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Friday, January 23, 2015
City Seeks Help Setting 2015
Congrats, Meachem! You’re
Headed to Super Bowl XLIX Yonkers Walking Challenge Goal
Super Bowl raffle winner Matt Meachem, right, with PAL board members Vic Federico, Willie
Faulkner and Howard Berman. Photo by Ed Whitman.
Congratulations to Matt Meachem, winner
of the Yonkers 2015 Police Athletic League Super Bowl Raffle. Meachem had the winning $100
ticket and he will now travel to Phoenix, Ariz.,
for Super Bowl 49, which will feature a match
between the Seattle Seahawks and New England
Patriots.
The PAL held a Super Bowl raffle party last
Sunday to watch the American Football Conference and National Football Conference Championship games and pull the winning ticket. The
Continued with More Photos on Page 10
Nepperhan Community Center
Hosts Annual MLK Breakfast
Nepperhan Community Center seniors enjoy the recent MLK breakfast.
The Yonkers community joined together to
celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
with its annual breakfast Jan. 19 at the Nepperhan Community Center.
Executive Director Dr. Jim Bostic welcomed the large crowd and this year’s honorees,
including Congressman Eliot Engel, Assembly
member Shelley Mayer, Sister-to-Sister International founder Cheryl Brannan and Pastor James
Hassell of Kingdom Christian Cultural Center.
Bishop Dawin Moore of the Western Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church also gave a stirring keynote
address.
Last year’s Yonkers On the Move participants. Join them for the 2015 YOM campaign!
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced
late last year the final 2014 city-wide mileage
total of 9,002 for the Yonkers On the Move
WALK 20 Challenge. The total of 9,002 miles
greatly surpassed the 3,500 target set in April at
the challenge kickoff, and the collective 2,600
mile total of 2013.
In 2015 the city is asking participants –
and all Yonkers residents – to help set the goal.
The Yonkers WALK 20 Challenge consists of three combined walk challenges from
Continued on Page 8
This, Too, is Yonkers...
The Automotive Edition
By Eric W. Schoen
tal road projects. The rest
Jersey gas is $2 a gal– you guessed it – goes tolon and New York gas is
ward state operating costs
$2.46. Why?
including debt payments.
As we enjoy cheap
Maybe that’s why
gas prices, a friend from
you got a flat tire the other
New Jersey asked me
day while traveling to the
why gas prices in New
grocery store.
York are close to 50 cents
For some of our state
more than in New Jersey,
and federal elected ofand his gas in New Jersey
ficials, $2.46 a gallon is
is pumped for him while
too little for us to pay for
New Yorkers go about
the pleasure of driving our
their business with fuel
car. They see an opening
oil smells on their hands,
and want to increase gas
Eric W. Schoen
being forced to pump their
taxes to generate more
own gas in most cases.
revenue for (most likely) the general fund.
This answer is quite simple: New York
Next time you see your officials around
State charges us 46 cents of taxes that our town, tell them “no, thank you.” No need to
friends in the Garden State don’t have to pay. raise gas taxes. We keep hearing about the
Excise tax is 8 cents, petroleum business tax economic recovery, but don’t tell that to the
is 17.8 cents, the fuel quality testing tax is .05 man or woman without a job or those who has
of a cent, the Oil Spill Fund tax is .0196 of a to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.
cent, state sales tax is 8 cents, the MetropoliAnd make sure that before you leave
tan Commuter Transportation District Sur- New Jersey and pay $13 to cross the George
charge is 0.75 of a cent and local sales tax is Washington Bridge, you fill up your car with
10.88 cents.
good old New Jersey gas – pumped for you!
And only 22 percent of the $3.8 billion in As former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman
highway taxes and fees collected goes to capiContinued on Page 8
Hotel Fever Hits Yonkers: 5 New Lodgings in 5 Years
“The hotel business
in Yonkers is growing
rapidly, a strong indication that the city is
establishing itself as a
leading destination for
business and travel.
Business developers
are confident in the
future of Yonkers and
they’re saying so by
investing in us.”
Mayor Mike Spano
From left are Yonkers City Council member Mike Breen; City Council Minority Leader Michael
Sabatino; Mayor Mike Spano; Al Weissman of Alfred Weissman Real Estate, LLC.; City Council Majority Leader John Larkin; and Alan Weissman of Alfred Weissman Real Estate, LLC.
The Hampton Inn on Executive Boulevard.
By Dan Murphy
The City of Yonkers is riding a wave of interest – and development – in new hotels, with
five new offerings either completed or under
construction over the past five years. Two new
Yonkers hotels are already constructed and open
– the Hampton Inn and Marriott’s Residence Inn
– both located in Executive Park in northwest
Yonkers.
Both hotels have been successful and are al-
most at full occupancy most nights.
The success of Yonkers’ two new hotels has
resulted in three new hotels under construction.
City officials recently celebrated the groundbreaking of another Hampton Inn in Yonkers, this
one located at 555 Tuckahoe Road.
The 150-room Hampton Inn and Suites will
feature an indoor pool, gym, small meeting room,
business center and breakfast room. Noted YonContinued on Page 8
PAGE 2 - Yonkers Rising - Friday, January 23, 2015
Yonkers’ Inlaw Family
Making Great Strides
On View: ‘The Technicolor
Travels of the Painted People’
Tanika Inlaw with Meredith Vieira and students on the set of The Meredith Vieira Show.
Jeanne Wilkinson with her “painted people.”
Tanika Inlaw with Suze Orman.
The Inlaw family is making strides and becoming one of New York’s social and political
elite.
Tanika Inlaw has coined herself as a social
advocate for the underrepresented in educational
equality and civil rights. She is the former president of the Yonkers chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
and a past state Senate candidate. Currently, she
works as a New York City public school teacher
in the South Bronx (the poorest congressional
district in the country).
On Nov. 11, Tanika was recognized as Employee of the Week on NBC’s “The Meredith
Vieira Show,” winning the endorsement of Principal Paul Cannon, as well as co-workers and
students. She was awarded an all expenses paid
trip to a San Diego resort for two and a check of
$10,000.
Tanika was tapped to be the first recipient
of this honor because of her passion. While she
was campaigning to raise funds to remodel her
classroom, NBC’s producers came across her
story and began to research her. After their intense research they discovered that Tanika was
a true public servant, and they got in touch with
the Yonkers NAACP who put them directly in
touch with Tanika.
The NBC producers hid their true reason for
contacting her. They told Tanika they were doing a story on teachers and the state of education
in America and wanted her to be a part of the
segment. The producers contacted her principal
Continued on Page 8
Artist Jeanne Wilkinson with gallery director Haifa Bint-Kadi.
Photos by Donna Davis
Multi-media artist Jeanne Wilkinson of
Brooklyn presented her exhibit, “The Technicolor Travels of the Painted People,” curated by
gallery director Haifa Bint-Kadi, on Thursday,
Jan. 15 at the Yonkers Riverfront Library. The
exhibit will remain on display through Feb. 28.
In 2007, Wilkinson began documenting the
adventures of the “Painted People,” a PaleoPostmodern migratory clan of former Barbies,
Kens, GI Joes and their various companion animals. The clan has grown from the original six
(featured in the “Western Walkabout” series)
to now include children and many more creatures, coming from thrift shops, toy stores, Canal Street vendors, gifts from friends and street
trash.
Once in Wilkinson’s studio, their old identities disappear, as they are painted white and then
covered in random abstract-expressionist-style
drips in a pared-down Piet Mondrian palette of
red, yellow and blue.
Each is individually marked but unmistakably one of the “Painted People.”
This exhibition will include numerous representations of their various trips, and also a
multi-screened video display of their mysterious
adventures.
This marks the second time Wilkinson has
exhibited in Yonkers; the first was during the
Yonkers Arts Weekend in April of last year.
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FRidAY, JANuARY 23, 2015 - YoNkERs RisiNG - PAGE 3
A Bittersweet Celebration
Of Gross’ Release from Cuba
Rabbi Rigoberto Emmanuel Vinas with wife, Rabanit Sandra Vinas. Photo by Robert Kalfus.
By rabbi rigoberto Emmanuel Viñas
Every Shabbat for more than five years, my
congregation at the Lincoln Park Jewish Center of
Yonkers has joined me in prayer for the release of
Alan Gross, and we are pleased to be able to wish
him a Happy Chanukah on American soil after his
having languished in the hellish prisons of communist Cuba.
For our congregation, it was personal. Many of
us – myself included – are Cuban Jews (“JuBans”)
who understand the Cuban situation not only on
an intellectual level, but also on a deeply personal
one. We are the refugees and the children of the
refugees who sought freedom in America after
losing everything to the totalitarian revolution, including our right to complain about it.
Can you imagine how it hurts a Jew not to be
able to complain? We had to leave! Here in America we found freedom and opportunity, but we have
never forgotten what compelled us to come here.
Mr. Gross was accused of bringing satellite
phones to Cuba to assist its Jewish community in
communicating more effectively with the world
beyond its repressive government’s reach. This
is illegal in communist Cuba, which controls all
communications and information into or out of the
island nation. As is the norm in communist countries, his trial was unjust and immoral, his imprisonment was full of human rights violations, and his
health deteriorated to the point where we were very
concerned that he would die there.
Cuba’s prisons are recognized by Amnesty International and other such watchdog organizations
as among the worst of the worst violators of human
rights. Their privations, coupled with psychological torture, could break anyone’s spirit.
We applaud Alan for maintaining himself in
the face of such adversity.
Unfortunately, the belief that it’s possible to
violate repressive laws for a higher good reveals
a naïveté all too common among our American
coreligionists. They want to help, and they assume
the leaders of the existing Cuban Jewish community are just like their own leaders in their own
American Jewish communities. Here, we elect our
leaders from among volunteers who work hard to
maintain our synagogues and institutions. But this
isn’t the case at all in Cuba.
No one becomes a leader at any level under
Cuba’s totalitarian system without the approval of
its dictators. In short, the leadership of the Cuban
Jewish community is controlled and appointed by
the government. The stories they tell your visiting
UJA commissions are stories created and approved
by committees in defense of the revolution, designed to manipulate you into giving money that
then circulates back to the government as part of
the command economy created by the repressive
one-party state of modern communist Cuba.
They take advantage of your good wishes.
They relieve you of your cash and send you home
feeling good about yourself, when in fact any money you leave in Cuba furthers the upkeep of the
revolution – as all functions of life in communist
Cuba are designed to do. Anything that doesn’t further the cause of the revolution is illegal.
It’s that simple. “Socialism or death” is written on the walls. In other words: It’s our way or
you are dead.
There are lessons to be taken away from the
Alan Gross affair:
(1) Perhaps now that we know what’s really
going on we can abandon our naïveté and stop
sending millions of dollars in humanitarian aid that
purportedly helps around 1,000 Jews. Let’s recognize that the organizations in Cuba which contact
and collaborate with the U.S. federations and Bnai
Briths, the Synagogue missions and the men’s
clubs are actually Castro’s lackeys, directly under
the control and direction of the Cuban government.
(2) Perhaps we should listen to and believe
our Cuban American neighbors instead of rejecting what they say. Because I am a Cuban Jew I
do not suffer from the delusion that visiting and
leaving behind money, toilet paper and medicines
will resolve the problem of Cuban oppression. My
conscience forces me to keep telling you what I
know about Cuba.
But unfortunately, too many of my coreligionists won’t listen to what we have to say. And
when we speak passionately (as Cubans always
do) they call us “reactionary” or say we are “exaggerating.” It shocks me that the very same softhearted liberals who have tolerance, understanding
and heartache for every other cause do not hear the
cries of pain from Cubans who have had to suffer under the illegitimate repressive regime of the
Castro brothers.
Although we are victims we refuse to act like
victims. We refuse to be silenced! Stop trying to silence us and marginalize us. Silencing the victims
is typical of brutal dictatorships. Playing along
makes you complicit.
Have you ever considered that the reason we
keep speaking against Castro and the Cuban Communist Party is that this unjust, repressive system
continues to enslave our own families in our home
country? We hurt because this cancer eats into our
bones and the “anesthesia” of our success in the
USA, through our hard work and dedication to
education, does not dull the pain of continued repression in Cuba.
“How can I sing the Lord’s song in a foreign
land” (Psalm 137) while my brothers languish at
home under a stifling one-party system that limits
all activity to the service of the state, rather than
living in a state that is in service to its people?
The Obama administration’s success in freeing one of our brothers was cause for celebration,
until I realized that it was coupled with a unilateral
decision to “normalize” relations with a government that isn’t normal. Obama’s “normalization”
is not attached to change in Cuba. It doesn’t demand open elections. Or democratization. Or legalization of opposing parties. Or improvement in
human rights.
Rather than alleviating our pain, “normalization” will simply provide U.S. capital to a regime
that was on the verge of collapse, thereby maintaining this repressive system until my Cuban
brothers finally take matters into their own hands.
What chance is there for change without violence
in the streets of Cuba if the USA won’t stand for
democratization; if the USA won’t use its strength
to encourage and demand change?
I, for one, would not want to be a visitor in
Havana – not even as part of a humanitarian commission or a Jewish men’s club on that day when
the Cuban people decide they have nothing more
to lose.
How sad that Alan Gross’ very welcome and
joyous release must be accompanied by plans to
prolong the misery and oppression of millions of
others who cry for freedom of expression and democracy. Alan Gross is free – Mazal Tov. But the
Cuban people are not free and America plans to
pump money into a decrepit, inhuman regime to
prolong its life.
To join the Exchange Club of Yonkers contact
Vice-President David Tubiolo at 646-596-3375
Tim Rooney Jr. to Lead
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The 60th annual
ter County Police Emerald Society Pipes and
Yonkers St. Patrick’s
Drums and a lieutenant
Day parade will take
in the Yonkers Police
place again this year
Department; Scott Mcon McLean Avenue on
Gown, officer in AOH
Saturday, March 21.
Division 1; David McIn 2014, the South
Intyre, past president of
Broadway St. Patrick’s
the Minor Board; PatDay Parade merged
rick Murphy, McLean
with the McLean AvAvenue businessman;
enue Merchant’s Asand Rosaleen Tallon,
sociation St. Patrick’s
advocate for families
Day Parade, to begin a
and first responders
new era for Yonkers in
from Sept. 11, 2001.
honoring the city’s Irish
The official instalheritage and contribulation of Rooney as
tions, and Saint Patrick,
grand marshal and the
the Patron Saint of Ireaides will take place
land and the ArchdioMarch 7 at 7:30 p.m. at
cese of New York.
a gala celebration of the
Timothy Rooney
Changing of the Sash in
Jr., general counsel for
Timothy Rooney Jr.
the Good Time Room at
Empire City Casino at
Empire City Casino at
Yonkers Raceway, will
Yonkers Raceway, 810 Yonkers Ave. Additional
serve as grand marshal of this year’s parade.
Aides to the grand marshal will be: Law- details about the dinner/dance will be released
rence Dunn, assistant chief of the Yonkers Fire soon.
The 60th annual parade will take place SatDepartment; Mary Hoar of the Ladies Ancient
Order of Hibernian, Division 19 and president urday, March 21. Following a Mass at St. Barnof the Yonkers Historical Society; Orla Kelleher, abas High School Chapel on McLean Avenue,
executive director of the Aisling Center and Aide marchers will step off at 1 p.m. on McLean Avin the 2015 New York City St. Patrick’s Day pa- enue west, off Bronx River Road.
For more information visit www.yonkersstrade;
Also, Patrick McCormack of the Westches- patricksparade.org.
Simon Youth Foundation
Seeks Scholarship Applicants
For a 15th straight year, Simon Youth
Foundation, a national nonprofit that provides
educational opportunities for at-risk high
school students, will award a college scholarship to one student from every community that
is home to a Simon property, including The
Westchester, The Galleria at White Plains and
Jefferson Valley Mall.
Simon Youth Foundation Community
Scholarships are awarded through the Simon
Youth Scholarships program and in partnership
with local Simon properties. The application
period is currently open and ends Feb. 25.
Students can apply online by visiting
www.syf.org.
Any student who will be graduating in
the class of 2015 and lives within 50 miles of
a Simon property is eligible. The program will
award a one-time scholarship of up to $1,500 to
students who plan to enroll in an accredited college, university, vocational or technical school.
In 2014, the Simon Youth Scholarships
program awarded $1.1 million to 243 students
nationwide.
“Our mission is to ignite hope for a brighter future in students, and our foundation is
proud to partner with The Westchester and The
Galleria at White Plains (and Jefferson Valley
Mall) to award scholarships that will remove
some of the financial obstacles that would
otherwise prevent a student from achieving
the dream of a college education,” said Dr. J.
Michael Durnil, president and CEO of Simon
Youth Foundation.
The 2015 community scholarship recipients will be selected by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc., a third-party
administrator. Students are selected based on a
variety of criteria, including financial need, academic performance, leadership skills and participation in school and community activities.
Those students who are the first in their family
to pursue a post-secondary education will also
be given close consideration.
Scholarship recipients will be notified the
week of May 4.
Hibernians to Hold
Communion Breakfast
The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Myles
Scully-Division 1, of Yonkers, will hold its
annual communion breakfast at St. Joseph’s
Seminary on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m.
The event will begin with Mass celebrated in the Seminary’s Chapel, followed
by a full hot breakfast served in the seminary
cafeteria. The guest speaker will be Tommy
Smyth, a lifelong Yonkers native and sports
commentator and analyst for ESPN Networks. He is also the broadcast announcer for
the New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade on
WNBC Channel 4.
The Hibernians will also recognize two
of its members, Larry McCrudden and Patrick McLaughlin, as “Hibernians of the year.”
McCrudden is co-chairman of the Yonkers
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and
McLaughlin is a retired school teacher and
serves as historian for the Yonkers AOH.
Both have contributed greatly to the Hibernians and the Irish community in Yonkers.
Tickets are $20 in advance for adults, or
$10 for children 10 and younger; the cost will
be $25 the day of the event.
For more information and reservations,
contact the AOH of Yonkers at aohyonkers@
gmail.com or 914-844-4123.
PAGE 4 - Yonkers rising - Friday, January 23, 2015
Lest We Forget: Michael Walsh,
End of Watch Dec. 23, 1929
Yonkers Library Director
Stephen Force Retires
By Phil Foley
Police Department ofYonkers
Patrolficers who have died in
man Michael Walsh
the line of duty.
(Shield 203) was killed
That is what this arin the line of duty Dec.
ticle is all about.
23, 1929, just two days
YPD Officer Mibefore Christmas, leavchael Walsh was aping behind a wife and a
pointed March 15, 1926.
6-month-old daughter.
In May 1929, he was
This is what the job of
assigned to armored mobeing a police officer
torcycle duty, and Dec.
is all about – whenever
23 of that year he and
you leave your home
his partner were escortthere is no guarantee
ing an armored truck
that you will be returnwhen his motorcycle
ing.
was struck by a truck.
Many who may
Walsh died in the hospihave forgotten these
tal a short time later.
dangers were reminded
Thank you to Pawhen they saw what
trolman Walsh, his wife,
Michael Walsh
happened to New York
Margueritte, and his
Police Department ofdaughter Joan.
ficers Liu and Ramos last December, also only a
If you would like to see the YPD police mefew days before Christmas.
morial, it is located in Untermyer Park on North
Citizens tend to forget this, and each of us Broadway.
should give thanks to our police officers every
Let us give thanks to those who serve, and
day. Also, we must always remember the Yonkers remember those who have died in the line of duty.
Yonkers Public Library
President Nancy Maron. “EsDirector Stephen Force has
pecially appreciated by the
retired after 21 years of serstaff and the board were his
vice to the community.
steady hand and generous
Among his many acspirit.”
complishments are opening
The Board of Trustees
of the Yonkers Public Library
the new Riverfront Library,
has appointed Deputy Direccreating the magnificent art
tor Edward Falcone to the pogallery and art collections
sition of acting director until
that have been displayed
the position is filled. Falcone
there, developing children’s
has been deputy director of
reading programs that supthe system for the past eight
port thousands of early
years, and before that he was
readers each year, and his
director of the Ossining Pubstewardship of the library
lic Library.
system during turbulent fiThe library director
nancial times.
search is ongoing, and inHis last day was Jan.
terested applicants can learn
15, and in recognition of
Stephen Force
more at www.ypl.org/careers.
Force’s outstanding service,
Applications are being acMayor Michael Spano proclaimed Jan. 15, 2015 as “Stephen Force Day” in cepted through Jan. 23.
Force also submitted columns to Yonkers
the City of Yonkers.
“Under Steve’s leadership, the library be- Rising to highlight the arts community in the city.
came a vibrant and robust center of activity and We thank him for his contributions and wish him
learning for all Yonkers residents,” said Board well in his retirement.
Comet Needs a Companion
Slipping & Sliding in Yonkers
A car slides down a hilly street in Yonkers.
Comet will make a lucky family very happy.
The Yonkers Animal Shelter has many
pets available for adoption.
Comet is a 2-year-old mixed breed dog
who weights about 70 pounds. He loves to
run around the play yard, especially if he has a
kong to play with. He throws it in the air and
then he just lies down and amuses himself for
as long as he is allowed.
Comet loves people and does not seem to
care one way or the other about other dogs; he
doesn’t play with them, but is in no way aggressive toward them. He would make a won-
derful companion for an active person, as he
would love to be a walking or hiking buddy.
While Comet could live anywhere, he would
do best in a house with a yard for running.
He was recently neutered, so his bags are
packed and ready to go.
Visit Comet at the Yonkers Animal Shelter
at 1000 Ridge Hill Blvd., between 11 a.m. and
4 p.m. weekdays and noon and 4 p.m. weekends, or call 914-377-6730 during business
hours or 201-981-3215 at any time. Emails
may be sent to lesliem147@gmail.com.
Jewish Center Programs
The Lincoln Park Jewish Center will host
a Midrashia program Tuesday evenings, Jan. 27
and Feb. 3 at 7:25 p.m. at 311 Central Park Ave.,
Yonkers.
Rabbi Rigoberto Emmanuel Viñas will focus on the historical, theological and Cabalistic
issues relating to the upcoming holiday of Tu
Bishvat – The Jewish New Year of the Trees –
this year occurring Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 15th
day of the Hebrew month of Shvat.
No reservations are required.
The classes will enhance participants’ taste
for Torah and learning, and will deepen the
knowledge, understanding and appreciation of
the holidays, including the upcoming Tu Bishvat
Seder on Friday, Feb. 6.
For more information, call 914-965-7119
or visit www.lpjc.org.
Firefighter Civil Service Exam
Is March 28; Register Now
The Westchester County Department of
Human Resources will be administering the
county’s next firefighter civil service exam
March 28 at the White Plains High School, and
those interested in participating must register
by Monday, Jan. 26.
The test is offered by the county once every four years, and will not be administered
again until 2019.
Test takers who pass the exam will be
placed on a list by order of test score, which
is referenced as positions become available
within fire departments throughout the county.
All local fire departments, with the exception
of Yonkers, White Plains, New Rochelle and
Mount Vernon, hire from this list.
“This exam offers all Westchester residents an excellent opportunity for a career in
public service,” said County Executive Robert
Astorino. “I encourage all those interested in
joining the brave men and women who serve
in our local fire departments to take this exam.”
The county’s human resources department has spent the last several weeks conducting extensive outreach to publicize the exam.
In addition to working with several county
departments, the office reached out to various
not-for-profit organizations, local libraries,
government agencies and community centers.
“Getting the word out about the firefighter
exam was top priority for our department,” said
Kerry Oristano, commissioner of the Department of Human Resources. “Taking the exam
is the first step toward a very rewarding career
opportunity.”
Applications for the firefighter exam must
be completed online at www.westchestergov.
com/hr. Candidates may use computers available at their local library or at the Westchester County One-Stop Employment Center, 120
Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, to register.
The only requirement to take the exam is a
$100 application fee due at time of registration;
there is an application fee waiver if the candidate is unemployed and primarily responsible
for the support of the household, or if the candidate is currently receiving some sort of public assistance. A fee waiver is also available for
candidates serving active military duty.
All claims for application fee waivers are
subject to verification.
Candidates hired from the list must possess a high school diploma or GED, be 18 years
of age, possess a valid New York State driver’s
license, pass a background investigation as
well as any medical and/or physical agility examination that is required for the position, at
the time of recruitment.
For more information, contact the Department of Human Resources at exam@westchestergov.com, 914-995-2117 or www.westchestergov.com/hr.
Editor’s Note: The recent storm Jan. 18 resulted in un-drivable conditions on roads in Yonkers and throughout Westchester County. Most of
us have watched the video of a Jeep Cherokee sliding down one of the many hilly streets in Yonkers.
We have received emails and calls regarding
the storm, and the difficulty that many drivers had.
Some blame was placed on Empress Ambulance,
because of a backlog of calls from Yonkers residents seeking medical assistance.
Some blame was also placed on the Department of Public Works for its (lack of) preparation
and treatment of the roads prior to the storm.
Even the Yonkers Fire Department had trouble getting around the city.
Yonkers Rising places the blame on Mother
Nature; read Phil Foley’s take below:
Out and About in Yonkers
By Phil Foley
Last Sunday, Jan. 18, I witnessed – without a
doubt – the worst road preparation job in the history of Yonkers. Where were the mayor and the City
Council when the storm was clearly predicted on
Saturday? The streets should have been salted and
sanded on Saturday night, not on Sunday.
As you know, the City Of Yonkers is built on
many hills and you do not have to be Albert Einstein to realize there will be a problem once the
streets get icy.
On the other hand, I must give City Hall much
needed credit, as each household received a phone
call on Sunday warning citizens not to go out on
the roads. This enabled the DPW crews to get out
and take care of the streets in a timely manner, and
once they hit the roads they did a great job.
The worst part of Sunday’s chaos occurred
when it was brought to our attention that ambulances were having a tough time getting to emergencies (if they were running at all). By not having
the streets cleared earlier, the safety of the citizens
was put in jeopardy. Thanks to the Yonkers Police
Department and Yonkers Fire Department for trying to pick up the slack!
I hope YPD once again puts a foot patrol back
on McLean Avenue – the merchants and citizens
need the protection. They had just gotten the foot
patrol back last December, but lost it when YPD
took officers off the streets, as the department is no
longer letting officers patrol anywhere alone due
to the tragic deaths of the two NYPD officers in
Brooklyn.
I would like to praise the Yonkers Parking
Authority for putting the Muni Meters on McLean
Avenue. They are easy to run and take dollar bills
and credit cards. If you put in $2 you get two hours,
with the exact time the spot expires clearly printed
on the ticket. This is helpful to shoppers, and the
city should expand this program to all meters.
Also, I still think it is time to bring back the
Ranger program, which employed senior citizens
to clean up business districts on a daily basis. The
cost is minimal to run and it really improves the
image of our city.
As I have driven around some business districts recently, I have seen garbage all over the
place. Let’s take some pride in Yonkers and get this
program going again! I call upon the mayor and the
City Council to take action ASAP!
Applications Accepted
For Seasonal Park Ranger
The Westchester County Department of
Public Safety is accepting applications for seasonal park rangers to patrol county parks this
summer. Applications are due by Feb. 20 and
are available online at www.westchestergov.
com/ps.
Uniformed park rangers work under the
supervision of county police officers to maintain a safe and enjoyable atmosphere in the
county’s parks. They assist park users, provide
information on rules and procedures, help in
searches for lost children, perform basic first
aid on occasion and make regular security
checks of buildings and facilities.
First-time park rangers are paid $14 an
hour; salaries are higher for those who have
worked as a ranger for the county before.
To qualify, applicants must be a high school
graduate, at least 19 years of age, a U.S. citizen,
a resident of Westchester County and possess
a valid New York State driver’s license by the
time of appointment. Accepted candidates must
attend a three-week training program at the
Westchester County Police Academy.
Public Safety Commissioner George
Longworth said many police officers in Westchester, including himself, have had their first
exposure to a law enforcement career by working as a park ranger.
“By receiving Police Academy training
and working under the supervision of county
police officers, park rangers get a unique view
into law enforcement and the career opportunities that exist,” he said.
YPIE Seeks Transition Coaches
Yonkers Partners in Education is seeking
transition coaches, who are volunteer mentors
who work with small groups of Yonkers middle
school students to help them think about their
transition to high school. After a training session in late February, including an introduction
to the coaching curriculum, transition coaches
will meet with their mentees each week after
school from March to June.
No experience needed to become a coach
– just kindness and patience.
To learn more about this opportunity, email
Cedony Allen at callen@ypie.org to participate
in one of three information sessions the group
will be holding: Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 9 to 10
a.m. and Monday, Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to noon
at Yonkers Riverfront Library, 1 Larking Plaza
(in the fourth-floor board room); and Thursday,
Feb. 5 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the library (in the
second-floor Room 2B).
For more information, visit www.ypie.org
or call 914-377-4882.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - Yonkers Rising- PAGE 5
On This Day in
Yonkers History…
International Restaurant Week
Over the past several years, downtown Yonkers has transformed into a creative haven for
artists, musicians and upscale technology professionals. It is also now home to world-famous,
award-winning restaurants that rivals any in the
tri-state area. Yonkers Downtown Restaurant
Week is a once-a-year opportunity for residents
and visitors to have an amazing meal at an incredible price.
From Feb. 2 to 8, downtown Yonkers’ finest
restaurants are offering an across-the-board discount to all guests. All participating restaurants
will offer 20 percent off lunch and 25 percent off
dinner. To receive the discount, diners must bring
the required discount certificate, which can be
printed from www.YonkersRestaurantWeek.com.
Diners must make reservations over the phone and
mention Yonkers International Restaurant Week.
Restaurant Week will showcase a remarkable
variety of culinary delights. Peter Kelly’s X2O
Xaviars on the Hudson was voted Westchester/
Hudson Valley’s most popular restaurant, and Zagat’s described X20 as “magnificent” and “unbelievably creative.” Westchester Magazine voted
Zuppa Restaurant and Lounge as the “best modern
Italian restaurant,” and Dolphin Restaurant was
voted “best new restaurant.”
“Yonkers International Restaurant Week will
bring new people to our downtown and our wa-
The Lowerre Station
By Mary Hoar
President, Yonkers Historical Society
Monday, Jan. 26
Jan. 26, 1893: The Yonkers Common
Council authorized the creation of a Department of Public Works.
Jan. 26, 1908: Former Mayor Leslie
Sutherland declared his emphatic disapproval
of having bloodhounds employed by the city
police to track down criminals. He claimed animals, no matter how well trained, would not
have the power to discern between innocent
and guilty persons.
Jan. 26, 1914: Dr. Sue Radcliff of 21 Morris St., one of the city’s health physicians, was
appointed a district physician by Public Safety
Commissioner Fleming at the salary of $800
a year.
Radcliff served as treasurer of the American Women’s Hospitals, head of the Medical
Women’s National Association and the Girl
Scouts Council of Yonkers. She was one of
three American female doctors who were the
leading figures in the development and success
of the world’s largest quarantine hospital on
the Island of Macronial, 30 miles from Athens,
where Greek refuges were cared for.
Tuesday, Jan. 27
Jan. 27, 1924: Patrolman William Parker
became the first horseman to be detailed to
regulate parking and traffic in Getty Square.
Jan. 27, 1942: An anonymous Yonkers
housewife offered $500 to establish a fund for
the construction of a Navy bomber to be called
“The City of Yonkers.” The woman, a client
of attorney Albert Jordan, was described as a
housewife of moderate means, and wanted to
do something concrete in the war effort. She
was inspired by a similar fund in New York
City.
Jan. 27, 1956: Yonkers resident Joe Lapchick resigned as coach of the New York
Knicks.
Wednesday, Jan. 28
Jan. 28, 1914: Yonkers resident Charles P.
Steinmetz, the greatest electrical engineer of
his time, while speaking at the Electric Vehicle
Association of America, predicted the gasoline
automobile craze would die out and we would
use electric cars.
Jan. 28, 1917: The new YMCA building
opened.
Thursday Jan. 29
Jan. 29, 1888: St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church was dedicated by Archbishop Corrigan.
Jan. 29, 1904: A petition was circulated in
south Yonkers to change the names of the Lowerre and Caryl stations of the Yonkers branch
of the New York and Putnam Railroad. The
names suggested were Yonkers South for the
Lowerre Station, and Van Cortlandt North for
the Caryl Station.
Jan. 29, 1924: The American Chemical
Society named Dr. Leo Baekeland of Harmony
Park, north Yonkers, one of the top 33 chemists
in the United States.
Jan. 29, 1924: Local catcher Wallie Simpson was purchased by the Brooklyn team of the
National League from Springfield in the Eastern League. He played on various semi-professional teams before going into “big time”
baseball.
Jan. 29, 1926: A violent wind, reaching up
to 84 miles an hour, ripped part of the bronzed
covering from the east side of the City Hall
dome. The entire dome would be recovered.
Friday, Jan. 30
Jan. 30, 1890: Claiming ownership of the
land, Ralph E. Prime blockaded a portion of
Woodworth Avenue. Prime, a prominent Yonkers church elder and lawyer, apparently was
in the right.
On Nov. 11 that same year, Mayor Millard made the successful motion to the Common Council that a warrant for $920.50, with
interest from the beginning of the month, be
drawn up and made payable to Prime as soon
as he brought a deed conveying the right to use
his portion of Woodworth Avenue as a public
highway in perpetuity.
Jan. 30, 1910: Patrolman John Higgins,
in a running gun battle on Nepperhan Avenue,
captured a holdup man as he attempted to escape after robbing a pedestrian.
Get a Taste of Yonkers During
terfront, allowing everyone to see the new renaissance of Downtown Yonkers,” said Daniel Lipka,
executive director of the Yonkers Downtown Waterfront BID. “Restaurant week gives us a chance
to showcase our unique dining spots and introduce
them to a new audience.”
Visit www.yonkersrestaurantweek.com for
details and to download a discount certificate.
Participating restaurants include:
Dolphin Restaurant, 1 Van der Donck St.,
914-751-8170, Dolphinrbl.com;
La Bella Havana, 35 Main St., 914)-9209777, Labellahavana.com;
Giovanni’s IV Italian, 25 Main St., 914-3751429, Giovannis4.com;
Guapo Cocina Mexicana, 10 Warburton Ave.,
914-920-5900, guaporestaurant.com;
Khangri Japanese Sushi, 22 Warburton Ave.,
914-968-2134, khangrijapaneserestaurant.com;
Nawab Indian Cuisine, 2 Hudson St., 914909-9700, Nawabny.com;
X2O Xaviars on the Hudson, 71 Water Grant
St., 914-965-1111, Xaviars.com;
Zuppa Restaurant and Lounge, 59 Main St.,
914-376-6500, Zupparestaurant.com;
The Pizza Place, 92 Main St., 914-709-1050,
Thepizzaplaceinc.com;
Yonkers Brewing Co., 92 Main St., 914-4249918, yonkersbrewing.com.
Bee-Line Bus Service
Expanded to Meet Demands
Bill Klem
Saturday, Jan. 31
Jan. 31, 1908: Officials of the Empire City
Racing Association announced that $7,000 had
been appropriated for improvements of the
Empire City Racetrack at Central and Yonkers
avenues. The improvements included new stables and a new field stand.
Jan. 31, 1909: Seven hundred sports enthusiasts crowded the Yonkers Armory at Waverly Street to witness athletic games sponsored the Italian-American Club to benefit
Italian earthquake victims. In the main event,
Samuel Mello Jr. of the Mercury Athletic Club
defeated Walter Nobis of the Mohawk Club in
a five-mile race.
Jan. 31, 1916: F. F. Proctor opened the
Palace, the 27th theater in his chain, on South
Broadway across from City Hall.
Jan. 31, 1919: Nationally-known baseball
umpire William J. Klem of 610 South Broadway declared in an interview it was only a
matter of time until baseball would become
“America’s national game and the world’s favorite sport.”
Sunday, Feb. 1
Feb. 1, 1909: The new building of the Homeopathic Hospital and Maternity was opened
“for public inspection” by its Board of Managers. This hospital later was known as Yonkers
General Hospital and currently is the ParkCare
Pavilion.
Feb. 1, 1947: Sixteen-year-old Terry Gannon of 40 DeWitt Ave., Yonkers, the world’s
youngest licensed pilot, made her longest solo
flight. Flying alone in a yellow Piper Cub
plane, Terry took off at Teterboro, N.J. airport,
flew over the George Washington Bridge and
up the Hudson to Yonkers. Then, using a Central Avenue restaurant as a marker, she circled
her home at about 12:30 p.m., before flying
back to Teterboro by the same route.
Terry had been interviewed by station
WOR when she became the first Wing Scout in
the east to fly solo.
Feb. 1, 1908: Trolley service started on the
South Broadway line of the Yonkers Railroad
Company to facilitate travel to New York City
for residents of the South Broadway area.
For more information on the Yonkers
Historical Society, Sherwood House and upcoming events, visit www.facebook.com/YonkersHistoricalSociety, or find the society on
LinkedIn and Twitter @YonkersHistoric. For
information on membership in YHS, call 914961-8940 or email yhsociety@aol.com.
Service changes to 13 routes on the county’s
Bee-Line bus system to meet new ridership demands have been implemented, announced County
Executive Rob Astorino last week. This add trips
to meet growing demand to the Scarsdale train
station, provide service to the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers, and improve reliability
along the busiest commuter routes.
“More than 100,000 riders depend on the BeeLine every day to get to work or to the train station
on time,” said Astorino. “These improvements are
part of our ongoing efforts to provide reliable service that meets the demands of our ridership.”
Beginning Monday, March 30, service changes will go into effect on the following Bee-Line
bus routes:
Route 1W – There will be weekday schedule
adjustments, and the 6 a.m. northbound trip will
extend to the intersection of Main Street and EJ
Conroy Drive in White Plains.
Route 2 – Service will be provided to the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers on morning and evening trips.
Route 4 – There will be weekday schedule adjustments and an added southbound trip departing
from Getty Square at 5:20 a.m.
Route 5, 7, 12, 21, 28 and 60 – There will be
weekday schedule adjustments.
Route 8, 20 and 78 – There will be weekday,
Saturday and Sunday schedule adjustments.
Route 65 – There will be a weekday morning
and evening trip added to meet later trains at the
Scarsdale train station.
New timetables for the modified routes will
be available in March. For current timetables,
visit www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus or call
the Bee-Line hotline at 914-813-7777 Monday
through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Residents, Schedule Water Meter
Replacements Before April 1
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the city’s
Department of Public Works are urging property
owners to schedule mandatory water meter replacement to help rectify water billing issues.
“We have been working to rectify the city’s
long-term water billing issues, but to do so we
need to replace all the remaining water meters,”
said Spano. “I’m urging those residents who have
been non-responsive to schedule an appointment
to replace their old meters so we can ensure accurate and fair readings.”
Of the 30,000 total water meters in Yonkers,
21,600 have already been replaced; approximately, 7,000 homeowners and businesses still
require new water meters. The new water meters
will supply accurate readings remotely to the city,
eliminating the need for in-house readings and
subsequently providing accurate bills to property
owners.
Residents who still have not scheduled an
appointment to replace their meters by end of
January will receive a sticker on the door of their
home or business notifying them to do so.
Replacing a meter is free of charge to all City
of Yonkers water customers. Homeowners and
businesses can contact Keystone Utility system,
the City of Yonkers authorized contractor, at office@keystoneutilities.com or 877-587-2279 to
schedule an appointment to replace their meter.
The deadline to install or schedule an appointment for installation is April 1. Failure to do
so will result in penalties and heavy fines.
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
ORPHANS’ COURT DIVISION NO. 0089 of 2014
NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Hermergildo Garcia
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights has been
filed by Children and Youth Services of Delaware County seeking the termination of the
parental rights of father of Minerva G. (b.d.8/7/03).
A Hearing with respect to said Petition is scheduled for February 2, 2015 before the Honorable Kathrynann W. Durham and will be held at 1:30pm. You have a right to appear at said
Hearing and contest the Petition for Termination and if you fail to do so your parental rights
may be terminated. In addition, you are advised that you may have an option for an enforceable voluntary agreement under ACT 101 of 2010 for continuing contact following the
adoption of your child between the adoptive parent and a birth parent and/or birth relative if
all parties agree and the agreement is approved by the Court.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE AN ATTORNEY OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE DELAWARE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AT 610-566-6625.
#1337 01/16/15 - 01/30/15
Notice of formation of 77st6d, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed
with the Sect’y of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/24/2014.
Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: 157 Walsh Road, Yonkers
NY, 10701. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
served to: 77st-6d, LLC, 157
Walsh Road, Yonkers, NY,
10701. Purpose: any lawful
act.
#6606 01/16 – 02/20
Notice of formation of Icebox
Studio, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC),
filed with the Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on
01/06/2015. Office location:
Westchester County. Principal office of Icebox Studio
LLC: 640 Pelham Road #3H,
New Rochelle, N.Y. 10805 .
SSNY designated as agent
of Icebox Studio LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to Incorp Services,
Inc. 99 Washington Ave.,
Suite 805- One Commerce
Plaza, Albany, NY 12210,
upon whom and at which
process may be served. Purpose: Graphic Design
#6607 01/16 – 02/20
Notice of formation of Limited
Liability Company (“LLC”).
Name: KAT CANTWELL
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT LLC.
Articles of Organization filed
with Secretary of State of
New York (“SSNY”) on January 16, 2015. Office location:
Westchester County, NY.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
a copy of any such process
served c/o Katrina Cantwell,
69 Central Parkway, Mount
Vernon, New York 10552.
Purpose: to engage in any
lawful act or activity within
the purposes for which limited liability companies may
be organized pursuant to the
Limited Liability Company
Law provided that the limited liability company is not
formed to engage in any act
or activity requiring the consent or approval of any state
official, department, board,
agency, or other body without such consent or approval
first being obtained.
#6608 01/23/15 – 02/27/15
TAX SALE NOTICE
CITY OF YONKERS
Department of Finance and Management Services, Office of the Commissioner, City Hall,
Yonkers, New York.
SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST
2006-NC2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC2, Plaintiff
against
ROSANNA PUNTIEL, WENDY PUNTIEL, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 26, 2013.
I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Westchester County
Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, White Plains, N.Y. on the 18th day of
February, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. premises All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the
buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Yonkers,
County of Westchester and State of New York and known and designated as Lot Nos. 134
and 136 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Lots comprising a portion of the well known Scott
Estate, Woodlawn Heights, Yonkers, N.Y.” dated April 5, 1892 made by George C. Hollerith
and filed in the Westchester County Clerk’s Office, Division of Land Records, on July 27,
1892 as Map Number 1035, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the
westerly side of Glover Avenue where it is intersected by the division line between Lots 135
and 136 on said Map, which point is also distant 325 feet southerly from the corner formed
by the intersection of the southerly side of Scott Avenue with the westerly side of Glover
Avenue; Thence along said division line between Lot No. 135 and 136 and parallel with
said southerly side of Scott Avenue, South 74 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds West 100
feet; Thence along the easterly line of Lots 116 and 117 on said map and parallel with said
westerly side of Glover Avenue South 15 degrees 8 minutes 30 seconds East 50 feet to the
point on the division line between Lot 117 and 118; Thence on a course North 74 degrees
51 minutes 30 seconds East along the division line between Lots 133 and 135 on said map
to the westerly side of Glover Avenue; Thence along said westerly side of Glover Avenue
North 15 degrees 8 minutes 30 seconds West 50 feet to the point or place of beginning.
Said premises known as 17 Glover Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y. 10704.
(Block: 6240, Lot: 14).
Approximate amount of lien $ 915,834.33 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 14170-11. John C. Guttridge, Esq., Referee.
DeRose & Surico
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
213-44 38th Avenue
Bayside, N.Y. 11361
#1339 01/16/15 – 02/06/15
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 452, Laws of 1908, known as the Supplemental
Charter of the City of Yonkers, as amended by Chapter 725, of the Laws of 1917, adding
thereto a new article numbered Article V-a, as further amended by Chapter 487, Laws of
1922, and as further amended by Chapter 667, Laws of 1933, as amended by Article IX
Section 1 of Local Law No. 20-1961, as amended by Section 57 of Local Law 11 of 1995,
and any subsequent amendments thereto, known as the Charter of the City of Yonkers, I,
the undersigned Commissioner of Finance and Management Services of the City of Yonkers, do hereby give public notice:
That the respective owners of the lands and tenements in the City of Yonkers on which
any taxes or assessments have been imposed and became a lien and have remained unpaid for one year since the same were due and payable are required to pay the amount of
said taxes and assessments, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments affecting such
lands and tenements, which became a lien and were due and payable prior to December
16, 2014 with all penalties thereon remaining unpaid, together with the interest thereon at
the rate provided by law from the time the same became due and payable to the time of
payment, and the charges of this notice and all other costs and charges accrued thereon to
the time of payment, to the Commissioner of Finance and Management Services of the City
of Yonkers, at his office in the City Hall, Yonkers, New York.
And Notice is hereby given that if default be made in such payment, the lien of the City
of Yonkers, upon said lands and tenements for any tax or assessment, which became a lien
so as to be due and payable before December 16, 2014; will be sold at public auction in the
City Council Chambers, City Hall, in the City of Yonkers, on Wednesday, May 13, 2015,
at 10:00 A.M. of that date, for the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 12 per centum per
annum, at which time any person or persons shall offer to take the same in consideration
of advancing the said taxes and assessments and penalties, as the case may be, the interest thereon as aforesaid to the time of sale, the charges of notice and all other costs and
charges accrued thereon; and that such sale will be continued from time to time until all said
liens of taxes and assessments shall be sold.
The transfer of tax liens to be executed and delivered to the purchaser thereof pursuant
to the terms of said sale shall be subject to the lien for and the right of the City of Yonkers
to collect and receive all taxes and assessments and penalties and interest thereon which
became due and payable, of which became a lien upon said lands and tenements on and
after the date mentioned in the advertisement for sale as stated herein, namely, the 16th
day of December, 2014.
Each of the tax liens referred to in this advertisement will be sold subject to the provisions of the Federal Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act and amendments thereto and Section 313 and 314 of the State Military Law.
SUPREME COURT: WESTCHESTER COUNTY. HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, Pltf.
vs. LAWRENCE MAINIERO, et al, Defts. Index #64572/12. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated May 16th, 2013, I will sell at public auction in the Lobby of the
Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd., White Plains, NY,
on Feb. 6th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., prem. k/a 13 Baiton St. a/k/a 15 Baiton St., Yonkers, NY.
Said property lying and being in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester and State of
New York, being shown and designated as Lot No. 6 and part of Lot No. 5 on a certain
map entitled “Map of Archer Heights on Trenchard St., 2nd Ward of Yonkers, NY” made by
Geo. Raynor, C.E. dated May 30, 1892 and filed in the Westchester County Clerk’s Office,
Division of Land Records on June 19, 1892 in Vol. 12 of Maps at page 6. Approx. amt. of
judgment is $282,093.84 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of
filed judgment and terms of sale. JOHN N. ROMANO, Referee. COHN & ROTH, Attys. for
Pltf., 100 East Old Country Rd., Ste. 28, Mineola, NY. #85282
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Notice is hereby further given that a particular and detailed statement of the property affected by this sale, together with the total amount of the tax lien thereon, which are to be
sold will hereafter be published in the official newspaper(s) of the City of Yonkers.
FURTHER OR ADDITIONAL, TAX SALE NOTICE
In addition to the foregoing Tax Sale Notice and Statutes therein described, the further
or additional notice is given setting forth the lots and parcels of land, including the street
address thereof, on which the tax lien is to be sold together with the aggregate amount of
tax lien thereon, and the assessed valuation of every said lot and parcel as described in the
2013 Tax Rolls as approved by the Department of Assessment and Taxation and confirmed
by the City Council.
The name set forth is that of the person, corporation or legal entity appearing on the
tax rolls as the owner or occupant of the lot or parcel of land upon which the tax lien is to be
sold.
The first item is the Comptroller’s Tax Lien Number; the second is that of the person appearing on the tax rolls as the owner or occupant of the property; the third is the location of the
property as described on the tax rolls which includes the Section, Block and Lot Numbers as
shown on the Official City Map; the fourth is the assessed valuation unimproved as shown
on the tax rolls; the fifth is the total assessed valuation as shown on the tax rolls; the last
group of figures is the total amount of the lien which is to be sold.
John Liszewski
Commissioner of Finance and Management Services
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Seniors and Health Care
Social Security Q&A
By Julissa Javier
Social Security assistant district manager,
Yonkers
Question: I’m creating my budget for
2015. How much will my benefit increase at the
beginning of the year?
Answer: The monthly Social Security
and Supplemental Security Income benefits for
nearly 64 million Americans will increase by
1.7 percent in 2015. This annual cost-of-living
adjustment is tied to the Consumer Price Index
as determined by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This New Year, you can enjoy your COLA
starting in January. For more information, visit
www.socialsecurity.gov/news/#!/post/10-20142.
Q: I’d like to change the health care coverage that I signed up for through Healthcare.gov.
How can I do that?
A: The open enrollment period for “affordable health care” coverage takes place through
Feb. 15, when you can enroll in a new plan or
change current plans using the Affordable Care
Act’s “marketplace.” To continue health care
coverage in 2015, simply renew your current
health plan or choose a new plan through the
marketplace by Feb. 15.
Once the open enrollment deadline pass-
Blood Drive is Jan. 24
es, the only way to get coverage for 2015 is to
qualify for a “special enrollment period” due to
a qualifying life event as specified by HealthCare.gov.
Find out more about HealthCare.gov’s
open enrollment period at www.healthcare.gov.
Q: I went back to work after retiring, but
now the company I work for is downsizing. I’ll
be receiving unemployment benefits in a few
weeks. Will this affect my retirement benefits?
A: When it comes to retirement benefits,
Social Security does not count unemployment
as earnings, so your retirement benefits will not
be affected. However, any income you receive
from Social Security may reduce your unemployment benefits. Contact your state unemployment office for information on how your
state applies the reduction to your unemployment compensation.
Q: I plan to retire in the spring of 2015.
How soon can I file for my Social Security benefits?
A: You can file four months before you plan
to receive benefits. Go ahead and apply now if
you plan to retire when winter’s frost finally lets
up; go to www.socialsecurity.gov/applytoretire.
Applying online has never been easier –
you can do it from the comfort of your home.
All you need is 15 minutes and Internet access.
White Plains Rugby Football Club and
Suburbia Roller Derby will co-sponsor a blood
drive to benefit White Plains Hospital on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the hospital,
41 East Post Road; validated parking is available on Davis Avenue.
Donors must be at least 17 years of age and
in good health.
“Give Blood Play Rugby” is a tongue-incheek saying that has been joked about within
the rugby community for generations. The
White Plains Rugby Football Club, however,
has put the expression to better use by sponsoring semi-annual blood drives to benefit White
Plains Hospital for the past 30 years. This year,
Iona College Rugby and Manhattanville College Rugby will also be contributing.
This year is no exception, with the club
beginning 2015 on a positive note by co-spon-
Board of Health Seeks
Public Health Award Nods
To recognize adults, teenagers and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to public health in Westchester, the
county’s Board of Health is soliciting nominees
for its annual public health service awards. The
deadline is Feb. 9.
The Distinguished Public Health Service
Award is presented annually in recognition of
Public Health Week in April to a person or community-based organization that exemplifies a
commitment to public health and has served the
community with distinction during the past year.
The J.R. Tesone Youth Public Health Service Award recognizes creative contributions to
public health in Westchester by young people
who live, work or attend school in Westchester.
The award was created in 2014 in memory of
J.R. Tesone, a Board of Health member who had
a lifelong commitment to Westchester children
and who died Feb 15.
“The health department and the Board of
Health rely on creative partnerships with the
public to promote public health,” said Steven
Nakashima, president of the board. “By shining
a spotlight on the successful efforts of our partners, we hope to inspire more people and orga-
Phlebotomy/EKG
Certificate Program
The Institute for Health Education and
Research at St. John’s Riverside Hospital is offering a six-week Phlebotomy/EKG Certificate
Program beginning Monday, Jan. 26. It will take
place Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from
5:30 to 10 p.m., with clinical hours during the
day.
The cost for the class is $1,400, plus a $40
registration fee, and a payment plan is available.
Class will be held at St. John’s Riverside
Hospital, Andrus Pavilion, 967 N. Broadway,
Yonkers. Registration began Dec. 9.
For more information, call the Institute
for Health Education and Research at 914-7988965. To register for the class, contact Brenda
Hartley at 914-964-4274.
Adult Education Program
To Host Open Houses
The Yonkers Public Schools adult education program Pathways to Success, housed
at the Vive School and other locations, will
host open house weeks from Monday, Jan. 26
through Thursday, Jan. 29; and from Monday,
Feb. 2 through Thursday, Feb. 5.
During the day, tours of the Vive School
will be offered at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. During
the evening, tours will be offered at both Enrico
Fermi and at PEARLS, at 6 and 7 p.m.
Whether you want to earn your high
school diploma, learn to speak English as a second language, get assistance with employment
or take vocational training classes, you can do
it all at the Vive School. The program is open
to all Yonkers residents, and best of all, classes
and services are provided free of charge.
The wide range of educational programs
offered through Pathways to Success include
adult basic education, English for speakers of
other languages, various high school diploma
programs, personal care aide/home health aide
certification, microcomputer applications, culinary/hospitality (taught by the owner of Zupa,
Edi Dedi) and retail/customer service.
The program provides employment assistance through professional resume preparation, interviewing skills, online job applications and more. The Vive School also partners
with numerous organizations in order to further
provide for the needs of the local community,
such as health care, insurance, immigration and
more.
For more information or to schedule a tour
at any of the schools, call 914-376-8600 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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soring its drive for the third time with Suburbia
Roller Derby.
“Now is an excellent time of year to give
blood, as supplies are low,” said Jodi Caputocreed, head of the hospital’s Blood Donor Center.
Every 3 seconds, someone needs a blood
transfusion. And while about 60 percent of the
population is eligible to donate blood, less than
4 percent do. Therefore, at least 500 pints of
blood must be collected every day to meet the
needs of area patients.
White Plains Hospital imports more than
20 percent of its blood supply. If donors gave
two to four times a year, it would prevent blood
shortages.
One pint of blood from one donor can save
up to three lives, and about 20 percent of recipients are children (many are cancer patients).
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Yonkers, New York 10701
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to the health of our community.”
Last year, the first youth public health service award went to Rachel Cohen, a Mamaroneck teenager. She was recognized for her
ongoing effort to collect, clean and donate more
than 300 small stuffed animals to the Mamaroneck Village Police Department for officers
to give to children involved in emergencies as a
way to reduce trauma and provide comfort.
Past recipients of the Distinguished Public
Health Award have included: Yonkers Healthy
Connections for LYFE Coalition, 2014; Passage
to Excellence Be Fit Program at Bethel Baptist
Church, 2013; Westchester Cares Action Program, 2012; Children’s Environmental Health
Center of the Hudson Valley, 2011; Westchester Jewish Community Services Young Parents
Achieve Program, 2010; African American Men
of Westchester, Inc., 2009; the Rev. Hugh Farrish and the Port Chester/Town of Rye Council of Community Services, 2008; and the Rye
YMCA Activate America Program, 2007.
For more information or to obtain a nomination form, visit www.westchestergov.com/
health.
Osteoporosis Awareness Group
An osteoporosis awareness group will take
place Monday, Feb. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Burke
Rehabilitation Hospital, building 4, 785 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains (enter complex and
park in the first lot).
The featured speaker will be Karla Diamond,
a teacher certified by the American Society for
the Alexander Technique. Admission is free.
For more information, call Susan at 914260-9339.
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Hotel Fever
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kers and Westchester developer Al Weissman, of
Alfred Weissman Real Estate, LLC, purchased
the property for $5 million, with the new hotel
costs estimated at $15 million – a total of $20
million for both.
“We’re excited to be part of the economic
renaissance under the leadership of Mayor Spano,” said Al Weissman. “We also want to thank
Councilman John Larkin and the local community for working together to create a project that
will be a great asset to the City of Yonkers.”
The hotel will provide an estimated 50
permanent positions, as well as nearly 200 temporary construction jobs. The hotel plan lies in
Council Majority Leader John Larkin’s district.
“(The hotel at) 555 Tuckahoe Road has had
a long history of development proposals that
could never garner the necessary support of the
surrounding community,” he said. “As a former
community person and now as the councilman
for the sixth district, I placed the emphasis on trying to achieve that balance between development
and community concerns. I believe this proposal
of a Hampton Inn has achieved both these goals.”
At the Cross County Shopping Center, city
officials joined with LodgeWorks Partners, L.P.,
and the Friend Development Group last year to
celebrate its 155-room Hyatt Place hotel, which
is under construction and set to open this year.
The estimated $20 million cost of the hotel, located on the east side of Yonkers, will cater to
visitors to nearby colleges, the Empire City Casino and Manhattan and Westchester.
The Hyatt Place is LodgeWorks’ third hotel
being developed in New York; the company is
working on Archer, a boutique property in Manhattan, and a Hampton Inn in Brooklyn.
“Being located in such a dense, diverse market, the Hyatt Place Yonkers will serve a number
of customers, including colleges and universities,
our neighbor the Empire City casino, and not to
mention residents and tourists visiting Manhattan
and Westchester,” said James Stifel, executive
vice president of Brooks Shopping Centers.
And a third hotel will be built in Executive
Park, with the Marriott coming forward with a
160-room Courtyard hotel to be built by the end
of this year by The True North Hotel Group, who
is investing $25 million in the project.
The hotel boom in Yonkers is symbolic of
a growing trend in Westchester and the region.
Increased prices for hotels in New York City, and
an increased number of visitors to NYC and the
metropolitan area has resulted in a corporate analysis that the area in underutilized and requires –
and can accommodate – more hotel rooms.
LodgeWorks is building three hotels in the
area: one in Yonkers, one in Manhattan and one
This, Too
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once said, she never met anyone in New Jersey who complained about having their gas
pumped for them!
Mount Vernon Welcomes
Red Light Cameras
If you get a chance, read the excellent
opinion piece in the Automobile Association
of America (AAA) January-February Car and
Travel Magazine about the favorite topic of
many of our readers – red light cameras.
The magazine arrived in my mailbox Jan.
15, the same day Mount Vernon’s red light
camera program went live after a month of
sending out warning notices without the $50
fine. Right after I got the magazine, I followed
my friend, Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis,
on the WVOX airwaves last Thursday.
The title of the piece is “Safety Takes
a Back Seat-State Officials Ignore Flaws in
Camera Programs.” To quote from the piece:
“Refusal to acknowledge unflattering results
is no more apparent than in Yonkers. Local
officials defended the cameras with blatantly
cherry-picked data. They proclaimed how red
light violations decreased substantially at the
first three intersections with cameras. While
this may sound like good news, our (AAA)
initial review found that both crashes and injuries had increased at those intersections.
“Newly release data is even more outrageous. Across all camera locations, injury
crashes have risen 29 percent and rear-end
crashes have nearly doubled, yet Yonkers officials continue to assert that the cameras are
‘preventing accidents.’”
Might I remind you that these words are
coming not from your faithful, trustworthy
columnist but from the premiere motoring organization in our region!
The opinion piece demanded that Albany
force local officials to fix flawed automated
enforcement programs long before the 2019
expiration date…Let’s hope they do.
Or they can join New Jersey, which recently ended its failed experiment with red
light cameras. I don’t think anyone in Yonkers
or Mount Vernon would shed a tear.
Yonkers Parking Authority
Fancy Parking Meters
Many merchants on Midland Avenue are
not to happy with the fancy parking meters
recently installed by the Yonkers Parking Authority. You remember the YPA – the agency
in Brooklyn. Yonkers is ideally suited, based on
proximity and transportation, for new hotel construction.
Conveniently located to four train stations
(if you include Bronxville) and five highways,
Yonkers provides visitors with an easy entrance
and exit into the city and other destinations.
The reason that corporate America is investing in Yonkers is similar to Mayor Spano’s Generation Y campaign, which is attempting to brand
Yonkers as the next-best affordable location for
younger commuters to New York City. The city
has also modified land use rules to allow for hotel
construction.
“The hotel business in Yonkers is growing
rapidly, a strong indication that the city is establishing itself as a leading destination for business
and travel,” said Spano. “Business developers
are confident in the future of Yonkers and they’re
saying so by investing in us.”
Last year, Councilman Mike Breen proposed legislation, which would permit Yonkers
to collect a hotel tax for new and future accommodations. The effort died in Albany last year,
as the State Legislature, which needs to approve
a hotel tax for Yonkers and every city, refused to
consider any new tax proposals during the legislative session, which was also an election year.
Breen explained that bills in the state Assembly and Senate must be drafted first, after which
the City Council can pass a home rule message
requesting passage of a Yonkers hotel tax, which
could be up to 3 percent of a room rate, per night.
“When we were negotiating on the city budget last year, we came up with a hotel tax as an
alternative to new revenue, besides increasing the
income tax surcharge,” said Breen, who added
that the process to try and get passage again will
begin, again.
“By next year we will have six hotels open
in Yonkers, with about 900 rooms,” he continued.
“We may have another hotel built at Empire Casino in the near future, which would give us 1,000
hotel rooms. The tourism market and the increase
in rates in New York City has provided us with an
opportunity to have what almost every other city
has – a hotel tax.”
If the hotel tax collects $5 per room, per
night, at full capacity, Yonkers could collect up to
$1 million per year in new revenue.
Rye Brook and White Plains are other Westchester communities that already have a 3 percent hotel occupancy taxes; Westchester County
also has a hotel tax, which is used to fund county
homeless programs.
One other good thing about having more
hotel rooms in Yonkers is that they can be used
for emergency purposes. The Hampton Inn on
Executive Boulevard was used by residents of a
Highland Avenue apartment who were forced out
of their homes when their boiler broke and they
were without heat.
that gave a four-year, $140,000 contract in the
waning days of the Amicone administration to
an executive director without a scintilla of experience managing a public parking agency.
One of the smartest things that the City of
Yonkers and Parking Authority did years ago
is to have a 10 minute “free time” button on
Yonkers parking meters. Press the button and
motorists get 10 minutes – time enough to run
into the pharmacy, dry cleaner or pick up the
meatball sandwich you ordered from the pizzeria.
While it’s nice to be able to pay meter
fees with a credit card if you have no change
in your pocket or purse, the new meters do not
give you the 10 free minutes Yonkersites need
to pick up their lo mien, egg roll or sushi order.
Those 10 minutes mean a lot to the small
businesses that dot the streets in Yonkers. And
they encourage turnover of parking spaces,
the goal (along with revenue generation, of
course) of street parking meters.
Yonkers Parking Authority, fix this minor
problem and the merchants of Yonkers and
people who patronize them will applaud your
experiment. By the way, call 914-965-2467 to
tell the authority you want the 10 free minutes
back!
Briefs
Good robo-call by the folks at City Hall
on Sunday to encourage Yonkersites to stay
off the roads in the middle of a terrible ice
event. In that kind of weather, only those who
need to go out (police, fire, emergency service
and medical professionals) should be traveling. Ice is worse than snow; you can have
1,000 crews out salting and sanding the roads
and they will still remain dangerous.
By October 2016, federal law requires all
electronic toll collection systems including
EZ-Pass in New York to be compatible with
each other. Finally, motorists will not get hit
with exorbitant fees when traveling to Florida
or renting a car!
Great grand opening Saturday of the
Yonkers Brewing Company. Congratulations,
John Rubbo and Nick Califano. Glad to see
so many folks who left the shores of Yonkers
return home for the opening. Great Yonkers
memorabilia throughout the brewery.
Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@
aol.com and follow him on Twitter @ericyonkers. Catch the Westchester Rising Radio
Show featuring Dan Murphy and Eric Schoen
on Thursdays at 10 a.m. on WVOX 1460 on
the A.M. dial.
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Surrogate Court Judge Scarpino
Leaves Bench for Private Practice
A legendary career of
Westchester County surpublic service for Westchesrogate judge and he was
ter, New York State and the
re-elected in 2010. In this
capacity, he is the sole judge
country will come to an end
for estate cases in Westchesthis month when after 14
ter County. In addition to
years as Westchester County
his responsibilities as sursurrogate judge, Anthony
rogate, in 2006 he was apScarpino Jr. will be stepping
pointed supervising judge
down from the bench effecof the Matrimonial Part for
tive Jan. 31.
Westchester County, and in
Scarpino, who began
2010 he was appointed suhis judicial career in 1984
pervising judge for Article
at age 32 when he was ap81 guardianship proceedpointed associate City Court
ings for the Ninth District.
judge in his hometown of
An adjunct profesMount Vernon, said that
sor at Pace University Law
upon leaving the bench he
School, Scarpino teaches
will enter private practice in
at Iona College’s Criminal
a senior-level position at a
Justice Department, as well
regional law firm.
The judge has exten- Retiring Judge Anthony Scarpino Jr. as at Mercy College and
Westchester
Community
sive judicial experience at
the municipal, county, regional and state levels. A College. He serves as co-chairman of the Ninth
year after being appointed a judge in Mount Ver- Judicial District’s Pro Bono Committee and is a
non, in 1985 he became the youngest person ever member of the Pace University Law School Board
elected a Mount Vernon City Court judge, running of Visitors and the Office of Court Administration
on the Democratic, Republican and Conservative Article 81 Guardianship Committee.
A graduate of the University of Connecticut,
lines. In 1986 he became senior city judge, presiding over one of the busiest city courts in Westches- Scarpino earned his law degree from the Syracuse
University College of Law. After graduating, he
ter County.
In 1988, running as a Democrat, Scarpino was opened his private practice and became an aselected a Westchester County Court judge at age sistant corporation counsel for the City of Mount
37 – at the time the youngest county court judge Vernon. In 1977 he joined the Federal Bureau of
in Westchester history. In July 1989, he was ap- Investigation and became a special agent.
While with the FBI, he worked on a wide
pointed acting Supreme Court justice and was assigned to expand the Special Narcotics Part in the range of cases including civil rights violations, corWestchester County Courthouse. Two years later ruption of public officials, bank robberies, kidnaphe was reassigned to preside over the county’s ping, extortion and foreign counter-intelligence.
He was also involved in several highly publicized
most serious criminal cases.
In 1993 he was elected to the New York State cases including the capture of Leon Johnson, who
Supreme Court for the Ninth Judicial District, had escaped from federal prison and was to have
which covers Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, been placed on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list
Dutchess and Orange counties. He was assigned on the day of his apprehension.
He left the FBI after five years and worked
to handle Civil Parts in Westchester and Rockland
an assistant
vice president with Banker’s Trust
and later was assigned to Special Matrimonial asYonkers On the Move – 2014 WALK 20 Challenge Participants Company before his judicial career began in
Parts.
NAME Vernon.
CHALLENGE NUMBER
In 1999 he was assigned to both criminal and Mount
I, II & III
Sandy Amoyaw
Scarpino plans to begin the
next chapter in his
civil cases.
II & III
Roz Avigad
In November 2000, Scarpino was elected long
II &next
III year.
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Yonkers’ Inlaw
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and after a tedious process of clearances from
the New York City Department of Education, the
show was produced.
“I feel honored and humbled,” said Tanika.
While backstage at The Meredith Vieira
show, Tanika met up with financial guru Suze
Orman and the two hit it off and exchanged information, promising to work together on a project for children in the near future.
This is a great time for the Inlaw family:
Evan Inlaw was sworn in as the first African Yonkers On the Move – 2014 WALK 20 Challenge Participants NAME
CHALLENGE NUMBER
I, II & III
Sandy Amoyaw
II & III
Roz Avigad
I, II & III
Linda Bohan
II
LeAnna Brown
II
Leonthyn Brown
III
Elvira Cancel
II & III
Cheryl Carl
I, II & III
Algertha Carter
II & III
Martha Carter
II & III
Phyliss Cole
I, II & III
Aurora Cruz
I
Una Cruz
II & III
Wendy Cuevas
I, II
Joan Daly
II
Joseph Daly
II & III
Martha DaRosa
II
Providence DeRosa
I, II & III
Louise Dulak
III
Chris Febles
III
George Febles
I, II & III
Brunilda Fernandez
I, II & III
Steve Ferrais
II
Yaw Fia
I, II & III
Monica Gayle
I, II & III
Carl Gessman
II & III
Kirsten Kodl-Hashim
I, II & III
Eduardo Hernandez
I, II & III
Debra Houge
I, II & III
Suzanne Johnson
II & III
Isiah Hurston
II & III
Mason Hurston
III
Cenia Jordon
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Gloria Jordon
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April through Nov. 1. Everyone
who resides,
‘City Seeks
works or walks in Yonkers can have some fun
and take part. YOM is intergenerational, at no
cost, is environmentally friendly and designed
to foster good health and active lifestyle goals.
The Yonkers WALK 20 Challenge concept
is simple: The land area of Yonkers is approximately 20 square miles, and YOM asks those
walking to complete a total of 20 miles or more
during a challenge period, and to tell YOM
about it on a YOM Mile Card or online at www.
walkyom.org.
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Leonthyn Brown
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Janice Cuevas
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Wendy
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Joan Daly
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Joseph Daly
II & III
Martha DaRosa
II
Providence DeRosa
I, II & III
Louise Dulak
III
Chris Febles
III
George Febles
I, II & III
Brunilda Fernandez
I, II & III
Steve Ferrais
II
Yaw Fia
I, II & III
Monica Gayle
I, II & III
Carl Gessman
II & III
Kirsten Kodl-Hashim
I, II & III
Eduardo Hernandez
I, II & III
Debra Houge
I, II & III
Suzanne Johnson
II & III
Isiah Hurston
II & III
Mason Hurston
III
Cenia Jordon
III
Gloria Jordon
II
Philomina Joseph
I, II
Janice Lubin Kirschner
YOM also creates themed events called
“Discover Your Neighborhood Walks” that
combine walking with a short tour highlighting
historic Yonkers buildings, gardens, churches
and events, such as the Yonkers Marathon.
Congratulations to the 52 of your friends
and neighbors who participated and contributed
to the 2014 WALK 20 Challenge listed above.
For more information, to sign up or obtain
updates on 2015 plans, visit www.walkyom.
org.
YOM is sponsored by Community for All
Ages, United Way of Westchester and Putnam,
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center and Community
Planning Council Yonkers, and 55 Plus Yonkers Connections.
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Raise a Glass to the Opening of Yonkers Brewing Company
The staff of the Yonkers Brewing Company with friends and family at the recent grand opening.
From left are Congressman Eliot Engel, Assembly member Shelley Mayer, State Sen. Andrea
Stewart-Cousins, Co-Founder Nick Califano, Assemblyman Gary Pretlow, Co-Founder John
Rubbo and Master Brewster Sharif Taleb.
Come on in to the Yonkers Brewing Co.
Photos by Donna Davis
The Yonkers Brewery Company opened its
doors last weekend, with hundreds of guests,
dignitaries and interested Yonkers residents
coming by to wish co-owners John Rubbo and
Nick Califano the best of luck.
The opening of the brewery downtown on
Main Street brings another attraction to the evergrowing Yonkers waterfront experience.
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PAGE 10 - Yonkers RISING - Friday, January 23, 2015
Cleaning Up Abandoned
Properties, 1 Block at a Time
City Council Minority Leader Michael Sabatino and Vic Federico (standing), with Willie
Faulkner and Matt Meachem.
Demolition of 50 Ravine Ave.
PAL board member Sal Corrente, Supreme Court Justice Charles Woods, Howard Berman
and Jim Vetrano.
A cleaned up and gated 50 Ravine Ave. is now ready for a new home.
Photos by Donna Davis
Willie Faulkner and Matt Meachem, seated; and Mike Bennett and Howard Berman.
PAL volunteers at the recent Super Bowl raffle party.
Photos by Ed Whitman
Congrats, Meachem!
Continued from Page 1
PAL used the raffle once again to help fund its
programs for young adults in the city, and beyond.
The Super Bowl raffle is made possible
through the assistance of Willie Faulkner, a PAL
board member and former National Football
League player, who has been able to secure a pair
of tickets to the big game for the past few years.
Meachem won two tickets to the Super
Bowl, round-trip airfare and four nights’ accommodations.
Children at Play
Thanks to Rotary Club of Yonkers-East Yonkers
Join the Rotary Club
Another positive move forward for the City matter, and said she and her neighbors are hapof Yonkers and its neighborhoods is the effort to py to report that demolition of 50 Ravine Ave.
demolish abandoned properties, clean up the lots took place this month, and that the city said it
and get the properties back on the tax rolls.
will continue its efforts to clean up other long“Since the late 1970s, what was once a abandoned properties, which have become both
lovely red brick, three-story house sat empty at dangerous and an eyesore for the neighborhood.
“To alleviate your concerns, we intend to
50 Ravine Ave.,” explained Yonkers Rising photographer Donna Davis, a resident of that neigh- remove what is left of the collapsing roof of the
borhood. “In the 1980s the property became a garage and the damaged west wall,” said Caphaven for drug addicts, and by the 1990s was tain Chris DeSantis of the Yonkers Fire Departtaken over by breeding raccoons and opossums ment, Fire Prevention Division. “The foundation
that made a mess of garbage bins, porches and of the building will be filled with clean fill and
the entire lot fenced. This will be the front of
flowerbeds.
“Residents next to this property, for 20 the lot facing the ravine, the north side, which
years, used it to dump pounds of plastic and runs toward the house listed as 52 Ravine Rear,
other rubbish and electronics,” she added. “A as well as the opening to the garage on the Gold
classic
1970s
Trans Am car sat beneath decades Street side.
Draft V3 011315 “As previously stated, we are continuing to
of leaves and rotting roof timbers of the home’s
garage. Over the past 10 years, despite calls and investigate reports of vacant and structurally unPossible YOM Rising Ad for 1/23/15 (1/16/15 Deadline) or 1/30/15 (1/23/15) edition
letters from residents, very little was done other sound buildings and will work to either remove
than boarding up the doors and windows facing or make safe any structures found,” he added.
Design rom copy a 5 1/8 X 5 ¼” Ad run 1x @“If
$199. you are aware of any other unsafe dwellings,
RavinefAvenue.”
Davis thanked City Councilman Christo- please feel free to refer the locations to my at pher Johnson for his help and assistance in the tention.”
Thank You
to those friends and neighbors who met
the Yonkers On the Move (YOM)
2014 WALK 20 CHALLENGE
by walking and logging
9,002 Miles
And play a part in service to the
Yonkers community
YOM is preparing for its 2015 Campaign
The basic idea of Rotary is
“Service above Self” – service to
and thoughtfulness of others.
Visit our website:
www.yonkersrotary.org
Send your suggestion to yonkersonthemove@yahoo.com
To join the Rotary Club, come join
Rotary Service to our Community us at any of our weekly meetings at
12:15 pm, Wednesdays at Luciano’s
2192 Central Park Ave., Yonkers
What should our mile target be this year?
For more information and free sign up go to
www.walkyom.org
---Yonkers On the Move is a citywide non-profit,
intergenerational, active lifestyle initiative with an annual
walking campaign as its core element in contributing to a
healthier Yonkers.