Yonkers Tribune

Bits and Pieces By Vox Populi

Yonkers Business Week: Noticeably small attendance, dry workshops, no innovation, very exclusive, no strong speakers, more of the same, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, golf and a cruise! Who’s party is this?

Yonkers City Hall: Major resignation from City Hall by Chief of Staff’s son , subpoenas to all City Councilmembers, and continued rumors of an impending indictment over a Ridge Hill vote. Where is Zehy Jereis these days?

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Amicone in Wonderland By Vox Populi

Let’s get right to the point Mayor Amicone.  What city are you living in and is your view being obscured by the minions surrounding you?

First, the State of the City address. Its three main points were development – now, educational formula aid change – soon, and a county-wide reassessment – later.

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Fiscal Crisis to Bring About Racino High School in the Forbidden City By Vox Populi

A quick overview: Mayor Amicone has been in office for the last 12 years; the last four years as mayor. Superintendent Pierorazio has been in the district almost 35 years; the last six years in the Board of Education (BoE) Central Office in the capacity of deputy superintendent, and the last 3 years as superintendent.

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Wake Up Call for the Voter By Vox Populi

Lesson of the 48^th NYS Senate District

Last week’s election of Darrel Aubertine representing the 48^th Senate District, known as the Watertown-Oswego area, was at first thought to be an indicator of the evaporating hold the Republican majority had over the New York State Senate. The suggestion that the long reign of Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick was coming to an end was viewed by Bruno as “a wake-up call,” for voters, not one for him and his fellow Republican leadership.

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Focusing on the Issues; What Say You? By Vox Populi

Questions the Taxpayer Should Ask Those Who Assume Public Office

Questions they don’t want you to ask the candidates running for office...

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Let’s Be Honest With One Another By Vox Populi

On Tuesday, September 18, 2007, incumbent Republican Mayor Philip Amicone was, in affect re-elected to his second, and final four-year term as Mayor of the City of Yonkers by less than 3,000 registered Republican voters, basically from East Yonkers. Even though the voters will have to go through the formality of the November elections, the political system unique to Yonkers has masterfully engineered Mayor Amicone’s continuation in office; led by the “master” of the backroom boys, ex-Senator Nick Spano.

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Surrendercrats by Vox Populi

Let’s go just a little bit further at reform, Mr. Jenkins; as well as the self-serving executive committee of the Democrat Party, and its many recently, luckily, elected office holders. Let’s go beyond candidate truth in advertising, to truth and power sharing, as well, as truth in candidate selection.

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Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered By Vox Populi

Incumbent mayor and candidate for a second and final four-year term, Phil Amicone has truly not understood the machinery of political bridge-building, from the boots on the ground perspective, as much as being a good student of mimicking text-book engineering feats of short duration to attain a seemingly good grade to pass his test as Yonkers’ mayor for the last two years of his current four-year term.

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Yonkers, What is Your Primary Concern? By Vox Populi

In a few short weeks Yonkers voters may well know who their next mayor will be! This will be determined by a rather small percentage of registered political party members who appreciate what the primary system is all about. Yet, it will affect the entire city in the November elections.

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Is It Difficult to Raise $1,000,000? By Vox Populi

Can anyone imagine the race for mayor in the City of Yonkers costing $1,000,000? That is quite a sum.

Recognizing Yonkers population of approximately 198,000 people as the official count by the last census, of which close to 100,000 are registered voters, and lately only about 40,000 of them actively coming out to vote in city-wide elections, that $1,000,000 is equivalent to roughly $2.50 per voter. Compared to the challengers’ numbers, each of whom raised about $30,000 to date; their cost per voter would be about $0.75 per voter. Should we be impressed or depressed? Neither. We should ask why it costs so much and how the election campaign funds are being raised; and from what sources? Besides, it is what you do, with what you have, and it’s not over yet.

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