Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MAY 2, 2022

 

Central New York 7-Day Average Case Rate Has Declined 12% Over the Past Week

Finger Lakes 7-Day Average Case Rate Has Leveled Off Over the Past Week

15 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

 Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.   

"I remind all New Yorkers to stay vigilant so that we can continue to safely navigate through this pandemic," Governor Hochul said. "Make sure to get vaccinated and stay up to date on the booster once you are eligible. Get tested if you're feeling sick, especially before travelling, and talk to your doctor about available treatments if you test positive."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:   

• Cases Per 100k - 26.13
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 37.11
• Test Results Reported - 69,991
• Total Positive - 5,107
• Percent Positive - 6.81%**  
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.77%**
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,920 (+72)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 287
• Patients in ICU - 199 (+10)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 70 (+6)
• Total Discharges - 297,053 (+213)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 15
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,508

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.  

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.    

Important Note: Effective Monday, April 4, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is no longer requiring testing facilities that use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to report negative results. As a result, New York State's percent positive metric will be computed using only lab-reported PCR results. Positive antigen tests will still be reported to New York State and reporting of new daily cases and cases per 100k will continue to include both PCR and antigen tests. Due to this change and other factors, including changes in testing practices, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.  

• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 70,860

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.      

• Total vaccine doses administered - 38,371,731
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 10,304
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 167,996
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.4%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.7%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 95.0%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 86.9%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.1%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.1%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.9%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.2%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.2%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.9%  

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows **:      

Borough	Friday, April 29, 2022	Saturday, April 30, 2022	Sunday, May 1, 2022
Bronx	2.77%	2.74%	2.69%
Kings	3.60%	3.71%	3.76%
New York	4.30%	4.51%	4.49%
Queens	4.96%	4.87%	4.85%
Richmond	4.70%	4.45%	4.31%

U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement Of Fraud Lawsuit Against Online Pharmacy For Overdispensing Insulin

 

Amazon Subsidiary PillPack Will Pay $5.79 Million and Admits Dispensing Insulin Pens that Exceeded Days-of-Supply Limits

 Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”) New York Regional Office, announced today that the United States filed and settled a healthcare fraud lawsuit against online retail pharmacy PillPack, LLC (“PillPack”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.  The settlement resolves allegations that PillPack improperly billed Government healthcare programs (“GHPs”), including Medicare and Medicaid, for more insulin pens than patients needed according to their prescriptions and falsely under-reported the days-of-supply of insulin dispensed.  Under the settlement, PillPack agreed to pay approximately $5.79 million to the United States and various States that were fraudulently overbilled for insulin.  As part of the settlement, PillPack also admitted and accepted responsibility for certain conduct the Government alleged in its Complaint, including that it dispensed insulin pens that exceeded days-of-supply limits imposed by GHPs.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said:  “Pharmacies are trusted to provide accurate information to Government healthcare programs and to prevent waste when dispensing medications to patients.  PillPack abused this trust by dispensing insulin refills long before patients needed them and by falsely reporting the days-of-supply of insulin actually dispensed to prevent its claims for reimbursement from being denied.  This Office will continue to hold pharmacies accountable when they submit false information and waste taxpayer dollars.”

Insulin pens (hard plastic pen-shaped cases containing syringes filled with insulin solution) are a common way for diabetic patients to self-administer insulin.  Manufacturers most frequently distribute insulin pens in five-pen cartons with each pen containing 300 units (3 mL) of insulin solution.  Pharmacies can dispense such pens to patients only with valid prescriptions from licensed prescribers.  Valid insulin prescriptions must set forth the “directions for use,” which typically designate both how much insulin to administer and the frequency and/or timing of when to administer it.

When PillPack sought reimbursement from GHPs for insulin pens, it was required to report, among other data, the quantity dispensed and the days-of-supply.  The “quantity dispensed” specifies the amount of medication being dispensed to a patient when the pharmacy fills the prescription, and the “days-of-supply” refers to the number of days that the dispensed medication should last if the patient uses it according to the directions for use in the prescription.  Typically, to calculate days-of-supply, a pharmacist divides the total quantity of medication being dispensed to a particular patient by that patient’s “daily dose,” i.e., the amount of medication that the prescriber directs the patient to use each day. 

GHPs impose dispensing limits for prescription drugs, including insulin pens, in terms of quantity and days-of-supply and will deny a claim if the reported days-of-supply exceeds those limits, unless an override is obtained.  GHPs typically calculate the date on which a prescription refill would be needed (the “refill due date”) based on the date when a patient last filled a prescription and the days-of-supply reported by the pharmacy for that prior fill.  GHPs also typically establish automated processes to deny claims for reimbursement for refills that are submitted too far in advance of the refill due dates.  The reliability of these processes depends on the accuracy of the days-of-supply reported by pharmacies.

As alleged in the Government’s Complaint:

From April 2014 through November 2019 (the “Covered Period”), PillPack’s general practice was to dispense insulin pens to patients using full cartons.  PillPack would dispense and bill for the full carton, and falsely under report the days-of-supply to make it appear that the dispensing did not violate the program’s days-of-supply limit.

The practice of under-reporting days-of-supply also led PillPack to dispense premature refills to program beneficiaries.  Whenever PillPack recorded in its internal system the inaccurate lower days-of-supply that were submitted to conform with the GHP’s days-of-supply limit, the system would generate a premature refill due date.  As a result, PillPack pharmacists frequently dispensed insulin pen refills days or weeks before patients actually needed them according to their prescriptions. 

The settlement requires PillPack to pay $5,616,136.85 to the United States, and PillPack has agreed separately to pay $175,522.55 to state governments, for a total of $5,791,659.40.  Under the settlement, PillPack admitted, among other things, that:

• During the Covered Period, PillPack’s insulin pen dispensing practice was to supply patients with a full carton of insulin pens.  In many instances, this resulted in exceeding the GHP’s applicable days-of-supply limit.  Instead of accurately reporting the days-of-supply and contacting the GHP or its agent to attain the requisite override, in many instances PillPack would dispense and bill for the full carton, and reduce the days-of-supply reported to the GHP to conform to the GHP’s days-of-supply limit.   As a result, for those claims, PillPack reported days-of-supply data to GHPs that were different from, and lower than, the days-of-supply that should have been reported had PillPack calculated days-of-supply according to the typical pharmacy billing formula of dividing the quantity of insulin dispensed by the daily dose.
• Prior to April 2019, PillPack’s prescription management and dispensing software determined refill dates based on the reported days-of-supply.  Thus, during this time period, when PillPack pharmacists reported inaccurate lower days-of-supply data to GHPs and payors working on their behalf, the software used this inaccurate data to generate premature refill due dates, causing PillPack pharmacists to dispense insulin pen refills to patients days or weeks before the patients actually needed them according to their prescriptions. 
• During the Covered Period, PillPack received audit reports from pharmacy benefit managers, acting on behalf of GHPs, requesting that PillPack repay the overpayments it had received for insulin pen prescription claims due to inaccurate days-of-supply reporting.
• GHPs and payors working on their behalf approved and paid claims submitted by PillPack for insulin pen refills that they would not have approved if PillPack had accurately reported the days-of-supply for previous fills according to the typical pharmacy billing formula of dividing the quantity dispensed by the daily dose.  Specifically, PillPack’s practice of dispensing and submitting reimbursement claims for insulin pen refills using inaccurate lower days-of-supply data prevented GHPs and payors working on their behalf from reliably calculating refill due dates and confirming that refills had not been prematurely dispensed before approving PillPack’s claims for reimbursement. 
• In certain instances, over time, patients accumulated multiple extra insulin pens that they did not need according to their prescriptions.

In connection with the filing of the lawsuit and settlement, the Government joined a private whistleblower lawsuit that had previously been filed under seal pursuant to the False Claims Act.

Mr. Williams praised the outstanding investigative work of the Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services.  He also thanked the Medicaid Fraud Control Units for Washington and Texas for their assistance in this case.

MAYOR ADAMS LAUNCHES MAJOR CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE TRAFFIC VIOLENCE: “SPEEDING RUINS LIVES. SLOW DOWN.”

 

New $4 Million Campaign Targets Speeding, Dangerous Driving Behaviors That Increased During Pandemic With Ads in Nine Languages, Represents City’s Largest and Most Concentrated Public Education Investment in Vision Zero 

New Effort Follows Mayor Adams’ $900 Million Investment in Traffic Safety, Plan to Redesign 1,000 Intersections Across Five Boroughs, Campaign for Local Control of Proven Traffic Safety Tools

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today launched a $4 million multi-platform, multilingual campaign to counter rising traffic violence and curb dangerous driving behaviors, like speeding, that have occurred at higher rates since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city’s largest and most concentrated investment in public awareness since the start of Vision Zero in 2014, the campaign — titled “Speeding Ruins Lives, Slow Down” — also represents the largest education effort targeted at community and ethnic media with a $1.5 million commitment, helping to reach a range of communities across the five boroughs, including communities of color that disproportionately suffer as a result of traffic violence. Video ads and other content will appear in a total of nine languages, including English and Spanish. 

“Traffic safety is public safety, and today we are continuing to take action against traffic violence,” said Mayor Adams. “This unprecedented campaign will reach New Yorkers across the five boroughs in nine languages with one message: Slow down. And we are going to do all we can to focus on the ultimate goal of Vision Zero and eliminate traffic fatalities.”

“Over the next two months, New Yorkers will see for themselves the horrible aftermath of driving too fast,” said DOT Commissioner Rodriguez. “This campaign will be unprecedented in the extent of its outreach: It will be in more communities, cover more community and ethnic media, and speak to New Yorkers in nine different languages. We thank the mayor for his support and leadership as we use all the tools in the toolbox to fight this traffic violence crisis.”

The campaign launched with the unveiling of a new billboard on Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. With 35 traffic fatalities and more than 300 serious injuries since 2017, East New York is one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by traffic violence during the last two years of the pandemic and a Vision Zero priority area with major safety and street redesign projects also currently underway. Campaign content will reach all five boroughs through a variety of media, radio and television ads, billboards, bus shelters, LinkNYC kiosks, and gas station pumps. An extensive community and ethnic media presence — with a $1.5 million commitment marking the city’s first Vision Zero public education campaign focused on community and ethnic media with more than $1 million — will include newspaper and online digital ads, running in nine different languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Korean, Polish. Russian, and Spanish. 

The new effort follows Mayor Adams’ historic investment of more than $900 million in street safety as part of his fiscal year 2023 executive budget. Mayor Adams also announced a plan to redesign 1,000 intersections across New York City to protect pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, and he has led a coalition of partners urging Albany to give New York City local control of automated enforcement, a tool proven to reduce dangerous driving. 

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) continues to increase its enforcement of speeding and reckless driving in areas where fatalities are occurring. In the 28-day period ending April 24, 2022, the NYPD issued 47.4 percent more summonses for all hazardous conditions on New York City’s roads than in the same period in 2021. The NYPD also issued 54.6 percent more summonses in that period than in the same period last year, including a 322 percent increase in East New York’s 75^th precinct, and they have issued five percent more speeding summonses citywide in the first four months of 2022 than they had at this point last year. 

“Speeding and reckless driving behavior puts everyone on New York City’s roads at risk, and eradicating it remains at the core of the NYPD’s intelligence-driven traffic safety policies,” said NYPD Chief of Transportation Kim Y. Royster. “We have stepped up enforcement on highways where data shows a rise in injuries and fatal collisions. Across the NYPD, we have focused relentlessly on drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians and cyclists at intersections. And we have continued to conduct Vision Zero high-visibility corridor enforcement and education operations, which strategically deploy personnel to carry out traffic enforcement and education in areas of the city where it is needed most: those locations with a high number of vulnerable road users hurt in traffic collisions. The NYPD’s layered approach reinforces our core philosophy that traffic safety is public safety — a philosophy that drives enforcement across all our police precincts and at our weekly traffic safety forum meetings.” 

“Getting around town by two wheels or two heels is the healthiest way to travel, but we need motorists to do their part to keep our roads safe for everyone” said New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan. “This is a great campaign to keep safety at the front of drivers’ minds.” 

“Speeding is the leading cause of pedestrian deaths,” said New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) Acting Commissioner Ryan Wanttaja. “We know that the slower you drive, the more time you have to brake and react, and the TLC is proud to stand with the Department of Transportation on this campaign. Crashes are preventable, and no one should be hurt because of speeding.” 

“We urge all drivers to slow down; it keeps pedestrians, cyclists, and other motorists safe,” said New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Dawn M. Pinnock. “At DCAS, we have been hard at work to improve the safety of our fleet vehicles and explore new technologies to standardize safe driving among city employees. We will continue to support DOT and all agencies on our shared mission to make city streets safer for all New Yorkers.” 

“DDC has more than $1.5 billion of Vision Zero, Great Streets, and Select Bus Service enhancements in its design and construction pipelines with DOT, and we’re finding ways to deliver those projects faster than ever before,” said New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley. “We’re implementing design-build for the first time in city infrastructure projects, we’re incorporating private utility work directly into our contracts so we have more control and fewer delays, and we’re using more precast concrete elements that let us continue work in the colder winter months. We’ll continue to seek ways to build safe streets projects faster and more efficiently.”

Governor Hochul, Secretary Fudge, Senator Schumer, and Representative Bowman Announce Approval of Loan Refinancing to Maintain Housing Quality and Affordability for Co-op City

 

State and Local Government Backing Supports Refinancing to Provide Immediate Injection of $124 Million to Make Repairs and Upgrades for 45,000 Co-op City Residents

Refinance Will Help Ensure Quality Housing in World's Largest Housing Cooperative

Governor Hochul: "Here we have this historic partnership We have to protect long-term affordability in places like the Bronx for not just a forty-five thousand people call Co-op City home, but everywhere, because that is a basic human right."

Hochul: "This is a magnificent place to live and the spirit that is here is so powerful. And that's why we're going to continue, not just today - this is a long-term investment in not just buildings, not just at a place, but in the people. That's what I love about announcements like today and I want to congratulate all of you."

 Good morning, everyone. What a spectacular day here in Co-op City, long overdue. You finally get everything to work again, elevators working. Can you imagine the transformational possibilities of things just working? Wow. You've waited a long time for this, and this is what we celebrate here today.

I am here with some amazing leaders who made this happen. Chuck Schumer, our Senator, Majority Leader. No, no, I'm not done. You wait a minute. We're sharing a little news here, because I just became a grandma, but he was telling me that there's nothing as amazing as being a grandparent, but we both agreed that fixing Co-op City might be right up there as number two. He has worked so hard for this. Thank you, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for putting your heart and soul into this project, because I know this meant so much to you and your constituents here.

It also doesn't hurt to have a congressperson who's so engaged, who cares so deeply about this community. And that is our Congressman Jamaal Bowman is here. Let's give him a round of applause as well.

And one of my true allies and friends in our state Senate, Jamaal Bailey, we are here to give out - we were here together, giving out turkeys a few months ago. So, he's done an amazing job. What a great individual, just personally, the integrity he has. I love working with him as well. Yes, he is the best, you have the best. Thank you for electing the best. I mean, you are responsible for these individuals.

RuthAnne Visnauskas is my Commissioner of HCR, Housing and Community Renewals. She is out there every single day, making sure people have the dignity of a good home over their heads. Let's give her a round of applause.

And all of our partners in the Adams administration and NYC Housing Development Corporation for their partnership, because this is what it's all about. Do we know that word partnership? You hear it a lot, right? What does it really mean? You know how rare it's been when you get the federal, the state and the local and the local stakeholders, all working together? Just imagine the possibilities if this was the norm. My friends, this will be the norm with the team behind me and the elected officials you have, because we're going to change people's perceptions of their government now. Let them know that we do care and we do deliver. That's what this is all about.

So here we have this historic partnership. This number is so big I can barely say it.$621.5 million, a refinancing agreement that'll do two things. It provides affordable home ownership across, and I'm going to get this number, 15,372 Mitchell-Lama units for the next - you want to hear this - next 35 years. It also, and you've been waiting for this, provides a transformative injection of money for repairs improvements and upgrades. And that'll be $124 million over the next 10 years. So let's get that done. Let's make sure that happens. And this is going to happen because of city and the state's credit backing as well. You'll hear about the federal role from the Senator in a couple of minutes.

This allows us to modernize Co-op City without raising maintenance costs. How does that sound? How does that sound? We have to protect long-term affordability in places like the Bronx for not just a forty-five thousand people call Co-op City home, but everywhere, because that is a basic human right. Is it not a basic human right to be able to afford a place to live in dignity with your friends, your community? This is why we're so proud of what has occurred here with HUD, our Senator, as well as our Congress Member as well.

So, Co-op City is your home. You love it. This is a place - you love this place. I can feel it. Every time I've come here, I sense that sense of pride, but it started with a little bit of a rebellious spirit. You know the history here. Yeah. Yeah. You're all a bunch of rabble-rousers, aren't you? Okay. That's fine. That's how I started. It's how it all starts, but also, you know, 1975, were any of you born back then? You all look too young. When they started messing around with mismanagement and defaulting on their loans, what did the residents do? Did they sit around and complain? Oh no, this is awful. No, they stood up and they fought back and they withheld their money, their rent money, for over 13 months. That's the power of the people. That's the power that's in the DNA of everybody who lives here. So longest strike of its kind. It was unique, but that says something about the people who call this great place their home.

So, we're going to continue working on this project, continue making sure that everyone knows. I read some language from a poem - did you know there is a poem written about Co-op City? Nobody wrote a poem about my hometown. I think this is pretty neat. Nina Wohl wrote in her poem, "Ode to Co-op City," Ode to Co-op City, that's pretty neat. "From every road it comes into view/Rising up like mountain ranges do/Swinging round like a Chinese Wall/In masses hold all eyes in thrall."

This is a magnificent place to live and the spirit that is here is so powerful. And that's why we're going to continue, not just today - this is a long-term investment in not just buildings, not just at a place, but in the people. That's what I love about announcements like today and I want to congratulate all of you.

One more thing - Metro North is coming here, too, by the way you guys look, let's get that done. That'll cut our commute - hold on. That'll be another announcement. I'm very excited about this. We can't do it all at once. Okay. Then I get all the other parts of the state all jealous. I'm a mom of a big state as well as a grandma now. So I have to roll out our announcements, but we're very excited about that as well.

I am very, very proud at this point to introduce someone who's - I know he's our Senator, but the national stature to have the highest ranked individual in the entire United States Senate is our own hometown Senator. That is extraordinary. That's how we have the money for projects.

WYSK Who or what is the cause of crimes against the Jews

Rev. Ruben Diaz

What You Should Know

Who Or What Is The Cause For Hate Crimes Against The Jewish Community? 

You should know that hate crimes against the Jewish Community rates the highest in the State of New York. 

Among all ethnic and racial groups in New York City, it is the Jewish people who receive the most physical, verbal, intimidating and discriminatory attacks, more so, than any other racial or ethnic groups. 

According to "The Jewish Anti-Defamation League," in the past year hate crimes and persecution of the Jews has increased by an alarming 24% in New York State and City.   The State of New York, according to this report, rates higher than any other state in the nation for the most Hostile and Violent against members of the Jewish community.  

This report includes 183 cases of Racial Harassment.  Nearly the same amount for vandalism of Jewish property, including synagogues and residences.   The report also indicates that last year there were 51 cases of physical assaults against Jewish children, youth and elderly in New York City.  Most of these Anti-Semitic Crimes occurred in the Borough of Brooklyn where the vast majority of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews reside.

 

It is important for you to know, my dear reader, that this report does not mention Who are the individuals or groups committing these Hate Crimes against the Jewish Community.  It does not point out the racial makeup of the group or criminal element that is targeting the Jewish Community, and committing these Heinous, Hateful Crimes against them.  It makes us wonder, who is targeting these people and why?  Are these attacks coming from us the Hispanics, or are it the African Americans, or is it the Asians, or is it the Whites?  Who or what ethnic group is purposely targeting and going out to attack a specific segment of our society?   

Unfortunately, the News Media doesn’t report and tends to hide the race or nationality of the person or people, who are targeting and committing these crimes.  This, in my view, does not help identify the perpetrators of Hate Crimes, and it does nothing to help us prevent and put an end to this hateful act.   

One way to fight this war on crime is to begin identifying and publishing the race and identity of the criminals.  This will awaken our leaders from their slumber. Elected officials were elected to represent our communities and must therefore devote more time and resources to identify the Root causes for Hate Crimes.  Our leaders must work toward identifying the root cause, then provide the needed education, guidance, and tolerance, as a deterrent in our quest to end this violence. 

For too long our leaders have helped fester these crimes, by hiding the nationality, race and origin of the person committing crimes, under the guise that certain groups are racially profiled.   By hiding the race, and nationality of the criminals, our leaders clearly fail to see a need for prioritizing and focusing on the root cause of hate crimes instead of blaming others for the rise in crime especially when it’s against a specific ethnic, or religious group. 

We know that by publishing who or what is disturbing the Peace, Tranquility and Life of the Jews and other ethnic groups, will bring, if not greatly reduce, Racial Attacks and Hate Crimes in New York City. 

Publishing and unmasking the race and nationality of criminals is Not Pro-filing or an act of discrimination as they would have us think.  Identifying the Race, and Nationality of the Perpetrator, or Perpetrators, is essential if we are to get to the root causes that motivate these Hate Crimes against innocent individuals, and against an innocent group of people.   This will help us stamp out Hate Crimes, but its root causes must be identified, by first identifying the perpetrators. 

  

I Am the Rev. Ruben Diaz, and this is What You Should Know. 

 

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Tuesday May 10th 7 PM

 

Please join us as the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association has their monthly community  meeting  on Tuesday  May 10th, 2022 at 7pm  at our new location 2134 Barnes Avenue on the corner of Barnes and Lydig Avenue.   We will welcome special guests from Con Edison"s Community Relations Department .Please join us for this very informative session. This is your opportunity to bring your community issues, questions and concerns and problems  to this meeting. Involvement from the community  is essential  to having a safe ,clean, and graffiti  free neighborhood.  Its time to get  involved in your community  and stay involved .Your  problems get addressed and action is taken. Show  up  and speak up! All are welcome.

VAN NEST NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE (VNNA) IN-PERSON MONTHLY MEETING–MAY 2, 2022– 7PM

 

May Monthly Meeting Monday May 2, 2022 — 7:00 PM

Guest Speaker — Dan Kaminsky on City Council Redistricting

DEC REMINDS ANGLERS OF SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS IN EFFECT FOR UPCOMING FISHING SEASONS Logo

 

Opening Day for Many Cool Water Species Opens on May 1, Except in Border Waters

  The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation today reminded anglers to always consult the fishing regulations guide to ensure they are complying with the seasonal restrictions and waterbody-specific rules before heading out onto the water. Fishing regulation changes implemented earlier this year replaced the floating "Saturday" season openers in most – but not all - locations with a fixed May 1 date, in addition to other improvements to enhance fishing opportunities across the state.

 

Special regulations often apply to border waters such as the Delaware and West Branch Delaware rivers, Greenwood Lake, Lake Champlain and its tributaries, and Indian Lake (NY/CT). For instance, the walleye season for Lake Champlain and its tributaries will continue to open on the first Saturday of the month each year, which is May 7 in 2022.

 

For more information about DEC’s fishing regulations, go to: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html