Issue #018 · Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 4 min read · By Alex Tiratsuyan

Sunday’s quiet. Tuesday isn’t.

No new council filings since Saturday’s check — we checked this morning. So today is a look at the week ahead: both of Tuesday’s council sessions land at Saunders’ auditorium, the Sept 15 money is still parked, Crestwood Library’s centennial concert is this afternoon, and free clean-energy job training opens Wednesday.

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🏛️ City Hall

The week ahead: one big night at Saunders

Tuesday’s double-header, re-verified verified

Both of Tuesday’s council sessions stay at the Saunders Trades and Technical High School auditorium, 183 Palmer Rd — we re-pulled the Legistar meeting page and the school district’s own Saunders page this morning, and both still list it. First up: the 6:30 PM public hearing on the Mary Teague Way honorary renaming of Hawthorne Avenue from Hudson Street to Main Street. Then the 7 PM stated meeting, with its Final agenda of 13 action items — the encroachment ordinance for South Broadway and Caryl Avenue, the Mary Teague Way resolution, an agreement with the Yonkers IDA, and ten proclamation resolutions.

Sources: Legistar — Sept 29 stated meeting · Legistar — Sept 29 public hearing · Yonkers Public Schools — Saunders (183 Palmer Road) · checked Sept 27

Sunday check: Sept 15’s money is still parked verified

No new legislation and no status changes landed between Friday’s pull and this morning’s — the record is flat. The five headline items from Sept 15 all still read “Referred,” with no recorded vote, as of today: the $3,321,809.25 petroleum-spill settlement (a spill from about June 6, 1989), the $4,050,000 Westchester Housing Implementation Fund grant for 636 South Broadway, the self-storage moratorium, the former P.S. 9 conveyance, and the 566 Saw Mill River Road sale. None are on Tuesday’s agenda. Whether any of the 38-item Sept 15 docket moves next is what we’re watching.

Sources: Legistar legislation file (this morning’s pull) — matters TMP-0791, TMP-0808, TMP-0813, TMP-0815, TMP-0816, all Referred, action date Sept 15 · checked Sept 27

💜 City desk

A centennial, and a free career door

Crestwood Library turns 100 — the concert is this afternoon verified

The branch itself is closed for renovations, but Crestwood Library’s centennial kicks off today at 3 PM with a gala concert at Asbury Crestwood United Methodist Church, 167 Scarsdale Rd — doors open 2:15 for the auction, 2:30 for concert seating. The afternoon features music, poetry and reflections with artists from Crestwood, Tuckahoe and greater Yonkers, co-presented with Asbury’s free community concert series, Music at Asbury. Registration is strongly encouraged via Eventbrite. The centennial year runs through October 16, 2027, with events planned throughout.

Sources: YPL — Gala Concert Celebrating the Centennial of Crestwood Library · Eventbrite registration · checked Sept 27

Free clean-energy career training: info session Wednesday verified

A free 5-week clean energy workforce training program holds its information session Wednesday, Sept 30, 2–3 PM, in the Yonkers Room (4th floor) of the Riverfront Library. Trainees pick a track — Heat Pumps or Home Insulation — and earn industry-recognized certifications, with job placement support after completing the program. No cost, but the session is the entry point, so show up or call the library ahead.

Source: YPL — Free Clean Energy Career Training · checked Sept 27

📆 Events

The week ahead

Sep

Gold Star Mothers Ceremony verified

Sun Sep 27, 10–11 AM · hosted by Mayor Spano · city calendar · checked Sept 27

Sep

Crestwood Library centennial gala concert verified

Sun Sep 27, 3 PM (doors 2:30) · Asbury Crestwood United Methodist Church, 167 Scarsdale Rd · registration encouraged · YPL event page · checked Sept 27

Sep

Italian flag raising & coffee reception verified

Mon Sep 28, 4–5 PM · hosted by Mayor Spano · city calendar · checked Sept 27

Sep

Public hearing + City Council stated meeting verified

Tue Sep 29, 6:30 PM hearing & 7 PM stated meeting — both at Saunders Trades and Technical High School auditorium (183 Palmer Rd) · Legistar calendar · checked Sept 27

Sep

Mobile Tax Office, stop one verified

Wed Sep 30, 9 AM–6:30 PM · Homefield House, 911 Saw Mill River Rd. · then Oct 1 at Will Library and Oct 5 at Coyne Park · city news flash · checked Sept 26

Sep

Clean-energy career training info session verified

Wed Sep 30, 2–3 PM · Riverfront Library, Yonkers Room (4th floor), One Larkin Center · YPL event page · checked Sept 27

Oct

Break the Silence 5K verified

Sat Oct 10 · 8 AM registration, 9 AM opening ceremony, 9:30 AM race start · Tibbetts Brook Park (355 Midland Ave) · proceeds benefit YCAP, Yonkers Community Action Program · register · checked Sept 26

Oct

Hudson Gateway Connector pitches due verified

Fri Oct 16, 4 PM · open call for project proposals for a share of up to $9.7 million in DRI grants (the city’s award was $10 million) · city news flash (posted Sept 10) · checked Sept 26

🧰 Resources

Free help that stays free

Library hours, re-checked this morning verified

From the library’s own site, today: Riverfront Library (One Larkin Center): Monday–Thursday 9 AM–8 PM, Friday 10 AM–5 PM, Saturday 9 AM–5 PM, Sunday 12–5 PM. Grinton I. Will Library (1500 Central Park Ave): Monday–Wednesday 9 AM–8 PM, Thursday 10 AM–8 PM, Friday & Saturday 9 AM–5 PM, Sunday 12–5 PM. Crestwood Library: closed for renovations, per the site’s banner — its centennial events continue offsite.

Source: Yonkers Public Library — locations & hours · checked Sept 27

Tax deadline ahead: Oct 6 verified

The second installment of the 2027 city property tax is due Tuesday, Oct 6. Can’t get to City Hall? The mobile tax offices collect property-tax and water-bill payments this week and next — or call Constituent Services at (914) 377-6010, 9 AM–4:30 PM, or the 24/7 Mayor’s Help Line at 377-HELP (4357).

Source: City of Yonkers news flash (posted Sept 22, 2026) · checked Sept 26

Dial 2-1-1 for almost everything verified

Food, housing, heating help, legal aid, child care referrals. Call specialists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with translation services in more than 200 languages. The single most useful number in Westchester.

Source: Hudson Valley 211 Helpline — serving Westchester · checked Sept 27

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