Morris Park Health Update News & Information

Morris Park Health Update News & Information

• On Monday, September 28, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) announced that it is investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases among residents and workers in the Morris Park section of the Bronx.
• Einstein was notified on September 29 that preliminary tests conducted by the DOHMH showed detection of Legionella in some campus water towers.
• Further testing is underway to conclude if samples contain live bacteria capable of causing disease. Results should be available from the DOHMH the week of October 5.
• As a precautionary measure, the vendor for facilities management has disinfected all cooling towers on campus as of September 30, and is currently power washing and wiping down each cooling tower-a process that should be completed by midweek the week of October 4. DOHMH has been notified of all these efforts and noted that Einstein is fully compliant with all of the agency's orders and expectations.
• The Health Department has said that there have been no new cases since September 21; since the incubation period is 2 to 10 days, we are at the tail end of that period.
• All buildings remain open and operations remain the same as do work hours and student activities.
• The DOHMH issues regular updates on their website on the Morris Park cluster, available here.

 

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IDW PUBLISHING’S 2015 NEW YORK COMIC CON SCHEDULE

 IDW Publishing’s 2015 New York Comic Con Schedule

Don’t Miss A Minute Of The Excitement!
 

San Diego, CA (October 1, 2015) – Next week, IDW is headed back to New York Comic Con and bringing a host of captivating panels, talented signings, and essential exclusives with it! Located at booth #1844, IDW and Top Shelf will be your destination throughout the weekend!
 
Thursday October 8^th
 
11:00 – 12:00 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Troy Little 
12:00 – 1:00 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Larry Hama
(*Check out the show exclusive variant!)
12:00 – 1:00 Ragnarök – Walter Simonson
(*Check out the show exclusive variant!)
1:00 – 2:00 Dirk Gently, Onyx – Chris Ryall, Ilias Kyriazis
2:00 – 3:00 Jem and the Holograms – Amy Mebberson,
                                           Sara Richard, Agnes Garbowska,
                                           Arielle Jovellanos, Rebekah Isaacs
(*Check out the show exclusive variant!)
3:00 – 4:00 The X-Files – Joe Harris
3:00 – 4:00 Long Distance – Thom Zahler
4:00 – 5:30 King of the Comics: 100 Years of King Features Book Debut! –
                                           Ray Billingsley (Curtis,) Jeff Keane (The Family Circus,)
                                           Patrick McDonnell (Mutts,) Hilary Price (Rhymes With Orange,)
                                           Brian Walker (Hi and Lois)
5:30 – 7:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Series – Brandon Auman, Eric Bauza,
                                           Greg Cipes, Ciro Nieli, Rob Paulsen
(*Ticketed signing, see employee for details)
 
Friday October 9^th
 
11:00 – 12:00 My Little Pony – Agnes Garbowska, Sara Richard, Jeremy Whitley, Tony Fleecs,                                                  Thom Zahler
12:00 – 1:00 The Rocketeer At War – Dave Bullock
1:00 – 2:00 Ragnarök – Walter Simonson
(*Check out the show exclusive variant!)
1:00 – 2:00 Junction True – Ray Fawkes
2:00 ­– 3:00 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Troy Little
2:00 – 3:00 The Story of My Tits – Jennifer Hayden
3:00 – 4:00 The Infinite Loop – Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet
3:00 – 4:00 Boy-1 – H.S. Tak, Amancay Nahuelpan
4:00 – 5:00 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Mike Johnson, Derek Charm
5:00 – 6:00 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Larry Hama
(*Check out the show exclusive variant!)
6:00 – 7:00 Transformers – Andrew Griffith, Corin Howell, John Barber
 
Saturday October 10^th
 
11:00 – 12:00 Killogy – Alan Robert
11:00 – 12:00 Tet – Paul Allor, Paul Tucker
1:00 – 3:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Kevin Eastman, Robert Rodriguez
(*Ticketed signing, see employee for details)
4:00 – 5:00 Skylanders – Ron Marz, David A. Rodriguez
5:00 – 6:00 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Troy Little
5:00 – 6:00 The Story of My Tits – Jennifer Hayden
6:00 – 7:00 Star Trek/ Green Lantern – Mike Johnson, Elsa Charretier
6:00 – 7:00 Judas: The Last Days – W. Maxwell Prince
 
Sunday October 11^th


11:00 – 12:00 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Mike Johnson, Derek Charm
11:00 – 12:00 The Infinite Loop – Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet
12:00 – 1:00 My Little Pony – Jay Fosgitt, Amy Mebberson, Jeremy Whitley,
                                       Tony Fleecs, Andy Price
1:00 – 2:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Caleb Goellner, Billy Martin, 
                                       Paul Allor, Cory Smith
 2:00 – 3:00 Transformers – Livio Ramondelli, Corin Howell, John Barber
 
Don’t miss any of IDW’s panels throughout the weekend, either!
 
IDW & TOP SHELF: The Best Panel of All-Time
Friday October 9 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Room 1A10 
This is the big one! Join IDW Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall, along with VP of Marketing Dirk Wood, and Editor Sarah Gaydos, along with a host of Special Guests, as they blow away a room full of shocked comic Fans. Comic and Celebrity Guests you won’t believe! Shocking announcements! Amazing prizes! Q&A! This one will have it all.

IDW Entertainment: 2016 Sneak-Peek
Saturday October 10 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Room 1A24
Join IDW CEO & Publisher Ted Adams, along with the President of IDW Entertainment David Ozer and a host of Special Guests, as they discuss IDW’s move into the world of television. The recent announcements of Wynonna Earp and Brooklyn Animal Control took the entertainment community by storm, find out all about those projects and more! Announcements! Guest Appearances! Q&A! And maybe just a little never-before-seen footage...

Truthiness is Stranger Than Fiction: New Reality-Based Graphic Novels
Saturday October 10 | 6:45PM - 7:45PM | Room: 1A05
Sometimes comics can be the best medium to communicate about the real world — whether through science, autobiography, or wild adventures rooted in real experience. But working with "the truth" brings its own set of challenges... This fall, four of the industry's hottest graphic novels are rooted in the real world. Now's your chance to crack them open and see how & why. Featuring: Maris Wicks (the goofy and educational anatomy tour Human Body Theater), Derf Backderf (the raucous, stomach-churching garbageman tale Trashed), Jennifer Hayden (the riveting, funny, and wise cancer memoir The Story of My Tits), and Troy Little (the manic graphic novel adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas). 

IDW: KIDS Comics and More
Sunday October 11 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Room 1A18
IDW loves comics as much as you do, so come find out what's new for 2016! My Little Pony, Disney,Angry Birds, TMNT, Transformers, Skylanders and more! Want to learn how to make your own comics? Come prepared with questions for the Panel, including Editor Sarah Gaydos and marketing-marvelRosalind Morehead; plus Writers and Artists of all your favorite all-ages books! Free comics for the kids!
 

"Emergency Response & Disaster Preparedness Training" Oct 21st @ 10AM

Gateway Community Development, Inc.   

In Collaboration With                                                                                              

              Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Morrisania Revitalization Corporation, Inc.

&

National Association for Black Veterans, Inc.

(Bronx Chapter #0029 NABVETS)

Presents a Free  

 “Emergency Response & Disaster Preparedness

Training”

Facilitator: Community Emergency Response Team Presenter

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

10:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

At

Martin Luther King Resource Center

576 E. 165th

(At corner of E. 165^th Street & Boston Road)

Bronx, NY 10456

Contact Person: Carrie Taft, Founder & President; GCD, Inc.

(917) 226-7960 | Gtwycdvlpmntinc@aol.com

Customs & Courtesy: "Unity in the Community of Diversity" Oct 18th @ 1:30pm

Hope And Victory Evolves (H.A.V.E.), LLC   

Partner With.

Johnnie H. Williams, Jr.

&

Sgt. Israel Lugo Jorge

To Present a Forum On

Customs & Courtesy: “Unity in the Community of Diversity” 

      Purpose of the forum is to provide Veterans, their family & friends information to increase their awareness and understanding of appropriate activity, conduct, attire to be presented at various Veteran ceremonies, special events, and other settings.

   To promote familiarity, comfortability, participation, overall growth, and interdependent living.

    ------------------------------- Speakers ------------------------------   

Johnnie H. Williams, Jr. Help Is On The Way For Veterans                       1024 Corporation	Patrick Devine The United Veterans Parade Committee of Greater NY, Inc.
Sgt. Israel Lugo Jorge PTSD Group	Sis. Dolores Steele Bronx Parade Committee, Inc.
Sgt. Sandy Rolon US Army (Ret) NYS Military Women In Power, Ltd.	Robert Walker The Bronx Veterans Parade Task Team, Inc.

Considering the men and women Veterans and their family, newly entering and returning to the local and Veteran communities (e.g. Recent military discharged, the formerly incarcerated, homeless, and not engaged in supportive or health care service at the VA and/or other Veteran organization).

(Sunday) October 18, 2015

 1:30P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Claremont Neighborhood Center

                                               489 Third Avenue

                                               Bronx, N.Y.  10456

Off corner of E. 169^th Street & Third Ave.

 TRAVEL: Bus #15 to E. 169^th Street & Third Ave)

Direct inquiries to (917) 226-7960 

Carrie Taft, Founder/President, Hope And Victory Evolves (H.A.V.E.), LLC

NEXT STOP: TRANSPORTATION CHAIR RODRIGUEZ ANNOUNCES HIS VISION TO MAKE NYC TRANSPORTATION SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT

  Rodriguez expressed vision for NYC Council Transportation Committee  and NYC Transportation more broadly for the next year

  NYC Council Transportation Chairman Ydanis Rodriguez and the NYU Rudin Center hosted a summit with leading transportation advocates where he outlined his vision for the future of transportation in New York City. Entitled "Next Stop: Making New York City's Transportation Safer and More Efficient", the summit announced a two-pronged focus for the Transportation Committee, highlighting existing problems and detailing legislative solutions to make New York's transportation systems safer and more efficient. 

A full version of the report is available here 

Reducing Vehicle Usage

According to the NYC Economic Development Corporation, as of 2012, 1.4 million New Yorkers owned at least one car. As a car owner myself, I know the burden this places on one's time and pocket. Single occupancy vehicles, constantly flooding our streets, put a strain on both individuals and our city as a whole. This is one of the most inefficient means of travel available to New Yorkers, yet many in our outer boroughs are forced to rely upon it due to a lack of options. 

Chair Rodriguez announced his dedication to reducing the rate of car ownership to 1 million by 2030. In order to achieve those goals the Chair spoke about the need to embrace ideas like carpooling all the while incentivizing alternative means of transit. In addition to improving our subway system and increasing capacity along lines, the Chair stressed the need to expand and improve our bike lane infrastructure. Chair Rodriguez set a goal of doubling the current 1,000 miles of bike lanes by 2030 with 20% installed qualifying as protected. 

Transit Deserts:

According to study conducted by the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management the average income for the top 59 transit rich neighborhoods is just south of $80,000. This directly contrasts with the next 60 neighborhoods whose average income is just $46,000 with an unemployment rate of 11.7%. Further, 879,000 New Yorkers commute more than 1 hour each way to work to jobs that make less than $35,000 a year. Transportation is a public good and should be enjoyed as equitably as possible. In order to truly combat income inequality in our city we must evaluate the various factors, like transit access, that are creating it. In order to connect these communities. Chair Rodriguez announced his support for various initiatives including CityTicket, targetted CitiBike expansion, better regulation of the commuter van industry, the expansion of Bus Rapid Transit and a study related to the development of a light rail system.

Making Transportation Environmentally Friendly

According to the most recent City-wide Emission Inventory in 2014 New York City's transportation sector contributes 18.4% or 11.4 million tons of carbon annually.Chair Rodriguez set forth a vision for reducing Transportation's contribution 2% by 2022. Further, the Councilman stressed the need to target and improve our worst actors and set the goal of a 50% environmentally friendly taxi industry by 2030. Chair Rodriguez also spoke about streamlining our roadways to reduce congestion and the resulting emissions. The main centerpiece of that plan was the Councilman's dedication to passing congestion pricing, specifically the Move NY Plan. 

"One of the strongest aspects of our nation is our dedication to developing a comprehensive vision for the future. Today I am proud to paint the picture of what I deem as the best path forward for our city. By reducing emissions, car use, expanding the use of bike and connecting isolated communities we have the opportunity to revolutionize transportation in New York City," said Council member Ydanis Rodriguez. "I am proud to have gathered with leading 

transportation advocates to describe my plan and engage about the path forward. I look forwardto creating coalitions with these advocates to effectuate change for the benefit of our city."

"Our streets are safer for pedestrians and cyclists because of Councilman Rodriguez's leadership as Chairman of the Transportation Committee," said Alex Matthiessen, President of Blue Marble Project and Move NY Campaign Director. "His all out endorsement of Move New York today reflects his strong commitment to delivering better transit and safer, less congested streets to all New Yorkers. We applaud his efforts and look forward to working with him and other leaders to make Move NY a reality."

 

"As the Chair of Transportation, Council Member Rodriguez's endorsement for Move New York sends a loud and clear message: the City is ready to fund the MTA. The Next Stop report put out by the Chair today is one of the most thoughtful and innovative plans I have seen by a city official; I applaud him!", said"Gridlock Sam Schwartz. "We look forward to working with him and the rest of the City Council to ensure the City gets moving again."

Candid Speed Camera and/or Candid Red Light Camera Returns to PS 81

  I exposed that while the speed limit was lowered to 25 miles per hour in New York City on Friday November 7th the speed limit sign in front of PS 81 remained at 30 MPH into the first week of December. The photo above appeared on this blog December 3, 2014  

  On May 27th 2015 I caught this Speed Camera Car in front of PS 81 on Riverdale Avenue North between West 254th and West 256th Streets. It seemed that when this was exposed in my Riverdale Report column in the Bronx News the Speed Camera Car disappeared.  

Above Left -It appears there has been a stationary speed and/or red light camera placed where the speed car once parked, and this is what you will see as you drive up Riverdale Avenue past West 254th Street. 

Above Right - As you pass this speed and/or red light camera this is what you see in your rear view mirror.  If it is a speed camera and you are speeding or if it is a red light camera and you go through the red light at the corner of West 256th Street the sensors will detect it, and the camera will take a photo of your licence plate. In about a week a $50.00 ticket will arrive in the owner of the vehicle's mailbox, no questions asked. If the fine is not paid within 30 days the fine will increase which could lead to additional fines and penalties. The reason for the question of the camera is explained below   

 An interesting note as you see the information on the side, this camera is identified as a TraffiStar SR391 type of camera. It appears that this type of camera was made in 2009. There is no more information about this camera on the Internet. Prove me wrong, but I spent hours looking for it and only found that the camera was made by a company called Jenoptik AG a multi industrial and civil orientated company which manufactures optical and laser technology for business and traffic solutions for local governments such as cities and towns. The latest version is a SR 590 camera which is a combined speed and red light enforcement camera system. The SR 580 is a non invasive speed enforcement camera. This camera is neither of the two latest versions. fell free to comment if you have already received a summons from this camera, and please include what type of summons it was.