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Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, along with the Yonkers Board of Education Trustees, the Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, Yonkers City Councilmembers, local union leaders and Yonkers Public School students, this week gathered in Albany to call on New York State to provide additional state education aid to Yonkers.
“In just 15 days Yonkers will find out whether we are treated fairly in this year’s State Budget.
If we aren’t, our schools face a $45-$60 million budget gap and potential teacher layoffs.
That’s why I joined City Councilmembers, teachers and other union leaders this week to meet with our Albany leaders and tell them this year’s State Budget must finally treat Yonkers fairly.
We met with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who now is one of the three people who will negotiate this year’s budget, and with Senate Education Committee Chair Senator Shelley Mayer, whose Committee is in charge of all Senate education legislation.
Our message was simple: Don’t agree to any State Budget unless it treats Yonkers fairly.
We also met with our new Assemblyman Nader Sayegh and long-time Assemblyman Gary Pretlow, as well as the Governor’s budget staff, and warned that without a fair budget we may have to cut hundreds of teaching positions.
If you want to know what you can do, call the Governor and your Albany representatives. Express your appreciation for their past support of Yonkers Schools, and urge them to stand strong for Yonkers.
Together we can provide the children of Yonkers with the education they deserve.
With everyone’s help I am confident this will be the year Albany stops shortchanging our city.”
Shelley Mayer is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate representing the 37th Senate District. Formerly a member of the New York State Assembly, Mayer was first elected in a special election
“As the Chair of the State Senate Education Committee, one of my priorities is ensuring we provide increased funding in the state budget for public schools throughout the state. I am honored to work with colleagues who share a commitment to the children of New York State and to ensuring that school districts, regardless of who represents them, have the resources they need to provide a quality education for every child. The One-House Budget Resolution provides historic support for schools and higher education, including:
Increasing School Aid by $1.62 billion or 6.0% over the 2018-2019 school year;
Increasing Foundation Aid by $1.2 billion or 6.8% over last year;
Reforming the tuition assistance program (TAP) by increasing the minimum TAP award, the maximum TAP award, and increasing eligibility by raising the TAP income threshold so more New York families can benefit;
And, for the first time, providing a new pool of $25 million in additional grants to school districts to support English Language Learning students;
Providing $20 million for expanded pre-kindergarten grants, $5 million above the Executive;
Increasing funding for higher education, including an additional $5.8 million for community college base aid.
In addition to investing in our students and families, the One-House Budget Resolution:
Restores $60 million in Aid and Incentives to Municipalities (AIM) funding for towns and villages;
Provides $10 million in funding for early voting and other voting reforms to ensure that local governments are not required to spend additional funding to implement voting reforms enacted by the state government;
Adds an additional $150 million to Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding, for a total of $588 million, to ease the burden on local municipalities by providing state funding to repair local streets and highways;
Increases non-MTA Downstate transit systems funding, including Bee-Line, to $350 million, an additional $12.2 million over the Executive proposal, and $11 million for the Lower Hudson Transit Link bus service;
Restores millions in Medicaid cuts to our local hospitals;
Allocates an additional $2 billion, for a total of $2.5 billion, for clean water infrastructure projects;
Includes language which underscores the State Senate’s commitment to tenant protection in Westchester County;
Protects taxpayers by ensuring community benefits when projects are supported by public dollars. When development projects receive tax incentives from the state or a local Economic or Industrial Development Agency, those project should be required to pay prevailing wage, and every effort should be made to hire local workers. ”
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s prison closure plan isn’t included in the senate’s budget bills, even though it could save 35 Million in tax dollars
QUOTE: “These new closures are another step toward reversing the era of mass incarceration and recognizing that there are more effective alternatives to lengthy imprisonment,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said in February.
UNIONS DON’T WANT IT: Yonkers Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and other democratic lawmakers don’t support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to expedite the closure of up to three state prisons this year.
FORGET ABOUT IT: The One-house budget plans released by the Assembly and state Senate majorities excludes Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal.
PROTECT UNION JOBS: The governor is seeking authority from the state Legislature to close as many as three correctional facilities by September 1st.
In his 30-day budget amendments, Governor Cuomo included the proposal to shutter up to three state prisons.
His plan would require the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to review the state’s 54 correctional facilities and determine which should close. There would be criteria the agency would consider, such as facility security level, available programs for inmates and the potential reuse of the property.
Governor Cuomo, who has boasted about closing 24 state prisons and juvenile detention centers, contends more prisons can be shuttered due to a declining inmate population.
The inmate population is now 46,973, down from 56,419 since 2011 — the governor’s first year in office.
The state Division of Budget estimates the closures could eliminate more than 1,200 beds in the prison system and save at least $35 million.
However, Cuomo’s plan faces opposition from lawmakers and unions representing correctional officers.
One of the unions, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, slammed the proposal. The labor group believes it would lead to overcrowding in prisons and create dangerous conditions for staff.
The governor and state legislative leaders are aiming to finalize a new state budget by March 31.
Subomi Macaulay for 3rd District Yonkers City Council 2019
Yonkers volunteer Subomi Macaulay is a member of the Untermyer Performing Arts Council, treasurer of Sister to Sister International, publicity officer for National Council of Negro Women, first vice president of the Yonkers Chapter Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus, as well as, board member of the credit union at her church.
Subomi Macaulay is a lifelong democrat and her platform of better schools and affordable housing, as well as, protecting immigrants in Yonkers.
Professionally Subomi Macaulay is a realtor, who has served on the Yonkers Board of Assessment Review.
Subomi Macaulay will be running against former Councilman and mayoral city council liaison Dennis Robertson, who was endorsed by the Yonkers Democratic committee last month
For more information about Subomi Macaulay’s campgain you can visit her website
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HELP IS AVAILABLE: The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy In #Yonkers Offers Flu And Strep Testing In Yonkers
QUICK SERVICE: Do you have symptoms of the flu or strep but no time to go to the doctor? The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy can offer rapid flu and strep tests.
YONKERS: Whenever you feel like you have the flu or strep, the Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy can be your one-stop shop.
The Medicine Cabinet’s highly qualified pharmacists can evaluate you, perform the strep or flu test and make sure you get the right medications.
Speak to one of the Medicine Cabinet’s staff members for more information on our flu and strep testing.
YONKERS CONVENIENCE: Want to get a health checkup without going to the doctor?
LOCAL CARE: The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy offers onsite health screenings that allow you to get more information on your health without having to make a trip to the doctor.
The Medicine Cabinet offers a variety of screenings, including the following:
Blood pressure Blood glucose (sugar) Cholesterol
The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy’s highly qualified staff can provide these screenings to give you more information on your health, health goals, and ways to reach those goals.
Speak to one of the Medicine Cabinet’s staff members to learn more about our health screenings.
BE PREPARED: Travel Vaccinations Are Available In Yonkers
YONKERS PHARMACY: Planning on traveling to Africa, Central America or South America? Before jetting off, make sure you visit The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy and make sure you are up to date on routine vaccinations.
THE HELP YOU NEED: Depending on where you are traveling, you may also need to get certain vaccinations. If you are not sure what vaccinations you need, there’s no need to worry. The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy got you covered.
Receiving vaccinations prior to your trip will help keep you and your family safe and healthy while traveling. Knowing you are protected from diseases like malaria, yellow fever and typhoid will give you peace of mind so you can spend your time enjoying yourself.
It’s important to get vaccinated at least four to six weeks before you travel. This will give the vaccines time to start working and help ensure you are fully protected while you’re traveling.
Speak to a Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy staff member today about the travel immunizations they offer and how they can prevent you from bringing home unintended souvenirs.
FULL SERVICE PHARMACY: The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy offers “Medication Therapy Management”, otherwise known as MTM, is a term used for a program to help you manage your medications and health conditions.
SOLUTION ORIENTED: Do you take several medications for several different health conditions?
Are you finding it difficult to manage your health and your medications?
Are you having any side effects from your medications?
Do you have any questions about your medications?
Do you want to know how best to take your medications to get the most from your medications?
Do you take medications that require close monitoring such as medication levels?
Have you been hospitalized recently?
Would you like to know if you are up-to-date on the recommended vaccines?
Would you like to have a complete list of the medications you take for your personal use?
Do you have any concerns about medication costs?
Would you like to receive education on diet and exercise?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may benefit from medication therapy management.
With this program, the Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy will ensure you are getting the most benefit from your medications.
In addition, the The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy can help you better manage your medications and health conditions, so you can live a healthier life.
Make an appointment today for a medication therapy management session with one of the pharmacists at the Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy
FIRST CLASS SERVICE: The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy Offers Medication Synchronization In Yonkers
YONKERS NY: Do you ever find it difficult to keep up with your medication refills and picking up your medications?
If you answered yes, you may benefit from medication synchronization.
Med Synchronization, also called med sync, is a program we offer here at the pharmacy to help synchronize your medication refills so that you will be able to pick up ALL of your medications on a single day each month.
Speak to a staff member today about how we can get you set up on med sync.
YONKERS BUSINESS: The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy is an independent, full-service pharmacy that has been locally owned and operated since 2005.
FULL SERVICE PHARMACY: The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy offers “Medication Therapy Management”, otherwise known as MTM, is a term used for a program to help you manage your medications and health conditions.
SOLUTION ORIENTED: Do you take several medications for several different health conditions?
Are you finding it difficult to manage your health and your medications?
Are you having any side effects from your medications?
Do you have any questions about your medications?
Do you want to know how best to take your medications to get the most from your medications?
Do you take medications that require close monitoring such as medication levels?
Have you been hospitalized recently?
Would you like to know if you are up-to-date on the recommended vaccines?
Would you like to have a complete list of the medications you take for your personal use?
Do you have any concerns about medication costs?
Would you like to receive education on diet and exercise?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may benefit from medication therapy management.
With this program, the Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy will ensure you are getting the most benefit from your medications.
In addition, the The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy can help you better manage your medications and health conditions, so you can live a healthier life.
Make an appointment today for a medication therapy management session with one of the pharmacists at the Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy
CONSUMER ALERT: The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy Warns Yonkers Residents To Beware Of Diet Pills And Avoid Them
At Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy, they’re not just concerned with filling your prescriptions—they’re interested in understanding each person’s entire health condition in order to make sure everyone goes home with the medications they need to feel better.
The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy’s caring and professional staff is ready to fill your prescriptions and answer all your health care related questions.
Terrance Miller is Yonkers born, Yonkers raised And Yonkers Educated
SURPRISE: County Legislator Christopher Johnson and the Yonkers indivisible group engineered a coup that allowed Terence Miller to get the endorsement of the Yonkers Democratic Committee over incumbent Councilwoman Shanae Williams.
Terence Miller is a lifelong and a graduate of Yonkers Public Schools
Like County Legislator Christopher Johnson, Terence Miller was an intern for Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and is now seeking the downtown Yonkers city council seat.
Terence Miller was elected a district leader in the first ward of the first council district in 2016 and he is also currently a member of Yonkers Community Voices Heard that is guided by County Legislator Christopher Johnson’s wife.
Terence Miller says his grandmother, Edith Allen, was a Yonkers business owner and educator.
New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica With Governor Andrew Cuomo are blaming recent revenue shortfalls on the President Donald Trump’s 2017 federal tax law and its changes to the deductibility of state and local taxes
WHO CAN AFFORD THIS: New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica said Wednesday that the state cannot afford to approve New York City licenses early because of the licensing fees it would have to refund to the four upstate casinos under the current law — a penalty that could total $300 million.
NOT IN THE CARDS: State Assembly Democrats have been reluctant to support more gaming.
While the approved 2013 referendum allows up to three New York City casinos, only the state Legislature authorize them and an early authorization will trigger nearly a third of a billion in penalties.
But, the Yonkers establishment is pushing the Yonkers delegation to get the other lawmakers to approve full gaming at the Yonkers casino before 2021 and pay the $300 Million penalty, so that the Rooney family can earn their $150 million bonus from MGM – and walk away from Yonkers with a total payoff of one billion.
New York State stagnation is predicting a period of prolonged stagnation and decline in casino aid
REAL NUMBERS: Projections show state will no longer be able to count on more money from slots, table game for schools
PIE IN THE SKY: Governor Andrew Cuomo’ recently updated financial plan projects that the school aid provided to the state by casinos will increase 15 percent — from $140 million this year to $161 million in 2020 — mostly based on greater returns from the slow-starting Resorts World Catskill.
But estimates show, it will remain flat, and then casino monies will dip by about 4 percent to $155 million in 2022 and 2023.
Video lottery terminal aid is also expected to get a bump next year, but then decrease slightly and remain flat at $948 million until 2023.
he 2020 financial plan makes it clear that more money will likely have to be used from the general fund to pay for aid to public schools across the state.
General lottery aid, which comes from the scratch-off tickets and games such as Lotto and Mega Millions, is also projected to eventually decrease and stagnate.
Of course Yonkers will get the same fixed flat rate Rooney Family Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) that it get year after year after year.
MGM, which recently purchased Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway, is in the Capitol lobbying to possibly convert the property to a full-fledged casino and making all kinds of grandiose promises and projections as Yonkers school children get nothing extra
NYS school aid from casino revenues*
$140 million – 2019
$161 million – 2020
$161 million – 2021
$155 million – 2022
$155 million – 2023
* Aid comes from the tax the state places on casino slots and table games. Numbers are projections.
The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 American revisionist Western film set during and after the American Civil War
MOVIE TRAILER: After avenging his family’s brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him – and Wales can’t bring himself to leave them unprotected.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1976 release is not to be missed.
The Chicago Reader’s Dave Kehr said, “Wales also possesses a touching emotional vulnerability that marks another significant step away from Eastwood’s often-overcriticized ‘macho’ image,”
Richard Schickel of TIME Magazine noted, “Eastwood gets to the heart of the matter briskly, orchestrates his confrontations intelligently and gets off without lingering unduly over the resultant ugliness.”
Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka will be especially helpful in bolstering emergency planning efforts in Greenwich, CT, because of his knowledge of emergency management, his professional training, his strong agency coordination skills and his ideal educational background in Homeland Security
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka has been appointed to the position of Part-Time Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator for Greenwich.
PRESS RELEASE: Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka has been hired under a limited financial federal grant to assist the Dept of Health prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, whether man-made or natural.
GREENWICH: Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka will serve as the contact person for State and local public health emergency planning coordination activities.
Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka will work with various community agencies and organizations to prepare for emergencies. He will also participate in public health planning activities, which involve all emergency response area disciplines such as hospitals, EMS, Emergency Management, Mass Care, Long Term Care and Community Healthcare Organizations.
Officer Fraszka worked in the Health Services field before joining the Yonkers Police Department in 2011, where he is currently employed and holds a rank of Sergeant.
In his role as a Yonkers Patrol Supervisor, he provides guidance to field police officers and conducts planning and response efforts to emergency situations.
More than 100 firefighters from Yonkers and other departments, battled the blaze for about 11 hours and are still trying to control hot spots in the heavily damaged building
Anyone who was displaced and in need of help can call the Mayor Mike Spano’s helpline at 914-377-4357 for referrals to resources.
Ladle of Love Healthful takeout & delivery cafe and caterer, that also allows you to order soups, salads, sandwiches, lunches and dinners online
Ladle of Love in #Bronxville is offering free meals for as long as needed to the 150 people affected by a a massive fire at an apartment building Tuesday evening at 15 Parkview Avenue and 1 Garrett Place
The Roosevelt High School gym, which is now a makeshift reception center for dozens of the displaced families.
Multiple GoFundMe accounts have been set up to raise money for the victims.
Mary Calvi (born June 11, 1969) is a WCBS TV News personality and the author of Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington’s First Love
BAD NEWS: As CBS’ renews its call for $100 million in cuts, Yonkers’ Mary Calvi and other staffers of the broadcast company are in a tizzy over who’s in and who’s out, The Post has learned.
QUOTE: “We are reorganizing and thinking about functions that go across multiple divisions,” interim CEO Joe Ianniello told analysts at Deutsche Bank Media and Telecom conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. “We expect to … get $100 million in cost savings,” he said.
WRITING IS ON THE WALL: The morning show hasn’t had an executive producer for two and half months. and the evening news team fears they are all fired.
HOT MESS: Ratings for “CBS This Morning” fell 8 percent from last year, with 3.1 million total viewers.
The morning show has suffered since co-host Charlie Rose was ousted over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations, putting it even farther behind ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “Today” show.
The CBS Evening News” is also in last place for its time slot, although it has suffered less than the morning show, down just 3 percent from last year.
Staffers of CBS’ news and Mary Calvi, who is on a book tour, are questioning who might be on the chopping block, especially as ratings for its morning and nightly news shows fall
Mary Calvi and other news personalities were already jittery amid signs that newly promoted CBS News President Susan Zirinsky has been rethinking the anchor lineup, even at the New York City Flagship Station WCBS Channel 2
CBS is also looking for a new CEO to replace Les Moonves, who resigned last fall due to sexual harassment allegations.
Reps for Curry and Banfield declined to comment. A CBS rep said, “CBS News declines to engage in speculation.”
Facebook has taken to Twitter to acknowledge the outage problem that is effecting Yonkers users, claiming that they are working on making the site accessible again.
FACEBOOK DOWN: Yonkers Facebook members are reporting that they are being greeted with a message that reads “Facebook will be back soon.”
Others Yonkers users have reported to receive a message that the site is down for “required maintenance.”
As of 12:53 p.m. Eastern time, Down Detector, a site that follows outage patterns on the social media platform, is reporting widespread outages throughout the world.
Additionally, Instagram is also reporting widespread outages across the globe, primarily affecting portions of the United States and Europe.
There is no word yet from Facebook, or Instagram, as for when the issues will be resolved for Yonkers residents
To keep track of what areas are being affected by the blackout, visit the Down Detector website.
Gov Andrew Coumo Is Playing Coy As Gambling giants lobby for the authorization of Las Vegas-style casino gambling in Yonkers and Queens.
The new owner of Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York is now looking to start unlocking value and believes that one of the ways to do this is by being given the nod to operate full-scale Las Vegas-style casino gambling, but Governor Andrew Cuomo just is not as excited as they are about giving them early approval.
MGM Resorts International bought the harness racing track and casino in January for $850 million. The company has already indicated that it nurtures hopes to be allowed to expand the property into a full-blown Las Vegas-style resort with slot machines and table games.
At present, Empire City Casino features 5,200 video-lottery terminals and a number of electronic table games and avoids paying its full share of taxes to Yonkers Public Schools, because of a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) deal.
With the help of Yonkers’ Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart- Cousins MGM will be seeking a full gaming license before the moratorium on casino expansion in New York is lifted in 2023.
The company also hopes to enter the state’s sports betting market, should Yonkers’ Assembly Gaming Chairman Gary Pretlow bring forth laws to allow the practice.
In a meeting with state legislators, Empire City Casino’s newly appointed CEO, Uri Clinton, told Ganett’s Albany Bureau that they are educating people and talking through the countless opportunities the authorization of a new Yonkers casino in the state would create.
Gambling expansion matters have traditionally been facing numerous hurdles in the state Legislature, and it will not be any different for the idea for expanded casinos.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials are approaching the topic cautiously as Yonkers legislators Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Nader Sayegh appear to be throwing all caution to the wind.
Under New York’ law, no new casinos should be authorized until 2023, when a seven-year moratorium is set to expire. The moratorium was placed to help four recently launched Upstate commercial casinos gain foothold.
WNBC-TV: Raging Fire Tears Through Yonkers Apartment Building
A raging fire is tearing through a building in #Yonkers, video shows. Flames and smoke engulfed an apartment building on Parkview Avenue Tuesday evening, Chopper 4 video showed.
The area around the building has been cordoned off…..
WPIX – TV: Around 150 displaced after fire at Yonkers apartment building
YONKERS, NY —Around 150 people were displaced by a huge blaze at a Yonkers apartment building on Tuesday night.
The fire raged for hours at 15 Parkview Avenue. Scores of residents were quickly and safely evacuated.
Video from the scene shows flames engulfing the upper floors and shooting toward the sky. Thick, acrid smoke permeated the air for blocks near the building.
Firefighters from several nearby towns sped to the scene to help battle the blaze. At one point the fire was so intense that firefighters were pulled out of the building to battle the flames from the outside…..
NBC CT: ‘What Do We Do Now?’: Tenants Recall Horror in NY Fire
YONKERS: Flames and smoke engulfed the building on Parkview Avenue Tuesday evening
A massive blaze chewed through an apartment building in Yonkers, New York, on Tuesday, destroying the building as it burned for hours, leaving dozens of families homeless and choking the neighborhood in a plume of black smoke as firefighters worked into the next day to get it under control.
No injuries were reported in the blaze on Parkview Avenue that started around 6 p.m., but witnesses described the fire as an “inferno,” “thick” and eye-burning as tenants recount the uncertainty in their futures.
“The sky was all lit up, it was like an inferno,” witness Nancy Herran said as she wore a face-protecting mask. “I can’t believe how bad it got so fast. You can’t take a full breath and your eyes are burning.”
Other neighbors could only watch and pray as the fire ripped apart the building.
“God bless the firemen,” Christine Magrin said. “You really realize how talented and brave they are.”
Another witness who lives across the courtyard from the burning building said she can’t get the sight of the raging flames out of her mind.
“I looked out the kitchen window and I could see the smoke coming out from the top of the building,” Barbara Handley said. “Then I looked and flames like you never saw. Flames just coming up out of the windows of people’s apartments.”.
The Red Cross is helping 150 families who were left homeless in the building and neighboring buildings overcome by smoke. A temporary shelter was setup at nearby Roosevelt High School.
“I saw smoke coming out of the roof and the firemen were coming,” Irene Lewis, who lives on the second floor in the burned-out building, said.
“I ran into my apartment and I came to help my friend get her cats. I’ve been out on the streets ever since.”…..
WPIX TV: Nearly 150 families displaced after Yonkers apartment building fire
YONKERS, NY — Nearly 150 families were displaced by a huge blaze at a Yonkers apartment building Tuesday night.
The fire, which started at about 6:15 p.m., raged for hours at 15 Parkview Ave. as firefighters tried to get it under control.
Scores of residents were quickly and safely evacuated. The view captured by AIR11 flames engulfing the upper floors and shooting toward the sky. Thick, acrid smoke permeated the air for blocks near the building.
The fire started in the west side of the building, but since firefighters didn’t have access to the cockloft area, the fire quickly spread to the east side. Officials say there were no access points for water, making it hard to contain.
Firefighters from several nearby towns sped to the scene to help battle the blaze. At one point the fire was so intense that firefighters were pulled out of the building to battle the flames from the outside.
Firefighters still continued to hit hot spots that flared up overnight. As to what started the fire, investigators are still trying to figure out.
“There are some unconfirmed reports that some handiwork going on in one of the apartments… maybe some plumbers torching,” Yonkers Fire Commissioner Robert Sweeney said…..
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A rendering of Extell’s proposed redevelopment of Alexander Street riverfront property, that expected to be built in phases over a 10-year period with Yonkers IDA incentives. Some Yonkers officials say this property that sits between the Yonkers and Glenwood Train stations would help the city to turn around its yearly budget sagas.
YONKERS: In Two Separate Public Meetings Accountants PKF O’Connor Davies LLP Informed The Yonkers Industrial Agency (YIDA) And The Yonkers Economic Development Corporation Audit Committees That After A Detailed And Legal Government Auditing Standards Process They Found no Control Deficiencies.
This is commendable, because the the Yonkers IDA, Executive Director Jaime McGill has an exceptionally small staff that deals with extremely complex financial structures.
However, the Yonkers IDA did suffer a $500,000 loss for the year that was made up by the fund balance.
This was mainly because a seven year old $2.6 Million loan to the currently unprofitable Larkin Garage was forgiven, by converting it into a grant.
But, Shawn Griffin, Esq. of Harris Beach LLP put in place a legal caveat, that if and when the Larkin Garage became profitable it would be required to repay the IDA for over $300,000 in expenses inured on the deal for over seven years.
YIDA And YEDC Chairwoman Hon. Cecile D. Singer and other board members did their due diligence by engaging the PKF O’Connor Davies repeatedly with questions about the highly complex financial arrangements covered in the audit.
IDA Executive Director Jaime McGill’s staff was very transparent in providing any and all documents requested and needed by the press to properly inform the taxpayers of Yonkers.
