SPECIAL NOTICE: In deference to the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, we will closed on Mnoday and Tuesday, but will be back on the Westchester On the Level broadcast this Wednesday, October 23rd at 10am. Westchester County, NY — Oren M. Levin-Waldman, is a Research Scholar at Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. He postulates that, “Only a National Primary Day …
Senator David Carlucci Has Announced He Is Running to Represent the People Residing in the 17th Congressional District
NEW CITY, NY — October 22, 2019 — New York State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) announced in a video posted on October 21, 2019th and herein that he is running for Congress to represent the District 17. In the video, Senator Carlucci praised Congresswoman Nita Lowey who recently announced her retirement after 31 years in office. “Congresswoman Lowey has always …
Connecting with Michael Fosina, A Wonderful Addition to the Village of Bronxville
By Mayor MARY MARVIN, Esq.
BRONXVILLE, NY — October 22, 2019 — An incredible benefit of my life as Mayor is meeting people whose paths I would simply never cross as a private citizen. One of those people is the President of New York Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, Michael Fosina. Michael has a long and distinguished career with Columbia Presbyterian starting as an intern and as he …
By Mayor MARY MARVIN, Esq.
Elizabeth Warren Gets It: It’s The Economy, Comrade
By RICHARD BRODSKY
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — October 22, 2019 — One casualty of the erosion of the language of politics are the fulsome attacks on Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a “socialist.” It first came from Wall Street billionaires and their minions predicting “President Warren declares ‘socialism now, socialism tomorrow, socialism forever.’” A Republican Congressman calls her a “national socialist,” hinting at a …
By RICHARD BRODSKY
Yonkers City Councilmember Corazón Pineda-Isaacs Engaged in Behind the Scenes Self-Serving Power Grab
By HEZI ARIS
Yonkers City Council’s Musical Chair Scenario Hezitorial YONKERS, NY — October 22, 2019 —Corazón Pineda-Isaacs (District 2) has thrown down the gauntlet in her challenge of Shanae Williams (District 1). The gameplay was afoot for some time; it was strategically pernicious. The game plan was so subtle it seemed cloaked behind an opaque veneer that was easily eclipsed by the …
By HEZI ARIS
Monday’s Mayoral Message
By VICTORIA GEARITY
OSSINING, NY— October 22, 2019 — Celebrating a Century of Suffrage. Thank you Assemblywoman Sandy Galef for bringing us together to celebrate 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote! This weekend I was pleased to join with several women at the Ossining Historical Society to read the Declaration of Sentiments that kicked off the suffrage movement in Seneca Falls. Village …
By VICTORIA GEARITY
Argument Analysis: Justices Probe the Limits of Prosecutions of Non-citizens Under State Identity-Theft Laws
By PRATHEEPAN GULASEKARAM
The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Kansas v. Garcia, which presents a potential conflict between state identity-theft prosecutions and federal immigration law. The justices must decide whether the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act preempts the state’s prosecution of unauthorized noncitizens who used stolen social security numbers to gain employment. After a lively hour of argument, during which …
By PRATHEEPAN GULASEKARAM
Update On the Condition of Two Children Who Were Struck By a Car
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
The Feiner Report What We Can Do To Make Central Avenue Near Sacred Heart Church Safer GREENBURGH, NY — October 20, 2019 — Detectives advise that the 11-year-old child is progressing nicely and may be released from the hospital as early as today. The 14-year-old is in a medically induced coma resultant to his condition – swelling. He is still listed …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
Governor Cuomo, Governor LaMont, Governor Murphy, and Governor Wolf Co-host Regional Cannabis Regulation ans Vaping Summit
Governors Reach Set of Core Principles on Issues Related to Market Regulation and Empowerment; Public Health; Public Safety and Enforcement; and Vaping Best Practices Governors, Joined by Officials and Legislative Leaders from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Discuss Outlines of Joint Regional Approach to Cannabis and Vaping Policies Governor Cuomo: “This is a very important …
The WestHELP Story – When You Give the Community An Opportunity To Be Part Of the Process Good Things Can Happen!
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
The Feiner Report GREENBURGH, NY — October 18, 2019 — Today, the town received $600,000 from Marathon Development. They plan to build 74 units of senior citizen affordable homes on the campus of Westchester Community College – renovating the abandoned WestHELP homeless shelter. This is a positive development for the town. I thought that readers would be interested in learning …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER