Issue #035 · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 4 min read · By Alex Tiratsuyan

One week out: the zoning hearing, the hidden meeting — and $1.85M for Harrison Ave

Seven days from tonight, the council holds its public hearing on the D-MX / UR-HD rezoning — Oct 27, 6:30 PM, City Hall Chambers, agenda Final. The 7:00 PM stated meeting the same night is still a ghost: its page reads “Agenda status: Draft” with nothing posted, and the calendar grid still flags it “Not viewable by the public”. Meanwhile, from White Plains: $1.85 million, approved unanimously, for the flooding on Harrison Avenue. And registration closes Saturday — the fall blood drive is today.

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Seven days to the zoning hearing — and a split screen at City Hall

Oct 27, 6:30 PM: the D-MX / UR-HD rezoning hearing, agenda Final verified

One week from tonight, the City Council’s public hearing on the citywide rezoning ordinance opens at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, October 27 in City Hall – City Council Chambers, 4th Floor. The agenda is Final and published, with a two-item docket: the hearing notice itself, and the general ordinance it advertises — TMP-0811, which amends General Ordinance 4-2000, Chapter 43 — the city’s Zoning Ordinance — and the zoning map “to reclassify and rezone certain properties to D-MX or UR-HD district,” and rewrites the ordinance’s four map attachments (13–16: Key Streets, Heights District, Sidewalk Width, Districts) to include the rezoned properties. If you own property, live near, or do business on any of the affected parcels, this hearing is where the public record gets made — public comment happens at the hearing itself.

Sources: Legistar — Oct 27 Public Hearing Notice detail page, pulled Oct 20: “Meeting date/time: 10/27/2026 6:30 PM … Meeting location: City Hall – City Council Chambers 4th Floor”; item 1 = TMP-0811, General Ordinance amending G.O. 4-2000 / Chapter 43 “TO RECLASSIFY AND REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO D-MX OR UR-HD DISTRICT” and amending 43 Attachments 13, 14, 15 and 16 · published agenda packet (PDF) · tracked since Issue #031

The 7:00 PM stated meeting, day five: still Draft, still hidden verified

The other Oct 27 event is no closer to public. Re-pulled this morning: the stated meeting’s detail page still reads “Agenda status: Draft”, “Published agenda: Not available”, “Agenda packet: Not available” — no items listed, and the date field shows 10/27/2026 with no time (the 7:00 PM start lives on the calendar row). And that calendar row’s “Meeting details” link is still grayed out, titled “Not viewable by the public” — the same grayed-out flag since the Oct 16 check, with today’s calendar pull still carrying the 7:00 PM time on that row. A stated meeting with no posted agenda seven days out is the story; we’ll keep pulling it every morning until it posts.

Sources: Legistar — stated meeting detail page, pulled Oct 20: “Agenda status: Draft”; “Published agenda: Not available”; “Agenda packet: Not available”; date field 10/27/2026, no time; no Meeting Items section · Legistar calendar grid, pulled Oct 20 — the stated meeting’s row carries the 7:00 PM time; its details link still grayed with the title “Not viewable by the public” (same flag since the Oct 16 check in Issue #031)

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

A week after the fact, the Oct 13 stated meeting (held at Saunders Trades and Technical High School – Auditorium) still shows Minutes status: Draft, and every file on its 11-item docket still reads “Referred” in this morning’s legislation pull — sent to committee, not passed. The docket: the P.S. 9 conveyance local law; four grant acceptances totaling $1,812,576.01 (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 urging restrictions on student AI use; the Italian Heritage/Columbus Day declaration; a Commissioner of Deeds item; and the three new IT positions budget amendment — plus the eleventh file, the Greenburgh police-and-fire training-center agreement, referred Oct 6. The newest action date anywhere in the recent-legislation pull is still Oct 13. Nothing has moved.

Sources: Legistar — Oct 13 meeting page, pulled Oct 20 (“Agenda status: Final”; “Minutes status: Draft”; location “Saunders Trades and Technical High School - Auditorium”; items TMP-0864, 0860, 0861, 0862, 086, 0859, 0858, 0856, 0855 …) · Legistar — legislation record pull Oct 20 (fetch_gov.py, 64 records): all Oct-13-dated docket files read “Referred”; newest action date Oct 13

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$1.85M for Harrison Ave flooding — and four days to register

County board votes unanimously: $1.85M for Harrison Avenue flood control verified

The news Yonkers homeowners along Harrison Avenue have waited for: the Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously approved $1.85 million for a flood control project along Harrison Avenue at its meeting on Monday, September 28 — part of a three-measure, $6-million-plus infrastructure package. The money covers construction of drainage improvements designed to prevent stormwater from pooling; the County and City of Yonkers will split the cost during construction, which the Board says is expected to start in the Fall of 2027. Yonkers legislators carried it: Budget vice chair David J. Tubiolo (D–Yonkers, Mount Vernon): “Harrison Avenue has endured severe, repetitive flood damage for far too long.” Infrastructure & Housing chair Shanae Williams (D–Yonkers): “we have to make the investments that keep our communities safe, accessible, and moving forward.” The same package also authorized no-cost upkeep agreements for Bee-Line bus shelters with more than 20 municipalities.

Source: Westchester County Board of Legislators news release, re-checked Oct 20: “unanimously approved three measures… at its meeting on Monday, September 28, 2026”; “legislators approved $1.85 million for a flood control project along Harrison Avenue”; “construction of drainage improvements designed to prevent stormwater from pooling”; “expected to start in the Fall of 2027”; Tubiolo and Williams quotes verbatim

Registration closes Saturday — same-day registration exists, but only at early voting sites verified

Re-verified this morning against the Board of Legislators’ election briefing: registration closes this Saturday, October 24 (DMV online registrations by Friday, October 23). Miss it? 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 weekends; 8 AM–4 PM Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and 12 PM–8 PM Tuesday and Thursday. Any registered voter can request an early mail ballot without an excuse, postmarked by Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. That’s 14 days out.

Sources: Westchester County Board of Legislators — election briefing (published Sept 29, 2026; lines re-verified Oct 20: “The deadline is Saturday, October 24”; “DMV online registrations must be completed by October 23”; “register and vote the same day at any early voting site on October 24”; “October 24 through November 1. Hours are 10 AM–6 PM on weekends; 8 AM–4 PM Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and 12 PM–8 PM Tuesday and Thursday.”; early mail ballots “without an excuse”, postmarked by Election Day) · information session replay

📆 Events

The calendar

Oct

Fall Blood Drive at Riverfront Library — today 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 · donors 17+ (16 with written parental consent), 110 lbs+ · YPL event page · date and hours confirmed on page Oct 20

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; contest categories Most Creative, Scariest, Cutest; free goodie bag and certificate for registered pets · Downtown Yonkers event page · checked Oct 20

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 20

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 $10M downtown-waterfront DRI; all meetings open to the public with comment at the end · YPL event page · date and hours confirmed on page Oct 20

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 · a 7:00 PM stated meeting is listed the same night — still “Agenda status: Draft,” nothing posted · Legistar hearing detail · checked Oct 20

Oct

Downtown Halloween Bar Crawl verified

Tue Oct 27, 5:00–9:00 PM · participating bars throughout Downtown Yonkers — list “announced soon”; costumes encouraged · Downtown Yonkers event page · checked Oct 20

🧰 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.)

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

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.

Source: thehotline.org (phone 800.799.7233 and text-to-88788 pathway confirmed on page, “24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year”; checked Oct 20)

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