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Yonkers' new online auction site lauded as success
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Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is hailing a move to begin auctioning off surplus city items online, boasting more than $44,000 in sales to date.
Spano launched the eBay site 10 days ago as part of a revenue-generating plan to sell off surplus vehicles and other items that have been gathering dust in city warehouses. The items sold so far include used cameras, computers and traffic signals, as well...