As county executive and as the mayor of Westchester’s largest city, we share a common reality, and one we know all too well. Yonkers — the city we both call home, where we’ve raised our families and continue to live —Yonkers has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country. But this isn’t just a Yonkers problem, it’s impacting residents across all of Westchester County. Premiums are simply too high — unsustainably high — and it’s time for the New York State Legislature to act by including the governor’s auto insurance reform proposals in the state budget.

Westchester County residents pay some of the highest car insurance rates in the country, with the county average weighing in at nearly $3,000 per year. For too many families, the cost of auto........

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