NEWARK, NJ — May 19, 2021 — The latest jobs report is weak noting that there are labor shortages, and that employers are having a hard time filling jobs. Of course the typical conservative response has been that because the federal government has extended Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits and have added to the payments an additional supplemental benefit, unemployed workers …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Richard Thomas, Former Mount Vernon Mayor, and Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher/Editor on Westchester On the Level – Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 10am-12Noon
Listeners Are Welcome to Participate When Staying on Topic The CALL-IN number is 347-205-9201 Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11941102 MOUNT VERNON, NY; and YONKERS, NY — March 12, 2021 — The broadcast opens with Richard Thomas, former Mount Vernon Mayor in discussion over a panoply of subjects. From 10-11am. Hezi Aris, Yonkers …
Collins-Bellamy Stands by Khader Staff Who Have Come Forward With Allegations of Unacceptable Treatment in His Office
YONKERS, NY — May 10, 2021 — In an article from May 9th, 2021 in the Yonkers Tribune, Karen, a former staffer of incumbent City Council President Mike Khader disclosed her negative experiences as a female employee of his office. Among the numerous complaints made against Mr. Khader were allegations of sexism, inconsistent temperament, and flagrant disregard for the well-being …
Mike Khader: An Insider’s Perspective Revealed by Karen
By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — May 9, 2021 — What began as a self-serving effort to gain praise, even adulation, requested in a passive-aggressive manner, seemed the ploy. The scenario revealed that Yonkers City Council President Mike Khader beseeched an employee by the name of Karen to share her feedback while under his employ before moving on to a position elsewhere. Karen’s …
By HEZI ARIS
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Miraculous Airlift of Ethiopian Jews
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — MAY 8, 2021 — It’s one of the most significant historical milestones in the history of the Jewish people and modern Israel. This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the miraculous and heroic rescue of nearly 15,000 Ethiopian Jews in the legendary “Operation Solomon.” The airlift, shuttling numerous Israeli commercial and military planes between Israel and Ethiopia …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
OP-ED: NYS Ban Citizen’s Arrests Once and For All
Co-Written By Georgia House Representative CARL GILLIARD and NYS Deputy Senate Leader MICHAEL GIANARIS
Gianaris Co-Wrote Op-Ed with Georgia State Rep. Carl Gilliard, Who Led the Charge to End Citizen’s Arrest in Georgia After the Death of Ahmaud Arbery Ban Citizen’s Arrests Once and For All NEW YORK, NY — May 4, 2021 —Just over a year ago, Ahmaud Arbery went for a run in his Georgia town — something the former high school …
Co-Written By Georgia House Representative CARL GILLIARD and NYS Deputy Senate Leader MICHAEL GIANARIS
Why Doesn’t the GOP Go After the “Squad”?
By BOB WEIR
FLOWER MOUND, TX — May 3, 2021 — A serious problem in our country is the lack of commitment to the Constitution and the rejection of the moral values that made us the envy of the world. We are the inheritors of a nation born out of a hard-fought revolution, which freed us from tyranny and provided us with the …
By BOB WEIR
Reply to Westchester County District Attorney Rocah’s Call for Department of Justice to Investigate the Mount Vernon Police Department
By RICHARD THOMAS
Former Mount Vernon Mayor Applauds Move to Root Out Police Corruption Maintains that He and Corporation Counsel Porcari Were Victims of disgraced AG Eric Schniederman MOUNT VERNON – May 2, 2021 — In reply to the news that Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah officially called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Mount Vernon Police Department for “pervasive …
By RICHARD THOMAS
Echoes of A Boom in Iran
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — APRIL 26, 2021 — In case you missed the explosion, no worry. You may still be hearing its echoes and reverberations for a long time. This past week, reports within and outside Iran have confirmed a massive explosion deep underground at the Iranian Natanz nuclear facility. Iran claims that Natanz and other facilities like it are just …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN