Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano’s administration has become ever more proficient in disguising the truth. They have learned to engage in Doublespeak. Doublespeak has its roots in George Orwell‘s book, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Parallels have also been drawn between Doublespeak and Orwell’s classic essay Politics and the English Language, which discusses the distortion of language for political purposes. George Carlin poked fun at …
THE HEZITORIAL ANALYSIS: Marginalizing Yonkersites in Deference to Poorly Planned Economic Development Projects By HEZI ARIS
One of the last jewels of Yonkers park land, buffeted from scrutiny, is stealthily being moved toward development. The project focus, discussed and meandering aimlessly for over a decade is intended for a Target store behind the Stew Leonard’s property, and is known as the Austin Avenue Development Project. Mayor Mike Spano is salivating for the project to be moved …
THE HEZITORIAL: French Banking Giant BNP Paribas’ ‘Tour de Fraud’ Is the Catalyst for Yonkers ‘Getting Our Fair Share’ of Funding By HEZI ARIS
BNP Paribas, a French bank, on Monday, June 30, 2014, pleaded guilty to federal and state criminal charges. The $8.9 billion penalty exacted will be split between the federal and state government. The record sum is meant to warn all financial institutions that they may not skirt United States sanctions law if/when conducting business with specific nations. New York State …
THE HEZITORIAL ANALYSIS: Skelos Lashes Out at New York State Democrats By HEZI ARIS
Kills Fellow Republican Former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer’s Prospects in the Process WCNY’s Capitol Pressroom’s guest Friday, June 27, 2014, was NYS Senate Republican Co-majority Leader Dean Skelos. At issue is how the Republican Conference Leader intends to move forward without the support of the five members of the Independent Democratic Conference who earlier this week asserted their intention to …
THE HEZITORIAL: Yonkersites Stand Unsteadily, Betrayed by Promises Not Kept By HEZI ARIS
The Target Development Project – 6th City Council District; and The Yonkers / Bronx City Line Homeless Shelter – 4th City Council District No matter the administration, it is we, Yonkersites, who have permitted ourselves to be toyed with by words devoid of meaning. The very words spoken by the masters we elected to serve us, who we belatedly recognized were …
THE HEZITORIAL: A Doable Vision to Eclipse the Talk and the Drama Presently Consuming Yonkers By HEZI ARIS
It is recognized though rarely mentioned that the City of Yonkers (CoY) is a diamond in the rough. Yonkers is by every measure the centerpiece of the county. Yet when measured against the barometer of median wealth, it is outdistanced by most of Westchester County. Juxtaposed to that measurement, CoY is sought after by every retailer for its very location, …
THE HEZITORIAL: Defending a Blurred Yonkers Brand Devoid of Studied Prospect or Validating Imprint By HEZI ARIS
The City of Yonkers (CoY) carries a waning patina of accomplishment and cutting edge technological advancement from the beginning of the last century. After World War II, economic renewal would too quickly eviscerate the prowess of the City on the Hill. The Alexander Carpet Mill factory closed, precipitating a collapse of neighborhoods, employment prospects, and ancillary small business employers who …
THE HEZITORIAL: Mayor Mike Spano’s ‘New’ Yonkers Culture is Based on Cover-up and Deception; Not His Promise of Being a Nice Guy and Transparency By HEZI ARIS
Nepotism and the Yonkers I.D.A.; Pending Appointment of Dennis Robertson to the Parks and Recreation Board; The www.YonkersNY.gov Website; and Absolving Developer Cotter of $3 Million H.U.D. Loan; in the process, CoY out $22.97 Million. NEPOTISM AND THE YIDA: The Royal Palace banquet hall dining room that has earned a commendable reputation for itself with a lengthy menu of Punjabi …
THE HEZITORIAL: Why Does Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Celebrate YPD While Refusing to Celebrate YFD’s Success? By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — April 17, 2014 — Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano continues to “spin” so-called “news” to fit his demeanor. In Mayor Spano’s most recent email blast, that of April 16, 2014, he was quick to celebrate the Yonkers Police Department’s Emergency Service Unit, assisted by Empress Ambulance personnel in helping to deliver the birth of a child. No opportunity …
THE HEZITORIAL: Yonkers Financial Crisis Reveals Itself a Hoax By HEZI ARIS
Updated April 13, 2014 with an explanation of the Law adopted by the New York State Legislature that if accepted and authorized by the Yonkers City Council majority have ramifications yet to be fully appreciated for its present and future ramifications. This is as floe it can get to a Control Board without calling it what it is. These are the …