White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Stay in Homes, Mayor Warns-- Downtown hub traffic closed because of debris.

WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. October 30,2012: Mayor Tom Roach of White Plains is in the process of updating residents with a recorded announcement, received at 12:10 this afternoon. The Mayor reports the newest Con Edison count of White Plains customers without power is 11,892 -- more than half of all Con Ed customers in the city, and the Mayor notes that half of Westchester County Con Ed customers are without power. The Mayor said Renaissance Plaza, Hamilton Avenue and Main Street in the center of the downtown are closed due to falling debris from the 5 Rennaissance Plaza tower/ The closures may be impeding crosstown traffic on Main Street and Hamilton. He asked residents to stay off the streets, and that so far there have been no fatalities or injuries to persons in the city as a result of the storm, "and we want to keep it that way." The Mayor said the Post Road school is open as a shelter, where there are cots and food available, entry is from the Sterling Avenue side. For updates, the Mayor encouraged residents to call 422-5150. He asked residents to remain in their homes, that city hall has had reports of trees still falling around town and conditions remain dangerous. He said de-energized wires could become re-energized and urged caution. Karen Pasquale Assistant to the Mayor issued this statement to WPCNR: "There are road blockages and impairments across the City. Every neighborhood in the City has felt the impacts of this storm. " Paula Piekos who has been driving around the southern part of town reports that as of 12-30 P.M. there appear to be no traffic signals functioning above Rosedale Avenue on up Mamaroneck Avenue. She reports Rosedale is closed at Mamaroneck Avenue and at North Street. Ridgeway is closed between Old Mamaroneck Road and Mamaroneck, and Gedney Way is closed between Old Mamaroneck Road and Mamaroneck Avenue. Driving down Homeside Lane to Sammis Lane to return to the Rocky Dell area, she observed devasting tree damage to homes and property.


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