The day after

New York Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks during a news conference in New York. Photo Credit: AP/Frank Franklin II After Thursday night's massacre of moderate New York City Democrats who caucused with Republicans to help give them a majority in the State Senate, the chamber will definitely tilt more to the left next year.

A heartfelt Deo Gracias

... counseling and prayer. Tens of thousands would come to love him. That ministry began in Sacred Heart Parish in Yonkers, New York, in 1904. Here's where I come in. Well, I really don't come in at all, but it's when I first bump into the story. Sacred ...

Two parties bring balance

The news that Democrats in the state Senate are unifying behind Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Yonkers is the very definition of putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. Reunification puts to an end a faction of senators from the Democratic Party who called themselves the Independent Democratic Caucus, a group that sided with Republicans and gave Republicans de-facto control of the chamber.

March 8: Homeless parolees, dangerous drivers and power outages

... to your reporter who asked me what I had seen and allowed me to express my heartache in the paper. Lew Friedman Yonkers, N.Y.: President Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Rep. Thomas Massie. These are some of the elected officials who ...

It’s gonna be a rough year

If the first few days of the legislative session are any indication, the battle for control of the New York State Senate will be more vicious than ever. On Wednesday morning, GOP majority spokesman Scott Reiff attacked Shelley Mayer, a member of the Assembly from Yonkers nominated by Westchester County Democrats Tuesday night to run for the seat vacated by George Latimer, who won the county executive race.

Discuss

... a strong precedent for the ward system in cities with similar populations such as Paterson, N.J.; Berkeley, Calif.; Yonkers, N.Y.; and Elizabeth, N.J. Although there are a number of variations, most have 6 to 9 wards with the mayor being elected ...

Renaming frenzy and attacks on statues serve only to deepen our national divide: Ted Diadiun

In this Aug. 30, 2017 photo, the base of the bust of Christopher Columbus remains on top of its pedestal at Columbus Park in Yonkers, N.Y., after the statue was attacked by vandals. It is unclear whether the destruction is related to recent anti-Columbus protests accompanied by acts of vandalism against statues of Columbus around the country.

Today in History: Aug. 10, 2017

Today is Thursday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2017. There are 143 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History: On August 10, 1977, postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being "Son of Sam," the gunman who killed six people and wounded seven others in the New York City area.

President Trump’s a liar. Now what?

President Trump's a liar. Now what? James Comey's testimony adds to the credibility crisis: Our view Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2s1MEsD The millions of Americans who watched - from homes and businesses, bars and classrooms across the USA - James Comey's extraordinary congressional testimony on Thursday saw several sides to the 6-foot-8 lawman from Yonkers, N.Y. They saw the seasoned federal agent, who quickly sized up the newly elected President Trump as a liar and memorialized their every encounter.