It’s gonna be a rough year

If the first few days of the legislative session are any indication, the battle for control of the New York State Senate will be more vicious than ever. On Wednesday morning, GOP majority spokesman Scott Reiff attacked Shelley Mayer, a member of the Assembly from Yonkers nominated by Westchester County Democrats Tuesday night to run for the seat vacated by George Latimer, who won the county executive race.

New York Federation Delivers Aid To Puerto Rico – Brings Back Stranded Firefighter

Federation of New York delivered a planeload of humanitarian supplies to the JCC in Puerto Rico and returned a stranded retired New York firefighter in time for his son's wedding. Firefighters in the city of Yonkers collected the supplies that arrived in Puerto Rico on Sunday morning in the wake of Hurricane Maria.