Aug
16th

From other pens: Photos of the Water Wall and the Water Plant Cranes

Photographer friends see things and send them to me. These sources shall remain nameless, but their work as the people’s eyes and ears is immeasurable to us all.

http://www.fipna.org/2009/08/16/wall-and-cranes/

Filed under Uncategorized

Aug
15th

Filming a movie at old Yankee Stadium – spring to fall 2009: Is this responsible for the broken promises for the people’s parks replacement?

  • Yes Network’s Yankees Magazine is the official weekly magazine of America’s greatest sports franchise. Hosted by Nancy Newman, this episode features the upcoming NY Yankee movie “Keeper of the Pins… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nqFD7gsn4A

  • Yes Network’s Yankees Magazine is the official weekly magazine of America’s greatest sports franchise. Hosted by Nancy Newman, this episode features the upcoming NY Yankee movie “Keeper of the Pinstripes”. It features a profile of actor Josh Lucas. The original air date 2/20/09.  (For more information, please visit www.samarianproductions.com. ). . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQusypWZyI

What to know what the stadium looks like now?  Well here it is courtesy of CBS http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/4926850.php?imageGalleryXRefId=1266515

Aug
15th

Rowdy Meetings: Parks and Health Care Insurance Reform

Think republican’s invented the rowdy health care reform recess rallies filled with misinformation and fear to pursue their own agenda? Bronxites know better, having experienced these forums on at least two occasions in the past, starting with Clinton High School overlooking the Jerome Park Reservoir. Filling the room with non resident people who are told to disturb the peace and the meeting is the Mayor Bloomberg & Friends modus operandi.

As in the current national heath care reform mess, both the 2003 Croton Filtration and the 2005 Yankee Stadium Redevelopment meetings mangled an overlying issue with the project purpose — the taking of parkland (read: free land), when other alternatives existed to build said project. This mantra was encouraged by the so-called union-contractors and supported by union leadership and membership for selfish reasons – so contractors could make money; and union members higher pay and better benefits.

Just like some are confused about health care reform, few decision makers realized in 2004 and 2006 that alternative sites for each project would maintain union workers keeping their jobs and benefits, and would save the taxpayer billions of dollars.

Today, the message of health care reform is being purposely confused with “death trap for old people,” “increased in abortions,” or “socialistic medicine” for someone’s selfish agenda – like those $24 million per year health care insurance company CEOs, lobbyists tied to the health care industry, etc. Clearly, reform mean equal and better health care for all.

While those joint ventures of contractors and union leaders were initially successful, they ended with many corruption investigations, convictions and pleas, as well as with those same union workers left out in the picket line at the site of the Lehman College Science Building – across the street from the Jerome Park Reservoir!

Mayor Bloomberg & Friends are republicans; that explains the similarities to the national health care reform battle. Hopefully health care reform comes quicker than the long awaited park mitigation around the Jerome Park Reservoir and replacement parks around Yankee Stadium!

We need to learn from our mistakes; not make them over and over. The republican lobbyist spinners have selfish agendas. This is not a public relations campaign, this is our lives.  Health Insurance Reform is not complicated. The cost of inaction is immeasurable. President Obama’s program is clear:  he is not going to raise taxes, but cut the costs we all know exist.

I support the President’s Health Insurance Guarantees.

1. No Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions

2. No Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays

3. No Cost -Sharing for Preventive Care

4. No Dropping of Coverage for Seriously Ill

5. No Gender Discrimination

6. No Annual or Lifetime Caps on Coverage

7. Extended Coverage for Young Adults

8. Guaranteed Insurance Renewal

Join me. Take Action. Start the discussion.

Aug
2nd

JPR Numbers on the Fence – What could they mean?

Some neighbor took photo’s of these numbered fences.  Let us know if you find out what they mean.

JPR Numbers on the Fence – July 2009

Thank you.

Aug
2nd

Harlem River Working Group files for National Park Service assistance

check out the following link:

http://www.bceq.org/2009/07/31/harlem-river-working-group-nps-application-filed/