Father of Mark Zuckerberg and Randi Zuckerburg Addresses Greenburgh Summer Interns

WPCNR MEDIA GO-ROUND. From Paul Feiner, Town Supervisor of Greenburgh NY, USA:

Dr. Ed Zuckerberg, father of Facebook’s Mark and Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Mark speak to Greenburgh Summer student interns

Randi: “Be nice to your brother-you never know if he’ll become a billionaire and hire you.”

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, grew up in the village of Dobbs Ferry (part of Greenburgh). His father, Dr. Ed Zuckerberg was a well respected Dentist in the community. His sister, Randi, was asked by her brother to serve as DIrector of Market Development and spokesperson for Facebook during Facebook’s early years. Ed Zuckerberg and his daughter, Randi, spent almost an hour and forty minutes this past week talking with Greenburgh summer interns.

Dr. Zuckerberg spends the initial portion of the discussion talking about how his children his grew up with technology and were exposed to computers early on. Dr. Zuckerberg’s fascination with technology and computers probably enriched Mark’s interest in computers, programming, messaging.  Some call Dr. Zuckerberg “the father of Facebook.”

Randi Zuckerberg talks to the student interns about being the sister of the founder of Facebook. “Be nice to your brother. You never know if he’ll become a billionaire  and hire you.”   Randi talks about her career in marketing, Broadway- performer and producer (she won a Tony award for  producing Hadestown) and also invited Greenburgh students to apply  for an exciting opportunity with the Zuckerberg Institute.

The Zuckerberg Institute mentors high school students with exciting visions, helps them become innovators who are ready to change the world. The program teaches students secrets and concepts that have helped entrepreneurs build billion dollar corporations and global initiatives.  Town Clerk Judith Beville and I will be speaking with the leadership of the Zuckerberg Institute this week and look forward to partnering with them–providing Greenburgh youth with the chance to become great successes in life.  

The 2020 Greenburgh summer internship program is a program organized by Town Clerk Judith Beville, Town Attorney Tim Lewis, Commissioner of Planning Garrett Duquesne and myself.  Other nationally known speakers this summer included Hillary Clinton, former United States Secretary of State, First Lady and Senator and  David Kaplan, previously with Newsweek and  author of  NY Times Best Seller:  “The Most  Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court’s Assault on the Constitution” and Barrett Seaman, former TIME Magazine Correspondent and White House Correspondent. Mr. Seaman is currently with the Hudson Independent. Other officials and community leaders also spoke to the students. The students produced a number of public service announcements during the summer dealing the pedestrian safety, racism, COVID/need to wear masks, the need to participate in the census and much more.

The link to the interview is;

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Dr. Fauci: Politicizing of Anti-Covid-19 Prevention Serious Threat to Controlling the Disease. His Life and His Family are Threatened. Cautions Against Opening Schools, bars saying disease will spread faster. Anti Covid precautions “a gateway to where we want to be.”

WPCNR CORONAVIRUS REPORT. From ABC NEWS. August 16, 2020:

In an interview with ABC News and testimony before congress, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that taking positions over coronavirus preventive messages was the most serious threat to public health he has ever seen. In an story in the Huffington Post at

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/08/15/covid-19-has-taken-a-political-tone-like-nothing-ive-ever-seen-warns-anthony-fauci/24591051/

Dr. Fauci warned allowing opening of bars in the hot spot states around the country and said leaders should not reopen schools.

He said he was astounded at he and his family receiving death threats over the issue.

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Governor Monitors Coronavirus “Clusters.” NY NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO REMAIN UNDER 1%

WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. From Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. August 15, 2020:

 The total number of COVID hospitalizations continues to remain low. Yesterday, there were 554 hospitalizations, a slight drop from the previous day. Of the 85,455 tests reported yesterday, 727 were positive (0.85%). Sadly, we lost 4 New Yorkers to the virus. 

New York State is investing in innovative methods to detect and control any new Coronavirus outbreaks. Today, we are launching a pilot program to detect the presence of COVID-19 in wastewater. In doing so, we will have an early indicator system to detect virus spread in communities. Wastewater testing has been identified by top scientists and researchers as a cost-effective way to monitor for outbreaks of COVID-19 around the world.  The State will provide $500,000 to support a wastewater sampling project in Onondaga County and start sample collection in Albany, Newburgh and Buffalo. This new initiative will complement our leading testing program, which is now up to 87,000 tests a day (3-day average) and that provides a daily snapshot of the estimated infection rate of the virus by region across the state. We know that when we follow the science we win the fight against this virus. The more data we have, and the more points of detection, the better able we are to stop the spread. 

Chart of the Day: When New York was in need, individuals from 44 states (and in territories as far as Guam) and from 12+ foreign countries mailed over 8,000 masks to my office. It’s that unity and solidarity that our nation must keep up in order to beat this virus.  Here’s what else you need to know tonight:

 1. New York City museums and cultural institutions can reopen starting Monday, August 24. Museums, aquariums, and other low-risk indoor arts and cultural institutions can open at 25% capacity. Timed ticketing will be required with pre-set, staggered entry, along with strict enforcement of face coverings, social distancing, controlled traffic flow to avoid crowding, and enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols.  

2. Bowling alleys throughout New York will be allowed to reopen starting Monday with strict safety protocols. Bowling alleys will be able to operate at a 50 percent occupancy, and face coverings and social distancing will be required at all times. Every other lane must be closed and patrons need to stay with the party at their assigned lane. Additionally, thorough cleaning and disinfection of shared or rented equipment between each use will be required. Read more here. 

 3. New York will dispatch mobile testing teams to farms in rural counties across New York. The State’s contact tracing program has identified several new clusters at farms linked to seasonal workers. In addition to sending mobile testing teams, the Department of Health and Department of Agriculture & Markets will help provide housing for farm workers who test positive and need to be isolated. 

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UNPREPARED COMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES. THE FACTS FROM BEDFORD, NY USA. Of 212,820 Altice Customers, 860 still without service as of Friday, 8 AM.

WPCNR THE POWER STORY. From Bedford Town Supervisor Chris Burdick August 15, 2020:

This is Supervisor Burdick’s Friday evening report to Bedford NY residents on restoration of media services:

Day 10 of the Outage

Every day that service has not been restored only further shows the lack of preparedness and the lack of adequate response by Optimum and Verizon.  Reliable internet, phone and cell service are critical necessities and a matter of public safety.   We have alerted carriers of instances of elderly individuals with serious medical issues who could not reach emergency services if needed.  I am continuing to work together with my fellow supervisors/mayors, the Governor’s Office, County Executive George Latimer, State Senator Shelley Mayer, State Assembly Member David Buchwald and our County Legislator Kitley Covill to press for immediate restoration action.

Optimum

Optimum has previously promised elected officials that everyone would be restored by the end of the day today.  While we are hopeful that they keep their promise, based on the conference call we had this morning with them, we are skeptical that they will fulfill it.  Although it has taken way too long for Optimum to restore services, they re-iterated on a call with elected officials yesterday morning that they would automatically credit customers’ accounts for services they did not provide after the storm.  You can find their policy here.

Below is the message that Optimum told elected officials that they would share with their customers:

“We know how important your Optimum service is to you. Tropical Storm Isaias was one of the most powerful storms to strike the Northeast in years and our crews have been working around the clock to repair damage and restore your service as power returns. We appreciate your patience and will be providing a credit for the time that your Optimum services were not available when power was restored. There is no need to request this credit, we will simply apply to your account in the next several weeks.”

Here is a map and list of customers affected by town that they provided elected officials today (August 12th):

Please click here for a map view that Altice (Optimum) provided.  Click here for a list Altice (Optimum) provided of number of customers affected by town.

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