Cuomo signs order allowing pre-payment of 2018 taxes

... installment payments that run into 2018. That's also the case with the so-called Big Five city districts including Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and NYC. "For the majority of the rest of the districts in the state, we're more than half a ...

Cuomo signs order allowing pre-payment of 2018 property tax

... installment payments that run into 2018. That's also the case with the so-called Big Five city districts including Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and NYC. "For the majority of the rest of the districts in the state, we're more than half a ...

N.Y. governor signs off on Yonkers schools construction bill

The overcrowded city school system can finally begin to plan construction of three new buildings with the promised help of about $78 million in new reimbursements from the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill this week that accelerates Yonkers' ability to get state aid so the district can build two new schools near Ravine and Ashburton avenues, and tear down and rebuild Gorton High School next door to its current location.

Yonkers mayor contemplating a run for Latimer NYS Senate seat

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is contemplating seeking the Democratic nomination if Gov. Cuomo calls a special election to fill the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Dem George Latimer, who won his race for Westchester county executive last week, sources close to him say. "He loves being mayor of the city and would not be excited about not completing his term, but then again he is term limited and there's going to be a Democratic county executive ," one source said.

Bill Protecting Hudson Valley Waterfronts From Barges Signed By Cuomo

Following an impassioned plea from Hudson Valley officials and environmental organizations, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that will protect the Hudson River from barges carrying fracked oil. Earlier this year , bi-partisan Hudson Valley officials came together at the Yonkers waterfront to announce additional legislation that would stop the U.S. Coast Guard's proposal that includes the installation of 16 anchor berths across 715 acres on the water between Yonkers and Dobbs Ferry.

Cuomo sending another round of help to Puerto Rico

... Environmental Conservation. In partnership with the Greater New York Hospital Association and the Afya Foundation, a Yonkers-based non-profit organization that collects and delivers surplus medical supplies to support humanitarian efforts and health ...

Add Wilsona s niece to TZ name critics

There's been some criticism of the way the replacement Tappan Zee bridge was named for the late Mario Cuomo, courtesy of Gov. Andrew Cuomo who inserted a bill to that effect at the very end of this year's legislative session. When Barbara Gaffuri was returning to Albany from a family funeral in Yonkers a few months ago, a relative told her to take a good look at the sign on the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Billionaire suggests black N.Y. senator worse than Ku Klux Klan

A billionaire hedge fund manager has apologized for an online post saying that a black state senator has "done more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood" because of her support for teachers unions. Daniel Loeb issued a statement saying he regrets the language he used in the Facebook post about Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat.

Billionaire suggests black senator worse than Ku Klux Klan

In this April 27, 2015, file photo, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Billionaire hedge fund executive Daniel Loeb has apologized for an online post saying Stewart-Cousins has done "more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood." "I regret the language I used in expressing my passion for educational choice," Loeb said in his statement about the post, emailed to The Associated Press on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017.

N.Y. billionaire suggests black senator is worse than KKK

A billionaire hedge fund manager has apologized for an online post saying that a black New York state senator has ''done more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood'' because of her support for teachers unions. Daniel Loeb issued a statement saying he regrets the language he used in the Facebook post about Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat.

The Latest: NY Gov. Cuomo decries donor’s remarks

The Latest on comments made by a New York City hedge fund manager that compared a black New York state lawmaker to the Ku Klux Klan : New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is denouncing comments from a top political donor who said a black New York state senator was worse than the Ku Klux Klan because of her support for teachers unions. Loeb, a billionaire hedge fund manager, wrote an online post in which he said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, had done more damage to "people of color" than anyone who ever "donned a hood," an apparent reference to the Ku Klux Klan.

Billionaire Loeb Apologizes for Suggesting Black NY Senator Is Worse Than KKK

A billionaire hedge fund manager has apologized for an online post saying that a black New York state senator has "done more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood" because of her support for teachers unions. Daniel Loeb issued a statement saying he regrets the language he used in the Facebook post about Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat.

Astorino Supports Stripping Mario Cuomo’s Name From New TZB

In a radio interview Wednesday, Astorino, the Westchester County Executive, said if he was elected governor, he would support a measure reversing the naming of the new Tappan Zee Bridge after the former governor. Astorino would support the bridge reverting back to its current name, after Malcom Wilson, a former governor and Yonkers native.