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YONKERS: A registered “sexually violent” offender convicted of forcibly touching his victim without consent and a previous rape conviction has been remanded to the Westchester County Department of Corrections.
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 57-year-old Jack Williams, who had lived on Livingston Avenue but reported a move to Cedar Place in Yonkers.
The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Williams as a Level 3 threat, which means he is a “high-risk repeat offender and possible threat to public safety.” He has also been designated as a sexually violent offender……
Andrea Stewart-Cousins had nominated Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) to serve on the obscure Public Authorities Control Board, giving him veto power to block the project. After Amazon cancelled the project, she withdrew Gianaris’ name and nominated another Queens senator, Leroy Comrie, to serve on the board.
NEW YORK POST: Andrew Cuomo hasn’t given up on bringing Amazon to NYC
Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he’s been trying to get Amazon to revive plans for a controversial office complex in Queens — but the online retail giant is refusing to budge.
“I’ve had many conversations with Amazon. I hope that they reconsider,” Andrew Cuomo told reporters in Westbury, LI.
“Up until now, we haven’t seen any change in their position.” Governor Andrew Cuomo also urged the state Senate to join him in the effort.
“It would be helpful if the state Senate said that they would approve it. That would be helpful,” he said.
Andrew Cuomo’s remarks came a day before the The New York Times plans to publish a full-page ad with an open letter to Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos that says, “A clear majority of New Yorkers support this project and were disappointed by your decision not to proceed.”
The ad, which is being paid for the pro-business Partnership for New York City, bears the names of 78 public officials, corporate execs, labor leaders and others…..
Yonkers parents have been contacting the Yonkers Newswire saying a sixth grader in the Yonkers Charter school threatened to shoot his classmates and teacher.
They Further complain that acts of bullying and fights have been covered up without the police being called or students suspended
Parents say the Yonkers Police Department was called and the boy from the Charter School of Educational Excellence has been admitted for a psych evaluation
One parent commented,”While the Mayor Mike Spano is busy boasting how safe our city is he fails to report the danger inside of our school that get covered up and unreported in his statistics.”
It is is unclear if the charter school went on lock down once the shooting threat was made.
U.S. Army Spc. Eddie Cordero laughs after a fall while learning to snowboard
U.S. Army Spc. Eddie Cordero soldiered on through the pain of injuring his back and neck during a deployment to Afghanistan in 2017. Once he returned to Fort Bliss, Texas after his deployment, he knew he needed to do something about it.
Fortunately, he learned about the Army’s Warrior Transition Units and what they do for wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and ultimately decided it was a path he needed to take.
In July 2018, Cordero was assigned to the WTU at Fort Drum, New York, which was much closer to his hometown of #Yonkers, New York. He readily admits the time to recover from his injuries was necessary, but it wasn’t easy…..
“Our kids can excel, but the question is: Are we willing to put in the right resources, the right people in and the right support?” an expert said
NBC NEWS: New York is failing non-English speaking students, report finds In just the last decade, New York’s Multilingual Learners (MLL) students have grown by almost 20 percent — they now make up 9 percent of the state’s student population.
The roughly 237,000 MLL students in New York are mainly concentrated in New York City, #Yonkers and upstate cities such as Syracuse.
FALLING BEHIND
Only 13 percent of the state’s MLL or ELL students are proficient in math and 5 percent are proficient in English in New York state assessment tests
Yonkers Crossing Guard applicants must have access to a vehicle to commute to crossing locations.
The Yonkers Police Department is seeking applicants for the position of School Crossing Guard; current hourly rate is $16.
Interested applicants should contact School Crossing Guard Supervisor Stephanie Walden at (914) 377-7394 or direct email to: stephanie.waldie@ypd.yonkersny.bov.
Additional crime statistics for the City of Yonkers may be located at www.yonkersny.gov/ypd
Yonkers, NY – Mayor Mike Spano and Police Commissioner Charles Gardner, with members of the Yonkers City Council and Yonkers Police executives, were proud to announce the City of Yonkers crime statistics for calendar year 2018 at a press conference held in City Hall earlier today.
The Yonkers Police strategy for reducing crime focuses Department resources on five priority areas: guns, gangs, drugs, pattern crimes, and the search for wanted persons. Through extensive intelligence gathering and crime analysis, the Yonkers Police is able to identify the small number of people who commit the majority of the City’s most serious crime. Simultaneously, the Department deploys numerous community outreach programs and initiatives in an effort to build trust and cooperation with the community and residents we serve. This strategy has produced significant results:
· 2018 is the safest year on record for the City of Yonkers
· The City of Yonkers is the #1 safest city in the United States as compared to similarly sized cities
· The City of Yonkers is the #1 safest large city in the State of New York
Specifically for 2018 vs 2017:
· Part 1 Crimes are down 13.1% (FBI Uniformed Crime Reporting)
o Murders are down 89%
o Rapes are down 14%
o Robberies are down 22%
o Felony Assaults are down 35%
o Burglaries are down 25%
o Larcenies are down 10%
o Motor Vehicle Thefts are down 15%
· All four Precincts experienced double-digit reductions in crime
· Shooting incident are down 46%
· 2018 saw only 1 murder, a historic first time low for the City
Compared to the start of Mayor Spano’s administration:
· Part 1 Crimes are down 42.4% (FBI Uniformed Crime Reporting)
· Murders are down 86%
· Robberies are down 54%
· Burglaries are down 64%
Additionally, as a result of this precision policing strategy, since 2011:
· Arrests have been reduced by 35%
· Public order arrests (disorderly conduct, obstruction, etc.) have been reduced over 50%
· Civilian complaints against Police Officers are down 46%
· Civilian excessive-force complaints against Police Officers are down 84%
“These outstanding statistics are attributed to the new, innovative approach taken by our Yonkers Police Department towards public safety,” said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. “I applaud the good work and synergy created between our community and police officers so that Yonkers continues to be a great place to live, work and play.”
Police Commissioner Charles Gardner stated, “We are very fortunate here in Yonkers because we have a Mayor and City Government that steadfastly supports our Police Department and ensures we have the resources necessary to provide the highest level of service to our residents; and our success is the direct the result of the hardworking, dedicated men & women of this Department who are out there on our streets every day – putting themselves in harm’s way to protect and serve the people of this great City.”
Yonkers Seniors Are Glad That They Don’t Live In Other New York Cities
Yonkers, the “oldest” major city in the state (17 percent of its population is 65 or above) saw a 10 percent decrease in the older-adult poverty rate, the sharpest decrease in the state.
It’s unclear what accounts for this decrease.
The growth in seniors in Yonkers has mostly been among Latinos, a population that tripled in the 10-year period of an updated report.
New York State’s senior population is growing and diversifying– especially within in the five boroughs. But a new study shows how race and income inequality continues to affect quality of life, even during the twilight years.
The report released Wednesday by the Center for An Urban Future analyzes data from the American Community Survey in 2007 and 2017 to get a snapshot of changes in the senior population.
The big picture findings validate the well-known narrative of a soaring population of older people: The population of New Yorkers statewide who are 65 and older jumped 26 percent in just 10 years, or by 647,000. The state’s overall population? It grew by just 3 percent.
One in seven of those older New Yorkers are in poverty, with larger rates of poverty in Black, Latino, Asian and immigrant communities.
And it’s not just the over-65 population that is jumping. The over-85 population—those who need the most care—has also increased 26 percent, and is now at 444,005 statewide.
The study singles out U.S.-born Latino New Yorkers as the senior population with the highest rate of poverty, at 26 percent. Second are Asian seniors with a poverty rate of 22 percent; Black older adults display a poverty rate of 19 percent.
While the overall statewide elder poverty rate decreased 2 percent, senior poverty rates are increasing in many parts of the state, including in New York City. Rochester saw its share of elders in poverty jump 38 percent, and has the highest senior poverty rate of any county or city in the state.
It’s followed by New York City and Buffalo, where adults older than 65 have a poverty rate of 20 percent.
The suburbs outside New York City are getting also getting significantly older and, in some cases, those older populations are growing poorer. The foreign-born elder population increased faster than the native-born elder population in both Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Similar to Long Island, the report shows that much of the growth in the senior population in the five boroughs is driven by the aging of the foreign-born.
Over 10 years ending in 2017, the population of adults 65 and older increased by 33 percent in Manhattan. In the Bronx, 26 percent. In Staten Island, 27 percent. In Queens, 22 percent. And in Brooklyn, by 18 percent.
Brooklyn may evoke images of millennials, but the borough has the highest population of those over 65 (though not the highest percentage of its population) at 357,855, more than any other county in the state.
Brooklyn’s elder population growth was entirely the result of foreign-born seniors, whose population grew 39 percent.
The native-born senior population in the borough decreased by 3 percent in the same period, so that 58 percent of Brooklyn’s older adults were immigrants in 2017.
In Queens, the picture is similar: The foreign-born older population increased 45 percent, and as of 2017, 60 percent of the boroughs seniors are immigrants.
The native-born elder population, meanwhile, decreased 2 percent. The number of older adults in poverty increased 10 percent.
The Bronx saw the largest increase in the city of seniors in poverty, a jump of 36 percent—from 37,517 in 2007 to 51,102 in 2017.
Three quarters of that borough’s elder population is non-white. The number of older immigrants in the borough jumped 67 percent. The white older population in borough decreased by 23 percent.
The report only makes one policy recommendation, pointing out that the state’s Office for the Aging spends 40 percent less per older New Yorker than it did in 2000, a result of the older population boom and inflation that has not been addressed in budget increases.
The report will likely have implications for many other aspects of senior services, including senior center budgets, which advocates have complained are not funded proportionate to need.
Erick Alexander Martinez Of Yonkers Indicted For Selling Large Amounts of Drugs
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted a Yonkers man and two others for selling large amounts of drugs.
Brandon Winters, 43, of Plum; Eduard Guzman Rijo, 48, of the Dominican Republic; and Erick Alexander Martinez, 33, of Yonkers, New York, are accused of selling heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced.
The two-count indictment issued Monday accused the three of conspiring to traffic and distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.
According to the indictment, in January , Winters, Rijo, and Martinez conspired to possess with intent to distribute and distributed more than 2.2 pounds of heroin, 14 ounces of fentanyl and at least 15 ounces of cocaine.
If convicted, the men could face up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $10 million or both, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
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Long known for its intimate jazz clubs, soul food institutions and African-American heritage, Harlem draws a diverse crowd of locals and visitors. Trendy eateries, stylish clubs and hip bars make for an energetic nightlife scene.
The area features a mix of 19th-century brownstones and modern high-rises. Its main artery, 125th Street, is home to the iconic Apollo Theater, as well as chain stores and restaurants.
Since the 1920s, Harlem has been known as a major African American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658
it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.
Harlem’s history has been defined by a series of economic boom-and-bust cycles, with significant population shifts accompanying each cycle.
Following the Civil War of 1861–1865, Harlem was predominantly occupied by Jewish and Italian Americans. African-American residents began to arrive in large numbers in 1905, as part of the Great Migration.
Since New York City’s revival in the late 20th century, Harlem has been experiencing the effects of gentrification and new wealth.
ZIP Codes: 10026–10027, 10029–10031, 10035, 10037, 10039
As a 39 year member of the Yonkers Police Department, Commissioner Gardner rose through the ranks advancing through a series of progressively responsible positions in numerous commands and divisions, until being appointed commissioner in 2012
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano will join Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner Thursday, February 28 at 10:30AM at Yonkers City Hall – Mayor’s Reception Room (2nd floor), to release the final 2018 City of Yonkers crime statistics. 2018 boasts Yonkers’ lowest recorded crime rate in its recorded history.
***Interviews & Photo Opps***
Who: Mike Spano, City of Yonkers Mayor
Charles Gardner, City of Yonkers Police Commissioner
Yonkers City Council
What: 2018 Crime Statistics in the City of Yonkers
Where: City Hall – Mayor’s Reception Room – 2nd floor
Eliot Lance Engel is the U.S. Representative for New York’s 16th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district, District 16, contains parts of the Bronx and Westchester County
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Eliot Engel, a founding member of the House MedicareforAllCaucus, joined more than 100 colleagues today to reintroduce H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act, legislation that would provide comprehensive health care to every person in America. Engel has cosponsored every version of this bill since 2004.
Medicare for All would create a universal health care program that enrolls every American at birth.
It expands the wildly popular Medicare program, while also adding dental, vision, prescription drugs, women’s reproductive health services, maternity and newborn care, long term services and supports and more.
The bill would simplify the health care system, cut administrative costs, improve payment systems to hospitals, and lower the cost of prescription drugs.
“It’s time. In fact, it’s long past time that we finally provided truly universal, comprehensive medical coverage to every American,” Rep. Engel said. “Health care is a human right, not a privilege reserved for a wealthy few. We are the only developed country in the world that still does not guarantee health care to its citizens. We also happen to be the wealthiest. Medicare for All is a moral imperative that must finally be met.
“The legislation we have reintroduced today will lower costs, including on prescription drugs, and ensure everyone gets the care they deserve. I have supported this bill for years, and was proud to help found the Medicare for All Caucus last year. Now, it’s time to take that next big step for the American people. I am hopeful the Medicare for All Act will be considered in the House soon, and I urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to step up and join our call to provide health care to every American.”
YONKERS TRIBUNE: Yonkers City Council 3rd District Candidacy
STEVE SIMPSON: After careful consideration and input from my family, exploratory team, and closest advisors, I have decided not to continue with my candidacy for the City Council 3rd District for the City of Yonkers.
At this time, I feel that it is in my best interest to focus my time and energy on family, personal and professional obligations, and to continue to serve our neighbors through community advocacy…..
Marcus & Millichap is a company founded in Palo Alto in 1971 by George M. Marcus that works in the field of commercial real estate, providing real estate brokerage, investment brokerage, research, and advisory services in the U.S. and Canada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Marcus and Millichap has negotiated the $2.7 million sale of a 9,500-square-foot retail property in Yonkers, New York.
YONKERS: Located at 896 McLean Avenue, the property is currently net leased to Dollar Tree. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati and Matt Leszyk of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a personal trust.
WHAT ABOUT LOCAL WORKERS: Last night Yonkers city Council members quickly and easily approved a “Payment in Lieu of Parking” deal for Erin Construction for a project in Getty Square, but when they came before the IDA the next morning Mayor Mike Spano wanted to know if there had even been talks with local union representatives.
LOOKING FOR UNION LABEL: When Erin Construction had answered they had not spoke with any unions, the IDA board tabled their project for a month so that they could have an opportunity to talk with local unions that hire Yonkers workers
Erin Construction is seeking to build 29 rental apartments at 9-11 Riverdale Avenue in the mixed use building and said told the IDA they had talks with Councilwoman Shanae Williams about putting a coffee shop or arts space in the nine story mixed use commercial building that is looking for taxpayer givebacks.
The Erin Construction representative said they had hired women and minority firms in the past and previously developed a project with the Greyson Foundation in Yonkers
IDA Chairman Mayor Mike Spano followed up, by asking if Erin Construction had applied for a Con Edison gas hook up and they said they were planning to this Friday.
Erin Construction has to come back to the Yonkers IDA in a month and the 6.5 million 29 unit development should provide the Getty Square neighborhood with 3 new affordable rate apartments.
Erin Construction says they have been in business for 25 years
Joseph Shuldiner want to leave a housing stock that will be available for the next generation.
Joseph Shuldiner took over the Chicago Housing Authority after it was marred by a scandal, and this was after he ran the L.A. Housing Authority and served as General Manager of NYCHA.
Joseph Shuldiner began his career as a Legal Aid lawyer in the Bronx with a focus on tenants’ rights. He worked for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) for thirteen years in a number of capacities.
Joseph Shuldiner was appointed by President Clinton in 1993 as HUD’s Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing.
Since Mr. Shuldiner became MHACY’s Executive Director in 2007, he has overseen every aspect of the Authority’s work.
During Mr. Shuldiner’s tenure MHACY has continued with the construction of affordable units at Grant Park, it has initiated a comprehensive revitalization plan for Cottage Place Gardens and the Warburton and Ashburton neighborhoods which includes the construction of additional family and senior units, and it has commenced the massive redevelopment of the Authority’s distressed public housing.
During the process Mr. Shuldiner has emerged once again as a national leader in the field of low income housing.
Mr. Shuldiner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia School of Law.
Mr. Shuldiner was selected for a fellowship to attend Harvard University‘s Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives of State and Local Governments.
Dream Courts are top-quality, multipurpose, play spaces built in underserved communities so children have a safe area to shoot hoops, socialize and learn about teamwork and good sportsmanship
STATEMENT: From Mayor Mike Spano
“This court could not have been done without the many people and organizations that donated. Thank you to WNBA Hall of Famer, Nancy Lieberman, the East Yonkers Rotary, The Westchester School for Special Children and the lead fundraisers Tom Meier and Pete Spano. This is truly a great addition to the City and is demonstrative of the fact that when we all work as one, things get done.”
TEAM BELTRAN: Karen Beltran, A Former President Of The Yonkers Council of Parent-Teacher Associations Is Collecting Signatures To Challenge Mayor Mike Spano In A Democratic Primary
The Yonkers IDA induces companies to invest their capital in major economic development projects
YONKERS: All of the politicians Were Celebrating When POP Displays Was Bringing Over 70 Jobs And Millions Dollars In Payroll To The City of Hills
SEE YOU LATER SUCKERS: Now the Westchester Industrial Development Agency approved POP Displays’ request on Feb. 14 for a $275,000 sales tax exemption for renovating and furnishing offices in Rye Brook.
The agency would also assume control of the property at 1 International Drive and lease it back to the company for 10 years.
Its pretty much the same kind of deal that POP Displays got from Yonkers taxpayers a decade before
Yonkers officials now claim that most of the employees were seasonal workers and were not necessarily from Yonkers
LOL… So why were they getting taxpayer giveaways
Pop Displays is owned by CounterPoint Capital Partners a venture capital firm in Los Angeles that doesn’t give a damn about Yonkers.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to law, that a meeting of the City Council of Yonkers, New York will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 7pm, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Yonkers, New York, the City Council will proceed to give a Public Hearing on the application of CVS Pharmacy and T.M. Crowley & Associates in relation to a change of Zone District Classification from its present “M” Zone District to a “BA” Zone District for the following described parcels of land, to wit:
13 Culver Street, Section 330, Block 129, Lot 26
Portion of 372 Riverdale Avenue, Section 330, Block 129, Lot 30.
These lots are located at the northeast corner of Riverdale Avenue and Culver Street.
The petition for a change of Zone District Classification is in connection with a proposal to redevelop the parcels with a new CVS store.
“Freedom is not free” is idiom expresses gratitude for the service of members of the American military, implicitly stating that the constitutionally protected enjoyed by citizens in our democracy are possible only through the risks taken and sacrifices made by those in the military, drafted or not.
COORDINATED ATTACK: Kieth Keith Olson’s First Amendment SLAPP lawsuit comes one week after Yonkers Police Department Deputy Chief John Mueller filed a similar lawsuit
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: Attorney Mike Khader represented Hezi successfully against a similar suit filed by former Yonkers Fire Commissioner John Darcy.
FIRST AMENDMENT Many believe, now that Yonkers Police Department officers Keith Olson and John Mueller should not me seeking to abuse the court system to silence one of Yonkers’ many diverse voices and was the only media outlet in the city of hills to warn voters of Mayor Mike Spano’s behind the sceen moves to extend term limits with Majority Leader Michael Sabatino and Minority Leader Mike Breen
GIVE HELL HARRY: President Harry Truman had the best advice for thin skinned taxpayer funded public officials, when he said,”If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen”
THIS IS A DISGRACE: Right now, brave young men and women are in dangerous combat zones like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan defending the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and our American way of life only to have two thin skinned Yonkers Police Department officers make a mockery of their service with two coordinated First Amendment SLAPP lawsuits
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE: The ultimate sacrifices of truly brave young men and women should not be stained by public officials who would try to abuse the court system to silence the voice of critics by running up legal bills in a coordinated attack.
THE TRUTH IS: That brave young men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice roll in their cold graves every time a thin skinned public official files a SLAPP lawsuit to silence an American voice
Maybe these two thin skinned taxpayer funded Yonkers public officials should go visit the city’s Gold Star Mother Statue and remember they once swore to follow and protect the Constitution of the United States of America….. And that doesn’t include coordinated First Amendment SLAPP Lawsuits against a critic exercising his first amendment rights.
Mayor Mike Spano and the City of Yonkers, Yonkers East Yonkers Rotary, Westchester School for Special Needs, Yonkers PAL and the Yonkers YMCA all worked together on this project
The City of Yonkers to provide a brand new Dream Court to the community of Yonkers.
John Barton Park sits on half-an-acre in the city with a playground, swings and beautiful sitting area.
Dream Courts are top-quality, multipurpose, play spaces built in underserved communities so children have a safe area to shoot hoops, socialize and learn about teamwork and good sportsmanship.
Bring your child for a free clinic after the ribbon cutting
