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Yonkers Ukrainians team. The US Men’s National Team was scheduled to play Ukraine in an international friendly in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on March 5 but the State Department put out a warning on travel to Ukraine and the game was moved to Cyprus. Here in New York, local Ukrainians are playing their favorite sport while keeping a wary eye on their homeland. The Yonkers Ukrainians, sponsored by SUMA Federal Credit Union (www.SUMAfca.org), play their home games at Tibbetts Brook Park and currently have a 2-4-0 record in the Blue Division of the Eastern District Soccer League (EDSL)... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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School Tax Relief for Vets A standing ovation erupted through the Yonkers City Council chamber when on February 25th, the Council passed a bill sponsored by Council President Liam J. McLaughlin that expanded the alternative veteran's property tax exemption. The bill, which was McLaughlin's first local law since becoming Council President, passed unanimously, and makes Yonkers the first community in Westchester and the major city in the state to offer this benefit, and was supported by representatives from sixteen of Yonkers veterans organizations who are pictured above. YONKERS, NY - The City of Yonkers became the first major city in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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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, March 18, 2014, at 5:00 P.M., in the City Council Chambers, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York, on the following General Ordinance, to wit: Proposed General Ordinance A General Ordinance amending General Ordinance No. 4-2000, also known as Chapter 43 of the Code of the City of Yonkers, commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Yonkers, and the accompanying Ordinance of the City of Yonkers and the accompanying Zoning Map, by amending... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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Albert Einstein once said, “Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.” He was right. In the aftermath of the Arizona religious freedom skirmish, I have a few questions for those who would presume to compel religious business owners, under penalty of law, to “provide goods and services” to homosexuals in a way that violates that business owner’s conscience. To wit: Should a homosexual baker be forced to make a “God Hates Fags” cake for Westboro Baptist Church, simply because its members claim to be Christian? Should a black printer be forced to develop and print thousands... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo last week unveiled www.dmv.ny.gov, a new, redesigned website for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) that will allow customers to order replacement driver licenses and renew registration on mobile devices, make online reservations for DMV visits, as well as more easily utilize 35 other DMV services online. Additionally, users can sign up for mobile alerts to be reminded when registration and vehicle inspection deadlines approach. “This new website is a one stop shop for DMV resources - updated to match the ever changing ways New Yorkers use technology to access information in the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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This week Mayor Spano joined Hyatt Hotels to break ground at the new Hyatt Place Hotel at Cross County Shopping Center. The hotel will be built within a pre-existing eight-story office tower and is slated to open next year. Rendering of the newly planned Hyatt Place Hotel This week Mayor Spano joined Hyatt Hotels to break ground at the new Hyatt Place Hotel at Cross County Shopping Center. The hotel will be built within a pre-existing eight-story office tower and is slated to open next year. In addition, the plans are moving forward for the building of Longhorn Steakhouse and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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WHITE PLAINS, NY -- County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced the appointment of Mary Beth Murphy on Thursday, February 27, 2014, to executive director of the Westchester County Tax Commission. As executive director, Murphy, who had served as Supervisor of the Town of Somers since 1998, will be responsible for reviewing the assessment rolls of towns and cities as they pertain to County taxes and providing advisory services to municipalities concerning assessments and assessment procedures. “I am pleased to appoint Mary Beth Murphy to this important position,” Astorino said. “Her extensive experience combined with her diligence and her sense of... Continue reading
Posted Feb 27, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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YONKERS, NY -- Leaders across Westchester County endorsed new legislation today allowing cities and counties across New York to supplement the state’s $8 per hour minimum wage. Their announcement comes on the heels of a new Siena Poll released Tuesday morning showing that nearly three-quarters of New Yorkers — and at least two-thirds in every region of the state — support allowing local governments to increase the minimum wage in their community to a higher rate than the state’s minimum wage. The new legislation is sponsored by State Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Black and Latino... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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Ed Cox is the New York State Republican Chairman. To reverse the downward spiral of the Republican Party in New York, I asked Rob Astorino and you, to clean up the Republican Party and denounce all Republicans in Name Only (RINOs), before the 2014 Gubernatorial campaign. In particular, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, must be called out for their past treachery to Republican/Conservative Party principles, including passage of the SAFE Act. Shooting a cannon across the bow of disloyal, lame and parasitical RINO legislators and party leaders will send a clear warning and set... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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The "Featured" BlogTalk Radio programWestchester On the Level with Narog and Aris is host to co-hosts Richard Narog and Hezi Aris. The issue and concern is over the City of Yonkers, The Board of Education, Dr. Yazurlo's ascension to the Superintendent of Yonkers Public Schools and Bernard Pierorazion retirement, the asbestos crisis kept quiet for 5 months time under Joseph Celli's watch, and the investication of a former YBoE employee since employed by Leake & Watts, whois alleged to possess a criminal record as reported ny News 12 Westchester. The discussion changes course at 11 a.m. when we delve into... Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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Alexander Joffee>>> <<<Asaf Romirowsky US-backed negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are entering a critical period. With reports suggesting Israeli acceptance of the 1967 lines and land swaps, what about Palestinian concessions? Two issues are paramount: the 'right of return' and recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas recently stated, "Let me put it simply: the right of return is a personal decision. What does this mean? That neither the PA, nor the state, nor the PLO, nor Abu-Mazen [Abbas], nor any Palestinian or Arab leader has the right to deprive someone from his... Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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YONKERS, NY -- Please be advised that a Real Estate Committee Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. or immediately following the Municipal Operations Committee Meeting scheduled for 6pm, in the Council Chambers, Yonkers City Hall, 4th floor. The following Items will be on the Agenda: General Ordinance-Amending Chapter 43 of the Zoning Code of the City of Yonkers in regard to Hotel Special use permit Resolution- SEQRA- related to section 43-74 (B) and table 43-1 of the Zoning Code of the City of Yonkers for the purpose of allowing Hotels in the OL, CM, I... Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Keith Thigpen (DOB 09/24/92) of 177 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, New York, pled guilty today to: one count of Murder in the Second Degree, a class “A-1” Felony, <<<Keith Thigpen >>>Adam Kirkland co-defendant Adam Kirkland (DOB 09/24/91) of 295 East 4th Street, Mount Vernon, New York, pled guilty today to: one count of Robbery in the First Degree, a class “B” Felony, one count of Burglary in the First Degree, a class “B” Felony, relating to the death of Henry DeMatteo. Eric Chappelle (DOB 08/17/92) of 150 S. 5th Avenue, Mount Vernon,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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YONKERS, NY – February 24, 2014 -- Please be advised that a Municipal Operations and Public Safety Committee Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 6:00p.m. in the Council Chambers, Yonkers City Hall, 4th floor. The following Items will be on the Agenda: Resolution – allowing the Mayor to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Any additional items that may properly come before this committee. Related articles THE MAYOR'S BLOG: Moving Yonkers Schools Forward By MIKE SPANO Yonkers City Council Budget Committee Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, February 18, 2014 @ 6:00 PM Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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The "Featured" BlogTalk Radio programWestchester On the Level with Narog and Aris is host to White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor John Bailey this Monday, February 24, 2014, from 10 a.m. onward. The discussion changes course at 11 a.m. when we delve into the latest events in Yonkers, on the international stage, specifically with regard to Ukraine, and The Middle East, among other international news. Hezi Aris is your host today. Share your perspective on the issues discussed today; you are asked only to stay on topic. Call the show: (347) 205-9201, use Skype: contact eHezi18 during the "live" broadcast,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 23, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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Will Israel be dragged into the Syrian conflict? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit this week to an IDF field hospital where wounded Syrians are receiving treatment served to showcase the Israeli humanitarian effort to respond to the crisis facing Syrian civilians caught up in the ongoing conflict. Recent reports suggest that the Israeli focus on events in southern Syria goes beyond purely humanitarian concerns. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits wounded Syrians at an IDF field hospital near the Syrian border. (Image source: Israel Government Press Office). Increasing attention is being paid by Israeli planners to the buildup of extreme... Continue reading
Posted Feb 23, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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Joe Celli’s Past Conduct May Prove Him to Be a Murderer This Hezitorial references the conduct described in the publication of February 17, 2014, with respect to minor renovations undertaken in May 2013 at Yonkers Fire Station 12, located at 75 Fortfield Avenue - “THE HEZITORIAL INVESTIGATION: A Sad Telling in the City of Yonkers - Asbestos at Yonkers Fire Station 12 By HEZI ARIS”, The Hezitorial referenced above speaks to events as they transpired. Little as to how they came about, and even less with respect to the interaction between Joseph Celli, director of the Yonkers Office of General... Continue reading
Posted Feb 23, 2014 at Yonkers Tribune
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