Two storms, 40 inches of snow, and one question: why do the main roads get plowed while the dead ends wait days? The Yonkers Ledger tracked the city’s response across both storms through official ...
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 ...
Lee Ellman, AICP, Former Deputy Planning Commissioner, Yonkers; Photo Courtesy Lee Ellman Lee Ellman is an AICP urban planner. He served as Planning Director from 1990 and retired as Deputy Planning ...
The Yonkers Budget & Finance Committee will meet on February 10, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The meeting’s agenda includes recent legal settlements, city budget amendments, and an ...
The Winter Olympics start this week, and in events like figure skating, judges determine the winners. They don’t compete, but they ensure the competition is fair, balanced, and accountable. Now ...
When the Domino Sugar refinery ceased operations at the end of last year, it marked the loss of approximately 300 well-paying jobs and ended over 130 years of continuous sugar refining on the Yonkers ...
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, ...
Costs Keep Rising: How Will the City Pay for Our Expensive Government? The City’s Teamsters — mostly sanitation workers, maintenance workers, and mechanics — are getting a raise: 10% over five years.
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 ...
In a previous installment of this series, I spotlighted the stately endurance of a lonely red oak sandwiched between two apartment buildings in my neighborhood. Series: A Tree Grows in Yonkers – The ...
These are difficult times for the immigrant communities in Yonkers. While unprecedented federal enforcement actions in Chicago and Los Angeles have dominated the headlines, local immigrants remain on ...
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