News from Yonkers City Council, Majority Leader, Michael Sabatino, 3rd District.

Yonkers Councilmember Sabatino   District 3 Newsletter  Hon. Michael Sabatino Majority Leader Councilmember  District 3 City Hall  40 S. Broadway  Room 414  Yonkers, NY 10701  (914) 377-6313   May 17, 2019     Dear Friends,                            Over this past week, many of us have seen our family members, friends, classmates, neighbors, and others walk the graduation stage in celebration of their amazing academic achievements. Graduations,  from kindergarten to medical school, are accomplishments that show a lot of hard work was done to get to the finish line. So to everyone graduating this spring and summer, congratulations and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.      Best Wishes,        Majority Leader Michael Sabatino                             Article Headline   Council Member Shanae V. Williams has partnered with the Homeless Task Force of Yonkers to host a toiletry drive for Yonkers most in-need residents. The collection will be on June 15, 2019 from 11AM until 1PM being at the Y.W.C.A.of Yonkers - 87 South Broadway  Yonkers, NY 10701. Any toiletries that you would like to donate as part of the June 15th collection, should be dropped off with  Deana Robinson, Legislative Aide to Council Member Williams, at Yonkers City Hall (Room 414). If there are any questions about donating, please call 914-377-6319. This Upcoming Week in Yonkers   Below is a list of upcoming events in Yonkers for the week of May 19th through May 25th, as published by the Office of Mayor Mike Spano:  Monday, May 20 7th Ward Memorial Service AMVETS Post 40 178 Waverly St 6PM   Tuesday, May 21 Stratus on Hudson Ribbon Cutting 1077 Warburton Ave 10AM   Jordanian Flag Raising Unity Fountain - City Hall 4PM   Wednesday, May 22 Public Works Day Sacred Heart 34 Convent Ave (in parking lot facing Voss Ave) 11:15AM   Top HS Youth Service Award Ceremony MRR 4PM   Thursday, May 23 School of the Month Kahlil Gibran School 18 Rosedale Rd 1PM   Donna Walshin Community Center Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony Starts at 219 Ridge Ave 6PM   Monday, May 27 (MEMORIAL DAY) COY Memorial Day Ceremony Veterans Memorial Plz 40 S Broadway 9AM   Crestwood Memorial Day Parade* Starts at Schultz Field 9:45AM   Catholic Slovak Club Memorial Day Ceremony* Victory Park 50 Lockwood Ave 12PM   Yonkers City VFW Post 1666 Memorial Day Service* VFW Post 1666 574 Yonkers Ave 1PM   Empire VFW Post 375 Memorial Day Service* Empire VFW Post 375 10 Huber Place 2PM   SCIENCE BARGE OPENING!    This week, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the ribbon cutting and reopening of Yonkers's Science Barge. The Science Barge returned back to Yonkers, in early April,  after undergoing maintenance, repairs and upgrades of the Greenhouse heating system, this winter, thanks to a generous grant from NY State Department of Environmental Conservation.    The Science Barge Opening will attract over 300 attendees and offer a variety of different free activities such as crab and eel catching, hands on science experiments, live music from The Greenheart, and a number of different local food trucks. We are very fortunate to have such a fantastic learning resource for all in Yonkers, and I am excited to see the kinds of events that will take place there this summer!      Yonkers Arts Is Bringing Creativity to Yonkers.   Honored and humbled to have been participated in the  Yonkers Arts: Arts & Culture Round Table discussion this past  Sunday, May 11th.  There is a strong and thriving arts community in Yonkers. With more spaces in Yonkers being converted and used as creative zones and art studios, the next 'Mona Lisa' or 'The Scream' could very well come out of Yonkers due to the  booming arts community.     Two More Weeks of Budget Hearings    As of yesterday, May 16th, Yonkers City Council concluded our third week of citywide departmental budget hearings. Below is the schedule for this upcoming week's budget hearings:  Monday, May 20th 4:00-6-00pm         General Revenues,Debt Service, Fringe Benefits and Special Items    7:00 PM                                   #2"Public Hearing" at City Hall     Wednesday, May 22nd 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM    Yonkers Public Schools-Students supports services   Thursday, May 23rd 2:30-6:00pm                    Police Department 'Yonkers Arts Weekend' HasArrived!   Yonkers Arts Weekend, Westchester County's largest urban arts festival, takes place May 18-19, involving over 300 artists, sculptors, performers, designers and musicians across various venues across the City: including the YoHo Open Studios at the Carpet Mills Arts District, Downtown galleries and mural paintings, Hudson River Museum,  Untermyer Gardens and more.  For details on Yonkers Arts Weekend, visit www.YonkersArtsWeekend.com or the Yonkers Arts Weekly page on Facebook.