Another message sent today to ShopRite through its website:
Your store drop down list above is ridiculous.
Your White Plains store is terrible. You treat it as an inner city store. You have ice cream with expired date, which is almost impossible considering how far into the future manufacturers date their products.
Express checkout is the worst of any store in recent memory. The register system fails often, you do not have maximum items or credit card only; basic stuff. Many checkout stations but most are not used. Main isles are filled with impulse junk. It's a mess with no adult supervision apparent.
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ShopRite: food dates not the most recent. Friday, February 9, 2018
Message just sent about:
ShopRite of White Plains
13 City Place
White Plains, New York 10601
(914) 539 - 4500
through the ShopRite online form at http://www.shoprite.com/contact-us-form-email/
Needs adult supervision. Lots of checkout stations but never even half with an employee, half of whom are always standing around...
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Saturday, February 2, 2019
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Pedestrians endangered by cars diagonally crossing multiple lanes at intersections.
Walking to the train station, something not done by people living in most White Plains houses, is like the punch line: you can't get there from here. At least not safely.
So far the re-design and rehabilitation of the train station area shows ZERO indication that pedestrians will be able to get there without encountering crossing traffic and now more HUGE (almost empty) buses that provide ZERO benefit to White Plains.
On Hamilton Avenue, the only way to legally walk to the train station is on the north side and cross Ferris Avenue. But Ferris is one way going north and cars driving on this one way only part of Hamilton and also going to the train station must make a right into the pedestrians and simultaneously switch lanes to the left to get to the train station. The cars are constantly endangering pedestrians who have few options, none good.
This diagonal problem is at many downtown intersections because of two really stupid policies:
- allowing cars to turn from more than one lane
- 4-5 lane ONE way streets that force cars to quickly drive all the way across to the opposite side.
What the heck? It's so obviously dangerous. The cars in the second turning lane are blocked from seeing pedestrians in the cross walk by cars in the first turning lane. Geez, come on. I almost got hit a couple of days ago crossing Martine at South Lexington from NW corner to SW corner. The driver was trying to go diagonally all the way to the opposite side ... fast! Ironically, it's diagonally across from the Public Safety building where no cops are visible outside.
Same thing a few weeks ago trying to cross Hamilton from NW corner to SW corner with TWO lanes turning fast into the cross walk. This may be the most dangerous intersection in White Plains and that's saying a lot.
Does anyone who can change this give a damn?
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The Common Council has finally got to stop serving the interests of its neighbors in the house neighborhoods who only want to conveniently drive and park in downtown for their amusement. Be responsible.
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So far the re-design and rehabilitation of the train station area shows ZERO indication that pedestrians will be able to get there without encountering crossing traffic and now more HUGE (almost empty) buses that provide ZERO benefit to White Plains.
On Hamilton Avenue, the only way to legally walk to the train station is on the north side and cross Ferris Avenue. But Ferris is one way going north and cars driving on this one way only part of Hamilton and also going to the train station must make a right into the pedestrians and simultaneously switch lanes to the left to get to the train station. The cars are constantly endangering pedestrians who have few options, none good.
This diagonal problem is at many downtown intersections because of two really stupid policies:
- allowing cars to turn from more than one lane
- 4-5 lane ONE way streets that force cars to quickly drive all the way across to the opposite side.
What the heck? It's so obviously dangerous. The cars in the second turning lane are blocked from seeing pedestrians in the cross walk by cars in the first turning lane. Geez, come on. I almost got hit a couple of days ago crossing Martine at South Lexington from NW corner to SW corner. The driver was trying to go diagonally all the way to the opposite side ... fast! Ironically, it's diagonally across from the Public Safety building where no cops are visible outside.
Same thing a few weeks ago trying to cross Hamilton from NW corner to SW corner with TWO lanes turning fast into the cross walk. This may be the most dangerous intersection in White Plains and that's saying a lot.
Does anyone who can change this give a damn?
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Only the left lane (MLK Blvd.) is marked as turn only. May cars in other than the left lane also turn? If not, White Plains has several downtown intersections where this is a safety problem, especially for pedestrians. Compounding the problem of cars turning from one way MLK Blvd. onto one way Martine Ave. is that cars in left lane two and sometimes also (left) lane three are trying to get all the way across to the right on Martine ASAP to drive into the Galleria parking garage. Maybe that entrance should be closed.
One way Main Street turning left onto one way MLK Blvd.: one dedicated turn left only lane but cars in lane two often also turn left and cars in lane THREE also turn pretty frequently.
One way Church Street turning left onto Hamilton Ave., which is two way there, and cars in the middle straight lane regularly also turn left.
It's been this way in White Plains for decades. For the Traffic and/or Public Safety Departments to act like they don't know about this is disingenuous. The overriding objective is to move and park cars.
Five lane one way roads are inherently dangerous, especially for pedestrians. The turning problem described at these and other intersections is inexcusable and always has been. A complete overhaul is in order.
Friday, June 8, 2018
Turn only lanes made even more dangerous by bike rentals.
White Plains Police consider it legal for the second lane to also turn when there is a turn only lane. The result is that two lanes of cars may turn into pedestrians in the crosswalk. This is exacerbated at the places where cars are trying desperately to cross over the five lanes of one way traffic to enter a garage on the opposite side of the street. Examples:
- Galleria garage at Martine Avenue and MLK Blvd.
- Galleria garage on South Lexington Avenue from right on Main Street.
- Main Street into Galleria garage after left from South Lexington Avenue...
- Galleria garage at Martine Avenue and MLK Blvd.
- Galleria garage on South Lexington Avenue from right on Main Street.
- Main Street into Galleria garage after left from South Lexington Avenue...
Do the right thing. Change the most dangerous situations immediately. Then FINALLY implement some common sense changes that radically improve quality of life in downtown White Plains.
The Common Council has finally got to stop serving the interests of its neighbors in the house neighborhoods who only want to conveniently drive and park in downtown for their amusement. Be responsible.
Ghost buses. No, not busters, buses.
For the record about a week ago a PASSENGER was spotted on a Hudson Link bus in downtown White Plains. That's the first such passenger in Hudson Link history.
These are ghost buses. They have almost no passengers. Same with the regional bus companies. So, why do White Plains decision makers accept this, even encourage it?
Hudson Link buses make a left turn from Main Street onto Church Street, which is much too small to safely accommodate such large buses. Then where do they go? Down Hamilton Avenue to the bus terminal at the train station or, more likely, across Hamilton to residential Barker Avenue and then down to the bus terminal.
Buses park illegally in several locations, including Hamilton Avenue near North Broadway.
Do people on the Traffic Commission or in the Parking & Traffic Department ever give a second thought to safety and quality of life issues in DOWNTOWN White Plains? Or is it all about moving vehicles? Rhetorical questions, unfortunately.
Read some of the posts about buses and pedestrians:
https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/search/label/Buses
https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/search/label/Pedestrians
These are ghost buses. They have almost no passengers. Same with the regional bus companies. So, why do White Plains decision makers accept this, even encourage it?
Hudson Link buses make a left turn from Main Street onto Church Street, which is much too small to safely accommodate such large buses. Then where do they go? Down Hamilton Avenue to the bus terminal at the train station or, more likely, across Hamilton to residential Barker Avenue and then down to the bus terminal.
Buses park illegally in several locations, including Hamilton Avenue near North Broadway.
Do people on the Traffic Commission or in the Parking & Traffic Department ever give a second thought to safety and quality of life issues in DOWNTOWN White Plains? Or is it all about moving vehicles? Rhetorical questions, unfortunately.
Read some of the posts about buses and pedestrians:
https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/search/label/Buses
https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/search/label/Pedestrians
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Waste, fraud & abuse reported to federal DOT.
https://www.oig.dot.gov/hotline
from: Ken
to: hotline@oig.dot.gov
date: Dec 27, 2018, 11:47 PM
subject: White Plains, NY: Buses
Friday, December 14, 2018
Transdev North America, the company driving EMPTY Hudson Link buses through downtown White Plains.
Friday, December 14, 2018
Zero passengers on Hudson Link buses wasting federal TIGER grant money.
from: Ken
to: hotline@oig.dot.gov
date: Dec 27, 2018, 11:47 PM
subject: White Plains, NY: Buses
Friday, December 14, 2018
Transdev North America, the company driving EMPTY Hudson Link buses through downtown White Plains.
Friday, December 14, 2018
Zero passengers on Hudson Link buses wasting federal TIGER grant money.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Huge buses with few passengers increase pollution, congestion.
Hudson Link buses still have ZERO passengers in White Plains, NY. Other buses have a very low percentage of seats occupied, including:
Westchester County Bee-Line
Coach (allowed by city to park illegally adjacent to mini mall)
Adirondack Trailways
Greyhound
CT Transit (Connecticut)
Leprichaun
TappanZeezpress (Rockland County, NY)
Private
Bus categories violating downtown, in case any city officials care. Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Quality of life is an alien concept here. Decision makers think or pretend to think that the ever increasing number of huge buses rumbling through downtown White Plains are improving things. But the only way that could possibly be is if people were riding on these buses and even then it's doubtful. Passengers would simply be connecting to the Metro North train into Manhattan. Maybe that's good for the region overall but it's zero benefit to White Plains other than to make its Common Council members feel important.
Do all those new buses at least reduce the number of cars in White Plains? Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Casual observations:
- the number of cars seems at least as many as a couple of years ago before the buses increased dramatically in numbers, size and variety (county, regional, private)
- the buses seem to have a very low percentage of their seats occupied by passengers...
Hail a bus. Hey, they have plenty of empty seats. Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Ralph Kramden for County Executive. Friday, July 15, 2016
Bus commissioner? Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Who the heck is in charge? Neither Westchester County nor the City of White Plains seems to have a responsible adult who knows why downtown White Plains is inundated with buses (public and private), many of which have taken to residential streets near the train station - bus depot area.
Many, maybe most, of these buses have either no passengers or hardly any passengers, which makes an inquiring mind wonder what the heck is actually going on. Is there any oversight? For the county Bee-Line bus system, who, if anyone, knows how and why our tax money is being spent?
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Link to other posts about the bus mess in White Plains:
https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/search/label/Buses
Westchester County Bee-Line
Coach (allowed by city to park illegally adjacent to mini mall)
Adirondack Trailways
Greyhound
CT Transit (Connecticut)
Leprichaun
TappanZeezpress (Rockland County, NY)
Private
Bus categories violating downtown, in case any city officials care. Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Quality of life is an alien concept here. Decision makers think or pretend to think that the ever increasing number of huge buses rumbling through downtown White Plains are improving things. But the only way that could possibly be is if people were riding on these buses and even then it's doubtful. Passengers would simply be connecting to the Metro North train into Manhattan. Maybe that's good for the region overall but it's zero benefit to White Plains other than to make its Common Council members feel important.
Do all those new buses at least reduce the number of cars in White Plains? Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Casual observations:
- the number of cars seems at least as many as a couple of years ago before the buses increased dramatically in numbers, size and variety (county, regional, private)
- the buses seem to have a very low percentage of their seats occupied by passengers...
Since the regional planning was not convinced by Westchester County to implement light rail along Interstate 287, White Plains, which did not sufficiently influence the county on this, is now increasingly burdened with absurd bus traffic with little or no benefit to the city, especially those residents who live downtown.
_____________________________Hail a bus. Hey, they have plenty of empty seats. Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Ralph Kramden for County Executive. Friday, July 15, 2016
Bus commissioner? Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Who the heck is in charge? Neither Westchester County nor the City of White Plains seems to have a responsible adult who knows why downtown White Plains is inundated with buses (public and private), many of which have taken to residential streets near the train station - bus depot area.
Many, maybe most, of these buses have either no passengers or hardly any passengers, which makes an inquiring mind wonder what the heck is actually going on. Is there any oversight? For the county Bee-Line bus system, who, if anyone, knows how and why our tax money is being spent?
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Link to other posts about the bus mess in White Plains:
https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/search/label/Buses
Sunday, December 16, 2018
County co-op disclosure law overlooks condos.
Like members of the White Plains Common Council, how many, if any, members of the Westchester County Legislature live in apartments?
Co-op disclosure law signed in Westchester
Akiko Matsuda, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Published 3:34 p.m. ET Dec. 14, 2018
WHITE PLAINS - After years of struggle, Westchester County has a law that aims to make a co-op review process more timely and accountable...
The county Board of Legislators, by a 13-4 vote last month, approved what both proponents and opponents see as the "compromise" bill because the final product was not what either side really wanted...
The new law sets deadlines for co-op boards to accept or reject a potential buyer. When rejecting, boards are required to notify the county Human Rights Commission about its rejection, but are not required to give the reason...
The law became effective upon its signing, and it will expire in three years.
Lawmakers have said data collected by the commission will be analyzed, and the need to extend or modify the law will be discussed upon the expiration of the law.
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email sent:
from: Ken
to: George Latimer <ce@westchestergov.com>,
Alfreda Williams <awilliams@westchesterlegislators.com>,
Benjamin Boykin <Boykin@westchesterlegislators.com>,
letters@lohud.com,
digital@lohud.com
date: Dec 15, 2018, 11:42 PM
subject: Co-op disclosure law signed in Westchester
https://www.lohud.com/story/
Co-op disclosure law signed in Westchester
Akiko Matsuda, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Published 3:34 p.m. ET Dec. 14, 2018
WHITE PLAINS - After years of struggle, Westchester County has a law that aims to make a co-op review process more timely and accountable...
The county Board of Legislators, by a 13-4 vote last month, approved what both proponents and opponents see as the "compromise" bill because the final product was not what either side really wanted...
The new law sets deadlines for co-op boards to accept or reject a potential buyer. When rejecting, boards are required to notify the county Human Rights Commission about its rejection, but are not required to give the reason...
The law became effective upon its signing, and it will expire in three years.
Lawmakers have said data collected by the commission will be analyzed, and the need to extend or modify the law will be discussed upon the expiration of the law.
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email sent:
from: Ken
to: George Latimer <ce@westchestergov.com>,
Alfreda Williams <awilliams@westchesterlegislators.com>,
Benjamin Boykin <Boykin@westchesterlegislators.com>,
letters@lohud.com,
digital@lohud.com
date: Dec 15, 2018, 11:42 PM
subject: Co-op disclosure law signed in Westchester
https://www.lohud.com/story/
Condominium boards are now imposing the functional equivalent of traditional co-op requirements, including asking for three personal references and three financial references, even for all cash deals. You're ten years behind.
It doesn't have to be out right traditional discrimination, just stupid. The condo policy falls under the general heading of none of your damn business.
You should also look into CURRENT renting practices, like the thousands of new rental apartments in White Plains.
Friday, December 14, 2018
Transdev North America, the company driving EMPTY Hudson Link buses through downtown White Plains.
Friday, December 14, 2018
See previous post shown above, was sent to all politicians mentioned in it. And also to:
https://www.transdevna.com/news/2018/09/20/transdev-expands-operating-footprint-in-new-york/
Mitun Seguin
Transdev North America
8601 Georgia Ave., Suite 604
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 485-2117 (office)
(301) 674-3733 (cell)
mitun.seguin@transdev.com
Transdev North America
8601 Georgia Ave., Suite 604
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 485-2117 (office)
(301) 674-3733 (cell)
mitun.seguin@transdev.com
Zero passengers on Hudson Link buses wasting federal TIGER grant money.
And no replies from officials: federal, state, county.
Here, read about the bus nonsense in downtown White Plains, NY:
https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/search/label/Buses
The newest and most outrageous: Hudson Link buses. They don't have very few passengers, like the ridiculous $115 million a year Westchester County Bee-Line bus system. They have no passengers.
On the sides of the Hudson Link buses: TransDev:
https://www.dot.ny.gov/lhtl/about/tiger-grant
https://www.dot.ny.gov/recovery/sponsors/tiger
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Politicians must be licking themselves:
State: Cuomo, Cousins-Stewart, Buckwald
County: Astorino, Latimer, Alfreda Williams, Boykin
Local: Roach, Lecuona, Martin, Krolian, Kirkpatrick, Hunt-Robinson, Brasch
Here, read about the bus nonsense in downtown White Plains, NY:
https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/search/label/Buses
The newest and most outrageous: Hudson Link buses. They don't have very few passengers, like the ridiculous $115 million a year Westchester County Bee-Line bus system. They have no passengers.
On the sides of the Hudson Link buses: TransDev:
Sep 20, 2018 - ... Transdev will begin operations of a state-of-the-art commuter bus network—the New York State Department of Transportation's Hudson Link ...
The Lower Hudson Transit Link is a program of integrated projects that support traffic and transit improvements in Rockland and Westchester Counties.
TIGER GRANT
In October 2015, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded $10 million to the LHTL program through its highly competitive TIGER Grant program, which funds capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure projects. The offices of Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congresswoman Nita Lowey were instrumental in rallying support among stakeholders across the State for the application. The TIGER program is a highly competitive process. The LHTL program was one of the 39 applications selected from 627 eligible applications in 2015!
Although TIGER funding only covers a portion of the project’s total costs, the grant will provide an indispensable resource in the construction and rollout of new amenity-rich bus stations, comprehensive intersection improvements at stations, signal upgrades along Route 59 in Rockland and Route 119 in Westchester, ramp metering/queue jump lanes along I-287, and Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) technology along I-287 and routes 59 and 119.
_____________________________https://www.dot.ny.gov/recovery/sponsors/tiger
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) |
Politicians must be licking themselves:
Federal: Schumer, Gillibrand, Lowey
State: Cuomo, Cousins-Stewart, Buckwald
County: Astorino, Latimer, Alfreda Williams, Boykin
Local: Roach, Lecuona, Martin, Krolian, Kirkpatrick, Hunt-Robinson, Brasch
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Department of Transportation boondoggle wasting tax payer money?
Sent to:
House of Representatives member Nita Lowey
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer
Department of Transportation is on the side of these Hudson Link buses, which after weeks of operation have no visible passengers. NONE. White Plains, NY also has many private bus companies driving through with very few passengers. Is there some kind of Department of Transportation boondoggle wasting tax payer money?
Hudson Link: more empty huge buses downtown for no good reason. Wednesday, November 21, 2018
House of Representatives member Nita Lowey
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer
Department of Transportation is on the side of these Hudson Link buses, which after weeks of operation have no visible passengers. NONE. White Plains, NY also has many private bus companies driving through with very few passengers. Is there some kind of Department of Transportation boondoggle wasting tax payer money?
Hudson Link: more empty huge buses downtown for no good reason. Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Legacy of longest serving mayor: mixed at best.
from: Ken
to: digital@lohud.com, letters@lohud.com
date: Dec 6, 2018, 8:32 AM
subject: Alfred Del Vecchio, White Plains' longest serving mayor, dies at 95
https://www.lohud.com/story/
to: digital@lohud.com, letters@lohud.com
date: Dec 6, 2018, 8:32 AM
subject: Alfred Del Vecchio, White Plains' longest serving mayor, dies at 95
https://www.lohud.com/story/
Projects completed during Del Vecchio's tenure included the Westchester One office building, the Westchester County Courthouse, the White Plains Public Safety building, the Galleria mall, a new Metro North railroad station and several other office buildings and shopping areas.
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Credit or blame?
Westchester One is an out of scale monstrosity.
Country courthouse is OK, except for the monster one way streets that surround it and slash through much of White Plains.
Public Safety building has a police car entrance more secret than that to the Bat Cave. On weekends police are in the basement bunker, unaware of violations on street level.
Galleria mall: biggest mistake. Should have been Central Park. What a mess.
The railroad station is only now catching up on 30 years of neglect and poor original design.
You quoted a former protege and long time commissioner. What were the circumstances of his departure?
No one wants to say a bad word about a recently departed but put a little effort into it.
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