Trash talk: Cuomo criticizes NYC issues
BY MARK HALLUM
New York City may
not be dead, but it’s
mired in a “whole constellation”
of bad news
that has made Governor
Andrew Cuomo as
frustrated as any native
New Yorker might be
these days.
During a Tuesday
press conference in
Manhattan, the governor
took aim at a whole
host of issues in the fi ve
boroughs — from the resurgence
of COVID-19
in a few clusters across
the city, to reports of lagging
sanitation services,
to increases in crime,
to homelessness during
the pandemic.
And, naturally,
Cuomo griped about the
state of affairs at City
Hall — specifi cally focusing
on an apparent reluctance
in leadership when
it comes to police reform
that he ordered back
in June.
“Long-term recovery
is going to be a different
issue, but we need to stabilize
the city now and
there’s a lot of anxiety
now. It’s crime, homelessness,
the economy,
cleanliness, picking up
garbage. When you put
all those things together
it’s frightening people, I
can tell you that. I want
them to know we are
addressing it,” Cuomo
said. “If we can reopen
a school, we can reopen
a homeless shelter.
The police have to do
their job and they have
to arrest people who deserve
to be arrested.…
So I think we have to attack
the whole constellation
because there’s a
negative synergy.”
Cuomo again warned
that the city would not
get funding from the
state if they do not submit
a plan for police reform
by April, as per an
executive order issued
following unrest after the
death of George Floyd.
Turning to trash,
Cuomo took aim at the
city’s Sanitation Department
about the reported
rise in waste
across the city. THE
CITY reported on Sept.
27 that complaints about
missed trash pickups
have increased.
“I’m getting a lot of
complaints in New York
City about the cleanliness
of the city, about
garbage piling up. That
adds to schools, crime,
economy and now garbage
piling up, literally,
people saying its an odiferous
environment,”
Cuomo said. “I don’t
know what’s going on in
New York City. If they
can’t do it, I have offered
to send in the National
Guard to pick up the
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garbage. The state can
bring in trucks, personnel
and clean up the city.
I think that would be important,
this is a public
health pandemic.”
Homelessness encampments
under scaffolding
and other setups
across the city was
a topic Cuomo encourage
the city to address
through reopening shelters.
The city has moved
many of the residents
in congregate shelters
to hotels where men
and women can isolate
and maintain their own
healthy environment.
Cuomo’s comments
regarding reopening
homeless shelters comes
as the city undergoes
friction from residents of
the Lucerne Hotel in the
Upper West Side being relocated
by Mayor Bill de
Blasio after complaints
from people in the area of
declining quality of life.
“Homeless people
should be offered safe
shelters with services.
Many of the cities and
the states closed their
shelters during COVID.
It’s time to reopen those
shelters,” Cuomo said.
“You have to open it with
precautions, but open
the shelter. Get homeless
people off the street,
keep them safe… This is
eminently doable, should
have been done a long
time ago.”
Is Cuomo right about
the trash problem?
State Comptroller
Thomas DiNapoli
issued a Sept. 16 report
claiming that DSNY
left 189 of 271 streets in
bad condition as well as
159 sidewalks based on
311 complaints. DSNY
saw up to $20 million in
cuts from the fi scal year
2021 budget.
“Of course cleanliness
matters. That’s
why our heroic sanitation
workers work tirelessly
to keep our streets
safe – and that’s why we
announced three major
new cleanliness efforts
earlier this month,”
City Hall spokesman
Mitch Schwartz said in
response to the governor’s
comments. “This
shouldn’t be about politics.
It should be about
every New Yorker working
together to maintain
the clean, safe
communities we need.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio
announced last week
that there would be a
stepped up effort toward
cleanliness with 65 litter
basket trucks, a 24
percent increase, and
restart of the Economic
Development Corporations
CleaNYC initiative
that provides supplemental
cleaning services for
communities and parks.
The garbage in Clason Point Park left over from all night partying.
Photos courtesy of Michelle Barrow
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COUNTY OF THE BRONX
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In the Matter of : Docket # NN-08428-20
MIKAIL SANTANA :
: SUMMONS
A Child(ren) Under Eighteen Years :
Alleged to be Neglected by :
WENDY SANTANA :
Respondent(s) :
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NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF YOUR
RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE MOST RECENT
22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR
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AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. IN SOME CASES, THE AGENCY MAY FILE BEFORE
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YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO
THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION.
TO: WENDY SANTANA
1574 BEACH AVENUE, APT. #1L
BRONX, NY 10460
A petition under ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT having been filed with this court alleging that
the above-named child(ren) is a neglected child(ren), a copy of said petition being annexed hereto:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court at 900 SHERIDAN AVENUE, BRONX, NY
10451, Part B, on OCTOBER 27, 2020 AT 9:30 o’clock AM of said day, to answer the petition and to
show cause why said children should not be adjudicated to be a neglected children and why you should
not be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT and why
an order of support under Section 235 of the FAMILY COURT ACT should not be made if the final
disposition is an order of placement.
On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
FURTHER NOTICE: Family Court Act §154(c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles 4,5,6,8
and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a violation of an order
of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a Respondent who is not a
resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for obtaining personal jurisdiction
over the Respondent exist aside from the application of this provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction
over the respondent is limited to the issue of the request for, or alleged violation of, the order of protection.
Where the Respondent has been served with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family
Court may proceed to a hearing with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection, as well
as to inquest on the underlying neglect allegations, and issue a finding in their absence.
STEVE BYRNES
CLERK OF THE FAMILY COURT
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ated: September 8, 2020
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF THE BRONX
Docket #: NN-04676-20
SUMMONS
In the Matter of
LEO WHITE (DOB: 2/13/2020)
A Child Under Eighteen Years
Alleged to be Neglected by
ANDREA WHITE
Respondent(s)
IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK:
To: Andrea White
600 East 233rd Street Bronx, NY 10466
A petition under Article 10 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court
requesting the following relief: Neglect;
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court on
Date/Time: October 15, 2020 at 9:30 AM
Purposes: Return of Process and Permanency Planning Hearing
Alternate Service - PUBLICATION
Part: 14
Floor/Room: Floor 7/Room Part 14
Presiding: Hon. E. Grace Park
Location: 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
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o answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 10 of the Family Court Act.
On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your
arrest.
STEVE BYRNES
CLERK OF COURT
Dated: August 25, 2020
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:
The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the
Hon. E. Grace Park of the Family Court, Bronx County, dated and filed with the petition
and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, Bronx County.