2026 New York General Election

I’m running for Westchester County Legislator because Yonkers is home. It’s where my family lives, where my children are, and where I want future generations to have the opportunity to build a life without being forced out by rising costs, unsafe conditions, and government policies that seem increasingly disconnected from the people they serve.
Like many families here in Yonkers, we’ve watched everyday life become harder. Taxes continue to rise. Utility bills have become overwhelming. Flooding continues to impact neighborhoods year after year with little meaningful action.

Dan D'Amico - Why I'm running for office

Dan D'Amico lives in Yonkers with his family.

Dan D’Amico is a lifelong public servant, small business owner, and dedicated family man who has spent his career fighting for the people of Yonkers. Raised in a hardworking union family, Dan learned early the value of discipline, sacrifice, and community. He went on to serve as a firefighter with the Fire Department of the City of New York, putting his life on the line to protect others in their most critical moments.

After his service in the firehouse, Dan built a successful real estate business from the ground up. As a licensed broker and investor, he and his team have helped hundreds of families navigate one of the most important financial decisions of their lives.

About | Dan D'Amico for Westchester County Legislator – District 16

Dan D'Amico served as a firefighter with the Fire Department of the City of New York. He later built a real estate business and works as a licensed broker and investor.

Dan served as a firefighter with the Fire Department of the City of New York. He later built a real estate business and works as a licensed broker and investor.

My commitment: I will vote against any county budget that raises the county tax levy without a corresponding, demonstrated reduction in costs or waste. I will push for an annual line-item review of county spending with full public transparency. And I will advocate loudly for county programs that reduce the property tax burden on homeowners, including senior tax relief initiatives and homestead exemption expansions.

My 3-Point Plan for District 16: Taxes, Infrastructure, and Housing

Fair Tax Bill

The Fair Tax Bill would renegotiate the county's sales tax sharing agreement to bring Yonkers into the formula, so the city gets its fair share of the county's sales tax.

The bill gives Yonkers two options for the money.

Fix the flooding- Upgrade an aging sewer system that can't keep up with a growing city.

Cut property taxes- Apply the new revenue directly to property tax relief for Yonkers homeowners.

Dan's First Year Policy Plan

Pledges to vote against county budgets that raise the tax levy without demonstrated cost or waste reductions.

Plans to seek annual public reviews of county spending by line item.

Advocates for county homeowner property-tax relief programs, including senior tax relief and expanded homestead exemptions.

Proposes the Fair Tax Bill to renegotiate county sales-tax sharing so Yonkers receives a share of county sales-tax revenue.

- Pledges to vote against county budgets that raise the tax levy without demonstrated cost or waste reductions.
- Plans to seek annual public reviews of county spending by line item.
- Advocates for county homeowner property-tax relief programs, including senior tax relief and expanded homestead exemptions.
- Proposes the Fair Tax Bill to renegotiate county sales-tax sharing so Yonkers receives a share of county sales-tax revenue.

Economy

But what I found is that many people didn't even know who their elected official was. And for me, that's not a knock on the people. That's a knock on the elected official. It's our opportunity or our responsibility, rather, as an elected official to know who we're representing. What are the issues? So I've said from day one that I'm going to host at minimum one town hall per year that while I'm in office, and my goal would be two, but I want to at least commit to one because I want to hear from the people.

I Live Here Westchester | Dan D'Amico on Ending Political Tribalism in District 16

Plans to hold at least one town hall each year while in office.

- Plans to hold at least one town hall each year while in office.

Public Services

FIRST HOME DOWN PAYMENT PROGRAM

Redirect the money. Move the county's EV charging dollars into a dedicated, interest-bearing fund for first-time homebuyers.

Help families buy. Qualified first-time buyers in Yonkers receive $25,000 toward their down payment.

Keep it going. If a buyer sells within 12 years, the $25,000 is repaid in full. That money goes back into the fund for the next family, at no cost to taxpayers.

My commitment:I will push for county affordable housing policy that has real teeth, not minimums that get waived or loopholes that developers exploit. I will demand that county development approvals and incentives prioritize mixed-income housing over luxury-only development, particularly here in Yonkers. I will advocate for full transparency on who receives county housing funds and whether those funds are actually producing affordable units.

THE NEIGHBOR RESCUE BILL

Audit County homeless spending within 30 days

Cut what doesn't work

Fund what does.

Outreach works. Yonkers' Project Connect drop-in center has placed 354 unsheltered people into shelter since 2021 and moved 19 directly into permanent housing. The Neighbor Rescue Bill makes sure every dollar goes to programs that get results like these.

Proposes redirecting county electric-vehicle charging funds into a revolving down-payment fund to provide qualified Yonkers first-time homebuyers with $25,000.

Plans to prioritize mixed-income housing in county development approvals and incentives over luxury-only development in Yonkers.

Proposes auditing county homelessness spending within 30 days and directing funding to programs that the audit finds effective.

- Proposes redirecting county electric-vehicle charging funds into a revolving down-payment fund to provide qualified Yonkers first-time homebuyers with $25,000.
- Plans to prioritize mixed-income housing in county development approvals and incentives over luxury-only development in Yonkers.
- Proposes auditing county homelessness spending within 30 days and directing funding to programs that the audit finds effective.

Housing & Urban Development

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Public Safety

What Dan will do

Study the problem. Push for engineering studies of the hardest-hit areas so fixes target the real cause.

Fund the solutions. Fight for county dollars and pursue state and federal funds for drainage and stormwater upgrades.

Keep pressure on. Dan has already spoken at the county board about conditions near Warburton Avenue, and will keep raising it until work begins.

Yonkers Is Still Flooding Years After Hurricane Ida: Here's the Plan

My commitment: I will fight every year to ensure that District 16 receives a fair allocation of county capital infrastructure funding. I will demand accountability on flooding and drainage, a regional infrastructure issue that requires county-level coordination and investment. I will push for transparency on county road maintenance schedules, so residents know when their street is scheduled for attention.

And I will work to secure county funding that can be paired with city and state dollars to fix the infrastructure problems that have gone unaddressed for too long.

Plans to seek engineering studies in heavily flooded areas to identify the causes and target drainage improvements.

Plans to seek county, state, and federal funding for drainage and stormwater upgrades.

Plans to seek public disclosure of county road-maintenance schedules.

- Plans to seek engineering studies in heavily flooded areas to identify the causes and target drainage improvements.
- Plans to seek county, state, and federal funding for drainage and stormwater upgrades.
- Plans to seek public disclosure of county road-maintenance schedules.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Williams interned and then served in the New York State Assembly. Upon graduating undergrad, she then worked fulltime at the Office of the Mayor in Yonkers, New York. Williams obtained her Master of Business Administration with a focus in Leadership from Walden University in 2015.

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Shanae V Williams earned a Master of Business Administration with a focus on leadership from Walden University in 2015.

Shanae V. Williams previously interned and served in the New York State Assembly, and worked full time at the Office of the Mayor in Yonkers, New York.

As of October 23, 2026, Shanae Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Mental Health Resources

As Councilmember, Shanae chairs the Community Services & Mental Health Committee. She has worked with community organizations such as NAMI and Que Paso LatinX to raise awareness of mental health and connect people with resources.

Issues | Shanae Stand With You!

Mental Health Resources

Shanae will actively support, create initiatives and fund programs and organizations that invest in providing services to those who are most at risk and presently facing mental health challenges.

Worked with community organizations to raise awareness of mental health and connect people with resources.

Plans to support, create, and fund programs and organizations providing services for people at risk of or facing mental health challenges.

- Worked with community organizations to raise awareness of mental health and connect people with resources.
- Plans to support, create, and fund programs and organizations providing services for people at risk of or facing mental health challenges.

Affordable Housing

Shanae has been at the forefront of addressing the Affordable Housing crisis in Westchester County. As Counilmember, she was the primary sponsor of the Affordable Housing legislation in the Yonkers City Council that required 20% of all new market rate construction to be set aside for affordable housing.

Councilmember Williams has fought to prevent homelessness by supporting and funding the City’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (Y-ERAP) which aided Yonkers residents with their payments of back rent, prospective rent, utilities and potentially relocation expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From June to September 2022 more than $14.5 million in aid was disbursed to Yonkers residents.

Combatting Homelessness

Councilmember Shanae Williams worked with the Mayor and her Council colleagues to provide $2.5 million for a pilot program called Project Connect with Westhab, to conduct outreach to the street homeless in Yonkers and connect them to various services. For the past two years through Project Connect, successfully helped over 100 homeless get off the streets and in the shelters, some of whom found permanent housing.

Shanae created a Homelessness Taskforce made up of community leaders, activists and formerly homeless, to find solutions to many issues the homeless in Yonkers struggled with. As a result, they were instrumental in getting Westchester County to keep their drop in shelters open 24 hours instead of closing their doors to the homeless at 6am.

As Councilmember, Shanae Williams sponsored legislation urging Westchester County to create day programs and services for the homeless.

Shanae will continue to fight for more services for the homeless by increasing funds in the County budget and working with the Department of Social Services, Office of Temporary Housing Assistance.

As a councilmember, sponsored Yonkers legislation requiring 20% of new market-rate construction to be set aside as affordable housing.

Supported and funded Yonkers' Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which aided residents with rent, utility, and potential relocation expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Worked with Yonkers officials to provide $2.5 million for Project Connect, which conducts outreach to people experiencing homelessness and connects them with services.

Created a Homelessness Taskforce of community leaders, advocates, and formerly homeless people to develop solutions to homelessness in Yonkers.

As a councilmember, sponsored legislation urging Westchester County to create day programs and services for people experiencing homelessness.

Plans to seek increased county funding for homeless services and work with county social services and temporary housing offices.

- As a councilmember, sponsored Yonkers legislation requiring 20% of new market-rate construction to be set aside as affordable housing.
- Supported and funded Yonkers' Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which aided residents with rent, utility, and potential relocation expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Worked with Yonkers officials to provide $2.5 million for Project Connect, which conducts outreach to people experiencing homelessness and connects them with services.
- Created a Homelessness Taskforce of community leaders, advocates, and formerly homeless people to develop solutions to homelessness in Yonkers.
- As a councilmember, sponsored legislation urging Westchester County to create day programs and services for people experiencing homelessness.
- Plans to seek increased county funding for homeless services and work with county social services and temporary housing offices.

Public Safety

Shanae believes in community policing and working with community organizations to improve public safety. As Councilmember, Shanae approved a sublease for S.I.C. Film School at the PAL which will have a substantive positive impact on our youth who may be drawn to the streets and guns/gangs.

Shanae has supported and voted for City Budgets that have increased funding for the Yonkers Police Department and allowed for the hiring of dozens of new officers keeping our streets safer and having more officers patrolling at any one time. Additionally, Shanae has been an advocate for more diversity in the Yonkers Police Department and has been instrumental in successfully bringing more black, hispanic, and female police officers to Yonkers.

Public Safety

Shanae supports and will continue to advocate for additional transparency in Law Enforcement practices and policies to establish solid connections between the community and law enforcement.

Believes in community policing and working with community organizations to improve public safety.

Advocates for a more diverse Yonkers Police Department, including more Black, Hispanic, and female officers.

Supports greater transparency in law-enforcement practices and policies to strengthen connections between communities and law enforcement.

- Believes in community policing and working with community organizations to improve public safety.
- Advocates for a more diverse Yonkers Police Department, including more Black, Hispanic, and female officers.
- Supports greater transparency in law-enforcement practices and policies to strengthen connections between communities and law enforcement.

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Westchester County Legislator, District 16

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