Posted by: wielandheusler on: June 4, 2011
In a bi-partisan effort to avert severe cuts to the Yonkers Public Schools that would result in 700 layoffs, the Yonkers City Council voted 6-1 early Wednesday morning to ask the State to create a Transitional Finance Authority (TFA). The Authority would refinance some of our existing debt resulting in a $20 million reduction in [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: February 5, 2011
Starting tomorrow February 5 and running through May 8, the Hudson River Museum will host an exhibit entitled The Chemistry of Color: The Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African-American Art. “The Chemistry of Color traces developments in African American art throughout the 20th century, beginning with masterworks by Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, including paintings, sculptures, [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: October 1, 2010
I am happy to report that the Mark Twain Pool will remain open. Over the past two months I have heard from all of you, and some of you have even come to City Hall to our budget and finance committee hearing to discuss remedies to fund the pool and to share your concern on [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: September 15, 2010
Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick. Please save the date For our October Events. Chuck Lesnick and St. John’s Hospital Walk to Find a Cure for Diabetes. Sunday, October 3, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The walk will be on the Old Croton Aqueduct. Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil. Monday, October 4, 2010 [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: May 2, 2010
Please be advised there will be a Budget Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget on Monday, May 3, 2010 beginning at 10:00 AM in the Council Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall. Discussion will be on the following items: Veteran’s Agency (10 AM – 10:30 AM) Human Rights (10:30 AM – 11:30 AM) Building & [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: May 1, 2010
ArtsFest Returns this Weekend. Dear friend, We are entering our third week of budget hearings and we still do not know what to expect from New York State and when to expect it. I talk to members of our state delegation daily and while they are working hard on our behalf, the state is broke [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: April 23, 2010
As many of you are aware, my office annually takes part in Child Abuse Prevention Month and for the past couple of years we have sponsored a motorcycle ride throughout the City of Yonkers to draw attention to it. Last year several hundred bikers from throughout the greater metropolitan area took part. This year, due [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: April 9, 2010
Please be advised that a Budget and Finance Committee meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM, in the Council Chambers, Yonkers City Hall, 4th Floor. The following items will be on the Agenda: Briefing by the Administration and the Board of Education on the methodology used to arrive at the [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: April 1, 2010
DR Ticket April 25 – May 1 Yonkers MY SISTER’S PLACE DR Ticket April 18 – 24 Yonkers GIBBS FOUNDATION DR Ticket April 11 -17 Yonkers EXCHANGE CLUB Child Abuse Awareness Month – Monthly Fundraiser. We write this article to tell you about a Monthly Fundraising event for Child Abuse Awareness Month, The month of [...]
Posted by: wielandheusler on: March 2, 2010
March 2, 2010 Dear Friend, I would like to invite you and your organization to participate in our eighth bi-annual Quality of Life event on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the Yonkers Riverfront Library. (Please arrive by 10:30 AM to set up.) The events over the past four years [...]
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