Why the New York Senate is at a standstill

... ensure safety among student athletes to prove a political point. Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said her conference's vote wasn't about the substance of the bill, but rather a protest against Republicans dispatching with ...

Engel Announces 2018 HUD Funding for Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Yonkers

Congressman Eliot Engel, a top member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced the cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Yonkers have been awarded federal grant money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development totaling more than $8.7 million for FY 2018. "Affordable housing is such a critical issue here in New York, especially for residents in Westchester," Engel said.

With 2 Special Election Wins, Democrats Gain State Senate Edge*

In a special election in New York that was thought to hold the key to Democrats' capturing the State Senate, Shelley B. Mayer, the Democratic candidate, sailed to victory in Westchester County on Tuesday, buoyed by a large turnout of progressive voters angered by the Trump presidency. Ms. Mayer, a state assemblywoman from Yonkers, defeated her Republican challenger, Julie Killian, a deputy mayor of Rye, in the 37th District, which covers much of the eastern portion of the county.