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Download Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano's 2014 Albany Budget Testimony 1-27-14 before the NYS Legislature

Student to Read Winning Essay at MLK Celebration Monday, January 20th

YONKERS, NY – January 17, 2014 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano (left) today announced the winners of the city’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Contest to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and honor the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s historic I Have A Dream speech. Fifth grader Jessica Costello of Montessori 31, eighth grader Lavonne Spencer of the Yonkers Montessori Academy, Junior Ayesha Asghar of Yonkers Middle High School were selected by Mayor Spano as the contest’s winners. 

Governor Announces $116 million for Housing and Youth Jobs programs; Announces Plan to Provide $2 Billion in Tax Relief. 

Video Announcement

YONKERS, NY -- January 6, 2014 -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today said, "I applaud Governor Cuomo on his latest efforts that will provide a boost for programs that help create jobs and offer economic opportunities for working families and youth in New York's cities."

YONKERS, NY – September 18, 2013 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano yesterday announced the appointment of Louis Navarro, a 32-year retired Veteran of the United States Army, as the new Director of the Yonkers Office of Veterans Services.

Nominations to be Submitted at www.YonkersNY.gov Through July 5

YONKERS, NY – June 10, 2013 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City is now accepting nominations for the first annual “Mayor Spano’s Curb Appeal Awards,” which will recognize Yonkers homeowners for their homes’ exceptional curb appeal and charming landscape. The City is accepting nominations today through July 5 at www.yonkersny.gov.

We've come too far to let our City fall  victim to partisan politics. We've made too much progress in the past year to allow political bickering to set us back.

Over the last 17 months, we've moved Yonkers in a new direction, away from the days of governing by political party. Democrats and Republicans came together in passing the first, unanimously bi-partisan budget in nearly a decade. We've joined in moving forward with smart development projects that will rebuild our tax base instead of overburdening property taxpayers. We've avoided continued cuts to services and we continue to show other cities, states and Washington how government can work for the people when elected leaders work together.

YONKERS, NY – March 28, 2013 – Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City of Yonkers is expanding its presence on social media by launching new pages on sites including Tumblr, Instagram and Flickr. The City also launched a new problem solver application on its Facebook page for residents to express concerns or issues.

YONKERS, NY – March 1, 2013 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano took action this week urging Congress to avert $85 billion in across-the-board government spending cuts in an anticipated federal budget sequestration. Mayor Spano sent a letter this week to U.S. Congressman Eliot Engel encouraging him and his colleagues to take action in preventing the cuts.

Mayor to Preview Annual Address at Town Hall Meetings Scheduled for March 6 and 12

YONKERS, NY – February 25, 2013 – Mayor Mike Spano today announced that Yonkers’ State of the City address will be held on Wednesday, March 20 at 7pm at the Yonkers Riverfront Library in Larkin Plaza. The State of the City will be the second address for the Mayor since coming into office last year. 

Mediation to Immediately Address Overall Contract Issues

YONKERS, NY – February 6, 2013 -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced a major victory in the effort to reform costly Fire Department labor practices, saying that the New York State Public Employee Relations Board (P.E.R.B.) yesterday issued a ruling siding with the City’s attempt to declare an impasse and begin the process of mediation and, ultimately, potential binding arbitration.