NEW CITY, NY — October 22, 2019 — New York State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) announced in a video posted on October 21, 2019th and herein that he is running for Congress to represent the District 17. In the video, Senator Carlucci praised Congresswoman Nita Lowey who recently announced her retirement after 31 years in office. “Congresswoman Lowey has always …
Turkey’s Syria Offensive Could Displace over a Million Kurds, Top Analyst Warns
By RAPHAEL AHREN
Interview with Jonathan Spyer who notes: ’There is no panic or despair, but a deep sense of betrayal.’ The intensifying Turkish military campaign in northern Syria could lead to the forced displacement of more than a million Kurds and to the killing of scores of Kurdish civilians, according to a leading analyst who has spent considerable time in the area. …
By RAPHAEL AHREN
Yonkers City Councilmember Corazón Pineda-Isaacs Engaged in Behind the Scenes Self-Serving Power Grab
By HEZI ARIS
Yonkers City Council’s Musical Chair Scenario Hezitorial YONKERS, NY — October 22, 2019 —Corazón Pineda-Isaacs (District 2) has thrown down the gauntlet in her challenge of Shanae Williams (District 1). The gameplay was afoot for some time; it was strategically pernicious. The game plan was so subtle it seemed cloaked behind an opaque veneer that was easily eclipsed by the …
By HEZI ARIS
Monday’s Mayoral Message
By VICTORIA GEARITY
OSSINING, NY— October 22, 2019 — Celebrating a Century of Suffrage. Thank you Assemblywoman Sandy Galef for bringing us together to celebrate 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote! This weekend I was pleased to join with several women at the Ossining Historical Society to read the Declaration of Sentiments that kicked off the suffrage movement in Seneca Falls. Village …
By VICTORIA GEARITY
Argument Analysis: Justices Probe the Limits of Prosecutions of Non-citizens Under State Identity-Theft Laws
By PRATHEEPAN GULASEKARAM
The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Kansas v. Garcia, which presents a potential conflict between state identity-theft prosecutions and federal immigration law. The justices must decide whether the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act preempts the state’s prosecution of unauthorized noncitizens who used stolen social security numbers to gain employment. After a lively hour of argument, during which …
By PRATHEEPAN GULASEKARAM
Update On the Condition of Two Children Who Were Struck By a Car
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
The Feiner Report What We Can Do To Make Central Avenue Near Sacred Heart Church Safer GREENBURGH, NY — October 20, 2019 — Detectives advise that the 11-year-old child is progressing nicely and may be released from the hospital as early as today. The 14-year-old is in a medically induced coma resultant to his condition – swelling. He is still listed …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
Governor Cuomo, Governor LaMont, Governor Murphy, and Governor Wolf Co-host Regional Cannabis Regulation ans Vaping Summit
Governors Reach Set of Core Principles on Issues Related to Market Regulation and Empowerment; Public Health; Public Safety and Enforcement; and Vaping Best Practices Governors, Joined by Officials and Legislative Leaders from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Discuss Outlines of Joint Regional Approach to Cannabis and Vaping Policies Governor Cuomo: “This is a very important …
Law Prof. Jeffrey Swartz: Use of the 25th Amendment and “Acting Cabinet Officers”
By Law Prof. JEFFREY SWARTZ
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Professor and former Miami-Dade County Judge Jeffrey Swartz below shares his thought on the use of the 25th Amendment and the power of “acting cabinet officers.” It has now occurred to me why Trump “likes acting cabinet officers.” It is not because he has “more control” in the sense of completing the mission of …
By Law Prof. JEFFREY SWARTZ
Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher/ Editor-at-Large, Judge Karen Best, Candidate for Yonkers City Court Judge, and NYS Assemblyman Nader Sayegh (AD-90) on the Westchester On the Level broadcast of October 18th from 10am-12Noon.
Share your perspective and/or make inquiry on topic. Call: (347) 205-9201 Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11541687 WESTCHESTER, NY — Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune / Mount Vernon Tribune Editor-at-Large delves into hyperlocal, county, state, national, and international news with commensurate analysis. This segment 10-10:30am EST. Judge Karen Best, candidate for Yonkers City Court …
Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris on RadioWestchester With Host Bob Marrone From 9:00-9:58am on Friday, October 18, 2019
By HEZI ARIS
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — October 17, 2019 — RadioWeschester Host Bob Marrone has invited Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris to his Friday, October 18th broadcast from 9-9:58am. RadioWestchester.com is heard every mid-week day from 6-10am and will soon inaugurate a late afternoon broadcast. The radio station is situated at the New Rochelle Metro North Station and has already earned the …
By HEZI ARIS