YONKERS, NY — June 26, 2014 — The U.S. lost to Germany by 1-0 today in the waterlogged city of Recife assaulted by Hollywood style rains for over 24 hours. There was legitimate concern that the game would be postponed to another day. The American‘s loss in Recife secured a second place finish overall behind Germany in the World Cup Group G ranking. While …
Statement From Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
“The Senate Democratic Conference has long advocated unity among all Democrats so we can better achieve the progressive agenda that New Yorkers demand and we look forward to working with any Senators that share those values. I want to thank the unprecedented alliance of elected officials, led by Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio, as well as the representatives of …
Joint Statements From Governor Andrew M. Cuomo And Senator Jeffrey D. Klein
ALBANY, NY – June 25, 2014 – Senator Jeffrey D. Klein said, “The Independent Democratic Conference has served as a strong, stabilizing, sensible force for governing in New York State for four years. Under a first-of-its kind bipartisan, coalition government the IDC ushered in a functioning New York State Senate and delivered unprecedented results for working families, including four consecutive …
Collateral Damage Suffered by Yonkers Public School District Employees, NYS Assemblymember Shelley Mayer and Country Singer Joanna Mosca on Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris
YONKERS, NY — June 25, 2014 – The “featured” BlogTalkRadio program “Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris” opens the Thursday, June 26, 2014th broadcast day at 10:00 a.m. EDT with a 30 minute review of local news. The most important issue we will revisit today with co-hosts Richard Narog and Hezi Aris is that of the hostile takeover …
Dr. Oren Levin Waldman and Monroe College Culinary Arts Dean Costantino on Westchester on the Level with Narog and Aris – Wednesday, June 25, 2014 @ 10 a.m.
YONKERS, NY — June 24, 2014 — The “featured” BlogTalkRadio program “Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris” opens the Wednesday, June 25, 2014th broadcast day at 10:00 a.m. EDT with Dr. Oren Levin-Waldman. Wednesday’s discussion will focus on the professor’s recent article: “Why the Minimum Wage Is Important”. Dr. Levin-Waldman is professor of public policy in the School …
PUBLIC POLICY: Why the Minimum Wage Is Important By Dr. OREN LEVIN-WALDMAN
Amidst the debate over whether the minimum wage really helps those at the bottom or whether it causes more unemployment, we often lose sight of why it was needed in the first place. Today the debate over the minimum wage has become a side show between those who argue that it results in disemployment and those who argue that it …
The Dining Lab at Monroe College Touted “The Little Kitchen That Could
The Dining Lab Garners Favorable Review In The New York Times NEW ROCHELLE, NY, June 23, 2014 – Monroe College, a national leader in urban and international education, last week announced that its student-run restaurant in New Rochelle, The Dining Lab, received a favorable review in The New York Times by Westchester food critic Alice Gabriel, and was dubbed “the …
Yonkers Marks Groundbreaking for Grant Park II
Latest Phase of Ashburton Avenue Revitalization Program Yonkers today celebrated the groundbreaking for Grant Park II, which will add 56 new units of affordable housing on the site of the former Mulford Gardens in the Ashburton Avenue corridor. Grant Park II is the fourth phase of the redevelopment of the public housing complex, and consists of two four-story buildings that …