Yonkers Insider: MEDIA ADVISORY: NYS Sen. Cooney to host Yonkers Regeneration Event.

 

September 21, 2021   STATE SEN. JEREMY COONEY TO HOST YONKERS ROUNDTABLE AS PART OF “REGENER8 CITIES” TOUR.

(ALBANY, NY) - Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 22, Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) will continue his Regener8 Cities tour with roundtable discussion with local stakeholders in Yonkers. The panel will include Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senator Shelley Mayer, Mayor Mike Spano, County Executive George Latimer, as well as business, nonprofit, and education leaders to discuss issues that impact cities outside of NYC.  Sen. Cooney is leading a bipartisan “Regener8 Cities” tour to focus on listening to the experiences of families, educators, business leaders, and municipal officials in eight cities: Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Yonkers. The objective of the Regener8 Tour is to identify new and innovative policy solutions to systemic issues that face families in eight of the largest cities in the state outside of New York City.  The Regener8 Roundtable participants will be available for press inquiries at 10:30 AM: Office of Emergency Management, 1106 Yonkers Ave.  Who: Senator Jeremy Cooney Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins  Senator Shelley Mayer Mayor Mike Spano County Executive George Latimer Kevin Cacace, Yonkers Chamber President Jim Cavanaugh, Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) Dr. Fenix Arias, Yonkers Public Schools rep  Mike Khader, Yonkers City Council President Sam Wallis, ED, Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) When: Tomorrow, Wednesday September 22, 10:30 AM Where: Outside of the Office of Emergency Management, 1106 Yonkers Ave.