| WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. From Bedford Town Supervisor Chris Burdick. 8.10 1:00pm UpdateTropical Storm Isaias and Power Outages(new information is red) Update – Overview – Day 6 of the Outage We believe that all safety issues have been addressed live wires or blocked streets where people can’t get in/or out and emergency services can’t reach residents. NYSEG power restoration nearly complete – 15 customers remain out of power. Biggest problems now remain Con Edison with 214 customers still without power, A substantial number of Optimum and Verizon customers are without service. We don’t know how many, because unlike the utilities, they number of customers without service is not provided. And yes, we absolutely know that it’s not just Optimum. We are dealing with both – see below. Con Edison Con Edison representative is showing a reduction in Bedford outages to 214 customers of 1053 without power. Of course the estimated time of restoration of 11 PM last night came and went. Now it is showing as “more work required”, whatever that means. I wish to thank those Con Edison residents who have e-mailed me ([email protected]) confirmation of their notification of power outage. These e-mails have been very helpful in my work with Con Edison. ALSO PLEASE REPORT TO CON EDISON YOUR OUTAGE IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. Internet and Cell Service – FIOS, Optimum, Verizon and Other Wireless There was a conference call with Optimum senior officials this morning of limited help (my thanks to State Senator Shelley Mayer for getting the conference call). We did not get the answers anticipated. We have asked for resources and answers. Senator Mayer will be asking for a similar effort with Verizon so we can give focus as well to those issues. I thank you for your e-mails regarding the service issues. If you have not already done so, please e-mail Timothy Parker at [email protected] who is our staff member who will continue to work nearly full time on assisting. Please provide your name, address, account number, cell number and describe the nature of the service issue (e.g., no service whatsoever, intermittent, dropped calls). We are very actively working on this directly with government representatives. Please note that we have been advised that the Verizon/Optimum lines are below the power lines and they cannot work on them until NYSEG/Con Edison has completed its work. Workplace, Internet and Charging Facilities We will have the courtroom at the Town offices at 321 Bedford Road open as a workplace, internet and charging facility opened this morning at 8:00 AM. Additionally, wifi is accessible outside in the lobby. As noted previously, space is limited due to social distancing and you must wear a facemask or will be asked to leave. I will be try to keep it open until 9:00 PM today. ShowersBedford Hills Memorial Park poolhouse is open for showers today 3:30 to 5:00 PM and Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Residents arriving to utilize the showers will be required to sign-in and wear a mask upon entry. We ask that showers are limited to 5 minutes in duration. We also recommend the use of footwear (flip-flops, water shoes) when taking a shower. Shower stalls and bathrooms will be disinfected/sanitized routinely during operating hours. Con Ed/ DRY ICE DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONSclick image to print: |
GREENBURGH THIS AFTERNOON:
WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. From Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. August 10, 2020:
As of a half hour ago 1,300 residents of unincorporated Greenburgh were out of power. The police desk believes that an additional 200 residents of Poet’s Corner should have power back very quickly – if they don’t have power as of now.
That’s frustrating: getting very inaccurate info from Con Ed. This morning, for example, residents of the complex I reside at received a text message that our power was restored. It wasn’t. It’s not fair for a major company like Con Ed to send residents inaccurate info. This is happening all over the town.
Another complaint: The maps listing outages have wrong info. Some neighborhoods have reported that the maps claim no power outages when there are.
Estimates regarding restoration are not even close to being correct in some instances. I met someone whose power was restored a few days ago. He received a text message saying that power would be back later this week. Others have received estimates that power will be restored Tuesday, Monday and Wednesday?
How can a major company like Con Ed that has experience dealing with storms and outages handle outages for a non hurricane so poorly?
Another complaint: Con Ed did not do enough to help those with severe medical illnesses. I received calls from residents who were out of power who live with residents with brain cancer, residents staying at home (hospice). Residents who require oxygen to live or need their insulin to be kept cold. Con Ed made little effort to help them (Greenburgh police did offer assistance).
Con Ed should not make people provide receipts for food outages since most people don’t keep food receipts from supermarkets. They should provide everyone with a credit. Anyone out of power for many days lost food that they purchased.
Con Ed messed up big time, they were unprepared. They didn’t have crews ready to be of help. And people suffered. They need to be more customer friendly. And make it easier for people to get reimbursed.
PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
GREENBURGH LAST NIGHT
WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER From Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner. August 10, 2020:
I just got off the phone with the police. As of 6:45 PM 1,533 people in unincorporated Greenburgh were without power. Con Ed will be working all night restoring power to residents of Greenburgh so the numbers will continue to go down.
Some people contacted me recently – they read an earlier report that Con Ed was planning to restore power to their homes and so far they have seen no crews. It’s possible that power can be restored late tonight. Con Ed hasn’t forgotten you. There was substantial damage from the storm and some of the restorations are taking time.
PLEASE REPORT HANGING WIRES TO POLICE it was very apparent that residents need to report any type of grounded or hanging wires. You can e mail [email protected] and copy me at [email protected]. All of which should be treated as a live wire and considered very dangerous
WE WILL PICK UP MORE DEBRIS THIS WEEK
We realize that everyone who is out of power is very stressed (an understatement). We also recognize that the forecast this week is for heat and humidity. On top of the covid months and lack of power and now residents stuck with access rotting food and damaged items, I have authorized the following:
-The organic pick up has been relaxed for the week (per Comm. Carosi)
-All extra food waste and two small items can be placed at the curb away form the our town issued cans will be picked up with “an old school pick up”
-We will try to set up dumpsters in targeted areas towards the end of the week for bulk drop off.
I have authorized overtime of DPW crew members to help expedite the service —we anticipate that FEMA will reimburse us for much of the storm related expenses
from our radio shop
Today we have the following locations on generator power:
9A @ Secor Road
N. Central Ave @ Harvard Drive
Dobbs Ferry Road @ Knollwood Road /Hartsdale Road
Tarrytown Road @ Hillside Ave ( NEW) White Plains Knows about It.
Hillside @ 287 Exit Ramp (NYSDOT Generator)
Reset Traffic Signal At White Plains Road @ IFO500/520.
Looked at the Light at White Plains Road @ Benidict But Could not get in cabinet, Notified TMC & Verde Electric to reset signal.
Installed new street light on Hillcrest Ave
Installed new street light on My Joy Ave @ Dorchester.
Refueled all generators every 3-4 Hrs all day.
Paul Feiner
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Governor Cuomo: COVID CONTROL STEADY AS SHE GOES
WPCNR CORONAVIRUS REPORT. From the Governor’s Press Office. August 9, 2020:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.
“Our daily numbers remain low and steady, despite increasing infection rates across the country, and even in our region – and we had the lowest one-day positive rate since we started. That’s an incredible achievement, all thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers,” Governor Cuomo said. “New York’s progress shows that a data-driven, phased reopening works. We have followed the data since day one, and now we are an example for the rest of the country to follow. But we must not become complacent: Everyone should continue to wear their masks and socially distance.”
On Friday and Saturday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 2,294 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 60 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown for yesterday and Friday’s observed violations is below:
- Bronx – 2
- Brooklyn – 2
- Manhattan – 22
- Queens – 26
- Staten Island – 4
- Nassau – 3
- Suffolk – 1
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Patient Hospitalization – 548 (-25)
- Patients Newly Admitted – 66
- Hospital Counties – 30
- Number ICU – 131 (-2)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 66 (+2)
- Total Discharges – 73,689 (+80)
- Deaths – 7
- Total Deaths – 25,202
Of the 65,812 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 515, or 0.78 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| Capital Region | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Central New York | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Finger Lakes | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Long Island | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Mid-Hudson | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Mohawk Valley | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| New York City | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| North Country | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Southern Tier | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| Western New York | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
The Governor also confirmed 515 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 420,860 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 420,860 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 2,595 | 14 |
| Allegany | 79 | 0 |
| Broome | 1,126 | 6 |
| Cattaraugus | 165 | 0 |
| Cayuga | 152 | 1 |
| Chautauqua | 253 | 0 |
| Chemung | 171 | 0 |
| Chenango | 216 | 1 |
| Clinton | 127 | 0 |
| Columbia | 540 | 1 |
| Cortland | 95 | 0 |
| Delaware | 105 | 0 |
| Dutchess | 4,607 | 7 |
| Erie | 8,904 | 54 |
| Essex | 55 | 0 |
| Franklin | 54 | 0 |
| Fulton | 296 | 1 |
| Genesee | 277 | 0 |
| Greene | 292 | 1 |
| Hamilton | 8 | 0 |
| Herkimer | 274 | 1 |
| Jefferson | 142 | 2 |
| Lewis | 41 | 0 |
| Livingston | 176 | 0 |
| Madison | 412 | 0 |
| Monroe | 4,956 | 34 |
| Montgomery | 176 | 4 |
| Nassau | 43,655 | 27 |
| Niagara | 1,498 | 4 |
| NYC | 227,832 | 248 |
| Oneida | 2,146 | 4 |
| Onondaga | 3,576 | 11 |
| Ontario | 360 | 3 |
| Orange | 11,159 | 3 |
| Orleans | 298 | 0 |
| Oswego | 253 | 0 |
| Otsego | 116 | 0 |
| Putnam | 1,449 | 2 |
| Rensselaer | 765 | 4 |
| Rockland | 13,942 | 6 |
| Saratoga | 757 | 2 |
| Schenectady | 1,058 | 0 |
| Schoharie | 69 | 0 |
| Schuyler | 22 | 0 |
| Seneca | 89 | 0 |
| St. Lawrence | 263 | 0 |
| Steuben | 298 | 0 |
| Suffolk | 43,786 | 37 |
| Sullivan | 1,489 | 1 |
| Tioga | 193 | 0 |
| Tompkins | 234 | 0 |
| Ulster | 2,062 | 5 |
| Warren | 308 | 0 |
| Washington | 259 | 2 |
| Wayne | 250 | 1 |
| Westchester | 36,205 | 25 |
| Wyoming | 118 | 2 |
| Yates | 57 | 1 |
Yesterday, there were 7 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,202. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| Deaths by County of Residence | |
| County | New Deaths |
| Bronx | 2 |
| Erie | 1 |
| Herkimer | 1 |
| Nassau | 1 |
| Queens | 1 |
| Rensselaer | 1 |