How’s Mike Doing?

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  1. Inside man @ BOE

    Fredo has all his republicans changing to Dems..lol…..lol..problem is now he has zero in the republican party, zero in the conservative party and zero in the Ind party. He will still face a primary with symra around or not much discontent in the party, your next election will probably be the biggest fight of your life, work harder and spend more that’s what you get for being two faced………….

    1. Landslide here we come

      Didn’t mike win the conservative line with a write in?? lol Lol.

      I’m sure he’s sooooo concerned about the ind line.

  2. Dumbo and Jumbo

    Zaleski had his wife to tell him what to do and Fredo has nick the Pig to tell him what to do……..

  3. Dumbo and Jumbo spencer said it..

    that’s what mikey gets for taking nicks advice…going down hill mike fast……………..

  4. Is there one union supporting Mike???.

    We all know the firefighters don’t and won’t support Mike Spano. That is o obvious.

    Are there any other unions in the city that aupport Mike Spano?

    Is there ONE other union in the city that supports Mike Spano?

    Doesn’t look like there is. PBA now know they got screwed. CLSA won’t let themselves get screwed like the cops. The Teamsters and Eddie Doyle are frustrated and pissed off. It won’t be long before they explode. SEIU have tried their best to stay under the radar but their members will soon force a confrontation with Spano. CSEA is gearing up for many things and will be showing their power soon.

    Whose left ? Anyone left to support Mike Spamo? Doesn’t look like it.

      1. I don't think so. That's not a milk mustache.

        Not even 1 union is supporting Mike. Not even the PBA because now they realize they got screwed by Mike. And the BIG non-Yonkers unions? Not 1 of them is or will be supporting Mike.

  5. A Voice in the Wilderness

    Repent 628
    !!!!! “REPENT” !!!!!! I am a voice in the wilderness !!!!!!
    Take heed ye of little or no faith, Take heed… for the end is near,
    REPENT I say onto to THEEE !!!! Repent….
    P.S. Does Anyone know a place that has good coffee hear in La Grange ? I just moved hear,,
    off probation . You know… Ha Haaaaaaa !!!!

  6. Rob Roberts

    He probably just fired the most competent person on his staff, which makes me think he is as dumb as people tell me he is.

  7. bad advisors

    mikey has been enrolling all his friends and family’s in the Dem party you can enroll all you want we will have a primary for you no doubt pally.You cant fuck over your friends and make new friends with your enemies aint gonna happen, and by the way tell your deputy dog steve take a fucking shave before he walks in shitty haul……….

  8. Mike Spano is not doing good at all

    Mike has had it easy the past 2 years. He has repeatedly attacked the firefighters and the firefighters have fended off each attack without going on the offensive themselves. Now Mike is going to start feeling what its like to be on the receiving end. The fat little moron is already stuttering and sweating. His big brothers should have come to his aid before now. It’s too late now.

  9. Jumbo and Dumbo

    he will be in for the fight of his life buy off your enemies with jobs you still will have to spend money and have challengers see you on trail soon.

  10. Good Question - How's Mike Doing

    How’s Mike Doing? Are you kidding? He SUCKS. The City is falling apart, we have no money, the State of New York is effectively calling all the shots in Yonkers, and other than the Spano’s the City is doing horribly. The old Ronald Reagan question comes to mind. Are you better off now than you were 3 years ago? That question is the real question.

  11. applause for Barry

    I have to give it to you Barry you are no sell out and truly love the job and really care about the members. I would of thought by now the mayor would of offered you something like he did to the Fuck face KEITH OLSON, but clearly you are beholden to 628 Good luck and stand tall you will get what you want!

  12. lost in shitty haul

    Question should be how is Sue Gerry doing??

    p.s. I want to thank local 628 for continuing to pound the mayor in his ass .lol

  13. Mike is a one term loser

    There are more and more Dems and Repubs thinking about running against Mike every day. It’s going to be a very busy year next year with all of the fundraisers, petitions and primaries. Mike probably won’t even be on the ballot for the general election.

      1. Mike will know who his opponents are soon enough

        Don’t worry little Spano supporter you will know very soon who will be running against Mike. The Spano’s obviously have no idea of what’s going on if you keep asking for names of potential opponents. Maybe when you see the thousands of names on the various nominating petitions you will be smart enough to look at the top and then you will have the answer to your question. Until then keep thinking that Mike is going to run without a primary or a strong republican opponent. There aren’t enough patronage jobs in City Hall or the Board of Education to be able to buy another term in office. Spano will soon be another former one term yonkers mayor that nobody like or respects. At least he’s got a wife who can support him and a girlfriend who will love him. Or not.

  14. Mike's Doing Just Gr8

    Mike’s doing great…….according to his state of the city. If you were to believe Mike everything is just peachy here in the YO. No problems at all. Everything is just fine. Taxes are going up. Borrowing and one shots through the roof. Developers are no where to be seen and construction is almost at a halt. But everything is just great. Mike’s doing a great job. Even Mike believes Mike. And he doesn’t think anyone will primary him either. Or no republican will run against him. Why would they? Everything is just fine here in YO.

  15. Mike is self destructing

    Mike is slowly but surely self destructing and will wind up a broken one term ex-mayor like many before him.

    Although he thinks he is buying the support of Ken, Wilson, Tim, George and others what he doesn’t realize is that these losers have nothing to offer him but their own measly votes, which most of them probably won’t even deliver.

    Mike has pissed off so many people in Yonkers that there’s no way to come back. Maybe he thinks all of his out of town hires will move to Yonkers and vote for him. In his entire inner circle there are only a handfull of Yonkers residents and voters.

    Self destructed will be the legacy of Mike Spano. Instead of listening to big brother Nick, he should have been his own man and made his own decisions.

  16. Federales are coming......

    mikey hope you still have dave lewis on retainer….Perry Carbone is not retiring till he hangs a spano ……………….

  17. Dirty city

    People are thanking the Mayor for what? The unions that put mikey where he is, are still without a contract with the exception of that self serving Yonkers PBA President Olson who tried to force a less then fair contract on the other unions. Well smart ones, it made other union leaders more determine to simply say no to garbage. How you get not support from them your next go around.

  18. City worker

    There only one union that’s up Mikey’s ass, and that is that fat PBA man who sold out his members. Every other union leader sees that dirty bag for what he is. Thanks a lot one time Mayor.

  19. Democrat Majority

    Politicians like Mr. Mike Spano thrive off the ignorance of voters. Mike is a life long Republican just like his brother and mentor Nick Spano. Mike ran for Mayor the first time as a Republican and lost. Around the same time Nick lost his re-election to a Democrat- Cousins. So they finally realized that Yonkers is overwhelmingly Democrat. There’s an idea,.. Mike simply changed his party and ran again as a Democrat, dumb voters will never notice it’s the same Republican Mike with the same lame plans. But voters will simply vote for Democrats even if it’s really Mike disguised as one. So what happens once he’s in office? He’s Republican Nick,..er…Mike again! Genius. During his campaign he had every union backing him (it’s fact most unions are pro Democrat), then after he’s in office he goes after every single union that supported him!

    Enough said, Mike the closet Republican is a one term Mayor.

  20. Blue Truth expose continues.

    ALERT ALERT ALERT!!!! BREAKING NEWS !!!!!!

    Updated info on Blue Truth latest expose is being verified by inside sources.
    Topics to be of interest
    1.status of IAD investigation of Dunwoodie gate involving unauthorized investigation, tampering of evidence and illegal seizure of audio/video equipment.
    2.status of Det.Monteros illegal impeachment without due process.
    3.C.L.S.A./ Y.F.D and other unions still refusing 207c new contract
    4.pending investigation on members refusing to sign petition against Det.Montero
    5.Status update on Federal lawsuit against PBA pres.
    more to come…………….

  21. 20 months left

    cant wait till mikey has too start running again for re-election ……………….lots of surprises…..

  22. NO spaNO

    Mike is on the path of self destruction….nicky spaNO lost his first election with Stewart cousins back in 2004 so mikey boy don’t think his advice is always great the average voter is sick of him, you were suppose to be a breath of fresh air????………….

  23. Union and proud of it

    This should be changed to What’s Mike doing? Remember his campaign platform stating that he respected and was able to work with the all city workers. I guess that is out the window, since he is unwilling to meet with union heads one on one. Meet with my cousin Joe, what position does Joe Spano hold in City Haul? Oh that’s right, he’s a Spano.

    1. JOE

      JOE SPANO? YOU MEAN THE ASSHOLE THAT BURNED HIS BRIDGES WITH WESTCHESTER DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS? HE’S PULLING A PAYCHECK FROM YONKERS NOW, TOO? OMG, HOW MANY SPANOS DOES IT TAKE TO GET MIKE TO MOVE? THAT’S A TON OF PUPPET STRINGS. WHAT A CHOOCH.

  24. when will it end

    It wasn’t enough to ram his kid brother down the councils throat for the city clerk position. Now he has the taxpayers have to cover the cost of their pregnancy/maternity leave. What are her qualificatiins , what was the interviewing process. Does she at least have a high school diploma?

    The people of Yonkers deserve answers mayor.

  25. One termer

    Who said all political roads in Westchester eventually lead to Yonkers? Maybe I said it.

    But here is an addendum: All roads in Yonkers lead to Nick Spano, the jovial, back-slapping lobbyist and former Republican state senator who is the older brother of the mayor, Mike Spano.

    Last summer Nick was released from federal prison after serving 10 months for income tax fraud — and ever since he’s been working hard to resurrect his business, Empire Strategic Planning, a lobbying concern with many clients in Yonkers.

    Anonymous grumblers love to say that Nick is really running the city. That may be an exaggeration, but questions about the extent of his involvement in day to day decision making are always out there. For when it comes to Yonkers, it’s all in the family for Nick.

    Things big and small don’t just happen by accident in Yonkers. The city works on connections, relationships, the granting of favors and the dispensing of jobs — many of which go to members of the vast Spano family and their cronies.

    Putting together a comprehensive Spano flow chart would be a daunting task.

    It would obviously include City Clerk Vincent Spano, Nick and Mike’s kid brother, who last week married Jaime McGill, the executive director of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency. McGill was given the $85,000-a-year job after serving in 2013 as the campaign manager for City Council President Liam McLaughlin.

    Then there’s Kelly Olson Chiarella, the sister of Yonkers PBA president Keith Olson. In January, Chiarella was named assistant to the mayor, constituent services, for the Office of the Aging. The $90,000 job amounted to a promotion and a boost in pay for Chiarella who worked for Gail Burns, the former head of the Westchester Conservative Party and a longtime aide to Nick.

    Chiarella’s promotion followed the city’s contract negotiations with the police, which resulted in a 23.5 percent pay raise spread over 10 years retroactive to 2009. Was this merely a coincidence?

    Back to Gail Burns for a second. After she was ousted from her party chairmanship in a 2011 coup, the Westchester County Board of Legislators under then-chairman Ken Jenkins gave her a three-month job of dubious importance for $15,000. In January of this year, the Spano machine made Jenkins president of the IDA, a part-time gig that pays $60,000 in addition to his other part-time job as a $49,200-a-year Yonkers legislator.

    Connecting the political dots in Yonkers is a fun pastime. Somebody should turn it into a Milton Bradley board game — one that includes a get-out-of-jail card.

    Speaking of jail, two months after he was freed from federal bondage, Nick received judicial permission to socialize with Paul Adler, the former chairman of the Rockland Democratic Party. The two men worked together at a real estate company after Nick left the state Senate. That’s not all they had in common. In 2002, Adler pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion and served 17 months in prison.

    Since his release in 2004, Adler has done much to rehabilitate his public image. He has performed numerous acts of charity and became vice president of Rand Commercial Services, a large and distinguished real estate firm.

    Last year, Yonkers put the 87-year-old former city jail on the riverfront on the market for $2.5 million with the idea that it would be re-purposed for commercial use. The dilapidated building was sold for $1 million to Daniel Wolf, an art and photography dealer who enlisted his wife, the renowned artist and architect Maya Lin, to design the space.

    Rand Commercial Services brokered the sale, which was approved by the Yonkers City Council in December.

    Neither Nick nor Adler were directly involved in the property negotiations. They didn’t show up for the photo-ops when the deal was done. Call the whole thing a coincidence if you like — or not. Just remember where all the roads go in Yonkers.

    But the blogosphere has linked them in another important way. Both have reportedly emailed invitations to “friends” to next week’s election fundraiser for Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown. Tickets to the event start at $1,000, but go as high as $25,000.

    This is rich sauce indeed for a man who was sipping prison gruel less than a year ago. It looked like Nick was on a road to perdition.

    Ah, but see what happened? Nick took a fork in the road, which led back to where the favors are doled out and the chits called in.

  26. questions........

    Riesman was on point. But many questions remain. Was the mayor not aware Jamie was dating Vinny, was the mayor not aware Jamie and Vinny were infact having a child together. Was the mayor not aware that they were to be married. Could this all be true? If the spanos think that “she wasn’t family at her start date” that just magnifies their arrogance

    1. friends and family

      What magnifies their ignorance is a wedding under “those” circumstances with 300+ people. The entire city council, married by the mayor, police motorcade.

  27. Nick spaNO real mayor???

    I have to say Phil Riesman has steelballs read his article on line or in the journal news today

    phil reisman nick spano unofficial mayor

    1. A leader.

      This city is fortunate enough to have a man like nick Spano around We should be so lucky to have him running things.

  28. ayman sultan rabadi

    this is your favorite cuzion ayman. the good one not the rat!!!!!! you RAT BASTERD I hope to god you REMEMBER when we BOOTH STOOD IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH AND I MADE A PROMISE TO YOU!!!>> I HOPE TO GOD YOU GET FUCKED IN YOUR ASS EVERY SHOWER YOU TAKE!! I HOPE THEY GIVE YOU 25 YEARS YOUR ROTTEN MOTHER FUCKER SEE WHAT YOUR MONEY IS GOING TO DO FOR YOU

    AGIAN THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE, COUSIN
    I PRAYED FOR THIS MOMENT. YOU FUCKED ME I DID NOT FUCK U. HAVE FUN WITH BUBA MAKE SURE U GET A SLIPPERY SOUP. so u can drop it . u r going to be in p.c. any way

    1. ayman sultan rabadi

      sorry this comment is not for mike spano its ment to be for mike rabadi not mike spano . sorry again mr. mike spano I no all the spano brothers this message is not for MIKE SPANO. sorry

  29. Mike has no clue

    How can a moron like Mike Spano run the school system when he isn’t even allowed to make the decisions on the city side? Nick Spano, Sue Gerry and Andy Cuomo are calling all the shots in Yonkers and they want the schools to consolidate their power and control. The biggest problem is that our City Council and residents are too stupid to see it coming. After the fact they’ll all say OH SHIT. The only good news is that Mike Spano will self destruct in the process and is sure to be a one termer. 20 months to go until Election Day. 20 months is a long time in politics and Mike’s days are running out. So long sucker. We won’t miss you at all.

  30. bye bye spaNO

    now the mayor wants to take over the school system and fill it in with spaNOville,this can really hurt him when he runs for reelection…………………….

    1. And he will

      And it will be filled with all the friends and family that they can’t fit in city hall! More room for Vinny Spanos bimbos.

      This city is an embarrassment

  31. Spano is a schmuck - NICK that is

    Mike’s biggest liability is NICK SPANO.
    Mike didn’t want to be an assemblyman – Nick made him do it.
    Mike didn’t want to be a democrat – Nick made him do it.
    Mike didn’t want to be mayor – Nick made him do it.
    Mike didn’t want to be abused – Nick did it.

  32. Mike is doing a great job of pissing people off

    Way to go Mike. You have every other elected DEMOCRATIC official representing the City of Yonkers really pissed off at you over your attempt to get control of the Board of Ed. The other Dems know you don’t care about the BOE, but just the jobs you can hand out to you friends and family. What else have you done since becoming mayor other than hire your clan and fans? Nothing. Mike sucks!

  33. Harvey

    This is a good site for the haters to vent. Keep up the good work mike…..we know it is not easy. People have gotten away with a lot for years it is about time we had a mayor who stands up to bullies!

    1. sad

      It is truly amazing just how many Spano toadies there are in the city. Virtually all of the detractors of this incredibly corrupt and greedy clan are independent thinkers and not beholdin to this foul group for the bread on their own table. Then there are the apologists; the cheerleaders; the insiders; who routinely kiss butt for the few scraps the family is willing to allow to be consumed by a non family member. Just which one are you?

    2. Charles

      Seems that he’s the bully. Going around the community and OUR state reps to get control of BOE? He’s a corrupt just like the people that came before him.

    3. enough is enough

      IF you think he is doing a good job, you mare also on his payroll. Everyone knows he is doing a horrific job.

  34. Innaugaration day

    I thought he was going to be a breath of fresh air, but now I think he is just another fart out of nicks ass,mike you are on the path of self destruction……………

    1. union and proud of it

      He is not the mayor of Yonkers, he is a figurehead that is sent out to cut ribbons on sandwich shops and wave at parades. Do us a favor and go home and let Sue sit in the big chair, since she is pulling the strings.

  35. sandwich shop?

    the official yonkers online news just announced that a sandwich shop opened at 28 warburton ave..haaaaaaaaaa. a sandwich shop on warburton?thats the economic news for yonkers?whoaa earth shaking .wats next yo a bodega that sells frie chicken and takes e b t cards on elm st? yonkers the land of opportunity turn you large investment into a loss on your takes next year.

  36. SammyScorp

    I like people saying “Taxes going up every year” like that just started with Spano. Taxes have gone up every year for probably the last fifty years. Costs increase, if nothing else.

    Amicone gave away the city. If Spano follows suit, and hands gigantic, tax-free developments to his contributors, I’d agree, but so far he hasn’t.

    1. Hey big Spender

      But is has and he is, it’s just Been done quietly. How much is a hotel going to pay at cross county?
      One thing he hasent done is control payroll.
      Unlike Amicon and Spender he’s a good smiler, but that doesn’t fool all of us.

      1. Charles

        This is so true. People seem to see what they want to see. This latest fiasco with the schools is interesting. Obviously the Superintendent is where the buck stops so he definitely needed to go. However, Board of Trustees saw that budget. City Council saw that budget, the Mayors office saw the budget and the STATE Comptroller saw the budget! The idea that any official goes around their local community and STATE REPRESENTATIVES is a disgusting and egregious abuse of power. So no matter what good he did since coming into office, what he’s doing now will negate it and just enough to make people SO angry right before election season. Way to go!!

  37. CSLewis

    How’s Mike doing? He sucks. Big time. He is an inept, unintelligible, inarticulate putz. He has not the first clue about how to be a chief executive since he has never held a real job in his life. He and his family believe that government exists to support them–all the way back to Lenny Sr. getting welfare and food stamps for his 14 kids that he could not afford to feed to now. How many Spanos are on the city and county payroll?

    Yonkers’ response to the snow has been lousy. The water main problem last year that had about a fifth of the city without water was terribly handled. No coordination with police or fire to get water trucks or supplemental water lines in place.

    Mike has social receptions every month in his office pandering to every ethnic group out there–Italian, Irish, Polish, hispanic, etc. All on taxpayer dollars.

    Taxes have gone up each year because the city refuses to get spending under control. The BoE is out of control and accountable to no one especially the taxpayers. He’s got the republicans on the city council in his pocket and not one of them will stand up to him or question his leadership. The city is an embarrassment. Mike is a joke.

    Other than that, everything is great in NeverNeverLand with all the pretty unicorns and rainbows flying around.

  38. Local 628

    Although we all know how much Barry hates mike. I’m sure Mikey Hates Barry just the same. But, truth be told I doubt the administration is at all worried about 628 come election time. How many FF actually live here.

  39. phil amicone jr

    hiring your brother’s girlfriend at a 100k a year job with the IDA right before she gives birth to his child is really smart Mayor Mccheese!! one of your better moves, along with allowing your overweight useless two faced rat of a brother to write his own overtime while driving you around from restaurant to restaurant!!! we appreciate all the money you saved by selling city cars while allowing @ of your brothers and a nephew to take home cars with no city emblems!!! enjoy your only term!!

  40. Great job mayor dumbo

    Mike is dioing a great job! A great job at filling every city vacancy with one of his brothers girlfriends. At this rate we will see a 10pct tax increase to carry the family girlfriends.

  41. threesidesto truth

    This is way to general. So many specific points good and bad to address.
    This will attract the haters and lovers with no need for fact only opinion.

  42. Lost in Yonkers

    Mike Spano is a terrible mayor. He’s in WAY over his head. When will the people of Yonkers learn that the Spanos are only in it for themselves?

  43. Marcus Attilius

    Eric Jerome Dickey once said “hate isn’t healthy, it damages the hater more than the one who’s hated!.” Powerful!

  44. Ask the Feds how Mike is doing

    The Feds will be answering that question before long. We in Yonkers know that Mike is a disaster and is only allowed to do what he is told by his handlers Sue and Nick. Sue is Sue and Nick is Nick. Mike is just doing what he is told.

  45. Have a Dope and a Smile

    First ask the question, then provide the answer. I like it. I can’t wait to hear the answers.

  46. Mike's Doing Just Fine...Destroying Yonkers

    Yeah Mike is doing great. School budget is blown for the 2 years he’s been mayor and no body knew. Taxes are up. No contracts for city workers except for PBA and most of them no realize that Mike screwed them. Nothing new happening except for things that have been in the works for years. Mike’s enemies are conspiring against him. Yeah, Mike is doing great. HAHAHAHAHA LOL ROTF LMAO HAHAHAHAHA

  47. A Facebook User

    Let’s see the YFD isn’t vote him in again YPD maybe five votes DPW maybe 5 more the DPW maybe 10 rember the city hall staff live upstate
    They can’t vote but you never know who is watching the voting booths
    For fraud.Southwest side of town mostly felons and illegals one or too white family’s left and there sick of being harrased for walking while white on south Broadway so no votes there north side to busy selling there houses taxes going up again and the real fools are moving into the east side. This city LOOKS JST AS BAD AS SOUTH BRONX IN 1977.

  48. Lauren

    I think the mayor is doing a great job. Yonkers is moving in a positive direction, new companies are moving into the city and republicans and democrats are actually working together.

    1. CSLewis

      If you think that having the city’s credit downgraded, no reserve funds left in the general fund, perpetual tax increases, a failing school system with a $55 million deficit that the auditors never flagged, elected officials who have been imprisoned and City Hall being nothing but an employer for friends and family of the mayor, then yes, I guess the city is moving in the right direction–straight down the toilet.

  49. Marcus Attilius

    The Mayor is doing an amazing job! But of course haters are gonna hate . In this case, I guess the fire department is hating. Did I miss something? Did a fire house close or firefighters lose their jobs?

  50. Mikes Doing What Mike Does Best...NOTHING

    Mike Spano is a joke. The City looks like a war zone. The schools have no money. The potholes are getting wider and deeper by the day. The east side looks more likes Tijuana every day. I have 6 weeks of recyclables overflowing my garbage cans. My taxes keep going up. Mike Spano is a joke. Time to get rid of this bozo.

  51. What the "F" is Mike Doing is a better question......

    How’s Mike Doing? The question should be What the “F” IS Mike Doing?

    The only thing Moron Mike Spano has done since being elected has been to go around town cutting ribbons and fighting with the firefighters. In the meantime, the Schools have overspent by over $50,000,000 and the City looks like crap.

    Can’t wait for Moron Mike to be ousted and a real Mayor elected, preferably a Republican.

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