Greenburgh Insider: Devastating impacts to roads, property due to last nights storm: State of Emergency declared--updates FLOODING, storm.

 

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The remnants of Hurricane Ida have devastated the Town.  Just spoke with the Commissioner of Public Works, Rich Fon.   Parts of Central Ave closed. 9A closed. 119 -don't drive on Route 119. Saw Mill River Parkway closed. Bronx River Parkway closed.  Numerous street lights out. Traffic lights out. Some power outages. Water department offices and Theodore Young Community Center - flooded. 

Town is overwhelmed with problems. We are currently preparing a list of road closures which I will forward as soon as I have the info. This is from the police chief -as of  late last night.  Will be updated.

PAUL FEINER

In addition to an unprecedented number of  streets and homes being flooded, we have the following conditions:

·         Opening of the Emergency Shelter at the Veteran Park Multi-Purpose Room due to residents of the Florence Avenue area being flooded out of their homes. At the time of this writing, approximately 5 residents were being transported there.

·         The shoulder of Whitehouse Road near Saw Mill River Road was washed away approximately 4 feet deep. Whitehouse Road between 9A and Biltom Road will be closed indefinitely.

·         Mud slides that resulted in street closures on Pipeline Road, Saw Mill River Road and Hillside Avenue

·         Downed trees and powerlines that caused damage to homes and vehicles

·         Very small number of power outages (Winding Farm Road area)

·         Cars flooded and abandoned throughout the town

·         Residents stranded with no way to get home throughout the town

No Parking on E Hartsdale Ave in residential areas suspended -no ticketing garbage WILL BE COLLECTED.

90 & 100 Manhattan Ave, 33 Oak -building is safe (we sent inspector) power outages -Con Ed aware
& more.

I have declared a State of Emergency for the Town of Greenburgh.  These powers enable me to issue 1) executive orders; 2)implement public protective measures; 3) suspend local laws and 4) request supplemental assistance.  I am taking these actions at the urging of Police Chief Chris McNerney.

Garbage to be collected today according to Commissioner Rich Fon...

PARKING REGULATIONS SUSPENDED East Hartsdale AVe (Rockledge to Central and Columbia).. The back parking lot  at 100 E Hartsdale AVe had some problems last night. The back parking lot flooded and water reached the hoods of the cars that were left in the back.  The back wall in one of the garages broke and cars were totalled. Water reached the roof of some cars. Parking ticketing will be waived for today and tomorrow in the residential area of E Hartsdale Ave (not the merchant section). 

Pool info --We are unable to get enough staff to work today due to the storm.  POOL CLOSED today.

FROM FAIRVIEW FIRE CHIEF Howard Reiss:  The Fire Chief in Fairview has advised that his department is helping residents unflood their basements in the Fairview section of town which they serve. There are many requests and they are  working as quickly as we can.

Due to last night's storm the Greenburgh Parks and Recreation nutrition program, registration office and scheduled programming at the AFV Park Multipurpose Center are closed today, according to Commissioner Gerry Byrne.  The basketball court and playgrounds at Old Tarrytown Road Park were flooded for the second time in three weeks and will be temporarily closed until storm cleanup can be completed.

1,275 Greenburgh residents out of power.  According to the Con Ed municipal liaison Luigi Vingo our town was hit hard with outages. Con Ed is aware of the outages and working hard to restore customers.

Building department inspecting 100, 90 Manhattan Ave and 33 Oak Street. There was flooding in the lobby and residents were nervous. No structural  issues. The boiler room at 90 Manhattan was flooded and the building does not have hot water.  They have a team of contractors who will respond according to Building Inspector Steve Fraietta.

Will continue to provide updates.  Significant flooding all over town. Many streets are closed.  Getting numerous complaints about flooding in their basements, other problems. Please be patient.  Everyone is trying as hard as possible to address problems impacting the entire northeast corridor of our nation.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor

New York State Insider: New York State Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti 92nd District: Special Session Update From Albany.

 

Sept. 1, 2021  Special Session Update from Albany

Dear Neighbor,         I am writing to you from my desk in Albany. Yes, Albany! Usually the legislative session begins in January and ends in June. This is not a usual year.         Today the new Governor, Kathy Hochul, has called the Legislature into special session to consider legislation to extend the already once-extended moratorium on residential and commercial evictions, which expired yesterday. While the legislature In April appropriated more than $5 billion Federal and State dollars to various programs in our budget to help New Yorkers get through the pandemic, the Cuomo administration’s inaction delayed making most of these monies available to New Yorkers in need. Now we must determine how best to proceed. So many of our neighbors who are tenants owe so many months back-rent because they were significantly impacted by the pandemic. So many of our neighbors who own 1-4 family homes have been financially devastated without that rent. We are attempting to fashion a plan that keeps our neighbors who are tenants in their homes until State monies are released, but that also protects our neighbors who are landlords and who are dependent on rents for income to pay their living expenses and property taxes.          We are hopeful we can reach a fair and equitable solution today.  Judciary Committee         Since the end of formal session, I have been in Albany several times as a member of the Assembly’s Judiciary Committee. I have met with my Judiciary Committee colleagues and our lawyers, and reviewed evidence concerning our investigation into whether various allegations against Andrew M. Cuomo were sufficient to sustain articles of impeachment. While his resignation has removed the potential for impeachment, the public deserves a full report on what our investigation has uncovered about his alleged abuse of office. We are investigating allegations that:  1 - he created a toxic work environment in his office where sexual harassment was acceptable; 2- his public reports intentionally mislead the public on the number of nursing home deaths as a cover-up for policy mistakes; and 3 - he illegally used his staff and other government resources to write his memoir (for which he is being paid $5 million dollars.)  Welcoming Governor Hochul           I congratulate our new Governor Kathy Hochul, who is making history as the first female Governor of the State of New York. I am excited to have a new governor who, like me, worked in local government and understands how important it is that State policies and actions are designed so they can be reasonably implemented by local governments - the governments closest to the people.

Westchester Insider: Westchester County: PHOTOS/VIDEO: All Electric: County Executive George Latimer Announces First All Electric Bus to Bee-Line Fleet.

All Electric: County Executive George Latimer Announces First All Electric Bus to Bee-Line Fleet.

 

View full press conference here: https://youtu.be/1jSyBLooenA

View B-Roll of new bus here: https://youtu.be/GGATblD8khw & https://youtu.be/-uiuBp4lxmM

 

(White Plains, NY) – For the first time in Westchester County history, the County is running all electric buses.  The County has added six all electric Bee-Line buses on the fleet.  The buses, which are all part of the clean fleet initiative, are two 40-foot buses and four 35-foot buses.  County Executive George Latimer was on hand to welcome the first of the new buses, a New Flyer Xcelsior XE35 electric bus, to Westchester.

 

Latimer said: “This is an exciting day for commuters and the environment.  The unveiling of our first all-electric bus shows Westchester County’s commitment to modernizing its fleet with greener vehicles. In addition to meeting our sustainability goals by reducing emissions, these new electric buses will save the County money by providing the system with significant fuel savings.”  

 

The first of the six is a 35-foot bus with 32 seats and each bus is expected to save approximately 5,000 gallons of fuel per year compared to a traditional diesel bus, while pre­vent­ing green­house gas emis­sions from pol­lut­ing the en­vi­ron­ment.

 

Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation Hugh Greechan said: “We have made it a pri­or­ity to re­place our ex­ist­ing bus fleet with new, energy efficient cleaner mod­els.  We are excited to add the first all-electric bus to our Bee-Line fleet and implement charging infrastructure at our bus garage in Valhalla. These buses will provide a smooth exhaust free ride for our Bee-Line passengers who rely on our system to get them where they need to go.”

 

The new bus includes amenities like USB charging ports at every seat, a bike rack, 14 cameras for added security and a protective shield for operators.  The cost of the new bus was $969,028.  The New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, is providing $326,357 in funding per bus for four buses (totaling $1.3 million) as part of the state’s $127.7 million allocation of the federal Volkswagen Settlement.

 

The New York Power Authority (NYPA), with its main office in White Plains, is installing six electric vehicle chargers within the bus depot to charge the new buses that the county will own and operate. NYPA’s $1.7 million project includes $682,000 in Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement funding through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). NYPA and NYSERDA are also working more broadly with Westchester to provide a masterplan to determine how the County can make additional investments in order to reach its 25 percent electric transit goal by 2025 and 100 percent by 2035.

 

The Bee-Line currently has 325 buses in its fleet, 177 of which are hybrid diesel-electric. In 2018 the County added 78 hybrid diesel-electric 60-foot articulated buses to its fleet.  In addition, the County is in the process of procuring 106 forty-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses which will be delivered in 2022.  These buses will replace diesel buses. 

 

County Director of Energy & Sustainability Peter McCartt said: “As our fleet ages out, the County Executive has mandated that their replacements be only electric or plug-in electric vehicles – saving money, our lungs, and the planet. So we have been and will continue adding Chevy Bolts, Chrysler Pacificas, and Toyota Prius Primes along with these wonderful electric buses. Procurement of these vehicles is the relatively easy part in comparison to the infrastructure needed to power all of them, so we also thank the Department of Public Works and Transportation, New York Power Authority, and NYSERDA for all of their expertise and hard work to make this electric charging available.” 

 

President and CEO of NYSERDA Doreen M. Harris said: “Congratulations to Westchester County for their leadership with bringing more clean transportation options to residents with a fleet of all electric buses. NYSERDA is proud to be a partner and we’re excited to see that four buses supported under the New York State Voucher Inventive Program will bring commuters healthier, more comfortable bus rides while reducing harmful carbon emissions and pollution in communities around the region for a cleaner, greener future for all.”

 

NYPA President and CEO Gil C. Quiniones said: “Westchester County is leading the way in embracing New York State’s transition to zero-emission public transit. Replacing diesel-powered buses is a key step in cleaning the air along our roadways and achieving our statewide clean energy goals. The New York Power Authority fully supports this public transit electrification effort which will help develop more community awareness about this cleaner, more efficient and quieter means of getting around the region.”

 

President, North America Bus and Coach Chris Stoddart said: “We are thrilled to be part of Westchester County's first electric bus delivery as they transition to clean mobility. We look forward to continuing to work with Westchester County through this new order, which will help create cleaner and more livable communities.”

 

The Bee-Line is Westchester County's bus system, serving over 27 million passengers annually with convenient service connecting residents to jobs, recreation, shopping and other regional transportation services. It is the second largest transit bus fleet in New York State, operated by the County’s Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T).  Over 65 percent of all Westchester County residents are within walking distance of a Bee-Line bus route, making the bus both close and convenient.  The system has over 3,300 bus stops and almost 60 routes.  All Bee-Line buses are accessible and designed with many accessibility features including “kneeling” buses, ramps and lifts.

 

Westchester Insider: Westchester County: **UPDATE** MEETING NOTICES – September 2021.

MEETING NOTICES – September 2021.

 

Meetings will be held as follows:                                                                             

 

Refuse Disposal District Advisory Board (RDDAB)

Thursday, September 2, 2021, 3:00 p.m.

DEF Main Office, 270 North Ave., 6th Floor Conference Room, New Rochelle, NY 10801.

Join from the meeting link

https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/j.php?MTID=m4f401b46f4480eab9c63e98694a547df   

Join by meeting number

Meeting number (access code): 161 339 9879

Meeting password: VBwFV7fcv87 

For questions or to register, contact Stephen Abenavoli, 914-813-5438, sma9@westchestergov.com

 

Westchester County Transportation Board

Friday, September 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

WEBEX EVENT

Event number (access code): 1617 15 0567

Event password: xiQ3pKtwu85 

Join meeting:

https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/j.php?MTID=m3fb4415b15dc82fb407596d10035185c   Westchester County Planning Board Tuesday, September 14 at 8:30 a.m. WCC White Plains Workforce & Education Center 303 Quarropas Street, White Plains, New York Also via WEBEX EVENT Event number (access code): 178 791 9237 Event password: This event requires registration. After your registration has been approved, you will receive instructions for joining the event. Join meeting: https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/j.php?MTID=e291eb651ac592f01d6a70b393c8298c8   Join by phone: +1-415-655-0001 US Toll and enter the meeting number when prompted For questions or to register, contact Bill Brady at 914-995-4769 or wbb4@westchestergov.com   Westchester County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board Tuesday, September 14 at 5:00 p.m. Classroom Building Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center 1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights, New York Also via WEBEX MEETING Event number (access code): 161 416 2659 Event password: AFPB Join meeting: https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/j.php?MTID=mf085f25405605bfe9286355e35e27964 Join by phone: +1-415-655-0001 US Toll and enter the meeting number when prompted For questions, contact Dave Kvinge at 914-995-2089 or dsk2@westchestergov.com    Westchester Housing Opportunity Commission Tuesday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m. Conference Room 420 Westchester County Michaelian Office Building 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, New York Also via WEBEX EVENT Event number (access code): 1618 47 6736 Event password: This event requires registration. After your registration has been approved, you will receive instructions for joining the event. Join meeting: https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/j.php?MTID=m45919c17602ede49c10d1740f6865ec1  Join by phone: +1-415-655-0001 US Toll and enter the meeting number when prompted For questions or to register, contact Leonard Gruenfeld at 914-995-2409 or lnga@westchestergov.com   Westchester Historic Preservation Advisory Committee Wednesday, September 15 at 4:00 p.m. Merestead County Park 455 Byram Lake Road, Mount Kisco, New York For questions or to register, contact Ted Leimbach at 914-995-2412 or eal8@westchestergov.com   Westchester County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors Friday, September 17 at 9:00 a.m. Conference Room 420 Westchester County Michaelian Office Building 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, New York Also via WEBEX EVENT Event number (access code): 1619 89 5030 Event password: This event requires registration. After your registration has been approved, you will receive instructions for joining the event. Join meeting: https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/j.php?MTID=m796e582215c3251ee0d13c1c6135a593 Join by phone: +1-415-655-0001 US Toll and enter the meeting number when prompted For questions or to register, contact Robert Doscher at 914-995-4423 or rrd1@westchestergov.com

 

Westchester County Solid Waste Commission

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 3p.m.

148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10704

Finance Department Conference Room

 

African American Advisory Board

Tuesday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m.

WEBEX EVENT

Meeting number (access code): 1611 75 3022

Meeting password: wiJwu6asT92 

Join by phone 

1-844-621-3956 United States Toll Free

 

Westchester County Council for People with Disabilities

Tuesday September 28, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

County Office Building

Bleakley Conference Room A

148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY

Join from the meeting link

https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/j.php?MTID=m082e81477b38607cc98ac143a54a81dc

Join by meeting number

Meeting number (access code): 1615 71 4169

Meeting password: eD6c833Wjpm 

1-844-621-3956,,1615714169## United States Toll Free 

For questions, contact Evan Latainer at 914-995-2958 or ehl2@westchestergov.com

 

LGBTQ+ Advisory Board

Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 6:30 p.m.

Join from the meeting link

https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/j.php?MTID=ef27263fb0985c0a963986bab6bf4c94a

Join by meeting number

For questions or to register, contact Steve Bass, 914-995-2914, <SBass@westchestergov.com>

New York State Insider: POSTPONED: Sen. Shelley B. Mayer Hosts Virtual Forum on Antisemitism.

 

Date: Sept. 2, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   ***POSTPONED*** Due to Ida-related power and internet outages, this event has been postponed. A new date will be announced. Senator Shelley B. Mayer Hosts Virtual Forum on Antisemitism.

(Port Chester, NY)  –  Ahead of the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Senator Shelley B. Mayer will host a virtual forum, “Combating Antisemitism,” on addressing and preventing the rise in Antisemitism.   Thursday, Sept. 2  5 p.m.  Watch Live on Zoom or Facebook Senator Shelley B. Mayer said: “Over the past year, we’ve seen an unacceptable and concerning rise in Antisemitism in our country. I am pleased to be able to present this forum to promote a culture of inclusion and tolerance in our community, especially this time of year.” Senator Shelley B. Mayer will be joined by panelists ADL NY/NJ Regional Director Scott Richman, Westchester County Human Rights Commission Executive Director Tejash V. Sanchala and Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah. Panelists will discuss data on Antisemitism, how incidents evolve into crimes and what their offices are doing to address the issue.  Guests are invited to ask questions during the event.

Westchester Insider: Tickets on sale now for White Plains Hospital's Screenings Under the Stars Soul at Croton Point Park!

 

SOUL
at Croton Point Park | Friday, September 10
as part of White Plains Hospital's Screenings Under the Stars!

Tickets on sale now!

Buy Now: https://www.showclix.com/events/30420

New York State Insider: [PRESS RELEASE] SENATOR ALESSANDRA BIAGGI AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE PASS EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE MORATORIUM EXTENSION.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 2nd, 2021. 

SENATOR ALESSANDRA BIAGGI AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE PASS  EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE MORATORIUM EXTENSION.

ALBANY, NY - In the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s decision to vacate President Biden’s eviction moratorium and weeks after ruling against a key provision of New York’s eviction moratorium, the urgency of effective housing relief has never been greater. After significant delays in Governor Cuomo’s administration’s rollout of the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), an extension of the state’s eviction moratorium is the only way to ensure that New Yorkers are displaced from their homes in the midst of a global pandemic. 

The New York State Legislature passed legislation yesterday to extend the residential eviction moratorium, extend the Tenant Safe Harbor Act, the residential foreclosure moratorium, extend the eviction and foreclosure moratorium for small businesses, expand ERAP, and extend virtual meetings for state and local government.

State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (Westchester/the Bronx) issued the following statement: 

“This week, the New York State Legislature met the urgent needs of tenants across the state who have been enduring the fight of their lives throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Failing to extend the eviction moratorium while our state grapples with the continued surge of COVID-19 cases would have been the equivalent to handing hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers a death sentence.

Evictions trap families into a cycle of poverty and trauma, and will only exacerbate our current public health crisis. The extension of the eviction moratorium and enhancements to ERAP will provide desperately needed relief to the communities in District 34, as well as hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers across the state.

I am grateful for Governor Kathy Hochul, Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Carl Heastie for reconvening the Legislature in order to vote on an extension of New York State’s eviction moratorium.” 

The legislation, S50001 and S50002, passed in the Legislature and signed into law will: 

• Extend the residential and commercial eviction and foreclosure moratorium to January 15th, 2022.

• Allow residents of localities that opted out of the statewide program to apply for financial assistance through the State program if their locality has exhausted all of its funds.

• Expand the eviction protections in the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CERAP) to residents of localities that have applied for assistance through a program administered by a locality that opted out of the statewide program.

• Add a nuisance standard to CERAP’s eviction protections to provide landlords with a basis to start an eviction proceeding against a covered tenant if a tenant is a nuisance or has inflicted substantial damage to a property.

• Create a due process mechanism for landlords to challenge the Hardship Declaration submitted by residential and commercial tenants and for banks and mortgage holders to challenge the Declaration submitted by property owners to avoid foreclosure, and direct judges to require residential tenants to apply for CERAP if their hardship claim is valid.

• Authorize the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to access limited CERAP application information in order to allow the court to determine whether to stay an eviction proceeding.

• Extend the period covered by the Tenant Safe Harbor Act to January 15, 2022.

• Increase the appropriation for CERAP from $2.35 billion to $2.6 billion and amend the appropriation to allow these funds to be allocated to residents of localities that opted out of the Statewide program.

• Increase the Hardship Fund from $100 million to $250 million and provide for the fund to be used for tenants whose incomes are between 80% -120% AMI, landlords whose tenants vacated their property with rent unpaid, and landlords whose tenants are unresponsive or uncooperative.

• Provide a new $25 million appropriation to fund legal services for tenants facing evictions.

• Additionally, authorize any state or local public body to hold virtual public meetings until January 15th, 2022.

Westchester Insider: Westchester County Legislator Mary Jane Shimsky 12th District: Traffic Advisory - Ramp Closure ( 11 W )- Bronx River Parkway-City of Yonkers.

 

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TRAFFIC ADVISORY

BRONX RIVER PARKWAY
RAMP FULL CLOSURE
CITY OF YONKERS
 

ROADWAY: Bronx River Parkway.

LIMITS: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 11 W) exit ramp.

WHAT: Bridge rehabilitation project.

IMPACTS: There will be a full closure of the northbound & southbound Bronx River Pkwy exit ramp.

• Exit 11 W - Bronx River Pkwy ramp to the westbound Cross County Pkwy intermittent (5 minute) closures.

​WHEN: Friday, September 3, 2021 between the hours of 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM.

WHO: Westchester County Department of Public Works & Transportation Contracts 19-504.

For additional information please contact the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation at (914) 995-2555.

Yonkers Insider: Election 2021 Desk News: Elections 2021: Fundraiser For Yonkers City Councilman John Rubbo 4th District on September 30th with Mayor Spano!