The Pina Colada Hezitorial The 2019 SOMOS Puerto Rico Conference Proves A Convenient Smokescreen YONKERS, NY — November 7, 2019 — Elections results have yet to be validated by the Westchester County Board of Elections. Even so, an entourage led by Mayor Mike Spano departed the “City of Hills” for San Juan, Puerto Rico. The self-described glitterati accompanying Mayor Spano, …
By HEZI ARIS
Yonkers City Council Democrats React to Councilman John Rubbo’s Declaration of Intent to Join Democratic Caucus
YONKERS, NY — September 6, 2019 — Yonkers City Council Democratic Caucus members Council President Mike Khader, Majority Leader Michael Sabatino, Councilwomen Shanae Williams, Corazón Pineda-Isaac, and Councilwoman-elect Tasha Diaz today reacted to Councilman John Rubbo’s declaration of intent to join the Yonkers City Council Democratic Caucus. “As a proud Democrat, I believe that Councilman Rubbo needs to show us as …
Yonkers City Council Releases Statement on the Passing of Hon. Leonard Spano
YONKERS, NY — February 10, 2019 —The Yonkers City Council is saddened to hear of the passing of Leonard N. Spano. Mr. Spano was a true public servant, serving Westchester County as a legislator and clerk in a career that spanned decades. He leaves behind his wife Josephine, 16 children including Mayor Mike Spano, 42 grandchildren and 18 grandchildren. Below …
Message from Mike
By Yonkers City Council President MIKE KHADER, Esq.
YONKERS, NY — February 3, 2019 — This past week saw a number of items passed by the City Council with bipartisan support, including one aimed at combating “zombie homes,” and another honoring Gerald ‘Gerry’ Blackstone, a community leader who was instrumental in promoting recreation on the Hudson River in Yonkers. I am proud to announce that we have taken …
By Yonkers City Council President MIKE KHADER, Esq.
Message from Mike
By Yonkers City Council President MIKE KHADER
YONKERS, NY — January 26, 2019 — I continue to be incredibly excited by the work of our state legislature in the current legislative session in Albany. In a month where our state lawmakers have made tremendous strides in election reform, expanding higher education financial aid, and more, I am even more thrilled that our state lawmakers are now looking …
By Yonkers City Council President MIKE KHADER
Year 2018 in Review
By Yonkers City Council President MIKE KHADER, Esq.
Happy New Year! YONKERS, NY — January 5, 2019 —I would like to thank you for everything that we were able to accomplish together in 2018. As I look ahead to 2019, I cannot help but be proud of what we achieved last year. In my first year as your City Council President, I am proud to say that I have …
By Yonkers City Council President MIKE KHADER, Esq.
The Time For Change Is Now At The Board Of Education
By MIKE KHADER, Esq.
YONKERS, NY — January 2, 2018 — In my eleven months as your City Council President, and four years as a proud Yonkers Public Schools parent, I have gained a lot of insight into the operations of Yonkers Public Schools. In Yonkers, our schools have withstood the storms of lawsuits, toxic mold, weather emergencies, budget shortfalls, insufficient state funding, crowded …
By MIKE KHADER, Esq.
Yonkers City Council President Khader Releases Statemenf on Thursday’s Storm Response
YONKERS, NY — November 16, 2018 — Below is City Council President Mike Khader’s statement regarding yesterday’s storm response: “I would like to thank bus drivers, monitors, library staff and various community organizations for going above and beyond the call of duty yesterday. As a parent of young schoolchildren, I share in the frustrations and anger of other parents and …
MPAC: Floundering or Prospering?
By HEZI ARIS
The MPAC Hezitorial YONKERS, NY — November 4, 2018 — Yonkers has always engaged in some form of drama in one form or another. It is as if witnessing bullying tactics, unseemly confrontations, and wishful thinking of grandeur has no bounds. On the one hand we find John Khader, self -described Poobah of the Mediterranean Political Action Committee (MPAC) espousing …
By HEZI ARIS
Yonkers City Council Agenda and Special Meeting – Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9PM
AGENDA CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2018 @ 9PM PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL MIKE KHADER MAJORITY LEADER MICHAEL R. SABATINO (3rd District) MINORITY LEADER MICHAEL B. BREEN (5th District) COUNCIL MEMBERS SHANAE V. WILLIAMS (1st District) CORAZON PINEDA – ISAAC (2nd District) JOHN RUBBO (4th District) ANTHONY MERANTE (6th District) WE, THE UNDERSIGNED …