Yonkers Insider: Statement from Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano.

 

Dear Friend,

Today we remember and honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the world's most outstanding agents for social change. 

 

As we remember Dr. King Jr.'s legacy, I recently learned that New York will designate a historical site dedicated to black history this year. Philipse Manor Hall in Downtown Yonkers will be transformed into a museum available to the public to experience. The museum will include exhibits interpreting enslavement, the Underground Railroad, emancipation, the Great Migration, and the civil rights movement.

I look forward to the museum and its rich history. 

As we remember the legacy of Dr. King, Jr., I ask that you please continue to support his message of nonviolence, equality, justice, and peace. Doing so will create a better future for ourselves, our families, and our great City of Yonkers.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." 

-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sincerely,

 

MIKE SPANO

Mayor