PRESS RELEASES: Mayor Mike Spano's City Of Yorkers News Archive

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  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Appoints Yonkers Board of Education Trustee as New Deputy Mayor
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced his appointment of long-time government and community leader and Yonkers Board of Trustee Jim Cavanaugh as his new Deputy Mayor
  
  09/19/2017 3:47 PM
  
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  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano to Host Satellite Tax Offices at Three Locations Across The City
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that he will again launch the Mayor’s Satellite Tax Office
  
  09/19/2017 12:37 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers Launches Free Online and Smart Phone App, Burbio.Com, Connecting Residents With Community Events
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today joined the Business Council of Westchester (BCW) President/CEO Marsha Gordon to announce the City of Yonkers is launching a city-wide events digital platform in partnership with Burbio.com
  
  09/13/2017 4:40 PM
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano Announces Completion Of Sixth Annual “Backpack to School” Donation Drive
  
  Over 600 backpacks filled with school supplies to Scholastic Academy students as part of the Mayor’s annual “Backpack to School” Drive.
  
  08/30/2017 10:45 AM
  
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  Yonkers Department of Public Works Offering Free Wood Chips And Tree Logs to Yonkers Residents
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Department of Public Works Commissioner Tom Meier today announced that woodchips and tree logs are available to Yonkers residents free of charge
  
  08/10/2017 3:39 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano to Recognize Yonkers Homeowners For Their Exceptional Home Landscaping in Annual “Curb Appeal Awards”
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City is now accepting nominations for its annual “Mayor Spano’s Curb Appeal Awards”
  
  08/08/2017 1:07 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers to Host the 92nd Yonkers Marathon
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City of Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation will host the 92nd Yonkers Marathon on Sunday, September 17, 2017.
  
  08/04/2017 9:57 AM
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano Launches 6th Annual Yonkers “Backpack to School” Donation Drive
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the launch of the City’s annual “Backpack to School” school supply donation drive
  
  08/01/2017 1:05 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers Joins Yonkers Native Pat Quinn to Host Annual Als Ice Bucket Challenge On Saturday, August 5th in Support of ALS Research
  
  Mayor Mike Spano and City Council President Liam McLaughlin today announced the City of Yonkers, along with Yonkers-native Pat Quinn, will host the annual ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Saturday, August 5th at Empire City Casino
  
  07/26/2017 11:38 AM
  
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  Mayor Spano Announces Yonkers Office for the Aging To Distribute Coupons To Seniors for Local Farmers Markets
  
  Mayor Mike Spano today announced the Yonkers Office for the Aging once again will distribute farmers market coupons to qualified Yonkers seniors.
  
  07/24/2017 10:59 AM
  
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  Hudson River Waterfront Alliance Submits Formal Request To U.S. Coast Guard To Participate In Ports And Waterways Safety Assessment (Pawsa) Workshop
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced today that the City of Yonkers, on behalf of the Hudson River Waterfront Alliance (HRWA), is submitting a formal request to the U.S. Coast Guard to participate in the Hudson River Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) workshop later this year.
  
  07/24/2017 10:18 AM
  
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  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Urges Governor Cuomo To Veto Legislation That Allows Use Of Taxpayer Dollars for Yonkers Fire Union “Slush Fund”
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced he is sending an opposition message to Governor Cuomo urging him to veto recent legislation that would allow the Yonkers Fire Union to continue spending taxpayer dollars
  
  07/10/2017 3:22 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano Announces First-Ever Yonkers Parks Day to be Celebrated in Honor of National Parks & Recreation Month
  
  Mayor Spano today announced the City will celebrate Yonkers Parks Day in honor of National Parks and Recreation Month
  
  06/30/2017 10:15 AM
  
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  Mayor Spano Announces New Legislation to Combat Drag Racing in the City Of Yonkers
  
  Mayor Mike Spano, along with Yonkers City Council members, today announced bipartisan legislation that is the first law of its kind in the City of Yonkers and Westchester County addressing drag racing
  
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  06/29/2017 2:32 PM
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Declares Victory As U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Barge Anchorages Proposal Along Hudson River
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today declares victory as the U.S. Coast Guard announced its suspension of its Hudson River anchorage proposal
  
  06/29/2017 9:18 AM
  
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  New York State Legislature Passes Yonkers School Construction Act Funding The Building of Three New Yonkers Public Schools
  
  Just a year after Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano launched the Rebuild Yonkers Schools campaign, the New York State Legislature has passed the Yonkers School Construction Act
  
  06/22/2017 1:29 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano Presents Riverside High School Senior Samantha Mensah With Mayor’s Scholarship Award
  
  Mayor Mike Spano today presented Samantha Mensah, a graduating senior from Riverside High School, with his annual Mayor’s Award
  
  06/22/2017 1:28 PM
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano Announces 2017 Summer Film and Concert Series Line-Up
  
  Mayor Mike Spano today announced the schedule for the City’s 2017 Summer Film & Concert Series that will run during July and August at several Yonkers park
  
  06/12/2017 12:42 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano Presents School 17 with School of the Month Award for May 2017
  
  Mayor Spano presents the School of the Month Award for May 2017 to the deserving administration, faculty, staff, parents and students at School 17
  
  06/09/2017 10:22 AM
  
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  American Society of Civil Engineers to Honor City Engineer Paul Summerfield
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that the American Society of Civil Engineers will be honoring Yonkers City Engineer Paul Summerfield with the William A. Welch Award
  
  06/07/2017 2:57 PM
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano Appoints Jason Baker To Assume the Duties of Yonkers Director of Sustainability
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that Jason Baker, Special Assistant to the Mayor, will assume the responsibilities of the Yonkers Director of Sustainability.
  
  06/07/2017 9:53 AM
  
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  City of Yonkers Adopts 2017-2018 Budget
  
  Following weeks of budget hearings and public advocacy meetings, the City of Yonkers 2017-2018 Budget tonight was adopted with a 7-0 vote by the Yonkers City Council
  
  06/02/2017 9:37 AM
  
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  American Water Resources Launches Service Line Protection Programs in Yonkers, NY
  
  American Water announced that American Water Resources (AWR) has launched a partnership with the city of Yonkers, NY to provide optional water and sewer line protection services for homeowners.
  
  05/31/2017 9:40 AM
  
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  City of Yonkers Launches Medication Drop Box Program for Seniors
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, along with Westchester County Legislator David Tubiolo and Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner today officially kicked off the Medication Drop Box Program for Seniors in the City of Yonkers by offering the first of six dates when seniors in the community can dispose of expired or unwanted medication
  
  05/23/2017 4:13 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano Reappoints Dr. Nader Sayegh to the Yonkers Board of Education for a Five Year Term
  
  Mayor Mike Spano today announced Dr. Nader Sayegh has been reappointed to the Yonkers Board of Education
  
  05/23/2017 1:41 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers Awarded $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
  
  05/15/2017 11:58 AM
  
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  Mayor Spano Presents Williams Boyce Thompson School with School of The Month Award For April 2017
  
  Mayor Mike Spano this week joined members of Yonkers City Council and Board of Education to present the School of the Month Award for April 2017
  
  05/12/2017 10:48 AM
  
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  City of Yonkers Named 5th Most Diverse Midsize City in U.S
  
  One of the most respected personal finance voices in America, WalletHub.com, has tagged the City of Yonkers as 2017’s fifth most diverse midsize city in America in a recent study.
  
  05/09/2017 12:36 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers Earns Clean Energy Community Designation For Its Commitment to Cut Costs and Reduce Energy Consumption
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced it has been designated a Clean Energy Community by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
  
  05/08/2017 10:39 AM
  
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  City of Yonkers Awarded $3.3 Million Grant from New York State Department Of Transportation to Construct Yonkers Greenway Trail
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City has been awarded a $3.3 million Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant from the New York State Department of Transportation to construct the Yonkers Greenway
  
  04/27/2017 2:10 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers To Distribute New, Free Recycling Bins for Residents
  
  “Get Your New Bin” Pilot Program Aimed to Save Taxpayer Dollars & Increase Yonkers’ Refuse Recycling Rate
  
  04/24/2017 3:47 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers Launches Veterans Monuments Essay Contest For 5th- 8th Grade Yonkers Students
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the Yonkers Department of Veterans Services today announced they will sponsor the first-ever Veterans Monuments Essay Contest
  
  04/20/2017 4:05 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano & City of Yonkers Organize Clean Up of Old Croton Aqueduct for Earth Day on April 22
  
  Mayor Mike Spano announced the City of Yonkers will participate in the annual clean-up of the Old Croton Aqueduct
  
  04/20/2017 11:28 AM
  
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  YONKERS MAYOR MIKE SPANO PROPOSES FISCAL YEAR 2018 EXECUTIVE BUDGET
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today released his Fiscal Year 2018 Executive Budget proposal at a briefing for the City Council at Yonkers City Hall.
  
  04/13/2017 5:16 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers to Collect Tires at the City Recycling Center April 20th – 22nd
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the city will be collecting tires April 20 – 22 at the city’s Recycling Center
  
  04/12/2017 5:04 PM
  
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  Yonkers Mayor Spano & Riverfront Library Celebrate Earth Day With Free Screening Of “The Anthropologist” And Q&A Session with Film Director Jeremy Newberger
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City of Yonkers is partnering with the Riverfront Library to provide a free screening of the film THE ANTHROPOLOGIST
  
  04/11/2017 4:13 PM
  
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  Yonkers Fire Department to Begin Annual Fire Hydrant Inspection Program Tuesday, April 18
  
  The City of Yonkers Fire Department today announces its commencement of its annual fire hydrant inspections, set to begin Tuesday, April 18 throughout the City
  
  04/11/2017 4:11 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano presents Museum School 25 with School of The Month Award for March 2017
  
  Mayor Spano today joined members of Yonkers City Council and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin M. Quezada to present the School of the Month Award for March 2017 to the deserving administration, faculty, staff, parents and students at Museum School 25
  
  04/06/2017 4:31 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano Honors Yonkers Volunteers During Mayors Day of Recognition For National Service
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano today announced his selection of Yonkers volunteers for the fifth annual nationwide Mayors Day of Recognition for National Servic
  
  04/05/2017 4:15 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers Joins 6th National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, April 1 – 30
  
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced he is joining mayors across the country in asking residents to make a long-term commitment to manage water resources more wisely
  
  04/03/2017 11:50 AM
  
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  MAYOR SPANO APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS
  
  
  Mayor Mike Spano today announced his appointment of Judith Garcia-Carter as the new Director of Human Rights for the City of Yonkers.
  
  03/30/2017 4:20 PM
  
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  Yonkers Industrial Development Agency Acts to Convert Former School 19 to Housing, and Condemn NYC-owned Bus Depot on the Waterfront
  
  A former school that has been empty for more than 20 years will be converted to 128 apartments with the assistance of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA).
  
  03/30/2017 4:06 PM
  
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  CITY OF YONKERS & EMPIRE CITY CASINO TO HOST FIRST-EVER YONKERS TOURISM ALLIANCE EXPO APRIL 5 AT EMPIRE CITY CASINO
  
  Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City of Yonkers and Empire City Casino will host the first-ever Yonkers Tourism Alliance Expo at Empire City Casino on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
  
  03/23/2017 3:38 PM
  
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  MAYOR SPANO PRESENTS SCHOOL 9 WITH SCHOOL OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR FEBRUARY 2017
  
  Mayor Spano this week joined members of Yonkers City Council and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin M. Quezada to present the School of the Month Award for February 2017 to the deserving administration, faculty, staff, parents and students at School 9.
  
  03/17/2017 5:21 PM
  
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  ALTICE USA PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF YONKERS AND YONKERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LOW-COST BROADBAND SERVICE
  
  – Altice USA today announced that it has partnered with the City of Yonkers and Yonkers Public Schools to raise awareness of its low-cost Optimum broadband service
  
  03/16/2017 5:23 PM
  
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  4th ANNUAL YONKERS ARTS WEEKEND HITS THE STREETS MAY 6th – 7th
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City will host its fourth annual Yonkers Arts Weekend (YAW)
  
  03/16/2017 12:06 PM
  
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  YONKERS MAYOR MIKE SPANO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO EXPECTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  
  Yonkers, NY – March 13, 2017 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that he will be issuing a state of emergency effective 6PM tonight, ordering non-emergency and unauthorized vehicles off the roads until rescinded by a subsequent order.
  
  03/13/2017 4:20 PM
  
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  Yonkers Mayor Spano to Host Satellite Tax Offices Across City for Residents
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced he will launch the Mayor’s Satellite Tax Office
  
  03/09/2017 5:09 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers Accepting Nominations For Mayor Mike Spano’s Annual “Women of Distinction” Award
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that the City of Yonkers currently is accepting nominations for the city’s annual “Women of Distinction” Award
  
  03/02/2017 1:21 PM
  
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  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano And Yonkers Fire Department Commission Six New Fire Trucks
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today joined Yonkers Fire Department Commissioner Robert Sweeney, fire department personnel and Yonkers Fire Chaplain Father William Cleary to unveil and commission six new fire trucks
  
  02/28/2017 4:59 PM
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano to Address City of Yonkers in Annual State of The City, March 22 at Yonkers Riverfront Library
  
  Mayor Mike Spano today announced that his State of the City address will be held on Wednesday, March 22 at 7pm at the Yonkers Riverfront Library in Larkin Plaza
  
  02/21/2017 11:56 AM
  
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  Mayor Spano Presents School 16 With School of The Month Award for January 2017
  
  Mayor Spano today joined members of Yonkers City Council, Board of Education President, Rev. Steve Lopez and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin M. Quezada to present the School of the Month Award for January 2017
  
  02/16/2017 4:01 PM
  
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  Yonkers Mayor Spano & Yonkers Public Schools Unveil Next Step In Rebuild Yonkers Schools Advocacy Campaign
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, School Board President Rev. Steve Lopez and the Board of Education Trustees along with Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, Superintendent of Schools today relaunched Rebuild Yonkers Schools
  
  02/15/2017 4:18 PM
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano Provides Update on Today’s Snowstorm
  
  We currently have nearly 50 plows operating in the City of Yonkers during this snowstorm
  
  02/09/2017 2:44 PM
  
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  City of Yonkers Saw Mill River Daylighting Project to be Nationally Recognized for Landscape Design
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) will recognize the Saw Mill River Daylighting at Mill Street Courtyard in Yonkers
  
  02/08/2017 3:31 PM
  
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  The Yonkers Kiwanis Club, Yonkers Board Of Education And City Of Yonkers Partner for 2017 Teacher of the Year Awards
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the Yonkers Kiwanis Club in collaboration with the City of Yonkers and Yonkers Board of Education Trustees will present the 2017 Teacher of the Year Awards
  
  01/27/2017 9:18 AM
  
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  10th Annual Yonkers Idol Searches for its Next Singing Sensations
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation are searching for Yonkers’ next great young singers to compete in February for the titles of Yonkers Junior Idol 2017 and Yonkers Idol 2017
  
  01/25/2017 9:36 AM
  
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  City of Yonkers To Offer Free Aarp Tax Counseling Program to Senior Residents
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that the City’s Office for the Aging, together with the Grinton I. Will Library, again will offer a TAX-AIDE program from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
  
  01/23/2017 4:58 PM
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano Names John Jeris As The Newest Member of The Yonkers Green City Advisory
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced John Jeris as the newest member of the Yonkers Green City Advisory Committee
  
  01/19/2017 1:42 PM
  
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  Mayor Spano Appoints Helen Aggrey as Yonkers Second Deputy Corporation Counsel
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that Helen Aggrey has been appointed the City of Yonkers second Deputy Corporation Counsel
  
  01/18/2017 11:26 AM
  
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  Mayor Spano Presents Gorton High School with School of the Month Award for December 2016
  
  Mayor Spano presented the School of the Month Award for December 2016 to Gorton High School
  
  01/10/2017 4:02 PM
  
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  Mayor Mike Spano, Yonkers Public Schools Launch Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Poem/Video Contest
  
  Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin Quezada today launch the 2017 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Poem/Video contest
  
  01/05/2017 3:17 PM
  
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  About Mayor Mike Spano
  
  A lifelong Yonkers resident, husband, father of three, and former State Assembly Member, Mayor Mike Spano has dedicated his life to standing up for Yonkers families.
  
  Elected in 1992 as the youngest member of the State Assembly, Mike proudly represented Yonkers for two decades, fighting for students, protecting taxpayers and supporting economic growth. He led the Task Force on Sex Crimes Against Children and Women (SAVE New York), fought for the passage of Megan’s Law, and secured legislation to protect children across the state. He also wrote the language enabling Yonkers to receive a direct portion of revenue from video lottery terminals at Empire City Casino. It was an enormous victory for Yonkers and its public schools, providing $20 million in direct aid annually for education in the city.
  
  Mike helped create the New York State School Tax Relief (STAR) program and Enhanced STAR, and worked with Governor Cuomo to pass New York’s property tax cap, bringing government in line with what taxpayers can afford. He also fought to pass some of the toughest state laws in the nation to protect children against dangerous sex offenders and violent criminals.
  
  Since taking office as Yonkers’ chief executive in 2012, Mayor Mike Spano has led the passage of four balanced, bi-partisan budgets, within the tax cap and without cuts to services, while providing historic investments to Yonkers Schools. Mayor Spano also launched one of the most ambitious and comprehensive energy plans of any city in the state – Yonkers Green City – saving taxpayers millions of dollars in energy costs, while protecting the environment.
  
  With a strong focus on job creation and economic development, Mayor Spano is leading Yonkers’ revitalization with innovative new projects that are transforming Yonkers’ growing waterfront, attracting new businesses, tech companies and the arts, and creating hundreds of new jobs across the city. Today, there is $1 billion of private investment in Yonkers, Yonkers is the fastest growing city in the state outside New York City, sales revenues are up, home sales are up and property values are on the rise. Yonkers has recently been ranked among the safest cities in America and in the Top 100 Best Cities in which to live.
  
  Mayor Mike Spano is committed to securing a strong financial future for Yonkers and building upon its greatest strengths – its location, its history, its pride and its people.
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