Monday, November 9, 2020
Kossuth Playground Ribbon Cutting
Friday was the Ribbon Cutting for the new Kossuth Playground located on Mosholu Parkway North at Kossuth Avenue. Councilman and newly elected State Supreme Court Justice Andrew Cohen, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, Bronx Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Assembly members Jeffrey Dinowitz and Nathalia Fernandez, and the Friends of Mosholu Parkway were on hand for the event.
There are new amenities such as a giant swing, adult exercise equipment, various water sprinklers, new basketball courts, new tables and seats, with one table that is wheelchair accessible.
Above - The Giant swing being tested out.
Below - Assembly members Dinowitz and Fernandez talk while Councilman Cohen tries out one of the many adult exercise units.
Below - The brand new basketball courts.
Below - The new Multi sprinkler system.
Bronx Jewish Community Council - SAVE THE DATE: PROJECT HOPE CHANUKAH
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Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic - NOVEMBER 8, 2020
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state's micro-cluster strategy is 3.72 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 2.23 percent. Within the focus areas, 11,672 test results were reported yesterday, yielding 435 positives. In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 133,970 test results were reported, yielding 2,993 positives.
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
- Patient Hospitalization - 1,396 (+15)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 185
- Hospital Counties - 46
- Number ICU - 295 (-13)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 131 (-7)
- Total Discharges - 80,646 (+152)
- Deaths - 18
- Total Deaths - 25,947
Landscaping Needed at 2500 Williamsbridge Road
The bushes around 2500 Williamsbridge Road need to be trimmed a bit as they now cover most of the sidewalk. They are also over six feet high, and have not been manicured since the building was bought in February of 2020.
The community around 2500 Williamsbridge Road also want to know what the buyer is going to do with the building as nothing has been done except some interior work which may include the movement of walls.
Below - A flyer taped to a window by someone in the community, warns that a drug clinic will open up on the site. That has to be approved by OASIS a state agency. Now that election day has passed we will keep an eye on the site for any development.
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Speed Bumps in Parking Spaces Underneath Cars Now on Lydig Avenue
The above photo was taken at the corner of Lydig Avenue and Holland Avenue South side of the street, because Holland Avenue is one way south. You can notice the new speed bump set in to slow down vehicles as they turn left from Lydig Avenue onto Holland Avenue going through the crosswalk. What you may not see is the speed bump that has been placed in the legal parking space that can barely be seen under the parked car. That can only mean one thing, that the legal corner parking space will be removed so that the hidden speed bump will be able to be seen.
Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic - November 7, 2020
Positive Testing Rate in All Focus Zone Areas is 4.22 Percent; New York State Positivity Outside All Focus Zone Areas is 2.01 Percent
Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.19 Percent
18 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
"Cases are increasing across the country and the globe -- and there are several warning flags in New York. The challenge for our state has been to manage the increase and try to ensure the spikes in other states don't impact us too much," Governor Cuomo said. "We manage the increase by deploying the most aggressive testing in the country and our micro-cluster strategy - when we identify a small spread, we increase enforcement and restrictions in a targeted way. As we head into winter months, it's going to take the work of all New Yorkers to ensure we don't go back to where we were this spring - I understand COVID fatigue is real, but it's on all of us to stay vigilant and wear our masks, wash our hands, remain socially distant and stay New York Tough."
The Governor noted that the positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state's Micro-Cluster strategy is 4.22 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 2.01 percent. Within the focus areas, 13,488 test results were reported yesterday, yielding 569 positives. In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 149,803 test results were reported, yielding 3,018 positives.
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
- Patient Hospitalization - 1,381 (+60)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 213
- Hospital Counties - 43
- Number ICU - 308 (+23)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 138 (+9)
- Total Discharges - 80,494 (+126)
- Deaths - 18
- Total Deaths - 25,928