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Yonkers My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) groundbreaking leaders will present their insights and experiences guiding a model MBK community on February 19 and 20 at the Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper’s Alliance first national convening in Oakland, California.
Hundreds of young people and leaders from the growing national MBK network, “will join President Obama in celebrating the achievements of organizations and communities leading the way in reducing youth violence, growing impactful mentorship programs, and improving life outcomes for boys and young men of color,” according to the Obama Foundation.
“We are honored to be recognized at MBK Rising,” said Mayor Mike Spano. “The Obama Foundation is validating Yonkers’ commitment and fortitude in safeguarding the future of our young men of color by inviting us to share what is working in our city. Since we accepted President Barack Obama’s Community Challenge in 2016, Yonkers MBK has made incredible progress building ladders of opportunity for our young people.”
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, Co-Chair of Yonkers MBK, will represent
New York as the only educator from the state to participate in a panel discussion about K-12 education systems. Panelists will highlight how they have integrated MBK Initiatives into their K-12 systems as key parts of their student success and equity reforms.
The panel also includes Ron Walker, Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC), Chris Chatmon, Oakland Unified School District, Dr. Robert Simmons, Maya Angelou Public Schools, and moderator Alise Marshall, Public Welfare Foundation Director of Strategy and New Ventures.
“It is a privilege to be invited to join this distinguished panel to highlight the work of all our partners,” said Dr. Quezada.
“Through true collaboration and a commitment to focus our dynamic programs on the six milestones – including ensuring all students graduate from high school — our magnificent young men will be prepared to make the most of opportunities that are opening for them.”
Yonkers MBK supports tangible results. Yonkers is the only large city school district in New York to exceed an 80 percent graduation rate in 2018, surpassing its “Big Five” peers and the state average.
New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has consistently credited Yonkers MBK with helping to close achievement gaps among students of color in the district.
Yonkers MBK Co-Chair Rev. Dr. Jim Bostic, Executive Director of the Nepperhan Community Center, will speak on stage with MBK Alliance Executive Director Michael D. Smith in a session called A Field Leader’s Monologue. In November,
Nepperhan Community Center, in partnership with the City of Yonkers, Yonkers Public Schools, the Yonkers YMCA, the Westchester County Department of Correction (WDOC) and Yonkers MBK, was selected as one of only 10 nationwide winners of the Obama Foundation’s National Impact Community grants.
“I am deeply honored and humbled, first of all, to be one of 10 National MBK National Impact Community Competition awardees,” said Rev. Dr. Jim Bostic
“But, even further, to be asked to be a speaker on the main stage of the national MBK conference in Oakland – I hope and pray my experience may help to inspire, motivate and encourage our next generation of leaders to dare to be ‘change agents.’”
The convening will include a town hall with President Obama, NBA star Stephen Curry and singer John Legend. Dr. Lester Young, Member, New York State Education Department Board of Regents will also be a speaker at the event.
WHO:
Mayor Mike Spano, City of Yonkers
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, Yonkers MBK Co-Chair
Nepperhan Community Center Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Jim Bostic, Yonkers MBK Co-Chair
Shanae Williams, Yonkers City Councilmember
Rev. Dr. Reginald Hudson, Program Coordinator, MBK National Impact Grant
Ed Lawson, Nepperhan Community Center Program Director
Gregory Joyner, Yonkers MBK Program Coordinator
DeAndre Brown, New York State MBK Fellow
David Armah, Yonkers MBK Student Leader
Dennis Richmond, Youth Ambassador, Member of New York State MBK’s Teaching Opportunity Corps.
WHAT: Yonkers MBK leaders to present at My Brother’s Keeper Rising! Convening.
WHERE: Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr, Oakland, CA 94612
WHEN: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Time: 10:00am-11:00am PST
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada Panel: Advancing My Brother’s Keeper in K12 Education Systems
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Time: 4:00pm
Dr. Jim Bostic Presentation: A Field Leader’s Monologue
Since Yonkers joined the national My Brother’s Keeper movement on September 21, 2016, dozens of dynamic programs and events have been created in Yonkers Schools and around the community to close persistent opportunity and achievement gaps facing young men of color. Through community support, dedicated outreach and private and public partnerships, Yonkers MBK has elevated thousands of young people.
Empire City Casino in Yonkers will be hosting its annual Lunar New Year Spectacular.
The day of free events starts with lion dancers on the gaming floor beginning at 2 p.m., followed by a Chinese concert in the entertainment lounge from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Feast on delicacies from the casino noodle bar or casino floor rolling dim sum cart.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced his annual State of the City address will be held on Wednesday, March 13, at 7:00 pm at the Yonkers Riverfront Library in Larkin Plaza.
The State of the City will be the eighth address for the Mayor since coming into office in 2012.
“Each year I look forward to addressing the residents of Yonkers on the most recent economic, social, business and educational conditions of our City,” said Mayor Spano.
“Yonkers continues to make progress and introduce various initiatives that are aimed at bettering Yonkers as a whole. Most importantly, I strongly believe our city has a vision and a strong foundation which continuously allows us to grow and improve as a community.”
Youth ages of 14 – 20 (depending on the day and month of your 21st birthday) may register for the City of Yonkers 2019 Summer Youth Employment Program until February 28th.
All registrants must have a New York State Identification Card prior to completing the application process.
Registrants under the age of 18 must obtain working papers from the Board of Education at One Larkin Plaza.
No exceptions.
Registrants must email the following registration information to chanele.harris@yonkersny.gov:
ROUNDUP NEWSWIRE: Jim Killoran, is the executive director of The Fuller Center for Housing of Greater New York City and has been on a thirty year mission to provide affordable homes for Westchester County families
AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Over the last three decades Jim Killoran has went from Yorktown to Yonkers building and repairing homes for families in need, for seniors living in their car, for people with no running water still living in the houses they grew up in.
LONG HISTORY: The #FullerCenter for Housing, to honor the legacy of Millard and Linda Fuller, gave up their wealth and began building simple, decent housing for low-income families on a Christian farm in Georgia in the 1970s
IT CAN BE DONE: Many #WestchesterCounty residents think that it is crazy crazy to believe that you can build affordable homes in Bedford or Pound Ridge, but Jim Killoran has done it.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Jim Killoran says the houses are built with the help of volunteers and corporate and construction donations of money, resources and labor.
FAIR DEAL: The new owners are given a helping hand and not a hand out and must pay an interest-free mortgage on the home and put “#SweatEquity” into their new home.
Thousands of people whose lives he has touched over 30 years through the good work of Jim Killoran. And people of all ages, religions and walks of life want to be a part of it in Westchester County
Fuller Center Of New York
Address: 659 Main St, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone: (914) 636-8335
Yonkers First Lady, Journalist and Author, Mary Calvi will be the Keynote Speaker at the next Chamber Breakfast.
She will be discussing her Book “Dear George, Dear Mary, a Novel of George Washington”, followed by a Book Signing
The breakfast will be held on Tuesday, February 26th, 7:30 am at The Fairways at Dunwoodie, One Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers. This breakfast is co-sponsored by Country Bank and Sound Associates, Inc.
Early Bird Coffee and the opportunity to network with members starts at 7:30 am with Breakfast at 7:45 am.
The cost is $15 for members, $20 for guests of members, and $25 for non-members.
Come early for networking and bring an ample supply of business cards and handouts.
To reserve, call the Chamber office at (914) 963-0332 or RSVP on the Chamber’s Website www.yonkerschamber.com.
The Board of Directors of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved resolutions of intent to provide financial incentives for three major residential projects that represent a total private investment of over $391 million.
It is estimated that the three projects would create 1,300 construction jobs and add 1,000 new units of rental housing to the city’s residential market.
At an IDA’s meeting, Ginsburg Development Cos. presented plans for two developments in the Ludlow section of the city.
Ludlow Point, a $199.7 million investment, will be the centerpiece development of the new Ludlow Station Area Master Plan to be created by the City of Yonkers. Located at 150 Downing St., the project consists of 520 proposed residential units in two ten-story and two eleven-story towers.
The unit mix will be comprised of 80 studios, 320 one-bedrooms and 120 two-bedroom apartments. Building amenities will include a club lounge, fitness center, swimming pool, business center, bike racks and tenant storage lockers.
Ten percent of the units (52) are to be affordable under the Yonkers Affordable Housing Ordinance.
The Ludlow Street frontage will feature 10,330 s/f of retail space to be marketed to restaurant and neighborhood retailers.
Ludlow Point will feature a new Promenade Park overlooking the Hudson River and the cliffs of the Palisades that will connect to O’Boyle Park, which will be refurbished by GDC. A pioneering project,
Ludlow Point will represent the largest private investment made in Southwest Yonkers in decades and will be an important gateway to the Yonkers Downtown and Waterfront District.
It is estimated that the project will create approximately 600 construction jobs and 14 permanent jobs.
IDA financial incentives for the project include $4.752 million in sales tax exemptions and $2.52 million in mortgage recording tax exemptions
The other GDC project, 70 Pier Street, is a $14.2 million mixed-use building to be constructed on the south side of Abe Cohen Plaza at the Ludlow Metro-North Train Station.
It will be a new gateway entrance statement to the Ludlow neighborhood of Southwest Yonkers.
The project consists of a four-story building containing 36 residential rental apartments with a unit mix of 6 studios, 18 one-bedrooms and 12 two-bedrooms.
Under the requirements of the Yonkers Affordable Housing Ordinance, one unit will be offered as affordable. In addition to the building’s lobby, the ground floor will include 3,125 square feet of neighborhood retail and indoor parking for 35 cars. Building amenities will include a lobby club lounge and a roof deck.
The city and GDC will jointly apply for New York State grants to renovate Abe Cohen Plaza concurrently with the development of 70 Pier St.
70 Pier is part of the larger Master Planned redevelopment of the Ludlow Station Area being undertaken by the city.
70 Pier St. will create approximately 60 construction jobs and four permanent jobs.
IDA financial incentives for the project include $310,625 in sales tax exemptions and $180,000 in mortgage recording tax exemptions.
The third project approved by the IDA is 57 Alexander St., a $177.3 million residential development featuring 440 apartments in a seven-story building with 443 parking spaces.
The project, which is being developed by Rose Associates, would include 25,000 s/f of new waterfront open space including a waterfront walkway that will provide access to the Hudson River waterfront.
The open space would have a walking promenade with seating and landscaping.
Located within the Alexander St. Urban Renewal area and part of the Alexander St. Master Plan, the project is an integral part of a conceptual land use plan for redevelopment of a critical segment of the city’s Hudson River waterfront.
The project replaces an area that is now defunct and largely inaccessible to the public.
It is estimated that the project will create approximately 631 construction jobs and 10 full time jobs.
IDA financial incentives for the project include $3.807 million in sales tax exemptions and $2.073 million in mortgage recording tax exemptions.
The three projects have not yet received approvals from the city. Ludlow Point and 70 Pier St. will be part of a year-long Master Planning process with the city to develop a new plan for the entire Ludlow Station area.
In other business, the IDA gave final approval for financial incentive to Momentum Realty Acquisitions for its plans to convert a light-industrial building at 222 & 252C Lake St. into an office and entertainment complex called
The Mill. The 55,000 s/f building, which had been damaged by a fire in 2017, is to be completely renovated in two phases.
IDA financial incentives for the $11.7 million project include $240,513 in sales tax exemptions and $137,147 in mortgage recording tax exemptions.
The project is being done as part of the Yonkers Opportunity Zone which is designed to spur development and create jobs.
Established in 1982, the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency is a public benefit corporation that provides business development incentives to enhance economic development and job growth in the city.
WASHINGTON, DC —- February 18, 2019 — Congressman Eliot Engel, a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and a record 190 House Democrats have reintroduced H.R. 1296, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019, legislation that would ban the sale, manufacture, or possession of new military-style assault weapons.
The bill, authored by Rep. David Cicilline and originally cosponsored by Engel, would reinstate the ban on assault weapons that was allowed to lapse 15 years ago under Republican leadership.
“Last week marked the one year anniversary since 17 lives were taken by a weapon of war at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Nearly 40,000 Americans have been killed by guns since then. The American people, our children, our communities—we’ve all endured enough horror from gun violence,” Rep. Engel said.
“Mass shootings have become so common”…..
https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/02/engel-house-dems-reintroduce-assault-weapons-ban