WHITE PLAINS, NY — December 10, 2018 —Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Richard Brega was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for bribery, fraud, and theft from a program receiving government funds. Brega was found guilty of these crimes on May 2, 2018, by a jury at the …
Strike Averted as Tentative Contract Agreement Reached for Residential Building Workers in the Hudson Valley
WHITE PLAINS, NY — September 29, 2018 — A tentative labor agreement was reached Friday, September 28th between the Building & Realty Institute of Westchester & the Mid-Hudson Valley (BRI) and 32BJ SEIU, the union representing 1,400 residential building workers — superintendents, porters, handy-people and others —across Westchester and Rockland counties. The agreement averts a strike that could have taken …
32 BJ, Building Workers Union Initiate Negotiations Regarding Wages, and Affordable Health Care Coverage
32BJ SEIU v. BRI Strike Threat Looms WHITE PLAINS, NY — August 19, 2018 —On the Morning of August 15, 2018, contract negotiations opened in White Plains for superintendents, handymen and women, porters and others who serve 100,000 apartment building and condo residents in towns and cities across the Hudson Valley. “We are seeking a fair contract, so we can …
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Democratic Senators Urge Against Federal Actions That Would Hike Utility Costs for Hudson Valley Consumers
ALBANY, NY — Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and members of the Senate Democratic Conference yesterday sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging a reversal of the decision to create a new energy capacity zone for the Lower Hudson River Valley which will cause a dramatic increase in rates for consumers.
Governor Cuomo Outlines 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan in Yonkers
Image via Wikipedia Governor's NY Works Fund to Leverage More Than $425 Million in Investment for Infrastructure Projects in the Hudson Valley, Creating 4,100 Jobs YONKERS, NY — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today traveled to the City of Yonkers in Westchester County to outline his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan, which expands on the historic reforms enacted last year …
YWCA Yonkers Receives $40,000 in Grant Funds to Train Low-Income Women for Green Jobs
YONKERS, NY—YWCA Yonkers has received a $40,000 Department of Labor grant for their Green / Clean Energy Occupational Training program to train 20 unemployed and underemployed low-income minority women in the Yonkers’ Westchester’s (YW) New Way Workforce program. The funds are part Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Strategic Plan and Regional Project Awards, which were recently announced.
Sen. Klein Endorses Richard Thomas for Mt. Vernon City Council
MOUNT VERNON, NY — New York State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein endorsed Richard Thomas for Mt. Vernon City Council on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Sen. Klein said:
Governor Cuomo Announces Deployment of Additional National Guard Troops
Governor Will Double Number of Troops Deployed Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he has deployed an additional 1,000 New York National Guard troops to augment the state's Hurricane Irene response efforts, bringing the total number of New York National Guard members on state active duty to 1,900. "It is important to take every precaution as we prepare for …
Governor Cuomo Announces Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. to Invest $25 Million in Yonkers
YONKERS, NY — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. (Kawasaki) will invest $25 million into their Yonkers facility and retain all 375 current positions. Kawasaki has operated its U.S. corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Hudson Valley since 1985 with the inaugural order of 95 subway cars for the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) system …
Y-Enterprise Initiative to Support Business Development and Job Creation Selectively Divulged by Yonkers Mayor Amicone
The following press release divulged to selective media has been obtained through third party sources by the acid-tongued bloggers brigade. Yonkers Tribune thereby shares it with all our readers to delve into the veracity of this plan that has already cost the taxpayers an investment of over $1 million. It reads as follows:
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