Yonkers Tribune

The State of Affairs: Development; the Budget, and Legislator Burrows By Hezi Aris

 Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR), a company whose total assets exceed $2.6 billion, is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that develops, owns, leases, and finances properties for consumer-preferred, high-quality businesses. On February 25, 2010, it officially issued announced operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.The report included the following passage:

NYS GOP Chairman Edward Cox Calls for Admonished Rep. Charlie Rangel to Relinquish Leadership Post

 ~Chairman calls for Rangel to step down as Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee and for all recipients of Rangel’s donations to return tainted funds ~

Albany, NY --  “Congressman Rangel’s latest in a long list of offenses cited by the House Ethics Committee should be the final straw.  The time has come for Rangel to step down from his influential post as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.   The Committee’s ruling that Congressman Rangel broke House rules by accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean makes it incumbent upon Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic leadership to insist Rangel relinquish his post and repay the cost of his trips.  For a congressman with his track record of unethical and borderline illegal behavior to have enormous influence over the Federal budget process is appalling, particularly during these tough economic times.

 

Senator Klein to Host 15th Annual Black History Month Breakfast - UPDATE: Event Postponed to March 6th

Event POSTPONED to March 6th, 2010 due to storm. 

Mount Vernon, NY -- Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) will join Senate Majority Conference Leader Senator John Sampson (D-Kings County) along with Mount Vernon Mayor Clinton Young,  honorees Assemblyman Michael Benjamin (D-Bronx),  Civil Court Judge Elizabeth Taylor, Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce President Frank Faley and Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Kenneth Jenkins to celebrate his 15th Annual Black History Month Breakfast. Senator Sampson will be the keynote speaker.  

Politicians Comment on Gov. Paterson’s Not Standing for Gubernatorial Office

 Albany, NY -- Warren Redlich, Republican-Libertarian candidate for New York State Governor (wredlich.com/ny) said, “Gov Paterson’s withdrawal is an important first step in cleaning up Albany. The next step is electing someone who isn’t a product of the “Albany bubble.” My candidacy alone stands for a new way of doing business that will truly cut spending. The lesson from Paterson, Spitzer and Hevesi is that self-indulgent leaders harm New York. We have to focus on policies that help regular people rather than rewarding and protecting insiders.

Yonkers Police Department Blotter - February 26, 2010 By Detective Sergeant Patrick McCormack

 Yonkers, NY -- On February 25, 2010 at approximately 8:14 a.m. police responded to the area of 28 Chestnut St. on a report on a dispute involving a male with a gun. Upon arrival police were approached by several people who related that a black male wearing a black and white jacket with white writing on the back, black jeans and black sneakers was seen pointing a silver handgun at a female. Police received additional information that the male with the handgun then handed the gun to an unidentified black female described as heavy set and wearing a do-rag. Police canvassed the area and located the male, later identified as Albert A. Crooks d.o.b. 9/25/80 of 175 Stanley Av., walking on Chestnut St @ Linden St. The male was identified by witnesses and subsequently placed under arrest for Menacing. Continuing their search for the female with the handgun, police officers located a female, later identified as Devin Smith d.o.b. 1/10/78, in the hallway of 30 Chestnut St. Ms. Smith was observed tossing several items which were recovered by police. 84 plastic bags of marijuana and a box of ammunition containing 35 rounds were recovered. Police charged Ms. Smith with Criminal Possession of Marijuana 4th degree. No handgun was recovered. Detectives are continuing with the investigation. No other details will be released at this time.

Greenburgh Town Supervisor Feiner declares Snow Emergency

 Greenburgh, NY -- Road Closures as of 0935hrs this morning -- DUE TO STORM. “I have declared a snow emergency, “ stated Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. “Town Hall will not be open to the public today. The library and community center will be closed.  Con Ed emergency phone number is listed below," he continued.

Democratic Sources Assert Gov. Paterson Not to Seek Gubernatorial Office

 New York, NY -- Democratic sources assert that New York Gov. David A. Paterson plans to drop his campaign effort for the gubernatorial position. The rumor mill is heard noting that the governor will hold a press conference at 11:30 AM this morning.

Winter Storm Postpones Dominican Republic Flag Raising

Yonkers, NY -- Due to the Winter Storm the Dominican Republic Flag Raising for Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 has been cancelled. The event will be held on Friday, March 5, 2010.

Democrat Response to Yonkers Mayor Amicone’s State of the City Address By Chuck Lesnick, President of the Yonkers City Council

 I want to share with you some thoughts on the many challenges that the City of Yonkers faces today. We are in the midst of a painful economic crisis.

Yonkers’ State of the City Address By Phil Amicone, Mayor of the City of Yonkers

 Mr. Council President, members of the City Council, honorable judges and distinguished guests. I come before you tonight in the tradition of reporting on the State of the City of Yonkers and to lay out a vision for the year ahead.

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Yonkers Police Department Blotter - January 25, 2010 By Detective Sergeant Patrick McCormack

 Yonkers, NY --  On 02-24-10 at approximately 10:12 p.m., Police Officers Thomas Braig, Timothy Cooper, and Robert Villanueva of the 3rd Precinct were working in a plain clothes capacity in an unmarked vehicle.  The officers observed a male running in the area of Riverdale Avenue and Ludlow Street with a silver and black handgun in his waistband.  The officers pursued the male on foot into 119 Ludlow Avenue and the suspect was observed entering a third floor apartment.  Responding officers set up a perimeter around the building and an officer observed a silver and black handgun to be thrown from a third floor window.  Members of the Emergency Services Unit (E.S.U.) set up outside the apartment and conducted a “call out,” at which time the occupants of the target apartment were removed from the premises. A male who was inside the premises was identified as the suspect who was in possession of the weapon.  He was identified as Ronald Mack, a 28 year old black male who reports residing at 175 Stanley Avenue.  A loaded .32 caliber revolver was recovered with no serial number.  The suspect was booked for Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd degree and will be arraigned in Yonkers Criminal Court on 02-25-10.

Krueger: Republican Income Tax Plan is a Costly Distraction from Serious Budget Reform

 Albany, NY -- In response to the Governor’s fiscally reckless plan to delay income tax refunds, Senator Liz Krueger noted the Senate Minority went back to their old playbook of pass-the-buck politics, reprising an unrelated and costly bill (S3985/Winner) that does nothing to address real budget reform.

 

Yonkers Police Department Blotter - January 24, 2010 By Detective Sergeant Patrick McCormack

 Yonkers, NY --  On 02-23-10 at approximately 2:52 p.m., 4th Precinct Police Officers Chris Dellacamera and Richard Rubin were advised that a stabbing victim was walking south on New Main Street.  The officers located an 18 year old male city resident who had been stabbed in his torso and had a laceration to his hand.  The officers immediately placed the victim in their patrol car and transported him to a local hospital.  The victim received several sutures and he was released from the hospital.  Investigation revealed that the stabbing had taken place in front of 2 North Broadway and a male Hispanic wearing a black coat was observed running north on Palisade Avenue.  Responding officers canvassed the area for the suspect, but he was not located.  

The Hezitorial: Albany Has Dismissed Yonkers Because We Do By Hezi Aris

 Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone will today present the State of the City address. He will attempt to make a populist claim that Yonkers’ ills have been imposed upon the city by national, and state powers. He will try to persuade those within earshot, or those that will see him on television, that the Albany Delegation are at fault for not delivering a “fair" share of revenue to Yonkers. How easily he forgets the "one-shots" infused to maintain Yonkers' viability. Having served the Kool-Aid amongst those whose very livlihood and/or imagined influence rests, Mayor Amicone upon acceding to office as Mayor of Yonkers, having served previously as Deputy Mayor of Yonkers under Mayor John Spencer, has selectively chosen to not remember that it was Mayor Amicone himself who dismissed Mayor Spencer’s assertions that Yonkers was not receiving its “fair" share of revenue when disbursed by Albany. Spencer’s message to Albany was as effective as a Madison Avenue campaign; it was winning hearts and minds. When the term-limited Mayor Spencer passed the baton to his successor, Mayor Amicone dropped the baton regarding the "fair" funding formula..