Yonkers News: 02/20/16

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Yonkers Opens To Major Athens, Polak A

Second choices Major Athens (George Brennan, $6.50) and Polak A (Brian Sears, $7.30) were second to none Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s pair of $32,000 Open Handicaps. Major Athens won the week’s featured trot after being pocketed from ...

Lawmaker pushes to remove Yonkers toll plaza

A Yonkers lawmaker is leading the push to get rid of a toll plaza on the New York State Thruway. Councilman Mike Breen called the Yonkers toll plaza a nuisance, a headache and an unnecessary expense. "The toll throws all the traffic onto Central Avenue and ...

Tyler, The Creator Attempted To Parody A New York Beat On “Yonkers”

Tyler, The Creator says the beat for his “Yonkers” record was actually his attempt “to make a shitty New York beat.” During a GOLF Radio interview with Vince Staples, Tyler, The Creator shared an unexpected piece of information about his 2011 ...

Yonkers Police Detective Frank Fernandez funeral Mass

Yonkers Police Detective Frank Fernandez funeral Mass The casket is removed from the church after the funeral Mass for Yonkers Police Detective Frank Fernandez, at Sacred Heart Church in Yonkers, Feb. 19, 2016. Check out this story on lohud.com: http ...

Yonkers Teen Stabbed Near Glenwood Avenue

YONKERS, N.Y. -- Yonkers police are searching for a suspect wanted in the stabbing of a teen early Friday in Yonkers, according to News 12 Hudson Valley. Police said the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Warburton Ave., near Glenwood Avenue.

Jimmer Fredette needs the Knicks, and the Knicks just might need him

Following years of uncertainty, the former BYU star has found his groove in the NBA Development League this season with the Westchester Knicks ... much by giving Fredette some of Sasha Vujacic's 12.8 minutes per game, seeing as the Slovenian has been ...

Yonkers Opens To Major Athens, Polak A

Second choices Major Athens (George Brennan, $6.50) and Polak A (Brian Sears, $7.30) were second to none Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s pair of ... Money Maven continued well and fought the good fight, but was tripped up by a cone-skimming ...

Filing deadline extended in City Council District 7

which will be decided in a May 7 election along with other open seats on the City Council and Plainview school board. City Council District 7 goes from Columbia to Ennis and from 24th to the north city limits, and includes Quincy to Yonkers from 20th to ...

N.Y. man killed by wrong-way driver on I-80, police say

Jeff Flynn, a State Police spokesman. N.J. roads with the most fatal accidents Flynn said the victim, Luis Feliz-Feliz, 64, of Yonkers, N.Y., was driving east in the right lane of Route 80 at 1:24 a.m. when he was hit head-on by Funes' truck, which was ...

Yonkers: Monday 2/22 Analysis

(2) COLONIAL ROAD was quite dull in his latest; gets serious post relief and the good news is Brennan has the assignment. (4) MONTREAL PHIL flashed speed last out but needs a favorable trip to contend. (7) COME ON RIDGE did not get the job done as the ...

Yonkers native loses more than 600 pounds

Larry Myers has been to hell and back. The Yonkers native, who once weighed 940 pounds and had a 98-inch waist, is now down to 276 and spreading a message of lifestyle and diet change as a motivational speaker. Myers, who lives in Albany, is giving a ...

Hundreds gather for funeral of Yonkers detective killed in crash

Hundreds gathered to say goodbye to a Yonkers police detective killed in a head-on collision. Funeral services for Yonkers Detective Frank Fernandez were held today at Sacred Heart Church. Over the past two nights, hundreds of mourners attended wake ...

Transforming Yonkers with smart growth

Smart growth is a fundamental building block of sustainable communities. Embracing smart growth principles has improved the lives of everyone who lives and works in Yonkers. Soon after coming into office, Mayor Mike Spano signed into law a Green Building ...

Tyler, The Creator Attempted To Parody A New York Beat On “Yonkers”

Tyler The Creator Made “Yonkers” as a Joke

Tyler the Creator has given fans a direct way to consume his unfiltered ideas with the creation of his Golf Media app. One of the features of the paid app is his own radio show, which is simply titled Golf Radio. On the latest episode of Golf Radio ...

Yonkers Brewing Releases IPA in New Package Format

Yonkers, NY – Yonkers Brewing Co. has unveiled new packaging of their 12 ounce bottled beer. The new look is fun, bright and consistent with the company’s vision to connect the history of innovative Yonkers to the values and creativity of the brewery.

Filing deadline extended in City Council District 7

City Council District 7 goes from Columbia to Ennis and from 24th to the north city limits, and includes Quincy to Yonkers from 20th to 24th, and Columbia to Galveston from 22th to 24th streets. The district is now represented by Eric Hastey, who is not ...

Yonkers Mayor seeks help to upgrade Yonkers school buildings

Yonkers Mayor seeks help to upgrade Yonkers school buildings Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano talks to lohud's Gary Stern about plans to rebuild and renovate Yonkers' deteriorating school buildings. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1Tv2vYy

Yonkers Philharmonic's Beethoven Festival Honors Late Conductor

YONKERS, N.Y. – The Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra will hold a free Beethoven Festival to honor late conductor James Sadewhite on Sunday, Feb. 28 at Saunders Trades and Technical High School at 3 p.m. The concert, put on by the Fine Arts Orchestral ...

Transforming Yonkers with smart growth

Yonkers has its own Green Development Workbook ... growth trends hosted by Westfair Communications and Pace University Land Use Law Center at Pace Law School.

The Section 8 Voucher Trap

Rose did well in the Yonkers public schools. But in the middle of 12th grade, she got pregnant and decided to keep the baby. “I had scholarships to four colleges. My mom took it personally that I didn’t go,” she said. Rose, her boyfriend and their ...

Ice bucket challenge hero named as Yonkers’ St. Patrick’s Day parade Grand Marshal

Quinn, 33, was born and raised in Yonkers. He attended St. John the Baptist grade school, Iona Preparatory School and Iona College. A strong athlete, he played basketball in high school and collegiate rugby. He was diagnosed with ALS in March, 2013 ...

Casey-Westfield students to perform 'Lost in Yonkers'

CASEY (JG-TC) -- The student actors in the Casey-Westfield High School Drama Club are preparing to perform the Neil Simon comedy-drama “Lost in Yonkers." This two-act memory play is set in 1942 in a Yonkers, N.Y., home, where a 35-year-old woman named ...

Cameron Beals returns from injury to inject confidence, leadership to Rockford rotation

Other schools in the bracket include host Greenville, Forest Hills Central, Lowell, Cedar Springs, and Northview. “The district tournament will be very competitive,” Yonkers said. “A lot of the teams in the district are playing very well right now.

Teenage Boy, Dog Trapped On Island Rescued In Northern Westchester

A helicopter from Westchester County Police Department attempted to reach ... 3:05 p.m., the Croton Fire Department said. Using a 12-foot inflatable boat, Marine 52, two members, Lt. Dave Rinaldi and firefighter Frank Pusatere, made their way to the ...

State Police: Man killed, driver charged in wrong-way crash

A state police spokesman says a pickup truck driven by 32-year-old Paterson resident Mario Funes was westbound in an eastbound lane when he crashed into a car driven by 64-year-old Luis Feliz, of Yonkers, New York. The impact caused Feliz's car to overturn ...

Man killed when car was struck by pickup going wrong way on Route 80 in Saddle Brook

Funes was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of the divided superhighway in his 2015 Dodge Ram when he struck Luis Feliz Feliz of Yonkers, who was driving a Toyota Camry toward New York in the right-hand express lane, according to Sgt. Jeff Flynn ...

Editorial: If not now, when? - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

Editorial: If not now, when?
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Consensus is rarely achieved in the City of Yonkers. About anything. But there is one thing about which virtually everyone agrees: The city's 39 public school buildings are over-crowded and falling apart — and need to be rebuilt and expanded. There's ...

N.Y. man killed by wrong-way driver on I-80, police say

Man killed when car was struck by pickup going wrong way on Route 80 in Saddle Brook

Judith Newmark: American writers tell their stories and answer only to themselves

The best example is probably Neil Simon’s trilogy: “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” “Biloxi Blues” and “Lost in Yonkers.” (Incidentally, “Lost in Yonkers” won the Pulitzer, too.) But before we assume that self-production solves the problem ...

Yonkers: Monday 2/22 Analysis

Victim identified in fatal Cortlandt crash

State police say Manuel Collaguazo, 46, of Kingston, died in the crash on Route 9 around 6 p.m. Authorities say his vehicle crossed the double line, hitting a car driven by Patricia Jackson, 55. Jackson is in stable condition at Westchester Medical Center.

Westchester schools score solar systems

The oldest is White Plains High School where a 4-kilowatt, 12-panel system was installed ... installs solar panels on the roof of a Westchester Day School building in Mamaroneck. (Photo: Tania Savayan/The Journal News) Although Westchester Day School ...

NCISAA boys and girls basketball playoffs

9-Rocky Mount Academy; 5-St. David’s def. 12-Westchester Country Day; 6-Village Christian def. 11-Coastal Christian; 7-Freedom Christian def. 10-Harrells Christian Quarterfinals at North Raleigh Christian (Thursday): 1-Northside Christian vs 8-Gaston Day ...

N.Y. man killed by wrong-way driver on I-80, police say

Filing deadline extended in City Council District 7

N.Y. man killed by wrong-way driver on I-80, police say

SADDLE BROOK — A New York man was killed when his car was hit head-on by a ... N.J. roads with the most fatal accidents Flynn said the victim, Luis Feliz-Feliz, 64, of Yonkers, N.Y., was driving east in the right lane of Route 80 at 1:24 a.m. when ...

Man killed when car was struck by pickup going wrong way on Route 80 in Saddle Brook

Police said the driver of the pickup ... the eastbound lanes of the divided superhighway in his 2015 Dodge Ram when he struck Luis Feliz Feliz of Yonkers, who was driving a Toyota Camry toward New York in the right-hand express lane, according to Sgt.

Minecraft Championships held in White Plains

Minecraft Championships held in White Plains Colm Byrnes, 8, from Yonkers registers for the Minecraft Championships at the Cinema de Lux in White Plains on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1TwGkRN

Jimmer Fredette needs the Knicks, and the Knicks just might need him

Firefighters: Mayor 'not negotiating in good faith'
News 12 Westchester
He maintains that the demands of the Yonkers Uniformed Fire Officers Association Local 207 are over the top, and are costing the taxpayers millions of dollars because of what he calls retaliatory "sick calls" and sky-rocketing "disability claims ...

Lawmaker pushes to remove Yonkers toll plaza - News 12 Westchester

News 12 Westchester

Lawmaker pushes to remove Yonkers toll plaza
News 12 Westchester
A Yonkers lawmaker is leading the push to get rid of a toll plaza on the New York State Thruway. Councilman Mike Breen called the Yonkers toll plaza a nuisance, a headache and an unnecessary expense. "The toll throws all the traffic onto Central Avenue ...

Filing deadline extended in City Council District 7

Yonkers: Monday 2/22 Analysis

Filing deadline extended in City Council District 7

Westchester Justice Connolly nominated to Appellate Division

Gail Prudenti to the Appellate Term for the Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts. Justice Connolly also has been elected or appointed to serve as a Town and Village Justice in Ossining and an Acting City Court Judge in Mt Vernon and Yonkers.

Newburgh men looking to calm tensions to stop conflict - Times Herald-Record

Newburgh men looking to calm tensions to stop conflict
Times Herald-Record
Albany, Buffalo and Yonkers are among the cities that have received funding for interrupters. Leslie Haskin directs Life Stations ... Woody watched his mother buried by grief and his anger expressed itself in arguments and fights. Even watching ...

Newburgh men looking to calm tensions to stop conflict - Times Herald-Record

Newburgh men looking to calm tensions to stop conflict
Times Herald-Record
While violent crime has been declining, Newburgh still has one of the highest violent-crime rates in the state. Nonfatal shootings increased in 2015 and the number of homicides rose to four from one as compared to 2014. Officers also confiscated 58 ...

Dancer For Hire Is Third Woman Arrested In Stamford Bar Brawl

STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 32-year-old dancer for hire is facing criminal charges in connection with a Jan. 3 fight at a Stamford club, according to the Stamford Advocate. Maria Toribio-Francisco, of Yonkers, N.Y., is accused of smashing a beer bottle over the ...

Yonkers: Monday 2/22 Analysis - Daily Racing Form

Yonkers: Monday 2/22 Analysis
Daily Racing Form
(2) COLONIAL ROAD was quite dull in his latest; gets serious post relief and the good news is Brennan has the assignment. (4) MONTREAL PHIL flashed speed last out but needs a favorable trip to contend. (7) COME ON RIDGE did not get the job done as ...