BP Hails #Legionnaires Legislation

BP Hails #Legionnaires Legislation 

STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ

RE: Legislation on Legionnaires Inspections

 

“When it became clear that such outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease could be prevented through regular inspections, I proposed that the City Council move to create such legislation as quickly as possible. Today’s announcement is a great first step towards developing a system of regular inspections for cooling towers and other infrastructure that could breed the legionella bacteria.

 

“I will continue to work with all levels of government to ensure that we are better prepared to combat future epidemics,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

 

Borough President Diaz first proposed legislation to address the lack of an inspection mechanism for cooling towers and other breeding grounds for the legionella bacteria last month. His original statement can be found here: http://on.nyc.gov/1Iz2ATC.

 

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#Legionnaires Disease – Not the First Time Governor Andrew Cuomo Has Come to Help the Bronx

#Legionnaires Disease – Not the First Time Governor Andrew Cuomo Has Come to Help the Bronx 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW 

By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- You should know that Bronx County has been confronted by an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease that has already taken the lives of 10 people and affected the lives of more than 100 others.

You should already know that Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr., because of his great diplomatic skills, has established a unique relationship with New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Bronx members of the New York State Legislature. To this effect, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. requested the intervention, the resources and the immediate action of Governor Cuomo after seeing that the number of Bronx resident suffering and dying from Legionnaires Disease was expanding.

It is well known how fast the Governor responded to the Borough President, but this is not the first time! Because of this great relationship between the Bronx Borough President, the Governor and the Bronx delegation, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. has been able to achieve the unachievable for Bronx County. These include:

The Bronx has seen over a billion dollars in housing and more that 16,000 units developed – with a great deal of the financing coming from the New York State Housing Community Renewal – all stemming from the relationship between the Governor, the Borough President and the Bronx delegation.

The Hunts Point Market was allocated tens of millions of dollars for their new facility. In fact, the Bronx received more than half of the first round of dollars by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council.

In response to Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr.’s request, Governor Andrew Cuomo is supporting four Metro North stations in the Bronx – and the Governor has allocated $750 million dollars for this in the new 5-year Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Capital Plan. He didn’t stop there: Governor is also allocating an additional $250 million dollars of his own Capital Budget for these stations.

You should also know that the Bronx has been able to significantly reduce unemployment from 14.8 percent when the Borough President began to 7.8 percent now. This is in a large part because of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s intervention and efforts through sending and opening a New York State Department of Labor office in conjunction with the Bronx Overall Economic Development (BOEDC).  Because of this, more than 20,000 more Bronx residents are working.

You can also see how successful Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. was in obtaining support from Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Transportation to help widen the lanes on I-95 and mitigate the congestion at the Bay Plaza Mall.

After Superstorm Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo allocated tens of millions of dollars to Bronx County for the restoration of our waterfronts.

And now Governor Andrew Cuomo is back again, helping us in response to Bronx County’s outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease.

My dear reader, you might be surprised to hear this praise for Governor Andrew Cuomo coming from me. I have been one of the worst critics of this Governor – but because of my religious beliefs, I now have to recognize Governor Andrew Cuomo’s intervention in helping us all in Bronx County.
 
The Bible says: Pay everyone whatever you owe them. If you owe taxes, pay them. If you owe tolls, pay them. If you owe someone respect, respect that person. If you owe someone honor, honor that person. [Romans 13:7]

This is why I must give credit to the Governor for coming to help Bronx County so many times, to the Bronx Borough President for having such a vision and dedication for Bronx County, and to the Bronx legislative delegation for working together on behalf of the people of the Bronx.

Hoorah for the Bronx!

I am State Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz and this is what you should know.

 

Political Shenanigans?

Political Shenanigans?

Mailer was a Mistake or Intentional?

By Robert Press

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- That is the question that Mr. John Perez wants answered as both the Board of Elections and Stanley 'King' Schlein (the man who helped write the book on election law) sent out a mailing to contact person John Perez without an apartment number resulting in the mail not being delivered. 

On July 9^th, Mr. John Perez clocked in four petitions at the Board of Elections at 32 Broadway. I was able to get copies of all four petitions with the first BX 1500668 for the 78^th A.D. with the Board of Elections time stamp July 9^th10:59 p.m. over one hour before the deadline. Petition BX 1500669 for the 78^th A.D., Petition BX 1500670 for the 85^th A.D., and Petition BX 1500671 for the 79^th A.D. All four petitions were clocked in by the Board of Elections at 10:59 PM July 9^th 2015 well ahead of the deadline. 

Since he was an insurgent all four of Mr. Perez's petitions were challenged, and the challengers represented by election lawyer Stanley Schlein who is also the lawyer for the Bronx Democratic County organization. At the hearings Mr. Perez, a proud former Army NCO, came in uniform to show his character. I was not at the hearings held on Tuesday, July 28^th, but the result was that the commissioners of the Board of Elections refused to accept Mr. Perez's argument that he was not properly served by the Board of Elections and election lawyer Stanley Schlein. It seems that both the Board of Elections and Mr. Schlein did not put Mr. Perez's apartment number on their correspondences to Mr. Perez. You see Mr. Perez lives in an apartment building of over 150 units, and told me there are at least three other families with the same last name. 

On July 30^th I went to the post office that delivers the mail Mr. Perez gets. You can go to my blog at www.100percentbronx.blogspot.comarchive section on the lower left side to the month of July posting “ I Found the Missing Specs for the 78^th, 79^th, and 85^thA.D.” to see photos of the four envelopes sent to Mr. Perez by election lawyer Stanley Schlein. You will notice that on none of the four envelopes sent by Mr. Sclein is there an apartment number. You also see markings by the carrier that the envelopes were undeliverable due to lack of apartment number. I was told that if the apartment number was left off intentionally that it could be taken as Mail Fraud which is a federal crime. I also asked where the envelopes sent by the Board of Elections were, and was told they were already sent back to the sender.

Not happy with what I was told at the post office I went the next day to the Board of Elections to see the executive Director Mr. Mike Ryan. I was told Mr. Ryan was unavailable, and then asked for Ms. I then asked for Ms. Valarie Vazquez who I worked with three years ago when I was investigating a similar problem. Ms. Vazquez was not in the building I was told, and her assistant Mr. Joshua Giaramita came out to talk to me. He assured me that Mr. Perez had left out his apartment number on all four petitions, and that was the reason that he did not receive any notice from the Board of Elections, and the reason all 4 petitions were thrown off by the commissioners. 

I was able to obtain copies of all four of Mr. Perez's petition cover sheets, with BX 1500668 the first one handed in pictured in the July 31^st blog posting UPDATE. As you see there is clearly an apartment number listed, and I went back to Mr. Giaramita with this information since he was sure that no petition had an apartment number on it. I then asked Mr. Giaramita if the Board of Elections had gotten the returned mail from the post office since it could not be delivered. He could not answer that question, and said that he would have to get back to me. I informed him that I was told it could be interpreted as mail fraud by the postal service if leaving off the apartment number was done intentionally so the packages could not be delivered. I said that both the Board of Elections and Mr. Stanley K. Schlein (the other contact person) had not placed the apartment number on any correspondence to Mr. Perez. I had earlier showed Mr. Giaramita the photos of Mr. Schlein's packages with the postal carrier's comments that it was undeliverable.

I suggested that there be a second call on all four petitions since there had been an apartment number on the first petition which should have been the one gone by for an address, and said that the objections should be voided since there was no proof of service since Mr. Schlein had left off the apartment number either by mistake or on purpose. It will be up to Mr. Perez as to what to do if his petitions are not placed back in good standing, and his candidates not placed back on the ballot. A lawsuit of a conspiracy theory by both Mr. Schlein and the Board of Elections, or to make a federal case out of it.

Since I am on deadline and have not gotten any further comments from Mr. Giaramita, Ms. Vazquez, Mr. Ryan or anyone else from the Board of Elections I will have to say that there was 'NO COMMENT' from the Board of Elections.

#Politics #Bronx #BoardofElections

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BRONX NEWS: Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees

BRONX NEWS: Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees: Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees With Jays sweep of #Yankees the east has a race By Rich Mancuso BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- The July t...

Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees

Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees

With Jays sweep of #Yankees the east has a race

By Rich Mancuso

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- The July trading deadline came and passed for the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees as did the complexion for the American League East divisional title. Tell the Yankees how comfortable they were with an eight game lead over Toronto, while Baltimore Orioles looked to be making a push.

Tell the Yankees now what has happened since the deadline passed, and after a Toronto three-game sweep in the Bronx this weekend they moved within a game and a half of first place New York. It has happened quick and furious, also attributed to a potent Yankees offense that has gone silent.

The Blue Jays did something to the Yankees the past two games that has not happened since May of 1999 against the Anaheim Angels. Back-to-back shutouts, 6-0 Saturday afternoon and 2-0 Sunday afternoon  is not looking pretty in the Bronx, and though there is a sense of concern, for the Yankees of course as a whole, there is still plenty of baseball to be played.

The Blue Jays are more known for that potent offense that has them as the number one run producing team in baseball. But good pitching will stop the potent hitting, and Toronto managed to do that in three games. Still it is hard to comprehend how the Yankees, who recently scored 90-runs in 10 games managed to get one run across the plate the past three days.

More hard to understand is how the Yankees have only scored four runs in their last five games. And the July trading deadline was supposed to be about reinforcing a Yankees pitching rotation, because there have been continuing doubts with CC Sabathia, Masahiro Tanaka, Ivan Nova, and Michael Pineda who is not expected back until September because of a right muscle forearm strain.

However after the past five games, one has to wonder what has gone wrong with offense even though the answer will always be, “This is Baseball.” Yankees manager Joe Girardi may have the answer but it is still difficult to comprehend how such a potent offense can suddenly go sour and so fast in a matter of days.

“You never assume that it’s going to be easy,” he said after the Jays completed the sweep Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. “You’re going to go through good times and bad times and you’ve just gotta come back and play well when we go to Cleveland and go from there.”

He added, “It’s not our first three-game losing streak of the season, so we gotta bounce back.” That previous losing streak was a season high six in late May and there was a concern. And though this is three games at the relative beginning of August, there is more concern because the hitting has stopped and the runs are not coming across.  

More importantly the reinforced Toronto Blue Jays are closing in and a potent threat to take the east, something that the Yankees seemed to be easily handling just a week or so ago,

And you sense there is sense of urgency with the Yankees who once again got a relatively good start from Masahiro Tanaka, six innings, three hits and five strikeouts. Though the two runs were home runs balls from Josh Donaldson (No. 31), and a long one off the bat of Jose Bautista to left, his 26th of the season and second in the series.

The veterans, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira did the talking, though they combined to go hitless in seven at bats Sunday against Toronto starter and winner Marco Estrada, (10-6) and a revamped bullpen that includes the veteran Latroy Hawkins who sizzled  a Yankees threat in the seventh by getting Stephen Drew to strike out with two in scoring position.

Rodriguez said, “You have to have some perspective,” adding,“this is no time for panic for us. We had a very good season so far. We’re in first place for a reason. We like our team. We trust our team.

Yes, the Yankees still hold first place. There are 10 games remaining between the two top teams in the east including three next weekend up in Toronto. The Blue Jays are rolling with their eighth straight win, 11 in their past 12 and their confidence on a high taking seven of nine from New York this season.

Will things change by next weekend? The Yankees will have Monday off and then begin a stretch of playing 16-straight games beginning at Cleveland Tuesday night. They have a day to regroup and put the past few days in perspective.

“We just didn’t play well against them said,” Brett Gardner.  Well said and so said.

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