Yonkers City Council, Majority Leader, Patricia D. McDow's

COMMUNITY NEWS

Volume 7 District 1 May Issue

Message from Patricia D. McDow

We provide you monthly with information that we believe is of interest and of importance to you as Yonkers

Residents, home owners, drivers, students, drivers, voters, shoppers, parents, consumers, etc. in an attempt

to keep you informed of the things that are happening in Yonkers, as well as, surrounding areas.

I also want to keep you to keep you informed about the events and programs and legislation that I introduce

and/or support, so that you will know and understand what I am doing within the 1st District.

It is important that I provide forums for the Community to voice your concerns and issues; empowerment

workshops for Women and Minority owned businesses, events to bring consciousness to our heritage; children;

elders and issues that effect our state of mind, body and spirit. However, it is equally important for you to share

and ensure that all programs are well attended, so I encourage you, family and friends to come and support the

events and share with all those you know that may not love in the community, however, they may benefit from attending.

Respectfully,

Patricia D. McDow

Patricia D. McDow

Yonkers City Council Woman, District #1

ANNOUNCEMENTS

!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

TO ALL MAY BABIES

Amicone Releases FY2011 Budget, Closes $109.5 Million Deficit

Budget includes workforce reductions, cuts to city services and 4% property tax increase

Posted Date: 4/16/2010

Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone released his Fiscal Year 2011 budget on Thursday closing a projected deficit of $109.5 million in the coming fiscal year. Due to severe cuts in revenue by New York State and continued local revenue declines based on the recession, the budget will result in projected workforce reductions of 455 Board of Education employees and 233 municipal positions in the city, of which 56 are vacant positions and 177 are layoffs.

In addition, the Executive Budget includes a proposed 4% increase in property taxes. For the average property taxpayer, this would mean an increase of $295 per homeowner.

In total, the City of Yonkers Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 is $889.3 million representing a decrease of 1% below the Fiscal Year 2010 Adopted Budget. Included in the Executive Budget is a municipal operating budget of $409.2 and a $480 million appropriation for the Board of Education.

Operating Budget Highlights

• $889.3 million total budget (1% total decrease below FY2010)
• $409.2 million municipal budget (1% decrease below FY2010)
• $480 million public school budget (1% decrease below FY2010)
• $109.5 million projected budget gap closed
• 177 layoffs and 56 vacant positions for total workforce reduction of 233 positions
• Smallest city workforce since 1997
• Discretionary spending held flat for third consecutive year (after substantial cuts)
• Proposed 4% increase in property taxes (avg. increase of $295 per homeowner)

Due to workforce reductions included in the Executive Budget, the city will not be able to provide services at the same level. The most noticeable impact on city services will be in the areas summarized below.

Service Reductions

• Scaled back garbage pick-up to ONE DAY A WEEK CITYWIDE
• Two fire companies will be closed (to be determined)
• Police reductions in every precinct
• All non-revenue producing parks and recreation programs will be cancelled
• All funding for community based groups (not tied to grants) will be eliminated
• Library system funding and program cuts

Details on the mayor's budget are outlined in his Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget Message and in the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget Presentation which are both provided for download below.

Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget Message

Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget Presentation

Fiscal Year 2011 runs from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 in the City of Yonkers. The City Council has until June 1 of this year to adopt a final budget, per the city's charter.

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8 COUNTIES AND 9 CITIES IN THE NEW YORK REGION

EXCEED THEIR CENSUS 2000 MAIL BACK RATES

Despite lag, NY metro area improves relative to rest of nation and bests last census’s rates

New York, NY – 2010 Census mail participation rates in eight counties and nine cities, as well as dozens of towns in the New York Region, have matched or even overtaken their Census 2000 final mail back rates, with a few days still left for processing returned 2010 Census forms. The Census Bureau is glad to announce that the following counties and large municipalities (min. 50,000 population) in the NY Region have matched and/or surpassed their Census 2000 final mail participation rates:

2010 Census Census 2000

(as of 04/22) (final rate)

State of New York 66% 66%

Kings County, NY (Brooklyn) 54% 52%

Bronx County, NY 61% 57%

New York County, NY (Manhattan) 66% 62%

Queens County, NY 58% 56%

Essex County, NJ 61% 61%

Hudson County, NJ 62% 62%

Sussex County, NJ 76% 74%

Warren County, NJ 77% 76%

New York City, NY 60% 57%

East Orange, NJ 52% 47%

Elizabeth, NJ 61% 59%

Irvington, NJ 47% 46%

Jersey City, NJ 56% 55%

Newark, NJ 51% 49%

Passaic, NJ 67% 62%

Paterson, NJ 56% 55%

Union City, NJ 65% 65%

The national mail participation rate as of April 22, 2010 is 71% (Census 2000 – 72%), and the New Jersey rate is 71% (Census 2000 – 73%).

The “real time” response rate feedback program, which included the groundbreaking Take 10 map, updated daily on the 2010 Census public website, enabled stakeholders to micro-target outreach activities to the neighborhoods and census tracts with the lowest mail participation rates.

During the past month, the Census Bureau New York Regional Office, in partnership with thousands of local partners and elected officials, pushed an aggressive, grassroots community and media outreach program.

These efforts included, but were not limited to, the deployment of Census street teams, promotional vehicles, tabling events, messaging at faith-based sermons, press conferences, biweekly media alerts, email blasts, media interview pitching, targeted media buys, and notably, a coordinated series of 200 rallies, parades and more held on April 10-11 in neighborhoods with the lowest mail participation rates, the “March to the Mailbox” initiative, as well as a micro-targeted “door hanger” canvassing campaign.

Households which did not mail back their census forms by April 16 ^thwill likely be visited by census takers beginning May 1. The Census Bureau is urging everyone to open their doors and collaborate with census takers, and ensure their community is accurately counted during the next phase of 2010 Census operations.

About the 2010 Census

The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in the United States and is mandated by the U.S. Constitution to be conducted every 10 years. Census data are used to apportion congressional seats to states; to distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds to local, state, and tribal governments each year; and to make decisions about what community services to provide. The 2010 Census form will be one of the shortest in U.S. history and consists of just 10 questions, taking about 10 minutes to complete. Strict confidentiality laws protect the respondents and the information they provide.

2010 CENSUS TIMELINE OF OPERATIONS

May 2010 – December 2010

May 1: Launch of Non-Response Follow-up operations - census workers visit households that have not mailed back their census form in a timely manner.

July 24: Launch of Vacant Delete Check operations.

August 6: Launch of Field Verification operations.

Dec. 31, 2010: Reporting of Census data to the President of the United States.

2010 CENSUS LINKS

Main Page: http://www.2010census.gov

‘Take 10’ and Be Counted/QAC Map: http://www.2010census.gov/take10map

NY Regional Website: http://www.census.gov/regions/new_york

Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, more): http://2010.census.gov/2010census/involved/index.php

NY Regional Facebook ID: New York Regional Census Office

2010 Census Logos: http://2010.census.gov/partners/census-logos/

Multimedia Center: http://2010.census.gov/mediacenter/index.php

Images, b-roll and other tools: http://mediadownload.census.gov/

Local data: http://www.census.gov For data from the 2000 Census and American Community Survey enter the specific city or zip code into the “Population Finder” on the right-hand side.

TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION ALERTS

AND DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS UPDATES

Yonkers Police Most Wanted - Call 911

The following subjects are wanted by the Yonkers Police Department.
WARNING:If you have any information concerning these fugitives, please contact the Yonkers Police Warrant Squad at (914) 377-7253.
Do NOT attempt to apprehend any of these fugitives yourself. If you observe any of these fugitives DIAL 911 immediately.

Zuleyka Sullivan DRUGS	Luan Kastrati ATTEMPTED MURDER	Jose Hinojosa BURGLARY

Valerie Martinez ROBBERY	Rafael Vargas RAPE	Gil Gil-Palaez ROBBERY

David Teelin ROBBERY	Samuel Casarrubias ASSAULT	Ariel Martinez ROBBERY

Erico Martinez ASSAULT	Alberto Gell BURGLARY	Ranau Elieor DRUGS

Eder Guerrero MURDER	Maria Villa ASSAULT	Angel Hernandez RAPE

CONSIDER EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
TAKE NO ACTION TO APPREHEND THESE PERSONS YOURSELF.
REPORT ANY INFORMATION TO THE YONKERS POLICE.
(914) 377-7253 OR IF OBSERVED IN YONKERS DIAL 911.
OUTSIDE THE CITY OF YONKERS CALL THE LOCAL POLICE.

Most Wanted Links

Westchester's "Most Wanted"	New York City "Most Wanted"
Suffolk County "Most Wanted"	NY State's "100 Most Wanted"
FBI's Ten "Most Wanted" Fugitives	Dept. of Justice D.E.A. Fugitives
"Most Wanted" by U.S. Marshals	ATF Online "Most Wanted"
America's "Most Wanted"	New Jersey "Most Wanted"
Court TV "Most Wanted"	"Most Wanted" Terrorists

Due to the possibility of unauthorized modification of electronic data, errors in transmission, browser incompatibilities, and other aspects of electronic communication that are beyond the control of the Yonkers Police Department, information contained at this and other City of Yonkers websites should not be considered suitable for legal purposes. Information may have been updated since the last modification of this site. Contact the department that maintains the file to verify accuracy. In addition, the Yonkers Police Department and the City of Yonkers is not responsible for any use or misuse of information by any organization or individual beyond the control of the Yonkers Police Department and the City of Yonkers.

COMMUNITY NEWS

We believe he has been seen in the Ludlow area of Yonkers by Morris Terrace and Morris Street. He may be going west to east looking for food and hiding potential east on the Croton Trail.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP. IT HAS BEEN 30 WEEKS AT LEAST. I JUST WANT HIM AND HIS MATE, SHANE BACK.

Commanding Officer
Captain Charles Fara

Yonkers Police Third Police Precinct

435 Riverdale Ave, Yonkers, New York

Phone:914-377-7427 Fax:914-377-7431

The Third Precinct services the southwest quadrant of the city, bordered by the Bronx on the south, the Yonkers/Nepperhan Ave. /Prospect St. corridor on the north, and situated between the Hudson River on the west and the Saw Mill River Parkway on the east. This section of the city has a very high population density, with approximately one-third of the city’s population (60,000-65,000) living in approximately 17% of the city’s land area. The area is home to many old, established neighborhoods, as well as some of the oldest housing stock in the city, and many of the streets are filled with multi-family dwellings such as tenements and apartment buildings. In one block – Riverdale Avenue between Prospect and Vark Streets – 9 large apartment buildings house approximately 10 % of the precinct’s population (more than 6,000 people). This block also accounts for a large number of our calls for service. The population of the precinct represents a cross section of various races, cultures, ethnicities, and languages from all over the world, and every level of the socio-economic spectrum. The predominant culture is Latino, with most residents from Mexico and Central America. There has also been a long-standing Arabic Community in our precinct that consisted primarily of Jordanian Christians, although the last decade has seen a significant influx of people of Palestinian, Syrian, and Egyptian descent, mostly Islamic. More recent immigrants include a large segment from the countries of western Africa and south central Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), many of whom have settled in the Riverdale Ave. area. The area is a mix of dense residential and commercial usage, with a very small section of industrial facilities along the Hudson River. The County of Westchester operates a Sewage Treatment Plant in the extreme southwest corner of the precinct. The Metro-North commuter rail line runs through the western edge of the precinct, with one station – Ludlow – within our boundaries. There are 20 parks, 13 schools, 25 churches, 2 synagogues, 4 senior citizen housing units, 5 senior community centers, and one major public housing complex. The Third Precinct Community Council, led by its President, Bob Stauf, meets every third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Peter Chema Community Center, adjacent to the precinct at 435 Riverdale Ave.

3rd Precinct Sector Map (.pdf)

Third Precinct
Offense Type	Feb-10	Feb-09	+/-	%	10-YTD	09-YTD	+/-	%
Murder	2	0	2	*	2	0	2	0%
Manslaughter	0	0	0	*	0	0	0	0%
Rape	0	0	0	*	0	0	0	*
Robbery	23	23	0	0%	23	23	0	0%
Assault	9	11	-2	-18%	9	11	-2	-18%
Violent Totals	34	34	0	0%	34	34	0	0%
Burglary	15	23	-8	-35%	15	23	-8	-35%
Larceny	57	42	15	36%	57	42	15	36%
Auto Theft	8	7	1	14%	8	7	1	14%
Property Totals	80	72	8	11%	80	72	8	11%
GRAND TOTAL	114	106	8	8%	114	106	8	8%

Third Precinct
Offense Type	Jan-10	Jan-09	+/-	%	10-YTD	09-YTD	+/-	%
Murder	2	0	2	*	2	0	2	0%
Manslaughter	0	0	0	*	0	0	0	0%
Rape	0	0	0	*	0	0	0	*
Robbery	23	23	0	0%	23	23	0	0%
Assault	9	11	-2	-18%	9	11	-2	-18%
Violent Totals	34	34	0	0%	34	34	0	0%
Burglary	15	23	-8	-35%	15	23	-8	-35%
Larceny	57	42	15	36%	57	42	15	36%
Auto Theft	8	7	1	14%	8	7	1	14%
Property Totals	80	72	8	11%	80	72	8	11%
GRAND TOTAL	114	106	8	8%	114	106	8	8%

2010 UCR Part 1 Crime Statistics

Third Precinct Community Council Meeting

NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010 - CHEMA CENTER

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

Commanding Officer
Captain Frank Intervallo

Yonkers Police Fourth Police Precinct

53 Shonnard Place, Yonkers, New York

Phone:914-377-7401 Fax:914-377-7409

The Fourth Precinct is located at 53 Shonnard Place and encompasses the northwest quadrant of the city of Yonkers. Located within its boundaries are in excess of 57,000 residents. The precinct’s goal is to provide professional service, reduce crime, foster a high quality of life for its residents, and provide a good working relationship with the community.
Fourth Police Precinct
The Fourth Precinct is divided into six patrol sectors. Supplementing motorized patrol are five regularly staffed foot posts, and three posts patrolled by officers on bicycles. These posts are augmented by the department’s Housing Unit which patrols the city’s housing projects during peak time periods. The three largest housing projects, Emmett Burke Gardens, Cottage Gardens, and the Schlobohm apartments are located within the 4th precinct.

Fourth Police Precinct 1922

4th Precinct 1922

Providing a safe and secure community can be accomplished best when the community is partnered with the police department. The Yonkers Police Department encourages open dialog with the community we serve. This dialog exchange helps the police department understand your concerns and assist us in deploying our resources to address these issues. It also offers us the opportunity to explain measures we are taking to achieve a safe and secure community. The command staff of the 4th precinct regularly meets members of the Hudson River Community Association, The Lake Ave Merchants Association, and The Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront Business Improvement District. The Fourth Precinct Community Council holds it regularly scheduled monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of each month. Anyone living or working in the area is welcome to attend and discuss policing issues of interest. Mr. Dominic Sacchetti is the president. Other civic groups, tenant associations or neighborhood groups wishing to have a representative from the 4th Precinct attend their meeting and discuss concerns should contact the 4th Precinct at 914-377-7401.

4th Precinct Sector Map (.pdf)

Fourth Precinct
Offense Type	Jan-10	Jan-09	+/-	%	10-YTD	09-YTD	+/-	%
Murder	0	0	0	*	0	0	0	*
Manslaughter	0	0	0	*	0	0	0	*
Rape	1	3	-2	-67%	1	3	-2	-67%
Robbery	10	13	-3	-23%	10	13	-3	-23%
Assault	2	12	-10	-83%	2	12	-10	-83%
Violent Totals	13	28	-15	-53%	13	28	-15	-53%
Burglary	11	14	-3	-21%	11	14	-3	-21%
Larceny	31	41	-10	-24%	31	41	-10	-24%
Auto Theft	7	6	1	17%	7	6	1	17%
Property Totals	49	61	-12	-20%	49	61	-12	-20%
GRAND TOTAL	62	89	-27	-30%	62	89	-27	-30%

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Fourth Precinct Community Council Meeting

NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON APRIL 21, 2010 - LOCATION (TBD)

All those who live or work in the area served by the Fourth Precinct are invited to participate.

Captain Frank Intervallo, the Precinct Commander, and members of his staff will be available for individual meetings and to discuss matters of concern to the community.

Those who are United, Engaged, and Informed have the strongest opportunity to foster change.

Working together, we can reduce crime and create a better Community.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

We are working to protect your neighborhood. Please help us by reminding your friends, family, and neighbors to keep their vehicles locked and secured. If there is an alarm on the vehicle, make sure it is engaged. Please DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES visible in the inside of the car. Please take extra vigilance as we head into the holiday shopping season – DON’T leave packages in your car when it is unattended. Pay attention to your surroundings when you are getting in and out of the car, especially if you are laden down with packages.

Capt. Frank Intervallo

Commanding Officer,

Fourth Precinct

Come and Support the Achievements of Yonkers Youths!

The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency invites you to come and support the 9^th Annual presentation of the Classic Residence by Hyatt “Investing in Youth Scholarship” & Parkledge “Breakthrough Scholarships” ceremony which will be awarded to deserving college bound seniors from the Yonkers Public Schools.

Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location: Yonkers Riverfront Library (Auditorium)

1 Larkin Center

Yonkers, NY

We look forward to seeing you there!

HAITIAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

YONKERS FAITH BASED COALITION

TELEVISION INTERVIEW "MEET THE LEADERS"

DISCUSS THEIR HAITI DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

PART 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdLhnqSzvtM&playnext_from=TL&videos=KW3bO6Y3zTI

PART 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC4A6n6Jh1E&playnext_from=TL&videos=ZOoGWhkjawM

PART 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC5uumd2H24&playnext_from=TL&videos=LscG-sP56vM

--
Rita Joseph

Public Relations

Haitian Memorial Foundation
435 South Broadway, Suite#4
Yonkers, NY 10705

Tel: (914) 751-3303
Fax: (914) 751-3304

Skype:
(347) 274-8186

www.HaitianMemorialFoundation.org

The Second Annual
Local Government Leadership Institute
with keynote address by
Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, Chancellor, New York State Board of Regents

Date:
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Location:
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549

One of my priorities as State Comptroller is to strengthen our partnership with local governments and enhance dialogue across local government boundaries. The Institute, presented in partnership with Hofstra University, provides local government officials with the opportunity to engage with experts – and each other – on issues of mutual interest. Panel discussions will include information on municipal shared services and cost savings. I am pleased that Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, will join us and present the keynote address.

Included are links to the Institute website and registration information for the program at Hofstra. In addition, you can also view a video presentation of last year’s Institute as well as the 2009 Institute summary report

I hope you can join me on May 26.

Local Government Leadership Institute website: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/lgli/index.htm

Good News in Yonkers

by Jane McAfee

May 6, 2009

Share the Good News

If you have any good news or articles you'd like to pass on, just email me and I'll help spread the "good news!" See all the past good news on my Good News Blog.

Buy a Book Today, Inspire a Reader Tomorrow

Jane McAfee and Yonkers Partners in Education have joined together to sponsor YonkersReads! The campaign places books in the hands of 8500 Yonkers school children, many of whom have no books in their homes. Please help us by purchasing a book or two online today at www.YPIE.org. You can make a real difference in a child's life!

Help Lonely & Unwanted Pets

Want to help all the dogs and cats at the Elmsford Animal Shelter by donating your old or unused linens... ..blankets, sheets, towels? Call me and I will pick them up from you and deliver to the shelter. You'll make these homeless animals lives a lot more comfortable.

Useful Yonkers Links

Go to Helpful Links on Jane's website for access to links with lots of information about Yonkers and Westchester County.

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!!! Sunday, 5/31, 11:30am-5:30pm: Park Hill Historic House Tour. Buy your tickets now and get the discount price. Tour five beautiful and unique historic homes and one gorgeous garden. Self-guided tour of houses, expert guided Walking Tour, Grand Old Tree Tour, and Lecture with slide show. For a photo preview and information about the homes and garden, a complete schedule of the day and to purchase tickets, go to Park Hill's website or contact Jane McAfee at 914-423-1835. Tickets include all the tours: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. There will also be food available, raffle prizes, tours of the Racquet Club and community organization displays at the Host Area at the Park Hill Racquet Club at the corner of Van Cortlandt Park Avenue and Lakeside Drive. It's a wonderful day in Park Hill!

5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/16, 5/17, 8pm: The Actors Conservatory Theatre present Rumors, the smash Neil Simon comedy. Opening night, all seats $15. Other shows $18, seniors $15. Dinner theatre package: see the show and enjoy dinner at La Lanterna or at Silvio's Italian Restaurant. Complete package includes show, dinner and tax for only an additional $18 per person ($12 children). For reservations: call 914-391-6558 or go to their website. 20 Buckingham Road in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Yonkers.

Saturday and Sunday, 5/9 and 5/10, 2-4:30pm: Catch of the Day Seining at Beczak Environmental Education Center. Kids put on chest waders and walk into the Hudson River and drag a 30-foot seine net through the water and see what lives in the river (a seahorse was found last weekend and now lives in the Beczak Center!). $5 per child and non-participating adult chaperones are FREE. To register, call 914-377-1900 or email DSukup@Beczak.org. At Beczak, 35 Alexander St., on the riverfront, one block north of the Yonkers Train Station.

Saturday, 5/9, 7pm: Yonkers Arts Fest 2009 Showcase.

Performing arts showcase of professional and student musicians, dancers, poets and actors with master of ceremonies, Brian Conybeare of Cablevision News 12. There will be 15 acts on stage in the Riverfront Library's Auditorium on the waterfront across the street from the Yonkers train station. FREE.

Saturday, 5/9: Public Art Walking Tour with the Artists 10:30am: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles with Haifa Bint-Kadi. (meet at the Corner of Nepperhan Ave. and Broadway). 11am: City Hall Sculpture Garden with Luis Perelman (meet at City Hall, corner of Broadway and Nepperhan). 12pm: Gateway to the Hudson with Richard Haas (meet at corner of Riverdale and Main Streets). 1pm: Muhheakantuck/River that Flows Two Ways and Yonkers Sculpture Meadow on the Hudson with Barbara Segal (meet at Metro North Viaduct Main and Buena Vista). 2pm: First Lady of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald with Vinnie Bagwell (meet in front of sculpture on grounds of RR station). FREE.

More info at YonkersArts.

Dear Friend,

Welcome to the new and improved monthly e-mail newsletter from ARCS! Our goal is to keep you in the loop with the latest news from ARCS and our supporters. This spring is quite busy for ARCS, so there's plenty to talk about!

Pump Up, Check Up: A Health Event for Guys

Hey guys, join ARCS and the Westchester MSM Coalition for our next "Pump Up Check Up" event on Monday, May 3, 2010 at Flex Appeal gym in Mount Vernon, NY. This event brings an array of extremely vital yet quick and easy health screenings to men aged 18 to 49, a population typically reluctant to routinely access medical services.

Diabetes Screenings | Body Mass Indexing | Blood Pressure Checks | HIV Testing | STD Screenings | Nutrition Consultants | Fitness Trainers | Free Incentives and Raffles | Refreshments

For more info, click here or call (914) 785-8280.

Get Hip with ARCS

Get to know your fellow ARCS supporters and learn a bit more about what we do for Hudson Valley residents with HIV/AIDS.

Featuring classic hors d’oeuvre provided by Nancy Silver Catering, wines donated by Bob Brink of Arlington Wine & Liquor. 50’s Retro/Rat Pack attire encouraged a la Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner

11 Tallwoods Road, Armonk, NY 10504

Please RSVP to Jana Fernandes at (914) 785-8283 or jfernandes@arcs.org by May 14, 2010. See you there...or be square!

About Our Hosts:

Andrew Mandolene and Todd Goddard’s stunningly restored 1957 home in Armonk serves as the luxe location for our first Friendraiser of 2010. The home was featured in Dwell’s February issue.

Coming Up...

Pump Up Check Up:
A Men's Health Event
May 3, 2010
4 - 8 pm
Flex Appeal, Mt. Vernon

The Big Yvent:
Westchester Pride Honors
Yvette Christofilis
May 5, 2010
6 - 9 pm
Cabo, White Plains

Swanky Soiree Friendraiser:
May 20, 2010
6 - 8 pm
11 Tallwoods Rd., Armonk

BigGayHudsonValley.com Pride Preview Party:
May 28, 2010
5 - 11 pm
Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie

View the entire interactive ARCS calendar here.

Thank you for standing by ARCS throughout some tough times. Whether you volunteer, donate funds, attend an event or link to us online, your support means the world to us and our clients!

All the best,
J. Dewey
Public Relations & Resource Enhancement at ARCS

The Blue Door Artist Association
May, 2010 News

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TRIBUTE

July 10 - August 25, 2010

URBAN FOLK FIGURES:
A retrospective of folk carvings by BILL WEINSTEIN (1918-2005)

Exhibition Curator: Arlé Sklar-Weinstein

AND

CAPTURING MEMORIES IN ART

Exhibition Coordinator: Celeste Walls

Capturing Memories In Art will be a tribute to the memories and visual narratives revealed in art about individuals and/or experiences. Artwork will honor an individual or life changing event which influenced the artist. The Retrospective of Bill Weinstein exemplifies this tribute.

Please see above for our Call for Artists .

Opening Reception: July 10, 2010

ON VIEW:

Second Annual Yonkers Artists Exhibition

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Thirty-six artists, living or working in Yonkers, are showing selections of their work in a group exhibition at the Yonkers Riverfront Library as part of Yonkers Arts Fest 2010, starting on May 1. The exhibition was curated by two senior Yonkers artists and BDAA members - Gino Civale and Luis Perelman. the exhibtion will run through August.

Over one hundred visual artists currently live and operate in Yonkers. The following thirty-six were selected via submission of images and studio visits:

Ana Bernstein, Haifa Bint-Kadi, Jef Campion, Biagio Gino Civale, Liz de Bethune, Arthur Dworin, David Fischweicher, Ginny Fox, Ralph Gabriner, Mitchell Gosar, Paul Greco, George Gutierrez, Richard Haas, Joan Jennings, Satish Joshi, Jacqueline Lorieo, Alvin Most, Carole Naggar, George Pali, Luis Perelman, Librado Romero, Nat Shapiro, Dena Schutzer, Barbara Segal, Maxine Short, Cecily Spitzer, Paulo Suzuki, Turhan von Brandon, Taniya S. Brandon, Jonathan Wallen.

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UPDATES: Hidden Treasures Photo Exhibit

Spanish Native Language Arts Curriculum for Educators

VIEWS: Email Etiquette. Honor Your Unsubscribers

Entre Nos the Movie Screens in Queens

Announcing the 2010 USHCC Hispanic Business to Business Trade Show

Two Women's Foundations Host Events in May

MONTHLY QUOTABLE
"It doesn't work to leap a twenty-foot chasm in two ten-foot jumps." American Proverb

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 3-6

Web 2.0 Expo

San Francisco, CA

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May 3-7

Yonkers Business Week

Yonkers, NY

Click for more information

May 6

Boys Hope Girls Hope New York's

11^th Annual Vision of Hope Celebration

The Lighthouse at

Chelsea Piers

23^rd St & the Hudson River

New York, NY

Click for more information

May 7

In the Company of Women 2^nd Annual Benefit Luncheon

Rye Town Hilton

699 Westchester Avenue

Rye Brook, NY

Click for more information

May 10

French Institute Alliance Française

Tasting Wines of the Loire Valley

Le Skyroom

New York, NY

Click for more information

May 10-12

Hispanic PR & Social Marketing Conference

Sheraton Dallas

Dallas, TX

Click for more information

May 15-23

Bronx Week

Bronx Borough President's Office

Bronx, NY

Click for more information

May 17

100 Hispanic Women 14^th Annual Gala

Fifth Avenue Empire Penthouse

230 5^th Avenue (27^th St.)

New York, NY

Email for more information

May 17

Art de Vivre: Urban Gardening

Public Gardens in Paris and New York

Florence Gould Hall

55 East 59^th Street

New York, NY

Click for more information

May 17-19

America's Small Business Summit 2010

Omni Shoreham Hotel

Washington, DC

Click for more information

May 20

Ms. Foundation for Women's

22^nd Annual Gloria Awards: A National Salute to Women of Vision

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Ballroom

80 Columbus Circle, 60^th Street

New York, NY

Click for more information

May 25-27

Gov 2.0 Expo

Washington Convention Center

Washington, DC

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May 25-28

2010 Travel & Tourism Conference

The St. Regis Aspen Resort

Aspen, Colorado

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May 27-30

Jacksonville Jazz Festival

Jacksonville, Florida

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Michael Tang; Robert & Yvonne Gomez; Vicki Cardi;

When I said I was planning something audacious for my birthday some people assumed I was going bungee jumping. Sure. Tie a giant rubber band to my legs and push me over a cliff so I can bounce around a few times while my brain gets scrambled. No thank you. I don't get my thrills from office supplies.

But this was a very special birthday (suffice to say it includes a "0"), and I so wanted to make it memorable. I decided to consult a previous list I devised a few years ago and called "40 things to do before I die". Then a movie starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson gave me a better alternative ... The "Bucket List". That's much much better.

A very good friend shared my desire to make this a special birthday so we did the bucket list inventory: Go to Paris. Done! Learn a new language. Doing it! Take voice lessons. Did it! Get in better shape. Working on it! Exhibit my photos. May 8^th, Spring Valley. See below!

So what's left? We did managed to find something absolutely amazing. You can try to guess OR click here to read about it OR click here to go straight to the video.

Olga Luz

NEWS

"Hidden Treasures" Photo Exhibit to be held in Spring Valley
The Finkelstein Library located at 34 Chestnut Street in Spring Valley, NY will host a "Hidden Treasures" Photo exhibit from May 8th to June 16th. Our resident daredevil and amateur photographer Olga Luz Tirado will have some of her own photography on exhibit. Please confirm attendance to the opening reception on May 8th from 2:30pm to 5:30pm via email.

Book on Spanish Native Language Arts Curriculum

Lucia Buttaro, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Bilingual Education, ESL and Multiculturalism at the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, Adelphi University has published a curriculum for educators titled Spanish Native Language Arts Curriculum For the Emergent Bilingual in Grades K-6.

Click for more information

VIEWS

Email Etiquette: Honor your Subscribers by Honoring UnSubcribers

After last month's piece on email marketing we received questions regarding email etiquette and what constitutes abuse. Email marketing etiquette is not only ethical, but it is the law according to the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 which consists of five main provisions:

- False and misleading header information is banned

- Deceptive subject lines are prohibited

- Opt-out methods must be provided

- Commercial email must be identified as an advertisement

and it must include the sender's valid physical postal
address

- Receivers must be warned of sexually explicit material

Visit our blog for some email etiquette tips and marketing strategies using Microsoft Outlook.

All LuzNotes and blog subscribers will recieve a free evaluation of their Email Marketing Strategy. Send us an email to schedule a free consultation.

UPDATES

Entre Nos Screens in Queens

Concluding a year of screenings in national and international film festivals, marked by enthusiastic audience reception, overwhelming critical acclaim, and receipt of numerous awards, IndiePix will release Paola Mendoza and Gloria La Morte's acclaimed film, ENTRE NOS, slated for a May 14th New York City (Quad Cinema) theatrical release-day-and-date with Film Movement's Cable VOD Movies on Demand release. Theatrical presentations will continue in Miami on May 21st for one weekend only at Miami Beach Cinematheque and Palace 18 Cinema, and Los Angeles later in June.

Click here for available screening tickets in Queens, NY

3rd Annual Hispanic Business to Business Trade Show Coming in November

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Region V* will host the 3rd Annual Hispanic Business to Business Trade Show on November 4th. General registration is $25 and the cost to exhibit is $300 after May 30th. If you register to exhibit NOW, YOU PAY only $250 per booth (offered on a first come, first served basis only) and receive discounted rates for Trade Fair Book advertising. Click for more information

*Region V of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), the nation's foremost advocacy organization for Hispanic businesses headquartered in Washington, D.C. USHCC Region V is compreised of the 13 contiguous states from Maine to Virginia and the District of Columbia

Two Women's Foundations Host Events in May

Presents

Celebrating Women® Breakfast

Honoring Mary J. Blige, Eileen Fisher, Margarita Rosa

Hosted by Soledad O'Brien

May 13, 2010, 7:30 am to 9:00 am
NEW YORK HILTON Grand Ballroom
1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th Street

Click to purchase tickets _______________________________________

Buy Your Table or Seats for the 22nd Annual Gloria Awards!

Join Gloria Steinem and Sara K. Gould at the Ms. Foundation for Women's 22nd Annual Gloria Awards: A National Salute to Women of Vision, Thursday 20 May 2010. Celebrate the leadership and achievements of activists and philanthropists who are leading policy and culture change on behalf of women, families and communities nationwide! Purchase your table or seat today.

Illuminate .... Communicate

LTCommunications is a Public Relations, Marketing and Event Management Company serving

a variety of clients in a variety of industries since 1992

Member of:

www.YonkersDowntown.com

Dine, Shop and Enjoy Downtown Yonkers!

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June Roses

Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront BID Newsletter

April 29th, 2010

Quick Links

Downtown Events

Business Directory

About Yonkers

About the BID

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To sponsor a future Yonkers Downtown & Waterfront Happenings mailings, contact Steve Sansone at the Downtown BID.

Welcome to a special edition of the Yonkers Downtown & Waterfront Happenings. Visit us online at www.YonkersDowntown.com for more happenings.

HMS Bounty Visits

the Yonkers Waterfront this Weekend!

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HMS Bounty

The Yonkers Downtown BID welcomes this replica of the famous sailing ship to the Yonkers Pier this April 30th-May 2nd. Built in 1960 by MGM studios for the film Mutiny on the Bounty, the HMS Bounty has appeared in other Hollywood features including Pirates of the Cariibbean-Dead Man's Chest.

The public is invited to tour the ship from 10 AM -5 PM

April 30th, May 1st and May 2nd.

Tours are $10 Adults, $5 Children.

In honor of the ship's docking for three days in Yonkers, the BID and the Yonkers Riverfront

Library are sponsoring an HMS inspired double feature at the Library:

Sponge Bob Square Pants, The Movie at 4 PM

Pirates of the Cariibbean, Dead Man's Chest at 6 PM.

Admission is free.

For further information: 914.969.6660 or www.YonkersDowntown.com

KeyBank Grand Opening Friday 10am

Spring is here and time to celebrate. Join KeyBank this Friday, April 30th at 10am as they welcome you to the opening of their newest branch at 66 Main Street.

El Maguey Grand Opening Friday 3pm

Join Alejandro and his newest restaurant featuring fine Mexican cuisine this Friday, April 30th at 3pm as they welcome you to the opening of their second restaurant at 32 North Broadway.

Welcome also to Yonkers Downtown:

1800FIX.com electronic repair & more at One Palisade Ave.

Boost Mobile at 3 Palisade Ave.

La Nueva Calidad Restaurant at 104 New Main St.

Relocated and we are happy you are still with us!

Ren Dao Wellness at 2 Bashford Street

Carnival Furniture at 109-117 New Main Street

The Vision Place at 100 New Main Street (moving end of April)

Mandarin Wok at 100 New Main Street (coming soon)

Coming Soon to Yonkers Downtown:

Wholesome Goodness

CVS

Kid Smiles Pediatric Dentistry

Paxos Restaurant

The Dolphin Restaurant at the Waterfront

Yonkers Arts Fest 2010-Performing Arts Showcase

Yonkers Arts Fest 2010-Performing Arts Showcase

@ the Yonkers Public Library, Atrium

1 Larkin Center

Saturday May 1, 2010

Thirty six artists living or working in Yonkers will show selections of their works beginning at 4:30 PM at the Art Gallery

Professional musicians and students from Yonkers high schools, Sarah Lawrence College, and other organizations will perform beginning at 7 PM. Admission Free.

(914) 337-1900

www.yonkersarts.org

Tours of St. John's Church in Getty Square

Come See St. John's Church in Getty Square

"The Most Intersting 19th Century Church in America"

One Hudson Street

Saturday, May 1st at 4:30 PM

A tour & lecture given by Stephen F. Byrns

A benefit to preserve St. John's Church

Tickets: $50/person-advance reservation; $90/couple-advance registration; $60/ person -day of tour

Wine reception to follow

Rain or Shine

For information go to www.stjohnsgs.org or call 914.963.3033.

Ship to Shore Shad Bake

Sail with Clearwater from the Yonkers Pier to their very first sail of the 2010 sailing season as they join with Beczak Environmental Education Center for a Ship to Shore Shad Bake this Saturday, May 1st from 10 AM to 3:30 PM.

It's $55/adult, $40/Clearwater members and $20/children 12 years old and under. Reserve a spot by calling 845.265.8080 ext. 7107 by Friday. The day begins in Yonkers at Beczak with river education & fish identification, followed by a two hours sail aboard the Clearwater to the Alpine Boat Basin for the Kearney House's Shad Bake.

www.clearwater.org

	YWCA Stand Against Racism Rally
Friday, April 30th 4pm Stand Against Racism Community Rally St. Johns Church, Getty Square 1 Hudson Street Call (914) 963-0640 or www.ywcayonkers.org

More Downtown Events

Zuppas Restaurant & Lounge

59 Main Street

Friday, April 30th 8:00 PM

Late Night Live with Downtown Bruce (Blues)

No Cover. No Minimum.

www.zupparestaurant.com

The Pizza Place

92 Main Street

Thursday, April 29th 7:00 PM

Live Jazz with The Eric Lesser Blues & Soul Review

Reservations are highly recommended

www.thepizzaplaceinc.com

The Loft Dance & Fitness

92 Main Street

NEW! Saturday 10 AM Caporeira for kids

Sundays 11 AM Brazilian Fitness for adults

First Class Free for new members!

www.theloftdance-fitness.com

The Science Barge

Foot of Dock Street at the Waterfront just north of the Yonkers Pier

Saturdays & Sundays Noon to 6 PM

The only functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable food production in NY.

Tours/$3 suggestion donation; children under 10 free

http://www.groundworkhv.org/programs/environmental-education/science-barge/

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site

29 Warburton Avenue

Come join Groundworks Environmental Food Team

Tuesdays, 3:00-4:00 PM

www.philipsemanorhall.blogspot.com

www.groundworkhv.org

Yonkers Idol Search 2010 Round 3-Final Show

@ the Yonkers Public Library

1 Larkin Center

May 8, 2010 5:15pm

Yonkers residents get a chance to vote for their next Yonkers Idol and Junior Idol at a FREE Yonkers Idol Search Show.

Message from the Executive Director

Help to support Yonkers Downtown business and your community. We hope to see you soon in the downtown or on the waterfront this spring! The HMS Bounty is awesome, make sure you stop by the Pier for a tour this weekend.

Sincerely,

Steve Sansone

Executive Director

Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront BID

ssansone@YonkersDowntown.com

This email is a service of the Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Business Improvement District (BID). Periodic emails will be sent with special events, happenings and news from the BID. Information on how to unsubscribe from these emails is below. To ensure proper delivery of our emails, please add info@yonkersdowntown.com to your address book.

First Annual Kiwanis Nurse Appreciation Awards

The East Yonkers Kiwanis Club cordially invites you to attend the First Annual Nurse Appreciation Awards to celebrate National Nurses week. WE hope your busy schedule will permit you to join us.

Award Recipients

Patricia Rodriguez RN – St. John’s Riverside Hospital
Marilou N. Tolosa RN – St. John’s Riverside Hospital

Rosemarie Waters RN – Regency Extended Care Center
Barbara L. Yonkers-Bondi RN – St. Joseph’s Medical Center

Judith Dorne LPN – St. Joseph’s Nursing Home

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Cocktail Hour – 7 P.M.

Dinner & Awards Ceremony – 8 P.M.

The Riverview Caterers

One Warburton Avenue, Hastings-On-Hudson

$50 per person

Please RSVP to Annette Volino at

AnnetteVolino@yahoo.com or (914) 776-6767

Nursing can be described as an both an art and a science. Nursing is a profession that attracts dedicated people with varied interests, strengths and passions because of the many opportunities the profession offers. Nurses work in emergency rooms, school based clinics, and homeless shelters, nursing homes , critical care units to name a few. The nominees for the first annual nurse appreciation awards sponsored by the East Yonkers Kiwanis Club are representative of those nurses in the Yonkers Community who stand out and serve with passion for the profession and with a strong commitment to providing their patients with safe quality care.

National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, to celebrate the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

You are invited to the following event:
Peaches & Cream MC

NY 2nd Annual Lupus Charity Awareness Event

Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 12:00 PM (ET)

JFK Marina
JFK Marina Drive & Warburton Avenue
Yonkers 10701

FAMILY

www.CVHaction.org

OUR MISSION

Community Voices Heard (CVH) is an organization of low-income people, predominantly women with experience on welfare, working to build power in New York City and State to improve the lives of our families and communities. We are working to accomplish this through a multi-pronged strategy, including public education, grassroots organizing, leadership development, training low-income people about their rights, political education, civic engagement and direct-action issue campaigns. We are currently working on welfare reform, job creation, public housing and other economic justice issues that affect low-income people, particularly low-income women of color. While we focus on welfare reform, we broadly define welfare activism to be multi-issue, and thus must include issues such as education, training, jobs, housing, economic development and other community issues. We fill a crucial gap in that our organization connects public policy with grassroots organizing and leadership development.

Operating Principles:

Community Voices Heard subscribes to the following values and principles to help guide us as we move forward in implementing our strategic plan and in expanding our work:

CVH believes that membership must have meaningful decision-making and control of the organization and the work we do.
CVH believes that base building is the foundation of what we do – we actively work to increase the numbers of low-income people involved in social change.
CVH believes that leadership development of community leaders is core to our work.
CVH believes that affected constituencies must represent the organization to power and be the key decision makers in the organization.
CVH does not do for people what they can do for themselves; we motivate people to do what they can do for themselves.
CVH is about organizing, not service.
CVH values, nurtures and supports women’s leadership, while welcoming all.
CVH is a multi-racial, multi-cultural and diverse organization that integrates and respects different groups of people and actively seeks to promote and develop leadership of people of color.

THE YONKERS CHAPTER

The Yonkers CVH Chapter was started in Spring of 2006 and has since grown to over 2100 members. Members are low-income families and individuals who see their community suffering while the city invests tax money into developments of luxury apartments and stores that most residents can not afford. The Yonkers chapter is in the process of developing a campaign to save public housing and keep Southwest Yonkers affordable so that low-income residents are not displaced.

Contact Yonkers Organizer Juanita Lewis at 914-751-2641 or e-mail juanita@cvhaction.org

Yonkers Office

164 Ashburton Ave., 2nd Fl

Yonkers, NY 10701

HOUSING

THE STATEWIDE CENTER OF POWER FOR TENANTS

What We Do

Our core program is to help tenants living in affordable housing that is at risk of being converted to market rate or luxury housing take action to preserve the long-term affordability of their homes. We do this by providing the tenants with organizing support, training, and technical assistance. In the past year, we assisted 31 at-risk project-based Section 8 buildings with 4,679 units and 12 at-risk Mitchell-Lama buildings with 7,008 units, and none of these buildings were lost as affordable housing. We typically direct our organizing resources to those buildings that are at greatest risk and that do not have a local community based organization in their neighborhood that can provide them with the support they need.

Recognizing that it is very resource-intensive to preserve affordable housing building by building, and that this approach does not address the root cause of affordable housing loss, we also engage in strategic policy and legislative advocacy at the city, state, and federal level.

In our advocacy work, we are committed to two key principles: 1) policy recommendations should always be linked to needs we have identified through on-the-ground tenant organizing work in at-risk buildings; and 2) the tenants we work with should always play leadership roles in determining and advancing our advocacy agenda.

Additionally, as a statewide organization, we make it a priority to build the capacity of local organizations, whether tenant associations or community-based organizations, to preserve at-risk buildings in their neighborhoods as well as to plan and implement tenant-led campaigns around issues affecting their communities. We do this by providing training workshops, fact sheets, and other educational resources on housing law and policy and on tenants’ rights, and by providing ongoing technical assistance. Also, we try to make connections between groups working on the same or similar issues, and facilitate their communication and collaboration.

About Tenants & Neighbors

Tenants & Neighbors is a dynamic grassroots organization that harnesses tenant power to preserve at-risk affordable housing in New York State and to strengthen tenants' rights at the local, state, and national level.

Through tenant organizing, education, leadership development, and grassroots mobilization, we are building a strong and unified tenant movement that has the knowledge and power to effect real change.

We are the largest state-wide tenants' rights organization in New York, and we have a thirty year track record of helping tenants become empowered to plan, implement, and win campaigns to defend their homes, communities, and their rights.

Our power comes from our members, so we constantly seek to build and diversify our membership base. Our members includes both individual tenants and allied organziations. If you believe in the right to decent, affordable housing, and want to be part of the exciting, crucial movement we are building, please become a member today.

Tenants & Neighbors, 236 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10001. Telephone: 212 608-4320
Email: info@tandn.org T

WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS

Dear Business Professionals:

I'm excited to invite you to join us for the 11th Annual Yonkers Business Week 2010, the premier business symposium in Westchester County. Join hundreds of your fellow business leaders and professionals from small and large enterprises alike, as they gather in one of the hottest markets in the New York Metro Area for exciting events, inspiring workshops and valuable networking opportunities that will benefit you and your business. I look forward to seeing you there!

MONDAY MAY 3, 2010 KICK-OFF RECEPTION

Sponsored by:

Join Mayor Phil Amicone as he kicks off the 11th Annual Yonkers Business Week 2010. Join us for a wine and cheese reception and celebrate the renaissance of the Yonkers Waterfront at the most prestigious Hudson Park Community. Come and enjoy the riverfront esplanade and panoramic views of the Hudson River while networking with other businesses throughout the tri-state area.

Time:	4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:	1 Alexander Street, Yonkers, NY 10701
Cost:	$20.00
Introduction:	William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers
Welcome:	Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers

TUESDAY MAY 4, 2010 SMALL BUSINESS DAY

presented by:

Sponsored by:

Banks and other lending institutions offer a number US SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) guaranteed loan programs to assist small businesses. While SBA itself does not make loans, it does guarantee loans made to small businesses by private and other institutions. Come hear how Citibank can help your business qualify for this type of financing guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.

Time:	10:00am - 11:30am
Location:	Riverfront Library
Cost:	Free
Speaker:	Stephanie Pierce (Client Development Director, Citi)
Moderator:	Thomas McHale, NYBDC

Luncheon: Gain the Competitive Edge

Presented by:

Sponsored by:

The City has partnered with the Competitive Edge Committee and invite minority, women and disadvantaged owned business enterprises to come and learn how you can better position yourself to sell to the government. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain access to government contract opportunities and hear from government officials throughout NYS as they share with you how to gain the Competitive Edge!

Time:	12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:	Riverfront Library, Community Room, One Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, NY
Cost:	$20.00
Introduction:	William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers
Welcome:	Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers
Moderator:	Zenaida Chape (Asst. Director of Outreach, Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Competitive Edge Chairwoman)
Panelists:	Anthony Peterson (Project Associate, Battery Park City Authority), Walter Maxwell (Associate Director of External Affairs, NYCSBS), Lash Green (Director of Office of Business and Job Opportunity, PANYNJ), Michael Clay (Regional Director, DASNY)

Emerging Business Forum
Presented by: Westchester Business Accelarator

Sponsored by:

As the gateway to Westchester County and the Hudson Valley, Yonkers is positioning itself as a prime location for emerging technology companies that are interested in accelerating their business and becoming the next generation of growth businesses. Yonkers is creating a new Emerging Business Center located at i-Park on Hudson that will provide reasonably priced facilities in a stylish and sophisticated setting, and will bring together capital and business development facilitation within the larger Westchester business community.

The program will include a panel discussion around the topic of Business Development through public and private relationships. We will showcase and provide funding sources, corporations and service providers that can help your emerging technology firm accelerate.

Time:	3:30pm - 4:45pm
Location:	Riverfront Library, Yonkers Room, One Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, NY
Cost:	Free
Moderator:	Lou Kirven, Planning & Development Commissioner (City of Yonkers)
Panelists:	Larry Gottlieb (Director of Economic Development, Westchester County), Dr. Charles J. DiComo (Aureon Laboratories, Inc.), Franklin Madison (Technology Program Director, Industrial & Technology Assistance Corporation of NY), Larry Kalish (Director of Marketing & Outreach, The Tech Center and Outreach; The Tech Garden), Dahlia Kang (Business Development Association, Edison Venture), Brian Model (Partner, Stonehenge)

Networking Reception: Emerging Business Center

Sponsored by:

Come and visit our new Emerging Business Center located at 28 Wells Avenue, Yonkers, NY. Following the panel discussion there will be a networking reception at the Emerging Business Center located around the corner from the Riverfront Library at i-Park on Hudson. Don't miss this opportunity to meet the Who's Who in Emerging Technology Business Development.

Time:	5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:	Emerging Business Center, i-Park 28 Wells Avenue, Yonkers, NY
Cost:	$20.00 (Free for all who attends the Emerging Business Forum)

Wealth Creation Home Business Symposium

A panel that could change your life and your economic future! Come and learn how to start a Home Based Business. You will be given the tools to learn how to put your business building on autopilot. Learn accounting tools for your home based business expenses. Learn how to effectively use social networks and much, much more.

Following this panel discussion you will be able to network with many leaders in home based business industry. Meet with representatives from Amway; MaryKay; Herbalife; Ameriprise; and many many more! This event is free.

Time:	6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:	Riverfront Library, 2nd floor
Cost:	Free
Moderator:	Patricia D. McDow (City Council Majority Leader)
Panelists:	Evan InLaw, Esq., Gene Santiago (Chairman, Yonkers Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Una Black, Accountant), Nancy Shenker (The OnSwitch)

WEDNESDAY MAY 5, 2010 - RETAIL DAY

Presented by:

Sponsored by:

As the gateway to Westchester County and the Hudson Valley, Yonkers is a prime location
for many national retailers with many of them having stores among their top ten in
sales nationally.

Breakfast: "Yonkers Retail Renaissance"

Time:	7:30am - 10:00am
Location:	Riverfront Library, 4th Floor, One Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, NY
Cost:	$25.00 All Day Pass: $75.00 ($5 off for full day registration)
Introduction:	William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers
Welcome:	Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers
Moderator:	G. Lamont Blackstone, Principal, G.L. Blackstone & Associates LLC
Panelists:	Luann Parker (Vice President of Real Estate, ClearView Cinemas), Harold Nafash (Director of Real Estate, Lowes Home Improvement), Jim Cory (Vice President, Retail Leasing, Ridge Hill Village), Joseph Apicella (Executive Vice President, Cappelli Enterprises), Richard Sosney (Vice President of Real Estate, Dress Barn)

Networking Event - For ICSC Registrants Only

Network one-on-one with major developers, national retailers, brokers and professionals alike. Take a view of the retail renaissance for yourself and view the various retail showcases here in Yonkers. Meet and greet with the key players to make a deal!

Time:	10:30am - 11:45am
Location:	Riverfront Library, Atrium One Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, NY
Cost:	$20.00 (This event is free if you registered for the entire day)

Luncheon: Show Me the Sales… A Yonkers Story Panel

Following the discussion join us for an exquisite lunch with panoramic views of the Palisades at X2O's, a five star restaurant which ranked as the most popular restaurant in the region by Zagat followed by a bus tour of two major retails developments in the City of Yonkers and topped with a Roof Top Cocktail Reception on the new Macy's expanded facility at the Cross County Shopping Center.

Time:	12:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:	X20 Xaviars on the Hudson
Cost:	$35.00
Introduction:	William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonker
Welcome:	Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers
Moderator:	Paul Camella (Director of Development, Basser-Kaufman)
Panelists:	Richard Matwes (Sr. Real Estate Representative for ShopRite Supermarkets), Macy's (TBA), John Genovese (Executive Vice President-Real Estate, Macerich Development)

Bus Tour of Yonkers Retail Development Opportunities

Join us for a captivating ride through Yonkers as we showcase a number of retail opportunities. The bus tour will end at the redeveloped Cross County Shopping Center for a Cocktail Reception on the rooftop of the new and expanded Macy's facility.

Time:

2:45pm - Departs from Xaviers
6:45pm - Bus will return to Riverfront Library

Roof-Top Reception: Cross County Shopping Center

Sponsored by:

Time:	4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:	Roof Top, Macy's Garage 800 Central Park Avenue Yonkers, NY
Cost:	Free

THURSDAY MAY 6, 2010

Sponsored by:

Westchester Putnum Association of Realtors will be hosting this breakfast with Keynote Speaker, John Swagerty, Vice President, Ridge Hill. Don't miss this opportunity to hear updated status of this great development right here in Yonkers.

Westchester's Ridge Hill is a regional shopping destination with a spectrum of vibrant experiences. Creatively designed to be gracious and magnificent, yet comfortable and charming, Ridge Hill will be the ideal environment for shopping, dining, strolling, lounging and enjoying. A captivating village green will set the stage for evening entertainment. Comfortable outdoor furniture, lively fountains and a cozy fire pit will offer a sense of both engagement and tranquility to nurture the spirit and prolong the visit.

Breakfast: Board of Realtors