Feiner: The Master Baits With Deflection

As the story in the bible goes, it rained for forty days and forty nights. Here in Greenburgh, it just seemed like it was forty days and nights. Residents and businesses alike suffered the wrath of downgraded Hurricane Irene to that of a tropical storm. Regardless of its classification by the National Weather Service, the damage inflicted of those not normally and yes, normally in it’s path was horrible.

Equally horrible is the feeling of helplessness most residents and business residents feel about the lack of action routinely promised by our politicians, such as Nita Lowey, Ken Jenkins and last but certainly not least, our own albatross, Paul Feiner. He is the master at baiting the news media to follow his rants in print and on air with his convoluted solutions about everything governmental. Of course, we’ve learned long ago that everything he touches doesn’t turn to gold, but rots from the inside out.

We heard after being goaded by his henchman, Town Councilman Kevin Morgan to get out and tour the flood ravaged parts of Greenburgh, The Paul showed up across from us in neighboring Fulton Park. He has defecated on this neighborhood so often, it’s a wonder they haven’t beaten Edgemont with annexation from the Town! One staffer to this post stated when he showed up, you could see a neighborhood woman had all she could do to keep from punching him. “It was just more of his phony compassion and blaming other politicians at the county, state and federal levels for not correcting this flooding problem.” Infrastructure is the responsibility of the locality, period.

She continued, explaining that News 12 interviewed him and he did his deflection routine all over again on air. She said she didn’t recognize the newscaster but her partner later spoke with the cameraman and he told her they were stringers, independent contractors who work on a per diem basis for the station. Feiner continued on about how the county and state governments need to do something. He was willing to contact FEMA to see if they could help the neighborhood and maybe buy the affected houses from their owners. A woman from the Fulton Park Neighborhood Association forcefully told Feiner that people have mortgages and would wind up with nothing if FEMA purchased their homes - at below market value. They would have to pay off their mortgages and still find a new home – with little or no money left. Ah, again the master baits residents with non-solutions and the media swallows it, hook, line and sinker. Deal with the problem, Paul. Don’t talk about. Don’t study it. Act on it. Stop deflecting it to other agencies!

ABG had an opportunity to speak with those hardest hit in Fulton Park. One man said he lost over $40k worth of appliances, equipment, tools, clothing, heirlooms, photographs from several generations of his and his wife’s families, and more. Then he showed me a letter from FEMA denying him aid because he has flood insurance. What? The flood insurance is from FEMA and they are rejecting his claim? The letter stated he was ineligible for relocation assistance and had insufficient damage! He had eight feet of water, mud, waste and debris in his basement! Hellooo Paul, are you getting this? He can appeal, but he even said what’s the use? They make you pay the premiums and then send another form letter only to be denied again. ABG tends to believe him when he says it’s all just a scam! He also said that Paul Feiner continually deflects his responsibility from himself to others so he can appear to care but then actually do nothing - a hallmark of his administrations. Once these people leave, maybe The Paul will build another dog park. 

At the other end of Fulton Park, one family who had suffered a fire several years ago still had a basement full of water. When the fire department was pumping water from basements in the neighborhood they somehow missed theirs. The owner told Feiner they never came to pump him out. Watch out, here it comes, deflection time. He told the gentleman that the Fairview Fire Department is a separate fire district and he could not do anything about getting them there to help them. ABG’s staffer told them to call the fire department and request a pumping and they would probably just come over. So, The Paul could have simply made a call but routinely chose to deflect.

President Obama toured the areas of New York. Fulton Park wasn’t included; instead they got Feiner. What a let down after losing their life’s possessions. Maybe The Paul’s goal is to get rid of everyone who doesn’t like him. Greenburgh will be a ghost town inhabited by the homeless and the wealthy. What a shame to see the decline of a once great Town.

We’ve said it before: it’s time for Paul Feiner to leave. Just resign, please – simply go. It’s time for the media to stop regurgitating his blather about open government, new programs at the recreation department, sitting at a supermarket - oops their gone, or sponsoring a new Seniors group trip to the Bahamas. It’s nothing but more Feiner lies! Those involved with Greenburgh know he only has open government when it’s convenient to him or there is a photo “op” in it for him. Otherwise, he is secretive, makes back room deals, intimidates employees and operates as if he’s above the law. Go away Paul. Just go.