Yonkers Tribune

Real Estate Committee of January 26, 2010 by Hezi Aris

 Yonkers, NY -- It took 26 days for the Yonkers City Council to become sufficiently infused with just enough political polemics to create the partisan divide that is Yonkers' comfort zone. It began innocently enough under the aegis of Majority Leader and Real Estate Committee Chair Patricia McDow who adroitly presided over the issue of granting Con Edison a permit to install four feeders in order to provide New York City’s Department of Environmental Protectionj (DEP) the ability to conform to a Federal Court Order that is related to project completion deadlines pertinent to the Croton Water Treatment Plant. The demeanor of the City Councilmembership in attendance was not inclined to bypass their outrage, and that of the community, regarding the recent trimming of trees by Con Edison that is now recognized to have been a complete cutting down of those trees. Back and forth pleas of urgency to proceed did not win the day for Con Edison Intergovernmental Communications Director John Banks. His past promises have been proven to come up short. Further still, it was learned that while specific Yonkers City Council Committees strove to hone in on issues that would eventual require its vote, Yonkers City Hall was dealing with the same issues, specifically through the Office of Deputy Mayor Bill Regan, but kept unaware of the corollary tract and efforts. Mention by Mr Banks that he had given notice to Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick were not challenged by President Lesnick, but a flurry of inquiry of his staff received no further input to public mention if the circumstance was as described by Mr Banks. It became most evident that no one trusted anyone and that trust would come through proof rather than rhetoric. Yonkers likes it hard.

Yonkers GOP Announces New Leadership: Steve Levy Steps Down as Executive Director

Yonkers, NY --  Yonkers Republican Party Chairman John Jacono (<<< pictured left) announced today that he has accepted the resignation of GOP Executive director Steve Levy. Jacono thanked Levy for his service and wished him well in future endeavors. 

Yonkers GOP Chairman Jacono Asserts Judicial Candidate Scattaretico Can Not be Trusted on the Bench

Alleges Five Counts of Professional Misconduct Relating to Client Escrow Account Upheld Against Democrat City Court Candidate

YONKERS, NY  -- Democratic candidate for Yonkers City Court, Mary Anne Scattaretico, was slapped with five counts of professional misconduct by a professional grievance committee in 1998 according to court papers released by the Yonkers Republican City Committee today, Monday, October 29, 2009.

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Republican Chair Jacono Decries Governor’s Move to Embrace Illegal Aliens as Bad Public Policy

YONKERS, NY -- “According to New York’s Official Driver’s Manual, a license to drive in our State is a privilege and, Governor Spitzer should not be extending this privilege to those individuals who have already broken federal law,” said John Jacono, the recently elected Chairman of the Yonkers Republican Party.

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Yonkers GOP Challenges Robertson to “Come Clean’ Over Zherka Relationship

YONKERS, NY – John Jacono, chairman of the Yonkers Republican City Committee today issued a press release calling on Democrat endorsed mayoral candidate Dennis Robertson to “come clean” regarding the more than $23,000 in campaign contributions the Yonkers GOP assert have been funneled into the Robertson for Mayor Campaign. The Yonkers GOP assertion is claimed to be based upon documents filed by the Robertson for Mayor Campaign with the Westchester Board of Elections.

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John Jacono Accedes to Republican Party Chairmanship

YONKERS, NY -- The reorganization meeting of the Yonkers City Republican Committee took place at the Ukrainian Center last night. John Jacono has been elected Chairman. Justin Tubiolo has been elected Vice-Chairman, and Steve Levy has been elected Executive Director.

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Yonkers GOP Executive Director Hoffman Calls it Quits Disgusted by “Politics at its Worst”

YONKERS, NY -- Referring to what he calls the degeneration of the political process, Richard Hoffman, Executive Director of the Yonkers Republican City Committee has announced that he will step down from his post effective immediately.

“I can’t stand by and watch what I call politics at its worst.  There are too many Ward Leaders and Republican elected officials who have put their own self-interests ahead of the Party’s” said Hoffman.

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Frank Coppola, Veteran Yonkers GOP Leader Stands in Support of Zehy Jereis

YONKERS, NY -- Frank Coppola, Yonkers Republican City Committee Chairman for almost 20 years today released the following statement:

“I have known Zehy Jereis for over twelve years.  He has always been hardworking and effective for the Republican Party.  The call for his resignation is without merit as he has not been charged with anything.  This begs the question, whatever happened to the presumption of innocence?  There is absolutely no reason for Zehy to step down.”

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Statement from Zehy Jereis, Chairman, Yonkers Republican City Committee

YONKERS, NY – “The mayor’s call for my resignation is a blatant attempt to seize control of the Republican Party. The party does not belong to any one person or administration.  This party belongs to the rank and file Republicans in the City of Yonkers.  I was elected by the district leaders to serve the party.  I have done so effectively and will continue to do so until my term expires.”

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