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However, Mayor
Amicone's tenure was not free of controversy. In November 2011, at the end of Amicone’s second and final term in office, the City Council voted to settle a federal court verdict against Mayor Phil Amicone for illegally pulling copies of a newspaper that was sharply critical of him off
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The Ridge Hill project created
Yonkers’ first outdoor mall, with a multiplex cinema, its own Main St. and a water, light, and fire show. A Whole Foods, Lord & Taylor, L.L. Bean, medical building, and four-phase residential component were also developed. The development sits on a ridge (hence the
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In April 2013, the
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The settlement required the city to pay $ 393,000 in damages to readers and employees of the weekly
Westchester Guardian. But it would not hold the mayor personally liable — even though he was the main target of the newspaper's original lawsuit. The settlement would override a $ 170,000 personal
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city streets. The paper claimed
Amicone in 2007 ordered city employees to scoop up news racks and police to ticket newspaper distributors after the Westchester Guardian ran articles and headlines sharply critical of him.
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name) overlooking the countryside, and is less than eight minutes from the nearest train station. The idea was to give residents a living experience with an easy walk to restaurants, stores and medical facilities.
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In 1970, he married Kay Terry. They have three sons: Joseph, Brendan and
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judgment of punitive damages against Amicone made as part of the case that was set to be finalized by a federal judge.
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