Yonkers Insider: ***NEWS RELEASE***: CITY OF YONKERS DEPLOYS YONKERS COUNTS 2020 CENSUS VEHICLE.

 

Yonkers Counts 2020 Census Truck

(Photo Credit: Maurice Mercado/City of Yonkers)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  CITY OF YONKERS DEPLOYS YONKERS COUNTS 2020 CENSUS VEHICLE.

YONKERS, NY – September 21, 2020 -- In one of its final efforts to promote participation in the 2020 Census, the City of Yonkers this week deployed its Yonkers Counts 2020 Census vehicle. The Yonkers Counts branded truck, equipped with loud speakers, is visiting neighborhoods throughout the city with English and Spanish messages from Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Councilwoman Corazon Pineda-Isaac urging residents to complete the 2020 Census.

“It’s crunch time for Yonkers,” said Mayor Spano. “Yonkers has a lot to gain if we gather an accurate count in the 2020 Census. The Yonkers Counts truck is just another opportunity for us to inform our residents that census data guides federal funding for critical services to cities like Yonkers. Now more than ever, response to the 2020 Census is vital – and it is safe and easy.”

Now through the end of September, the Yonkers Counts 2020 census truck will travel to historically undercounted areas of the city including Nodine Hill, Ludlow, South Broadway, Riverdale Ave., Warburton Ave., McLean Ave., Kimball Ave., Bronx River Road, Lincoln Park and around Municipal Housing Authority residences in southwest Yonkers.

Council Majority Leader Corazon Pineda-Isaac stated, “Census operations are due to end next week, on September 30, 2020.  Census questionnaire results determine how much federal funding the City of Yonkers will receive for services such as schools, hospitals, and roads as well as programs such as Medicaid and SNAP, among many others.   As the fourth largest city in New York State, we cannot afford to lose any funding.  We need every dollar we can get, which is why I urge everyone to fill out the census forms if you have not already done so.  If you need help or guidance, feel free to call my office for assistance.”

Currently, Yonkers’ response rate to the 2020 Census is 60.1%. The deadline to complete the 2020 Census is September 30.