Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Biking in Westchester
Since we having been spending time in Bedford and our Manhattan bikes needed a tune up, we decided to place our bikes "on quarantine" for one week while the bikemeisters in Yorktown Heights fixed our bikes. The bikes have never been tuned up since we bought it more than five years ago from Backroads in California. On July 13, 2005, Mark and I "stress-tested" the bikes on the North County Trailway Bike Path. Here we are testing les bicyclettes! Allons'y mon aimees!
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Aaaaayyyyyyy....New York is just like Dubai!
New York County
Heat Advisory:
Issued at: 10:30 AM EDT 7/19/05, expires at: 11:00 PM EDT 7/19/05
Heat advisory remains in effect until 6 pm edt this evening
After an uncomfortable night with high humidity and temperatures no lower than the upper 70s, temperatures this afternoon will reach the 90 to 95 range. The combination of heat and humidity will yield afternoon heat index values between 100 and 105 degrees, and so the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for New York City.
Children, the elderly, and people with chronic ailments are usually the first to suffer from the heat. Heat exhaustion, cramps, or in extreme cases heat stroke, can result from prolonged exposure to these conditions. Friends, relatives, or neighbors should check on people who may be at risk.
To beat the heat, drink plenty of water or other non-alcoholic beverages, wear light colored lightweight clothes, and if possible, spend more time in air conditioned or well ventilated places. New York City residents should call 3-1-1 to obtain additional "beat the heat" safety tips. Stay tuned to noaa all hazards radio or visit our web site at weather.gov/okx for further details or updates.
http://www.wnbc.com/severeweather/1201542/detail.html
Heat Advisory:
Issued at: 10:30 AM EDT 7/19/05, expires at: 11:00 PM EDT 7/19/05
Heat advisory remains in effect until 6 pm edt this evening
After an uncomfortable night with high humidity and temperatures no lower than the upper 70s, temperatures this afternoon will reach the 90 to 95 range. The combination of heat and humidity will yield afternoon heat index values between 100 and 105 degrees, and so the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for New York City.
Children, the elderly, and people with chronic ailments are usually the first to suffer from the heat. Heat exhaustion, cramps, or in extreme cases heat stroke, can result from prolonged exposure to these conditions. Friends, relatives, or neighbors should check on people who may be at risk.
To beat the heat, drink plenty of water or other non-alcoholic beverages, wear light colored lightweight clothes, and if possible, spend more time in air conditioned or well ventilated places. New York City residents should call 3-1-1 to obtain additional "beat the heat" safety tips. Stay tuned to noaa all hazards radio or visit our web site at weather.gov/okx for further details or updates.
http://www.wnbc.com/severeweather/1201542/detail.html
July 14, 2005 - UWS Building Collapse
I hope you knew of this but for your information, a building collapsed near our apartment in the Upper West Side, New York City last week. Mark and I actually go food shopping at the grocery on that building. Lucky we were in Bedford, New York fixing the other house (the annual summer house maintenance) when the collapse occurred. Otherwise, it would be a mess. Attached are the news article and pictures of the collapse.
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Injuries, inquiries after collapse at controversial West Side site
BY LUIS PEREZ
STAFF WRITER
Published July 15, 2005
A 7-month-old Manhattan girl and her nanny were pulled from a mountain of debris by several Good Samaritans Thursday after a building being demolished to make way for a highrise crumbled into a heap on Broadway, officials and witnesses said.
The Good Samaritans, a dozen passers-by and construction workers, quickly dug through the rubble with their hands, tossing bricks, wood spiked with nails and pieces of twisted metal to the side.
Officials say the building, a 72-year-old, one-story structure that formerly housed a Gristede's, collapsed onto scaffolding at 9:25 a.m.
"My baby! My baby!" Brunilda Tirado, 56, a babysitter, screamed from beneath the rubble that had only seconds earlier rained down on her and the 7-month-old.
The girl, whose name was not released, was listed in stable condition. She "oohed and ahhed" and appeared fine, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said after he visited her.
Four other pedestrians, including a 4-year-old boy who later walked into the hospital with his mother, and four firefighters suffered minor injuries, officials said. One of the injured pedestrians was taken to Harlem Hospital Center with a broken arm and leg.
By 10 a.m., hundreds of police, firefighters and emergency workers swarmed the area, shutting down bus and train service, evacuating nearby buildings and searching under the rubble for hours. No others were found, and train service was restored by 11 a.m.
"This is, of course, a very unfortunate incident, but it could have been much, much worse," Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said at the scene.
Scoppetta said the 20-foot-high facade of 2633 Broadway, as well as its roof, buckled at least in part from the weight of a demolition backhoe that sat on top of it.
The city Building's department immediately stopped the demolition project, and gave the contractor, Safeway Development Corp., three summonses, a spokeswoman said.
The incident immediately struck a nerve in the neighborhood among a group of residents and activists who had been protesting the development of a 31-story high-rise on the property.
Jennifer Givner, a spokeswoman for the buildings department said the summonses were given because Safeway used a different backhoe, of a different make and weight, than agreed upon. She noted that the use of a demolition backhoe on a one-story roof was routine.
Investigators will examine Safeway's calculations for weight on the roof, she said.
Officials did not say if anyone was in the backhoe at the time, but witnesses said they saw it being operated.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is also investigating the incident.
Staff writer Denisa R. Superville and freelance writer Sabrina Yohannes contributed to this story.
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/nyc-collapse
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Injuries, inquiries after collapse at controversial West Side site
BY LUIS PEREZ
STAFF WRITER
Published July 15, 2005
A 7-month-old Manhattan girl and her nanny were pulled from a mountain of debris by several Good Samaritans Thursday after a building being demolished to make way for a highrise crumbled into a heap on Broadway, officials and witnesses said.
The Good Samaritans, a dozen passers-by and construction workers, quickly dug through the rubble with their hands, tossing bricks, wood spiked with nails and pieces of twisted metal to the side.
Officials say the building, a 72-year-old, one-story structure that formerly housed a Gristede's, collapsed onto scaffolding at 9:25 a.m.
"My baby! My baby!" Brunilda Tirado, 56, a babysitter, screamed from beneath the rubble that had only seconds earlier rained down on her and the 7-month-old.
The girl, whose name was not released, was listed in stable condition. She "oohed and ahhed" and appeared fine, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said after he visited her.
Four other pedestrians, including a 4-year-old boy who later walked into the hospital with his mother, and four firefighters suffered minor injuries, officials said. One of the injured pedestrians was taken to Harlem Hospital Center with a broken arm and leg.
By 10 a.m., hundreds of police, firefighters and emergency workers swarmed the area, shutting down bus and train service, evacuating nearby buildings and searching under the rubble for hours. No others were found, and train service was restored by 11 a.m.
"This is, of course, a very unfortunate incident, but it could have been much, much worse," Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said at the scene.
Scoppetta said the 20-foot-high facade of 2633 Broadway, as well as its roof, buckled at least in part from the weight of a demolition backhoe that sat on top of it.
The city Building's department immediately stopped the demolition project, and gave the contractor, Safeway Development Corp., three summonses, a spokeswoman said.
The incident immediately struck a nerve in the neighborhood among a group of residents and activists who had been protesting the development of a 31-story high-rise on the property.
Jennifer Givner, a spokeswoman for the buildings department said the summonses were given because Safeway used a different backhoe, of a different make and weight, than agreed upon. She noted that the use of a demolition backhoe on a one-story roof was routine.
Investigators will examine Safeway's calculations for weight on the roof, she said.
Officials did not say if anyone was in the backhoe at the time, but witnesses said they saw it being operated.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is also investigating the incident.
Staff writer Denisa R. Superville and freelance writer Sabrina Yohannes contributed to this story.
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/nyc-collapse
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