Steven Simpson moved to Yonkers in 2001 and loved the diversity of his community and felt a need to serve the City of Yonkers. Toward that end, starting in August of 2002 he volunteered his time with and his effort to the Yonkers Office of Emergency Management and would later become a member of the…
Month: June 2019
YPD Deputy Chief Tim Hodges
Deputy Chief Tim Hodges commands the YPD Field Services Bureau, which is the largest bureau in the Yonkers Police Department Field Services Bureau members have the most direct contact with the public. It encompasses the four police patrol precincts. Deputy Chief Tim Hodges is highly regarded in the community for his openness and strong focus…
Thomas Meier
DPW Commissioner and Yonkers Democratic City Committee Chair Thomas Meier is a well liked Yonkersite, who is often rumored to be a contender to be the next mayor of Yonkers. Tom Meier was appointed to this position by Mayor Mike Spano in December 2011. Previous DPW Public Works Commissioner John Liszewski become the city’s commissioner of finance As…
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith – (Journal News Reporter)
Former Mount Vernon resident Tiffany Cusaac-Smith graduated magna cum laude from Howard University and earned a bachelor of arts degree in radio, television and film. Tiffany Cusaac-Smith internships took her to NBC, Turner Sports and Al Jazeera America. Most recently, Tiffany Cusaac-Smith was a news associate for the Associated Press in Atlanta and was published in the…