Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Rips Media For Coverage Of Her Move To Luxury High Rise Ocasio-Cortez Rips Media For Coverage Of Her Move To Luxury High Rise
Ocasio-Cortez Rips Media For Coverage Of Her Move To Luxury High Rise Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been in the spotlight yet again this week, but for her new luxury high rise, not her policies or outspoken social media presence. Many news outlets are calling the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate hypocritical after it was reported she had moved into a luxury new home in Washington, D.C. The building - which is under construction - features no affordable housing units, which was a platform she championed during her campaign. Ocasio-Cortez’s congressional salary is $174,000, and her new building reportedly runs $2,000 a month for a studio…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Defends Her 70-Percent Billionaires Tax Rate Proposal Over Ice Cream With Colbert Ocasio-Cortez Defends Her 70-Percent Billionaires Tax Rate Proposal Over Ice Cream With Colbert
Ocasio-Cortez Defends Her 70-Percent Billionaires Tax Rate Proposal Over Ice Cream With Colbert Another prominent New York politician took center stage on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” taking aim at some of the nation’s wealthiest. Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx/Queens), a 2007 Yorktown High School graduate, appeared on the CBS late night show on Monday to debunk rumors regarding her proposed 70 percent marginal income tax, which would target multi-millionaires.  “When we talk about a 70 percent marginal tax rate,” she said to Colbert. “It’s not on all of your income. It’s on your 10 millionth and one dollar. So after you make 10 million dol…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back At Ex-CT Sen. Joe Lieberman In Rare Dem Vs. Dem Dustup Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back At Ex-CT Sen. Joe Lieberman In Rare Dem Vs. Dem Dustup
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back At Ex-CT Sen. Joe Lieberman In Rare Dem Vs. Dem Dustup Just over a week after taking office, U.S. Congresswoman and Westchester County high school graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is embroiled in a new controversy. But this one does not involve a far-right provocateur or even a mainstream Republican. It started when Joe Lieberman, Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore's running mate in the 2000 election who retired in 2013 after serving 24 years as U.S. Senator from Connecticut, was asked if the far-left Ocasio-Cortez represented the future of the Democratic party in an interview with Fox Business Network. "I certai…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Suspect Admits To Defacing Newspaper With Hate Symbols In Northern Westchester Suspect Admits To Defacing Newspaper With Hate Symbols In Northern Westchester
Suspect Admits To Defacing Newspaper With Hate Symbols In Northern Westchester Police have found the person who defaced a single copy of The Northern Westchester Examiner newspaper with hate symbols, according to the Examiner News.  Once the person was identified and admitted writing the swastikas and KKK on the paper, the Peekskill Police department said the person could not be charged due to First Amendment rights, the Examiner said. According to police, if the person had defaced a building or private property, an arrest could have been made. The defaced copy of the paper was found in the lobby of the Chase bank on Brown Street by a customer who visited the ba…

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by Kathy Reakes
Harrison, NY
Politics
Nita Lowey Among Oldest Members Of Congress, But Years Behind Her Elder Statesmen Nita Lowey Among Oldest Members Of Congress, But Years Behind Her Elder Statesmen
Nita Lowey Among Oldest Members Of Congress, But Years Behind Her Elder Statesmen At the spunky age of 81, U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey is among the oldest members of Congress. But believe it or not, she is years away from being the oldest. The Harrison resident is in line to become chair of the House Appropriations Committee come January when Democrats retake the House majority. The average age in the current Senate is 62, while the average age in the House is 58.  Lowey was born the day after Independence Day in 1937.  Sam Johnson, 88, a Republican from Texas is the oldest sitting member of the U.S. House of Representatives but plans to retire this year. &nbs…

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by Jon Craig
Bedford, NY
Politics
Will Maloney Hospitalization Delay DCCC Vote? Will Maloney Hospitalization Delay DCCC Vote?
Will Maloney Hospitalization Delay Dccc Vote? U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who is hospitalized with a bacterial infection, has asked for a delay in Wednesday's vote for chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The congressman from Cold Spring is seeking the leadership post. House Democrats, who will make up the majority come January, planned to meet on Nov. 28 to begin organizing for the next Congress.  U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley of New York City had been chairman of the Democratic Caucus, but he lost re-election in the June primary to Yorktown High School graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 29-year-old Bronx…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez 'Medicare For All' Plan Anti-Senior, Anti-Choice, Says Kellyanne Conway Ocasio-Cortez 'Medicare For All' Plan Anti-Senior, Anti-Choice, Says Kellyanne Conway
Ocasio-Cortez 'Medicare For All' Plan Anti-Senior, Anti-Choice, Says Kellyanne Conway White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway recently slammed Democratic congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her calls for “Medicare for all,” telling senior citizens not to be fooled by the health care dream. Ocasio-Cortez, a 29-year-old graduate of Yorktown High School, was elected as the youngest-ever female member of Congress on Nov. 6. “Seniors don’t be fooled, it is anti-senior, anti-choice,” Conway said during a recent appearance on Fox and Friends. “You'll lose your doctor, it'll destroy Medicare Advantage, and I know Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez couldn't say what it would cost…

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by Jon Craig
Yonkers, NY
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Draws Attention For Meager Savings, Takes Hit From Sarah Palin Over Gaffe Ocasio-Cortez Draws Attention For Meager Savings, Takes Hit From Sarah Palin Over Gaffe
Ocasio-Cortez Draws Attention For Meager Savings, Takes Hit From Sarah Palin Over Gaffe The 29-year-old headed to the House of Representatives who graduated from high school in Northern Westchester is making national headlines -- again -- this time over her meager savings and her knowledge of the Federal government. She isn't rich, but she is a rising political star among supporters and envious critics. Separately, the newly elected New York City congresswoman took a hit from former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for misspeaking about the three branches of government. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated from Yorktown High School, heads to the U.S. House…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
Politics
NY Congressional Candidate, Westchester H.S. Graduate Appears In New Michael Moore Movie NY Congressional Candidate, Westchester H.S. Graduate Appears In New Michael Moore Movie
NY Congressional Candidate, Westchester H.S. Graduate Appears In New Michael Moore Movie Yorktown High School graduate and New York Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is finding her new political stardom skyrocketing this month. The Bronx native is featured is a new documentary by Michael Moore called Fahrenheit 11/9, a look at the fallout from the ascension of Donald Trump to the presidency on Nov. 9, 2016. And on Tuesday, Ocasio-Cortez congratulated her "sister in service" Ayanna Pressley, a progressive who won her Massachusetts primary in an upset over longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano. Ocasio-Cortez, a Socialist Democrat from t…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Schools
These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists Some of Westchester County’s best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates academic achievement in high school students. On Wednesday, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country. Those 16,000 will soon be pared to 7,500 finalists, who will be picked to receive upwards of $31 million in scholarships, which will be announced next spring as they prepare to continue their educations in college. Semifinalists from Westchester County are:  Ardsley High School Maxwell T. Greenspoon; Melody S. …

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
New Rankings: These Westchester High Schools Among Best In State New Rankings: These Westchester High Schools Among Best In State
New Rankings: These Westchester High Schools Among Best In State Related story: These Hudson Valley School Districts Among Best In State It’s no secret that the Hudson Valley is home to some of the nation’s finest schools But which high schools in New York are at the top the list? On Wednesday, Niche released its 2019 rankings, which are “based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education.” Using a weighted scale that includes academic grades (60 percent), teacher’s grades (10 percent), culture and diversity (10 percent), parent-student surveys (10 percent) and…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Politics
Twitter Storm: Upset Winner Ocasio-Cortez Spars With Defeated Incumbent Twitter Storm: Upset Winner Ocasio-Cortez Spars With Defeated Incumbent
Twitter Storm: Upset Winner Ocasio-Cortez Spars With Defeated Incumbent Progressive Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- a Yorktown High School graduate -- accused her former primary opponent U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley of mounting a third party challenge after her stunning upset of the powerful House Democrat in June. In this New York Time's article, a spokeswoman for Crowley said he would not run a third-party campaign: Asked about Crowley’s plans regarding the Working Families Party line, the campaign spokeswoman said: “Joe Crowley is a Democrat. He’s made clear he is not running for Congress and supports the Democratic nominee in NY-14.”…

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by Jon Craig