Yonkers Tribune

Senator Jeff Klein Nominates Fernando Ferrera to MTA Board

 

Yonkers Receives More than $200,000 to Complete Flood Mitigation Project

Elected and Community Officials Join Residents to Announce Final Funding to Alleviate Chronic Flooding Problem

Yonkers, NY, September 29, 2010 -- Deputy Majority Leader and State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) joined President of the 2nd Precinct Community Council Lorraine Palais, President of the Hyatt Association Larry Wilson, Councilman Dennis Shepherd and Yonkers residents to present a grant to The City of Yonkers for more than $200,000 on Wednesday to be used for the final phase of necessary flood mitigation.  

Italian Regents Rally and Heritage Celebration

Klein and Savino Announce Restoration of NYS Italian Regents High School Exam

(L to R): State Senator Jeff Klein; State Senator Diane Savino; Deputy Consul Marco Alberti of the Consulate General of Italy in New York; Robert Ferrito, State Treasurer of the Order Sons of Italy in America; Carlo Sclafani, Co-President of the Westchester Coalition of the Italian American Organizations and Chair of the Modern Languages Department, Westchester Community College, Valhalla; and the Honorable Francis A. Nicolai, Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.

Tuckahoe, NY, August 12, 2010 -- State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), State Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) and representatives from the Westchester Italian Cultural Center and the Sons of Italy announced the restoration of the NYS Italian Regents high school exam at a rally on Thursday. Last week the NYS Senate saved the exam from extinction when it passed the final piece of this year’s budget. Attendees rallied in support of this important achievement and to celebrate Italian culture.

Klein Puts Pedestrians First

 Fights for Safer Cross Walk at McLean Ave and Bronx River Road

YONKERS, NY, July 6, 2010 -- Yonkers residents now have eight additional seconds to cross the street at McLean Ave and Bronx River Road thanks to the quick efforts of State Senator Jeff Klein.

Senate Passes Klein Bill to Collect DNA Upon Felony Arrest on 3rd Anniversary of Murder of Syracuse Woman

 Albany, NY, July 1, 2010 -- State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) announced Thursday that the NYS Senate passed his legislation mandating DNA collection upon arrest in an effort to put more criminals behind bars before they strike again. The announcement comes on the third anniversary of the tragic death of Syracuse resident Carol Nelson. On July 1, 2007, Nelson was brutally raped and murdered by a man who could have been behind bars had DNA been collected at the time of his 2006 arrest for rape.