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In 2019, Spano was reelected to a third term as mayor following a revision in the city charter which overturned term limits by the Yonkers City Council. [11] Spano had previously said he would not seek a third term, stating, "even if they did overturn term limits, as much as I love being mayor, I wouldn’t seek a third term." [12]
Yonkers (/ ˈ j ɒ ŋ k ər z / [5]) 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. [6]
The Yonkers City Council is the legislative branch of the city of Yonkers, New York. and uses a strong Mayor-Council government.The city elects six councilmen, each serving four year terms and an at-large member which is called the City Council president, all serving for four years at a time and subject to two-term limits.
The Yonkers City Council on Tuesday approved settlements totaling $2 million to four former students who alleged they were sexually assaulted or abused by teachers during the 1970s and 1980s.
The Yonkers City Council requested the inquiry in the spring of 2021 during Khader’s re-election campaign. A three-way race in the Democratic primary was won by Lakisha Collins-Bellamy.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is pictured during an interview at Yonkers City Hall, Feb. 21, 2023.
The least populous city is Sherrill, New York, with just 3,071 inhabitants in 2010. The smallest city by area is Mechanicville, New York, which covers 0.91 sq mi (2.4 km 2) (of which 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km 2) is water). [24] Some places containing the word "city" in their name are not cities. Examples include Johnson City, Garden City, and New City.
From 1868 until the late 1890s, fourteen additional fire companies were formed including The City of Yonkers Fire Department (YFD), established in 1896. By 1888, the volunteer fire companies in Yonkers had grown to 386 firemen. In 1895, fire commissioners were authorized by the Yonkers Common Council after the city charter was revised. [3]