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Substance abuse treatment fi rm considers E. Tremont site
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A chemical dependency treatment
facility is eying a property in
the Waterbury-LaSalle area.
Community Board 10 released
a statement on Friday, May 10 indicating
that it was possible that the
Carnegie Hill Institute, an organization
that operates a ‘substance
abuse and chemical dependency
treatment center,’ might be making
an offer to purchase a doctor’s offi
ce at 3134 E. Tremont Avenue.
According to CB 10 district manager
Matt Cruz’s email, the agency
could dispense methadone from the
location.
The email stated that Cruz had
made it clear to “Carnegie Hill’s
representatives that the community
will, rightfully so, have reservations
and be concerned.”
“They want to operate a similar
type of program of therapy and
counseling at 3134 E. Tremont Avenue,”
said Cruz. “I told them that
this is a community that doesn’t
have a lot of familiarity with these
types of programs, and since this
has been such relatively quaint
and quiet community for so long,
this type of business wouldn’t most
likely be a welcome addition to our
area.”
Carnegie Hall said that they
were willing to meet with CB 10’s
Health and Human Services Committee,
but that no meeting has
been scheduled because no offer
had yet been made on the building,
said Cruz.
Cruz said had been contacted by
Morris Park Realty, which was how
he fi rst learned of the possible sale.
Joe Consentino, of Morris Park
Realty, said that he notifi ed the
community board at Carnegie
Hill’s request.
Consentino asserts that Carnegie
Hill would be doing talk therapy
and not dispensing medicine,
based on his understanding.
The medical building itself includes
2,600 square feet of space,
containing six exam rooms, according
to the real estate listing.
Mary Jane Musano, Waterbury-
LaSalle Community Association
president, said she thought the
opening of a substance abuse treatment
center was not a good thing
for the community.
“They may say that they are just
doing talk therapy treatment, but
you would still have the same community
concern, because the people
who would be coming there are on
medication (being dispensed elsewhere),”
said Musano.
Musano said a more institutional
setting affi liated with a
hospital, like a Montefi ore facility
known as the Wellness Center on
Waters Place, would be more appropriate
for both counseling and
dispensing medicines like methadone.
“I agree with the assertion that
these types of facilities should be
in hospitals,” she said, adding she
feels that the community is wellserved
by the center on Waters
Place.
Andrew Chirico, WLCA board
member, said that a drug treatment
facility of any kind in a residential
neighborhood would diminish quality
of life.
“It is a bad thing when you
bring this into a residential area,”
said Chirico. “This would be a very
different situation if this were just
a doctor’s offi ce.”
The current doctor at the building,
Dr. Owen Golden, has not said
whether or not he is leaving, said
Cruz.
The offi ce manager vehemently
denied that the Golden was shutting
Some in the community are concerned about the possible sale of 3134 E. Tremont
Avenue to a social service provider that works with individuals who have substance
abuse issues. Information on a possible sale is still developing. Schneps
his practice or selling the
building, but contradicted herself
later when she mistakenly blurted
out that the building had been for
sale for the last three years.
As questions became more specifi
c about Carnegie Hill’s interest
in the property, she was instructed
by the doctor to hang up
the phone.
Calls to Carnegie Hill were not
returned by press time.
Media / Patrick Rocchio
Bronxite pens book on personal safety: ‘Prepared Not Scared’
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A new book written by a nationally
renowned safety expert
from our borough promises to
offer important details to keep
your family and your personal
information safe.
Bill Stanton, a nationally
recognized safety and security
expert and ex-NYPD police offi -
cer from City Island, completed
his most recent book ‘Prepared
Not Scared’, which is being published
by Simon & Schuster impression
Galvanized Media.
It is now available for pre-order
on Amazon.com and draws
on Stanton’s three decades of
personal experience helping
people be safe and secure, as
well as advice from an A-team of
nationally recognized experts
in the fi eld.
The book is a guide, providing
easy to digest information
and stories from Stanton’s colleagues
at the highest levels of
the safety and security fi eld,
and from the author’s own experience.
“In this book, I have called
upon my personal friends who
happen to the apex of their respective
fi elds in safety and security,”
said Stanton.
The book covers home
safety, home security, self defense,
safety in the workplace
from avoiding harassment to
offi ce terrorism, cyberspace
security, preparing for the hazards
of being away from home,
protecting your children, auto
safety, safety for pets, illicit
drugs, detecting deception and
interacting with law enforcement.
The book is endorsed by Bill
Bratton, the former NYPD and
LAPD commissioner who is a
personal friend, said Stanton.
It contains advice from experts
like Dan O’Connor, head
of security for the Central Intelligence
Agency, and Dr. Marisa
Randazzo, a former secret service
agent who specializes in
child psychology on protecting
children, to name a few, said
Stanton.
“We have almost 500 years
between the different experts
in the book of professional experience
in safety and security,”
said Stanton.
People know they need safety
and security, but oftentimes
many people look at it like eating
vegetables – they are good
for you but you don’t necessarily
like it, said Stanton.
“What this book looks to accomplish
is to give you factoids
in easy to read and digestible
chunks that you may just enjoy,”
said Stanton. “This book is
a culmination of my experience
from when I was a 20-year-old
rookie in the NYPD to today;
everything is in this book and I
am proud of it.”
‘Prepared Not
Scared,’ appeals to everyone,
he said.
“One of the things
that everybody has in
common is that everyone
cares about their
children, their family,
their personal safety
and their identity on
the Internet,” said
Stanton. “That covers
every socio-economic,
religious and cultural
background in this
country.”
He added: “We all
care about our children,
and we all care
about the safety of our
home, and that is in
what is ‘Prepared, Not
Scared.’”
A-list celebrities including
superstar actor
Sylvester Stallone,
and ‘Inside Edition’
anchor Deborah Norville
TV broadcaster
Prepared Not Scared promises readers a “go-to
guide for staying safe in an unsafe world.” Photo
courtesy of Bill Stanton
Megyn Kelly share
words of support on the book
jacket.
Stanton was a bodyguard to
celebrities like Stallone.
He is a frequent guest on national
television programs, and
is also the co-author of the novel
‘Badge of Evil.’
Bill Stanton, a City Islander who is a
safety expert, is the autor of Prepared,
Not Scared
Photo courtesy of Bill Stanton
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