Yonkers rallies for $2B school rebuilding plan
For years, the Yonkers school district has been underserved and underfunded. With most of its schools crumbling and many of its students struggling, the district every year begs the state for millions of dollars to [...]
Don’t let the Yonkers schools rot: Editorial
When Yonkers students say goodbye for summer on June 24, they deserve to go their separate ways with the knowledge that their cracking, leaking, steaming — and potentially dangerous — school buildings will finally be rebuilt. This will only be the case if the [...]
Editorial: If not now, when? Fix Yonkers’ schools
It's time for Albany to commit to rebuilding Yonkers' crumbling schools Consensus is rarely achieved in the City of Yonkers. About anything. But there is one thing about which virtually everyone agrees: The city's 39 [...]
Spano asks state for cash to fix Yonkers schools
YONKERS - Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano launched a campaign Monday to lobby state leaders for help rebuilding the city’s troubled school district. From damaged buildings to overcrowded classrooms, Yonkers schools are crumbling, he says. Some [...]
Yonkers officials urge State legislature to pass $2B school renovation plan
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Mayor Mike Spano: “Albany needs to hear our voices”
YONKERS - Come 2029, the city's schools may be unrecognizable to those who know them today. Under a proposed 13-year, $2 billion overhaul, the district's 39 buildings would be completely revamped, and two new schools added. That [...]