Dear Editors, Thanks for the interview. Your endorsement should be mine since I best fit your reasons for endorsement. John Murtagh is the opposite. A true Independent, I have political history of “no strings attached”, an annoyance to the machines backing Murtagh or Spano. Murtagh, a prior member of the Spano machine, supported Spano for Mayor eight years ago and …
Murtagh Advises Spano’s Silence Can Only Mean One Thing
The campaign of Yonkers Mayoral candidate John Murtagh released the following statement this morning: On three separate occasions in the past week, Mike Spano has refused to answer direct questions about his role in the Ridge Hill bribery scandal. Mr. Spano's only response has been to say, and we quote:
Forest City Ratner Commercial Loan Sold to Blackstone and Wells Fargo
YONKERS, NY — The Wall Street Journal today reported that the “Blackstone Group LP and Wells Fargo & Co. reached a deal with Allied Irish Banks PLC to buy a pool of about $600 million in U.S. commercial-property loans.” The two firms are buying the loans which are comprised of “a mix of hotels, office buildings and retail properties in …
The Hezitorial: Yonkers Mayor Amicone’s FY2011-2012 Executive Budget By Hezi Aris
Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone’s FY2011-2011 Executive Budget proposal promotes a 4.81 percent tax increase. Even so, Mayor Amicone (extreme right) projects sales tax revenue despite the incessant delays by Forest City Ratner in completing the Ridge Hill development. Mayor Amicone will conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony of the cinema in May of this year at Ridge Hill. The balance of …
New Lord & Taylor Store to Anchor Yonkers’ Ridge Hill
Cleveland, OH — Lord & Taylor and Forest City Enterprises, Inc., (NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) today announced renowned fashion retailer Lord & Taylor will open a new, 80,000-square-foot location to anchor Westchester's Ridge Hill, Forest City's outdoor retail/mixed-use development, currently under construction in Yonkers, New York.
Lord & Taylor to Open Store in Ridge Hill Complex
New York, NY — Women’s Wear Daily reporter David Moin has learned Lord & Taylor will open a store in Yonkers, N.Y., in the Ridge Hill development. The store will be the chain’s first regular-priced store opening in a decade.