Sunday in Scarsdale - Free Taxi Service and the Gas Shortage

Sunday in Scarsdale - Free Taxi Service and the Gas Shortage

Sunday, 04 November 2012 08:44

Last Updated: Sunday, 04 November 2012 13:45

Published: Sunday, 04 November 2012 08:44

taxi (Updated Sunday afternoon at 2 PM) We’ve received good news from a few residents on Greenacres Avenue and Penn Boulevard to say that their power has been restored! Apparently power has been restored to about 1,100 customers in Scarsdale. There are now five Con Edison crews in town and the power outage map shows that more residents will have power back by 11 pm tonight. You can check the status of your house by clicking here – all you need is your phone number: https://apps1.coned.com/csol/reportoutage.asp

For those who need help, we received the following notice about how to get from the Village Manager’s office on Sunday morning:

For those residents without power and heat, the American Red Cross has established a regional emergency shelter for our area at the Albert Leonard Middle School, 25 Gerard Lane in New Rochelle. The shelter is equipped with cots for sleeping. The Red Cross can be contacted at 914 682-2299.

In addition, the Scarsdale Public Library on Olmstead Road is available as a comfort center with power, heat, free coffee and other amenities, including movies in the Scott Room. Residents may also charge their cell phones and other electronic devices. The Village has extended the Library hours from 9AM-9PM Monday-Friday and 11AM-9PM on Sunday.

Central Taxi is available to transport people to the market or doctor. The Village provides this service free of charge for Scarsdale seniors, others must pay the normal rate. The Senior Program is run through the Recreation Department. More information can be provided by Jason Marra, Deputy Superintendent of Recreation.

Gas: As all of you already know, gas is in short supply. Stations have run out - or have no power to pump. Now residents with home generators

Madison at the Gulf Station

fueled by gas fear that they will no longer be able to power them. Drivers now face limitations on gas and have no word on when it will become available, forcing many to stay home in their cold houses. Yesterday the wait for gas on Central Avenue was an hour and a half and today we saw a long line in Port Chester before supplies ran out. Here is a photo contributed by Kimberly Frankel of her 2-year-old daughter Madison at the Gulf Station at the Heathcote Five Corners where she says, "Al Porpora and his family deserve the Good Samaritan award for their efforts at their gas station." Note the line of people waiting to fill up gas cans. Porpora is giving priority to people with home generators so that they can homes warm.

Instructions from Scarsdale Village: The police sent us this notice about how to sign up for the Village notification system:

Scarsdale residents can sign up for the Village's notification system that provides phone, text and email updates of important information. During the recovery from Hurricane Sandy it is being used to provide informational updates to Scarsdale residents. The following link can be used to sign-up:

https://portal.blackboardconnectcty.com/welcome.aspx?eiid=1207B6088C3778A7687A

Since the Village's website and email systems are both down due to power and communications line failures, we have been unable to provide information on our website as we normally would. We are asking for the assistance of the media to post the information that is forwarded to you on your websites to keep residents informed on the recovery status. We would also request that you post the link above for the Village's notification system, and encourage people to sign up to receive information. The notification system messages can be long, and are best received by a voice call or email, as the size of some text messages can be limited.

If your power comes back on, please email scarsdalecomments@gmail.com and we will let others know.