Dr. Zuki

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  2. Posted

    Here's a link to yesterday's flooding of the Bronx River on the Yonkers-Bronxville and Tuckahoe borders: yonkerstv.blogspot.com

    Many old timers say this is the very worst Bronx River flooding ever....and I can attest to that statement. Yonkers assisted with Bronxville at the flooding in and around their high school.

    Great job by YPD,YFD and Empress performing non madatory evacuation of flooded Brookland apts, 1000 Palmer Road @ Kimball Avenue.

    Glenwood Gardens, Glenwood Avenue was also evacuated ?????

    Stay Safe

    Dr. Zuki

    Lawrence Hospital

  4. Posted

    I think 217 Riverdale Avenue is a non MHA senior citizen building.

    The Planning Board is reviewing a proposed 70 unit apt building near Ludlow Station, unrelated to the Struver-Cappelli project. Not sure if it's rental or condos.

    The Yonkers city jail ( Hilton on the Hudson) will have to be relocated for the Alexander Street development. Please tell me the YPD has been informed of this !!!.....I heard it months ago directly from the former CDA Commissioner.

    As part of this development, the city should ask the developer for a waterfront facilty for both the YPD and YFD boats.

  6. Posted

    osewegowind,

    Yesterday's Journal News summed up what I have been saying all along--as the inner city areas change for the better slowly, the owners will opt out of their government housing obligations when their mortgages expire.

    Whitney Young will likley never go market rate, but you can bet that Parkledge

    ( 220 Yonkers Ave @ Saw Mill Pkwy) could be a conversion based on it's ideal location and it is somewhat isolation from the bad end of town, But I know they are having problems there now which can be remedied if the owner's so choose.

    It was always regarded as the best of the Section 236 buildings in Yonkers when Ginsburg owned it.

    Seven Pines on Glenwood Ave is anothe possible candidate for conversion based on it's proximity to the railroad station. And maybe 10-15 years from now if the waterfront expansion extends outward enough, even Riverview One and Two could end up converted if the demographics change.

    The Daily News reported in recent days of numerous apt buildings being bought in both both East Harlem and the Grand Concourse, Bronx.

    There is good reason why certain city hall insiders bought up those houses on Buena Vista Avenue...

  7. Posted

    oswegowind,

    If at all possible, please consider donating extras of those photos to both the Yonkers and Westchester Historical Societies.

    These places were not that bad when they were first built and families were stable back in the day.

    Also, the Journal News was incorrect in identifying Whitney Young as a Mitchell Lama project. it actually was a Section 236 building constructed under the NY State Urban Development Corporation program.

  14. Posted

    HARLEM LINE TO PENN STATION: But would it work to have the Harlem line trains cut across to the Hudson line west side tracks at the Mott Haven junction area ( just above Melrose Station) and reach Penn station via the Spuyden Duyvel area tracks ?

    And I thought that's how they plan to have the Harlem line reach the new Yankee Stadium station which will be located on the Hudson line tracks.

    And here's a good question: How come no train lines wer never extended to Wall Street which existed when Grand Central was constructed?

    Email all corrections to that Journal News writer if she gets her stuff wrong...

  16. Posted

    Was on a Sunday drive in Stamford yesterday and wondered, besides cell companies, who uses the antenna tower located behind 76 Progress Drive close to the Putnam Avenue Stop and Shop?

    What about the tower on the south end close to the Long Island Sound?

    And thirdly, in Greenwich next to the Merritt Parkway northbound close to the lake? I don't know the official name of that body of water and do not answer any of the above if it involves any sensitive data.

    I used to work in Stamford for many years and two co workers joined the PD in the mid 1990's. Any Stamford MOS on this site?? Send me a private message please.

    Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all.

  17. Posted

    Besides the massive congestion, the other major beef about Ridge Hill is that it wasn't going to be paying full taxes and too many needless abatements were being granted. And the new fire company proposed is being paid for by the city, not the developer who will only build the structure. Nobody wants to tell how much the taxpayers will pay for the staffing and equipment either.

    Every developer nowadays is looking for the taxpayers to be there unofficial partner. The end result in Yonkers is a tax roll worth less and less every year. They never tell you this, they only say "We brought in x millions of dollars in new development" This applies to all projects in every community. Also note, after the abatements are given, many property owners successfully challenge their assessments and win tax certoriari cases thereby lowering their property taxes paid. Guess who makes up the difference ???

    Stop the corporate welfare !!!

    Not sure of the start dates for the projects except for Cross County Center to begin Spring 2007. They built in the mid 1950's, no giveaways or abatements. Now they want the city to subsidize their project. Why ?

    Paramus, NJ has every retailer in America, including the most successful mall in the entire state ( Garden State Plaza) and they give zero abatements and giveaways. Nobody can argue me on that one either. The town demographics are irrevelant.

    Happy Thanksgiving to all.

  19. Posted

    They were hoping to begin Ridge Hill construction sometime in 2007 and it was approved by the City Council. The Tuckahoe Road access road for this project ( near the sleaze hotel) is nothing short of a disaster waiting to happen if it's built.

    The stadium will likley be dropped from the downtown retail project due to financial problems with the money they want from the city. As an alternative location, the racetrack did not want it on their property.

  20. Posted

    Beautiful, well written posting and once a municipality goes to bid on new rigs, that and everything thereafter is a matter of public record based on both state and federal law. It's your right to know, period...

    And now that Pataki has made it much easier to recoup legal fees in Freedom of Information Law cases, a whole new era has emerged for the citizens of this state.

    It's funny how some on this board may be secretive about new rig details, yet the day of delivery, the Mayor and others will be standing there for a wonderful photo opportunity.

  21. Posted

    The ballpark will likley not be built, but the rest of the retail project will and it will succeed like the similiar ones in both Port Chester and Mount Vernon. Check out the new apartments on the waterfront that rent for over $1K per month and it was only a few short years ago that the only people down there were the crack whores.

    Walk onto North Broadway where it begins at Getty Sqaure and you'll see two loft buildings occupied by Yuppies, dogs and tofu in hand. So, the area is slowly coming back. Check out Pierview Restaurant on the waterfront some night, it's beautiful and the young people are there in droves during the nicer weather.

    And believe it or not, Trump has made it clear that he wants to be involved in one of the waterfront skyscapers going up at the bottom of Prospect Street next to the "Sugar House" ( Refinded Syrups).

    FYI on the raceway safety issues: When I visited last week, I noticed an on duty Yonkers fire fighter on site. Too bad the newspaper writer didn't mention this key point yesterday. The state troopers aren't there yet.

    Next time you visit Cross County, look in the window of any vacant store and see the diagram of the renovation and expansion.

  22. Posted

    Ridge Hill is in court and Judge Zambelli is trying to work out a settlement over traffic issues between Yonkers and Greenburgh.

    The raceway casino is partially opened and doing way, way better then expected without the owner's even advertising in the media.

    The downtown plans are being presented to the City Council this week.

    This is the developer's site: www.sfcyonkers.com for photos and you can email any questions to them.

    The renovation and expansion of Cross County Center is currently in the review process for a possible start in the spring of 2007.

    www.cityofyonkers.com has many extensive downloadable documents on the above projects, or you can flip through the hard copies at the public library reference desk.

    My key point is although the city will touting the dollar value of all this new development, nobody is noticing that the steady tax abatements are eroding the total city assessment roll.

    The new police commissioner begins his first day next Friday.

  23. Posted

    YonksFF,

    Look on Mrofficespace.com and you will see the N Valley building listed for sale.

    And I never ripped anybody on this board on YonkersTribune.com which happens to get a million hits a year for good reason and I hope you contribute to it, including any suggestions to improve local government. The editor is a close friend and would gladly accept any EMS related piece you may wish to write.

    Kindly note that the mayor has implemented a suggestion format on cityofyonkers.com and the YFD website also asks for comments and suggestions for good reason.

    Sometimes there is a problem with the civil service culture being a bit too insular and never open to change and introspection. Some are in the positions for too many years and have never worked in other ocupations. This is what Bratton found that was wrong in the entrenched NYPD management culture. Charlie Cola acknowledged this to me as well. His father as councilman suggested the YPD K-9 detail many years back and was told it was not feasible in Yonkers, believe it or not.

    You can come to my job and show me a thing or two and I am open to that. I won't say "You never worked in the XYZ industry and don't know squat"

    Everybody is entitled to their opinion in Yonkers, including citizens and taxpayers, regardless of whether or not they are members of the service. Right or wrong, this includes placement of a radio room. Don't take it so personal. Just remember the OEM move to 7 World Trade Center.

    And you never know when you may need certain longtime activists in your corner for various reasons. ( Such as writing letters of support when seeking a commissioner's position)

    Look at the gun buy back program, that was created based on a citizen suggestion. And it was my suggestion years back to put a repeater at the Seminary and I was told it was not being considered by a past YPD radio room Captain. A former classmate and YPD fleet services guy who worked on radios agreed. Surprise!!!

    Look up and you now you see the repeater.

    Question: Is there a problem in Yonkers with door latches on Seagrave rigs? Saw that FDNY has this problem and don't know if the media account is accurate...

    Thanks and Stay Safe.