Santa Claus was on hand to assist Mayor Mike Spano in distributing toys to the younger children collected by the City of Yonkers.
YONKERS WILL GET SCREWED AGAIN: State lawmakers annually argue over how much money should go toward Yonkers Public Schools, but this year, officials are expecting a $6 billion deficit and that’s likely to make for the worst Foundation aid battle ever.
EXTRA MONEY: Foundation Aid is a funding formula that sends extra dollars to high-needs districts like #Yonkers
CHILDREN CHEATED: A lawsuit prompted the creation of the #FoundationAid formula a dozen years ago, but since then it has largely not been funded to the level promised.
When the state sends money to #NewYork school districts, a majority of it is funneled through Foundation Aid.
State education officials, who this year are asking for a $2 billion increase in education dollars, contend that the state still owes districts a total $3.7 billion in Foundation Aid
#WestchesterCounty Senator Shelley Mayer, who co-chairs the Senate’s education committee, held a series of discussions throughout the state this fall to examine whether the 12-year-old formula should be tweaked.
But as Yonkers state lawmakers, like J Gary Pretlow lobby for more education dollars, the state is facing down a $6 billion deficit, the largest in nearly in a decade.
Yonkers has a different partner in the Senate now, with Andrea Stewart-Cousins being elected majority leader.
Former educator and Yonkers Assemblyman Nader Sayegh has said Foundation Aid continues to be the top priority, and then trying to build steps to address the inequity in the formula.
However, #NewYork Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has increased education spending over his time in office, has said the Foundation Aid lawsuit is a long-settled matter that doesn’t bind him to any set spending boost.
Governor Andrew Cuomo prefers not to increase spending more than 2% from the previous year.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out in the next legislative session in #Albany, but things don’t look good for The City of Yonkers or Mayor Mike Spano‘s budget in 2020.
BEFORE: For most of the 20th century, the mouth of the Saw Mill River sat beneath a parking lot in downtown #Yonkers.
AFTER: Recognizing the benefits of uncovering this important Hudson River tributary, #Yonkers secure state funding to carry it out.
Since 2012, the “daylighted” Saw Mill River has been the centerpiece of Van der Donck Park, which hosts community events and schoolchildren who learn about wildlife — including ducks, blue crabs and eels drawn to the new aquatic habitat.
The park also has attracted new businesses to the city center, supporting Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront BID’ economic revitalization.
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YONKERS BUSINESS: #RobertJacobsonPharmacy is an independent, full-service pharmacy that has been locally owned and operated since the the 1890’s.
FULL SERVICE PHARMACY: Robert Jacobson Pharmacy offers a #free “Medication Therapy Management” review, otherwise known as a “#BrownBagCheck” of all of your medications in #Yonkers
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Robert Jacobson Pharmacy And Surgical Supplies
Address: 231 Ashburton Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701
Phone: (914) 965-3049
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Yonkers Best Businesses >>> Pharmacies >>> Robert Jacobson Pharmacy
ARE YOU JUST A NAME ON A BOTTLE: Does Your Pharmacist Know And Care About You And Your Family, Like The Folks At Jacobson Pharmacy Do…….
FORGET CHAIN STORES: You can Go Anywhere And Be Ignored, But Pharmacist Joseph Paul At Jacobson Pharmacy Will Greet You At The Door
YONKERS’ OLDEST PHARMACY: Joseph Jacobson emigrated from Russia to New York in 1892, where he studied chemistry privately and got his license in 1899. He immediately moved to Yonkers and opened his pharmacy.
A YONKERS LANDMARK: His brother Robert opened his own pharmacy, at 453 Nepperhan Avenue, across from the carpet mill and near Ashburton Avenue.
The City of Yonkers, Department of Inspector General is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of part-time investigator.
The incumbent performs internal investigations and is responsible for the security and confidentiality of such findings. The work includes assisting in developing a comprehensive program for the evaluation of management controls over City activities.
General supervision is received from the Inspector General. The incumbent must be accurate, detail oriented and organized. Some administrative and office duties and other related work as required.
Responsibilities
Conducts background checks on vendors seeking to do business with the City;
Conducts special investigations; prepares statements and narrative reports; investigates claims of fraud or collusion within City departments, bureaus or agencies; maintains and secures confidential material found through investigations; coordinates investigation efforts with law enforcement officers and attorneys; examines records and interviews workers to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations;
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four year college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Finance or a related field and five (5) years of experience in investigation and/or auditing of public sector business processes and finances; or
• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered two year college or university with an Associate’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Finance or a related field, or equivalent number of credits with concentration in one of the above stated fields and seven (7) years of experience as described in (A); or
• An equivalent combination of education/training and experience as defined by the limits of A and B.
Resumes and references to be sent to:
Brendan J. McGrath
Yonkers Inspector General
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, New York 10701
or
brendan.mcgrath@yonkersny.gov
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Alleged Mob Kickback Scheme May Have Flown Under Yonkers Industrial Development Agency’s Radar
COOPERATING WITNESSES: Company Number Two Says That Yonkers Taxpayer Funded Development Projects Were An ATM For The Mob
FEDS ARE IN YONKERS: The Department of Justice accused three men associated with a subcontractor, carpentry company CWC Contracting, of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.
In return, the department alleged, the bribed employees would pad Mount Vernon carpentry firm CWC Contracting’s bottom line by awarding contracts and approving change orders.
Twelve people, most allegedly associated with the Gambino crime family, were charged in the case, which stemmed from a sting operation.
https://gothamist.com/news/authorities-arrest-11-alleged-members-thriving-gambino-crime-family
Scarsdale resident and alleged captain of the Gambino crime family, Andrew Campos was arrested and he is rumored to have many connections with Yonkers insiders.
Court papers show how Campos, his partner Richard Martino, and a host of underlings allegedly dispensed bribes, kickbacks and violent threats while under FBI surveillance.
But except for the alleged mob figures, the feds did not name many names in their 56-page indictment other than John Simonlacaj, a former development executive at HFZ Capital Group.
The 50-year-old Scarsdale resident has been fired from HFZ, where he was managing director of development.
Simonlacaj pleaded not guilty Friday to wire fraud conspiracy and tax fraud and was released after posting $250,000 bail.
https://thecity.nyc/2019/12/gambino-mob-looted-towers-rising-along-the-high-line-feds-allege.html?
The latest indictment charged a dozen defendants, including alleged members of the Gambino crime family from the Bronx and Westchester.
Simonlacaj’s cousin Mark “Chippy” Kocaj and the alleged mobsters ran a carpentry firm, CWC Contracting, that paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks and bribes to employees of numerous construction and development companies.
Federal investigators said they heard partner, Mark “Chippy” Kocaj, saying the CWC Contracting Corp did $50 million a year
The alleged bribes took place between between June 2018 and June 2019.
The indictment alleged that employees at other real estate firms — “Company #2” and “Company #3” — also received kickbacks from CWC Contracting.
Those firms and other employees went unnamed in the document, though it did say that Company #2 has a site in Yonkers and another in White Plains.
On CWC’s website, the company highlighted eight New York projects it said it worked on. Developers of those projects included RXR Realty and Extell Development.
Extell recently baged tax breaks for a $500M Yonkers development
Extell Development Company recently secured more than $21 million in tax incentives from the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency
Spanning seven buildings along the Hudson River, the project includes 1,395 apartments, 48,000 s/f of commercial space and 1,587 parking spaces all across from the MTA’s Yonkers bus depot.
It’s also the largest undertaking to secure funding from the Yonkers IDA
Along with the $21.3 million in tax breaks, Extell is also secured a Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT, agreement with the city, in which it would make a flat payment every year.
PUBLIC MEETING: On December 11th the developer of the proposed Lionsgate Movie Studio on Wells Avenue near the Metro-North Railroad station in downtown Yonkers appeared before the city’s planning board.
DOWNTOWN YONKERS: Planning Board Chairman Roman Kozicky said the application is in and Lionsgate’s plans are in and the movie studio was quickly was working with city staff on some traffic and Yonkers Fire Department issues.
WATERFRONT REVIEW: The City of Yonkers is hoping the environmental quality review requirements in terms of lead agency completed by the end of December.
The planning board is expected to review the project again at its meeting scheduled for Jan. 1
There is a separate application to build a 363-car parking deck on top of the nearby Kawasaki Rail Car plant, because construction of the movie studio building would wipe out current grade-level parking.
Previously, The parking area on the roof of Kawasaki was approved by this board back in 2011 and was extended for a two-year term.
There would be no public parking permitted on the rooftop deck and it is uncleafr how many public parking space would be lost.
The parking deck would take six to nine months and the Lionsgate movie studio itself 12 to 18 months.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Woman & Minority Candidates are encouraged to apply….
HELP WANTED IN YONKERS: Join the Bravest: Become a Yonkers Firefighter – Application Deadline January 10, 2020
HOW TO APPLY: You must apply in person at the:
Firefighter Recruitment Office at Riverfront Library, 4th Floor: One Larking Center Yonkers, NY 10701
Civil Service Office at One Larkin Center, 2nd Floor Yonkers, NY 10701
REQUIREMENTS: A $100 non-refundable application fee (check or money order) NO CASH Proper documentation for proof of age and residency.
If applying for Veteran’s credit, submit seperation papers (DD214) Equal Opportunity Employer Starting salary for Yonkers Firefighters is $71,605
PUBLIC NOTICE
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 37 ENTITLED “PLASTIC STRAW FREE YONKERS”
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Yonkers has adopted the abovementioned legislation that seeks to reduce the use of plastic straws, except upon request by customers. The penalty for violation of this ordinance is as follow:
§ 37-5 Penalties.
Any Covered Establishment found to be in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, shall be liable for a civil penalty. Such a penalty will be imposed upon the findings of an investigation by the City of Yonkers Consumer Protection Bureau following notice of a potential violation. Such a penalty will be payable to the City of Yonkers pursuant to the following penalty structure:
B. Any Covered Establishment found to be in violation of the provisions of this law a second time shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $100.00.
C. Any Covered Establishment found to be in violation of the provisions of this law a third time shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $250.00.
D. Any Covered Establishment found to be in violation of the provisions of this law a fourth time shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $500.00.
E. For each subsequent violation, daily fines of $100.00 shall be instituted and applied for violations of this Chapter until compliance is achieved.
All fines collected for violations of this Chapter shall be used to offset any costs of compliance and oversight of adherence to this Chapter or to address the costs to the City associated with waste removal and recycling.
The complete text of the ordinance is on file with and may be examined at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 40 S. Broadway, Yonkers NY 10701.
Dated: December 11, 2019
Vincent Spano
City Clerk
A former vacant lot at 217 Elm Street in southwest Yonkers is supposed to become the Dayspring Commons under the management of Westhab
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the project called “Dayspring” will include 63 units, of which 37 will be reserved for individuals experiencing homelessness
Additionally, the Dayspring will be required to provide local employment, counseling and childcare services through Westhab.
Westhab CEO Richard Nightingale says construction is expected to be complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by fall 2021
Yonkers Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins says necessary services to promote growth and decrease homelessness in the depressed area of the city of hills.
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YONKERS PROUD: Even after they are gone, veterans of Pearl Harbor remembered
YONKERS HISTORY: December 7th “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy”
YONKERS PIC: #Yonkers Native #HySeiden Poses With A Photo Of Himself In 1943. Mr. Sieden Died In 2011.
PEARL HARBOR: Hy Seiden was still a young man, stationed in tropical paradise and dozing on his U.S. Army-issued cot on a beautiful December morning when exploding bombs shook the ground beneath him.
The screaming whine of Japanese dive bombers, the fearsome thunder of enemy Zeros strafing scattering servicemen, pushed Yonkers, N.Y. native Hy Seiden to his feet and out of his tent at Fort Kamehameha, an Army base adjacent to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Breakfast would have to wait. It was Dec. 7, 1941, and the world was about to change forever.
He found a jeep somewhere, drove to the armory and shot the lock off. The experience colored much of Hy Seiden’s life after the war.
The attack on Pearl “should be remembered so that the generations that are growing up now know that freedom is not free,” Hy Seiden once said said at a veteran’s event.
“Freedom has a price that has to be paid, and many of the soldiers who protected that freedom paid the ultimate price.”
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THE YONKERS REPORT: If You Miss A Day You Miss A Lot At The Yonkers Newswire
DAILY NEWS: #Yonkers Gambino family underboss, #AndrewCampos and 10 cohorts picked up on federal racketeering conspiracy, loansharking, bribery charges
A Gambino family capo was busted Thursday with a one-time favorite of late mob legend John Gotti and nine other gangsters in a wide-ranging federal mob crackdown in the Bronx and Westchester County…..
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HAMLET HUB >>> Ardina Seward;: Yonkers Post Office Delivers Bad Service
Black Friday is over yielding a path to White Christmas….
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YONKERS EATS: Yonkers Best Restaurants >>> SPECIALITY CUISINE – SANDWICH SHOPS >>> Deli Expressions
Deli Expressions offers both American and Italian Style, as well as, Homemade Chicken Cutlets with Roasted Peppers and Fresh Mozzarella…
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NEWS 12: Yonkers police offer tips for avoiding ‘porch pirate’ thefts
‘Tis the season for receiving packages… and running the risk of having them stolen right off your front porch.
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BEAUTIFUL IN YONKERS: The Annual Yonkers City Hall Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Had Performances By St. Casimir’s Church Children’s Choir, Yonkers Idols, Cross Hill Academy Drumline And The Hand Bell Choir Of Oakview Preparatory School.
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PODCAST: Police Off The Cuff #42 Edmund Hartnett
Edmund Hartnett served as Police Commissioner of Yonkers from 2006 through 2011.
After leaving the Yonkers Police Department, Ed then worked with former #NYPD Police Commissioner, #BillBratton, on police consulting projects in Los Angeles, Oakland CA, Detroit and Baltimore…
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YONKERS EATS: The best Buffet in Yonkers
LUSITANIA RESTAURANT has been serving the Yonkers Community for many years.
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KNBC – TV: No End to Nightmare for NYC Dad in Baby Twins’ Hot Car Deaths
Juan Rodriguez forgot his babies in his car when he went to work on July 26; when he came back eight hours later, both were dead
More than four months after a New York City father admitted forgetting his 1-year-old twins in a car when he went to work over the summer, leaving them long enough that they died of heat, he’s still struggling to find time to grieve….
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YONKERS VOICE: Car vs Bike on S Broadway & Valentine
Video Journalist Prince Robinson is there as the YPD and Empress EMS responded to a report of a person riding a bike hit by vehicle.
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BUSINESS JOURNAL:Sports memorabilia guru Brandon Steiner launches new venture
Brandon Steiner, the Scarsdale resident whose name has been synonymous with sports memorabilia for 32 years has set up a location in Yonkers where 11 employees are at work…..
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2516663258591237/
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VIDEO: Tragic Details About Music Legend Mary J. Blige
Ever since the ’90s, Mary J. Blige has made a living out of pouring her heart and soul into her music.
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YONKERS EATS: Yonkers Best Restaurants >>> PIZZA PLACES >>> Dunwoodie Pizzeria And Restaurant
Dunwoodie Pizzeria & Restaurant’s piping pizza is just as hot as its ratings, and customers call this Yonkers spot one of the best around…,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2516374265286803/
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YONKERS VOICE: Report of a Burglary in Progress at 1 Alexander St
Video Journalist Ru Ros is there after a suspect (black male) was seen running away in direction to the barge….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2516026825321547/
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FULL COVERAGE: The Yonkers Newswire Works Solely To Bring #ALL Of The News To The 8,100 Plus Households That I Serve In Yonkers For The Record 8,100 Well Informed Yonkers Residents Have Opted-In To Join The Yonkers Newswire To Receive Notifications Of New Posts,
But Since All Of The Posts In The Group Are Set To Public The Audience Is Actually Much Larger….
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STATEMENT: Yonkers Congressman Eliot Engel on #Trump Administration Decision to Slash #SNAP Benefits
Congressman #EliotEngel issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s new rule which will slash SNAP benefits for nearly 700,000 people…
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YONKERS EATS: Yonkers Best Restaurants >>> STEAK HOUSES >>> Texas de Brazil
Texas de Brazil is an upscale Brazilian eatery featuring all-you-can-eat grilled meat carved tableside and a salad bar….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2516338221957074/
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PATCH: Here Are The Safest Cities In The United States: Report
The top five safest American cities ranged from locations all over the country. Columbia, Maryland. Yonkers, New York Plano, Texas….
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HARNESS LINK: “Coach” Minore snags NAADA Final
YONKERS: The coach showed-em how to do it.
#PaulMinore, a retired high school athletic coach and outstanding amateur driver, saved the best for last when he rallied his Glenferrie Dreamer in the final strides to win the $15000 final of the NAADA harness racing trotting series in 2:00.1 tonight (Dec. 5) at Yonkers Raceway….
http://www.harnesslink.com/News/-Coach-Minore-snags-NAADA-Final-
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JOURNAL NEWS: Getaway driver in Mike Nolan’s murder released from prison, family outraged
The family of Yonkers native and Oakland A’s minor league pitcher Mike Nolan is outraged over the early release of one of the suspects connected to Nolan’s 2015 murder.
Garth O’Neil Cole, the getaway driver who pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, was sentenced in August 2016 to five years in prison but was released today from Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City, Queens, because of good behavior…..
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EVERYONE EATS: Yonkers’ Evening Food Pantry Helps Those That Goes To School And / Or Work – And Must Pay High Rents In The City Of Hills
LOTS OF LOVE GOING OUT: Bring A Shopping Cart, Because There Will Be A Lot Of Holiday Love Handed Out This Evening…..
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NEW YORK CITY: The Yonkers franchised restaurant, which boasts the world’s largest selection of draft beer, has inked a deal for 19,000 square feet at 10 Times Square, at the intersection of West 41st Street, Seventh Avenue and Broadway
The fast-casual pub chain Yard House is opening its NYC outpost in Times Square….
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DEADLINE: Mary J. Blige Documentary In Production With Amazon Studios & eOne
EXCLUSIVE: We’ve learned that Oscar-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth (Freeheld) is currently in production on an untitled documentary about two-time Oscar nominee and nine-time Grammy winner Mary J. Blige….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2513982935525936/
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EXAMINER NEWS: Saving Westchester Taxpayers Money Through Recycling
A recent visit to the Westchester County Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), located off I-87 in ,Yonkers showed vividly how the process works….
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YONKERS HISTORY: One hundred years ago, Leo Baekland, a Belgium born chemist and inventor living in Yonkers, New York, created a compound out of formaldehyde and camphor, which he called “Bakelite.”
It was the first completely synthetic plastic, and was widely used in many products for its insulating and decorative properties. His invention marks the beginning of “the age of plastics.” ….
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YONKERS ARTS: Tony “Rubin” Sjöman brings his art to Westchester for the first time, commissioned by RXR Realty to bring life to a mural in their new luxury Yonkers rental, Sawyer Place, that overlooks the Hudson River.
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YONKERS EATS: Yonkers Best Restaurants >>> AMERICAN RESTAURANTS >>> Yard House
Yard House is a high-end sports-bar chain with a huge menu of New American fare and an extensive list of draft beers…
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2516318391959057/
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YONKERS EVENT: On the first Friday night of the month, Rabbi Mendy Hurwitz hosts a Community Dinner
There will be Friday night services followed by a Shabbos dinner at the Shule…
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CRIME NEWS: Transgender Prostitute Escapes From Two Kidnappers In Yonkers
YONKERS: The Armed Man Was Upset That His Transgender Lady Was Texting Wife, Is Still On The Loose.
The Transgender woman got inside the vehicle to meet one man, but was surprised when another man, who she’s had past sexual encounters with, was waiting there with a gun….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2514416455482584/
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YONKERS TRIBUNE: Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. Begins to Implement Criminal Justice Reform
POSITION STATEMENT: Westchester County To Stop Seeking Bail Immediately On #Yonkers And Other Cases That Would Not Be Eligible in 2020
ANTHONY SCARPINO JR: The State of New York enacted sweeping criminal justice reform with the biggest changes in law taking effect January 1, 2020….
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JOURNAL NEWS >>> Yonkers priest accused of ‘parading’ sex abuse victim toward other men: Court filing
Daniel Calabrese, along with nine other defendants, were charged with abusing a then 13-year-old boy while a student at Saint Joseph’s Seminary, according to a Westchester court filing….
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/yonkers-priest-accused-of-parading-sex-abuse-victim-toward-other-men-court-filing/ar-BBXFtWM
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YONKERS EATS: Yonkers Best Restaurants >>> SPECIALITY CUISINE – BAGEL SHOPS >>> Manor Bagels Cafe
Since 2015, Manor Bagels Cafe, Has Offered Yonkers Residents A Wide Variety Of Bagels, Including….
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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MUSLIM: Mar Mari Assyrian Church of the East
PHOTO ESSAY: Mar Mari Parish of the Assyrian Church of the East is at 129 Buena Vista Avenue in the City of Yonkers…..
https://medium.com/the-photographic-muslim/mar-mari-assyrian-church-of-the-east-48450347bf52
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NO JUSTICE >>> Yonkers Roundup >>> KILLER GOT AWAY: Federal ICE Agents Re-Arrests Illegal Alien Charged With Gang Assault And Manslaughter, Who Was Released Into Community By The Yonkers Police Department
YONKERS: An illegal alien from Mexico who had been previously removed twice from the United States for manslaughter and gang assault charges was released back into the public.
https://yonkersroundup.com/index.php/2019/12/04/killer-got-away-federal-ice-agents-re-arrests-illegal-alien-charged-with-gang-assault-and-manslaughter-who-was-released-into-community-by-the-yonkers-police-department/?fbclid=IwAR3EEeTVPwjLeN_EGbxfpj3aoOrxz7s0TfT-Mxz_f8EjTuW98WcZjbx1isc
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SLIDE SHOW: Lord & Taylor and Le Tote put theory to practice over in Yonkers at the Ridge Hill mall where Lord & Taylor is getting a 21st century reboot.
GANG MURDER: Feliciano Perez-Bautista, 32, was arrested by the Yonkers Police Department in July on charges of gang assault and causing serious physical injury….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2514448522146044/
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YONKERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS: The School Choice Fair Saturday December 7th
Every Yonkers public school will be at the Fair where you can learn what each offers your child….
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MUSIC VIDEO: Glass Animals Collaborate With Denzel Curry On “Tokyo Drifting” Which Was Shot In Yonkers
The video was shot in Yonkers at an abandoned Catholic school….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_7HqeukRrI
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YONKERS FUND RAISER: The Charter School of Educational Excellence‘s 2019 Holiday Handbag Bingo Is Coming Up
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: #CSEE is happy to announce that they will be hosting our Annual Holiday Handbag Bingo on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 6:00 PM….
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YONKERS EVENT: Join Assemblyman Nader Sayegh at his Holiday Open House on December 19th, 2019
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PUBLIC NOTICE: Government Operations and Oversight Meeting
Please be advised that a Government Operations and Oversight Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, Yonkers City Hall, 4th Floor….
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JOIN THE FUN: With Gene DiNapoli And His Musical Guests At DiNapoli’s Stone Mill RestaurantDiNapoli’s Stone Mill RestaurantCirca-1803 mill turned upscale restaurant with a fireplace and patio….
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NEWS 12: Bronx college student’s artwork is put on display at Yonkers City Hall
YONKERS – It’s a big accomplishment for an artist, selling your first piece, and one student at College of Mount Saint Vincent just got to experience that.#BrendanRyan says he’s been creating art ever since he could pick up a pencil….
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Women And Minorities Encouraged To Apply…..
HELP WANTED IN YONKERS >>> Yonkers Firefighters Recruitment: Join the Bravest and become a Yonkers Firefighter.
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NEWS 12: Yonkers tenants say they haven’t had gas for cooking for over 5 months
Tenants of a Yonkers apartment building say they haven’t had gas for cooking for more than five months.
Yonkers Power List: Highlighting the movers and shakers who are shaping Yonkers’ Future
Wilson Kimball currently serves as the Commissioner of Planning and Development for the City of Yonkers.
She was appointed to this position by Mayor Mike Spano in January 2013. Prior to serving as Commissioner…
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BAILOUT NEEDED: Liquidity is extremely thin, at St. John’s Riverside Hospital, with just over 6 days’ cash on hand and the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency might get left holding the bag
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: S&P Global Ratings lowered its rating to ‘CCC+’ from ‘B-‘ on Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, N.Y.’s existing revenue debt issued for St. John’s Riverside Hospital (SJRH)…..
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WALL STREET JOURNAL: “Yonkers is soliciting Proposals from companies that could offer the devices”
ALBANY: New York Scooter Bill Overwhelmingly Passed In June, But Is Being Held In The State Senate By Yonkers’ Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Pending A Request From Governor Andrew Cuomo
As New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ponders whether to sign a bill legalizing electric scooters, several cities, including Yonkers, are preparing to offer the devices for rental as soon as …
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YONKERS HISTORY: The Greek who invented the soft ice cream
Carvel Corporation provided gourmet know-how to owners during a multi-week course at a converted #Yonkers motel renamed the Carvel College of Ice Cream Knowledge, often fondly referred to as “Sundae School.”
One of the attendees even invented the Cookie Puss cake—an ice cream space alien made of ice cream, milk fudge, and shredded coconut—modeled after Tom Carvel’s own face…..
Deana Smith says she’s been using a portable electric stove for cooking since the gas was cut off from her Bronx River Road apartment building
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YONKERS BEST LAWYERS: Bankruptcy Lawyers >>> Donald London Esq
Since 1996, Donald London helped his clients confidently move through the bankruptcy process while exploring all available options for helping them achieve a fresh start.
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GIVE A LISTEN: WYNK: WYNK Yonkers Community Radio >>> Holiday Hall
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: Blending favorite Christmas classics with recent holiday hits!
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YONKERS VOICE: Ru Ros share info of a jumper reported at 75 Tuckahoe Rd
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YONKERS TRIBUNE: MGM’s President and COO in Yonkers Steps Down from MGM Resorts International Empire City Casino
BRIAN HARROD: MGM Resorts International President and COO Uri Clinton of Empire City Casino in Yonkers who had been lobbying New York lawmakers has stepped down from the firm.
That he is no longer president of the company’s billion dollar casino in the City of Hills was confirmed by MGM late Monday.
Uri Clinton — the most visible MGM Resorts International executive resigned his post as president and chief operating officer of MGM Empire City in New York, less than a year after taking the job.
In an email to the Hartford Courant, MGM added: “However, he continues to support our development efforts as a consultant.”
Mayor Mike Spano has yet to comment over this unexpected news.There is much unfinished business to contend with in the upcoming 2020 session with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Yonkers’ Assembly Gaming Chairman J, Gary Pretlow.
MGM Resorts named Clinton president and COO of Empire City about a year ago, shortly before closing on its $850 million purchase of the property, which includes Yonkers Raceway.
MGM has urged the New York Legislature to allow Empire City to introduce table games prior to the scheduled 2023 lifting of a moratorium on new casinos in New York.
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NEWS 12 >>> Consumer Reports: Beware of online shopping scams
Experts at Consumer Reports in Yonkers say don’t click on links for sales you see in pop-up ads, emails, or on social media sites without doing a search to see if the sale even exists…..
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ROUNDUP NEWSWIRES: GDC and Yonkers mayor Spano unveil plans for new park in Greystone
Yonkers, NY #GinsburgDevelopmentCompanies joined with mayor Mike Spano to unveil plans to create a park in the Greystone neighborhood that will link Warburton Ave. to the Old Croton Aqueduct State Trail.The new park, which will be located across from #GDC’s River Tides at Greystone rental development, will feature a stairway and paths that will wind through the park which will be landscaped…
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WATCH: How did Syracuse manage a 9-point victory in OT?
YONKERS HERO: Watch as the Orange sophomore DB #TrillWilliams from Yonkers, NY, rips the ball from Wake Forest receiver Kendall Hinton at the 4 and racing 96 yards for a defensive touchdown….
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DOING IT RIGHT: Watch How The Charter School of Educational Excellence’s hardworking students, teachers, and staff deliver outstanding results
TOP GRADE: The Yonkers Public Schools Have Not Built A School In Yonkers For Over 30 Years, But Charter School Of Educational Excellence Founder #EduardoLaGuerre Is Opening His Third Yonkers School That Gives Children A #Free Education And A Future….
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LEGAL NEWS: Cablevision Class Action Says Yonkers Customers Billed For Canceled Service
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Cablevision alleging that customers are billed for cable, telephone, and internet access even after they cancel the service.
Yet Governor Andrew Cuomo, Yonkers Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Bronx Assembly Leader Carl Heastie have done nothing to protect consumers from #Altice‘s corporate abuses of New York residents….
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The #SpectrumGamingGroup of Horsham, Pennsylvania was selected by the New York State Gaming Commission to undertake a statewide market study.
The contract for the study still required final approval by the office of state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and #Yonkers‘ Assembly Gaming Committee Chairman, J Gary Pretlow, pushing hard for it.
The study will look at several key questions on New York State gaming. For instance, is there a market for additional casinos in #NewYork State and what impact new venues may have on existing casinos upstate.
The consultant will focus strongly on metropolitan #NewYorkCity area, where MGM Resorts at Yonkers Raceway is itching to spend another billion bucks.
But the study will supposedly consider the impact of sports betting and online wagering, legal gambling in neighboring states, and the impact of #TribalCasinos on New York State commercial casinos.
In 2013, Governor Andrew Cuomo approved a constitutional amendment to allow four full-gaming commercial casinos in upstate New York.
MGM Resorts International also wants expanded gaming at its Empire City Casino in #YonkersNY.
In January, #MGMResorts closed on a deal to acquire #EmpireCity for $850 million from the #RooneyFamily.
#MGM has attempted to get #NewYorkState officials to allow downstate casinos licenses before 2023, when a current moratorium is set to end.
MGM wants the Yonkers property to become a traditional casino sometime next year or in 2021 and has the support of Yonkers Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Yonkers State Senator Shelley Mayer and Yonkers Assemblymen Nader Sayegh and J Gary Pretlow.
In March, MGM and another venue, Resorts World Casino New York City, located in #Queens and operated by Genting, both offered $500 million in licensing fees for expanded gaming.
They also could pay upstate casinos, which are struggling financially.
Empire City is home to 5,200 slot machines and electronic games.
Empire City’s electronic offerings include blackjack, three-card poker and roulette.
But the establishment does not yet feature live table versions of those games.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano says MGM wants to build one of its world class entertainment convention center venues on the 97 acre property.
But everyone wants in on this #NYC Area Casino Gold Rush, as the money losing Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting (#OTB) is once again attempting to open a contentious gaming venue in #Medford.
#SuffolkOTB recently filed initial documents to undertake an environmental impact study on placing a 160,000-square-foot video lottery gaming venue at the site of the former #Brookhaven Movie Theater.
Three years ago, residents voiced strong opposition to the plan.
The pressure was a key reason the proposal failed, but now there is a chance at full casino gambling at the site.
The location of the proposed casino is on eastern Long Island, some 61 miles from #Manhattan.
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation is scheduled to hold a hearing on the casino proposal on Dec. 9 in #Holtsville,
PRESS RELEASE: On Thursday, November 28th, 2019, at approximately 5:20 PM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to 47 Yonkers Avenue at the Oak Street intersection on a report of a motor vehicle having struck a pedestrian.
YONKERS: Upon arrival First Responders located an unresponsive elderly female down in the street in apparent cardiac arrest and immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation; she was transported to a local area hospital with severe bodily injuries where she was pronounced deceased. Police cordoned-off the accident scene and initiated a criminal investigation.
Police Detectives and investigators from the Major Case Squad, Crime Scene Unit, and Accident Investigation Unit responded to the scene, interviewing subjects and witnesses, recovering surveillance video, processing forensic evidence, and reconstructing the events of the accident.
Investigation thus far has yielded that the victim, identified as 77-year-old Po Yol Han, a resident of Nepperhan Avenue, was crossing Yonkers Avenue north to south when she was struck by an early model pick-up truck that was traveling westbound on Yonkers Avenue; the truck stopped for several minutes before fleeing the scene.
Several hours later investigators located a vehicle of interest parked and unoccupied less than a mile away, and are actively working to identify the responsible parties. Surveillance video capturing the accident was also recovered as evidence.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Yonkers Police Detective Division at (914) 377-7724 – all calls will remain confidential. 100% anonymous tips can be sent by texting the key word YPD plus the tip to 847411.
Anonymous tips can also be sent to us directly through the Yonkers PD Tips app which can be downloaded for free to any Apple or Android device. Additional information may be released as it becomes available.
The City of Yonkers and Yonkers Police Department offers its sincere condolences to the family of the victim.
HIGH TECH SCAM: Imtiyaz Siddiqi allegedly called subscribers using various telephone numbers from a variety of area codes that displayed the Dish name on caller ID screens.
FAKE ACCOUNTS: Dish Network said Imtiyaz Siddiqi used aliases, such as “Richard Bates” or “Terry James,” the complaint states, and he also used agents to make calls on his behalf.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT NEW YORK: Dish Network Sues Yonkers Man And District Judge Vincent Briccetti Grants Summary Judgment
Dish Network says a Yonkers man has posed as a company representative to trick customers into paying him for unnecessary services.
Dish, a satellite pay-television provider based in Englewood, Colorado, sued Imtiyaz Siddiqi for $2 million in federal court in White Plains on May 17.
Siddiqi orchestrated a telemarketing scheme, the complaint states, “for the purpose of extracting payments from Dish’s subscribers.”
Dish claims that Siddiqi has been defrauding its customers since at least early 2016.
The scam, as described in the complaint, rested on three key steps.
First, he had to persuade customers that if their equipment were not upgraded or adjusted, at their expense, they would lose television programming. He instructed them to email questions to dishnetwork@consultant.com, “further conveying his false association with Dish.”
Second, he had to trick Dish into dispatching a technician, the complaint states, “to impart an air of legitimacy to his scheme.” So he allegedly called the company while posing as subscribers asking for upgrades or equipment adjustments.
Third, he would recontact subscribers “again and again demanding payment and threatening to shut off their Dish services if payment was not made.”
He instructed customers to send payments to a Yonkers post office box, according to the complaint, or pay by credit card or debit card.
The scam worked hundreds of times, the complaint claims, and typically netted $150 per incident. In some cases, Dish installed new equipment.
Sometimes, the subscriber terminated the contract.
In reality, the callers were masquerading as Dish agents and the addresses to which the callers told Dish’s subscribers to mail payments both belong to Imtiyaz Siddiqi.
The lawsuit does not explain how Siddiqi identified Dish subscribers.
The evidence was so strong that the court granted plaintiff’s unopposed motion for partial summary judgment on its contributory trademark infringement claims, determining that defendant knew or was willfully blind to the fact that the callers were infringing plaintiff’s DISH marks, and still continued to prove payment processing services for an infringing purpose.
In addition, the court found that defendant participated in, and shared control over, the scheme to use the DISH marks to turn a profit.
The Rev. Margaret Fountain Coleman, will be honored as Author and Educator of Yonkers Public Schools “Woman of the Year 2019.” on Saturday at the Nepperhan Community Center from noon to 4 p.m.
Mrs. Coleman is a 1986 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, earning a BS degree in administration of justice-legal studies, 2009 graduate of Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, earning a MS elementary education — children with disabilities as well as earning a MS in administration leadership and supervision from the College of St. Rose, Albany, New York in 2016.
Currently, the Rev. Coleman is an associate minister at Messiah Baptist Church in Yonkers.
She is married to the Rev. Frank E. Coleman Jr., pastor of Messiah Baptist Church.
They have four children.
HEAVY PRICE TO BE PAID: Manhattan U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel also hit defendant Nadem Sayegh, 65, a former endocrinologist from #Yonkers, with a $100,000 fine and ordered him to surrender to custody on Jan. 28.
He prescribed 1,900 Oxycontin pills to a convicted felon, who then re-sold them on the streets.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today joined local bike enthusiasts at Van Der Donck Park to unveil one of 13 new bike racks that are being installed across the city.
PRESS RELEASE New Bike Racks named (WH)eels, the bike racks mimic the form of the glass eel, which has returned to #Yonkers via the Hudson River up to the Saw Mill River.
QUOTE: “We are continually working to make Yonkers more bike friendly,” said #MayorMikeSpano. “Complimenting the new bike repair stations, city bike lanes and bike share program, these bike racks add to the growing list of initiatives supported by the city to ensure that residents and visitors take to the streets, parks and pathways as a means of exercise, relaxation and fun.”
YONKERS: The (WH)eels bike racks are designed by the 2017 Sarah Lawrence College Urban Design Lab, led by visiting professor Amanda Schachter, AIA, to celebrate the restored ecology of the Saw Mill River and the proliferation of more green modes of transit in Yonkers.
Starting with a diagonal bent loop of steel, the bike racks mimic the form of the glass eel. Each loop allows a bike to be securely placed allowing multiple points to lock a bike.
The Yonkers Planning and Development department contracted with Specialty Construction Systems to fabricate the 13 bike racks and is installing them in various locations throughout the city including:
· Yonkers City Hall (40 S. Broadway)
· City Pier (Foot of Main Street)
· 2 S. Broadway· Nepperhan Avenue and New Main Street
· Palisade Preparatory School (201 Palisade Ave.)
· Riverdale Avenue at Main Street (24 Main Street)
· Yonkers Greenway Playground (1 Wolffe Street)
· Riverdale Avenue at Cerrato Park (50 Vark Street)
· S. Broadway at Vark Street (155 S. Broadway)
· Dock Street and Woodworth Avenue
· Grinton I. Will Library (1500 Central Park Avenue)
· S. Broadway and McLean Avenue
· Kimball Avenue and Glen Washington Road
While each rack is distinct in its curve, all of the racks have the same color scheme — phosphorescent paint to light up at night on the outside, blue on the inside and hot pink on the edge.
The (WH)eels bike racks complement the Yonkers Greenway Initiative, which is the proposed 2.4 mile trail that will run along the former Putnam Railroad, from Van Cortlandt Park at the Bronx border through southwest Yonkers, and ultimately connecting to the Yonkers Train Station and the Hudson River.
Funding for the new bike racks is provided by a grant from the NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities Program and from the Yonkers Community Development Agency.
YONKERS: A meeting of the Community Services Committee has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 26th at 4:30P.M. in the Council Chambers, #Yonkers City Hall, 4th floor to consider Resolution 2019 being proposed by 6th District Councilman #AnthonyMarante.
The resolution calls for full respectful recognition of religious holidays by referring to them by their proper names.
By way of illustration, a “Holiday” Tree Lighting would be referred to as a “Christmas” Tree Lighting; a “Holiday” Menorah Lighting would be referred to as a “Chanukah” Menorah Lighting; a “Holiday” Kinara Lighting would be referred to as a “Kwanzaa” Kinara Lighting in order to recognize the individual faith communities that gave rise to the respective celebrations and traditions that are at the heart of these events that are widely anticipated and open to everyone to appreciate and enjoy.
Councilman Anthony Merante noted, “There is a great deal of cultural and religious diversity in the City of Yonkers, and Yonkers is home to many houses of worship encompassing Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other faiths and beliefs. I believe all religious holidays should be fully acknowledged by there proper names. In truncating or diluting them is disrespectful to their tradition. Christians celebrate Christmas with a Christmas tree. So when doing a lighting it should be referred to as a Christmas tree lighting in all the promotional aspects of the event.”
This legislation would impact only The City of Yonkers‘ official events and those of its departments and subsidiary agencies.
IN MEMORIAM; John Simon, a theater and film critic, Who wrote for Hezi Aris‘s Yonkers Tribune and Sam Zherka‘s #WestchesterGuardian has died at age 94.
ACID TONGUED CRITIC: #JohnSimon known for his lacerating reviews and often withering assessment of performers’ physical appearance.
He died Sunday night at Westchester Medical Center.
Simon served as the chief theater critic at New York magazine for nearly 40 years before being dismissed in 2005.
He then worked at Bloomberg for five years before being fired in 2010.
Later his tart and curmudgeonly were featured in Westchester publications.
He also reviewed for New York’s Channel 13, but was forced out, because the station considered his notices misanthropic.
Time magazine called Simon “the most poisonous pen on Broadway.”
He once compared Kathleen Turner to “a braying mantis.”
One actress fought back, Sylvia Miles dumped a plate of pasta on his head when she encountered him in a restaurant.
In 1981, an ad in Variety appeared accusing John Simon of being “racist, anti-Semitic, misogynist, vicious, and derisive.” It was signed by 300 artists.
Brent Spiner on Twitter recalled being described by the critic “like a good high school actor in a bad college production.”
John Simon defended his sharp elbows, arguing that the theater was becoming dumbed down.
In 1969, the New York Drama Critics Circle voted to refuse him membership.
The following fall, the body relented and allowed him in.
The circle also voted to keep him in the group in 2010 when he technically was no longer working for a publication published in New York City, part of the group’s bylaws.
From 1950-1955, Simon taught at Harvard, the University of Washington and M.I.T.
He also taught at Bard College and the University of Pittsburgh in the 1960s.
His articles appeared in everything from Town and Country to Esquire and the Weekly Standard.
He was the author or editor of over a dozen books, including “Uneasy Stages,” a collection of his reviews from 1963 through 1973, and “John Simon on Theatre,” which included the next three decades.
Other books include “John Simon on Music” and “John Simon on Film.”
Simon was born in Yugoslavia in 1925 and received his B.A. in English, as well as his master’s and Ph.D. in comparative literature from Harvard University. He was a George Polk Award winner and was a Fulbright Fellow.
On his blog, he also continued to annoy.
In one of his blog posts in 2013, he defended his toughness because he cared.
“A critical sting is not like a slight flesh wound, treatable with ointment. If intentionally negative, it has to sting. This is the only way it is noticeable, the only way it could make a difference. That is to say if any criticism makes a difference.”
In his last post just before Halloween, he wrote: “One person’s critic is another person’s crackpot.”
POLITICAL NEWCOMER: #JamaalBowman, is a Yonkers resident, who founded a charter school in the North Bronx and was a voice in New York’s movement to opt out of standardized testing.
YONKERS: Jamaal Bowman is attempting to primary Eliot Engel, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs committee, who has been in Congress for 31 years, representing the 16th district since 2013.
Jamaal Bowman sees the same recipe for success as she did with the #AOC campaign
A compelling young leader that reflects the community
A majority, minority district with a plurality of people of color who have been represented by an older career establishment politician that does not reflect the true diversity of that district,
And an establishment democrat that has taken millions from corporate PACs
Jamaal Bowman is not the only progressive candidate of color attempting to unseat Eliot Engel
There’s also #AndomGhebreghiorgis, an Eritrean-American special education teacher, currently third in the polls.
CORPORATION NOTICE
CITY OF YONKERS-NEW YORK
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the City Council of the City of Yonkers, New York will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 10,2019 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York on the following Special Ordinance, to wit:
PROPOSED SPECIAL ORDINANCE
A PROPOSED SPECIAL ORDINANCE DECLARING HOMESITE PARKWAY FROM SAW MILL RIVER ROAD TO WOODYCREST AVENUE TO BE A PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY OF THE CITY OF YONKERS.
The facility in Yonkers helps children with severe emotional, behavioral and mental health issues suffered from a fire Sunday night.
There is no word on how the fire started or if anyone was injured, but the Yonkers Fire Department responded around 8 pm and say that he flames were apparently contained to a maintenance shed on the property.
A Group of individuals entered a Livery Cab in Yonkers headed to 125th Street and Lenox Avenue in in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan.
The NYPD say that’s when a dispute broke out over whether or not the driver could break a $100 bill.
That dispute escalated when one of the suspects allegedly displayed a knife and took $1,500 in cash from the driver before leaving the scene.
The NYPD has sent out the above surveillance image of the three people sought in connection to the robbery.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.