Governance

Our nation’s aging infrastructure has been in the news of late, most recently with a major piece on “60 Minutes.” The disaster of Hurricane Sandy and the consequent rebuilding efforts served to highlight the weakness in the infrastructure systems in our older states along the east coast. Sadly, it takes a major catastrophe for our government to focus on the …

Broad Coalition Calls On Governor To Act Immediately NEW YORK , NY — December 7, 2014 – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman was today joined by a broad coalition of elected officials in outlining an immediate first step toward restoring public trust and confidence in the fairness of reviews of cases involving unarmed civilians killed by law enforcement officers. In a …

YONKERS, NY – December 6, 2014 – The Yonkers City Council Legislation & Codes Meeting, Committee of the Whole, and the City Council Meeting are to be conducted on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, from 6:00 P.M. onward are delineated below. Mike Breen, Yonkers City Councilman representing District 5 and Legislation and Codes Committee Chair advises that a Legislation and Codes …

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Yonkers is ushering in the 2014 holiday season with numerous Christmas tree and Menorah lightings during the month of December all across the City. Below you will find a schedule of upcoming Christmas Tree Lightings and Menorah Lightings. If you have a community event or know of one that you would like …

BRONXVILLE, NY – December 5, 2014 — Village Burglar Alarm Permits expire on December 31, 2014. Please send in a check in the amount of $50.00 to renew your permit for 2015. Make your check payable to the Bronxville Police Department, 200 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY 10708, and print your address and alarm permit # in the memo section.

Total of $115,230 in OSHA fines Proposed for 4 Contractors TARRYTOWN, NY – December 5, 2014 — Workers constructing a precast concrete building at 33 Ashburton Avenue, in Yonkers, New York, faced potentially deadly or disabling falls, electrocution and other hazards, which led the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to cite four New York contractors for …

Yonkers Unemployment Rates Stands at 6.1%, down from 7.3% in October 2013; Home Sales & Home Sale Prices Also On the Rise YONKERS, NY — December 4, 2014 — Unemployment is at a six year, year-to-year low; home sales and sale prices are on the rise in Yonkers, and sales tax revenues are increasing as area residents support the local …

NEW YORK, NY – December 4, 2014 — – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement on the fast food worker strikes that are taking place today in at least 190 cities across the country: “I hope all New Yorkers and all Americans will sit up and listen to the message of the fast food workers taking to …

WHITE PLAINS, NY — December 3, 2014 — Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that “City Sweeper 2” a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional street level narcotics investigation resulted in the arrests of approximately 33 individuals in the City of White Plains and 50 individuals in the City of New Rochelle. There are arrest warrants outstanding for approximately 20 additional individuals. The …

It is commonplace to think of progressive policy as that which assists the poor and the downtrodden. Progressive politicians have historically been in the forefront of labor legislation favoring worker rights, minimum wage laws, anti-poverty programs, civil rights, women’s rights, and more recently environmental protection. Progressives were also in the forefront to achieve good government based on the application of …