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YONKERS, NY—February 28, 2013 – DPW Commissioner Thomas Meier is Hezi Aris' guest Friday, March 1, 2013. We will celebrate the men and women of Yonkers Department of Public Works, find out what they do, how they do it, what their mission is and how they accomplish their responsiilities to keep Yonkers functioning. Friday will be a respite from the political intrusions in Yonkers. We will discuss the stuff that goes unnoticed and is to often unacknowledged. Don't tell a soul. Commisoner Meier and I are going to sent Yonkers on its head. Westchester On the Level is heard every weekday, from Monday to Friday, live from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, or on demand, by way of the archive database via the Internet: http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/WestchesterOntheLevel/. Don't be shy; share your perspective by calling the program at 347-205-9201 during the "live" broadcast time slot.
YONKERS, NY -- Yonkers City Council Minority Leader and Real Estate Committee Chair Wilson Terrero has called for and scheduled a Real Estate Committee meeting for Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. or immediately following the Rules Committee Meeting in the Council Chambers, Yonkers City Hall, 4th floor.
Fares will increase on all Bee-Line bus routes except the BxM4C Westchester-Manhattan Express this Sunday, March 3 at 12:01 a.m. The increases are as follows:
Administrative shortcomings in the School Tax Relief (STAR) program have resulted in duplicate and improper exemptions going to individuals or entities not eligible to receive them, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors estimate these exemptions cost New York State $13 million during the 2010-11 fiscal year and could top $73 million by the 2015-16 fiscal year.
WASHINGTON, DC – February 28, 2013 -- Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) advised he voted in favor of the Senate-passed, bipartisan, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). He asserts inaction by the House Republican Leadership caused the legislation to expire in the beginning of 2013. Rep. Engel joined 60 Republicans in rejecting an inferior Republican House alternative, choosing instead to passing the Senate bill, which offers broader protections for women. The Senate VAWA passed 286-138, with 87 Republicans voting yes, and 138 voting no.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the Mayor of the City of Yonkers, New York will hold a Public Hearing on Friday, March 8, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. in the Mayor’s reception room 2nd Floor, City Hall, Yonkers, New York on the following Local Law, to wit:
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YONKERS, NY—February 27, 2013 – Host Hezi Aris will open the Thursday, February 28, 2013 show at 10 a.m. with a review of the latest events that have taken place in The Middle East. At 11 a.m., Dr. Naseer Alomari will join us for an analysis of the most impressive turn of events but only for about 15 minutes or so, he has an appointment that will cause his stay to be most brief. Westchester On the Level is heard every weekday, from Monday to Friday, live from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, or on demand, by way of the archive via the Internet: http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/WestchesterOntheLevel/.
YONKERS, NY -- February 27, 2013 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the Yonkers Workforce Investment Board (YWIB) has teamed up with FamilyWize Community Service Partnership to offer prescription discount cards to the Yonkers community, starting March 1. The discount cards are available to all Yonkers residents at the Yonkers One Stop, located at 20 South Broadway, 12th Floor in Yonkers.
ALBANY, NY – February 27, 2013 -- The Senate Democratic Conference today called for immediate action to raise the New York State minimum wage and index future increases to the rate of inflation. The conference held a press event this early afternoon stating that with all 27 Democratic Conference Senators on board and noted that other conference Senators have also expressed support of legislation to raise the minimum wage and index it to the rate of inflation. There is confidence that such legislation, if afforded the opportunity to be presented before the Senate, would pass the Senate and should therefore be brought to the floor.
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