The battle for New York’s remaining commercial casino licenses is heating up, and Yonkers has a lot at stake. While New York City’s five boroughs have garnered significant attention in the competition, the only applicant in Zone 1, Region 1—consisting of Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties—is MGM Resorts, operator of Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway. If MGM is successful in securing a full commercial casino license, it would trigger a revenue-sharing structure that directly benefits local governments—a crucial distinction between Yonkers and the competing proposals within the five boroughs. A Revenue Windfall for Local Governments Under the state’s commercial […]

Hop on over to the Royal Regency Hotel in Yonkers, NY on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM for our annual Easter Eggstravaganza Brunch! Gather your loved ones and enjoy a delicious springtime feast featuring everything from fluffy waffles to savory scrambled eggs, plus plenty of Easter goodies! But the fun doesn’t stop at brunch—the Easter Bunny himself will be making a special appearance! Kids will have the chance to meet, greet, and snap a photo before heading off on an exciting egg hunt adventure. 🎨 Face Painting & Balloon Art🍪 Easter Cookie Decorating & Coloring […]

On Thursday, May 15th the HHREC Annual Spring Luncheon will be held at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue in White Plains. The program will feature a presentation: Relentless by HHREC GenerationsForward Speaker Debby Ziering. Debby is the daughter of two Holocaust survivors. Her father Herman was born in Kassel Germany and was sent as a teen to the Riga Ghetto in Latvia when the Nazis invaded. Debby will recount her father’s story from the perspective of a young teen who survived the Riga Ghetto and Kaiserwald concentration camp and discuss how her father’s story has impacted her life. To register visit […]