Projects Approved for Financial Incentives Represent $1.6 Billion in Private Investment in County’s Economy With More Than 2,800 in New Residential Units Planned WHITE PLAINS, NY (January 2020) – The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) was a driving force in spurring economic development in the County in 2019, providing financial incentives for a wide range of new commercial developments. …
Assemblyman Nader Sayegh Urges Governor Cuomo To Increase Education Funding in 2021 Executive Budget
By NYS Assemblyman NADER SAYEGH
ALBANY, NY and YONKERS, NY — January 24, 2020 — On Tuesday, January 21st, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled his proposed FY2021 Executive Budget to the New York State Legislature. In the budget, the Governor proposed an increase of $826 million in total education funding, with an estimated $704 million going towards Foundation Aid. Assemblyman Nader Sayegh pointed out that this …
By NYS Assemblyman NADER SAYEGH
Attorney General James Stands Up for Consumers Harmed by Dress Shop That Failed to Deliver Bridal, Prom, and Other Specialty Dresses on Time
Owner Required to Refund Consumers’ Deposits, Make Significant Business Reforms ALBANY, NY — January 24, 2020 — New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement that stops the owner of a dress shop in the Capital Region from taking deposits for specialty dresses and then failing to deliver those dresses to customers in a timely manner. Under the …
7th Pedestrian Accident in Greenburgh; Town to Push for Red Light Cameras to Enhance Safety
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
The Feiner Report Why Should Towns Be Treated Any Differently Than Cities When It Comes to Pedestrian / Motorist Safety? Greenburgh Need to Be Authorized to Have Red Safety Cameras with Funding to Ve Used to Enhance Safety 7th Pedestrian Accident in Recent Months Today GREENBURGH, NY — January 24, 2020 — There was another pedestrian accident in Greenburgh today; …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, January 24, 2020, at 10am ET
Guests and listeners may share their perspective and / or inquiry using the following call-in number: (347) 205-9201. Listen to the broadcast “live” or “on demand”: http://tobtr.com/s/11650931 The broadcast is initiated every Monday to Friday from 10am-12Noon ET. An archive is created by 12:15pm. Topics of discussion as defined herein: YONKERS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — January 24, 2020 …
DRIVING ME CRAZY: The 2020 Hyundai Sonata Limited Review
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
I like this picture of the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Limited, but it’s blue and ours is white. I couldn’t find a good picture of the car in white, but you get the idea. The sloped back European styling is very good looking, and the fierceness of the front give you the impression of a car which is not to be …
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
Senator Biaggi, Assemblymember Reyes, Planned Parenthood Call for NYS Abortion Access Fund on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
ALBANY, NY – January 22, 2020 — Sponsors State Senator Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblymember Karines Reyes joined advocates on the 47th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade to call for the passage of the New York State Abortion Access Fund. Bill S6632/A8681 would create a fund that taxpayers can voluntarily contribute to on their …
BLUE TRUTH: Yonkers Police Benevolent Association v. Westchester County Judge Helen Blackwood v. The Office of Westchester County District Attorney
By HEZI ARIS
The Testimony of Perjurers Hezitorial Yonkers Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President Det. Keith Olson Incensed Yonkers Police Personnel Files Demanded By New Evidence Law Requirements Former Yonkers Police Detective Sean Forgarty’s Admission of Perjury Puts Into Question Sworn Testimony Presented by Yonkers Police Officers YONKERS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — January 22, 2020 — When Westchester County Judge Helen Blackwood last …
By HEZI ARIS
Proposed Zoning Map Change to Ravine Properties Reclassifying Certain Parcels Bounded By Gold and Point Streets From a “B” and “A” Zone to an “A” and “MG” Zone
CORPORATION NOTICE CITY OF YONKERS-NEW YORK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the City Council of the City of Yonkers, New York will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York on the following GeneralOrdinance, to wit: PROPOSED …
Riverkeeper Reacts to Governor Cuomo’s 2020 Executive Budget
By CLIFF WEATHERS
ALBANY, NY and OSSINING, NY — January 22, 2020 — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo released the 2020 Executive Budget proposal yesterday afternoon at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. In the address, the Governor outlined a bold environmentally focused budget that could have a positive effect on New York’s waterways, if implemented. Riverkeeper’s Legislative Advocacy Manager, …
By CLIFF WEATHERS