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New York - Hatzalah Organizations In The State Stand To Lose Free E-ZPass Benefits |
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:12 AM
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A source at the MTA that spoke to VIN News confirmed, that this will have a major impact for all Hatzalah ambulance organizations in the state of NY, as their ambulances pass MTA bridges several times a day.
Until now all Ambulances used by Hatzalah [not private volunteer vehicles] where exempt from toll fees using ez-pass
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:25 AM anonymous Says:
Absolutely NOT!! Only the Hatzalah Ambulances had the free EZ-Pass... Private Vehicles do not.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:26 AM Anonymous Says:
Then this doesn't make any sense!!!
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:26 AM Anonymous Says:
Oh my!
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:26 AM Anonymous Says:
Just the ambulances have them. Not the members.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:31 AM brother hit man neil Says:
hey 11:25 dont go crazy read the article again it says that "Until now all Ambulances used by Hatzalah [not private volunteer vehicles] where exempt from toll fees using ez-pass" meaning only the ambulances
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:33 AM Anonymous Says:
Where are all the "big" Askunim? Why isn't anybody doing anything about this?
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:33 AM dreidel Says:
all of us should give an additional $10 with our annual donation
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:41 AM Member Says:
This will not affect Hatzolah's dedication and service to the community at large.
We will still tranfer patients across the bridges an tunnels if needed.
It would be nice if the community would actually write to the MTA to have them reconsider.
Help us help you!
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:47 AM Anonymous Says:
how do you know that they not working on the issue before you make a statement find out if you have credible info
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Sep 19, 2008 at 11:48 AM Anonymous Says:
why are you getting so wild and concerned where were your concerns when diesel prices were sky high i think they will manage with the ez pass bill
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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:05 PM Member Says:
Dreidel
Who says the Askanim are not doing all they can?
Do they have to txt you first?
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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:24 PM Anonymous Says:
theyll take the bridge then...
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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:22 PM SILLY Says:
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!bAD
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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:21 PM Anonymous Says:
IS IT SURE OR ONLY THINKING ABOUT IT?
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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:28 PM charne Says:
none of the members ever think about the cost of transporting any patient to the proper facility due to gas or any other expense ..... so if you donate more its all for your benefite
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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:47 PM MDA Says:
I think Hatzoloh should by scooters like in israel .its cheaper to maintain and eaiser in traffic
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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:32 PM chaim yankel Says:
If this passes i pledge $100.00 more to Hatzoloh for the coming year bli neder...
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Sep 19, 2008 at 01:26 PM Anonymous Says:
Yidden! Stop crying about stupid petty cash! We're talking pennies here! Its a Shandeh! Talk about curbing Simchah expenses across the board! Thats were most of Klal Yisruel's hard eared (or not Earned......) money get burned and wasted on a daily basis!
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Sep 19, 2008 at 01:13 PM Avraham Abba Says:
In other words, "You Hatzolah ambulances; it's a pleasure that you lessen the load on our city ambulances, but the city will pay you back like they repay every favor...with zero, nada, zip, you idiot Hatzolah ambulances, don't you realize you make the slow city response time look bad??!!!"
Bloomberg, come to the "rescue"...do what you do in every city crisis, hire some more Huge Ones and give them large sunglasses to get more money from the garbage and traffic tickets given to the taxpayers.
Hey rabbosai, soon (in a couple of months), he's gonna try to get thrown upstairs to a Washington Cabinet job...let's remember how he fined us, taxed us and stopped our ambulances from having toll free pass.
Yeah Mayor Mike, we know who you are, and what you do.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 01:11 PM Anonymous Says:
MDA,
I'm sure the patients won't mind any bumps in the road or lying exposed to traffic.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:59 PM dreidel Says:
member
with all the respect to you (assuming that you're a member in hatzolah)i don't think you got my point. what i'm trying to say is that if we're ch"v not succesful and hatzolah has to pay tolls then we should make up for it by adding afew bucks to our donation. and not let the burden fall on the askonim.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 01:39 PM Anonymous Says:
"i pledge" $100.00 more to Hatzoloh for the coming year "bli neder"
make up your mind--i swear to tell the truth bli neder......
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Sep 19, 2008 at 01:51 PM charne Says:
on evey issue there is some smart saying oh this is nothing y dont u take care on something else please stay on the issue or dont comment what does spendig on simchas have with hatzalah
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Sep 19, 2008 at 02:17 PM Anonymous Says:
Charne, it looks like you haven't yet married off a child. When you will, we'll talk.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 02:11 PM Lock & Load Says:
Not Only the Hatzalah.. The FDNY and the NYPD too...
Lock & Load
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Sep 19, 2008 at 02:18 PM Anonymous Says:
Every news turns into a crisis! Chill
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Sep 19, 2008 at 02:38 PM Sunflow Says:
Which Ambulances need to use tolls?
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Sep 19, 2008 at 02:59 PM Anonymous Says:
can we e-mail somebody to complain, or is there a petition that Hatzalah should go by for free.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 03:26 PM chaim perachia Says:
HATZOLAH- you need to contact the other organizations that this will impact!! For example, all of the little volunteer town ambulances in NJ occasionally take patients to NYC. Call the NJ State First Aid Council (the group that represents volunteer EMS in NJ) as well as the NY Vol EMS groups, and make sure they know. These groups can use their lobbying experience.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 03:36 PM Member Says:
Sorry Dreidel, I meant the guy who commented after you.
2:18pm
The B and F ambulances make numerous transports to City hospitals every day.Th W transports are almost always to the City.
Many Cancer patients prefer City hospitals. Burn patients are txp'd to Staten Island.
The midtown bus is taken in from BP every day.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 04:20 PM Anonymous Says:
29.....The ambulances that would come in from NJ don't use MTA bridges or tunnels. Unless they go into Brooklyn vs. Manhattan. The NJ to NY crossings are Port Authority of NY/NJ and this story refers to MTA crossings which include: Battery and Midtown Tunnels, Verazzano, Triboro, Marine Parkway & Whitestone Bridges.
I think the primary Hatzolah areas this would have the biggest effect on are B, F, RL, SI (& maybe W if they use Midtown Tunnel instead of a Bridge)
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Sep 19, 2008 at 03:19 PM yankel Says:
It would be nice if VIN would add an email address to the article where we can protest this action. If anybody out there has an address please post.
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Sep 19, 2008 at 04:59 PM Anon Says:
let the big gyes in mta take a cut and not be busy with this stupid few $$$$$ and thay will push up the cost of toll anyway
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Sep 20, 2008 at 08:43 PM Favish Says:
Avraham Abba, What does Bloomberg have to do with this? MTA is a state agency. Where is Silver, Hikind, Parker, on this?
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Sep 20, 2008 at 08:59 PM Anonymous Says:
the cheap way out is hatzolah transport to the entrance of the bridge or tunnel then fdny ems take the pt across and hatzolah picks up at the other end !
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Sep 21, 2008 at 03:24 AM Anonymous Says:
Favish is the only one with common sense. Where are our State representatives on this? Where are the Jewish leaders? I forgot, our Jewish leaders are too busy making enemies with the republicans (maybe Hillary will help them now?).
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Sep 25, 2008 at 12:20 AM anonymous Says:
this is for everyone - emt,fdny,nypd not just hatzolahs and volunteers but all cops etc.