Michael J. Spano, Mayor … Roman Kozicky, Chairman AGENDA: PLANNING BOARD AGENDA YONKERS, NEW YORK YONKERS, NY — February 24, 2021 — Pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 201.1, the City of Yonkers Planning Board is conducting the Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Meeting at 5:30pm EST as a distance/virtual meeting. There will be no in-person attendance at this meeting. The meeting …
Yorktown Begins Maple Sugaring Season
YORKTOWN, NY — February 24, 2021 — White Oak Farm, Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater, and other Yorktown officials will observe the start of the maple sugaring season by demonstrating the tapping process for the farm’s 2,400 sugar maple trees. Tap lines will begin running this weekend. For the sap to flow, there must be a day-night temperature fluctuation above and …
COVID Have You Down? Here’s a Great Staycation Guide for a Great Time
By STEVEN HAWK
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — February 24, 2021 —The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the whole dynamic of the world, with lockdown restrictions being implemented in different regions. While these restrictions have been very effective in controlling the spread of the virus, they have also taken a pretty huge toll on the mental health of a lot of people. The strict restriction …
By STEVEN HAWK
Fire at 149 Scott Avenue Caused Total Loss
By Deputy Chief of Fire Personnel JOSEPH CITRONE
YONKERS, NY — February 24, 2021 — The City of Yonkers Fire Department responded to a house fire at 149 Scott Avenue yesterday. The call was received at 3:56 PM. culminating into a two-alarm fire. The single family house fire was initiated from an electrical outlet that sparked and ignited a mattress. Fire crews had an extremely difficult time putting …
By Deputy Chief of Fire Personnel JOSEPH CITRONE
Yonkers Fire Commissioner Robert F. Sweeney To Resign
By HEZI ARIS
BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE YONKERS, NY — February 24, 2021 — 12:17PM — Yonkers Tribune has learned that Yonkers Fire Commissioner Robert F. Sweeney will resign. # # # YONKERS FIRE COMMISSIONER ROBERT SWEENEY TO RESIGN FROM DEPARTMENT Mayor Spano to Appoint Fire Chief John Folkerts as Interim Commissioner YONKERS, NY – February 24, 2021 – 12:50pm — Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano …
By HEZI ARIS
When the Exhaust Clears: 5 Ways the COVID-19 Outbreak Has Impacted the Automotive Industry
By TYLER ADAMS
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — February 23, 2021 — The COVID-19 outbreak left no stone unturned when it came to sinking industries. Restaurants and casinos shut down indefinitely, while the travel and automotive parts and equipment sectors saw massive revenue drops. As businesses and citizens alike slowly begin to bounce back from devastating loss and upheaval, the automotive industry is looking …
By TYLER ADAMS
Innovative Aviator Watches for the Modern Man
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — There are few styles of wristwatches that are more iconic than the aviator. Aviator watches are a stylistic reminder of a time that has been idealized in popular culture for decades. The aviator watch makes us think of the era of exploration when intrepid explorers crossed the ocean in biplanes, or a few years later, when …
Yonkers COVID-19 Vaccination Site to Open
MOUNT VERNON, NY and YONKERS, NY — February 23, 2021 — A COVID-19 vaccination site, set up by federal and state officials, will open at the New York National Guard Armory in Yonkers at 2 Quincy Place, on March 3. The scheduling of appointments at the site will begin on Wednesday, February 24, at 8 a.m. Those eligible for shots …
Forever 21 Opens 1st Store of 2021 Since COVID & More Brand Changes
YONKERS, NY — February 23, 2021 — Forever 21 just opened its first store of 2021, and since the pandemic started, in Yonkers, NY! The new store is located in Cross County Mall—one of the country’s first open-air shopping centers and sits at the intersection of the New York State Thruway and the Cross County Parkway, where nearly a quarter …
It is Time to Apply the Fifth Amendment to Losses Suffered by Business Owners and Workers
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
NEWARK, NJ — February 22, 2021 — State officials have been hiding behind a fiction that businesses are shuttered and people are out of work because of a pandemic. This is only partly true. Businesses are shuttered and workers are out of work because of government ordered lockdowns. This is no different than the government effectively seizing one’s property without …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN