Dutchess lawmaker criticizes rapper Jadakiss appearance at Poughkeepsie High

Dutchess lawmaker criticizes rapper Jadakiss appearance at Poughkeepsie High

Jadakiss is co-owner of D-Black Records and Juices for Life, the latter is a franchise of juice bars he opened in his hometown of Yonkers and in the Bronx “designed to fight the long-standing problem of food deserts, areas with limited access to ...

Yonkers' Richard Haas murals get historic designation - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

Yonkers' Richard Haas murals get historic designation The Journal News | LoHud.com YONKERS - The Richard Haas murals are here to stay. The Yonkers City Council approved the designation of the Richard Haas Mural Historic District Tuesday night, according to a statement released by the city. The district is comprised of the three ...

Yonkers Police Hunt For Suspect In Stabbing

Yonkers Police Hunt For Suspect In Stabbing

YONKERS, N.Y. – Yonkers police are on the lookout for a possible suspect in a stabbing that took place near the Cross County Shopping Center early Sunday, according to News 12. Area residents have been told to be on the lookout for an armed criminal ...

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 (NY) Police Officer Dies After Collision with Fire Truck

Detective Frank Fernandez was off duty when he crashed early Sunday YONKERS - City firefighters tried desperately to save an off-duty police detective after the veteran cop's SUV crashed head-on into a ladder truck early Sunday, officials said Monday.

Yonkers police detective killed in crash

Investigators say off-duty detective Frank Fernandez was killed after crashing his SUV into a fire truck early Sunday morning. Authorities say 45-year-old Frank Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene in Yonkers at about 3 a.m. Sunday. The accident ...

AND1 Founder Seth Berger takes a new flier with iPhone case-wallet

AND1 Founder Seth Berger takes a new flier with iPhone case-wallet

"He dragged me back into this game," Berger said with a laugh. "Really, I had no choice." While train commuting post-college from Yonkers to New York City, Harris "couldn't help but notice all the women rummaging through their purses, to pull out their ...

Yonkers' Richard Haas murals get historic designation

Yonkers' Richard Haas murals get historic designation The Yonkers City Council voted to approve the Richard Haas Mural Historic District Tuesday night. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1TEGqXw

Open Call for Entrepreneurs

Tired of organizations offering resources you don’t really need? Put off by groups who tell you they want to help you, the entrepreneur, while they Stabbing in Yonkers School Play Ground: A stabbing assault happened at 42 Purser Pl. in Yonkers.

Open Call for Entrepreneurs

Open Call for Entrepreneurs

The story centers around Elizabeth Fort, a reading expert who is called back to Yonkers Teens Stabbed: Two teenagers were hospitalized with stab wounds after a violent street fight in Yonkers. Both male victims are 17 years old. One victim was stabbed in ...

Suspect Sought In Stabbing Of Two Yonkers Teens

YONKERS, N. Y. -- Police are telling Yonkers residents to be ... Both 17-year-old male victims had to be hospitalized for their injuries. The violent fight broke out at around 7 p.m. Saturday along Halstead Avenue, News 12 reports.

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 ...

2 teens stabbed during fight in Yonkers

Two teenagers were hospitalized with stab wounds after a violent street fight in Yonkers. Both male victims are 17 years old. One victim was stabbed in the chest and the other was slashed in the leg and head. The incident occurred on Halstead Avenue around ...

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 ...

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

connecting to a myriad of networks to popularize the challenge around the U.S. and around the World in the fight against Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Quinn, 33, was born and raised in Yonkers. He attended St. John the Baptist grade school, Iona Preparatory ...

Quinn is Yonkers parade grand marshal

connecting to a myriad of networks to popularize the challenge around the United States and around the world in the fight against Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Patrick Ryan Quinn is 33-years-old, and was born and raised in Yonkers. His Irish roots are in ...

NY's teacher ranks continue to plummet

Fiscal fight ahead In New York, schools are also bracing for a difficult ... The system included 4,664 active members from Buffalo schools, 3,878 from Rochester and 2,052 from Yonkers, the annual report said. Overall, there were 2,284 retirees and ...

Midland States Bank to Acquire Trust Department With $400 Million of Assets Under Administration From New York-Based Sterling National Bank

EFFINGHAM, IL and YONKERS, NY--(Marketwired - February 23, 2016) - Midland States Bank and Sterling National Bank announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Midland States Bank to acquire approximately $400 million in wealth ...

Parkchester business owners upset with bus bulbs

Parkchester business owners upset with bus bulbs

They say a so-called bus bulb at Zerega and Westchester avenues is part of the problem. The city installed sidewalk extensions throughout the Bronx in an effort to make pedestrian travel safer, but...

St. Thomas Aquinas College Inducted 19th Annual Hall of Fame Class

The following individuals were inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame: Sr. Catherine Rose Quigley, O.P, (Yonkers, NY) a member of the Class of 1966, is the principal at Aquinas High School (Bronx, NY). Virginia (Ginny) Nolan Ripp, (New York, NY) a member of ...

Open Call for Entrepreneurs

Open Call for Entrepreneurs

Tired of organizations offering resources you don’t really need? Put off by groups who tell you they want to help you, the entrepreneur, while they Stabbing in Yonkers School Play Ground: A stabbing assault happened at 42 Purser Pl. in Yonkers.

Open Call for Entrepreneurs

Tired of organizations offering resources you don’t really need? Put off by groups who tell you they want to help you, the entrepreneur, while they Stabbing in Yonkers School Play Ground: A stabbing assault happened at 42 Purser Pl. in Yonkers.

White Plains Hospital creates cancer center

White Plains Hospital has more than doubled its size to help care for cancer patients. The hospital wanted to create a second home for the 1,200 newly diagnosed cancer patients it treats each year, so it added a six-story tower on Longview Avenue called ...

Open Call for Entrepreneurs

But several investigations suggest that your favourite hard cheese isn't what Shooting In Downtown Yonkers on Vark: Spot Crime is reporting that a shooting occurred on February 17 at 6:13 pm. RIVERDALE AVE AND VARK ST, YONKERS, NYShooting/Stabbing.

Midland States Bank to Acquire Trust Department With $400 Million of Assets Under Administration From New York-Based Sterling National Bank

Midland States Bank to Acquire Trust Department With $400 Million of Assets Under Administration From New York-Based Sterling National Bank

EFFINGHAM, IL and YONKERS, NY--(Marketwired - February 23, 2016) - Midland States Bank and Sterling National Bank announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Midland States Bank to acquire approximately $400 million in wealth ...

Midland States Bank to Acquire Trust Department With $400 Million of Assets Under Administration From New York-Based Sterling National Bank

Midland States Bank and Sterling National Bank announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Midland States Bank to acquire approximately $400 million in wealth management assets from Sterling National Bank of Yonkers, New York ...

Audi Tops Consumer Reports Rankings, Emission Scandal Aside

The 2016 rankings, released Tuesday, influence car buyers and are published in the Yonkers, New York-based magazine’s annual automobile issue. Consumer Reports tests and evaluates cars for how well they drive, interior-finish quality, safety and reliability.

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next'

YONKERS, N.Y. -- In a recent interview with lohud.com ... Nine buildings, in particular, are over 100, Spano told lohud.com. Spano told lohud.com that New York state's recent investment in revamping schools in places like Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester ...

Consumer Reports' 2016 Top Car and Truck Picks

Consumer Reports' 2016 Top Car and Truck Picks

YONKERS, NY February 23, 2016; Seven new vehicles made Consumer Reports’ 2016 Annual Top Picks list—the Mazda MX-5 Miata, Kia Sorento, Toyota Sienna, Toyota Camry, Lexus RX, Honda Fit, and Ford F-150¬—in each of their respective categories.

Owner hoping for better luck in 2016

We’ll see if that comes back or not.” Bank Shot Hanover is getting ready for his 2016 debut and is being pointed to the Sagamore Hill Pacing Series at Yonkers Raceway. The series, restricted to 3- and 4-year-olds who were non-winners of four races and ...

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next'

YONKERS, N.Y. -- In a recent interview with lohud.com, Yonkers Mayor Michael Spano provided justification for a plan that would allow the city and state to bond $2 billion to repair the city's schools . Spano told lohud.com that the biggest reason for the ...

BTI name change reflects scope of discoveries, mission

The Boyce Thompson Institute’s foundation in basic plant science began in Yonkers, New York, in 1924. The decision to rename the institute reflects the reality that BTI discoveries have not been limited to plants. “Today’s laboratories at BTI develop ...

Dutchess lawmaker criticizes rapper Jadakiss appearance at Poughkeepsie High

Jadakiss is co-owner of D-Black Records and Juices for Life, the latter is a franchise of juice bars he opened in his hometown of Yonkers and in the Bronx “designed to fight the long-standing problem of food deserts, areas with limited access to ...

Yonkers foreclosed house to be auctioned for $60,000

Yonkers foreclosed house to be auctioned for $60,000 Yonkers house to be auctioned for $60,000, as well as four other properties on Thursday. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1XK2RtB

2 teens stabbed during fight in Yonkers

Two teenagers were hospitalized with stab wounds after a violent street fight in Yonkers. Both male victims are 17 years old. One victim was stabbed in the chest and the other was slashed in the leg and head. The incident occurred on Halstead Avenue around ...

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next' - Daily Voice

Daily Voice

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next' Daily Voice Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano recently discussed why he believes the state should fund his city's $2 billion plan to revamp its schools. Photo Credit: Mayor Mike Spano @MayorMikeSpano on Twitter ...

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next' - Daily Voice

Daily Voice

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next' Daily Voice Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano recently discussed why he believes the state should fund his city's $2 billion plan to revamp its schools. Photo Credit: Mayor Mike Spano @MayorMikeSpano on Twitter ...

Audi Tops Consumer Reports Rankings, Emission Scandal Aside

Audi Tops Consumer Reports Rankings, Emission Scandal Aside

The 2016 rankings, released Tuesday, influence car buyers and are published in the Yonkers, New York-based magazine’s annual automobile issue. Consumer Reports tests and evaluates cars for how well they drive, interior-finish quality, safety and reliability.

BTI name change reflects scope of discoveries, mission

BTI name change reflects scope of discoveries, mission

The Boyce Thompson Institute’s foundation in basic plant science began in Yonkers, New York, in 1924. The decision to rename the institute reflects the reality that BTI discoveries have not been limited to plants. “Today’s laboratories at BTI develop ...

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next'

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next'

YONKERS, N.Y. -- In a recent interview with lohud.com, Yonkers Mayor Michael Spano provided justification for a plan that would allow the city and state to bond $2 billion to repair the city's schools . Spano told lohud.com that the biggest reason for the ...

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next'

YONKERS, N.Y. -- In a recent interview with lohud.com ... Nine buildings, in particular, are over 100, Spano told lohud.com. Spano told lohud.com that New York state's recent investment in revamping schools in places like Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester ...

Yonkers Mayor On $2 Billion Schools Plan: 'We Feel That We're Next'

YONKERS, N.Y. -- In a recent interview with lohud.com, Yonkers Mayor Michael Spano provided justification for a plan that would allow the city and state to bond $2 billion to repair the city's schools . Spano told lohud.com that the biggest reason for the ...

The Yonkers Police Department's Humble Beginnings - Westchester Magazine

Westchester Magazine

The Yonkers Police Department's Humble Beginnings Westchester Magazine On July 14, 1866, an emergency assembly was called at Flaggs Hall in Yonkers. A growing population of unruly vagrants was making the town's streets unsafe. Supervisor Isaac H. Knox proposed “renting” 14 policemen from New York City to watch over the ...

Obituary: Frank Alfred Ferrari, 69, of Shelton

Obituary: Frank Alfred Ferrari, 69, of Shelton

Also survived by his children, Jerrod Ferrari and Ellen Litwinovich and her husband, Paul, four grandchildren, Liam, Norah, Eloise and Alice, his sister, Mary Weis, of Yonkers, N.Y., and her husband, Richard, and several nieces and nephews. Burial ...

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE INDUCTED 19TH ANNUAL HALL OF FAME CLASS

The following individuals were inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame: Sr. Catherine Rose Quigley, O.P, (Yonkers, NY) a member of the Class of 1966, is the principal at Aquinas High School (Bronx, NY). Virginia (Ginny) Nolan Ripp, (New York, NY) a member of ...

Weather Update: Wintry mix possible tonight

Weather Update: Wintry mix possible tonight

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for most of the region through tomorrow morning. News 12 Meteorologist Brysen Van Eck says that snow or a mix of rain and snow will develop early this afternoon and continue into...

Foreclosed Yonkers properties to be auctioned - The Journal News | LoHud.com

Foreclosed Yonkers properties to be auctioned - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

Foreclosed Yonkers properties to be auctioned The Journal News | LoHud.com A foreclosed house in Yonkers will be auctioned for as little as $60,000 along with four other properties on Thursday. The one-family home at 7 Moquette Row is a two-story building on a historic street of small row houses built for families who worked ...

Dutchess lawmaker criticizes rapper Jadakiss appearance at Poughkeepsie High

Dutchess lawmaker criticizes rapper Jadakiss appearance at Poughkeepsie High

Jadakiss is co-owner of D-Black Records and Juices for Life, the latter is a franchise of juice bars he opened in his hometown of Yonkers and in the Bronx “designed to fight the long-standing problem of food deserts, areas with limited access to ...

Former NYPD cop jailed for insurance fraud

A former New York City police officer and one-time Yonkers resident with a penchant for high-end cars has been sentenced to two to six years in state prison for a scheme to defraud insurance companies. Jose Urena, who was formerly assigned to the 25th ...

21 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week - L.A. Weekly

L.A. Weekly

21 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week L.A. Weekly Images from the book are on display at the ACME gallery through March 12. LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Mid-Wilshire; Sun., Feb. 21, 4 p.m. ... If you're beset by evil forces, wish to channel a dead person or need assistance navigating the increasingly ...

Yonkers Students Receive Scholarships To Berkeley College

Photo: Standing: Lynn Ovimeleh, Berkeley College Director, High School Admissions, White Plains; Giovanni Gautreaux and Bryant Jorge, both of Yonkers; Jevannie Johnson of Peekskill; Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez of Mount Vernon; Jason Alvarez and Isabella ...

Newburgh men looking to mentor kids to avoid violence - Times Herald-Record

Newburgh men looking to mentor kids to avoid violence - Times Herald-Record

Times Herald-Record

Newburgh men looking to mentor kids to avoid violence 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 ...

Firefighters union fights to keep office space - News 12 Westchester

News 12 Westchester

Firefighters union fights to keep office space News 12 Westchester The Yonkers firefighters union says they are being forced out of their current office because the union group does not see eye to eye with Mayor Mike Spano. The union operates out of the second floor at 470 Nepperhan Ave. in Yonkers. The group was told ... and more »

What's new & noteworthy on DVD & Blu-ray – February 2, 2016 - Albany Times Union (blog)

Albany Times Union (blog)

What's new & noteworthy on DVD & Blu-ray – February 2, 2016 Albany Times Union (blog) Basically, you get to watch Diesel growl and grumble his way through a nonsense script while he fights a bunch of special effects. Haven't we been down that road before in the Riddick films, Babylon AD, etc.? Come on, Vin, let's get back to the days of ...

The State of the County Speech by Kern County Supervisor Mick Gleason - The Mountain Enterprise

The Mountain Enterprise

The State of the County Speech by Kern County Supervisor Mick Gleason The Mountain Enterprise She was from Yonkers, he was driving a cab in Brooklyn. They got married and ..... The weapons and aircraft developed in Kern County help our warriors to win the battles that America fights, but the deciding factor in any conflict is the human spirit ... and more »

Dutchess lawmaker criticizes rapper Jadakiss appearance at Poughkeepsie High

Jadakiss is co-owner of D-Black Records and Juices for Life, the latter of which is a franchise of juice bars he opened in his hometown of Yonkers and in the Bronx “designed to fight the longstanding problem of food deserts, areas with limited access to ...

Westchester offers free Narcan training

Westchester County is fighting back against the heroin epidemic that has claimed hundreds of young lives in the past five years by offering free Narcan training. As part of the county's safer communities initiative, the free training was offered Monday at ...

Man dies in head-on car crash

CORTLANDT - A Kingston man died Friday when his car veered into an oncoming lane and smashed head-on into a another vehicle in northwest Westchester County, state police say. Dead is Manuel Collaguazo, 46. Police say at 5:57 p.m. Collaguazo was driving a ...

Yorktown's Support Connection Unveils March Schedule

They are offered in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess ... For women living with advanced stage or recurrent breast or ovarian cancer. Friday, March 18, at 12:30 p.m. Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Group: Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. For those unable ...

The City's Sharpest Transit Mind Doesn't Even Work for the MTA — and He's 19 - Village Voice

The City's Sharpest Transit Mind Doesn't Even Work for the MTA — and He's 19 - Village Voice

Village Voice

The City's Sharpest Transit Mind Doesn't Even Work for the MTA — and He's 19 Village Voice Before the train is even halfway into the station, he smiles. "It's an R160," he says. "Probably in the 8000 or 9000 series." Diamond knows he's right before he opens his eyes; the tritone hum of an electrical component was the giveaway. And he is ...

Skyforce Fall at Westchester - KSFY

Skyforce Fall at Westchester KSFY WHITE PLAINS, February 6, 2016 – The Westchester Knicks (18-12), the official NBA Development League affiliate of the New York Knickerbockers, defeated the league-leading Sioux Falls Skyforce (22-7), the Miami Heat affiliate, taking the season series 3 ... and more »

Another year of advances - World Grain

Another year of advances World Grain Ingredion, Inc., Westchester, Illinois, U.S., ranked ninth among grain-based foods companies, rising 13% in 2015. A year earlier, the company's shares gained 24%. ... Ranking 11th among grain-based foods companies in 2015 was Flowers Foods, Inc ... and more »

Yonkers foreclosed house to be auctioned for $60000 - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

Yonkers foreclosed house to be auctioned for $60000 The Journal News | LoHud.com A foreclosed house in Yonkers will be auctioned for $60,000, along with four other properties on Thursday. The one-family home at 7 Moquette Row is a two-story building on a historic street of small row houses built for families who worked in the ...

Yonkers foreclosed house to be auctioned for $60,000

Yonkers foreclosed house to be auctioned for $60,000 Yonkers house to be auctioned for $60,000, as well as four other properties on Thursday. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1XK2RtB

Time Again To Salute Ghanaian Independence Heritage In New York

Saturday March 5, 2016 will be the twentieth edition of the annual affair. It will take place at the stately Castle Royal Hall, 92 Waverly Street, Yonkers NY 10701 from 9 p.m. till 3 the next morning. It is a black tie affair to which patrons will be ...

Casey-Westfield Drama Club presents 'Lost in Yonkers'

"I fell in love with this show when I went to the theater festival while in high school. I knew this show was going to be ... to my heart and I hope you enjoyed our production of 'Lost in Yonkers.'"

Time Again To Salute Ghanaian Independence Heritage In New York

Ghanaians wherever never pass on the opportunity to remember the tremendous and heroic sacrifices that those who led the fight made, the dangers they ... 92 Waverly Street, Yonkers NY 10701 from 9 p.m. till 3 the next morning. It is a black tie affair ...

Yonkers Students Receive Scholarships To Berkeley College

Yonkers Students Receive Scholarships To Berkeley College

Berkeley College has three New York locations – Midtown Manhattan ... Giovanni Gautreaux and Bryant Jorge, both of Yonkers; Jevannie Johnson of Peekskill; Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez of Mount Vernon; Jason Alvarez and Isabella Boccadoro, both of White ...

Police: Drunk Driver Traveling Wrong Way On Interstate Kills New York City Man

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 ...

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 Brewing Releases IPA in New Package Format

Stew Leonard’s in Yonkers, Portchester Beer and Soda, Beverage Mart in Eastchester as well as restaurants, bars, grocery stores and markets in Westchester, New York City, Rockland County and other counties across New York. About Yonkers Brewing Company ...

Casey-Westfield Drama Club presents 'Lost in Yonkers'

Casey-Westfield Drama Club presents 'Lost in Yonkers'

"I fell in love with this show when I went to the theater festival while in high school. I knew this show was going to be ... to my heart and I hope you enjoyed our production of 'Lost in Yonkers.'"

Yonkers Students Receive Scholarships To Berkeley College

Photo: Standing: Lynn Ovimeleh, Berkeley College Director, High School Admissions, White Plains; Giovanni Gautreaux and Bryant Jorge, both of Yonkers; Jevannie Johnson of Peekskill; Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez of Mount Vernon; Jason Alvarez and Isabella ...

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

Former NYPD cop jailed for insurance fraud

Former NYPD cop jailed for insurance fraud

A former New York City police officer and one-time Yonkers resident with a penchant for high-end cars has been sentenced to two to six years in state prison for a scheme to defraud insurance companies. Jose Urena, who was formerly assigned to the 25th ...

Traveling memorial honors vets who have died since 9/11

A traveling memorial that features veterans who have died since 9/11 is on display at the Westchester County Airport. The memorial, called "Remembering Our Fallen," features about 100 veterans from Colorado who have died in combat or from other causes ...