Issue #024 · Monday, October 5, 2026 · 4 min read · By Alex Tiratsuyan

Tax day is tomorrow. The tax office comes to Coyne Park today.

Monday. The second property-tax installment is due tomorrow (Tue, Oct 6) — and the last stop of the mayor’s mobile tax office is TODAY, 9 AM–7 PM at Coyne Park. In schools news we haven’t brought you yet: Pledge 182, the attendance campaign asking middle schoolers to commit to every school day, on time — with a pizza party on the line. The council file is still quiet (newest action: Sept 29; minutes still Draft). Coming up: DV 5K Saturday, council back Oct 13, $10M waterfront planning opens Oct 26.

In today's issue

🏛️ City Hall 💜 City desk 📆 Events 🧰 Resources

🏛️ City Hall

Still quiet: no council action newer than Sept 29

Monday morning pull: the file hasn’t moved verified

This morning’s pull of the city’s legislation file shows no action newer than Sept 29 across all 53 matters. The twelve matters filed at the Sept 29 stated meeting (TMP-0834 through TMP-0845) all still read “Referred,” and the meeting’s minutes are still marked Draft on Legistar (checked via the Legistar API at 7 AM today). The rest of the fall stack is unchanged: P.S. 9 conveyance (TMP-0813) still Tabled, and the noise-code amendment (TMP-0787, Chapter 66 § 66-5) still “Agenda Ready — Items for Consideration — Council.” The council is next back Tuesday, Oct 13, 7 PM (a second stated meeting follows Oct 27).

Sources: Legistar — South Broadway/Caryl Ave encroachment (TMP-0845, Referred) · Legistar — P.S. 9 conveyance (TMP-0813, Tabled) · Legistar — noise-code amendment (TMP-0787, Agenda Ready) · Legistar — Sept 29 stated meeting (minutes status Draft, via webapi.legistar.com/v1/yonkersny/events/1168 checked 7 AM Oct 5) · full 53-matter file pulled 7 AM Oct 5 · city calendar — Oct 13 stated meeting

Tomorrow is “World Cerebral Palsy Day” in a resolution still waiting verified

One date to watch from the Sept 29 file: the council filed a resolution declaring October 6, 2026 — tomorrow — “World Cerebral Palsy Day” in the City of Yonkers. Like the other eleven filings from that meeting, its status still reads “Referred” — sent to committee, not yet adopted. If it moves, it would do so at a future stated meeting (next: Oct 13).

Source: Legistar — World Cerebral Palsy Day resolution (TMP-0838, Referred; filed Sept 29, status checked Oct 5)

💜 City desk

Pledge 182: every school day, on time

The attendance campaign asking Yonkers middle schoolers to show up every day verified

Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Public Schools launched Pledge 182 at an assembly at Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy, asking middle school students in grades 7 and 8 to sign a pledge “to attend school every day and on time.” “Education is the cornerstone of our future, and each missed school day means a missed moment to learn and grow,” the mayor said. At the school, Principal Jonathan Morano plans monthly attendance awards, social-media shoutouts, class-versus-class challenges and an “Attendance Wall of Fame.” Superintendent Dr. Aníbal Soler, Jr.: “Every school day matters, and strong attendance builds the foundation for our children’s success.” The district’s target is chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of the school year for any reason — and the campaign aims to re-engage families through targeted outreach, encouragement and recognition. Spano also promised to return in June with a pizza party for students with perfect attendance in the 2026–2027 year.

Source: City of Yonkers news flash — Pledge 182 (posted Sept 28, 2026; full text re-checked Oct 5)

Fire Prevention Week, day two: the tower lit red, the tour continues verified

Fire Prevention Week (Oct 4–10) opened yesterday with the City Hall Clock Tower lighting up red and white. The department’s month of school visits continues today at Khalil Gibran School, 18 Rosedale Road (the second of its two dates) and Annunciation School, 465 Westchester Avenue, then Sirgusa School, 60 Crescent Place (Oct 6), Westchester Hills School 29, 47 Croydon Road (Oct 7), Montessori School 27, 132 Valentine Lane (Oct 13) and Casimir Pulaski School, 150 Kings Cross (Oct 22). The theme is “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower.” The number behind it, from the city’s announcement: YFD responded to 10 fires sparked by batteries in 2025, and so far this year that count has been cut in half. Old lithium-ion batteries can be dropped at the Yonkers Recycling Center, 735 Saw Mill River Road.

Source: City of Yonkers news flash — “Charge Into Fire Safety” (posted Oct 1, 2026; school schedule, Clock Tower commemoration and battery-fire figures re-checked Oct 5) · Legistar — Fire Prevention Month/Week resolution (TMP-0843, Referred)

📆 Events

The calendar

Oct

Final mobile tax office stop: TODAY at Coyne Park verified

Mon Oct 5, 9:00 AM–7:00 PM · Coyne Park/Bernice Spreckman Community Center, 777 McLean Ave · property tax and water-bill payments, staff on site for questions · city calendar · checked Oct 5

Oct

Board of Contract & Supply verified

Tue Oct 6, 3:00–3:30 PM · the city’s purchasing board meets (next session Oct 20) · city calendar · checked Oct 5

Oct

Landmarks Preservation Board verified

Wed Oct 7, 7:00–8:00 PM · city calendar listing · city calendar · checked Oct 5

Oct

Break the Silence 5K for domestic violence verified

Sat Oct 10 · 8 AM registration, 9 AM opening ceremony, 9:30 AM race start, rain or shine · Tibbetts Brook Park, 355 Midland Ave (Pavilion) · with Legislator Shanae Williams and Westchester County Parks; event-day parking 7:30 AM–1 PM; all proceeds go to YCAP, Yonkers Community Action Program · registration $35 base (adult 18–64 $38.98 with processing fee; senior and child rates lower) as listed today · register · re-checked Oct 5

Oct

City Council stated meeting verified

Tue Oct 13, 7:00 PM · the council’s first stated meeting since Sept 29 · city calendar · checked Oct 5

Oct

Fall Blood Drive at Riverfront Library verified

Tue Oct 20, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM · Riverfront Atrium (1st Floor), One Larkin Center · presented with the New York Blood Center; walk-ins welcome, appointments recommended · donors 17+ (16 with written parental consent), at least 110 lbs · YPL event page · checked Oct 5

Oct

DRI Local Planning Committee, Meeting #3 verified

Mon Oct 26, 5:30–7:00 PM · Riverfront Community Room (2nd Floor), One Larkin Center · public session with comment at the end; the committee building the Strategic Investment Plan for the $10M downtown-waterfront revitalization · YPL event page · checked Oct 5

🧰 Resources

Deadlines and help lines

Property tax: due tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct 6 verified

The second installment of the 2027 city property tax is due Tuesday, Oct 6. Paying in person? The final stop of the mobile tax office series is TODAY — Monday, Oct 5, 9 AM–7 PM at the Coyne Park/Bernice Spreckman Community Center, 777 McLean Ave. Can’t make it? 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 — mobile tax offices (posted Sept 22, 2026; re-checked Oct 5) · city calendar — Oct 5 stop (checked Oct 5)

Firefighter exam: applications through Nov 25 verified

The 2026–2027 Firefighter Examination is open — applications accepted through Nov 25, hand-delivered with a non-refundable $50 fee (checks or money orders only) to the recruitment office in Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center, Room 101. The written exam is Saturday, Jan 9, 2027, with physical agility dates to be announced for qualified candidates. Questions: (914) 457-1373 or (914) 349-6964.

Source: City of Yonkers news flash — fire recruitment (posted Sept 28, 2026; re-checked Oct 5)

Domestic violence: help lines, any time verified

Ahead of Saturday’s 5K: the National Domestic Violence Hotline answers 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233 (1-800-799-SAFE), and you can text “START” to 88788 to reach a chat advocate. If you or someone you know needs help now, those lines are the fastest route.

Source: thehotline.org (phone and text-to-chat numbers checked Oct 5)

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