#Yonkers Assemblyman Nader Sayegh Announced The Following: “New York State’s COVID Rent Relief Program is accepting new applications from now till February 1st, and will also review past applications that were not funded. Additionally, New York State’s Homes and Community Renewal has expanded who is eligible for this one-time rent relief payment. If you lost income during the…

Yonkers Public Schools Board of Education in collaboration with the Yonkers Council of Parent Teacher Association (YCPTA) and Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) offer joy and hope during the holiday season to 200 Yonkers families in need. WHO: Rev. Stephen Lopez, President, Yonkers Board of EducationDr. #EdwinQuezada, Superintendent of Yonkers Public Schools#CarmenGoodstein, President, YCPTA/PTSAJosephine Cianciulli,1st Vice President, CPTA/PTSA#AnnMariePapanagnostou, Corresponding…

YONKERS ANGEL PROJECT: On Dec. 21, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins fulfilled Christmas wish lists for nearly 200 grandparents as part of the “Angel Project”. The Senate Majority Leader’s office in #Yonkers filled with gifts donated by a record number of volunteers who served as “Angels.” This year #AndreaStewartCousins worked with Family Service Society of Yonkers and Family Ties of Westchester to…

Navy Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class John Potanovic of Yonkers. His nephew lives in Princetown. He served during World War II on the USS Archerfish. After the war, he married, raised a family, and rose to Captain of the Yonkers Police Department. He turns 96 in March! Thank you for your service.

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Yonkers leads Westchester in COVID-19 cases, and now the city, because inequities have existed for generations, and it’s something we cannot ignore. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano says that as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unveil the deficiencies in all of our systems, racial disparities — particularly the disproportionate number of black people dying — top…

A provision that would permanently ban new oil barge anchorage in the lower Hudson River has advanced through the House of Representatives, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney on Tuesday announced.  The measure was included in a larger omnibus bill for defense spending that now goes to the U.S. Senate.  The ban would address new anchorages from…