Letter to the Bronxville Tribune Editor-at-Large Dear Editor, BRNXVILLE, NY — June 2, 2019 — Climate change is real and it’s happening! I have a young daughter and I want her to live in a safe planet. This is why I’m a strong supporter of the Green New Deal as the means to combat it. Any presidential candidate who wants …
By GEORGE PAPACHARISIS
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.
Yonkers Police Department Investigate Shooting Death of 17-Year-Old
YONKERS, NY – January 29, 2019 — Today, at approximately 3:09 PM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of South Broadway at Vark Street on reports of shots fired; at the same time, two victims with apparent gunshot injuries arrived at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center; one of the victims, a 17-year-old male resident of Yonkers, subsequently …
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
Yonkers Police and DEA Task Force Seize 8 Kilos of Heroin
Two Suspects Arrested YONKERS, NY – January 16, 2019 — On Monday, January 14th, 2019, members of the Yonkers Police Department Narcotics Unit working in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Group T-12 conducted a narcotics interdiction in the area of Central Park Avenue north of Palmer Road resulting in the seizure of …
Yonkers Auditor Nick DeSantis of PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, Is a Maelstrom of Concern
By HEZI ARIS
The Hezitorial The Videotape of January 15, 2019 https://secure.hushmail.com/1.1.5/preview/hushmail/open?https://www.facebook.com/yonkerscouncil/videos/611386652615364/ Deficient Financial Past v Potential Financial Prospect The Hezitorial Revealing a Vendor’s Conflicted Responsibility, Controlling Political Influence Emboldened by Campaign Donations, Wanting Fiscal Controls, Failed Financial Analysis, Deficient of Known Best Practice, Stealth Political Operative Telling Reveals Mayor, Yonkers City Council, and The People Kept Ignorant and Unaware The Yonkers City …
By HEZI ARIS
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 …
The Conundrum Over Conjectured Term Limits Voted by The City Council Versus a Referendum
By HEZI ARIS
The Term-Limits Extension Hezitorial YONKERS, NY — October 28, 2018 — Yonkers Tribune has pointed out for some two years that the prospect for term limits to be extended for a third hour-year term was contemplated. Many people did not believe this was a plausible game plan despite the template for the efficacy of engaging the New York City Council …
By HEZI ARIS