The state Supreme Court ordered the Yonkers Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund on Tuesday to release its records to Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr by July 29. The court ruled about two weeks ago that the fund had to comply with Schorr’s audit of its records, but in a statement… Read More →
The New York Supreme Court ordered the Yonkers Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund to release all its financial records to Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr in his audit of how the fund spends taxpayer dollars. The court order is part of an on-going battle between Schorr’s office and the Yonkers… Read More →
Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick issued a response this afternoon to Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr’s report on misconduct allegations made against Lesnick by Mayor Phil Amicone. “Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr released last night his report on “Ethics Allegations Involving Awarding of Impound Contracts” to the city’s Ethics… Read More →
Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr issued his report on allegations of improper relationships made by Mayor Phil Amicone and City Council President Chuck Lesnick against each other over the awarding of city towing/impound contracts. Amicone asked Schorr to investigate Lesnick for his relationship to Transit Towing and whether Lesnick helped… Read More →
Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone wrote a letter today to the Yonkers Ethics Board and Inspector General Dan Schorr asking them to look at the relationship between City Council President Chuck Lesnick and Transit Auto Towing. The request comes one day after Schorr released a report critical of the city’s oversight… Read More →
Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr and Yonkers Councilwoman Patricia McDow both issued letters today about Schorr’s investigation into allegations that McDow got years of free parking at a public garage near her home. Here are their letters: McDow Ethics Board Referral ... Read More →
Yonkers residents voted on two charter revision ballot propositions today regarding mayoral succession and the approval of mayoral appointees. The process that put these two propositions on the ballot drew complaints from city residents in August, so the Journal News filed a freedom of information law request with the city… Read More →
Councilwoman Joan Gronowski, D-3rd District, issued a press release this morning calling for an end to free parking for city employees at the Government Center Garage next to City Hall to help the Yonkers Parking Authority with an $800,000 debt it can’t afford. The Yonkers Parking Authority needs $800,000 for… Read More →
Former Yonkers Inspector General Philip Zisman announced his campaign for Yonkers city judge yesterday. Zisman, a Democrat, left his post in City Hall earlier this year after about 13 years and a yearlong effort by Mayor Phil Amicone to replace him. Yonkers’ current inspector general is Dan Schorr. Here’s the… Read More →
Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr released his report today on cell phone usage by city employees. Here’s a summary: 1. Yonkers spends about $255,000 a year on cell phones. 2. Schorr referred one worker for “improper” charges or downloads of music videos to the city’s personnel department for possible discipline…. Read More →
