Issue #034 · Monday, October 19, 2026 · 4 min read · By Alex Tiratsuyan

The 7 o’clock opens its door — the shelves are empty

Day four of the Oct 27 saga: this morning, for the first time we can see it, the 7:00 PM stated meeting’s own detail page loads — and it reads “Agenda status: Draft,” with Published agenda: “Not available” and no agenda packet, no item list. The calendar grid still flags the same meeting “Not viewable by the public.” The 6:30 PM zoning hearing across the hall is untouched: agenda Final, a two-item docket. Oct 13, day six: minutes still Draft, all eleven files still “Referred.” And it’s 15 days to Election Day — registration closes this Saturday, Oct 24.

🏛️ City Hall

Oct 27, day four: the page opens, the paperwork doesn’t

The stated meeting’s detail page loads — and shows a whole lot of nothing verified

The Oct 27 rollercoaster enters its fourth day with a plot twist: the meeting’s own detail page now opens. Pulled directly this morning, it reads: “Yonkers, NY – Meeting of City Council of Yonkers Stated Meeting on 10/27/2026”, “Agenda status: Draft”, “Meeting location: City Hall – City Council Chambers 4th Floor” — and then the empty shelves: “Published agenda: Not available”, “Agenda packet: Not available”, and no meeting items listed at all. The page’s date field shows 10/27/2026 with the time left blank — the 7:00 PM start lives on the calendar row. And there’s the paradox: that same calendar grid still greys out the row’s “Meeting details” link, titled “Not viewable by the public”, even as the page it points to loads fine. Legistar can’t quite decide what’s public today — but Draft-with-no-agenda means the doubleheader is still on the board and still unposted. We’ll keep checking daily.

The 6:30 hearing is steady: agenda Final, a two-item docket verified

Unchanged and fully public: the Oct 27 public hearing at 6:30 PM in City Hall Chambers (4th Floor) holds its agenda status: Final, with a published agenda and agenda packet. Two items are listed. The first, TMP-0866, is the hearing notice itself — “Public Hearing Notice - GO AMENDING CHAPTER 43 - DMX Zoning.” The second, TMP-0811, is the general ordinance amending the city’s Zoning Ordinance (General Ordinance 4-2000, Chapter 43) and the accompanying zoning map — to “reclassify and rezone certain properties to D-MX or UR-HD district” — and amending the four map attachments (13–16) of Chapter 43. That is the whole docket: 2 records. Public comment happens at the hearing itself — that’s what a public hearing is for.

Oct 13, day six: minutes still Draft, eleven docket files still “Referred” verified

Six days after the meeting, the Oct 13 stated meeting’s paper trail still reads like Tuesday morning: Legistar shows Minutes status: Draft, Published minutes: “Not available”, and its 11 agenda items listed. This morning’s legislation pull shows the same picture: every file on the Oct 13 docket still carries status “Referred” — the P.S. 9 conveyance local law; the four grant ordinances (Field Hall Foundation $30,000, state CHIPS $202,648.00, federal ESG $285,304.00, federal HOME $1,294,624.01); the $20,000 Santos/Aponte settlement; the AI-in-elementary-schools resolution; the Italian Heritage/Columbus Day declaration; the Commissioner of Deeds item; and the three-position IT budget amendment — plus the eleventh file, the Greenburgh training-center agreement, referred Oct 6. The newest action date anywhere in the recent-record pull is Oct 13. “Referred” means sent to committee, not passed.

💜 City desk

15 days out: registration closes Saturday

Register by Saturday, Oct 24 — or register and vote the same day at an early voting site verified

The Westchester County Board of Legislators’ election briefing — built with elections commissioners Tajian M. Nelson (D) and Douglas A. Colety (R) — re-verified this morning, and the clock is almost out: registration closes this Saturday, October 24 (DMV online registrations by Friday, October 23; eligible residents can register and vote the same day at any early voting site on October 24). Early voting runs October 24 through November 1: 10 AM–6 PM on weekends; 8 AM–4 PM Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 12 PM–8 PM Tuesday and Thursday. Any registered voter can request an early mail ballot without an excuse — postmark by Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. The full information-session replay is online.

📆 Events

The calendar

20
Oct

Fall Blood Drive at Riverfront Library verified

Tue Oct 20, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM — tomorrow · Riverfront Atrium (1st Floor), One Larkin Center · with the New York Blood Center; walk-ins welcome, appointments recommended · YPL event page · checked Oct 19
24
Oct

Financial Literacy Workshop: the W.E.A.L.T.H. Lab verified

Sat Oct 24, 2:00–4:00 PM · Yonkers Riverfront Library — free, in-person and online · runs every Saturday, same time · Downtown Yonkers event page · checked Oct 19
24
Oct

Halloween Pet Parade & Fashion Contest verified

Sat Oct 24, 12:00–2:00 PM · Yonkers Waterfront Amphitheater, 71 Water Grant Street · check-in 11:00–11:45 AM; three contest categories (Most Creative, Scariest, Cutest) · Downtown Yonkers event page · checked Oct 19
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 · the committee building the Strategic Investment Plan for the downtown-waterfront revitalization; public comment at the end · YPL event page · checked Oct 19
27
Oct

Public hearing: D-MX / UR-HD rezoning verified

Tue Oct 27, 6:30 PM · City Hall — City Council Chambers, 4th Floor · agenda Final; two items: the rezoning ordinance TMP-0811 and its hearing notice TMP-0866 · a 7:00 PM stated meeting follows the same night — its page now reads “Agenda status: Draft,” no agenda posted · Legistar hearing detail · checked Oct 19
27
Oct

Downtown Halloween Bar Crawl verified

Tue Oct 27, 5:00–9:00 PM · Downtown Yonkers · Downtown Yonkers event page · checked Oct 19
30
Nov

DRI Local Planning Committee, Meeting #4 verified

Mon Nov 30, 5:30–7:00 PM · Riverfront Community Room (2nd Floor), One Larkin Center · the committee’s next listed session after Oct 26 · YPL event page · checked Oct 19
🧰 Resources

Deadlines and help lines

Firefighter exam: applications through Nov 25 verified Oct 5

The Firefighter Examination is open — applications accepted through Nov 25, with a $50 fee, at 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.)

Domestic violence: help lines, any time verified

The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers confidential support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year — call 800.799.7233, or text “START” to 88788 to reach an advocate.

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