORD VISITS FOR YEAR 7,017,658 VISITS! 2,098,003 VISITORS MADE 6 VISITS A DAY EVERY DAY. 63,330 UNIQUE VISITORS MADE 133,730 VISITS IN DECEMBER. WPCNR AVERAGED 17,284 VISITORS A WEEK, VISITING 31,270 TIMES.

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WPCNR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAY. By the WPCNR Roving Photographer. August 4, 2010:

Commissioner of Public Safety David Chong hosted a block party for the neighborhoods on Public Safety Headquarters last night, attracting some 500 persons through the evening. He hoped would introduce members of the community to the number of services provided to enhance public safety of residents in the city. This was the first time White Plains has participated in the national police event, “National Night Out,” and Chong told WPCNR he would definitely bring the various organizations back next year for another “Night Out.”

On hand were the the Westchester K-9 unit, the Fire Bureau Rescue 88 truck, the Domestic Violence Unit, the New York State Troopers, the Westchester County Police, the Visiting Nurse Service, and others.  Citizens could meet and greet leading personalities of the White Plains Department of Public Safety: the Commissioner, the Police Chief, and Assistant Police Chief, members of the Fire Bureau on an informal basis. Information tables were set up for the various services with literature available.

Councilpersons Benjamin Boykin, David Buchwald, Dennis Power, Tom Roach, Beth Smayda and Mayor Bradley attended and mingled with the crowd.

As of 8 P.M. the event attracted a crowd as diverse as White Plains itself, enjoying rock and roll music, a boxing exhibition featuring the Youth Bureau, and all had the options of viewing the inner workings of the emergency and service vehicles available.

Chong said it was the first time persons in White Plains had the chance to make themselves aware of all the services provided for their well-being and learn how to work with them. He said, in his opinion it was very successful,well-attended and he thanked the organizations that participated.

Here is how it looked to the WPCNR Roving Photographer:

The Night Out at 8:15 P.M down at the Public Safety Building. For more photos, click READ MORE

Information Tables.

The Scene on Lexington Avenue

County K-9 Unit was a star attraction…TransCare ambulance was available for inspection.

The kids loved Rescue 88

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White Plains Youth Bureau staged an exciting boxing exhibition.

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WPCNR NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. AUGUST 4, 2010: ‘

White Plains Common Council President Thomas Roach will be the Guest Speaker at the August meeting of the White Plains Council of Neighborhood Associations. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino will also address the meeting and hold a Q&A session afterward.

The August meeting of the White Plains Council of Neighborhood Associations (WPCNA) will be held at Education House at 5 Homeside Lane in White Plains, NY at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Council President Tom Roach will explore “Leadership in a Fiscal Crisis ” in his keynote address. County Executive Rob Astorino will round out the evening with a brief topical presentation followed by a question and answer period. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend and participate.

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WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. AUGUST 2,2010:

White Plains Youth Bureau is hosting a Homecoming Barbeque on Saturday, August, 14, 2010, Noon-6pm at Gardella Park. This is the first in a series of celebrations for the White Plains Youth Bureau’s 40th anniversary year. Anyone ever involved in the life of the Youth Bureau is welcome to attend and bring their family and friends. There will be tennis, swimming, games, sporting activities and much more!!!

The White Plains Youth Bureau has touched thousands of young lives since it became a formal office of city government in 1970. The White Plains Youth Bureau has one mission: helping youth grow into successful adults. Today, the Youth Bureau works with over 2000 youth each day with 50 programs backed by our proud tradition of 40 years of service.

Bring your White Plains Youth Bureau stories, some sun screen a great appetite!!

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WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. By Assistant Police Chief, Anne FitzSimmons. August 1,2010:

On August 3, 2010 between 6 PM and 9 PM, the White Plains Department of Public Safety will for the first time be participating in the National
Night Out. 

National Night Out is designed to: (1) Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime efforts; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
   
From 6 to 9 PM. on August 3rd, residents in neighborhoods throughout White Plains and across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and join forces at White Plains Department of Public Safety Building located at
77 South Lexington Ave. 
     
This is a night for America to stand together to promote awareness, safety and neighborhood unity.  National Night Out showcases the vital importance of police-community partnerships and citizen involvement in our fight to build a safer city. Neighborhoods nationwide are invited to
join in Giving Crime & Drugs a Going Away Party.

Along with the traditional outside lights and front porch vigils, The City of White Plains will celebrate *National Night Out* with an open house of the White Plains Public Safety Department along with a safety fair that will include a live band, and tables manned by various Community Service organizations.  There will be free give aways, along with visits from elected officials representing our local government.

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WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From James Maisano, County Legislator. (EDITED) July 29, 2010:

GOP legislators today discovered that an event arranged for the evening of Thursday July 29, 2010 was being billed as a Public Hearing, and was being sponsored by ‘The Westchester County Board of Legislators’ and held at the County Center. The event has been advertised through an e-mail campaign and official press releases sent on Friday July 23^rd from the Board of Legislators’ Communication Department.

Republican legislators were never informed of this event. They were never even copied on the email announcement. Republicans claim a  Board of Legislators Public Hearing must be part of an official agenda, and voted on by the entire board and this “rally” clearly was not. 

 Republican Board of Legislators leader James Maisano contends that on Monday July 26^th the event “appeared” on the BOL schedule as being sponsored by the Community Services Committee of the Board, raising  the initial concern of the GOP legislators.

“As the only GOP member of the Community Services Committee I was never informed of the event and have serious concerns about it taking place under the auspices of the Board, “ stated Legislator John Testa (R-Peekskill) during his committee meeting on Tuesday July 27^th. “It is an obvious political rally and has no governmental purpose. It raises serious questions about the abuse of taxpayer funded resources to not only create the advertising but to secure the County Center,” Testa added.

“As elected officials we must be very careful with the public’s money. The Board has been through this before where taxpayer funded resources were used inappropriately. “A lesson should have been learned through the Gary Kriss fiasco,”says Gordon A. Burrows (R-Yonkers).

“To date we have not received any official notification of this event,” says Sheila Marcotte (R-Tuckahoe) “This was strictly a one-sided operation, with no notice to any Republican on the Board. We found out about it second hand and county taxpayers are stuck with the tab, over $1500, to rent the County Center, plus the cost of any County police at $110 per officer per hour.” 

The invitation carries the theme of an invitation to a ‘public hearing’ to save childcare in Westchester County and stop what it says are ‘Illegal Cuts to Child Care.’

” This was a blatant use of board staff and funds for a political purpose and shows a callous disregard for not only the taxpayer but the principles of transparency and accountability. If this was a true public hearing we all would have been properly notified and it would be held in the Board Chamber,” stated Minority Leader Jim Maisano (R-New Rochelle).