YORKTOWN, NY — April 7, 2020 — The owner of a local gas station will distribute donated face masks and hand sanitizers to first responders and the public on Tuesday. On Tuesday, April 7, from 1 p.m. to 4 p,m., Yorktown residents can drive through the Shrub Oak Shell gas station’s convenience store to pick up their sanitizer and masks. …
UPDATE: Operations and Virtual Court Proceedings Update During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Westchester County District Attorney ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, Jr.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — April 7, 2020 — “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge every government system but we are finding ways to rise to those challenges in our continuing efforts to keep Westchester safe. The criminal justice system was not designed for an atmosphere in which people, including defendants, judges, witnesses, victims, court officers, juries and the public, are …
By Westchester County District Attorney ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, Jr.
Assemblyman Nader Sayegh Urges Federal Representatives to Support Loan Forgiveness for Medical Professionals Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic
YONKERS, NY— April 7, 2020 — Assemblyman Nader J. Sayegh (D-Yonkers-AD90) is encouraging Federal Representatives in the New York delegation to support loan forgiveness for Medical Professionals responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic. “Across New York and the country, our Medical Professionals are putting their health at risk to address the growing needs of New Yorkers and help suppress this pandemic,” …
What Workers Really Need in this Economic Crisis is Liquidity
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
NEWARK, NJ — April 6, 2020 — Any law passed by Congress, even with the noblest intentions is fraught with politics. Every member of Congress attempts to fold his or her pet project into a bill, even if it has nothing to do with it. The CARE Act, i.e. the $2.2 trillion stimulus bill is no different. We have funding …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Operations and Virtual Court Proceedings Update During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Westchester County District Attorney ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, Jr.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — April 6, 2020 —“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge every government system but we are finding ways to rise to those challenges in our continuing efforts to keep Westchester safe. The criminal justice system was not designed for an atmosphere in which people, including defendants, judges, witnesses, victims, court officers, juries and the public, are not …
By Westchester County District Attorney ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, Jr.
SMART ASSET: New York Coronavirus Relief Programs
By BEN GEIER, CEPF®
NEW YORK, NY — April 6, 2020 — The State of New York — especially New York City — is one of the epicenters for the COVID-19 epidemic in the U.S.. More than 1,000 people have died of the virus in the Empire State, and infections are reaching such a rate that New York City has built a makeshift hospital …
By BEN GEIER, CEPF®
Confronting the Anti-Semitism of Rick Wiles
By MICHAEL L. BROWN and JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
ISRAEL — April 6, 2020 — In the midst of the global Coronavirus pandemic, as we all pray and guard our behaviors in order to ensure the health and safety of ourselves and of our neighbors to prevent its spreading, noted anti-Semitic “Christian pastor” and “broadcaster” Rick Wiles has proven that while there will be a cure for Coronavirus, there is …
By MICHAEL L. BROWN and JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Westchester County Coronavirus Numbers as of April 5, 2020
By Westchester County Executive GEORGE LATIMER
Confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19] cases..
By Westchester County Executive GEORGE LATIMER
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher/Editor; Michael Edelman,Esq., Political Analyst / Pundit; Tracy Conte, Ability Beyond Director of Development and the “No Go Gala!”; and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher/Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level, Monday, April 6, 2020 @10am EST
Participate by calling: (347) 205-9201. Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11702672 Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am EST sharp and is archived within 15 minutes after the 12 Noon conclusion of the broadcast. The topics/subjects of discussion are defined herein: WHITE PLAINS, NY, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL, CHAPPAQUA, NY and YONKERS, …
Christian-Jewish Coalition Provides Support for Jerusalem’s Most Needy
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
EFRAT, ISRAEL — April 4, 2020 — Amid recent reports of which countries are the safest, and least safe to be in vis-a-vis the Coronavirus outbreak, Israel ranked first among the safest countries. This is partly due to strict measures and a high level of testing that came into effect relatively early. Today, Israel “only” has several thousand infected, and just …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN