ARTICLE ARCHIVE: Reporter Brian Harrod's Featured Articles In The Yonkers Tribune

YONKERS LEGAL NEWS: Dish Network LLC v. Siddiqi

HIGH TECH SCAM: He allegedly called subscribers using various telephone numbers from a variety of area codes that displayed the Dish name on caller ID screens.

FAKE ACCOUNTS: He used aliases, such as “Richard Bates” or “Terry James,” the complaint states, and he also used agents to make calls on his behalf. 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT NEW YORK: Dish Network Sues Yonkers.…https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/11/yonkers-legal-news-dish-network-llc-v-siddiqi-by-brian-harrod-by-brian-harrod

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IN MEMORIAM: John Simon, Theater and Film Critic, Who wrote for Publishers Hezi Aris’ Yonkers Tribune and Sam Zherka’s Westchester Guardian Has Died At Age 94 

ACID-TONGUED CRITIC: John Simon known for his lacerating reviews and often withering assessment of performers’ physical appearance.

LOWER THE CURTAIN: John Simon died Sunday night, November 24,2019 at Westchester Medical Center. John Simon served as the chief theater critic at “New York” magazine for nearly 40 years before being dismissed in 2005.

He then worked at “Bloomberg” for five years.…
https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/11/in-memoriam-john-simon-theater-and-film-critic-who-wrote-for-publishers-hezi-aris-yonkers-tribune-and-sam-zherkas-westchester-guardian-has-died-at-age-94-by-brian-harrod

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ON THE RADIO: Brian Harrod, Publisher / Editor of RoundupNewswires, Gabrielle M. Etzel, Editor in Chief of The Unvarnished Blog, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, November 12, 2019 @10am DST

Access the broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” by way of this hyperlink

http://tobtr.com/s/11564349 

Guests and listeners can call 347-205-9201 to make inquiry or share their perspective specific to the subjects discussed by our guests. Topics of discussion are noted herein:

WESTCHESTER, NY — Brian Harrod, Publisher / Editor of RoundupNewswires.com recently wrote an article with the following.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/11/brian-harrod-publisher-editor-of-roundupnewswires-gabrielle-m-etzel-editor-in-chief-of-the-unvarnished-blog-and-hezi-aris-yonkers-tribune-publisher-editor-at-large-on-westchester-on-the-le

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ADMINISTRATIVE FAILURE: New York State Advises That Struggling Yonkers Schools Made Some Academic Progress, But Much More Is Needed 

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Yonkers Public Schools’ struggling three schools made demonstrable progress in student achievement and other areas in 2018-19, but not as much as had been hoped, Albany officials announced Friday.  

DID NOT MAKE THE GRADE: The New York State Education Department listed the Yonkers Public Schools among 14 “receivership” schools statewide.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/11/administrative-failure-new-york-state-advises-that-struggling-yonkers-schools-made-some-academic-progress-but-much-more-is-needed-by-brian-harrod

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LEGAL NEWS: Southern District Court of New York – 06/25/19: Reeves v. City of Yonkers

COURT LOSS: Ivy Reeves New Case Against Michael Sabatino And Others Is Barred By The Judge, Because The Matter Had Previously Been Adjudicated In Favor Of The City of Yonkers 

NEW YORK: Pro Se Plaintiff And Recent Yonkers Mayoral Candidate Ivy Reeves Went Up Against And Lost To Matthew Gallagher, Esq., Dusan Lakic, Esq. From The City of Yonkers, Office.…https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/07/southern-district-court-of-new-york-06-25-19-reeves-v-city-of-yonkers-by-brian-harrod

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MEDIA NEWS: Another Journal News Bloodbath Coming

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY —  More Journal News staffers to be sent packing as Japanese owners contemplate if the money losing newspaper should commit Harakiri.   

The money losing The Journal News is about to be bailed out by GateHouse Media of Pittsford, NY.

GateHouse CEO Mike Reed would lead the combined company, with the report citing a $200 million target.…

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/07/another-journal-news-bloodbath-coming-by-brian-harrod

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MOODY’S: Fiscal Constraints Bring a Negative Outlook for Yonkers 

YONKERS, NY — July 5, 2019 — Narrow reserves drove the City of Yonkers’ bond rating to be downgraded despite recent momentum attracting new residents through transit-oriented development.

Moody’s Investors Service revised its credit outlook for Yonkers’ A2-rated debt from STABLE to NEGATIVE on Tuesday, July 3, 2019, citing a weak fund balance and liquidity levels. 

Yonkers is also facing.…  
https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/07/moodys-fiscal-constraints-bring-a-negative-outlook-for-yonkers-by-brian-harrod

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REAL ESTATE NEWS: Developers of Troubled “Bronx River Commons” Site Stopped Because They Had Not Reached Out To The Trade Unions For A Project Labor Agreement (PLA)

YONKERS, NY — May 8, 2019 — The troubled Kimball Theatre site has come back to the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) seeking financial assistance in the form of a Mortgage Recording Tax Exemption for a project now called the “Bronx River Commons”.

The Kimball Theatre las been vacant since a 2004 fire destroyed the property and an adjacent row.…
https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/05/developers-of-troubled-bronx-river-commons-site-stopped-because-they-had-not-reached-out-to-the-trade-unions-for-a-project-labor-agreement-pla-by-brian-harrod

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PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT: Scores of Construction Jobs Created As the Yonkers IDA Approves Tax Breaks For One Project and Preliminary Tax Breaks For Three Projects

YONKERS, NY — April 2, 2019 —The board of directors of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) have approved resolutions of intent to provide financial incentives for four residential projects. 

The developments, which represent a total private investment of $108.3 million, are estimated to create 100 housing units and retain 311 units; create 156 construction jobs and create and retain.…
https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/04/public-hearings-tonight-scores-of-construction-jobs-created-as-the-yonkers-ida-approves-tax-breaks-for-one-project-and-preliminary-tax-breaks-for-three-projects-by-brian-harrod

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ICYMI: The Week In Review 

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Spoke At Yonkers Assemblyman Nader Sayegh’s Swearing In At Saunders High School 

Senator Schumer, who serves as U.S. Senate Minority Leader, spoke of the three-week-old federal shutdown over funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Senate passed a bill to allow government workers to get back pay, but Trump failed to sign it and Friday was their first missed paycheck.

New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.… 

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/01/icymi-the-week-in-review-by-brian-harrod-2 

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FREE SPEECH NEWS: Defamation of Character or Free Speech

LEGAL FACTS: In the context of defamation actions (libel and slander) a public official cannot win a lawsuit on incorrect harmful statements, unless there is proof that the publisher acted with actual malice by knowing the falsity…..

IT WAS A SETUP: Someone sent an email to Hezi Aris at the Yonkers Tribune and wrote that he had information about an....
https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2018/12/defamation-of-character-or-free-speech-by-brian-harrod

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BRIAN HARROD'S PREVIOUS "YONKERS ROUNDUP" PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAM VIDEO FEATURED AT HEZI ARIS' YONKERS TRIBUNE

VIDEO: Yonkers Roundup TV Guest I.A.F.F. Yonkers Local 628 President Barry McGoey, Esq. 

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2018/06/yonkers-roundup-tv-guest-i-a-f-f-yonkers-local-628-president-barry-mcgoey-esq-by-host-brian-harrod  

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Brian Harrod is the publisher and editor of the RoundupNewswires.com news website, which powers the hyper local Yonkers Newswire news and social media pages. You can learn more about Mr. Harrod at BrianHarrod.com