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West April 2.Indd WESTCHESTER’S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPERS PRESORT-STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID White Plains, NY Permit #7164 Westchester Rising Yonkerstimes.com www.RisingMediaGroup.com Friday April 2, 2021 “Every Republican Took a Pass” Cuomo Comes to Westchester at County Executive’s Race and is Embraced by Black Clergy L-R-former State Sen. Terrence Murphy, Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater, Governor Andrew Cuomo, right, in Mt. Vernon at the Grace Baptist Church former County Executive Rob Astorino, all passed on challenging County with Rev. Franklyn Richardson, left, and another Cuomo supporter, middle Executive George Latimer. By Dan Murphy By Dan Murphy Governor Andrew Cuomo came to the City of Mt. Vernon in Westchester A Who’s Who list of prominent Westchester Republcians were asked on March 22 to announce the launch of the “Roll Up Your Sleeve” Campaign to run for County Executive this year against incumbent democrat George to promote houses of worship of all faiths across the state to sign up as vacci- Latimer. And all of those candidates said, thanks but no thanks to taking on nation sites for their communities. Cuomo was welcomed at the Grace Baptist a popular County Exec. from a party that has not won a countywide election Church in Mt. Vernon by Rev. Franklyn Richardson. This is the largest church in 8 years, and has no represenation on the county board of legsialtors, 16-1, in Westchester with a capacity for 2,500 worshipers. with one conservative. Cuomo’s visit and appearance comes in the middle of a pushback of sorts Here’s the list of GOP hopeful’s all of who could have given Latimer a by the Governor and his supporters against calls for his resignation stemming fight of sorts. from 7 allegations of sexual harrassment made against him. The Governor’s Former State Senator Terrence Murphy. Murphy narrowly lost his re- support remains strong in the black community, and a recent statement by election bid in 2018, and has been quiet on the political front for the past two members of the NY Black clergy, and another by almost two dozen Assembly years. Murphy would have made a good CE canddiate for the Westchester women, asking for time to allow NY Attorney General Letitia James to com- GOP. plete her investigation into the allegations before any actions against Cuomo Former Congresswoman Nan Hayworth. This is an odd selection, but are taken, have given Cuomo a political life preserver of sorts. what the heck, when you are calling everyone, Hayworth, who served in Former Congressman Charlie Rangel said, ““When people start piling Congress representing Northern Westchester for two years, and is well up on you … you go to your family, and you go to your friends, because you known in the Hudson Valley. Although it would have taken an earthquake to know that they are going to be with you. Back off, until you’ve got some get her to say yes, Hayworth would also have been a credible candidate. facts,” Former County Executive Rob Astorino. Astorino lost to Latimer four The statement by 21 Democratic women Assembly Members, led by years ago, after serving for 8 years. We are told that he has no interest in run- Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, reads, “We believe that the Attor- ning a fourth time for County Executive, and instead is consideirng a second ney General will exercise due process and expediency in her deliberations. run for Governor next year. Astorino remains very popular among Westches- We continue to support our Attorney General, the first woman, and the first ter republicans and would have made a good candiate if he ever wanted to African American woman to be elected to this position, as she launches this make another run. investigation. We request that she be allowed the appropriate time to complete Former County Legislator John Testa. Testa, who served for 10 years on her investigation rather than undermine her role and responsibility as the chief the County Board and was Mayor of Peekskill prior to that, is now doing law enforcement officer of the state of New York. Our democracy demands what he loves, running the Lincoln Musuem in Peekskill. He has retired from that we be diligent and expeditious in our search for truth and justice. This politics. matter deserves no less degree of care. We collectively request that all com- Eastchester Supervisor Tony Colavita. Colavita has long been rumored plaints involving sexual misconduct or otherwise be made with the Attorney to be a candidate for County Executive for three decades. He remains very General of the state of New York. We respectfully want to honor all situations popular in Eastchester, where the Colavita name remains the gold standard. simultaneously and believe the Attorney General is best equipped to do just While Colavita seems to be happy serving out his political career as Super- that.” end of statement. visor, the only way he would run for County Executive is if there were a continued on pg 7- continued on pg 7- _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Unions Support Table Games and Sports Shame on You! FBI Raids PPP Betting at MGM-Yonkers: Its Time Fraud Scheme Younger Westchester residents would enjoy a sportsbook in Yonkers at MGM-Empire Casino. Andrea Ayers, left, and Alicia Ayers, right, indicted for Fraud By Dan Murphy On March 26, New York labor leaders led a virtual rally to demonstrate By Dan Murphy growing support for a full gaming license and access to mobile sports bet- THREE DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN $1.6 MILLION COVID-19 ting for Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts, touting its benefits for Yon- FRAUD SCHEME ALICIA AYERS, ANDREA AYERS, AND TRACI kers, the Bronx, and the greater Westchester region. PROCTOR ARRESTED FOR SUBMITTING MORE THAN 300 APPLI- With labor unions supporting the expansion at MGM-Yonkers, adding CATIONS FOR U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ECO- to the support of community groups and elected officials on the local and NOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS TOTALLING $1.6 MILLION. county level, the question now for state elected officials and the Governor is, On March 24, 2021 ALICIA AYERS, ANDREA AYERS, and TRACI what is holding this up? PROCTOR were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire “Think of all of the additional union jobs this would create for the build- fraud, wire fraud, false statements, and aggravated identity theft in con- ing and construction trades men and women,” said Thomas Carey, President nection with a scheme to defraud the U.S. Small Business Administration of the Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body. “A full-scale license means (“SBA”), resulting in a loss to the SBA of more than $1.6 million. All the transition would happen immediately, so we would start to see all of this three defendants were arrested this morning. impact for our unions, and our communities, very quickly.” Andrea Ayers is a civilian employe of the Mt. Vernon Police Depart- Since its launch in early March, membership in the “A Sure Bet for ment. Alicia Ayers is a travel agent and financial advisor. Both members New York’s Future” Alliance has increased more than twofold, with nearly of the Ayers family were arrested in Mt. Vernon. Traci Proctor was ar- 60 labor unions, businesses, faith-based and community organizations rested in Georgia. joining forces in support of a pathway for making 13,000 jobs, $75 million U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “As alleged, the defendants in additional wages, $400 million in private investment, and $1 billion in schemed to defraud the SBA by submitting disaster loan and grant ap- economic impact a reality for the region. plications for non-existent businesses. In so doing, they stole funds “A full-scale license for Empire City would go a long way toward revi- intended for the many small businesses that are struggling as a result talizing the region. In 2019, Empire City Casino generated $307 million that of the COVID-19 pandemic. We thank the FBI and SBA-OIG for their continued on pg 7- continued on pg 7- _____________________________________________________________ continued on pg 5- PAGE 2 - WESTCHESTER RISING - FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 The Westchester Families of 2,100 Who Died from COVID Deserve to Know Where Did the Coronavirus Originate? By Dan Murphy Over the past weekend (March 26-28), several members of the American medical and scientific community came out to question why, one year after COVID-19 came to the United States and killed 551,000 Americans, we still do not know with certainty where the virus originated from. On Sunday March 28, in interviews on 60 Minutes and during a CNN special on COVID-19, Americans heard from experts and leaders in the fields disease control and virology, who now feel comfortable expressing their views about what we still don’t know about the coronavirus. On 60 Minutes, Leslie Stahl interviewed Jamie Metzl, a former NSC official in the Clinton administration and member of a WHO advisory committee on genetic engineering. Metzl said that the WHO’s so called ‘investigation’ of the origins of the Coronavirus in Wuhan was nothing more than “a highly-chaperoned, highly-curated study tour…This group of experts only saw what the Chinese government wanted them to see.” Metzl also questions how coincidental it is for COVID-19 to originate in a live food market in Wuhan, which also has “China’s level four virology institute, with probably the world’s largest collection of bat viruses, including bat coronaviruses…To quote Humphrey Bogart, “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, why Wuhan?” Stahl also asked Metzl why the WHO wasn’t able to conduct their own investigation and take samples from the virology lab.
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