Yonkers City Council President Debate: October 22

The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns announces a virtual Candidate Forum for candidates for Yonkers City Council President.

The Forum will be a Zoom webinar on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Forum can be viewed live by pre-registration at https://bit.ly/YonkersCCPres.

There will be no audience participation. Questions must be submitted ahead of time either at registration or by email to info@lwv-riverto wns.org. The deadline for submission of questions is Sunday, October 19 at 9 a.m. Questions will be vetted by a committee of League members who will submit them to the moderator prior to the start of the Forum. The League is partnering with Disability Rights New York to provide live American Sign Language interpretation.

Participating in the Forum are candidates Lakisha Collins-Bellamy and Dean T. Politopoulos. Collins-Bellamy is an incumbent. She is with the Democratic Party. Politopoulos is running on the Republican and Conservative lines.

The event will be recorded and made available on the League’s YouTube channel, LWV Rivertowns, and on the League’s website, www.lwv-rivertowns.org, and Facebook page. YouTube has closed captions where the text can be translated into any language.