Westchester County Under ‘Fiscal Stress’
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli last week designated 25 municipalities across the state as “fiscally stressed,” including 10 city and county governments that received the...
Molinaro Wants to Cut Your Property Taxes 30%
By Dan Murphy
The property tax burden in New York State will be slashed by nearly 30 percent under a plan developed by New York...
Senator Shelley Mayer –The Voices of My Constituents
By State Senator Shelley Mayer
Shortly after I was sworn-in as your new State Senator for the 37th Senate District, I sent a districtwide newsletter...
Johnson Sponsors Expanding Worker Protections
In the last two weeks, the Westchester County Board of Legislators has introduced two pieces of significant legislation that will help to level the...
McLaughlin Considers a Comeback–Martinelli Out of Race for Supreme Court
By Dan Murphy
Our recent political coverage in Yonkers Rising has included speculation on possible candidates for mayor in 2019, based on our conversations with...
Joe Percoco, From Westchester, Gets 6 Years for Corruption
By Dan Murphy
Joe Percoco, a former close political advisor and confidant of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was sentenced last week for his crimes against the...
BCW Launches Coalition For Westchester Airport
For the majority of county residents who do not use the Westchester airport, prior proposals
to generate additional revenue instead of through property taxes at...
Term Limits and the Race For Mayor in 2019
By Dan Murphy
The rumors and discussions online, in coffee shops and street corners and inside City Hall have been rumbling for many months about...
Westchester Speaks Out Against Larry Schwartz
Political Aide OK'd Anti-Semitic Flyer Against Nixon
By Dan Murphy
New York State political operative Larry Schwartz has had nine lives in his years as a...
Tax Rebate Checks Come Early This Year
By Dan Murphy
Westchester homeowners and New York State taxpayers are receiving their annual tax rebate checks in the mail this month, if you haven’t...
