OSSINING, NY — May 22, 2018 — Monday night the Ossining Democratic Committee endorsed my reelection with resounding clarity. With that first political hurdle under my belt, I’m reaching out to individual voters for their support. Great things are happening for Ossining. I’d like to build on our momentum. The Village has a clear set of recommendations for strengthening our …
Letter to the Editor-at-Large
By BETTINA MAYER
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — April 8, 2018 — On March 14, the one-month anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida school shooting, I attended a town hall hosted by Democratic NYS Senate candidate, Robert Kesten, titled “Gun Safety and the US Constitution.” Mr. Kesten coherently and knowledgeably described the history of Constitutional amendments, pointing out that there …
By BETTINA MAYER
Residents Want to Pre-pay Property Taxes in 2017 to Get Tax Deduction that Federal Government May Eliminate
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
A Special Session of the New York State Legislature Is Required To Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris: Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has objected to the congressional action that may lead to the elimination of the real estate tax deduction for many New Yorkers whose taxes exceed $10,000 could help many property owners in Westchester save money if he calls a special session …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
Independent Bakers’ Association President Nicholas A. Pyle Asserts Rep. Eliot Engel Is In the Pocket of the Sugar Cartels and Votes for Their Interests
Dear Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris, WASHINGTON, DC — October 24, 2017 — Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) is in the pocket of the nation’s beet and cane sugar cartels! Engel continually votes to maintain the U.S. Sugar program. Why? It is really quite simple, Congressman Engel received well over $101,000 in political donations from the sugar cartels since coming to Washington in …
End More Mass Shootings Now
By BOB K. BOGEN
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — October 5, 2017 —Stop the endless, useless conventional moaning and official Republican twittering. The media is full of it. Surely we know the basic cause. The recent and most obscene mass shooting in Las Vegas should at long last move us to demand action. Let us insist on the obvious law. Are there truly one million …
By BOB K. BOGEN
Cut Taxpayers Some Slack Over 2% Insurance Law, Not Fire Union
By Mayor MIKE SPANO
A recent editorial urging reform of the law that specifies how the Yonkers Fire Fighters Union — as well as others around the state — can spend a 2 percent tax on insurance premiums was on target except for one thing: There is no reason to “cut the union some slack” because it claims ignorance of a 1912 law that …
By Mayor MIKE SPANO
Yonkers Tribune Transition to Moderated Comments During Political Season
By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — May 25, 2017 –Yonkers Tribune offers news from and about Westchester County, offering political news, perspectives, and analysis based on ethical standards and human decency. We do so in an effort to engage everyone. Our purpose is to acknowledge and respect viewpoints despite agenda driven dogma that is not always on an even keel. Historical facts cannot …
By HEZI ARIS
Telling It Like It Is
By ANONYMOUS*
YONKERS, NY — May 14, 2017 — In an effort to show a lack of involvement with City Hall, the shrinking band of YFT Reform Slate candidates have done just the opposite. They have taken up the union bashing mantra of City Hall and they continue to dredge up the monotonous feud between Yonkers City Council President Liam McLaughlin and …
By ANONYMOUS*
Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 10am DST
WESTCHESTER, NY — Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Larger Hezi Aris opens Westchester on the Level at the top of the 10am DST hour this Tuesday, April 25, 2017th, delving into the hyperlocal, County, state, national , and international news and analysis. the broadcast is likely to be truncated prior to the normal 12Noon conclusion of the broadcast. Share your perspective or inquiry …
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s Message of Having Not Raising Taxes Questions the Method
By BETTINA MAYER
Two term County Executive Rob Astorino’s big message is that he has not raised taxes in Westchester County. But what is questionable about this message is the method. Last November, Astorino announced a proposal to develop and privatize Westchester County Airport with Oaktree Capital Management LP, a company who specializes in distressed properties. This proposal was announced without seeking out …
By BETTINA MAYER