The Embarrassing Displays From Our Elected Leaders Must End MOUNT VERNON, NY — April 21, 2019 — The worst of Mount Vernon was on full display at last week’s Board of Estimate and Contract public meeting held at City Hall. The board, which consists of the city’s Mayor, City Council President and Comptroller, is primarily responsible for review and approval …
By CLYDE A. ISLEY
Latest Kiley Group Poll Reveals Mount Vernonites Fully Engaged In Sharing Their Views and Perspectives on The City of Mount Vernon
By HEZI ARIS
E X C L U S I V E MOUNT VERNON, NY — April 14, 2019 — The Tom Kiley Group, Veteran Democratic Pollster, continue to gain greater insight into Mount Vernonites’ views and perspectives on various issues. The poll defined herein was tabulated between March 27th and April 11th, 2019, from among 747 Democrats. The results are recognized to …
By HEZI ARIS
Is It Ironically Time to “Send In the Clowns” With Respect to Hon. Ernest Davis Or Simply Too Late?
By HEZI ARIS
The Mount Vernon Primary Petition Drive Hezitorial MOUNT VERNON, NY — April 13, 2019 — Yonkers Tribune sources in the know have advised that the former Honorable Ernest Davis, who believed he would amass voter support for a fifth 4-years-long term will be saddened by this reading. It seems Davis supporters submitted slightly over 2,500 signatures to qualify him as …
By HEZI ARIS
Kiley Group Presents Latest Polling Results Gauging Voter Sentiment for the Next Mayor of Mount Vernon
By HEZI ARIS
E X C L U S I V E # # # # # MOUNT VERNON, NY — April 4, 2019 — Veteran Democratic Pollster Tom Kiley continues to delve into voter sentiment in Mount Vernon. The most recent polls revealed herein were tabulated from among 847 Democrats, from March …
By HEZI ARIS
Mount Vernon Residents Opine Over Their Elected Officials
By HEZI ARIS
E X C L U S I V E MOUNT VERNON, NY — March 28, 2019 — Mount Vernon residents shared their thoughts about their elected officials. The polling results are the tabulated results taken on March 21st through 27th, 2019, from 618 participants, gleaning results that may be considered plus or minus 3 or 4 percent either way of …
By HEZI ARIS
Mayor Thomas Fires Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Shawn Harris
By HEZI ARIS
The Mount Vernon Dysfunction Hezitorial MOUNT VERNON, NY — March 16, 2019 — Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas dismissed Commissioner of Public Safety Shawn Harris on March 13th for betraying his trust by supporting Thomas’ declared mayoral challenger City Council President André Wallace. Yet Thomas’ ire was raised about five weeks earlier when then Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph Spiezio III …
By HEZI ARIS
City Council Vote Exacerbates Mount Vernon’s Problem
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
MOUNT VERNON, NY — February 28, 2019 — The Mount Vernon City Council vote of February 27, 2019, overriding Mayor Thomas’ veto, does not fix the problem, it exacerbates it. Here’s why. Even under the duress of time — the rationale given to override the veto — the vote is a highly irresponsible decision by our elected leaders, especially at …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
A Call to Action – Mount Vernon, Sitting on Bankruptcy Row Method to the Madness
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
MOUNT VERNON, NY — February 4, 2019 — Seven years ago, I published an article “Sitting on Bankruptcy Row”. At the time, the White House was warned by Fitch Ratings Agency that the U.S. could lose its AAA ratings, if both branches of government (White House and Congress) could not resolve the nation’s looming tax increases and spending cuts in …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
The Hezitorial Telling Exposing the Failure of Mount Vernon
By HEZI ARIS
Failure of the Mount Vernon City Council Will Result in Dire Consequences Within Days! MOUNT VERNON, NY — January 29, 2019 — The conduct of elected Mount Vernon government officials has played out before its residents in an attempt to deflect attention and responsibility of one protagonists after the other. The finger-pointing blame game has been delinquent in complying with …
By HEZI ARIS
Political Prospects Scuttled and Eclipsed By Newly Adopted Campaign Deadlines
By HEZI ARIS
The Hezitorial Enacted Legislation Meant to Resuscitate Greater Voter Turnout Charm Offensive in Mount Vernon a Dismal Failure Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas Will Not Be Able to Engage a Re-election Effort Yonkers 2019 Mayoral Election Results Practically a Shoe-in Plans Meant to Be Initialized Months From Now Undermined by Revised Political Calendar Reassessment Required By All Elected Office …
By HEZI ARIS