By Eric W. Schoen
A new year has begun and yes, the bad boys and girls all the way to the top are misbehaving even before the last piece of confetti has hit the ground. We will examine them this week.
Speaking of confetti, New Years Eve in Times Square, a place I have been to so many times before was a tiny fraction of the celebration it normally is. So what in the world were they pouring confetti at in the crossroads of the world with no 1000’s of people there to have it joyously tossed on?
I appreciate that they allowed some of our hard working first responders to take part in this hallowed tradition. I would much rather have seen the money spent for the confetti drop and clean-up of confetti used for computers for our school children learning at home and additional supplies for all of those out there on the front lines dealing with COVID-19.
With most of us stuck in our homes, I truly did not appreciate watching New York Mayor Bill deBlasio dancing with his wife on television. How all of us wished we could have been out dancing on New Years Eve. Someone please get the Mayor and his wife dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray studios! I still miss Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians serenading in the New Year!
Coronavirus Vaccine
What did I hear Governor Andrew Cuomo say. Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla has only used a third of the coronavirus vaccines allocated to it and the rest sit in the hospital refrigerator in Valhalla. This as the number of recent deaths in Westchester from COVID-19 equals the number of deaths from the previous 5 month period.
Who the hell is running the ship at Westchester Medical Center. We read of highly paid administrators in charge. A Board of Directors appointed by our elected officials. If they can’t do the job then get rid of them all. People are losing their lives because of the inactivity of those running the medical center.
Everyone knows of the great doctors who perform miracles at Westchester Medical Center. And the hard working staff from nurses to custodial staff. But let’s face it, the hospital though it has gone private is still run like a government hospital. High priced administrators, low, stretched out thin staff.
The Governor has put Westchester County Executive George Latimer in charge to see what is going on. Good move. My sleeve is rolled up to receive my vaccination. So are many other people I know.
It’s your choice whether or not you want the vaccine. But if you are tired of masks, not seeing your loved ones, staying 6 feet away from the world and hibernating in your house, you better roll up your sleeve and get vaccinated. Lots of people want the vaccines. Look at the lines of people waiting outdoors overnight to get the vaccine in Florida.
Get the dam vaccine out of the freezer and into people’s arms now! You knew it was coming, had months to prepare, now do the job before more lives are lost.
By the way, those of you who traveled during the holidays against government advice, please don’t greet me when I am at the supermarket. In fact, for the safety of all order your groceries online and have the company drop them at your door and leave before you open the door!
Trumpgate
Donald Trump needs to leave the building! White House that is. Look at the disturbing list of people he has pardoned in the weeks before he leaves office. A crooked Congressman who sold stock based on a tip he received while at a reception on the White House lawn.
His son in laws father. Money crimes again. I have always wondered how the little guy who has a felony on his record for something he did as a stupid kid years ago can get a pardon from the President. If you think Donald Trump has a team of experts advising him on who to pardon, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
Now Trump is not the first person to pardon his friends. He has just pardoned people like the crooked upstate Congressman who have not received the punishment they deserved for the crimes they did. In the case of the crooked upstate Congressman Trump pardoned him because he was among the first Congressman to endorse his Presidency.
Take it from me friends, the best is yet to come!
I can’t believe when I hear that former individuals who served at high levels of government including people who served in the Trump Cabinet before resigning or leaving penned a letter to the President warning him not to use the military to stay in office.
What Country does Donald J. think this is. Even officials like ‘Mad Dog Mattis’ who Trump told us before he was elected would protect the American people signed the letter. Any President of these great United States who would use the military to stay in office needs to be committed to a psychiatric ward!
Georgiagate
Folks, this is an easy one. Any President who calls a Secretary of State like Donald J. did in Georgia and asked him to ‘find’ over 30,000 votes, this after the people have had their say and the Electoral College has met and cast their votes should be thrown in jail and never be allowed to run for President or any other office again.
Thank goodness we have an honorable Secretary of State in Georgia (I wouldn’t know him if he passed me on the street) who together with his lawyer (now you see the need for lawyers! ) recorded the conversation and released it publicly so we could all hear the desperation Donald J. has come to to stay in office.
JournalNewsGate
A fire in Yonkers. Apartment building across the street from the one I grew up in. 4 Alarms. 1 person died. Not a mention of if in the local, official hard copy paper of the city of Yonkers the Journal News.
I wrote to the Editor of the Journal News, your ‘local newspaper’ to ask her why. I was shocked with her response on behalf of the paper. With her permission I will share that response with you next week. Stay tuned.
On a Positive Note: I went Sunday Night to the Grand Illumination of Untermeyer Park on its’ final day. What a wonderful way to end the holiday season that almost wasn’t. The lights were spectacular. Make sure you put it on your calendar to see next year. In fact, send an email to sbyrns@untermyergardens.org to request your name be put on their email list so you will be the first to know when reservations open. Congratulations Steve Byrns and the Untermeyer Conservancy for giving Yonkers and people from around the area this special treat! Happy New Year to all!
Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@aol.com. Follow him on Twitter @ericyonkers. Listen to Eric Schoen and Dan Murphy on the Westchester Rising Radio Show Thursday’s from 10-11 a.m. On WVOX 1460 AM, go to WVOX.com and click the arrow to listen to the live stream or download the WVOX app from the App Store free of charge.
