Politics on the Hudson

Mayor Mike Spano appointed John Delaney as the city’s new budget director, he announced today. Delaney will succeed Carl Maniscalco, who Spano fired along with human resources deputy commissioner Gerard Serpico on March 23 over a last-minute pay raise for former deputy Mayor William Regan. As a result of the… Read More →

The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast at the Nepperhan Community Center on Monday not only celebrated the civil rights icon, it gave the city’s mayoral aspirants the chance to raise their profiles among residents who actually vote. Former Yonkers City Council President Richard Martinelli, not a regular at the… 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 →