Michael "Pedo" Jackson's Gravity-Defying Lean Finally Explained

From the quarter toss into the jukebox to the cue ball crushed into powder and blown into a baddie's face to the moonwalk that lasts more than a blink of an eye, if you haven't watched the video for Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" in a while, it's every bit as magic as you remember it.

Jackson was always something of an illusionist, particularly when it came to his signature dance moves.

Three neurosurgeons (and admitted Jackson fans) from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India -- Nishant S. Yagnick, Manjul Tripathi and Sandeep Mohindra -- have revisited how the King of Pop achieved the 45-degree lean while keeping his spine straight, not just on video, but in live performances around the world.

"Several MJ fans, including the authors, have tried to copy this move and failed, often injuring themselves in their endeavors," reads the paper published in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Trained dancers can lean forward a maximum of 25 to 30 degrees, but even then, it can put serious strain on the Achilles tendon.

LOL... I mostly posted this for the totally awesome video in it, but yeah, I'm pretty sure this article is a total whitewash and cover-up

The think the key is the trick boot.

Any trained dancer could do the rest.

But he did it first...and best.

https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/05/22/613306407/michael-jacksons-gravity-defying-lean-continues-to-fascinate

The Pro-Trump Effort to Keep Black Voters from the Polls

Breitbart News landed an election scoop that went viral in August 2016: "Exclusive: 'Black Men for Bernie' Founder to End Democrat 'Political Slavery' of Minority Voters ... by Campaigning for Trump."

If the splashy, counterintuitive story, which circulated on such conservative websites as Truthfeed and Infowars, wasn't exactly fake news, it was carefully orchestrated. The story's writer -- an employee of the conservative website run by Steve Bannon before he took over Donald Trump's campaign -- spent weeks courting activist Bruce Carter to join Trump's cause.

He approached Carter under the guise of interviewing him.

The writer eventually dropped the pretense altogether, signing Carter up for a 10-week blitz aimed at convincing black voters in key states to support the Republican real estate mogul, or simply sit out the election.

LOL... He knew, he got paid to pretend to not know. Half of the conservative pundits get paid big bucks to say what they say, if everyone knew what they really think, the right wingers would be rioting.

Most of the conservative pundits hate the TEA Partier guys but hey, it's great money.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-29/inside-the-pro-trump-effort-to-keep-black-voters-from-the-polls 

LOL.. This guy was either sold out or stupid or both. Hope he enjoyed Roseanne Barres tweets yesterday. He honestly didn't know about this?

"Donald Trump Says Central Park Five Are Guilty, Despite DNA Evidence"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-says-central-park-five-are-guilty-despite-dna-n661941

Yonkers resident Joseph Pinion III is an impressive candidate, having racked up several national appearances on #CNN Network and other cable TV programs

UP COMING SHOW: #Yonkers Republican NYS Senate Candidate Joseph Pinion III Will Be Appearing On The Yonkers Public Access Program "Yonkers Roundup", Which Is Hosted By "Yonkers Newswire" Editor Brian Harrod  

He is a young Republican, who has been a critic of Donald J. Trump.

Yonkers Republicans say Joseph Pinion III has a strong platform, but he faces a very formidable challenges from Democrats Nader J. Sayegh and Anthony Nicodemo.

However, Joseph Pinion III thinks that he would have an advantage in the heavily Republican NYS Senate.

#JosephPinion feels that he would have the edge in working with the GOP to provide fair funding for #Yonkers.

Via Brian Harrod / Yonkers Newswire Editor

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2108180689439498/

Shepard Smith Debunks Trump's SpyGate Nonsense

Again debunking a right-wing conspiracy, Fox News' Shepard Smith took aim at President Donald Trump's assertion that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team will meddle in upcoming elections.

In his segment Tuesday, Smith called it "unfounded, not based in fact or reason with no evidence."

"The president says that Robert Mueller and his team are meddling in the midterms," Smith said.

"There's nothing to support that claim and neither the president nor the White House has offered anything to support that claim."
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-shepard-smith-debunks-trumps-meddling-accusations-not-based-in-fact-or-reason/

ALSO: 
https://twitter.com/LisPower1/status/1001551623938805763

WTEL (610 AM) is a Philadelphia radio station with an all-sports format.

Owned and operated by the Beasley Broadcast Group, the WTEL studios are located at 555 City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and its transmitters are located in the Crescent Park section of Bellmawr, New Jersey.

WTEL broadcasts in the HD Radio format on 610 AM

The station was formerly known for its influence on the Philadelphia sports fanbase.

Its prominent hosts included Angelo Cataldi, who arranged for a group of Eagles fans to attend the 1999 NFL Draft in New York City and demand the Eagles select University of Texas at Austin running back Ricky Williams with their #2 pick (which led to the infamous booing of the decision to select Donovan McNabb), and Howard Eskin, whose achievements included the Terrell Owens "funeral" (following the announcement of Owens's four-game suspension from the Eagles during the 2005-2006 season), and a short-lived hunger strike in support of trading Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson.

The station was also known for hosting the annual eating contest, the Wing Bowl.

OVERVIEW: WIP was formerly owned by CBS Radio, and at that time was considered to be a sister station to another CBS Radio station, WFAN, in New York City. Both stations serve New Jersey in addition to their licensed cities.

WIP was the flagship radio station for the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies.

When both teams were playing at the same time, WPHT and/or WYSP usually carried one of the games.

WIP was the flagship radio station for the Eagles until 1992, when Eagles broadcasts moved to WYSP, which at the time had a classic rock format and aired Howard Stern's syndicated morning show.

On February 20, 2008, the station announced that broadcasts of Eagles games would return to WIP, plus remain on WYSP, with each radio station broadcasting different feeds to make it easier for local fans to watch television coverage of Eagles games but to lower the volume on their TV and listen to the game on the radio.

The advent of digital television signals was putting television and radio signals too far out of sync.

The station also carried Philadelphia Phillies games on Friday nights during the 2005 season, allowing WPHT to pick up some regularly scheduled programming on Friday nights.

In 2008, WIP broadcast the Phillies' March 31 season opener against Washington along with WPHT.

HI(STORY: Founded by Gimbels department store, the station first went on the air on March 17, 1922 as Philadelphia's first commercial radio station with the call sign WIP, which people mistakenly think stands for "Wireless In Philadelphia," "We're In Philadelphia" or "Watch Its Progress." In fact, WIP was a call sign randomly issued by the federal government.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the station was an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. From the 1950s until the early 1960s, the station was owned by Metropolitan Broadcasting (successor to Dumont) and had a rock and roll format.

In the early 60s the parent company name was changed from Metropolitan to Metromedia, and WIP adopted an MOR format (after an unsuccessful attempt at a Top 40 format branded as Color Radio).

With this format, the station played pop hits of the 1960s, along with some 50s pop mixed in. Announcers during this time period included Joe McCauley (the "Morning Mayor"), Ned Powers, Tom Brown, and Chuck Daugherty.

During this time WIP called themselves "The Big W" after a phrase in the 60s comedy, "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," and the slogan was justified. WIP was number one in the market ratings through the 60s and for most of the 70s.

In the late 60s they began including more soft-rock until the format gradually evolved into an Adult Contemporary format which survived through the 70s and into the 80s.

The music mix continued to include pop from the previous two decades. In addition, the station was full service in approach, as they had a heavy emphasis on news as well.

After many years of ownership by Metromedia the station was purchased by Ed Snider's Spectacor Group, the longtime owner of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers, in 1988. Snider sold the station to CBS Radio in 1994.

By the early 1970s, WIP evolved to an adult contemporary format, and for a while, they were heavy on 1950s and 1960s rock and roll oldies. At the height of its popularity as a full service/adult contemporary station in the early to mid-1970s,

During this time, Metromedia's station in New York, WNEW, had similar programming

By the early 1970s, WIP evolved to an adult contemporary format, and for a while, they were heavy on 1950s and 1960s rock and roll oldies.

At the height of its popularity as a full service/adult contemporary station in the early to mid-1970s, WIP was the home to some of the most well-known air personalities in the city, including popular rush hour host Ken Garland (who had replaced legend, Joe McCauley, the "Morning Mayor,") late morning host Bill "Wee Willie" Webber, early afternoon host Tom Moran, late PM host, Dick Clayton, evening host Tom Lamaine, and overnight host Nat Wright. Weekend coverage included Allan Michaels, Alan Drew and Bill St. James.

During this time, Metromedia's station in New York, WNEW, had similar programming and it was not uncommon for DJs to swap back and forth for subbing duties. WNEW's Julius LaRosa was a frequent guest. WIP’s presentation, like other full-service stations, was heavily dependent on its personalities to entertain the audience as much as the music itself.

In addition to music, full-service music stations in that era were typically home to strong news operations, and WIP had local newscasts every hour, seven days a week (at one point they offered half-hourly newscasts around the clock).

The weekday morning news was so extensive that they had two anchors in later years, and even introduced a 5 a.m. 30 minute newscast.

One of WIP’s news reporters, Jan Gorham, remained with the station after the switch to sports and continued to work there until retiring in 2009.

The station hosted a popular radiothon for one weekend a year for several years, raising funds to fight leukemia. The events were staged on a large scale, in venues like hotel ballrooms, with local and national celebrities visiting the live broadcast.

WIP’s best-known contest was Cash Call, a call-out game in which the DJs picked numbers out of the phone book or from postcards submitted by listeners.

The intro to the contest was the first 10 seconds of a song called "The Sound Of Money" by the J's with Jamie, a vocal group that recorded lots of commercial jingles and three albums.

If the person at the other end of the call could identify the exact amount of money in the “jackpot,” down to the standard 61¢ ending, they won the current jackpot.

Players who knew the 61¢ but not the dollar amount typically won a token prize from a sponsor.

Every incorrect guess lead to a few dollars being added to the jackpot; a correct guess resulted in the jackpot being reset to $61.61.

Another long-running contest late in WIP’s run as a music station was Team Trivia. Two area businesses competed, one on the morning show with Ken Garland, the other on the afternoon show with (Bruce) Stevens and (Nick) Seneca (who had replaced Tom Moran).

As the popularity of music on FM radio grew, stations like Magic 103 (now 102.9 WMGK) and Kiss 100 began to eat away at WIP’s audience.

For a time, the station experimented with general interest talk. Michele Iaia was brought on to host “WIPeople Talk,” a weeknight call-in show from 8 p.m. to midnight.

The show would later expand to include a weekend edition, and over time the talk block was expanded to run from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. (with the station touting that it played music all day and talked all night).

One of the regular features was a Friday night segment called Desperate & Dateless, a show that eventually spun off into a stand-alone Saturday night program that included music mixed in with the calls from single listeners.

The local talk was scaled back to make room for Larry King’s syndicated radio show in the overnight hours, and eventually most of the local talk was replaced by music once again.

The station later tried a programming experiment known as Midday Infotainment, a features-based midday show hosted by Bill Gallagher and Lynn Adkins.

That move pushed Bill Webber out of his longtime midday slot into the early evening shift. The show was canceled in less than a year, and the regular music format, hosted once more by Webber, returned.

As WIP continued adding more current music, it also added the weekly countdown show “Dick Clark’s National Music Survey.”

WIP aired the version produced for adult contemporary stations, while WSTW in Wilmington, Delaware, listenable in much of the Philadelphia market, aired the top 40 version.

WIP’s transition to sports was gradual, unlike many so-called format flips that happen instantaneously.

The station began adding sports programming in the mid-1980s. More and more sports hosts were brought on to replace the music hosts that left, including Ken Garland, who moved to cross-town WPEN, then a nostalgia-based music station.

Garland was initially replaced by WIP part-timer Jeff Brown before the sports-based morning show debuted.

Bill Webber’s show, then limited to 9 a.m. to noon, was the last regularly scheduled weekday music program.

Webber also would eventually join WPEN, hosting his familiar midday slot on Saturdays.

WIP continued playing music on Saturday mornings for a short time before the transition to all-sports (save for an overnight talk show with Larry King/Jim Bohannon) was complete in 1988.

On September 2, 2011, WIP began simulcasting on 94.1 FM, replacing rock station WYSP.

The simulcast of WIP and WIP-FM soon began to gradually split, as certain sporting events are not heard on both frequencies (such as most Philadelphia Phillies broadcasts, which began to air on WIP-FM in 2012 but are still carried on the AM dial by WPHT), and the syndicated

The Nick & Artie Show was added to 610 AM's programming in February 2012, while local programming airs on WIP-FM the simulcast ended entirely January 2, 2013, when WIP became a full-time affiliate of CBS Sports Radio, airing national programming to compliment the local programming on WIP-FM.

On October 2, 2014, CBS Radio announced that it would trade 14 radio stations located in Tampa, Charlotte and Philadelphia (only WIP (AM) would be sold) to the Beasley Broadcast Group in exchange for 3 stations located in Miami and WRDW-FM and WXTU in Philadelphia.

The swap was completed on December 1, 2014. As a result, WIP changed its call letters to WTEL, the longtime former call sign of Beasley-owned sister station WWDB, as CBS Radio continues to own WIP-FM

In early 2015, WTEL became an affiliate of ESPN Radio, dropping affiliation with CBS Sports Radio. The station began airing Mike and Mike in the Morning on April 20, 2015, on the day that former ESPN affiliate WPEN started a local morning show with former WIP host Anthony Gargano. WPEN continues to be affiliated with ESPN, but only airs live sporting events distributed by the network.

WTEL airs ESPN shows almost around the clock, except for public access shows on week-ends which include food, real estate, gardening and Italian-American programs.

610 Sports WTEL At 610 kHz from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania To Westchester County, New York

City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Broadcast area: Greater Philadelphia (Delaware Valley)

Branding : 610 Sports

Slogan: Philly's ESPN Radio

Frequency: 610 kHz (also on HD Radio)

First air date: March 17, 1922 (as WIP)

Format: Sports

Power: 5,000 watts

Class: B

Facility ID 28626

Former callsigns WIP (1922-2014)

Affiliations: ESPN Radio
Philadelphia Union (MLS)

Owner: Beasley Broadcast Group
(WXTU License Limited Partnership)

Sister stations: WBEN-FM, WMGK, WMMR, WPEN, WTMR, WWDB

Website 610amsports.com

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is about 115 miles from Westchester County

Brian Harrod

Westchester Shortwave Association: Shortwave Radio - #WSWA

Address; 333 Mamaroneck Avenue #301, White Plains, NY 10605

Phone; (203) 559-2555

Air Check Date: May 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/X2wsMKj9Ybs

Mali 'Spiderman' to be Made French Citizen

A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is to be made a French citizen. Mamoudou Gassama won widespread praise after climbing the outside of the building to save the four-year-old.

Video showed him being cheered on by spectators as he pulled himself from balcony to balcony to the fourth floor. 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44275776?ref=yfp

Congratulations to Mamoudou and to France.

This is the feel good story of the Month!
 

There are times when people demonstrate such amazing skills that people know we want to keep this one around.

https://twitter.com/Holbornlolz/status/1000853976118714369

KGAL (1580 AM, "NewsTalk 1580") is a U.S. radio station licensed to serve Lebanon, Oregon

KGAL which began broadcasting in 1995, is owned by the Eads Broadcasting Corporation 

KGAL broadcasts a news/talk/sports radio format featuring a mix of local and syndicated programs including sports talk, conservative talk, local news, and live sporting events.

PROGRAMMING: Local weekday programs include Morning Update with Weldon Greig and Jeff McMahon, Valley Talk hosted by Jeff McMahon and Hasso Hering. 

Weekday syndicated programming includes Midnight Trucking Radio Network, Bill Bennett in the Morning with William Bennett, America in the Morning with Jim Bohannon, plus talk shows hosted by Dennis Prager, commentator and film critic Michael Medved, conservative author Hugh Hewitt, Radio Hall of Fame member Jim Bohannon, plus the Midnight Radio Network.

Throughout 2009, KGAL and sister station KSHO aired a series of one-minute historical vignettes as part of Oregon's sesquicentennial celebration.[4] The program, titled A Moment in Oregon History, highlights notable Oregon residents and key historical events. Each of the 240 vignettes was written by author Rick Steber.

https://lebanon-express.com/news/state-and-regional/kgal-ksho-present-author-rick-steber/article_fed412a9-78bb-51df-805d-db5e5cb822fd.html

SPORTS: In addition to its regularly scheduled talk programming, KGAL airs Seattle Seahawks NFL Football, Lebanon High School varsity sporting events and University of Oregon Ducks football games.

HISTORY: The Eads Broadcasting Corporation received the original construction permit for this station from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 27, 1994

KGAL received its license to cover from the FCC on November 20, 1995
KGAL was one of two radio stations in 1997 broadcasting the games of the Portland Forest Dragons of the Arena Football League.[8] That team would ultimately leave Portland after the 1999 season

AWARDS: Eads Broadcasting owner Charlie Eads was the Broadcaster of the Year in Oregon and was honored as Volunteer of the Year at the 2009 Ovation Awards given out at the annual Northwest Festivals and Events Conference 

Eads was cited for his work with the Willamette Valley Concert Band, the Linn County Cultural Coalition, and several other community organizations

http://democratherald.com/news/local/ovation-awards-go-to-albany-events-helpers/article_5f8b2af3-e745-5e5a-b142-360a0d780117.html

Broadcast area: Mid-Willamette Valley

Branding : Smart Talk 1580

Frequency: 1580 kHz

First air date: 1995

Format: News/Talk/Sports

Power: 5,000 watts day - 1,000 watts night

Class: B

Facility ID: 18039

Transmitter coordinates:  44°34′25″N 122°55′05″W

Coordinates: 44°34′25″N 122°55′05″W

Owner: Eads Broadcasting Corporation

Sister stations: KSHO

Website: http://kgal.com/

AM/MW DX Of Smart Talk 1580 KGAL At 1580 kHz From Lebanon, Oregon To Westchester County, New York

Lebanon, Oregon is about 2900 from Westchester County, New York

MW DX, short for mediumwave DXing, is the hobby of receiving distant mediumwave (known as AM in North America) radio stations

In the United States and Canada, stations on the mediumwave dial are spaced at 10 kHz intervals from 520 to 1710 kHz.

The tremendous number of radio stations in this region of the world and limited number of available frequencies means congestion is very common, and DXers may hear two, three, or more stations on the same frequency (especially on certain "graveyard" frequencies where many lower-powered stations operate).

The most powerful stations in the two countries transmit with 50 kilowatts of power. Examples of stations in this category are WLS in Chicago on 890 kHz, KMOX in St. Louis on 1120 kHz, VOCM in St. John's on 590 kHz, WSB in Atlanta on 750 kHz, WCCO in Minneapolis on 830 kHz, WWL in New Orleans on 870 kHz, CJBC from Toronto on 860 kHz, WABC in New York City on 770 kHz, WLW in Cincinnati on 700 kHz, WCBS, 880 kHz in New York City, and WTAM in Cleveland on 1100 kHz, all of which can be heard over much of the United States and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

In the southern half of the United States, Mexican stations, some of which operate with over 100 kW of power, may be heard on a similar night-to-night basis.

Many of these stations are also clear-channel stations, ensuring that there will be no interference or limited interference on the same frequency.

Although some distant listeners may rely on such stations for non-DX purposes, such as to hear a certain talk show or sporting event, DX'ers generally log these stations when they begin the hobby and afterwards pay little attention to them while seeking out new, less powerful and well-heard stations, often with a few kilowatts of power or less, or unusually distant stations.

Especially prized in the former category are receptions of distant traveler information service (TIS) stations, operated by the Department of Transportation to give visitors information.

These stations typically run at very low powers (limited to 10 watts) and are only intended to cover small areas, but may travel thousands of miles under certain instances.

Similar are the tiny radio stations operated by high schools.

On the East Coast of the United States, it is not unusual for DX'ers to hear the high-powered European stations, which operate at 9 kHz intervals, rather than the 10 kHz in the United States, helping to reduce co-channel interference from domestic stations, from countries such as Spain and Norway.

Stations from Africa and the Middle East are also often heard

Brian Harrod 

Westchester Shortwave Association: Shortwave Radio - #WSWA 

Address; 333 Mamaroneck Avenue #301, White Plains, NY 10605 

Phone; (203) 559-2555   

Air Check Date: May 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/Ny39FOZ2ecY

TV Reporters Covering Storm Killed by Falling Tree

WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV. The accident happened on Highway 176 in Polk County while they were covering the impact of heavy rain in that area.

Tryon Fire Chief Geoffrey Tennant said the engine of the SUV was running and the transmission was in drive when authorities arrived at the scene about 2:30 p.m. He said the tree that fell on the SUV was about 3 feet in diameter and had stood back off the road. 

http://www.wyff4.com/article/wyff-news-4-anchor-photojournalist-tragically-killed-when-tree-falls-on-suv/20945002

DOCUMENTARY: The First Comprehensive Program On The Mt Erebus Disaster Of 1979

https://youtu.be/s63vxFKi2s0 

ROUNDUP VIDEO: TV NZ's 'Lookout' - The Mt Erebus Disaster

Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE-901) was a scheduled Air New Zealand Antarctic sightseeing flight that operated between 1977 and 1979.

The flight would leave Auckland Airport in the morning and spend a few hours flying over the Antarctic continent, before returning to Auckland in the evening via Christchurch.

On 28 November 1979, the fourteenth flight of TE-901, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, registration ZK-NZP, flew into Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica, killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board.

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19791128-0

The accident became known as the Mount Erebus disaster.

https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%204557.html

The initial investigation concluded the accident was caused by pilot error but public outcry led to the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the crash.

The commission, presided over by Justice Peter Mahon QC, concluded that the accident was caused by a correction made to the coordinates of the flight path the night before the disaster, coupled with a failure to inform the flight crew of the change, with the result that the aircraft, instead of being directed by computer down McMurdo Sound (as the crew had been led to believe), was instead re-routed into the path of Mount Erebus.

Justice Mahon's report accused Air New Zealand of presenting "an orchestrated litany of lies" and this led to changes in senior management at the airline.

The accident is New Zealand's deadliest peacetime disaster, as well as the deadliest accident in the history of Air New Zealand.

Flight and aircraft

The flight was designed and marketed as a unique sightseeing experience, carrying an experienced Antarctic guide who pointed out scenic features and landmarks using the aircraft public-address system, while passengers enjoyed a low-flying sweep of McMurdo Sound

https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/erebus/

The flights left and returned to New Zealand the same day.

Flight 901 would leave Auckland International Airport at 8:00 am for Antarctica, and arrive back at Christchurch International Airport at 7:00 pm after flying a total of 5,360 miles (8,630 km).

The aircraft would make a 45-minute stop at Christchurch for refuelling and crew change, before flying the remaining 464 miles (747 km) to Auckland, arriving at 9:00 pm.

http://www.erebus.co.nz/Background/AntarcticExperience/AntarcticExperiencePage2.aspx

Tickets for the November 1979 flights cost NZ$359 per person (NZ$1,279 in December 2016 with transport-related inflation)

https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator

Dignitaries including Sir Edmund Hillary had acted as guides on previous flights.

Hillary was scheduled to act as the guide for the fatal flight of 28 November 1979, but had to cancel owing to other commitments. His long-time friend and climbing companion, Peter Mulgrew, stood in as guide

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/erebus-disaster

The flights usually operated at about 85% of capacity; the empty seats, usually the ones in the centre row, allowed passengers to move more easily about the cabin to look out of the windows.

The aircraft used on the Antarctic flights were Air New Zealand's eight McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 trijets.

The aircraft on 28 November was registered ZK-NZP.

The 182nd DC-10 to be built, and the fourth DC-10 to be introduced by Air New Zealand, ZK-NZP was handed over to the airline on 12 December 1974 at McDonnell Douglas's Long Beach plant.

It was the first Air New Zealand DC-10 to be fitted with General Electric CF6-50C engines as built, and had logged more than 20,700 flight hours prior to the crash

Circumstances surrounding the accident

Captain Jim Collins and co-pilot Greg Cassin had never flown to Antarctica before, but they were experienced pilots and were considered qualified for the flight.

On 9 November 1979, 19 days before departure, the two pilots attended a briefing in which they were given a copy of the previous flight's flight plan.

The flight plan that had been approved in 1977 by the New Zealand Department of Transport Civil Aviation Division was along a track directly from Cape Hallett to the McMurdo non-directional beacon (NDB), which, coincidentally, entailed flying almost directly over the 12,448-foot (3,794 m) peak of Mount Erebus.

However, because of a typing error in the coordinates when the route was computerised, the printout from Air New Zealand's ground computer system presented at the 9 November briefing corresponded to a southerly flight path down the middle of the wide McMurdo Sound, approximately 27 miles (43 km) to the west of Mount Erebus

https://web.archive.org/web/20131102122732/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/erebus-flight-path-map

The majority of previous 13 flights had also entered this flight plan's coordinates into their aircraft navigational systems and flown the McMurdo Sound route, unaware that the route flown did not correspond with the approved route.

Captain Leslie Simpson, the pilot of a flight on 14 November and also present at the 9 November briefing, compared the coordinates of the McMurdo TACAN navigation beacon (approximately 5 kilometres [3 mi] east of McMurdo NDB), and the McMurdo waypoint that his flight crew had entered into the INS, and was surprised to find a large distance between the two.

https://web.archive.org/web/20131104124605/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/erebus-flight-briefing

After his flight, Captain Simpson advised Air New Zealand's Navigation section of the difference in positions.

For reasons that were disputed, this triggered Air New Zealand's Navigation section to resolve to update the McMurdo waypoint coordinates stored in the ground computer to correspond with the coordinates of the McMurdo TACAN beacon, despite this also not corresponding with the approved route.

The Navigation section changed the McMurdo waypoint coordinate stored in the ground computer system at approximately 1:40 am on the morning of the flight. Crucially, the flight crew of Flight 901 was not notified of the change.

The flight plan printout given to the crew on the morning of the flight, which was subsequently entered by them into the aircraft's INS, differed from the flight plan presented at the 9 November briefing and from Captain Collins' map mark-ups which he had prepared the night before the fatal flight.

The key difference was that the flight plan presented at the briefing corresponded to a track down McMurdo Sound, giving Mount Erebus a wide berth to the east, whereas the flight plan printed on the morning of the flight corresponded to a track that coincided with Mount Erebus, which would result in a collision with Mount Erebus if this leg was flown at an altitude of less than 13,000 feet (4,000 m).

Additionally, the computer program was altered such that the standard telex forwarded to US Air Traffic Controllers at the United States Antarctic science facility at McMurdo Station displayed the word "McMurdo", rather than the coordinates of latitude and longitude, for the final waypoint.

During the subsequent inquiry Justice Mahon concluded that this was a deliberate attempt to conceal from the United States authorities that the flight plan had been changed, and probably because it was known that US Air Traffic Control would lodge an objection to the new flight path.

The flight had earlier paused during the approach to McMurdo Sound to carry out a descent, via a figure-eight manoeuvre, through a gap in the low cloud base (later estimated to be at approximately 2,000 to 3,000 feet (610 to 910 m)) whilst over water to establish visual contact with surface landmarks and afford the passengers a better view.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/erebus-flight-path-map

It was established that the flight crew either was unaware of or ignored the approved route's minimum safe altitude (MSA) of 16,000 feet (4,900 m) for the approach to Mount Erebus, and 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in the sector south of Mount Erebus (and then only when the cloud base was at 7,000 feet (2,100 m) or better).

Photographs and news stories from previous flights showed that many of these had also been flown at levels substantially below the route's MSA.

In addition, pre-flight briefings for previous flights had approved descents to any altitude authorised by the US Air Traffic Controller (ATC) at McMurdo Station.

As the US ATC expected Flight 901 to follow the same route as previous flights down McMurdo Sound, and in accordance with the route waypoints previously advised by Air New Zealand to them, the ATC advised Flight 901 that it had a radar that could let them down to 1,500 feet (460 m).

However, the radar equipment did not actually pick up the aircraft, and the crew also experienced difficulty establishing VHF communications. The distance measuring equipment (DME) did not lock onto the McMurdo Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) for any useful period.

Cockpit voice recorder transcripts from the last minutes of the flight before impact with Mount Erebus indicated that the flight crew believed they were flying over McMurdo Sound, well to the west of Mount Erebus and with the Ross Ice Shelf visible on the horizon, when in reality they were flying directly toward the mountain.

Despite most of the crew being engaged in identifying visual landmarks at the time, they never perceived the mountain directly in front of them. Approximately six minutes after completing a descent in Visual Meteorological Conditions, Flight 901 collided with the mountain at an altitude of approximately 1,500 feet (460 m), on the lower slopes of the 12,448-foot (3,794 m) tall mountain.

Passenger photographs taken seconds before the collision removed all doubt of a "flying in cloud" theory, showing perfectly clear visibility well beneath the cloud base, with landmarks 13 miles (21 km) to the left and 10 miles (16 km) to the right of the aircraft visible.

Changes to the coordinates and departure

The crew input the coordinates into the plane's computer before they departed at 7:21 am from Auckland International Airport.

Unknown to them, the coordinates had been modified earlier that morning to correct the error introduced previously and undetected until then.

The crew evidently did not check the destination waypoint against a topographical map (as did Captain Simpson on the flight of 14 November) or they would have noticed the change. Charts for the Antarctic were not available to the pilot for planning purposes, being withheld until the flight was about to depart.

The charts eventually provided, which were carried on the aircraft, were neither comprehensive enough nor large enough in scale to support detailed plotting.

Such cross checks (and more crucially, real-time monitoring of the aircraft's actual position over the ground) was neither supported nor required, nor even encouraged, by the Navigation Section of Air New Zealand.

These new coordinates changed the flight plan to track 27 miles (43 km) east of their understanding. The coordinates programmed the plane to overfly Mount Erebus, a 12,448-foot-high (3,794 m) volcano, instead of down McMurdo Sound.

About four hours after a smooth take-off, the flight was 42 miles (68 km) away from McMurdo Station. The radio communications centre there allowed the pilots to descend to 10,000 ft (3,000 m) and to continue "visually."

Air safety regulations at the time did not allow flights to descend to lower than 6,000 ft (1,800 m), even in good weather, although Air New Zealand's own travel magazine showed photographs of previous flights clearly operating below 6,000 ft (1,800 m). Collins believed the plane was over open water.

Crash into Mount Erebus

Collins told McMurdo Station that he would be dropping to 2,000 feet (610 m), at which point he switched control of the aircraft to the automated computer system.

Outside there was a layer of clouds that blended with the white of the snow-covered volcano, forming a sector whiteout – there was no contrast between the two to warn the pilots.

The effect deceived everyone on the flight deck, making them believe that the white mountainside was the Ross Ice Shelf, a huge expanse of floating ice derived from the great ice sheets of Antarctica, which was in fact now behind the mountain.

As it was little understood, even by experienced polar pilots, Air New Zealand had provided no training for the flight crew on the sector whiteout phenomenon.

Consequently, the crew thought they were flying along McMurdo Sound, when they were actually flying over Lewis Bay in front of Mt. Erebus.

At 12:49 pm, the ground proximity warning system (GPWS) began sounding a series of "whoop whoop pull up" alarms, warning that the plane was dangerously close to terrain.

The CVR captured these alarms, as well as flight engineer Gordon Brooks saying, "500 feet. 400 feet." Collins replied, "go around power please."

The go-around power was immediately applied, but it was too late.

There was no time to divert the aircraft, and six seconds later the plane crashed into the side of Mount Erebus and exploded, instantly killing everyone on board.

The accident occurred at 12:50 pm at a position of 77°25′30″S 167°27′30″E and an elevation of 1,467 feet (447 m) AMSL.

McMurdo Station attempted to contact the flight after the crash, and informed Air New Zealand headquarters in Auckland that communication with the aircraft had been lost. United States search and rescue personnel were placed on standby.

Cops Bring in Hellicopter for 3 Women Leaving Airbnb

This time, the incident involves a group of three black filmmakers who were staying in an Airbnb home rental in the Golden State.

A woman named Kells Fyffe-Marshall posted on her Facebook page last week that as she and two other black friends were leaving their rental in Rialto, Calif., they were met with a throng of seven police cars and a helicopter, because why not call in the whirlybird on this?

This kerfuffle went down because a white neighbor took it upon herself to call said law enforcements on the friends, allegedly because they didn't "wave to her" (did she know them?) and also because three black people taking luggage out of a home automatically means they're robbing the joint.

A helicopter costs thousands and thousands of dollars a minute to keep in the air, aren't there budget restrictions that keep cops from calling one out whenever they feel like it?

From The Article:

The cops admit that the woman's reason for calling the police was because we didn't WAVE to her as she looked at us putting our luggage into our car from her lawn.

LOL... Hopefully the local Starbucks can give these cops some much-needed anti-racism training, because their boss sure ain't gonna do it.

https://www.theroot.com/blackwhileairbnbeing-3-filmmakers-checking-out-of-ren-1825823565

4-year-old Superhero Using His Power to Feed the Homeless

He is faster than a speeding stroller, more adorable than a kitten, and able to get a stranger's attention with a single courtesy.

This is America's latest superhero -- and the only superhero with the power to feed the homeless.

By day, Austin Perine is a mild-mannered 4-year-old from Birmingham, Alabama.

LOL... This kid is just enslaving these people to a life of dependency. He should let them all go hungry so they will learn to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, the way Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, etc., all did.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/austin-perine-alabama-4-year-old-superhero-using-his-power-to-feed-the-homeless/

Cheap AI death drone slaughter-bot swarms coming soon

Flying aircraft carriers that launch and recover fleets of small, inexpensive drones could soon be part of the U.S. military arsenal, as the Pentagon works with private technology partners to engineer that vision into reality.

In late April the Pentagon's advanced research-and-development arm, known as DARPA, awarded a 21-month, $38.6 million contract to Dynetics, a Huntsville, Alabama-based company, to work on the software and technology.

San Diego-based Kratos, a venture-funded tech company that specializes in cheap drones used for target practice, joined as a subcontractor and will build a new class of drones whose wings can be folded up for easier storage in the belly of a plane.

LOL... And of course, any 'extra' military gear that the military 'doesn't need anymore' will go to the cops.

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Pentagon-moves-closer-to-swarming-drones-12892109.php

John McCain's Warning About Dark Money Is Real

Opinion: According to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a secretive, corrupting campaign finance system is at the root of political dysfunction dividing Americans across the country -- and he says Congress better fix it.

He candidly writes in his forthcoming memoir, The Restless Wave, that non-profit social welfare organizations -- the 501(c)(4)s that hide their donors and fight to keep them secret -- "are often financed by one or two of several billionaires" who yield enormous influence.

ROFLMAO..... It's a shame McCain never held a government position that could have done something about this.

LOL... The George W. Bush campaign taught me that John McCain has a dark baby.

LOL... He probably should have sent an emissary to Russia to discuss their adoption policies.

LOL.. Might have won him the election.

THE TRUTH IS..... One Russian Oligarch funneled $500,000 through Cohen's LLC which has collected and distributed about $4.5 million during the campaign season for a variety of reasons which include at least one porn star.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/08/sen-mccain-dark-money-campaign-finance-column/585109002/

New Google Bot Calls Humans (and Sounds Human)

I/O keynote included a segment on Google Assistant with a slew of newly announced features, but none was as startling as its rollout of Google Duplex: a voice-powered service that pretends to be human and calls businesses on your behalf.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai played back two phone conversations that he alleged were 100-percent legitimate, in which Google's AI-driven voice service called real-world businesses and scheduled appointments based on a user's data.

In both cases, voices that sounded decidedly more human and realistic than the default female Google Assistant voice used seemingly natural speech patterns.

ROFLMAO.... I Just Can't Wait For Businesses To Start Using This Bot .....

"Hi, I need an appointment for a lobotomy as soon as possible under the name, RexButthurt, can you help me?"

"Hello, Chicken Ranch...."

LOL... One supposes that the GA could make appointments for anyone you axed it to, where ever you wanted it to.

"Hello, Federal Penitentiary? I'd like to make an appointment to give myself up under the name Donald Trump."

https://twitter.com/richdemuro/status/993909414179422209

AND JESUS WEPT: Proposal Cuts $7 Billion From Children's Health Insurance Program

Months after ramming through deficit-exploding tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations, President Donald Trump and the GOP are now looking for programs to slash to make up the difference -- and they're starting with children's healthcare.

According to a Washington Post report late Monday, Trump is "sending a plan to Congress that calls for stripping more than $15 billion in previously approved spending," $7 billion of which would come from the broadly popular Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

LOL... What Republicans always do: slash children's healthcare to pay for tax cut for billionaires.

Those billionaires needed those tax cuts because they were starving and couldn't afford healthcare insurance so little kids need to die.

LOL... Sorry folks but billionaires lives are just more important than poor kids lives.

Next up will be cutting their school lunches.... more Republican Family Values.

GOP: "If those kids are destined to die from some undiagnosed disease then all those school lunches would be a waste of money anyway. We need to run America as a business, that's the Republican mantra which has been repeated most of my life."

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/despicable-trump-demands-7-billion-cut-child-health-insurance-massive-gift-rich/

#THANKSTRUMP: 57% of Arab Youth Now See U.S. as Enemy

Arab youth now view the United States primarily as an adversary, according to an annual survey of 18-24 year olds in 16 Arab states.

Why it matters.... The U.S. has held a presence in many of these countries for years, but the latest ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey reveals a dramatic shift in how youth in the region view America:

57% of those surveyed this year see the U.S. as an enemy, and 35% consider the U.S. an ally. That's almost a complete reversal of the numbers from 2016.

The Trump factor: 73% of Arab youth said President Trump's election has had a negative impact on their countries. And more youth trust Russia than the United States, as the Kremlin builds up its presence in the region.

Asked who their country's top international ally is, the youths were most likely to pick the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia, and Egypt. The U.S. fell out of the top five for the first time in the survey's history.

The countries surveyed ... Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia), and the Levant + Other (Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories) ... are mostly our supposed Allies.

Not good.

https://www.axios.com/arab-youth-see-us-as-an-enemy-a4415c65-e096-4904-b32e-921ef54651a6.html

Torturer Refuses to Condemn Torture

A day after Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee to lead the C.I.A., refused during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday to condemn the agency's torture of Qaeda suspects, several lawmakers and human-rights advocates said aspects of her testimony merited greater scrutiny.

While Haspel, the agency's acting director, vowed never to start another detention and interrogation program, her testimony was laced with ambiguities about the program and her understanding of limits on the C.I.A.'s powers.

For example, she promised to follow "the law" but insisted that the agency's interrogations were legal at the time.

At one point, for example, she told Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, that "I was not even read into the interrogation program until it had been up and running for a year."

Being "read in" means being briefed about classified information. The agency started its torture program in the summer of 2002, months after the capture of Abu Zubaydah, the first detainee the agency took into custody and for whom it initially developed its list of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, like waterboarding.

By late 2002, Haspel was running a secret C.I.A. prison in Thailand where another detainee in her custody, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, was subjected to waterboarding, prolonged sleep deprivation and other such tactics.

Asked about the apparent discrepancy, Ryan Trapani, an agency spokesman, said in a statement, "Acting Director Haspel has said that she was briefed on some of C.I.A.'s more sensitive counterterrorism authorities and activities in October 2002."

In 2005, as the torture program was coming under investigation, she drafted an order to destroy 92 videotapes of interrogation sessions.

Ms. Haspel's testimony about that episode also attracted scrutiny. For example, she told Ms. Feinstein that the destroyed videotapes "were recordings of only one detainee."

"It was 92 tapes of one detainee," she said.

But while most of the tapes depicted interrogations of Mr. Zubaydah, two were long believed to be of Mr. Nashiri, the detainee who was tortured in her custody.

She knew that Congress wanted the tapes, but ordered them destroyed anyway. Not holding these monsters accountable was one of the biggest failings of Obama, IMO.

https://nyti.ms/2KNZodn

Billboard Threatens Violence If Trump Is Impeached

Residents in a southern Maryland county expressed mixed reviews after a group of "Deplorables" erected a billboard warning "liberals" to take up arms should President Donald Trump be impeached.

"Hey liberals," reads the billboard in Maryland's Culvert County, as first reported by DC's WJLA. "Better get your guns if you try to impeach President Trump. From all of your deplorables in Calvert County."

LOL... Why, because you'll visit out schools and kill our children?

Deplorables as a vigilante group, decide to threaten death to liberals, and blood in the streets if the nation enforces laws and protects and enforces the constitution?

Predictable.

This is simply another "Death to Americans" chant. Righty terrorists and Isis with a shared goal.

"Conservative Marylander Michelle Rinker, however, defended the sign to the station.

"I love the billboard," she told WJLA, adding that "if you attempt to take down a good president, there's gonna be a problem."
In other words, if you follow a lawful, Constitutional process then they are going to kill you.

She is absolutely deplorable and absolutely does prove Hillary Clinton was right for calling those pieces of crap what they really are.

LOL... They have just outed themselves as terrorists. Arrest them.

But the truth is public threats with the 2nd amendment are covered by the 1st amendment?

That these people are able to make overt, continuing political threats of violence is about the most egregious example of white privilege

I've encountered.

LOL... I wonder if the FBI would set up a massive task force if black militants publicly threatened to kill people with a billboard.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/maryland-deplorables-set-billboard-warning-armed-warfare-democrats-try-impeach-trump/

LOL... Russian TV News Host Celebrates Trump Pulling out of Iran Deal

During a news panel discussion about an $8 trillion ruble shortage, the host declared that Russian citizens no longer needed to worry about the money because Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran deal, according to Julia Davis, a writer who monitors Russian Media.

The host explained that this would increase oil prices thus bringing Russia a lot more money.

LOL... DJT is a Russian asset.

The Saudis, who actually attacked us on 9/11, are dancing in the streets as well

Gas in my town went up 23 cents overnight. Oil is up 2% in early trading today.

Trumpers, when gas prices hit $4.00 per gallon thank Donald Trump.

And say bye-bye to the tax cut most average Americans received.

Remember what they were when Barrack Obama left office.

Trump should be well aware of how critics try to pin blame for high gasoline prices on the president. He did so to Obama in 2012 when the average gas price nearly broke $4 per gallon, suggesting on Twitter the president does indeed have the power to make the price of gasoline obey his wishes:

Gas prices are about to hit a record high during the Labor Day weekend. @BarackObama could have stopped this.
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2012

Gas prices are at crazy levels--fire Obama!
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2012

Throughout Trump's tenure in office, the nation has enjoyed gasoline prices well below $3 per gallon -- something for which Trump has been eager to take credit:

Gas prices are the lowest in the U.S. in over ten years! I would like to see them go even lower.
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2017

The Iran deal was a damn good one. Literally EVERYONE with knowledge of foreign policy agreed, even hardliners in Israel.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/993970473032650752

LOL... At times, I'd estimate that I had received half of the calls he made on my cell phone...

Florida Man Made Nearly 100 Million Robocalls

If there were a Guinness World Record for robocalls, a Miami man may have set it. And now he's paying the price.

The FCC has fined Adrian Abramovich $120 million for setting up a program that made nearly 100 million robocalls between 2015 and 2016.

"Abramovich is the perpetrator of one of the largest -- and most dangerous -- illegal robocalling campaigns that the Commission has ever investigated," the FCC said in June, when it handed down its citation against him. The fine amount was finalized Thursday.

BUT, BUT, But..... the wrong criminal is being targeted. OK, maybe not the wrong one, but not all of 'em.

The real criminal in the robo-call mess is the VoIP provider that allows so many calls with forged caller-ID data.

ROFLMAO...Is this guy a Mossad operative? Is that how he was able to perform regardless the millions of FCC complaints..... LOL...He should meet the woman who texted 65,000 times.... LOL...talk about a match made in heaven.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article210861109.html

POLITICS: Steve Schmidt Eviscerates Trump and His 'Loathsome Cabal'

Republican strategist Steve Schmidt jumped to the defense of John McCain -- whose presidential campaign he ran in 2008 -- after a horrific comment ostensibly made by White House aide Kelly Sadler.

"Kelly Sadler, the WH Aide who joked about and reveled in joy about the fact that John Mccain is approaching the hour that will come for us all is a disgrace. She is vile, cruel, and indecent. She is a perfect fit for this loathsome cabal that is rotten from Trump down. ... I pray a righteous rage and anger is swelling in the hearts of every decent person in this country around the desecration of our country and values by team Trump. Let us repudiate these terrible people. Let's do it with joy and gratitude for the privilege."

Excellent rant. I feel his fury at what is happening to our country.

But, it will never be seen on Fox News. Except in out-of-context snippets.

LOL... Republicans who helped create trump now whine about the monster they created.

Schmidt helped McCain during the election when McCain picked Palin, and brought the "we want a mentally stupid leader!" elements of the republican party out of the closet.

It was long hard to imagine that there could be a worse party for the American people than the Republicans, but now we've seen them made look almost decent compared to the Trumpublicans they have become.

On the other hand, sometimes I think his disgust and outrage should be more prevalent among the Republicans.

It's a shame there are so few Republicans like him.

Most have openly sold their souls to Trump or refuse to speak out against him.

I don't always agree with Schmidt or McCain but he NAILED it.

Schmidt is one of those few republicans (of late) that put country before party.

https://twitter.com/DeadlineWH/status/995035954384637952

LOL... How long will it be before Trump U can get back to fleecing thousands of students?

BUSINESS INSIDER: DeVos Gives the All Clear Signal to Fraudulent Schools

Betsy DeVos, has effectively killed the team within the Department of Education (ED) charged with investigating for-profit college fraud and malfeasance,

The New York Times reported. Former employees on the special team, which has now dwindled to three members, have been reassigned to different roles, according to The Times.

The group expanded during the Obama Administration as a watchdog to investigate allegations of fraudulent practices in the for-profit college industry, emerging in the wake of closures of the largest for-profit institutions, like Corinthian Colleges and ITT Tech, amid claims the schools defrauded students.

http://www.businessinsider.com/betsy-devos-for-profit-college-2018-5 

The Raw Yonkers News Feed From RoundupNewswires.com Editor-At-Large Brian Harrod

Six injured, 40 displaced in overnight Yonkers fire

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 12, 2018

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Yonkers: One injured in school bus crash

The Journal News | LoHud.com 11h ago

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Two Westchester Diners File For Bankruptcy

White Plains Daily Voice May 11, 2018

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Yonkers, Hawthorne diners file for bankruptcy

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 11, 2018

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Amid video firestorm, Yonkers man finds compassion

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 11, 2018

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COMMUNITY UPDATE

Kesten Campaign Statement Welcomes Harckham onto Campaign Trail - Yonkers Tribune.

yonkerstribune.com May 12, 2018

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Yonkers stakeout nets three mail-theft arrests: Cops

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 11, 2018

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Video: Yonkers fire battle three alarm blaze

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 12, 2018

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3 Westchester residents win a combined $13M playing the lottery

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 10, 2018

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From Yonkers to Fishkill, local stores hit in crackdown on underage drinking

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 10, 2018

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Video: Tonia Conner, mom inspired by tragedy

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 11, 2018

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Budget shortfall could lead to cuts at Yonkers Public Schools

News 12 Hudson Valley May 11, 2018

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Yonkers park improvements underway

The Journal News | LoHud.com 15h ago

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Yonkers may toughen garbage-dumping laws

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 11, 2018

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Mamaroneck Enzo's crash driver not drunk, lawyer says — 'simply a terrible accident'

The Journal News | LoHud.com May 10, 2018

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Bill Murray bartends at Yonkers event

News 12 Hudson Valley May 11, 2018

Aggregated By RoundupNewswires.com Eitor-At-Large Brian Harrod

http://roundupnewswires.com/city/yonkers-ny/

YONKERS RISING  / YONKERS TIMES: $300 Garbage Fee on the Table to Balance Budget

As Mayor Mike Spano, members of the City Council, and the city's unions review and explore their options to help close a budget deficit of $25 million on the city portion of the Yonkers budget, one option under review is to impose a garbage fee of $300 per apartment unit and home. This would raise $20.....

http://yonkerstimes.com/300-garbage-fee-on-the-table-to-balance-budget/

PRESS RELEASE *** Yonkers Police Department arrest three for mailbox fishing, tampering

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2018-05-11 @ 0930 #2018-0030

YONKERS: On Wednesday, May 9th, 2018, the Yonkers Police Department issued a Public Safety Alert regarding several incidents of mail theft from mailboxes along Yonkers Avenue. 

Over the past several months, police in the region have received multiple complaints regarding similar incidents. Yonkers Police investigators, working with the United States Postal Inspection Service and law enforcement partners, deployed additional enforcement resources in an effort to apprehend the perpetrators of these crimes.

Yesterday, May 10th, 2018, at approximately 4 AM in the area of 490 South Broadway, undercover Yonkers Police officers were conducting a surveillance and observed three males loitering adjacent to a USPS mailbox and relay mailbox.

Officers observed the males tampering with both mailboxes, attempting to pry open the doors and engaging in “fishing” behavior – an attempt to pull mail out through the deposit slot.

The three males were then placed into custody and subsequent investigation found them to be in possession of stolen and unauthorized checks, in addition to items commonly used to “fish” mail.

The males were arrested and subsequently charged on one count each of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 3’, a Class D Penal Law Felony, and one count each of Criminal Mischief 3’, a Class E Penal Law Felony.

Yonkers Police and Postal Inspectors are working together to enhance the investigation and determine if these defendants are responsible for prior incidents of mail theft.

Police Commissioner #CharlesGardner stated, “Mail theft is a serious crime because of the potential for financial loss, identity theft, and the inherent privacy violations. To those persons who would engage in these criminal acts I say this – the Yonkers Police and Postal Inspectors are committed to finding you, arresting you, and delivering you into the Criminal Justice System where you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. These arrests serve as example of our dedicated efforts.”

Inspector in Charge #PhilipBartlett stated, “Recently, it appears to be the unfathomable belief you can steal from the US Mail and get away with it. Let me be clear, Postal Inspectors and their law enforcement partners will spare no resource to find you and bring you to justice, as these arrests exemplify. No one is above the law on our watch.”

The defendants were arraigned in Yonkers Criminal Court. The case is being prosecuted by the office of the Westchester County District Attorney. The defendants are identified as follows:

- Edgardo Rodriguez – age 25 – 1774 Clay Avenue, Bronx NY

- Max Enrique Anparo – age 26 – 1810 Palisade Place, Bronx NY

- Luis Felipe Cruz-Valerio – age 21 – 751 East 187th Street, Bronx NY

Anyone with information regarding mail theft or mailbox tampering is encouraged to contact the Yonkers Police Detective Division at (914) 377-7730 and or the USPS at (800) 275-8777 – all calls will remain confidential.

100% anonymous tips can be sent by texting the key word YPD plus the tip to 847411.

Anonymous tips can also be sent to us directly through the Yonkers PD Tips app which can be downloaded for free to any Apple or Android device.

NOTE: Booking charges are merely accusations and the defendant(s) are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2097198887204345/

JOURNAL NEWS: Yonkers park improvements underway

Yonkers has removed a decades-old picnic pavilion from Redmond Park as part of a renovation project.

On Friday workers with heavy equipment were leveling the ground and all the old steel canopies and picnic tables had been removed.

The city intends to replace the pavilion and picnic facilities. Redmond Park, on Cook Avenue in Dunwoodie, is one of the city's busier parks because it has a baseball field used by local sports leagues......

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/05/14/yonkers-park-improvements-underway/602638002/


DAILY VOICE: Yonkers Pair Charged With Selling Tens Of Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills

A pair of Westchester residents are among five facing charges for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed tens of thousands of oxycodone pills in the area.

Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Yonkers residents #AdrielVasquez, 37 and #CindyGarcia, 40, were among five suspects who are facing charges for conspiracy to distribute the prescription pills in the Bronx and other locales.

According to Berman, the five suspects obtained oxycodone pills from individuals with prescriptions, stored and packaged those pills in an apartment in the Bronx, and then resold them.  Between November 2016 and February 2018, the defendants and other members and associates of the DTO were responsible for diverting and selling tens of thousands of oxycodone pills.....

http://yonkers.dailyvoice.com/news/yonkers-pair-charged-with-selling-tens-of-thousands-of-oxycodone-pills/736910/ 

YONKERS: City Police Department to Participate in National Police Week 2018 - Events Schedule

The Yonkers Police Department will be taking part in National Police Week from May 14th through May 18th. President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15th falls, as National Police Week.

Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. It has now grown into a collaborative effort of many different law enforcement organizations to honor America’s law enforcement community across the country.

http://www.nleomf.org/programs/policeweek/

All four Precincts will be hosting open houses during the week, residents are encouraged to stop by and meet your local Officers.

Community Affairs will be holding several free events throughout the week, including a Block Watch and Crime Prevention resource table at the Grinton I. Will Public Library; car seat installations to keep your little ones safe; and a First Responder's Disability Registry information and sign-up station at Lincoln Park..

All week, our Mobile Command Center will be at various locations throughout the City, stop in and take a look!

On Tuesday, May 15th, visit us in Getty Square and shake hands with an Officer as part of our Stop & Shake station.

On Wednesday, May 16th, we will be holding our annual Awards Ceremony at beautiful Untermyer Park and Gardens, where we officially recognize the outstanding work of the dedicated men and women of the Yonkers Police Department

Immediately afterwards, a Memorial Service will be held for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our noble profession.

Please see the attached program for National Police Week 2018 for all our scheduled events.

A Community Affairs Division Officer can be reached at (914) 377-7375 if residents have any questions.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2097396047184629/

VIDEO: Jeffrey Landsman Real Estate 

#Yonkers Real Estate! Buying or Selling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00QFBN2SBZI

CITY OF YONKERS: Congratulations to the Employee of the Month, Dana Ciuffetelli who works in the Yonkers Police Department Commissioner's Office. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2097408973850003/

NEWS 12: Bill Murray bartends at Yonkers event

Xaviars Restaurant Group posted a picture on Instagram of comedian Bill Murray making drinks behind the bar. The group owns restaurants in Congers and ...

http://hudsonvalley.news12.com/story/38169431/bill-murray-bartends-at-yonkers-event

VIDEO: Carpenter Contractor Trust  supports 4 High School students from Yonkers, NY at SKILLS USA 2018 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12zqtEx3G3w

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Yonkers Police Department Officers Honored 

PRESS RELEASE: Seventeen 17 officers honored for acts of bravery, skill and lifesaving.

WHITE PLAINS: A #Yonkers police officer who was shot in the line of duty was among 17 officers honored today at the annual Westchester County Police Memorial Service and Honor Awards ceremony at the County Center in White Plains.

Police Officer Kayla Maher and five other members of the Yonkers Police Department were honored for the bravery and skillful tactics they demonstrated during the Sept. 25, 2017, gun battle that left Kayla Maher wounded.

Kayla Maher, who was shot in the face and has since returned to work, received a standing ovation from the audience present at the ceremony.

Eleven other officers from the Yonkers, #MountPleasant and #WhitePlains police departments were also honored for acts of courage, skill and lifesaving in the past year.
         
The ceremony was presided over by County Executive George Latimer and Acting Commissioner Martin J. McGlynn of the Department of Public Safety. In addition to the award presentations, the names of 86 officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in Westchester were read aloud and taps were played to honor their memory.

“We honor these seventeen officers today because in a moment of crisis they rose to the occasion. We are here to say thank you and show respect as a grateful County. We are also here to remember those who during their time protecting and serving their respective communities made the ultimate sacrifice and we are forever in debt to these individuals and their families.”

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2096857197238514/

DAILY BEAST: When Yonkers Native DMX Was the King of Hip-Hop

But what got me over was, I had a rep in Yonkers. Niggas knew DMX would get ya. And I'd be straight-up robbin' niggas no mask or nothin'. Half of my weapon...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-dmx-was-the-king-of-hip-hop

YONKERS GOT TALENT: The Male Glee Club of Yonkers Concert May 6, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umPduSnYSBk

CHILD ABUSE: Here Is What The Yonkers Public Schools Bloodbath Is Going To Look Like

44 Teachers (YFT)
54 Teaching Assistant (YFT)
50 School Aide (YFT)
14 Guidance Counselor (YFT)
10 Assistant Principals (YCA)
 5 Public Safety Officers (CSEA)
50 Bus Monitors (CSEA)
 5 Custodial Workers (CSEA)
16 Clerks (CSEA)
 2 Directors (Non-Union)
 1 Programmer Supervisor (Teamster)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2096838870573680/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Free Workshop For Small Businesses

PRESS RELEASE: The Westchester Chapter of SCORE is excited to be partnering with the City of Yonkers to host a Free half–day event featuring some of the little known resources and business opportunities that can help you start or grow your small business.

YONKERS: Topics and Speakers:

Navigate the World of Small Business Lending

Kim Jacobs, Executive Director of Community Capital of New York

Explore Opportunities to Do Business with the City of Yonkers

Wilson Kimball, Planning and Development Commissioner of the City of Yonkers

Learn about Resources that Can Help You Achieve Self-Sufficiency

Donovan Beckford, CEO/ED Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc. (WestCOP)

A SCORE Success Story

Priska Diaz, MS, CEO of Bittlylab, Inc.

There will be plenty of time for networking and talking about your business.

Breakfast and lunch will be served!

Pre-registration is required for this Free event. Register here or call (914) 948-3907.

Date: Wednesday, May 30th

Time: 9:30AM to 1:30PM

Location: Yonkers Riverfront Library

Address: 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701

Since 1964, SCORE ("Mentors to America's Small Business") has helped more than 10 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through mentoring and business workshops.

More than 11,000 volunteer business mentors in over 300 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses.

SCORE Westchester: 120 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605; Tel: (914) 948-3907

https://westchester.score.org/

HIMTOO: Johnson trapped her inside and offered her money for sex acts..... When she refused, he allegedly groped her.....

NEWS 12: Mount Vernon man accused of using dog walking app to lure teen into home

Prosecutors say that Johnson is suspected to be the same man who posted flyers and Craigslist ads around #Yonkers and Mount Vernon to lure teens to his home to perform "jobs" in exchange for cash. As News 12 has reported, flyers looking for a workout cheerleader were seen around schools. No charges have been filed ...

http://westchester.news12.com/story/38165095/mount-vernon-man-accused-of-using-dog-walking-app-to-lure-teen-into-home

YONKERS: IDs Released For Three Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners

With the glitter of the Empire City Casino in Yonkers in the background, three Westchester County residents picked up $13 million in prize winnings from the New York Lottery's Yolanda Vega and Kylie McDonald. Forty-three-year-old Misty Morano of Cortlandt Manor never dreamed that she would hit the lottery. Via Brian Harrod

http://dlvr.it/QSSMMT

JOURNAL NEWS: Yonkers gets self-storage-retail hybrid proposal

Yonkers has received a proposal for a self-storage complex in a retail corridor.

The Yonkers Planning Board received a site plan application from 1969 Central Avenue Corp. for a self-storage and ground-floor retail complex at 1969 Central Park Ave.

The idea is to create 11,440 square feet of first-floor retail space on the ground floor with 49,420 square feet of self-storage above. The plan includes 104 parking spots for shoppers and storage renters. The site, near Heights Drive, is currently empty.

In the application the developer stated that the complex is needed to address changing needs of nearby residents....

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/05/10/yonkers-gets-self-storage-retail-proposal/595187002/

VIDEO; Market Snapshot - Homefield, Yonkers

A look at the numbers of single family homes in the Homefield neighborhood of Yonkers NY. I break down data from the last 24 months and provide insight on where the market could be going in 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLFpz4U4udc

YONKERS EVENT: County Executive George Latimer at May Chamber Breakfast On May 15th

County Executive George Latimer will present the "State of the County." at the next Chamber Networking Breakfast to be held Tuesday, May 15th, 7:30 am at The Fairways at Dunwoodie, 1 Wasylenko Lane, #Yonkers.

This breakfast is sponsored by Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto, LLP.

Early Bird Coffee and the opportunity to network with members starts at 7:30 am with Breakfast at 7:45 am.

The cost is $15 for members, $20 for guests of members, and $25 for non-members.

Come early for networking and bring an ample supply of business cards and hand outs.

To reserve, call the Chamber office at (914) 963-0332

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2098045480453019/

TIMES HERALD-RECORD: Yonkers Woman, Port Jervis Man Plead guilty To Robbing Bank

GOSHEN - A woman and man pleaded guilty Friday in Orange County Court to robbing a bank in Port Jervis last year. Erin Keppel, 33, of Yonkers, and Steven Steele.....

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180511/woman-man-plead-guilty-to-robbing-port-jervis-bank

ARCHPAPER: British architect Will Alsop has died aged 70

Projects include the Glenwood Power Plant in #Yonkers, New York and the Sharp Centre for Design for the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto.

https://archpaper.com/2018/05/will-aslop-death/

YONKERS EVENT: Campaign Kickoff For Nader J. Sayegh for New York State Assembly Is On May 24th 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2096862687237965/ 

YONKERS BUSINESS: Advanced Building Maintenance : Commercial Cleaning Services And Office Cleaning | (914) 697-0767

Advanced Building Maintenance (#ABM) provides 24/7 commercial cleaning services for offices, commercial, Industrial facilities with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

✓ Local, Licensed, Bonded & Insured
✓ 24/7 Cleaning Service & Support
✓ Family Owned & Operated
✓ 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

If you’re searching for #Yonkers cleaning company for your office or commercial facility you’ve come to the right place.

ABM is a family-owned business, fully licensed & insured to clean any type of commercial facility (no matter how big or small).

ABM is not a franchise and has the flexibility to offer competitive and affordable pricing, and we’re fully staffed with screened and trained employees who are delighted to show up every day to make your facility smell fresh and look professional.

Advanced Building Systems owner Brian Harrod would be delighted to learn more about your needs.

Please Request A Free No Obligation Yonkers Cleaning Quote By Calling Brian Harrod At (914) 697-0767.

http://abmgreenclean.com/

IRISH CENTRAL: Irish Americans are taking sides in Ireland's abortion vote

Chris Slattery and his wife held Save the Eight signs at the #Yonkers' St Patrick's Day parade this year. He says they were prohibited from campaigning in New York's ...

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-americans-are-taking-sides-in-ireland-s-abortion-vote

YONKERS: Westchester Chef/Owner Will Be Finalist On Food Network Star Show

Restaurateur Christian Petroni of Rye Brook is featured as a contestant on the new season of Food Network Star hosted by Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay, and premiering on Sunday, June 10. Petroni is the co-owner of the Fortina restaurants in Armonk, Yonkers, Rye Brook, Brooklyn and Stamford. He won Season 4 of "Chopped" and has been a judge on the Food Network show. Via Brian Harrod

http://dlvr.it/QSkTft

CITY OF YONKERS: Mayor Mike Spano, along with Jim Killoran and his team from Habitat for Humanity of Westchester, gathered for the first-ever “Mayor’s Build Day' at 7 Moquette Row.

This was to celebrate Habitat for Humanity’s service to Yonkers the past two decades and to kick off the construction of the property.

Members from Mayor Mike Spano's staff at City Hall put on their jeans and working boots just like the Mayor and worked on the home.

7 Moquette Row will be given to a Yonkers Veteran later this year after #Yonkers City Council voted to donate it to Habitat for Humanity.

The home will eventually go back on the City tax roll.

The City of Yonkers and #HabitatForHumanity have worked in partnership together since 1997, restoring homes, community gardens, and providing housing for those in need, including returning veterans.

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester is celebrating 30 years of building in #WestchesterCounty.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2096902423900658/ 

JERUSALEM  POST: #Yonkers Man posts video ridiculing Hasidic children over haircuts

A Yonkers man posted video to Facebook in which he mercilessly ridicules a little Hasidic boy over his traditional haircut — and it took two days before the social-media giant finally yanked it down.

Facebook user “Quai James” put up the video on Facebook and Snapchat on Saturday morning with the caption “Had to really let my son know how i felt about the whole Jewish Haircut… Pray for the lil homie.”

The video, which went viral, shows the wide-eyed toddler standing on a sidewalk with a shaved head and long sidelocks, in the Hasidic religious tradition.

“I’d be crying if I looked like that, too, bro,” the man tells the boy, whose eyes start to fill with tears.

“That’s f–ked up what they be doing to you.”

The child, wearing a long sleeve shirt with stars and black bow, continues looking confused and sad as he stands silently while the man verbally abuses him.

“You probably had the full wash and set — they should be fired if they ain’t cut your sh-t,” the man says. “F–k it, though, bro, it’s your life.”

Seconds earlier, the man had laughed as a slightly older Hasidic boy walked past him.

The posting was gone from Snapchat after 24 hours. Someone shared it on Twitter, and it was viewed more than 1 million times — and liked more than 100,000 times — before the social-media site finally yanked it down,

But the video on Facebook, which had been shared thousands of times, remained on the site until late Monday morning, even though throngs of watchers previously demanded that it be yanked down.

Facebook initially said it wouldn’t take down the post because it “doesn’t go against one of our specific community standards.”

The site added that users should simply block the man who posted it — so they won’t have to see any more “offensive content” from him.

Later the post was finally taken down by Facebook around 10:30 a.m., and a company rep said that the video violates our bullying policies, and we took it down upon investigating.

https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Antisemitism/Video-of-man-berating-hassidic-boy-goes-viral-553688

YONKERS:  Police stumble on 3 men making off with mailbox

It was just after 3 a.m. when officers said they noticed three men carrying the mailbox toward a minivan and cramming it into the back of the car. This week, police in Yonkers, New York, issued an alert about theft from mailboxes. Via Brian Harrod

http://dlvr.it/QSZKph 

YONKERS EVENT: Open House Meeting with the Yonkers Force 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2097835037140730

YONKERS: It's a Reynolds wrap

YONKERS, NY, Saturday, May 12, 2018 - It's a Reynolds Wrap. The mercurial W.N. Reynolds Memorial found its way to Westchester Saturday night , with hosting six divisions for harness racing 3-year-olds pacers of both genders. Via Brian Harrod

http://dlvr.it/QSgvy7 

UPDATE >>> NEWS 12: Twenty families displaced in Downtown Yonkers fire 

YONKERS - An overnight fire ripped through a Yonkers apartment, leaving 20 families homeless.

About 70 firefighters responded to the fire on Nepperhan Avenue that started in the top floor and caused the roof to collapse.

Fire officials say it took about six or seven hours to get the fire under control. They were still putting out hot spots late Saturday morning.

They say it was harder to extinguish the fire because of the roof collapse.

"It's harder to get the water into the pockets where the actual fire is because that area is being protected by the roofing material that fell on it," said Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief #JosephDelasho.....

http://westchester.news12.com/story/38174486/20-families-displaced-in-downtown-yonkers-fire

One Term City Council President #Mikekhader And His Democratic Majority Had Better Hurry Up And Cut Some Fraud, Waste And Abuse, So That We Can Save Those 30 #Yonkers Firsefighter Jobs......

WNBC - TV: Four Hurt in Yonkers Apartment Fire

A fire broke out at a Yonkers apartment building Saturday morning that sent four people to the hospital and forced families to flee their homes, officials said.....

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4-Hurt-in-Yonkers-Apartment-Fire--482450071.html

YONKERS: School budget voting dwindles

Enrollment outside of New York City and the other "Big 5" districts of Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, and Yonkers has dropped steadily over the years. This year it is 1,475,094 down from 1,477,203 the year before, according to the CBC and ... Via Brian Harrod

http://dlvr.it/QSdx75

VIDEO: Former Yonkers City Council Candidate Ivy Reeves Latest Video Blog

"Hey everybody, welcome to the show....."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFpwiU4LWCc

HELP WANTED IN YONKERS: Human Resources Assistant - St. John's Riverside Hospital - Yonkers, Yonkers NY

https://www.glassdoor.com/job-listing/human-resources-assistant-st-johns-riverside-hospital-JV_IC1132473_KO0,25_KE26,53.htm?jl=2770445773

For Immediate Release.....

MAJORITY LEADER MICHAEL SABATINO WILL NOT SEEK ASSEMBLY SEAT

MICHAEL SABATINO: I want to thank all of those constituents, party leaders and district leaders who have encouraged me to run for the State Assembly seat recently vacated by the election of Senator Shelley Mayer. 

Your early and continued support is deeply appreciated. After much deliberation with my family and my team, I have decided to pass on this opportunity.

I was elected by my constituents to work on their behalf. I am currently the Budget Chair and the Majority Leader of the City Council.

It is no secret that this year’s budget is very challenging and will require the City to make some very difficult decisions to ensure our residents continue to receive high quality services.

I believe that all of my energy must be focused on passing a responsible budget by June and not on laying the necessary campaign groundwork to begin petitioning at the beginning of June.

Thus, I think it best that I complete my term and then make a decision about future opportunities for elected office or public service.

Michael Sabatino Yonkers City Council, District 3

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2097407810516786/

HELP WANTED IN YONKERS: Security Officer-FT-Apartment Complex- Allied Universal - Yonkers, NY

https://securitycareers-aus.icims.com/jobs/203684/security-officer-ft-apartment-complex--yonkers%2C-ny/job

YONKERS:  Two Westchester Diners File For Bankruptcy

American Diner Group, Inc., which owns two popular eateries in Hawthorne and Yonkers, has filed for federal bankruptcy protection, according to multiple sources. The family-owned diners claim they were forced to file for bankruptcy because of an $837,000 U.S. Department of Labor judgment that was assessed last year for paying workers less than they had earned. Via Brian Harrod

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2097291550528412/

JOURNAL NEWS: Mothers heed a political 'wake-up call' across the region

Tonia Conner, 51, a Yonkers mother and grandmother, created the group #100Sistas to bring attention to police brutality. In April, she co- organized the recent Black Women’s March with Black Lives Matter Hudson Valley in Tarrytown.

Defining moment:  When two black men, Alton Sterling, in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile, outside St. Paul, Minn., were shot and killed by police officers in a span of two days in July 2016, sparking widespread protests across the nation.

#ToniaConner, said she was worried for her son.

“It is scary to be a black man in America. My grown children were having anxiety attacks. I’ve been mad since Trayvon Martin, but my children struggling with this changed everything,” said Conner......

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2018/05/11/mothers-heed-political-wake-up-call-across-region/600042002/

YONKERS: Half of NY districts spending right to tax cap

Check out this story on pressconnects.com: https://press.sn/2I82mf2 Residents in local school districts (except Yonkers) vote on their school district's budget proposal and pick school board members on May 15. Check with your school district for ... Via Brian Harrod

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2097419473848953/ 

OPINION: Forget About Hundreds Of Teachers, Firefighters, Police Officers And Teamsters Losing Their Jobs.... LOL...The Clueless One Term City Council President #MikeKhader Is Worried About More Important Things..... 

JOURNAL NEWS: Yonkers may toughen garbage-dumping laws

YONKERS: The City Council is now considering a range of new methods, including the creation of a vacant-lot registry, a tentative $250 fee for vacant-lot owners to register their property and even higher dumping fines.

City Council President Mike Khader proposed the registry and on Friday, he visited a vacant lot on Elm Street littered with a large mound of abandoned furniture and demolition debris that he cited as one of the inspirations for his registry.

"The purpose is to avoid this," said Khader, pointing to the trash in the former Elm Street Garden....

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/05/11/yonkers-garbage-dumping-laws/601572002/

JOURNAL NEWS: Yonkers library facade rehab finished

YONKERS - The #Yonkers Public Library has finished renovating the Will branch's facade. The Will branch's undulating arches at 1500 Central Park Ave. are now decorated with vertical, industrial steel mesh panels and slim, multicolored poles that reference the kaleidoscopic panels from the 1960s that formerly decorated.....

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/05/10/yonkers-library-facade-rehab-finished/597858002/

YONKERS: Cross County Shopping Center Unveils Summer Fest Lineup

Westchester residents are invited to enjoy the sunshine and fun at Cross County Shopping Center's 8th Annual Summer Fest. Summer -- which begins earlier than usual in Yonkers: This year it runs from mid-May through August. Via Brian Harrod

http://dlvr.it/QSY1mJ


MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Crestwood Memorial Day Parade On May, 28th at 10;00 AM In Yonkers, NY

http://www.yonkersny.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/9554/3228

STEREOGUM: It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot Turns 20

He’d grown up in public housing, first in Baltimore and then in Yonkers. He’d been horribly abused, often abandoned by his mother, in and out of group homes. He’d resorted to armed robbery to stay alive. He’d started rapping, briefly signing to Columbia’s Ruffhouse imprint and releasing one forgettable single....

https://www.stereogum.com/1995642/its-dark-and-hell-is-hot-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary

JOURNAL NEWS; From Yonkers to Fishkill, local stores hit in crackdown on underage drinking

A #Yonkers convenience store and a Cold Spring liquor shop were among the alcohol retailers cited in a statewide crackdown on liquor sales to minors. The New York State Liquor Authority said this week that Water Front on the Go and Highland Liquor were among 200 establishments in 45 counties that broke the law by ..

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2018/05/10/local-stores-westchester-putnam-dutchess-hit-crackdown-underage-drinking/599303002/

NEWS 12: Yonkers kicks off reading campaign

A new initiative is kicking off today in Yonkers to encourage young kids to read. The “Yonkers Basics” program got its start this morning at Martin's Barbershop on South Broadway. In addition to barbershops like Martin's, boxes of books will be delivered to laundromats and beauty salons across the city....

http://westchester.news12.com/story/38160323/yonkers-kicks-off-reading-campaign

THE REAL DEAL: Isaac Kassirer pays $36M for resi building just north of the Bronx

Isaac Kassirer is extending his spending spree to #Yonkers. Kassirer's Emerald Equity Group has purchased 525-527 Riverdale Avenue, located just a few blocks north of the Bronx border, for $36 million from PRC Management, according to sources familiar with the deal.

The 161,000-square-foot, seven-story building contains 143 rent-regulated units. The price works out to roughly $223 per square foot and $250,000 per door.....

https://therealdeal.com/2018/05/11/isaac-kassirer-pays-36m-for-resi-building-just-north-of-the-bronx/

YONKERS REVIEW: Ammir Rabadi MD

Yesterday, I Took The Advice Of Many People In Yonkers And Went To Ask #AmmirRabadi If He Would Be The Family Doctor For Myself And My Wife.

When I spoke to him, Doctor Rabadi, told me that he tries to treat an undeserved community and that is why he accepts all insurances and would welcome the two us to his practice.

This was the first time I went to a waiting room that was so friendly, people were laughing and talking about sports and family members with the front desk staff.

When I went into get my exam it was Doctor Rabadi and two other doctors, one of which will be the doctor primarily taking care of my wife and I.

The medical history that was taken, was more in depth than I had ever had given, and as the exam continued Doctor Rabadi presented what were individually tailored preventive medicine programs for my wife and I.

Doctor Rabadi even suggested and gave samples of natural supplements that my wife should use instead of some prescriptions, because he said that over time these prescriptions could harm her liver.

Doctor Rabadi and the other doctors talked about simple, easy adjustments that my wife and I can make that won’t dramatically impact our lifestyle - but will give you us tools you need to maximize our future health.

I don't want to exaggerate, but Doctor Rabadi's office seemed like a next-generation medical facility, he was able to connect to St. John's hospital and see every test we had ever had.

He called up an MRI that I had taken and showed and discussed the images with me.

I was a bit amazed at this, because neurologist that had originally ordered the MRI had never even shown me these images.

He called up these tests with just the click of a mouse and explained things better than any specialist had to before.

Doctor Rabadi's office even had its own lab for all of the  tests that my wife and I needed that day.

My wife and I also left with the referrals that we needed and I left kind of excited about getting healthier.

The good doctor even followed up with a kind message welcoming us to his office.

Personally, I think that you will find that one initial exam with Doctor Rabadi and his team will provide you more insight into your health and future health than all your previous annual exams combined.

Doctor Rabadi's is hidden gem in the city of Yonkers.

The funny thing is that, for the past two years, my wife has going to church every day right across the street from Doctor Rabadi's office.

I just wished we had learned about his #MedicalSpa sooner.

Ammir Rabadi, M.D.
656 Yonkers Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 229-2459

http://www.ammirrabadimd.com/

POSTED BY: Brian Harrod

https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2095849937339240/

HELP WANTED IN YONKERS: General Manager - Staples - Yonkers, NY

https://www.snagajob.com/job-seeker/jobs/job-details.aspx?postingid=502464539&

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