Governor Cuomo: Tear Down the Tolls! Chazz Palminteri to Present

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Friday, February 26, 2016
Chazz Palminteri to Present Landmarked & Condemned:
Council Votes on Haas Murals
‘A Bronx Tale’ for PAL
One Property Condemned by Building Dept.
Chazz Palminteri has agreed to perform his one-man show “A Bronx Tale” to benefit the
Yonkers PAL.
By Dan Murphy
In 1989, Chazz Palminteri wrote a oneman show about a killing he saw in the Bronx
when he was 9 years old. He performed it at
a little theatre in Hollywood, and it became a
hit and the most-sought after property since
“Rocky.”
With only $200 left in the bank and million-dollar offers, he refused to sell his play un-
less he played Sonny and wrote the screenplay.
Chazz held out and got his wish, with actor
Robert De Niro also signing onto the project.
This is the original one-man show he wrote and
performed in 1989 that made him a star.
The movie “A Bronx Tale” made Chazz
famous and won him critical acclaim. Today,
he performs his version of the show occasionContinued on Page 8
Internal Medicine Residency
Program Approved
One of Richard Haas’ murals at 36 Main St. was landmarked by the City Council, but the
building was condemned by the city’s building department. Photo by Donna Davis.
By Dan Murphy
The Yonkers City Council voted 5-2 on
Tuesday night to approve the landmarking of
three buildings that feature murals by artist
Richard Haas. The Landmarks Preservation
Board, at its Dec. 5, 2014 meeting, accepted the
application and voted to approve the motion
May 6, 2015 by a vote of 9-1-1. Because the City
Council has approved the landmarking application, under the Yonkers City Code, the murals
and the underlying structures upon which they
are painted cannot be demolished without approval of the Landmarks Preservation Board.
The three downtown properties that feature the Haas murals, located at 35-37 and 36
Continued on Page 8
Governor Cuomo: Tear
Down the Tolls!
The City Council passed a resolution calling for the tolls on the New York State Thruway in
Yonkers be removed.
St. John’s Riverside Hospital recently announced that its Internal Medicine Residency
Program has been approved by the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education after an
18-month approval process.
The program will offer both three-year categorical and one-year preliminary pathways,
designed to train knowledgeable, compassionate
and efficient physicians.
“There is significant demand for primary
care physicians both nationally and locally, therefore, additional training programs are needed to
ensure an adequate physician supply,” said Ronald Corti, president and CEO. “This program is
good for St. John’s and the community we serve.”
“The medical education program at St.
John’s Riverside Hospital embodies our commitContinued on Page 8
By Dan Murphy
When former President Ronald Reagan
went to the Berlin Wall near the end of his second term, he said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down
this wall.” Yonkers City Councilman Mike Breen
quipped “Gov. Cuomo, tear down the tolls,”
which we used for our headline.
On Tuesday, the Yonkers City Council
passed a resolution calling on the New York
State Thruway Authority to remove the $1.25
toll in north Yonkers next to Stew Leonard’s and
Ridge Hill. The toll is collected in both northand sound-bound directions and generates $23
million per year for the Thruway Authority.
The resolution reads: “Whereas the NYS
Thruway Authority has removed numerous tollbooths throughout the State of New York and
Continued on Page 8
Gorton High School Grooming Future Doctors
Seated from left are YPS Superintendent Dr. Edwin Quezada, State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assemblymember Shelley Mayer celebrating the success and continued funding for the
Smart Scholars Program at Gorton High School with students and staff.
State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assemblymember Shelley Mayer, along with Superintendent Dr. Edwin Quezada last week visited Gorton High School and met with students
from the Smart Scholars early college program.
The Charles E. Gorton High School Academy of Medical Professions of Smarts Scholars
Early College Program is a partnership between
institutions of higher education and public
school districts or public charter schools to cre-
ate early college high schools that provide students with the opportunity and preparation to
accelerate the completion of their high school
studies while earning a minimum of 24 but up to
60 transferable college credits at the same time.
Students receive additional academic support from the school/college partnerships to
ensure they are at grade level and ready to participate in rigorous high school and collegiate
Continued on Page 7
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West. Teen Makes Us Think
About Life Without iPhones
Hastings High School junior Janey Litvin is urging
her peers to put down their iPhones.
By Dan Murphy
We enjoy the emails our papers receive from
Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner because they
are different; different from the usual releases or
promotions we receive from most of our elected
officials in the county, but also because Feiner
talks about subjects and topics that are different
from the mainstream political discourse of the
day.
Three interesting ideas from Feiner include:
The Snow Angels program in Greenburgh, which
pairs volunteers with senior homeowners who
need their driveways and walkways shoveled;
complaints about the service we all get from the
U.S. Post Office (which we will highlight next
week), and bring our attention to Hastings High
School student Janey Litvin and her quest to give
up her iPhone.
Feiner wrote: “In recent weeks we have tried
to highlight some of the outstanding students
who reside in our community. Janey Litvin is an
amazing young girl who did something recently
that many teens probably think is impossible –
she gave up her iPhone.
“Janey Litvin, is a junior at Hastings High
School, where she is an editor for the school paper, as well as a board member of Project Share,
a service organization dedicated to helping the
homeless. She also is a member of the school’s
varsity cross-country team and track team, as
well as the girls’ varsity basketball team. She
loves spending time with her friends and family, and recently wrote an article for Seventeen
Magazine that all parents should love.
“Do you think it’s possible for your teen
to give up their iPhone for a flip phone? For a
day... week... month... permanently? Should area
schools sponsor a contest to see which school district could have the greatest success rate?” wrote
Feiner.
Litvin’s story, which can be read in its
entirety at www.seventeen.com/life/real-girlstories/a36468/i-ditched-my-iphone-for-a-2008purple-flip-phone, should be read by any parent
with a teenage kid and a cell phone, but also for
all adults – most of us who use our phones way
too much.
Titled “I’m 16 and Traded My iPhone 5 for a
2008 Purple Motorola Flip Phone,” in the article
Litvin explained what happened after she broke
her iPhone.
“Before that fateful day, although I wouldn’t
have admitted it, I was totally addicted to my
iPhone…,” she said. “But a broken iPhone
changed everything. Suddenly, there was no pressure to respond or stay updated on everyone’s latest move, and it was… nice.
“But during that phoneless month, I began
to notice how much time other people actually
spent on their phones… I started to really like being disconnected, even though I knew I’d need a
phone eventually, for calling my parents, making
plans with friends and for putting in the inevitable movie-night sushi order. That’s when it hit
me: I wanted an old-school flip phone, not another iPhone. So I logged onto Amazon and ordered
myself a purple flip.”
“Adjusting to a simpler life in a world of
smartphones was harder than I expected,” continued Litvin. “Sure, I thought I might get teased
a little, but when I told my friends that I was
switching to a flip phone – which meant leaving
the group chat – I wasn’t ready for so much pushback. Honestly, their initial lack of support was
somewhat painful. But the simple truth was that
I couldn’t handle an iPhone and the stress that
came along with it.
“It’s also amazing to hear the really positive feedback about my phone from my peers.
Continued on Page 6
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Yonkers PBA Celebrates
100th Anniversary
The Yonkers Police Benevolent Association
will celebrate its 100th year in existence in 2016.
On Friday, March 4, the PBA will host its annual installation and awards dinner-dance at the
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown.
“This year we are incredibly proud to celebrate the Yonkers PBA’s 100th anniversary,”
said Yonkers PBA President Det. Keith Olson.
“We hope you will join us in honoring our association, the men and women that built it and
their countless acts of heroism, charity and generosity.”
Over the last few years, the Yonkers PBA
has helped raise close to $1 million for charities including the St. Baldrick’s Foundation,
which funds research to cure childhood cancer;
the Special Olympics through the annual Polar
Plunge; and for other charities through its YPD
vs. YFD Toughman Competition.
And every year its deliver clothes and toys
at Christmastime to dozens of underprivileged
local children and their families.
In the weeks to come, we hope to highlight
the 100 years of the Yonkers PBA, and its efforts
to continue to protect and serve the public.
This year’s dinner will be a somber one, as
Yonkers’ finest remember Det. Frank Hernandez,
who died recently after an automobile accident.
“Detective Fernandez was a well-respected
member of our agency for more than 15 years
and a stellar detective for the past eight years,”
said YPD Commissioner Charles Gardner.
“Frank was a ‘go-to guy’ and his passing is a major loss to our YPD family.”
“The entire Yonkers community mourns
the loss of Detective Frank Fernandez,” added
Mayor Mike Spano. “A 15-year veteran of the
department, Frank was a dedicated officer, husband and father. Our thoughts and prayers are
with the Fernandez family.”
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FRidAY, FEbRuARY 26, 2016 - YoNkERs RisiNG - PAGE 3
This, Too, is
America to Yonkers
By Eric W. Schoen
ment complex, baseball staSo much going on in the
dium or something to make
world! Let’s span the globe …
the area come alive at night.
post Ofﬁce
After 6 p.m., the square, as
I have written about the
old timers call it, is a ghost
horrible service from the Unittown.
ed States Post Office numerLandmarking a building
ous times. If you learn anythat is uninhabitable to prething from this column today,
vent it from being torn down
let it be this: On your envebecause it has a very fine mulopes, make sure you spell the
ral on it makes no economic
street address correctly (i.e.
sense. Other owners of busiSadore Lane in Yonkers vs.
nesses in the square tried
Sador Lane), and if your mail
this tactic before saying their
is going to an apartment, that
buildings had architectural
you put the apartment number
value.
Eric W. Schoen
on the envelope. Even if you
It is in the interest of evlive in a complex like I do where there are four eryone in Yonkers to bring Getty Square back to
apartments for each street number address.
life. If you disagree with me, send your letters to
Make sure your mailbox is clearly marked risingmediagrop@gmail.com.
with your name and those who receive mail at the
Donald Trump & the Koch Brothers
address. If you live in an apartment, make sure
They want to take Donald Trump’s name off
your mailbox has these details also.
a park in Westchester and Putnam. They also want
Strange things are going on at the post office – to take the Koch name off a wing at a hospital in
high turnover of personnel, old timers retiring and New York City.
new, profit-driven managers running the ship. Do
The state accepted the parkland from Trump
what I tell you and your mail will sail!
years ago. Why take the name off parkland that
Pensions & Term limits
can benefit the public because you disagree with
It is time that elected officials who are con- his political views?
victed of a felony lose their pensions. We can’t
The lives of many will be saved because of the
award pensions to those who use their jobs for per- donations of the Koch Brothers to medical facilisonal benefit or who steal tax dollars. Have sympa- ties in New York. Should we not accept donations
thy for their wives? I bet your bottom dollar they because we disagree with their political views?
knew what was going on.
Every dollar that a donor gives to save lives
State legislators are long overdue for a rea- and improve the lives of Americans and New Yorksonable salary increase. Tie that increase to term ers should be cherished. That’s one less dollar we
limits for the Legislature and the governor, as well have to contribute in tax dollars to the cause.
as the aforementioned pension reforms. State Sen.
Parking Validation at ridge Hill
Stewart-Cousins, Assemblywoman Mayer, State
The Cheesecake Factory validates parking for
Sen. Latimer, Assemblyman Pretlow and all of the two and a half hours; Whole Foods validates parkother elected officials who represent Westchester, ing for one and a half hours; and Lord and Taylor’s
we are counting on you!
validates parking with a purchase. But when you
landmarking the Mural in Getty Square
go over the time period your ticket is validated for,
Full disclosure: The building in Getty Square it is not prorated and you have to pay the full $3
that the Gateway to the Waterfront mural is on is freight.
owned by the Publisher of these newspapers, Nick
Someone needs to make some sense out of
Sprayregen. Full disclosure: I wouldn’t know Nick the parking at Ridge Hill. When you or your insurSprayregen if he was sitting across from me drink- ance company is paying $1,000 or more for a test
ing a soy, no foam latte at Starbucks,
at Westmed, should you be stuck with a $3 parking
Should we landmark the murals so that the fee? It makes no sense.
building they are on, which is in deplorable condiTime to laugh
tion and not habitable for business, can’t be torn
Have you signed up for the Bernie Sanders
down? That is the question before the Yonkers City dating site? The site is so popular that it crashed
Council. I say “no.”
last weekend. Are you a Socialist and want to
At press time the council was scheduled to meet a Communist? Are you a Liberal who wants
vote on the landmarking at its meeting Tuesday to meet a Conservative? It’s all there for you. My
night. I received the Yonkers City Council agenda question: What’s next in this bizarre political seaFriday where the announcement of the vote was son?
listed on the items to be considered Tuesday.
I went to the movie theater in Greenburgh (the
Getty Square is in dire need of development. old Master’s site) over the weekend. There were
At one time when Mayor Mike Spano and I were big signs reading “No Masks and No Face Paint.”
growing up, Getty Square was the heart of Yonkers Do the theater owners truly believe these prohibicommerce. We would shop at Genung’s, which tions will prevent criminal activity or the terrible
became Howlands. There was Mimi’s where the shootings that have taken place in movie theaters
fashionable ladies would shop, as well as numer- from occurring? It’s highly doubtful.
ous fine men’s shops and quality shoe stores.
Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@aol.
Now, the area is populated with the finest dol- com and follow him on Twitter @ericyonkers.
lar stores. I am not, however, talking about the fine Catch the Westchester Rising Radio Show featurrestaurants from Riverdale Avenue and down Main ing Dan Murphy and Eric Schoen on Thursdays
Street to the Hudson River.
at 10 a.m. on WVOX 1460 on the A.M. dial or
The only way Getty Square will have a re- on the Internet at wvox.com and click on “listen
birth is if we bring in a movie theater, entertain- live.”
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“The Passion and Joy of Hispanic Music and
Flamenco Dance,” a lively tour of Hispanic music
accompanied by a Flamenco dancer, will be presented Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m. at the Yonkers
Public Library, 1500 Central Park Ave. Admission
is free and tickets are not required; seating will be
in the 325-seat Pincus Auditorium.
This program is sponsored by Friends of the
Yonkers Public Library.
Acclaimed international concert violinist David Podles covers the Cha, Tango, Samba, Merengue, Paso Doble, Mambo and Bolero. Travel with
him through Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Also, Flamenco dancer
Maria will dazzle participants with her execution
of the art of Flamenco dance.
For more information, call 914-337-1500 or
visit www.ypl.org.
Response to YFD
Overtime Allegations
By John Flynn
President uFoa
Mayor Mike Spano’s statement that Yonkers
firefighters receive the “best compensation for
firefighters in North America” is ludicrous. Does
he really believe this? A 10-minute fact check on
Google will clearly demonstrate to anyone who
cares to know the truth that Yonkers firefighters are not the best compensated in Westchester
County – much less America.
Many fire departments throughout North
America pay their firefighters and fire officers far
more than the City of Yonkers does. Furthermore,
this issue is not about a dispute over a raise. The
UFOA is willing to accept the exact same raises
for fire officers that were granted to the firefighters and to both police unions.
Mayor Spano stated that “the fire officers
don’t want to give back anything.” This is untrue.
The fire officers have agreed to several very significant givebacks. The fire officers have agreed
to the exact same, very significant concessions
in 207a line-of-duty injury protections language
as did the firefighters of Local 628, among other
givebacks.
However, after the fire officers chose not to
endorse him in his recent re-election bid, Spano
has insisted that in order to receive the same
salary increases as the firefighters, the fire officers must agree to far more severe concessions
in 207a line-of-duty injury protections than the
firefighters did. The mayor wants the fire officers
who place themselves at risk equally as much as
the firefighters in leading from the front, to be
saddled with significantly worse language – and
far less protection – than the firefighters have.
The language that Spano wants the fire officers to accept would result in fire officers who
are legitimately injured in the line of duty being
placed at the mercy of the mayor and his innercircle. These politically-appointed individuals,
rather than an independent medical professional,
would potentially determine which fire officers
would be approved or denied for benefits based
on political favoritism. We simply cannot ever
agree to that.
Spano’s attempt to portray the projected
overage in the fire department overtime budget as
the result of widespread sick leave abuse is disingenuous, to say the least. He knows he has perennially underfunded the fire department overtime
budget, and it has been overspent every year since
he has been in office. The overage in the overtime
budget is the direct result of mismanagement, as
opposed to widespread sick leave abuse.
It is very easy for us to provide evidence that
will demonstrate a variety of poor management
practices, including the fact that a large portion of
fire department overtime emanates from the practice of removing firefighters and fire officers from
line positions and either temporarily or permanently assigning them to staff positions, in order
to perform necessary support functions. These
vacant line positions are then filled by firefighters
on overtime. Simply staffing these support positions adequately in the first place would reduce
the overtime budget substantially.
Most importantly, Mayor Spano has stated
that he believes the UFOA is engaged in a job
action. This statement is slanderous and wholly
untrue. If he believes the UFOA is engaged in a
job action, then he can and should take legal action against the UFOA.
But he won’t, because there is no job action
and Spano knows this.
As time goes on, and the UFOA proceeds
through the arbitration and grievance process, we
are confident the true facts will come out.
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Explore the Cuban Literacy
Campaign of 1961 With SLC
Learn Reiki, Sewing Skills
At Riverfront Library
Heal your body and your mind at the
Yonkers Riverfront Library during a free reiki
workshop Saturday, March 5 at 2 p.m. in the
Yonkers Room at One Larkin Center. Reiki
is an ancient energy healing technique that
may help restore physical and emotional wellbeing. Join Reiki Master Chandra Sookdeo, a
holistic health coach, for this workshop.
The Yonkers Riverfront Library is also
offering a free sewing program for teens ages
13 to 19 on three Wednesday afternoons in
March, when participants can learn to make a
drawstring bag, zip case or large tote bag. The
series will be led by Kate Perri, teacher, author
and fiber artist, on March 2, 9 and 16, from
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the second-floor community room.
Sign-up is required and teens must attend
all three sessions. Call 914-375-7966 or register on the third-floor at the Riverfront Library.
This workshop is made possible in part
with funds from Westchester Library System’s
Unlimited Possibilities Mini-Grant Initiative
supported by Entergy, Con Edison and the
H.W. Wilson Foundation.
The Riverfront Library is handicapped
accessible, and parking is available at the
nearby Buena Vista Parking Garage and the
Warburton Parking Garage. Limited metered
street parking is also available.
County Golf Courses
Scheduled to Open
The six Westchester County-owned golf
courses are scheduled to open for the season
Wednesday, March 16 – weather and conditions
permitting. The courses include Mohansic in
Yorktown Heights; Maple Moor in White Plains;
Saxon Woods in Scarsdale; Hudson Hills in Ossining; and Dunwoodie and Sprain Lake, both in
Yonkers.
Tee time reservations may be made online or
by calling the individual courses. Walk-up reservations will also be accepted at the courses.
Reservations via the automated telephone
line will no longer be accepted.
Greens fees for 18 holes with a Westchester
Sarah Lawrence College will present “Maestra” on March 3.
The Sarah Lawrence College Art of Teaching Program will present “Maestra” by Catherine
Murphy on March 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Esther
Raushenbush Library at SLC, 1 Mead Way,
Bronxville.
In 1961, Cuba aimed to eradicate illiteracy
across the island in one year. The government
sent 250,000 volunteers across the island to teach
reading and writing in rural communities, and almost half of these volunteer teachers were young-
er than 18, and more than half were women.
Narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Alice Walker, Class of 1965, “Maesra” (Spanish
for teacher) is a 33-minute documentary. The film
explores the experiences of nine women who, as
young girls, taught as part the Cuban Literacy
Campaign of 1961.
The program is free and open to the public;
RSVP is requested to cdi@sarahlawrence.edu.
For more information, call 914-395-2412.
HV Restaurant Week
Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The highly-anticipated list of restaurants
participating in the 10th anniversary of Hudson
Valley Restaurant Week from March 7 to 20 is
now live online on the event’s recently-renovated
website. A record number of restaurants – more
than 220 – have already registered for the twoweek culinary event that offers diners the chance
to experience the best restaurants of the region at
a fraction of the normal price point.
The dining fest, presented by The Valley Table magazine, showcases the tantalizing flavors,
talented chefs and exceptional dining experiences
in the Hudson River Valley that spans 114 miles.
It’s an opportunity for chefs to flaunt their best
fare, for diners to check out new restaurants or
visit old favorites, and for all customers to toast
and enjoy the bounty of the Hudson Valley.
“Whether it’s the new restaurant Baja 328
Tequila Bar and Southwest Grill in Beacon or
the historic Olde Stone Mill in Tuckahoe, with
so many restaurants participating, there is something for everyone,” said Janet Crawshaw, publisher of The Valley Table. “Be it date night, corporate lunch, girls’ night out or just a night off
from cooking, now’s the time to take advantage
of HVRW specials. The growing popularity and
participation in HVRW over the past decade underscores the importance of the Hudson Valley as
a culinary capital, both regionally and nationally.
Restaurant owners eager to sign up demonstrate
the economic success of the event, which has
helped it grow to become one of the largest restaurant weeks in the nation.”
The HVRW roster is a balance of restaurants
that have participated in Restaurant Week since
its inception 10 years ago, like Crabtree’s Kittle
House in Chappaqua and Restaurant X and Bully
Boy Bar in Congers; and restaurants on both side
of the Hudson River who are new to the party,
like Vigneto Café in Highland, Austin’s in Piermont and New City, Mountainside at the Catskill
Resort in Barryville, Woodnotes Grille at Emerson Resort and Spa in Mt. Tremper, Rabbit and
Turtle in Poughkeepsie, and Winston Restaurant
in Mount Kisco.
HVRW features prix fixe, three-course dinners for $29.95 and lunches for $20.95. Participating restaurants span throughout seven New
York State counties – Westchester, Rockland,
Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan.
Participating chefs take pride in using seasonal
and sustainable products, often sourcing from
surrounding farms, and represent a wide variety of cuisines, including Argentinean, French,
German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Latin,
Mediterranean, Mexican, New American, Thai
and Swiss.
In 2015, HVRW generated an estimated
$10.2 million in sales revenue and an estimated
$844,387 in tax revenue, representing a 37 percent average increase in business during the event,
according to a survey of participating restaurants.
For more details, including a complete list
of participating restaurants, visit the recentlyrevamped website at www.HudsonValleyRestaurantWeek.com. Also, find The Valley Table’s Hudson Valley Restaurant Week on Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram with #HVRW and @ValleyTable.
County Park Pass (except Hudson Hills) are $36
for weekends and holidays, $32 weekdays, or $25
for seniors and juniors (weekdays only). Greens
fees without a park pass are $46 for weekends
and holidays or $42 for weekdays. Twilight, super
twilight and nine-hole discounts are available.
Golf cart fees will increase by $1 to $19 for
18 holes, and $15 for nine holes. Fees for Hudson
Hills can be found at www.hudsonhillsgolf.com.
Any available E-Z Reserve spots will be sold
at the courses. E-Z Reserve enables golfers with
a Westchester County Park Pass to block out a
regular Saturday or Sunday tee time for a period
of 25 weeks.
Why Americans are Angry
By Frank V. Vernuccio Jr., J.D.
Party leaders and pundits continue to
wonder about the obvious anger on the part of
the voters.
They shouldn’t be so shocked.
The perception that the “Washington establishment” has failed the American people is
accurate. The voters are taking out their justified anger at politicians whom they perceive to
be representing more of the same.
The decline of the United States and the
prospect that the millennials may be the first
generation to inherit a diminished nation has,
correctly, been laid at the foot of those currently in office.
Older Americans certainly have a right to
be angry. From Obamacare’s Independent Patient Advisory Board, which decides whether
saving a senior’s life is cost effective, to the
repeated lack of cost of living increases under
Social Security, there has never been a time
when the over-65 crowd has been less respected.
The middle class has taken it on the chin
repeatedly. Their net worth has declined, many
of their jobs have moved overseas, and their
401Ks have not done well. They have become
the “sandwich generation,” supporting their
20-something kids who can’t find jobs and
their older parents whose health care has been
reduced and whose Social Security payments
have not kept pace with inflation. Extremist attempts to slash energy sources and raise prices
in return for negligible gains in questionable
environmental statistics present a clear threat
to homeowners’ ability to heat and light their
homes.
Blacks within inner cities have been treated worse than at any time since segregation
ended. Many of their youth can’t find startinglevel employment because the positions have
been taken by the vast numbers of illegals allowed into the nation. Race relations, which
had been improving steadily and substantially
for half a century, have been set back as a result of progressives’ false or exaggerated statements seeking to gin up the voting base and
distract from the failures of their economic
policies.
Youth, as a whole, have been ill-served.
Upon reaching college, they have had their
free speech rights abridged by leftist administrators and professors. They have been
charged unjustifiably, outrageously high tuition rates, and upon graduation have had few
job opportunities.
Servicemen and woman, not only in the
regular armed forces but in the National Guard
and Reserves, have been overused because
there are simply too few of them to provide
adequate rotation. When they leave, they face
excessive wait times for treatment at VA medical centers.
And, by the way, there are times when
their votes have been conveniently not counted.
Seven years ago, America was the “indispensable nation” – sometimes feared, sometimes respected, sometimes hated – but always
the most important factor in any international
matter of any consequence. Seven years of
cuts to the military, demanded by President
Barack Obama and bartered away by establishment Republicans, ended that. Combined
with diplomatic moves so inept that “amateurish” doesn’t begin to convey the foolishness of
it, the U.S. is seen as a has-been on the world
stage, incapable of defending its interests or
those of its allies.
Examples are rampant. The premature
withdrawal from Iraq – whatever one thought
of the war there in the first place – created the
vacuum that allowed ISIS to prosper. The “reset” with Russia allowed Moscow to replace
Washington as the major power in Europe.
The failure to even diplomatically confront
China’s aggression in the Philippines and
elsewhere encouraged Beijing’s hardliners to
adopt intimidation as a matter of course. The
refusal to forcefully confront Islamic extremists – or even utter those words – after the murder of an American ambassador, the slayings
in San Bernardino, the bombing of the Boston
Marathon and so much more, have portrayed
the United States as rudderless, weak and
cowardly.
The failure to confront the growing presence of Russian, Chinese and terrorist military
elements in our own hemisphere is negligence
writ large.
Utterly counterproductive moves, including encouraging the attempted toppling
of pro-Western regimes in the Middle East,
and opening up discussions with the Taliban
in Afghanistan, have left the American public
Continued on Page 6
To join the Exchange Club of Yonkers contact
Vice-President David Tubiolo at 646-596-3375
Friday, February 26, 2016 - Yonkers Rising- PAGE 5
Meet Oakley
On This Day in
Yonkers History…
Oakley needs a home.
The Yonkers Animal Shelter has many pets
available for adoption.
Oakley is a large, handsome dog. He’s
about 2 years old and weighs about 65 pounds,
and is a mixed bully breed. He was found wandering around as a stray dog in Yonkers shortly
after Christmas. Oakley was skinny and forlorn,
but a warm bed, good food and a lot of attention
and affection has turned him into a new dog.
He’s friendly and outgoing, and loves all
dogs and could also live with a cat. Oakley
loves toys and likes to carry them around whenever possible. He’s quite a dog and a favorite of
all the volunteers at YHS.
Visit Oakley at the Yonkers Animal Shelter, 1000 Ridge Hill Blvd., between 11 a.m. and
4 p.m. daily. For more information, call 914377-6730 during business hours or 201-9813215 at any time, or email lesliem147@gmail.
com.
The Titanic and the ship Carpathia that returned survivors
LWV of the Rivertowns
Hosting March Breakfast
The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a program titled “What We Should
Know About End-of-Life Issues” on Tuesday,
March 8 at 8:30 a.m. at the Eldorado West Diner,
480 S. Broadway, Tarrytown.
Elizabeth Briand will be addressing legal
aspects of aging. She is a member of the Bleakly
Pratt law firm’s Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
Practice Group, and belongs to the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Westchester
Bar Association.
Susie Rush will be addressing end of life legislation. Rush is a legislative analyst for Assemblywoman Amy Paulin. A former League president and partner with the law firm of Lowenthal,
Landau, Fisher and Zeigler, P.C., she has worked
on legislative issues in education, domestic violence, human trafficking and health care, including aid in dying.
Sherry Saturno, LCSW, DCSW, will be addressing administrative issues of aging. She has
both clinical and administrative experience in the
field of aging as an assistant administrator and director of social services in nursing homes, specializing in palliative and end-of-life care. She is certified in aging studies at Boston University’s Center
for Aging, Disability, Education and Research.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are appreciated to rtownsleague@gmail.com
or 914-332-1301.
Weekend Events in
Westchester County
A number of events are scheduled at Westchester County parks and nature centers the Weekend of Saturday, Feb. 27 and Sunday, Feb. 28.
On Saturday at Lenoir Preserve on Dudley
Street in Yonkers, artists can submit work for the
“Seasons at Lenoir” exhibit between 9:30 a.m. and
noon. Artwork and photos inspired by Lenoir must
be ready to hang. For more information, call 914968-5851.
Also on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to noon at
Cranberry Lake Preserve in north White Plains,
look for animal racks. Learn which tracks go with
which animals, and then make a craft. 914-4281005.
Then from 1 to 2 p.m. at Lenoir Preserve, enjoy a mid-winter Stroll. Join the curator for a stroll
around the preserve. 914-968-5851.
Also on Saturday, at the Marshlands Conservancy on Route 1 (Boston Post Road) in Rye, a
volunteer work project is scheduled from 1 to 3
p.m. Bring work gloves and help clear the northern border; hand tools will be provided. 914-8354466.
Then, at Trailside Nature Museum at Ward
Pound Ridge Reservation on Route 35 at 121 South
in Cross River, enjoy “American Indian Sugaring”
from 1 to 3 p.m. Northeast North America’s history will come alive during demonstrations of the
production of this sweet product. 914-864-7322.
Lastly on Saturday, Read Wildlife Sanctuary
at Playland Park in Rye will host “The Sound of
the Sound” from 1 to 3 p.m. Storyteller Jonathan
Kruk will present Zen tales of life along Long Island Sound. 914-967-8720.
On Sunday, Muscoot Farm on Route 100 in
Somers will host a program titled “Maple Sugarin’” from 1 to 3 p.m. Stop in at the sugar house
and see how sap is turned into maple syrup. 914864-7282.
Also on Sunday, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the
Marshlands Conservancy, learn how to identify
trees by the best method – their buds. 914-8354466.
For more information about Westchester
County parks and nature centers, visit www.parks.
westchestergov.com.
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Do you remember
ANGELA DOLAN?
Mary Angela Dolan was born in County
Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1918. She emigrated
to Yonkers in 1949 and may have worked at
O’Dare’s restaurant on 602 Central Park Avenue.
If you have any recollections or photos of Angela,
please contact Zoe McCaw at zmccaw01@qub.
ac.uk or 31 Colenso Court, 2-18 Colenso Parade,
Belfast BT9 5BB, N. Ireland.
By Mary Hoar
President Emerita, Yonkers Historical
Society
Monday, Feb. 29
Feb. 29, 1920: The Tenth Regiment Armory at Waverly and Maple Streets was sold for
$50,000 to Antonio Coppola, a representative of
the Sons of Italy. Columbus Hall soon became
the center of sports competition in Yonkers.
Feb. 29, 1932: An anonymous postcard
message to police suggested they “kindly search
the Park Central Restaurant and surrounding
territory at Central Avenue near Midland for the
Lindbergh baby.” They did, with no success.
Tuesday, March 1
March 1, 1904: After investigating the
method of thawing out frozen water pies with
electricity, the Yonkers Electric Light and Power
Company announced it was ready to apply this
method in Yonkers.
March 1, 1932: Detectives from the Lindbergh kidnapping visited a Yonkers spiritualist.
Carpet shop employee Generoso DeMuro of Fagan Street claimed to have visualized the entire
kidnapping in a trance. His vision saw the nurse
hand the baby to a man on a ladder; the man
handed the child to a second woman and they
drove off in a car. He elaborated by telling the
detectives they drove to “a body of water, where
they got into a motor boat,” stayed for two days,
and then resumed their flight in a motor car.
Their trip ended at an apartment building.
Wednesday, March 2
March 2, 1925: Yonkers Mayor Weisendanger officially opened the Fifth Annual Yonkers Automobile Show in the Yonkers State
Armory. More than 70 cars were on display,
including Hudsons, Franklins, Rollins, Pages,
Chryslers, Buicks, Oaklands, Stars, Moons and
Chevrolets.
March 2, 1928: Yonkers “inventor” Dr.
Louis Clement, wanted by police in connection
with the murder of a Park Avenue governess,
had victimized more than 200 Yonkers residents
with his claim of inventing a gasoline substitute.
Clement, also known as Aaga Schmidt, opened
a laboratory at the corner of Dock and Bashford
Streets. He claimed to invent a cheaper gasoline
substitute called “nuoline.” After a demonstration in his laboratory he sold 25,000 shares of
stock at $1 each.
He alleged his new fuel could be sold for
11 cents a quart. Unfortunately, to make it work,
you also had to add another liquid that cost $25
a gallon.
Thursday, March 3
March 3, 1925: A “new” table arrived at
School 16 – a large six-foot rosewood library
table. The piece, in its former life as a square
piano, was purchased for the school when it
opened in 1902, and remained in the building.
After years of use, the school determined it was
ready for junking. The piano was taken apart
and put in the school’s basement. Principal Leonora Hobart came up with the idea of making
a library table using the huge rosewood top and
the scrolled legs. The table was placed in the upper hall of the new school’s addition to be used
as a study table.
March 3, 1934: Apparently money that had
been stored in socks, mattresses and chimney
pots came out of hiding as Yonkers taxpayers rushed to pay their 1934 taxes. More than
$40,000 in currency was received at the comptroller’s office in one day, with hundreds of dollars paid in the old, large-size bills that had been
out of circulation for five years
Friday, March 4
March 4, 1905: Congressman and Mrs.
John Andrus held a party at the Hotel Arlington
in Washington for many of the Yonkers people in the nation’s Capital to attend Theodore
Roosevelt’s presidential inauguration. Leslie
Sutherland, George Kelly, Thomas Larkin, Elijah Yerks, Richard Peene and Alderman Albert
Garthwaite were among the prominent citizens
who attended.
March 4, 1929: Bill Kay Jr. of Park Avenue
Terrace began his quest to set a car endurance
record in a standard Essex Challenger sedan,
and learned some of the pitfalls in the effort.
Dodging traffic, red lights and motorcycle police while trying to stay alert, Kay – working in
shifts with three other drivers – managed to go
50 miles and averaged 35 miles an hours through
the rainy streets of suburban Yonkers the first
day. His first challenge was the Van Cortlandt
Park Avenue hill, a true testing ground for any
car in Yonkers. When pulled over on the Bronx
River Parkway for speeding, Kay explained
about the endurance run and was told to stay
off the parkway because there were advertising
signs on the car.
Sponsored by the William Gracey, Inc. Car
Dealership at 348 S. Broadway, the car had two
gas tanks – allowing the drivers to cover a distance of about 400 miles.
Saturday, March 5
March 5, 1928: Faithful pet dog Tige was
responsible for saving the lives of Mr. and Mrs.
Walton Harrison Jr. and their three children as
their home burned in the early morning hours.
Tige’s persistent and loud barking woke the
family from a deep slumber, enabling them to
escape.
March 5, 1929: On day two of his Essex
Challenger sedan endurance run, Bill Kay Jr. refueled his car on Central Avenue from a specially designed truck… while both vehicles were in
motion! The endurance run continued all week,
with the main objective to keep the wheels in
constant motion.
Sunday, March 6
March 6, 1928: Miss Adele Carpels, a wellknown Broadway actress, became the leading
lady of the Aldis Bartlett Players; her first performance in this capacity was at the Warburton
Theatre.
March 6, 1936: An oarlock from a lifeboat
of the Titanic, a grim reminder of one of the
worst tragedies at sea, was presented to the Yonkers Museum of Science and the Arts. William
Seward, a storekeeper on the Titanic, brought
the oarlock with him when he landed in New
York with the other survivors on the steamer
Carpathia. Seward visited the James Fee family on North Broadway and gave them the item.
After his visit, he returned to work for the White
Star Line. The Fee family gave the oarlock to
the museum.
Two Yonkers residents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Robins of Garfield Street, had been on the
ill-fated ship. Their lifeless bodies were found
in a lifeboat at sea and buried in Oakland Cemetery.
For more information on the Yonkers Historical Society, Sherwood House and upcoming
events, visit www.facebook.com/YonkersHistoricalSociety or LinkedIn and Twitter @YonkersHistoric. For information on membership in
YHS, call 914-961-8940 or email yhsociety@
aol.com.
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Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HERING FOR FIVE YEAR AGENCY PLAN FOR FISCAL
YEARS 2016-2020 AND ANNUAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) will hold a
Public Hearing on Tuesday March 15, 2016 to discuss and accept comments on its
proposed Five Year Agency Plan for Fiscal Years 2016-2020, the Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2016, Public Housing Admission and Continued Occupancy Plan (ACOP),
proposed revisions to the lease and the Section Eight Administrative Plan
The Authority will hold two public hearings to discuss and accept comments on its
proposed Five Year Agency Plan, the Annual Plan, Public Housing Admission and
Continued Occupancy Plan (ACOP), proposed revisions to the lease and the Section
Eight Administrative Plan. A draft copy of the proposed changes and information will
be available at the Office of The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers,
Augustine J. Shea Administration Building, 1511 Central Park Avenue beginning February 12, 2016 from 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. weekdays until March 15, 2016 and on our
website www.mhacy.org.
The Public Hearings will be held Tuesday March 15, 2016 at:
4 Curran Court
Community Room Building #4
Yonkers, New York
2:00 P.M.
Ross F. Calcagno Home
10 Brook Street (Gymnasium)
Yonkers, New York
6:00 P.M.
Notice of formation of Blue
Dwarf Properties LLC Arts.
Of Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/29/2015. Office location:
Westchester County. The
street address is: 32 Fraser
Place, Hastings-On-Hudson,
New York, 10706. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
served to: Blue Dwarf Properties LLC, 32 Fraser Place,
Hastings-On-Hudson, New
York, 10706. Purpose: any
lawful act.
#6732 01/22 – 02/26
Notice of formation of Ovation Strategies LLC. Arts.
Westchester. The street address is: 25 Beechtree Drive,
Larchmont, N.Y. 10538.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to: Ovation
Strategies LLC, 25 Beechtree Drive, Larchmont, N.Y.
10538. Purpose: any lawful
act.
#6733 01/22 - 2/26
Notice of formation of Davis
Creek Ventures, LLC Arts.
Westchester County. The
street address is: 22 Larchwood Road, Larchmont NY
10538. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Wole
Coaxum, 22 Larchwood
Road, Larchmont NY 10538.
Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of Primaxel LLC Arts. Of Org. filed
with the Sect’y of State of
NY (SSNY) on January 21,
2016. Office location: Westchester. The street address
is: 310 Claflin Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. SSNY
has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process served to: 310 Claflin
Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY
act.
Notice of formation of Pacific
Diesel LLC. Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on 10/26/15.
Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: 3228 Albany Post Rd.
whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Pacific Diesel LLc, 3228 Albany
Post Rd, Buchanan, NY
act.
#6735 01/29 - 03/04
#6736 01/29 - 03/04
#6737 02/19 - 03/25
Notice of formation of Apple
Accessories LLC. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on February
12, 2016. Office location:
Westchester. The street address is: 70 Saratoga Ave,
B2, Yonkers, NY, 10705.
whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Anna
M. Matias, 70 Saratoga Ave,
B2, Yonkers, NY, 10705 Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of Qualification of
YRC Capital, LLC. Appl. for
Auth. filed with NY Dept. of
State on 1/8/16. Office location: Westchester County.
NY Sec. of State designated
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served, and shall mail process to 810 Yonkers Ave.,
Yonkers, NY 10704.
DE
addr. of LLC c/o Vanguard
Corporate Services Ltd,
3500 S Dupont Hwy, Dover,
DE 19901. Cert. of Form.
filed with DE Sec. of State,
401 Federal St., Dover, DE
19901 on 1/7/16. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
#6738 02/19 - 03/25
These public hearings are open to all interested parties. Residents are encouraged to
select a spokesperson to present their comments at the public hearings. Participants
in the public hearings should present their comments orally and in writing. Persons
wishing to speak at any of the public hearings will be limited to five (5) minutes each.
A sign-up sheet for speakers will be available at the start of each public hearing.
The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers does not discriminate because of disability, color, sex, religion, national origin, family status or race. Provisions will be made for persons with disabilities to ensure their full participation in
these public hearings if they so choose. Request for any reasonable accommodation must be made to the Authority by 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday March 8, 2016. The
request must be directed to:
Joseph Shuldiner
Executive Director
Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers
1511 Central Park Avenue
Yonkers, New York 10710
executive.director@mhacy.org
Fax: 914-793-6916
Dated: January 21, 2016
#1432 02/26/2016
Why Americans
Continued from Page 4
openly wondering whether the White House is
even paying attention.
Many Americans are furious that federal
agencies have been misused for partisan political purposes. The Internal Revenue Service,
the Federal Election Commission and the Department of Justice are among the examples.
While all these very real crises go unaddressed, false or exaggerated problems get the
spotlight. While isolated examples of law enforcement abuse may occur, there is no war on
minorities by police forces. There is no wave
of discrimination against Muslims. Indeed,
FBI statistics indicate that Jews are far more
West. Teen
I’ve had tons of people – from the captain of the
football team to my school’s incredibly talented
aspiring artists – come up to me and tell me they
think what I’m doing is great.
“But I wonder if we, as a generation, should
make a conscious effort to unplug sometimes,”
she said. “I’ve been going to summer camp for
seven years, and it’s the best four weeks of my
year – not just because I’m sailing and playing
basketball instead of studying for tests, but also
because we’re not allowed to use our phones. We
are forced to make conversation, eye-to-eye, and
this has helped foster incredibly strong friend-
prone to be the target of hate crimes.) Wall
Street is not seeking to rob the middle class.
Asking unions to not force people to join, and
demanding that union leaders be accountable
for pension plans they administer, is not an attack on collective bargaining.
There are no substantive reports of government agencies harassing LGBT individuals.
Listening to leftist politicians, pundits
and academicians, many Americans wonder
whether any of the individuals employed in
those rarified fields inhabit the same reality as
the rest of the country. It’s no wonder the voters are angry.
Frank Vernuccio serves as editor-in-chief
of the New York Analysis of Policy and Government.
ships.
“So maybe try it some time. Turn off your
phone for an hour or two when you’re hanging out with your friends. Or next time you’re
at lunch and you hear that ever-so-tempting tritone, ignore the text and focus on having one
conversation at a time,” wrote Litvin.
To thank Janey for making me think about
not only my teenage daughter’s cell phone overuse, but my own phone abuses, as well, my family has made a $50 contribution to Project Share
in her name.
SHARE the Project is a community service
group invested in sharing students’ time in acts
geared to making a difference in the larger community, with a focus on the homeless and the
hungry (www.sharetheproject.org).
Notice of formation of Jenny
Dobell Gardenscaping, LLC,
a domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC), filed with
the Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 12/17/2015. Office location: Westchester
County. Principal office of
Jenny Dobell Gardenscaping: 10 Central Avenue, Rye,
NY, 10580. SSNY designated as agent of Jenny Dobell
Gardenscaping LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to the LLC 10 Central Avenue, Rye, NY 10580,
upon whom and at which
process may be served. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
#6734 01/29 - 03/04
#6739 02/26 – 04/01
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff
against
JONG KUK KIM; SANGHUN JUNG KIM A/K/A SANGHUN JUNG-KIM ,et al Defendants
Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103,
Westbury, New York 11590, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered JUNE 11, 2015
I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the LOBBY OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 111 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD., WHITE
PLAINS, NY 10601 on MARCH 21, 2016 at 12:30 P.M.. Premises known as 508 CENTRAL PARK AVENUE, APT. 5109, SCARSDALE, NY 10583. Sec 8.471 F/K/A 37JP
Block 346 F/K/A 2 Lot 15.5109 F/K/A 5109. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel
of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Greenburgh, County of Westchester,
State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $465,188.29 plus interest
and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No
12291/11 .
JOAN C. SALWEN, ESQ , Referee
#3204 02-/19/16 – 03/11/16
Seniors and Health Care
Health Department
Issues Zika Warnings
To avoid Zika and other mosquito-borne
viruses, the Westchester County Health Department advises pregnant women to postpone travel
to regions where these are common, including
Mexico, Puerto Rico the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Central and South America and the Caribbean.
All international travelers are also advised to
bring and consistently use repellents that contain
DEET or another insecticide proven to help prevent mosquito bites.
“This virus is a concern for international
travelers and their families,” said Westchester
County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler.
“While the symptoms of Zika in most people are
mild, Zika has been linked to birth defects, so it
is safest for pregnant women to avoid travel to
regions where Zika is prevalent.”
Zika is of concern now in many countries
south of the United States with warmer weather and active mosquitoes. It is primarily spread
through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti
mosquito, which is not found in Westchester.
This mosquito also spreads Dengue and Chikungunya, two viruses that are common in the same
regions. The symptoms of these mosquito-borne
viruses include fever, joint and muscle pain, and
headache.
Zika symptoms also include a rash and pink
eye (conjunctivitis). Chikungunya symptoms
may also include joint pain that can persist for
months. Dengue symptoms may include mild
bleeding.
“Using repellents with DEET and staying in
places that have secure screens or air conditioning when you travel will reduce your exposure,”
said Amler.
People with Zika usually don’t get sick
enough to go to the hospital. Travelers who visit
places with Zika should see a health care provider
if they are pregnant or if they develop a fever,
rash, joint pain or red eyes during a trip or within
two weeks after they return.
There is no specific treatment or vaccine.
Supportive care includes pain relievers with acetaminophen (Tylenol). Until Dengue is ruled out,
avoid aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen.
Mosquitoes are not active in Westchester
during cold weather. Once Westchester thaws out
and warmer, wet spring weather begins, using
repellents locally can help residents avoid tickborne diseases and West Nile Virus, which also is
spread by mosquitoes.
“Residents should also be vigilant about removing standing water from their property since
mosquitoes can breed in the rainwater that collects in an overturned garbage can lid or a flower
pot saucer,” said Amler. “The health department
has a robust mosquito monitoring system in
place. Throughout the spring and summer, the
health department collects, sorts and identifies
the kinds of mosquitoes found in Westchester.
These mosquitoes are sent to the state lab for testing, where the viruses they carry are identified.
Should there be any public health concern about
this or any other topic, we would alert residents
and take appropriate action.”
Protect yourself and your family when you
travel by using air conditioning or window/door
screens to keep mosquitoes outside. If your bedroom lacks screens or air conditioning, sleep under a mosquito bed net.
Empty standing water from containers, such
as flowerpots or buckets on your patio or balcony.
When weather permits, wear long-sleeved
shirts and long pants. Also, buy repellents before
you travel. Apply repellents containing DEET to
exposed skin, over your sunscreen, and to clothing whenever you go outdoors. Repellents that
contain picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus are also effective; always follow the label
directions.
DEET is not recommended for use on infants
younger than 2 months of age; oil of lemon eucalyptus products should not be used on children
under than 3 years of age. Do not apply to eyes
or mouth, and apply sparingly around ears. When
using repellent sprays, do not spray directly on
your face; spray on your hands first, and then apply to your face.
When applying insect repellents to children,
avoid their hands, around the eyes, and cut or irritated skin. Do not allow children to handle insect
repellents. When using on children, apply to your
own hands and then pat it onto the child.
After returning indoors, wash your and your
child’s treated skin. Clothes exposed to insect repellants should be washed with soap and water.
Make a Winning
Retirement Game Plan
By Julissa Javier
Social Security assistant district manager,
Yonkers
This month, a driver will take the checkered
flag at the Daytona 500; skiers will stand atop the
podium at the World Alpine Ski Championships
in Vail, Colo.; and a football team will win Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. The sports are
different, but the winners share a common trait –
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Gorton High
guidance and encouragement they need to excel and to build a solid academic foundation that
will serve them well beyond graduation.
“The Early College Program removes the
initial financial barrier that economically-disadvantaged students can face by allowing them
to earn at least 24 college credits for free. As a
result, some students say they will be the first in
their family to consider college. Every student
deserves the opportunity to achieve the best education possible.”
Both Stewart-Cousins and Mayer are actively seeking support for this program to continue with state funding. Last year the budget
included $3 million for the statewide program,
and this year Gov. Andrew Cuomo has budgeted
$4 million.
In the fall of each year, students take the
Accuplacer assessment, the entrance exam for
Westchester Community College. Also, students have the option of taking college algebra,
medical terminology, psychology, sociology,
intermediate or advanced Spanish, writing and
research or writing and literature, anatomy and
psychology I and II, emergency medicine services, and physical anthropology.
Students will have the opportunity to attend
an eight-week symposium titled “Introduction
to Health Careers” at WCC. One hour laboratory
experiences include nursing, radiological technology, respiratory therapy, emergency medicine and dietetics.
courses. This “dual or concurrent enrollment”
program and college completion rates, while reducing student tuition costs as result of the compressed time, need to complete a college degree.
“Gorton High School’s Smart Scholars
Early College High School program provides
low-income students and students traditionally
under-represented in college with the opportunity to earn transferable, general education
college credits while they are in high school,”
said Mayer. “This program has been incredibly
successful in increasing Yonkers’ high school
graduation rate and providing many students a
jump start on college.
“I will continue to fight for additional funding for programs like this, which allow students
to exit high school with college credits and the
support they need to be successful in college,”
she continued. “It is such a pleasure to visit with
these young scholars and see their impressive
achievements.”
Democratic Senate Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins added: “I remain committed to supporting the state-funded Smart Scholars program and applaud the Yonkers Public
Schools for undertaking this innovative learning initiative. These impressive and determined
students at Gorton High School are getting the
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How Can Technology
Keep Loved Ones Safe?
Alzheimer’s patients are tracked with satellite technology.
Caregivers are invited to a free educational
program titled “Keep Your Loved Ones Safe:
The Value of Technology,” from 10 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 at the White Plains
Library, Conference Room B, 100 Martine
Ave., White Plains. Registration is requested,
but walk-ins are also welcome; email mama@
westchestergov.com or call 914-813-6300.
“This is a great opportunity for caregivers
to learn how to use technology and keep their
loved ones safe,” said County Executive Robert
Astorino. “With today’s advancing technologies, there are so many new ways to improve
the quality of life for both caregivers and patients.”
Panelists will include Kristen Bonistall
and Patricia Gaston of the Alzheimer’s Association, Hudson Valley Chapter; Kerry Mills
of Engaging Alzheimers, LLC; Mark Britton
of TellaBoomer Telecare Services; and Sgt.
Amery Bernhardt of Project Lifesaver.
This program is sponsored by the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs
and Services; Alzheimer’s Association; Livable
Communities; and the Westchester Public Private Partnership.
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Celtic Harp Concert
A free family concert of Celtic harp music
performed by the Westchester Harp Ensemble will
be presented in the Ossie Davis Theater of the New
Rochelle Public Library on Sunday, March 13 at 3
p.m. The 12-person harp ensemble will perform a
selection of traditional and enchanting music from
Ireland.
The concert is on a first-come, first-served basis, to the capacity of the 138-seat theater.
Directed by harpist Lois Colin, the Westchester Harp Ensemble was founded in 2004 and has
performed extensively in Westchester and neighboring communities.
The concert is a “BID Family Day” event, made
possible by the New Rochelle Downtown Business
Improvement District, in conjunction with the
New Rochelle Public Library, the city school district and the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Chazz Palminteri
anniversary.
PAL board member Vic Federico said the
Yonkers PAL may be the oldest in the country.
“We want to do a big event for our 75th anniversary and Chaz has agreed to help,” he said.
“This will be a great show.”
An anonymous donor has helped with the
expenses to put the show on, resulting in most
of the proceeds going to the PAL. Tickets will
be $200 each and will include dinner, open bar
and entertainment. Luxury boxes are priced at
$1,000.
We will provide more information on how
to obtain tickets in the weeks to come, but they
will go fast. Contact PAL President Howard
Berman at 914-423-8880 if you want to make
sure you’re in the building – I’ll be there.
ally, and thanks to a friendship between one
of Chazz’ closest friends and a member of the
Yonkers Police Athletic League, “A Bronx TaleOne Man Show” will be performed as a benefit
performance at the Westchester Dinner Theater
on May 16.
While the show is still months away, we
wanted to put in on the radar of our Yonkers
readers, and the many who will want to attend
the performance while supporting the efforts of
the PAL to provide positive alternatives to the
youth of Yonkers.
The show will also coincide with PAL’s 75th
Landmarked &
Main St., and 5 Riverdale Ave., are in varying
states of condition and the murals present “a
fanciful look at the earliest history of the area
around the plaza and of the persons and events
leading up to present-day Yonkers,” according
to the resolution passed by the council.
There was little debate over the beauty of
the Haas murals. But in order to preserve them,
the buildings on which they are featured must
also be preserved, and landmarked. One of
those properties, at 36 Main St. (owned by Rising Development, the parent company of Yonkers Rising), is in such a state of disrepair that
it was condemned by the city’s building department in response to an engineering report by
the developers, also on Tuesday.
That fact was largely ignored by the majority on the City Council, which approved the
landmarking of the Haas murals for all three
properties, with the other two owned by Verizon at 5 Riverdale Ave., and a corner property at
35-37 Main St., owned by Gateway Lots Associates. Verizon has also expressed concerns about
the landmarking of its property, pointing to an
agreement made when it originally purchased
the property that it would not be landmarked.
Councilmen Mike Breen and Dennis
Shepherd voted against the landmarking.
“How do you landmark a building (Verizon) that we agreed not to landmark?” asked
Breen. “And how do you landmark a building
that’s condemned? I voted ‘no’ because there is
already an agreement in place with Verizon not
to landmark and because it will take a yeoman’s
effort to save the other property (36 Main St.)”
Shepherd pointed to private property
rights and asked if there would be any interest
in purchasing properties that have a murals or
a sculpture on it every again.
The majority of the council spoke in favor
of the landmarking:
“The preservation community in the City
of Yonkers is very active and often takes a role
in pointing out some of the treasurers that we
sometimes take for granted or maybe even
didn’t recognize,” said Council President Liam
McLaughlin. “They opened my eyes once before with the Philipse Manor Hall Historic District, but in this case it wasn’t necessary at all. I
was on the City Council when we first authorized the money for the murals. At that time,
some questioned the expenditures, and when it
was done, people were quite frankly speechless.
I’m very proud to have supported it then, and
I am proud to support it now. The loss of the
mural would in fact be a tragedy.”
Majority Leader John Larkin added: “I
would like to thank the Landmarks Preservation Board, the applicants, Richard Haas as well
as the entire preservation community for carrying this issue forward and negotiating in good
faith throughout the process. A condemnation
does not mean we tear it down – it means we
repair and we fix what is wrong.”
The three City Council Democrats – Minority Leader Michael Sabatino, Councilman
Governor Cuomo
on the NYS Thruway, and Whereas Northbound
motorists on the NYS Thruway constantly exit
the Thruway at Route 100 exit (Central Park Avenue) to avoid paying the toll, and
“Whereas, the continuation of tollbooths
on the Yonkers portion of the NYS Thruway has
long been and continues to be a safety issue, and
“Whereas, numerous accidents directly
occur due to the horrendous backup and congestion caused on Central Park Avenue and the
entrance to the northbound Sprain Parkway entrance, due directly to toll avoidance, and
“Whereas, the immediate proximity of
Stew Leonard’s Drive and the stores thereof, and
Ridge Hill and the stores thereof, causes shopping motorists to seek toll-free routes to these
stores causing extraordinary local traffic problems and accidents, and
“Whereas, the elimination of the tollbooths
Christopher Johnson and Councilwoman
Corazon Pineda – all voted for the landmarking and issued the following joint statement
after the vote:
“In the mid-1990s, the City of Yonkers
commissioned artist Richard Haas to create a
series of trompe l’oeil murals for several of its
downtown buildings. Today, the Richard Haas
murals connect us with a ‘downtown of the
past’ by reflecting a fanciful look at the earliest
history of the area around the plaza and of the
persons and events leading up to present-day
Yonkers.
“Tonight we have heard our constituents’
opinions and concerns in wanting to have the
Richard Haas murals preserved and deemed as
a historical landmark,” continued the Democrats. “We are happy to have supported, voted
(for) and led the effort to landmark the murals
– a welcoming piece of art work to all those who
enter our city. The murals are an important part
of the Yonkers landscape along Riverdale Avenue, reminding everyone of the importance
of the Hudson River in the life of the city. We
believe it will continue to help with the rebirth
and revitalization of downtown Yonkers.”
Mayor Mike Spano said: “I am pleased to
support the famous Haas murals and plan to
sign the legislation landmarking these iconic
images portraying Yonkers history. Over the
last four years, our city has made great progress in utilizing the arts as way to stimulate the
revitalization of our waterfront. For so many
residents and visitors, the Hass murals have become the gateway to our downtown and they
should be preserved. We will work to encourage the building’s developer to the save the
building from the structural issues compromising the murals, so we can protect the artwork
as well as the safety of the surrounding community.”
There was much discussion both prior
to, and during the council meeting about the
report from the building department condemning 36 Main St. hours before the council
vote. Yonkers Rising has learned that a copy
of the report listing the structural dangers of
the building, which was sent to all City Council members and Spano, was also sent to the
building department, which did not receive
the report from the proposed developers of 36
Main.
Yonkers Rising has also learned that the
building department, on receiving the report
on 36 Main St. from someone other than the
developer, reviewed the report, inspected the
building and issued the condemnation order, based on the serious dilapidated condition of the building. Several council members
we spoke to complained about the late date in
which they received the report from the owner,
which is true. But they had the information before a vote was taken.
A lawsuit could be forthcoming in opposition to the council’s decision and the mayor’s
expected signature.
The Boyce Thompson property referenced
above was never condemned and is believed to
have been in much better structural condition
than 36 Main.
on the Yonkers portion of the NYS Thruway
would dramatically improve the safety, congestion and associated traffic problems of the local
streets, neighborhoods and community, and
“Whereas, with the completion of the New
Tappan Zee Bridge in 2017, and subsequent
bridge toll modifications, lost revenue could be
included in the bridge toll
“Therefore, be it resolved that the Yonkers
City Council calls for Gov. (Andrew) Cuomo
and the NYS Thruway Authority to eliminate
the toll booths on the Yonkers portion of the
NYS Thruway.” (End of resolution.)
The Yonkers toll on the NYS Thruway is
one of the few remaining in Westchester. Toll
booths on the southbound portion of the Saw
Mill Parkway in Yonkers, and on the Hutchinson Parkway in Pelham Manor, were removed
years ago.
With the state flush with billions in additional revenue, some members of the council are
hopeful the state will consider the request in this
year’s budget proposal.
Who Will Be the Next
Westchester D.A.?
Bruce Bendish
By Dan Murphy
The office of Westchester County District
Attorney still holds the gravitas it had under
its most respected and remembered D.A., Carl
Vergari, who served from 1968-93. Only three
Westchester district attorneys have occupied
the post since 68, adding to the luster over who
will next serve: Jeanine Pirro 1993-2007, and
Janet DiFiore, 2005-15.
With DiFiore resigning her post to sit on
the New York State Court of Appeals as the
chief judge, candidates are stepping forward to
run for the county’s top law enforcement post.
White Plains resident Bruce Bendish announced his candidacy for Westchester district
attorney last week at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Bendish, the former chief of the Westchester
County D.A.’s Office’s Homicide Bureau,
plans to utilize his 40 years of legal experience
to continue to make Westchester a safe and secure community.
He emphasized the need for increased
interaction with federal, state and local law
enforcement to fight the growing problem of
drugs and guns in the community.
“The District Attorney’s Office cannot
be confined to the four walls of a courtroom,”
said Bendish. “We must proactively attack the
drug and gun problem, by interacting with our
schools to make all students aware of the dangers and consequences they face when making
poor decisions.”
His program to assist seniors in combating identity theft and his proposal to establish
a Veterans’ Court are reasons he believes he is
the best suited to be the next district attorney.
Bendish also has the connection to Vergari
and DiFiore, and will continue the connection
and link, which the D.A.’s Office has maintained for more than 45 years. “Having taught
and worked with Janet DiFiore, now our chief
justice, and having lived in Westchester County for 42 years, Bruce is well equipped to lead
the core group of Westchester prosecutors,” he
said. “As a non-career politician, he has zero
tolerance for political and governmental corruption at any level.”
Taught by his mentor, Vergari, the district
attorney should be guided by the principle that
fairness must be applied to all investigations
and prosecutions. As D.A., Bendish will be
guided by a doctrine that justice is more important than simple convictions.
“There is no Democratic way or Republican way, nor liberal or conservative way to
fight crime,” he said. “There is only the fair
way. Politics plays no part in the execution
of the law.” He will be seeking the republican
nomination for the seat.
Another Republican has stepped forward
to run for D.A. Former Nassau County prosecutor Mitch Benson, who lives in New Rochelle, pointed to his experience outside of
Westchester as his bonafides to be the next district attorney.
“This is what I’ve been doing for 30 years,”
he said. “I’ve dedicated my life to this and the
public is receptive to someone who’s qualified,
has experience and knows what they’re doing.
The opportunity is there for me.”
Benson served for 21 years in the Brooklyn D.A.’s Office before becoming the executive assistant district attorney in Nassau from
2014 until recently, when he resigned from his
post to run for D.A. Benson has tried many
criminal cases, including a few high-profile
ones, winning convictions in the homicide
cases of police officers in New York City and
Nassau.
The only announced Democrat for Westchester D.A. is George Fufidio. His biography,
from the law firm of Mancuso, Rubin and Fufidio in White Plains, reads: “George Fufidio is
Internal Medicine
ment to providing quality medical care to our
community,” said Michael DiGiorno, DO, FASN,
designated institutional official for the residency
and nephrologist on staff at St. John’s. “We began
formally educating medical students nearly three
years ago and with support from the Lake Erie
College of Osteopathic Medicine have continuously expanded and honed the program. Our
comprehensive curriculum focuses on community-based health care and aligns with the hospital’s mission of service to our community.”
“I am proud to be a part of a medical staff
Mitch Benson
George Fufidio
a graduate of Fordham University and received
his law degree from the University of Miami.
He served as deputy bureau chief of the Homicide and Special Investigations Bureau in
the District Attorney’s Office in Westchester
County. As a prosecutor, he investigated and
tried criminal cases that included murder, robbery and serious drug felonies.
“In private practice since 1988, he has represented clients in all criminal law cases, with
a focus on white-collar crimes, drug crimes,
driving violations, DWI/DUI, confidential corporate investigations, and those with weapons
charges. In addition to his criminal defense
practice, Mr. Fufidio serves as an administrative law judge in Westchester County and
lectures on criminal law at Pace Law School
CLE.”
Fufidio could face opposition from another Democrat; one name mentioned, who would
be formidable to Republicans and Democrats
alike, is Anthony Scarpino, former Surrogate
Court judge and FBI agent. He is beloved and
respected throughout Westchester; the only
question is whether Scarpino wants to run, as
he recently stepped down from his Surrogate
Court post for private practice.
The political implications of DiFiore’s appointment should also be mentioned. DiFiore’s
top deputy James McCarty is serving as acting
D.A.; Gov. Andrew Cuomo could appoint an
interim D.A. to serve until a special election is
called, or this November’s election could also
have the district attorney’s race on the ballot in
Westchester.
The other “race” on the ballot this November is the office of U.S. president. Democratic
turnout is always higher during a presidential
election, and could be sky high in Westchester with Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket.
By moving the election to November 2016,
Cuomo would also be able to move the D.A.’s
race to a presidential election every year moving forward, instead of on the off year that it
currently sits, with the county executive and
county clerk’s race.
While Bendish and Benson are confident
they can win a D.A.’s race this November on
the Republican line, it has become tougher and
tougher for a Republican to win a countywide
race if his or her name isn’t “Astorino.” DiFiore, who won her first race as a Republican,
switched parties to Democrat, and ran and won
as a Democrat in 2009 and 2013.
It has been more than 23 years since Vergari was the Westchester district attorney, but
his name still looms large over who will be the
next D.A. in our county, regardless of political
party.
that has supported the introduction of resident
training in both theory and practice at St. John’s
Riverside Hospital,” added Dr. Paul Antonecchia, program director of the residency program and vice president for medical affairs at St.
John’s. “We are privileged to have an excellent
and diverse team of physicians on our medical
staff who are excited to share their expertise and
experience with new residents. The addition of
resident physicians in internal medicine will
reinforce St. John’s reputation as a quality hospital that provides outstanding care to its community.”
For more information, visit www.RiversideHealth.org, “like” the hospital on Facebook or
follow it on Twitter.
Quinn for the Win Hosts 3-on-3 Hoops Tournament
Pat with the winners of the 3-on-3 tournament, G-Ink.
Pat with the biggest fundraisers for Quinn for the Win.
Pat Quinn with members of the Iona Rugby Team.
Jenn and Pat Quinn share a private moment.
Photos by Donna Davis
By Dan Murphy
Pat Quinn is known for quite a many achievements and accomplishments. He helped start last
year’s Ice Bucket Challenge, which raised millions to fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,
which he is fighting every day. Pat is also this
year’s grand marshal of the Yonkers St. Patrick’s
Day Parade.
But Pat is probably best known by his longtime friends for his love of just hanging out and
playing basketball. “You all know how much I
love basketball,” he said to a group of participants
at this year’s third annual Pat Quinn 3-on-3 tournament at the Yonkers PAL.
Thirty-two teams participated (it’s always
been a 32-team tournament with a waiting list).
Rob McCarthy was one of the referees, and Bill
Maher makes sure the tournament goes off without a hitch every year.
Pat and his nephew Joe Quinn, Debbie and
Dennis Keane, Monica Keane and Joe Fava
helped keep score.
This year’s winning team was G-Ink, who
also won the tournament in 2014 and is made
up of Pat’s closest friends. Pat played basketball
with all of them and if it were another tournament
other than Pat’s – he more than likely would have
been on their team.
G-Ink seems to push a little harder to win
Pat’s tournament every year.
Pat’s friends from Iona Prep and Iona College always come out and support the tournament,
as well. Lavender Caterpillars was the top fundraising team for the second year in a row.
Matt Downs was highest individual fundraiser (for the second year in a row), and thanks
to Anderson Bennett, Nick Rumunto and Steve
Breznicky, the tournament was another success.
The guys in the kitchen – Stephen Flynn,
Tim Campbell, Nick Bottone, Chris Campbell and
Dennis Strnatko – and the girls working the food
– Jenn Bottone, Stef Schiavone and Dana Higgins
– were also appreciated; as were the donations of
food by Burkes Restaurant and Bar. Beer was donated by Yonkers Brewing Co, Nugents Irish Pub
and Grill, Tryon Public House of Inwood.
This year marked the most obvious change
in Pat’s status, which he spoke about with the
morning and afternoon players. He was very candid about the physical changes he has undergone
in the past two years.
The first year of the tournament, Pat could
still walk around and move his arms. Last year,
he had limited arm movements but was able to
slowly walk around the courts. This year sees him
in a wheelchair, unable to use his arms and with
limited ability to move his legs. His voice may not
have the volume of two years ago but “my mind is
still sharp,” said Pat.
He is very thankful for everyone who was
there in big and small ways to help him, Jenn and
their families as they go through this transition
and continue to spread awareness of ALS.
As Jenn says, Pat is very close to his circle of
friends from Iona and they are a constant source
of help and encouragement.
Pat celebrated his birthday Feb. 10 and was
surprised with a party on the 13th at Yonkers
Brewing Co.
God bless you, Pat and Jen Quinn – you
are an inspiration to us all. We will see you on
McLean for the parade!
ShopRite Supermarkets
Donates to Maria Fareri
From left are Tom Urtz, vice president of operations for ShopRite Supermarkets; Megan Castiglione, shopper advocate at ShopRite of Vails Gate; Vinnie Calabrese, shopper advocate at
ShopRite of Middletown; Cathy Grisanti, shopper advocate at ShopRite of New Rochelle; Ryan
Powers, shopper advocate at ShopRite of Croton; Meredith Buono, manager of marketing and
community relations for the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital; and Sharbari Bose Kamat, assistant manager of marketing and community relations at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.
Team members from ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc., recently presented a check for $150,000
to representatives from Maria Fareri Children’s
Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical
Center Health Network, and the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County.
ShopRite stores throughout Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester
counties collected donations at checkout and
hosted in-store activities and events during the
month of November to raise funds.
Shopper advocates from four of ShopRite’s
five top-performing stores that participated in the
fundraiser – ShopRite of Vails Gate, Middletown,
New Rochelle, Croton and Montague – were onhand to present the donation, which will help
support the hospital’s efforts to provide lifesaving and life-changing care to thousands of local
children each year, including those in need of
open heart surgery, brain surgery, cancer treatment, trauma and burn care, organ transplants
and more.
PAGE 10 - Yonkers RISING - Friday, February 26, 2016
MLK Jr. Poetry Contest Winners Celebrate at City Hall
Mantasha Khan with Deputy Mayor Sue Gerry, family, educators and officials.
Photos by Donna Davis
Kayla Casanova with family and officials celebrating her winning poem.
The winners of this year’s Martin Luther
King Jr. poetry contest celebrated their achievement recently in the Council Chambers. Deputy
Mayor Sue Gerry, Assemblymember Shelley
Mayer and State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
joined with members of the City Council, educators and the essay winners’ families for the
festivities.
Angela Lopez-Tucker, a fifth-grader at the
PEARLS Hawthorne School; Mantasha Khan, a
seventh-grader at Yonkers Middle/High School;
and Kayla Casanova, an 11th-grader at Roosevelt High School were this year’s winners.
(Yonkers Rising printed their essays in the Feb.
19 issue.)
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