Yonkers is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of New York and the most-populous city in Westchester County. A centrally located municipality within the New York metropolitan area,Yonkers had a population of 211,569 at the 2020 United States census. Yonkers is classified as an inner suburb of New York City,immediately north of the Bronx and approximately 2.4 miles (4 km) north of Marble Hill.
Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County,New York,United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City,immediately to the north of the borough of the Bronx. As of the 2020 census,Mount Vernon had a population of 73,893,making it the 24th-largest municipality in the state and largest African-American majority city in the state. Mount Vernon has 12,898 Jamaicans with African and Indian descent that had immigrated from their homeland of Jamaica after the country gained its independence from Britain on August 6,1962.
Vincent L. Leibell III is a former American politician from Putnam County,New York. After a long career in the New York State Legislature,Leibell ran for and was elected county executive in 2010,but resigned prior to taking office following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which led to his arrest and subsequent conviction on federal corruption charges.
Getty Square is the name for downtown Yonkers,New York,centered on the public square. Getty Square is the civic center,central business district,and transit hub of the City of Yonkers. A dense and growing residential area,it is located in southern Westchester County,New York. The square is named after prominent 19th-century merchant Robert Getty.
John Spencer is an American politician and former mayor of Yonkers,New York (1996–2004). He was the 2006 Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New York and lost to the former first lady and 2016 presidential candidate Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Philip A. Amicone is an American politician who was the 41st Mayor of Yonkers,New York. He took office on January 1,2004,after serving eight years as Deputy Mayor.
Mary Calvi is an American television journalist and author of If a Poem Could Live and Breathe:A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt's First Love,publishing Valentine's Day 2023,which is based on love letters from Gilded Age to and from Roosevelt and his first love,many of which have never been published. Her first book was named Dear George,Dear Mary:A Novel of George Washington's First Love. Her research is profiled in the Smithsonian Channel documentary,"George Washington's Secret Love."
Nicholas A. Spano is a lobbyist and Republican politician from New York. He served in the New York State Assembly and New York Senate.
Sacred Heart High School is an American co-educational private,Roman Catholic high school in Yonkers,New York. It is in the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It is the only Catholic high school in Yonkers.
Michael B. Kaplowitz is an American lawyer,financial planner and Democratic politician from Somers,New York. He was a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators and represented portions of New Castle,Somers and Yorktown. He served as Chair of the Board from 2014 to 2017.
Robert Patrick Astorino is an American politician,radio producer,and television host who was the county executive of Westchester County,New York from 2010 to 2017. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2014. Astorino is one of the founders of 1050 AM ESPN Radio in New York City;he served as WEPN's executive producer,executive producer of The Michael Kay Show,a host on the MSG Network,as well as the first program director for Sirius Satellite Radio's "The Catholic Channel".
George Stephen Latimer is an American politician currently serving as County Executive in Westchester County,New York since 2018 and as member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th Congressional District. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The Alexander Smith Carpet Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at Yonkers,Westchester County,New York. It includes 85 contributing buildings. It encompasses 19 stylistically varied mill buildings and six rows of workers' housing. They were developed between 1871 and 1930 in the vicinity of northeastern Getty Square along the banks of the Saw Mill River. The main mill building was originally built in 1871 and expanded between 1876 and 1883. It is a three-story,rectangular building,52 bays wide and five bays deep in the Second Empire style. It features a four-story tower and a five-story tower. The workers' housing,known as Moquette Row,North and South,was built between 1881 and 1886. Many workers that lived in this housing originally were immigrants to the United States. They came from Scotland,Ireland,and Ukraine. The carpet works were developed by Alexander Smith (1818-1878) The company closed the Yonkers mills and relocated to Greenville,Mississippi,in 1954. At the time of its closing,there were 2,400 who worked at the carpet mill. At the time of World War II,there was 7,000 employees who worked at the mill.It was later absorbed into Mohawk Carpet,later Mohasco Corporation. The carpet weaving industry was revolutionized by looms invented in this plant by Alexander Smith and Halcyon Skinner. Skinner,an engineer,designed a loom known as the Axminster power loom,which revolutionized the production of carpets. A patent for this loom was created in 1877 and royalty rights were sold to European and American companies at the rate of twenty cents per yard of carpet produced.
Shelley Mayer is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York State Senate representing the 37th Senate District,which includes portions of Westchester County. Formerly a member of the New York State Assembly,Mayer was first elected in a special election in 2018.
Noam Bramson is an American politician from the state of New York. He was the mayor of New Rochelle,New York,and has served since being appointed in January 2006 to complete the unexpired term of Mayor Timothy C. Idoni. Bramson was reelected in 2011 with 79% of the vote.
Steven Otis is an American politician from the state of New York. He is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 91st district. Otis was elected to the Assembly in November 2012,taking office on January 1,2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Peter Harckham is an American businessman and politician from the State of New York. A Democrat,Harckham represents Senate District 40 in the New York State Senate. He was first elected in 2018,defeating incumbent Terrence Murphy. The 40th district includes parts of Rockland,Putnam and Westchester counties in the Hudson Valley.
David J. Tubiolo is a Democratic politician from Yonkers,New York. He is a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators from the 14th District and represents portions of Mount Vernon,New York,and Yonkers,New York. He served as Chair of the Seniors &Constituents Committee from 2017 to 2019,and now is Chair of the Parks &Environment Committee since 2020.
Michael Vincent Lawler is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district since 2023. From 2021 to 2022,he was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly from the 97th district in Rockland County.
Miriam Elizabeth "Mimi" Rocah is an American attorney currently serving as District Attorney for Westchester County,New York. In 2020,Rocah defeated incumbent Democrat Anthony Scarpino in a primary challenge and went on to win in the General election.
