The Yonkers City Council is the legislative branch of the city of Yonkers, New York. and uses a strong Mayor-Council government. The city elects six councilmen, each serving four- year terms, and an at-large member who is called the City Council president, all serving for four years at a time and subject to a four-term limit. Regular meetings are held every Tuesday of the month, with extra meetings to be held other days, if planned.
Yonkers is largest city in Westchester County, New York, and is the third-largest in the state.
City Council +Current seats Position/District Name Party Last elected City Council President Lakisha Collins-Bellamy Democratic 2025 Majority Whip/1st District Deana R. Robinson Democratic 2023 2nd District Corazon Pineda-Isaac Democratic 2025 3rd District Tasha Diaz Democratic 2023 Majority Leader/4th District John Rubbo DemocraticOriginally elected as a Republican. Re-elected as a Democrat. 2025 Minority Leader/5th District Michael B. Breen Republican 2023 6th District Timothy J. Hodges Democratic 2025
Committees Each committee reviews legislative portfolios before items are brought to a full vote before the council meetings. For the 2026–27 term, the committees include:
Legislation and budgeting
On May 27, 2026, the Yonkers City Council voted unanimously to rename the intersection of School Street and Brook Street as "Earl DMX Simmons Way." The intersection is near the Calcagno Homes public housing complex on School Street, where DMX was raised. The designation was described as a way to establish his connection to Yonkers as part of the official public record. A renaming ceremony was held, attended by Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, local officials, the Ruff Ryders family, and others."Yonkers Names Street After DMX," Hudson Valley Post, June 16, 2026.
On May 29, 2026, the City Council unanimously adopted a $1.64 billion municipal budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year. The fiscal package lowered a proposed 5.25% tax hike down to a 4.75% property tax rate increase through the integration of state-level funding support. The budget directed $56.3 million in structural adjustments to Yonkers Public Schools, earmarking specific allocations for textbook acquisition, localized Wi-Fi upgrades, and student device updates.
References
External links Yonkers City Council Website Yonkers Government Website Committee members "Rubbo Questioned by Both Parties for Switch to Democrat," Yonkers Times.