http://www.fipna.org "Neighbors Working Together" Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:18:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the holiday season upon us, most people are preoccupied with the details of holiday planning and shopping. Unfortunately, the safety precautions we normally take can be forgotten as the excitement of the season causes us to let our guard down. The NYPD wants this to be a safe holiday ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/11/18/holiday-safety-tips-from-the-nypd/ I found an interesting article in today's NY Times:   Violations Reported at 94% of Nursing Homes   More than 90 percent of nursing homes were cited for violations of federal health and safety standards last year, and for-profit homes were more likely to have problems than other types of nursing homes, federal investigators ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/09/29/interesting-article-about-nursing-homes/ *** UPDATED 12/9/2008 *** Many of you followed Hendrix’s story via the blog and website over at NorCalGSPRescue, I am happy to be able to say that Hendrix has found a forever home! He is now living a real dog’s life on a ranch in Arizona where he gets to run ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/09/18/urgent-need-for-a-friend/ We finally did get a final decision by Justice Betty Stinson on the Order to Show Cause that many community groups and individuals brought against the NYC DEP for trying to go against a promise they made to the people in 2004. Now we know that 2004 is a ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/09/13/judge-disposes-of-court-case-on-blasting-as-moot-or-we-won/ First let me say that it was the seventh anniversary of a day we shall all remember as if it were yesterday. We did have a moment of silence at the beginning of the 50 Community Council Meeting. The meeting was called to order in a timely fashion. Captain ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/09/12/50th-precinct-community-council-meeting-september-11-2008/ FIPNA is proud that we were a part of this great effort to protect and preserve our piece of mind and our environment. On September 3, we returned to court to argue that 76 days ago on June 19, 2008 - the DEP announced for the first time, that it was ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/09/06/grass-roots-assure-environmental-promises-are-kept/ Today we found out that the DEP will not blast at the Jerome Park Reservoir.  Check out the link at our related web page of the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) at our Front Page News:  http://www.bceq.org/2008/08/29/news-bceq-wins-blasting-fight-with-dep/. Congratulations to all, Karen http://www.fipna.org/2008/08/29/fipna-wins-again-dep-decides-not-to-blast-at-reservoir/ Day 184 - Since the striking members were still on strike after midnight I will consider this day 184.   Around 4:30am, The new administrator, Bruce Zarret, whom I officially have not met yet arrived at Kingsbridge, we all were hoping this was a good sign that things were going to ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/08/23/strike-update-day-184-8212008/ On August 15, 2008 the NYC Health Department issued a press release that stated Two New Yorkers have been infected with the West Nile Virus. You can read it here: Two New Yorkers Test Positive for West Nile   What does this have to do with the Reservoir you ask?   Simple, for the ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/08/23/reservoir-is-now-a-health-issue/ Please be patient. We have many photos and lots of things to write. By now all the shifts have reported and most people are working. We don't really understand why, but for some reason the home thinks the workers needed orientation, so they found out the new rules. Hopefully, they ... http://www.fipna.org/2008/08/22/un-strike-update-082208with-photos-and-text-coming-soon/