#Westchester County

[alwaysbewoke]

[night-for-night]

lasdon park groves, katonah, westchester, ny - vivitar PS123 - developed at eliz digital & scanned with minolta dimage dual iii

[catdotjpeg]

SUNY Purchase students launched their encampment today, and the school responded by placing the campus on lockdown and calling in state police:

Checkpoints on its public road to prevent anyone from getting anywhere near campus and checking on the well-being of the students.

-- Suzanne Adely, 2 May 2024 7:04 PM EDT

The full demands are as follows:

1.) Financial transparency: Purchase College Board of Trustees and SUNY board must make public all investment records in the interest of transparency and to ensure that these institutions engage in ethical financial practices. The college must also establish a diverse committee of elected faculty and student responsible for ensuring ethical investment in the future. 2.) Divestment from companies with ties to the Zionist entity and form any defense contractor, weapons manufacturer, or surveillance company in the form of investments and institutional partnerships. 3.) Enforcement of a full academic boycott of “Israeli” academic institutions, including exchange programs and collaborative education projects 4.) A full acknowledgment of the genocide currently taking place in Gaza, through which a distinction is made between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, a ceasefire is called for, and a public apology is issued to Palestinian students who have been offered not even a kind word from administration since the siege of Gaza began. 5.) Amnesty from criminal charges and academic sanctions must be granted to all comrades occupying the liberation encampment, as well as to non-violent protesters such as CJ who have been sanctioned unfairly in the past. 6.) Removal of Paul Nicholson from campus as a consequence of physically attacking a nonviolent protester in December.

[aerikvon]

[illyanarasputinfan]

X-Men ‘97 “X-Mansion” Airbnb (Westchester County, New York)

I’m not sure about staying there, though. That place gets attacked ALL the time!

[power-chords]

The New York Telephone Company Building was one of the first completed projects in the 130-acre White Plains Urban Renewal Area. A telephone building previously occupied the site, and the company announced plans in 1968 to renovate and expand the structure, citing anticipated growth from the urban renewal area as the “chief reason for the necessary expansion.” (The Reporter Dispatch, 1968). Because of the building’s structural integrity, it was saved from demolition, but the “bulky ugliness” of the building led New York Telephone to an “imaginative design [that] turned this clumsy monster into a modern functional sculpture. In this special instance, the architectural challenge was mainly aesthetic.” (Club Dial, 1974)

[...]

The building was described by Paul Goldberger for the New York Times as overbearing while also being ambitious, “aggressively sculptural and altogether unwelcoming.” (New York Times, 1983) Goldberger was critical of White Plains' automobile-centered urban renewal development, but especially tough on the Telephone Building, stating it “may look intriguing as one passes it in a car, but that makes it like most of the new downtown White Plains, a place that if it works at all, it is from the vantage of the automobile.” (New York Times, 1983) However, the Club Dial, a magazine published by the Woman's Club of White Plains, took a liking to the brutalist behemoth, writing it was cleverly rejuvenated and a fresh new look of a previously boring structure:

“Instead of a variety of different window types, the architect applied one single element, a flat, rectangular concrete slab (like a Venetian blind's blade) creating an intricate appearance by the positional and directional variations of the same element. The dynamic relationship of the horizontal and vertical positions interrupted by omissions at unexpected locations performs like a symphony and dispels the last trace of boredom of the original structure.” (Club Dial, 1974)

[darrinjoakley]

Late Train in Irvington NY

[thatwritererinoriordan]

The Tappan Zee Bridge, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow featuring the Headless Horseman bridge and statue

[leveragecreditrecovery]

Why Haven’t You Read My Latest SubStack Article? It’s Time to Wake the Sleeping Giant!

Dear Readers, Students, Parents, Teachers, Administrators, Philanthropists, Donors, Nonprofits, Politicians, Business Owners, and Leaders,

I have one question for all of you: Why haven’t you read my latest SubStack article, Day Trading: A New Game Changer For Youth of Color in Marginalized Communities? Or any of my other articles for that matter?

https://open.substack.com/pub/tyroneglover/p/day-trading-a-new-game-changer-for?r=1rkcyh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

For those of you who have taken the time to read them—thank you! I’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions, though whether or not they align with mine is beside the point. It’s more important that we’ve sparked a conversation, a much-needed one about the future of our most vulnerable asset: Youth of Color in Marginalized Communities.

The truth is, this isn’t just an article; it’s a wake-up call. It’s time for us all to realize the potential we are wasting, the opportunities we are missing to empower these young people. Financial literacy, investing, and day trading are no longer luxuries—they’re necessities if we want to level the playing field for these communities.

But let’s face it—our system, as it stands, has failed them. We’ve seen leaders who could have been champions for change, but instead, they chose selfishness, arrogance, and lies over the well-being of the people they swore to serve. Donald Trump, with all the potential to lead, chose instead to destroy, to divide, to betray the trust of the very people who believed in him. On the other hand, I have hope in Vice President Kamala Harris—someone I believe has the heart of a patriot and the courage to lead for all Americans.

This upcoming election presents us with a stark contrast: one path that promises division and the erosion of democracy, and another that stands for unity and genuine service to We The People. Our choice has never been clearer. To those who still believe that Trump offers something worthwhile, I ask you: Is your vote truly worth the betrayal of your daughters, your mothers, your sisters, and your future?

To my fellow Americans, to our immigrant brothers and sisters who have built this nation alongside slaves who toiled for free while others profited: you are not the reason for our country’s failures. The blame lies squarely on the shoulders of those who have exploited you, who have spread lies, and profited from division. It is time for those who have manipulated and deceived to retire into oblivion, where their names will be spoken no more.

So, I urge you—read, share, follow, engage, and comment on this article and the conversations we need to have. It’s time we move forward as a nation. Stay safe, travel well, and most importantly, vote like democracy depends on it—because this time, it truly does.

In solidarity,

Tyrone Glover

CEO Leverage Credit Recovery |

Founder Yonkers Young Entrepreneurs | Economic Development Committee Chair, NAACP Yonkers Branch | Advocate | Activist | Educator

[snaggsville]

1/25/2024 54° in NY. Bluejay is bathing in the spring in our yard.

[gent-illmatic]

THIS is “Quiet Luxury”.

Not a brand you think nobody knows about. Lol

It’s the quality of life you live. The values you have. The shit NOBODY knows unless you TELL them. Not some damn clothes, y’all silly🤭

[night-for-night]

lasdon park gardens, katonah, westchester, ny - canon demi c & 400 film - developed at eliz digital & scanned with minolta dimage dual iii

[nonesuchrecords]

In celebration of Nonesuch Records’ 60th anniversary comes Michael Wilson / 25 Years: A Nonesuch Collection—100 box sets of 20 newly created prints from photographer Michael Wilson’s Nonesuch archive, including this 2006 image of Audra McDonald taken in Westchester County, NY. “We found a pathway in some lovely woods on a quiet day," Wilson recalls. "Audra had a fancy dress. She sat on an old-fashioned steel chair we'd brought along from her home. It must have been cool that day. It looks to have been breezy too."

You can pre-order Michael Wilson / 25 Years: A Nonesuch Collection, due September 13, in the Nonesuch Store here.

[aerikvon]

[maryannmccarra-fitzpatrick]

#Wheelabrator

#Peekskill

#CityOfPeekskill

#PeekskillNY

#WestchesterCounty

#NewYorkState

#Westchester

#Energy

#Election2024

Most, if not all, households will, with the approach of a national election, consider what are called “kitchen table” issues. These include, of course, the cost of providing light and heat in our homes.

What have we seen since Indian Point closed? Yes, an increase in the cost of power, which compels households to somehow cope with this enlarged expense, while at the same time experiencing ever-increasing costs for food, consumer goods and services, medications, housing, commuting costs, et cetera.

The Wheelabrator has provided energy, employment, and tax revenue since 1984. I would submit that, after having moved from Mount Vernon, NY in 2011, to Peekskill, my health has certainly not been negatively affected and, in significant respects, is better now than it has ever been.

In their first 30 years of operation they converted more than 20 million tons of waste into energy. Wheelabrator has continuously achieved emission levels well below state and federal standards to protect public health. Their process reduces greenhouse gas emissions by diverting waste from landfills. The waste is burned to heat boilers, producing high pressure steam for a turbine generating 60K kilowatts of electricity per hour, sufficient to power 67,000 homes.

As per the American Lung Association the main causes of asthma are: allergies, obesity, smoking, air pollution, chronic health conditions, and a family history of asthma (factors which certainly existed prior to the opening of Wheelabrator). As per the AAFA certain substances can cause one to develop allergic asthma, including: dust mites, pet dander, mold, pollen, cockroaches, and rodents. I do not think Wheelabrator causes these risk factors in residential housing.

One also must consider how increased electricity rates affect small businesses. Greatly increased electricity rates have effectively shuttered many businesses in Germany, England, and Ireland as their power plants were shut down and power bills doubled or tripled. Increased rates kill businesses, which would ordinarily employ people, who in turn pay taxes and support their local economies.

In individual homes, in Europe, many must choose between heating and food due to skyrocketing electricity charges.

All too often, the virtue-signallers have policies which in practice will harm those who can least afford it—seniors on fixed incomes, single parents scraping by, families coping with increased costs for food, housing, consumer goods, medications, commuting costs, tuition fees — worsening the economic juggling act for ordinary families—so they may clap themselves on the back whilst the rest of us are made cold and poor by exorbitant energy costs.

Especially in this economic climate—we want abundant, reliable, inexpensive power. We do not want our power bills to be tripled to satisfy the egos of pie-in-the-sky activists.

[shadowfromthestarlight]

Accomplished a goal of hiking the same trail at least once in every season this year.