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Issue #027 · Monday, October 12, 2026 · 3 min read · By Alex Tiratsuyan

Council night is tomorrow — the docket is locked, and Oct 27 is now official.

Columbus Day. City Hall is quiet, but Tuesday’s 7 PM stated meeting at One Larkin Center is set: 11 items, agenda Final, no additions in this morning’s check — P.S. 9 leads, then $1,812,576.01 in grants, a $20,000 settlement, and the AI-in-elementary-schools resolution. The Legistar calendar now confirms a second October stated meeting on Oct 27. And the weekend’s good news: the Break the Silence 5K raised more than $5,000 for YCAP. Libraries are closed today.

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Meeting eve: what’s on the table Tuesday

The docket, unchanged: 11 items, agenda Final verified

A holiday-Monday check of the Legistar record shows no additions or changes to Tuesday’s agenda since Sunday’s pull — same 11 items, status Final, 7:00 PM at One Larkin Center, Board Room, 4th Floor. The running order: the P.S. 9 conveyance local law (file TMP-0864) opens; four grant acceptances follow — $30,000 (Field Hall Foundation), $202,648 (state CHIPS), $285,304 (federal ESG), $1,294,624.01 (federal HOME), together $1,812,576.01; then a budget amendment adding three IT Department positions; the Greenburgh training-center agreement; the $20,000 settlement over an alleged excessive-force incident at the McDonald’s at 155 South Broadway; the AI-in-elementary-schools resolution; a Columbus Day declaration; and a Commissioner of Deeds item. One clerical oddity for process watchers: the IT-positions ordinance is filed under a stray number — plain “TMP-086,” missing the fourth digit, separate from the TMP-086x run.

Sources: Legistar — Oct 13 stated meeting, agenda Final, 11 items (checked Oct 12) · Legistar webapi — docket file numbers incl. “TMP-086” (checked Oct 12)

The quiet ledger: Sept 29 stack still waiting, next stop after Tuesday is Oct 27 verified

Nothing new hit the legislation file over the holiday weekend: the newest action date across the entire recent file is Oct 6 (the Greenburgh agreement’s referral), and all twelve Sept 29 matters still read “Agenda Ready” — we spot-checked the South Broadway/Caryl Avenue encroachment (TMP-0845) directly today: queued, last touched Oct 5, and not on Tuesday’s agenda. The Legistar calendar now lists the council’s next stated meeting after Tuesday: Tuesday, Oct 27, 7:00 PM, back at City Hall Council Chambers, 4th Floor — a likely landing spot for whatever stays queued tomorrow night.

Sources: Legistar calendar — Oct 27 stated meeting, 7 PM, City Hall Chambers (checked Oct 12) · Legistar webapi — TMP-0845, status “Agenda Ready”, last modified Oct 5 (checked Oct 12) · legislation file pulled this morning, Oct 12 (54 matters; newest action date Oct 6)
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The 5K’s final number

Break the Silence 5K: hundreds turned out, $5,000+ for YCAP verified

The walk we’ve been spotlighting came and went: hundreds gathered at Tibbetts Brook Park on Saturday for the third annual Break the Silence for Domestic Violence Survivors 5K, where organizers had expected about 200 participants. More than $5,000 was raised through walk registrations alone, with proceeds benefiting the Yonkers Community Action Program, which offers services and resources to people impacted by domestic violence. The help lines behind the cause stay open all year — numbers in Resources below.

Source: News 12 Westchester — 3rd annual DV awareness 5K (published Oct 10, 2026; checked Oct 12)

Fire-safety tour rolls on verified

Fire Prevention Week ended Oct 10, but the fire department’s school tour continues: “Charge into Fire Safety” stops at Montessori School 27, 132 Valentine Lane, tomorrow (Oct 13), and Casimir Pulaski School, 150 Kings Cross, on Oct 22. Old lithium-ion batteries can still go to the Yonkers Recycling Center, 735 Saw Mill River Road. (Details from the city’s Oct 1 announcement, last checked Oct 5 — the city site still blocks automated pulls, so not re-checked today.)

Source: City of Yonkers news flash — “Charge Into Fire Safety” (posted Oct 1, 2026; checked Oct 5)
📆 Events

The calendar

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Oct

All YPL locations closed today verified

Mon Oct 12 · Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day observance · YPL banner · re-checked Oct 12
13
Oct

City Council stated meeting verified

Tue Oct 13, 7:00 PM · One Larkin Center, Board Room, 4th Floor · agenda Final: 11 items, P.S. 9 first · Legistar · checked Oct 12
13
Oct

“Charge into Fire Safety” at Montessori School 27 verified

Tue Oct 13 · 132 Valentine Lane · fire department school tour · city news flash · checked Oct 5
20
Oct

Fall Blood Drive at Riverfront Library verified

Tue Oct 20, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM · Riverfront Atrium (1st Floor), One Larkin Center · with the New York Blood Center; walk-ins welcome, appointments recommended · YPL event page · re-checked Oct 12
22
Oct

“Charge into Fire Safety” at Casimir Pulaski School verified

Thu Oct 22 · 150 Kings Cross · fire department school tour · city news flash · checked Oct 5
26
Oct

DRI Local Planning Committee, Meeting #3 verified

Mon Oct 26, 5:30–7:00 PM · Riverfront Community Room (2nd Floor), One Larkin Center · open to the public with comment at the end; the committee building the Strategic Investment Plan for the $10M downtown-waterfront revitalization · YPL event page · re-checked Oct 12
27
Oct

City Council stated meeting verified

Tue Oct 27, 7:00 PM · City Hall — City Council Chambers, 4th Floor · agenda not yet posted · Legistar calendar · checked Oct 12
🧰 Resources

Deadlines and help lines

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. Questions: (914) 457-1373 or (914) 349-6964. (City site still blocks automated pulls, so this is as of the Oct 5 check.)

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

Domestic violence: help lines, any time verified

Saturday’s walk is over; the support isn’t seasonal. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is free, confidential, and answers 24/7 — call 800.799.7233 (SAFE), or text “START” to 88788 to reach an advocate.

Source: thehotline.org (phone and text numbers checked Oct 12)

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