YONKERS – Yonkers Democratic City Councilman Michael Sabatino says “Empire” actor Jussie Smolett’s alleged hate crime hoax my make it difficult for hate crime victims to come forward.

“We don’t need someone creating a hate crime, so that the next person might not feel, or they may not be considered legitimate,” says Sabatino.

The actor claims he was recently attacked and beaten by two men in Chicago who were shouting racial and homophobic slurs.

Smolett also claims the men tied a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him…..

http://westchester.news12.com/story/40012576/yonkers-councilman-decries-smolett-for-alleged-hate-crime-hoax

REFILL 24/7: The Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy lets you set reminders, save on medications and access your account from the new PocketRx mobile app

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Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy

Address: 266 New Main St, Yonkers, NY 10701

Phone: (914) 377-2334

New York State police on Feb. 16 charged Jazmine T. Harden, 23, Yonkers, with felony first-degree introducing dangerous prison contraband. She was also cited with violating state sanitary code.

Troopers charge at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 at the Gouverneur Correctional Facility at 12 Scotch Settlement Road, after a state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision K-9 inspection of the visitor center, the K-9 alerted to a narcotic odor in a black leather bag belonging to Ms. Harden and she was found in possession of and unspecified amount of synthetic marijuana.

Ms. Harden was arraigned before Town Court Justice Travis E. Dann and was released on $100 cash bail.

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“This week we hosted our first annual Youth Employment Workshop hosted at St. Peters-St. Denis School in partnership with a number of local non-profits and organizations.

The workshop began as an idea after hearing from parents and community leaders about the need for our youth to stay engaged and do something productive during the summer months.

I saw an opportunity to bridge the gap between young adults and the many available jobs in Yonkers – by connecting them with organizations that can help empower our youth to find employment this summer and beyond.

We had a packed house of interested youth who met with our partners to learn about the tools available to them that would help in their search.
In addition to helping our youth find employment,

I equally believe that Yonkers deserves recognition as a place worthy of investment by major companies.

Yonkers is primed to stand among other economic powerhouses and contribute to our burgeoning economy.

Not only as Council President, but as a father and life-long resident of Yonkers, I promise to continue working my hardest for our great city.

By investing in our youth, we can ensure that Yonkers will always stay hard at work, be an attractive option for businesses to invest in, and a place where people can come to work and raise a family. 

The message is clear, Yonkers is ready to work, and we are willing to invest in our kids and future.”

STATEMENT: “The campaign is now in high gear! We are calling on volunteers to go out into the first Council District and collect signatures to get my name on the ballot. If you have never petitioned before, no worries! All volunteers will be trained and given the necessary resources to get this done.” Terrance Miller said to supporters

REGULAR BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING

Will be held on:

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

at 9:00 a.m.

YONKERS IDA OFFICE

Located at:

470 Nepperhan Ave –Suite 200

Yonkers, NY 10701

Link to Agenda:

http://www.yonkersida.com/sites/default/files/Draft%20Board%20Agenda%202%2027%202019.pdf

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SOUR GRAPES: The out of touch Republican loser of the Yorktown Supervisor’s election, Michael Grace, has filed what many say is a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) that is intended to censor, intimidate, and silence his critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense.

TRUMP LIKE: The hyper sensitive Conservative Republican lawyer is resident and a newspaper, calling a letter to the editor critical of him libelous.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE MOVE ALONG: The TEA Party like Republican lawyer upset ate being criticized in a letter, in the January 8th issue of the Northern Westchester Examiner about him and former Republican State Senator Terrance Murphy, who also lost in the last election

The letter charged that Michael Grace had made “self-enrichment deals behind the scenes that did not benefit the town.”

It specifically pointed to a development behind his law offices on Underhill Avenue.

PLEASE SEE: Land Deals Clear Way for Murphy’s Redevelopment in Yorktown

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/yorktown/articles/land-deals-clear-way-for-murphys-redevelopment-i

QUESTIONABLE DEAL: The mixed-use development, which spans four properties and includes a 40,000-square-foot building, involves the Oversensitive Michael Grace’s land while he was still the town supervisor.

POLITICAL CRITIC: There is history between Grace and the critical letter-writer, Mohegan Lake resident Melvin Tanzman, who is the Executive Director Of Westchester Disabled On The Move In Yonkers,

POLITICAL OPPONENT: Two years ago, Melvyn Tanzman unsuccessfully sought the Yorktown Democratic Committee’s endorsement to run against the easily offended Michael Grace for supervisor.

NASTY SUPERVISOR: In an October 2017 op-ed that appeared in Yorktown News, where the easily hurt Michael Grace exercised his constatutional protected first amendment rights to opine that Melvyn Tanzman belonged to the “truly ugly fringes” of the local Democratic Party.

SCARING CRITICS: Many say that Republican Michael Grace is rumored to be running again for supervisor this year and he doesn’t want anyone talking about the land deal with now state Republican Senate Staffer Terrance Murphy.

A SOLUTION IS NEEDEDE: Most legal experts say there should be an early dismissal of merit less SLAPP lawsuits filed against people for the exercise of First Amendment rights.

The acronym “SLAPP” stands for “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation – a phrase coined by two law school professors in the late 1980s.

They identified a trend of retaliatory lawsuits brought to intimidate and silence opponents and critics who had spoken out in the public sphere, typically on land use and development issues.

In Yonkers there has been a conspiracy among political operatives to flood the local publisher of the Yonkers Tribune, Hezi Aris, with multiple Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation and even going so far as having newly Republican councilman John Rubbo going so far as to encourage and threaten other such lawsuits against other local publishers

The actual resolution of the plaintiff’s claims – for defamation, tortious interference or related theories – was a secondary motivation at best.

Govenor Andrew Cuomo and Yonkers’ Democratic Majority Senate Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins needs to protect the free flow of information to voters by enacting strong anti-SLAPP statutes were proposed to provide a quick, effective and inexpensive mechanism to combat such Trump suits.

SOUR GRAPES: The out of touch Republican loser of the Yorktown Supervisor’s election, Michael Grace, has filed what many say is a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) that is intended to censor, intimidate, and silence his critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense.

TRUMP LIKE: The hyper sensitive Conservative Republican lawyer is resident and a newspaper, calling a letter to the editor critical of him libelous.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE MOVE ALONG: The TEA Party like Republican lawyer upset ate being criticized in a letter, in the January 8th issue of the Northern Westchester Examiner about him and former Republican State Senator Terrance Murphy, who also lost in the last election

The letter charged that Michael Grace had made “self-enrichment deals behind the scenes that did not benefit the town.”

It specifically pointed to a development behind his law offices on Underhill Avenue.

PLEASE SEE: Land Deals Clear Way for Murphy’s Redevelopment in Yorktown

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/yorktown/articles/land-deals-clear-way-for-murphys-redevelopment-i

QUESTIONABLE DEAL: The mixed-use development, which spans four properties and includes a 40,000-square-foot building, involves the Oversensitive Michael Grace’s land while he was still the town supervisor.

POLITICAL CRITIC: There is history between Grace and the critical letter-writer, Mohegan Lake resident Melvin Tanzman, who is the Executive Director Of Westchester Disabled On The Move In Yonkers,

POLITICAL OPPONENT: Two years ago, Melvyn Tanzman unsuccessfully sought the Yorktown Democratic Committee’s endorsement to run against the easily offended Michael Grace for supervisor.

NASTY SUPERVISOR: In an October 2017 op-ed that appeared in Yorktown News, where the easily hurt Michael Grace exercised his constatutional protected first amendment rights to opine that Melvyn Tanzman belonged to the “truly ugly fringes” of the local Democratic Party.

SCARING CRITICS: Many say that Republican Michael Grace is rumored to be running again for supervisor this year and he doesn’t want anyone talking about the land deal with now state Republican Senate Staffer Terrance Murphy.

A SOLUTION IS NEEDEDE: Most legal experts say there should be an early dismissal of merit less SLAPP lawsuits filed against people for the exercise of First Amendment rights.

The acronym “SLAPP” stands for “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation – a phrase coined by two law school professors in the late 1980s.

They identified a trend of retaliatory lawsuits brought to intimidate and silence opponents and critics who had spoken out in the public sphere, typically on land use and development issues.

In Yonkers there has been a conspiracy among political operatives to flood the local publisher of the Yonkers Tribune, Hezi Aris, with multiple Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation and even going so far as having newly Republican councilman John Rubbo going so far as to encourage and threaten other such lawsuits against other local publishers

The actual resolution of the plaintiff’s claims – for defamation, tortious interference or related theories – was a secondary motivation at best.

Govenor Andrew Cuomo and Yonkers’ Democratic Majority Senate Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins needs to protect the free flow of information to voters by enacting strong anti-SLAPP statutes were proposed to provide a quick, effective and inexpensive mechanism to combat such Trump suits.

Anti-SLAPP laws enable those who are the subject of a SLAPP suit to seek early dismissal and oftentimes get their legal fees reimbursed. 

New York has Anti-SLAPP laws, but they need to be further strengthened to protect the political process from wealthy and abusive touchy political operatives that seek to silence diverse voices in the community.

The fact an anti-SLAPP law is on the books in a jurisdiction can also help to deter potential litigants from filing retaliatory lawsuits in the first place.

As of January 2019, 27 other states have anti-SLAPP statutes: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont.

In addition there are anti-SLAPP statutes in the District of Columbia and Guam.

Please be advised that a Government Operations and Oversight Committee Meeting has been Scheduled forTuesday, March 5, 2019 at 4:30pm, in the Council Chambers, Yonkers‎ ‎City Hall, 4th floor.‎

Agenda:

1. A Resolution Urging Mayor Mike Spano To Direct The Yonkers Department Of Traffic Engineering And The Yonkers Parking Authority To Conduct A Feasibility Study Regarding The Implementation Of Angled Parking On Streets Sufficiently Wide To Permit Such Practice.

2. Any additional items that may properly come before this Committee.

Read The Full Agenda Here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OtP6yMpcKBJHvNOxJbYx20gNCnCdpwUP/view?usp=sharing

Eileen’s Country Kitchen has completely rebuilt the interior and updated the decor

Eileen’s Country Kitchen features a beautiful new facility with a separate bar with over 10 beers on tap, and family amenities such as baby changing stations in the restrooms.

Eileen’s Country Kitchen will be open for parties whenever requested

Please call the restaurant at (914) 776-7532 for reservations for your next event.

MEDIA ADVISORY

Please Watch The Report Here:

http://fios1news.com/news/lower-hudson-valley/yonkers-teens-train-to-become-environmental-ambassadors-for-the-hudson-river/page/2/

COMMUNITY ALERT: The celebration of St. Patrick’s Day takes place with a parade in the month of March.

These are an opportunity for Local 3 members to come out and participate in fun community events alongside elected officials, our neighbors, and customers.

Please come out with your family and friends to join Local 3 members, officers, and staff at the Yonkers parade in March.

The Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day Parade marches up McLean Avenue on Saturday, March 23. Assemble at 12:15pm at the intersection of Bronx River Road and McLean Avenue.

Check out the flyer and hope to see you there!

A local Yonkers .99 cents store has been around for over 20yrs and has never been challenged until today!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Governor Andrew Coumo Reduces Petition Signature Requirement for Party Positions to 3 Percent of Enrolled Voters of the Party

PRESS RELEASE: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed two pieces of p following the recent change in New York’s primary election date. The first bill (A.2570/S.2862) temporarily reduces the number of signatures required on designating petitions by 25 percent for candidates running for public offices to be filed in 2019.

ALBANY: The second bill (A.2693/S.2699) reduces the petition signature requirement for ward, town, city, or county party committees to 3 percent of enrolled voters of the party.

QUOTE: “New York has made significant progress in modernizing our voting laws and ensuring fairness in our electoral system with the passage of key legislation this year,” Governor Cuomo said.

“These changes further our progress by easing the burden for potential candidates who may not have had the chance to adjust to earlier petition dates this election, helping to ensure that candidates who want to run for office have the chance to do so.”

On January 24, Governor Cuomo signed legislation reunifying state, local and federal (non-presidential) primary elections to be held on the 4th Tuesday in June, effective immediately.

Because of the imminent changes in the political calendar necessary to meet the requirements for a June primary, candidates for local offices in 2019 may be unable to obtain the amount of signatures required to appear on the ballot.

These bills will temporarily reduce those signature requirements, ensuring ballot access for candidates in the 2019 elections.

Senator Jamaal T. Bailey said,  “Encouraging civic engagement is crucial and important in order to increase participation in government. I want to thank Governor Cuomo for signing my bill, S2699 into law. This bill will decrease the number of required signatures for the county committee and make it easier for New Yorkers to get involved in our political process at the grassroots level.”

ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (TODO SOBRE MI MADRE ): A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress’ autograph. Beside herself with grief, she returns to Barcelona to tell the boy’s father about the death of the son he never knew he had.

SYNOPSIS: A Greek saying states that only women who have washed their eyes with tears can see clearly. This saying does not hold true for Manuela. The night a car ran over her son Esteban, Manuela cried until her eyes ran completely dry. Far from seeing clearly, the present and the future become mixed up in darkness. She begins looking for his father who has become a transvestite.

Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1999 release boasts plenty of accolades.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_about_my_mother

Newsweek’s David Ansen said, “This is humanism in drag: Almodovar’s passionate redefinition of family values.”

https://www.newsweek.com/pure-pedro-164102

Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Avenue) only on Tuesday, Feb. 26

https://www.fandango.com/movieid-93/movie-times

Commuters are advised to plan accordingly for this emergency Con Edison utility work

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**LOCATION** 2500 Central Park Ave 10710 • *Overview** If you want an exciting job with one of the largest off-price retail stores in the nation, join the Burlington Stores, Inc. team as a Markdown Associate! Do you enjoy working behind the scenes in a fast-paced atmosphere? Is maintaining a well-organized, clutter-free environment important to you? Do you believe that paying attention to details makes a difference? If you answered yes, then this may be the role for you! Markdown Associates play the critical role of keeping the merchandise in our stores fresh so customers can find the items they want quickly and easily. As a Markdown Associate youll enjoy a multi-faceted role handling merchandise pricing and organization, store reporting, and auditing. Its up to you to maintain a clean, organized, safe, fully-stocked and great-looking environment where our customers will love to shop. • *Responsibilities:** + Go through merchandise department-by-department to adjust prices + Sort and display regular price and clearance merchandise appropriately ensuring all departments remain fully-stocked with the correct merchandise, and appear clean, organized and uncluttered + Support floor moves and maintain displays + Perform other tasks as assigned by manager from time-to-time Candidates must be able to work a flexible schedule; including nights, weekends and holidays as required. If you are excited to deliver great values to customers every day; take a sense of pride and ownership in helping drive positive results for a team; are committed to treating colleagues and customers with respect; believe in the power of diversity and inclusion; want to participate in initiatives that positively impact the world around you; Come join our team. Youre going to like it here! You will enjoy a competitive wage, flexible hours, and an associate discount. We are a rapidly growing brand, and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our store teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. • *Posting Number** _2019-102311_ • *Address** _2500 Central Park Ave_ • *Zip Code** _10710_ • *Position Type** _Regular Part-Time_ • *Career Site Category** _Store Associate_ • *Position Category** _Store Associate_ • *Evergreen** _Yes

HISTORY OF CINEMA – PART 1 – INVENTION TO SOUND: This session will trace the evolution of cinema from still photography to the introduction of sound.

They will explore how the technology and structure of early cinema emerges, and how the language of cinema established in this period still dominates the art form today.
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YoFiFest Producer and workshop presenter Kevyn Fairchild has over sixteen years of experience working with film festivals, including the Telluride Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, and the Plaza Classic Film Festival in El Paso, TX.

He has a Bachelor’s in Film Studies from the University of Colorado Denver, and a Master’s in Media Studies from the New School.

He is also a published photographer who has been part of exhibitions in Denver and New York.

This series of lectures are designed to educate the public on topics related to the history, aesthetics, and business of film.

Participants can choose to attend specific sessions, or attend all courses for a more comprehensive “film school” experience.

YoFi Digital Media Art Center (DMAC)

Address: 28 Wells Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701

Phone: (914) 979-2949

Experience a traditional Lion Dance, art workshops, origami and mask-making lessons, music and dance performances, and more.

Don’t miss the cooking demos and food tastings, and take home a keepsake fortune.

All festival activities are included in general admission.

Hudson River Museum

Cultural complex hosting art galleries, science exhibits, lectures, and a planetarium

Address: 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701

Phone: (914) 963-4550

PRESS RELEASE: Another of the City of Yonkers’ top scofflaws and landlords, Ismael Vargas, was incarcerated today after avoiding a dozen warrants resulting from fire and housing code summonses issued by the Yonkers Fire Department and Department of Housing & Buildings.

YONKERS: Ismael Vargas was taken into custody by court officers, transported to the Westchester County Jail and is being held for an appearance in Yonkers City Court for code violations at the properties he owns or once owned, pending the posting of bail.

QUOTE: “Today’s arrest proves that City means business when it comes to these serial scofflaws,” said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. “We will continue to find these individuals and hold them accountable for their abuse of the system and mistreatment of the tenants until justice is served. We owe that to the residents.”

Mayor Spano noted that in recent weeks approximately 20 landlords kept their City Court dates to answer for various building violations, whereas in the past, no-shows were a common occurrence. “Word is getting around that if bad landlords don’t show up to answer for violations, the Police Department’s Warrant Squad will make them show up,” added Mayor Spano.

Vargas has a long history of non-compliance with warrants on his multiple properties that include 63-65 Jackson Street, 25 Radford Street, 102 McLean Avenue and 51 Lawrence Street.

Violations at these properties have included no certificate of occupancy for single room conversion, illegal open wiring, unsanitary conditions and numerous other violations of the Fire and Buildings Codes.

Today’s arrest comes after the arrest of the city’s top scofflaw Aurielo Assuncao last month.

Assuncao had over 70 fire and building summonses issued to him over the last eight years.

Mayor Spano and Yonkers Councilwoman Corazon Pineda-Isaac in January announced plans to target landlords who ignore fire and building codes and subject their properties to condemnation.

According to proposed legislation, should the condition of a building rise to the need for relocation of its residents as a result of negligent or intentional acts of the building owner and the City of Yonkers incurs expenses to house and feed the tenants, the landlord must reimburse costs incurred by the city. 

There are currentlyover 75 property owners listed as repeat offenders of Yonkers Fire and Building Codes.