Politics on the Hudson

Yonkers candidates announce police endorsements

Posted by: egarcia - Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 21, 2009

Two Yonkers City Council candidates announced endorsements on Tuesday and today.

Republican Jim Castro-Blanco announced Tuesday that the Yonkers Police Benevolent Association endorsed him in his race for City Council President against incumbent Democrat Chuck Lesnick.

The PBA is upset with Lesnick and other council members who voted to lower a property tax-rate increase by cutting the police’s budget. Castro-Blanco said the city has experienced double-digit increases in crime, which is only true in some precincts. Citywide, crime has only increased 1% in 2009 through Aug. 31 compared with the same period last year, according to police department statistics.

Republican John Larkin will also get the PBA’s endorsement on Thursday at a 10 a.m. press conference at the First Precinct. Larkin is a candidate in the City Council’s Sixth District against Democrat Ted Winnicki.

At a candidates forum on Tuesday held at The Journal News, Larkin noted that budget cuts have turned the police into a reactive force instead of a proactive force.

 

 

Tags: Chuck Lesnick, City Council, Jim Castro-Blanco, John Larkin, Yonkers City Council, Yonkers Police

 

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2 Responses to “Yonkers candidates announce police endorsements”

1. Fact Check October 21st, 2009 at 10:01 pm

   Shill for Lesnick much???
   See the real state below:
   There have been 47 victims of shootings citywide, a 31% increase. Keith Olsen said so at the Press Conference covered by News 12.
   In the 3rd Pct., there was a 76% increase.
   There has been a 63% increase in gang related shootings.
   In the 2nd Pct. a 50% increase in robberies and a 52% increase in larcenies from auto
   In the 1st Pct. there has been a 25% increase in Burglaries. Year to date, citywide: rape is up 22%, murder is up 20%
   Only a 1 % increase? Are you are kidding me. Only true in some Pcts? HA!
   The PBA endorsed Jim Castro-Blanco because he was a prosecutor and will get more cops back on the street.
   Get the facts from someplace other that Lesnicks PR staff.

2. streets October 22nd, 2009 at 9:45 am

   Who cares about PBA endorsements? Nobody listens to them anyway and nobody is influenced by an endorsement of any union. Has nothing to do with what the members of the union will do, and all it means is that you have friends in high places.