YPIE students visit Purchase College’s campus in Purchase, NY. Photo courtesy of YPIE. More than 160 Yonkers high school students applied to a new housing scholarship program at Purchase College ...
It’s been a punishing winter. I don’t blame anyone who hasn’t been paying attention to Yonkers politics, but we at the Ledger can’t let a blizzard or two stop us from following developments. This year ...
100 Years of Black History Month–Free Email Newsletter Celebrates Black History Each Day in February
28 Days of Black History is a free newsletter (although donations are suggested) offering daily emails throughout the month of February highlighting black history and culture. A yearly publication ...
View of the former Domino Sugar property; Photo Courtesy of Peter Cohn Jim Cavanaugh, Mayor Spano’s former deputy mayor, defends the City Council’s decision to rezone the Domino Sugar property by ...
2026 is upon us, here’s a thought that may help connect you to the trees. Three years ago, I took this photo of a tree in Yonkers that inspired this story. Do you see the leaf? Later I wrote: A cold, ...
Will Yonkers have to cut the budget and significantly raise taxes next year? If the proposed Westchester County budget is a predictor, the answer may very well be “yes.” The County budget for 2026 ...
In the face of new fiscal challenges, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is not panicking. At least not yet. But he has already ordered a hiring freeze and directed his departments to cut spending. He also ...
The forum seeks to bring together residents, housing advocates, community organizations, agencies, and government officials across Westchester to address housing challenges and create a strategic plan ...
Yonkers City Officials were in shock yesterday when MGM unexpectedly announced it was withdrawing its NY State application for a full gaming license at its Yonkers racino. This is understandable: the ...
The forum can be viewed live by pre-registration at https://bit.ly/YonkersCCPres or via the QR code available on the event flyer. The upcoming event will be recorded ...
Local governments and school districts in New York State offer a significant benefit to qualifying senior citizens through a reduction in property taxes. This program accomplishes this by reducing the ...
Democrat Lakisha Collins-Bellamy and Republican Dean Politopoulos won their respective party primaries in the race for Yonkers City Council President. They will now face each other in the November ...
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