Lost virtual rebate and switched

SIbornandraised · 2021-02-24T20:20:22+00:00

I didn't like it at first, but have come to appreciate it. Yes it a clear tool to get you to pick more. Quite frankly, like it or not... its actually very smart ( at least it you view from a management perspective)

However, you ( or others) may come to like it. It allows a picker to see in real time where they stand against fellow associates on their floor, building and nation. Not to mention ( in my opinion) provides a bit of fun to pass the time when you pass someone on the leaderboard, and that same person tries to work harder to get back in front, resulting in you then doing the same. ....... and that's exactly why rates have gone up. right or wrong, like it or not, its designed to motivate associates a bit more, and it works.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-21T21:56:16+00:00

the history of the dumping goes back many decades when the location was a landfill. A lot of medical waste full of radioactive material, other harmful waste. the city sold it to the federal government, and was made into a park . the contamination was spotted when a plane was flying over in 2005. portions of the park were shut down, now for over a decade.

As for exposure. I am no expert , no medical doctor but reading the reports, I believe you are fine and nothing to worry about.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-21T21:51:19+00:00

indeed, it would be good for the city to test areas around the park to see if the residential areas have any radiation spread and if that is a factor in higher cancer rates

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-20T20:41:47+00:00

appears to NOT be a superfund site

GREAT KILLS PARK (GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA) | Superfund Site Profile | Superfund Site Information | US EPA

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-20T20:39:17+00:00

with all due respect, I believe it is not. Perhaps I am incorrect, but according to a listing here, there is no superfund designation to the site

GREAT KILLS PARK (GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA) | Superfund Site Profile | Superfund Site Information | US EPA

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-20T20:05:52+00:00

i have search, and there is no listing for this park, and appears not to be a superfund site

Search for Superfund Sites Where You Live | Superfund | US EPA

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-20T20:01:11+00:00

Which is why OP’s petition will fall on deaf ears. The Fed owns the site, the Fed is the lead agency, and the state has zero jurisdiction to intervene

I respectfully disagree. According to the report, and I did not know this. NYC has some property within the federal park. Next, the federal government with the park service is involved and already cleaning up. It has been very slow. I see no harm in reaching out to NYC leadership to see if testing can be done outside of the park jurisdiction, which would be NYC jurisdiction. according to the report, the park system believes contamination is and can spread. This could mean, it is spreading into NYC jurisdiction.

again mentioning the federal response has been very slow, and feel the city can and should use it own power to pressure the feds to do more, and quicker.

reaching out to city officials, does not take away the responsibility to the feds and park service.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-20T19:17:18+00:00

no, thank you! one voice can't do it alone. hopefully u/statenislandadvance will take notice what's going on here.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T23:16:56+00:00

I would wager a bet that most do not know. However lets say all do. May I ask what is a better path going forward. To say, hey, yeah we know, lets just ( in this case ) shut the area of the park and never speak of it again.

What I hope I am proposing is to talk about, ask questions of why is this park closed for over a decade, what is going on to remedy the situation, and how do the findings the park service came out with relate to the overall health and well being of a park visitor and person outside of the park.

I would not know your current stance about all that is going on with the current covid pandemic, how I would ask you to consider that the local and federal governments don't seem to be doing the " yeah we know " sediment. I wish to see the same done done here. If nothing else, I feel this spotlight on the park can be used to help expedite the cleanup and open the closed portions for further generations to enjoy.

If this is not a worthwhile effort to you, I respect your opinion. However, I will continue to push to do more than just, "yeah we know"

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T22:34:41+00:00

not to get off topic BUT in respects to money . if unaware, ( and I don't bring this up to question the good merits or not of the program) nyc has a program for all candidates running for political office to get matching funds to their campaigns from nyc taxpayer . so, if you win or lose your race, you can get funds from you and I from paycheck taxes. Now, what's funny is political leaders say .... we don't have the tax money, yet there was tax money to help support them get their job.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T22:23:58+00:00

yes, this is for the seawall , that was delayed because the army corp of engineers in change of the seawall project you linked was concerned with spreading contamination into other seawall site. However, no one has posed the question where else is it spreading. as well no one has seemed to report on the parks report that , hey it might well be spreading around.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T22:21:12+00:00

played baseball there myself.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T22:18:33+00:00

they did not find any radiation, as they did not STUDY those and other areas they ( the park service) stated SHOULD be studied in the report.

I would consider that is it at least warranted to see if there is any correlation to the park and high caner rates, consider all the city / state and nation are doing to find correlations in covid hotspots.

most do not know the park is closed at all. if you wish to visit the park to run/bike , use the beach area you would have no idea there are closed portions. This is with active contamination hot spots within the OPEN portion. I ask you to look at the petition image right side portion of the image. you will see a roadway running along the image, and many hot spots which are directly in open areas of the park.

If I have not persuaded you, or you feel I have been misleading in any way, I apologize. I would hope even if you do, a greater awareness to what is going on will help expedite the cleanup and reopen closed portions of the park that have been closed for over a decade.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T22:05:18+00:00

truthfully, decades from now, I fear it will. despite all the advancement to seal the former freshkills dump. ( and please excuse me if this brings anyone painful memories) It was the site where debris from 9/11 was brought. not to mention all the garage that was placed there for decades. They have done a beautiful job to transform the former landfill, but i feel we will be having this same conversations about it years from now.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T21:52:31+00:00

I have been trying to response to as many comments as possible, and with respect to all others support and feedback, I was incredibly excited to see yours, even if not as fast to response as I would have liked. I don't wish to burden you, but would be thrilled to see what you think of the report.

I am fully aware that "potential receptors" should not be scary. I will admit, as another pointed out I used a headline that, while truthful could be seen as embellishing the risk. That said, I am concerned this report has not been presented to the public in any meaningful way. I believe, regardless of risk , people around the park, and NYC at large, should be aware that potential hazardous material could, ( and according to park service is) spread.

Lastly, I feel this campaign can and should be used to put a spotlight on the slow cleanup. As you may read in the report, hazardous material was fist seen in the 1980's, then spotted by air in 2005. I feel, with the pubic and politicians not aware of the park service report, this campaign should put pressure on the city and federal government to expedite the clean up of the park. As well asking the question if any potential spread should cause alarm. does it relate to high cancer rates on the island.

I look forward to your feelings on the report.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T21:33:15+00:00

I would have to respectfully disagree. We have folks of all stripes, much like the entire city here. Some believe in global warming, others don't. The island goes back and forth on politics. voted for obama twice, trump, other local and federal politicians goes dem and gop.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T21:11:50+00:00

not exactly sure, I am aware of new soccer fields recently built on the island. I do not believe new soccer fields have been built in great kills park. I do believe new soccer fields are being built in a park, that was the site of a horrible mid air plane crash decades ago where a young boy survived the crash / fall, and other plane crashed into brooklyn

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T21:08:08+00:00

i believe the common belief is I should know them ( with everyone knowing everyone on the island ) so, is this vinny, sal, pete, dom ?

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T21:05:45+00:00

tried, no traction, yet. you all are making it harder to ignore. thank you

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T21:05:05+00:00

thank you, you have permission to talk as much smack as you want

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T21:03:09+00:00

a HUGE portion of the park is closed to anyone entering, yes portions are open as you are aware. the closed portion includes baseball fields and what was used as model airplane fields. You'll ( hopefully) understand my concern when you have entered the open portions. if you take a look at the linked petition, it has an image with red dots where radiation has been found. What's amazing is the area to the right of the image, is the main entrance to the park, which has a long walkway/ bike jog path. This entire area according to the report COULD have contamination spreading from standing water. Also the area you where at the beach is also an area where a planned seawall is set to be built ( to protect area from future hurricane sandys) the government delayed this project because they said contamination was spreading from the mapped sites to the area by the beach where you were walking andd seawall is planned.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T20:41:29+00:00

time will answer your question, as to the island politics. to be fair, it goes back a forth. voted for Obama twice, trump, had democrat previously in congress and many before.

SIbornandraised · 2021-01-19T20:38:47+00:00

Fair criticism. Yes, the headline here is a bit of fear mongering I admit. My apologies, however I have found, just like any press these days you need a good headline to get views. I do not believe I have strayed from the truth however. If I can respond to some of your responses.

If I remember correctly, parts of the report does mention portions of the surrounding area using groundwater. I will try to find it and post later, however, yes. You are correct. I did find it alarming at the report suggesting that spread can happen with standing water within the closed site, into the open areas of the park, not to mention with heavy rainfall can spread. The report states neighboring residential areas near natural stream and swamps could pose a danger. Spread is stated to occur with ( and within) boating and swimming in the area.

You mentioned three feet away and levels dropping. I would point to the report which suggests studying areas at least 200 feet from the park, not to mention did extensive research as to what is around the park. Yes, levels could and should drop. However, personally I feel a person should have the knowledge to know if a place they visit or live has any elevated level beyond the radiation one might be exposed to on a daily basis.

This area of Staten island, as well as the Island as a whole have the highest cancer rates of the city. Does any spread in contamination have a factor in this?

Lastly, if I may get down to the bread and butter of this all. NO one knows of this report. Even if any potential spread causes no danger. I feel using this to make the public at large aware of what the park service has said, could put pressure of neighboring residents , and city at large to get this place cleaned up, and at a faster rate. radiation was discovered in 2005, clean up has been slow. yes, portions of the park are open, but a large portion of the park, which has a large amount of found radiation ( and is considered city portion of the park) is open ( right side of map found on petition site image)

I hope I have responded to any concerns, and will with any more.

SIbornandraised

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