Tuesday, March 15, 2016

November 2016 Depends on One Man. It Is Not Trump.

He is the head of the FBI. We read on the FBI’s site: On September 4, 2013, James B. Comey was sworn in as the seventh Director of the FBI.A Yonkers, New York native, James Comey graduated from the College of William & Mary and the University of Chicago ...
The 26-year-old journeyman covets stability — and the Yonkers, N.Y. native hopes he’s finally found it. “I’ve been living out of a suitcase I would say for the past six months. It’s crazy, man,” he said. “That’s why when you ask ...
Cuomo has proposed limiting legislators' outside pay to about $12,000. At the beginning of the Senate's vote Monday, Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, knocked the state's budget process, which is usually fueled by closed-door talks ...
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Contractor to Pay $3M to Fix Leaky Hudson Yards Subway Station: MTA

MTA officials say that a contractor will foot a $3 million bill for repairs to leaks in New York City’s newest subway station. Spokesman Kevin Ortiz said that Yonkers Contracting, which did work on the 34th Street-Hudson Yards station will also be doing ...
Evran H. A. Russell, formerly of Antigua, St. Croix, and Yonkers, N.Y., died on Feb. 29, at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in New York. He was preceded in death by his son, Vernon Russell; sisters: Hildred Frazer, Daphne Horsford, Ethel Russell and ...
NEW YORK – It cost $2.4 billion to build and the Hudson Yards ... According to MTA spokesperson Kevin Ortiz, the MTA is holding the builder, Yonkers Contracting Company, accountable. Ortiz called the leaks unacceptable. "We've ordered the contractor ...
On a per-share basis, the Yonkers, New York-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents. For the year, the company reported profit of $25.1 million, or $1.08 per share. The company's shares closed at $3.61. A year ago, they were trading at $5.52.
... York Police Department officers were looking for ways to justify their fatal shooting of an unarmed man a mere hour after his death, a new Manhattan federal lawsuit alleges. NYPD officers fatally shot Miguel Espinal around noon on Dec. 8. in Yonkers ...
Spokesman Kevin Ortiz said that Yonkers Contracting, which did work on the 34th Street-Hudson Yards station will also be doing repairs to the newly-opened station, which has widespread leaks and standing water due to a flaw in construction. “It’s compl ...
Spokesman Kevin Ortiz said that Yonkers Contracting, which did work on the 34th Street-Hudson Yards station will also be doing repairs to the newly-opened station, which has widespread leaks and standing water due to a flaw in construction. “It’s compl ...
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Evran H. A. Russell Dies

Evran H. A. Russell, formerly of Antigua, St. Croix, and Yonkers, N.Y., died on Feb. 29, at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in New York. He was preceded in death by his son, Vernon Russell; sisters: Hildred Frazer, Daphne Horsford, Ethel Russell and ...
30 p.m. When police attempted to pull over the vehicle, the vehicle kept speeding, the sources said. When NYPD reached the Yonkers border, it called off the chase. The suspects' vehicle, however, continued speeding and crossed over into Mount Vernon ...
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Woman, Baby Were in Back of Speeding Car That Crashed After NYPD Chase: Officials

Law enforcement sources said NYPD anti-crime units began following a 2014 Nissan that appeared ... the sources said. When NYPD reached the Yonkers border, it called off the chase. The suspects' vehicle, however, continued speeding and crossed over into ...
And the Legislature also rejected Cuomo's proposed changes for the STAR school-tax credit program, which would shift it to an income-tax credit. At the beginning of the Senate's vote Monday, Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers ...
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Goodman pulls out all the stops for splendid ‘Matchmaker’ revival

“The Matchmaker,” which begins in Yonkers, but unfolds primarily in New York City — that center of all things larger-than-life and full of surprises, just about 20 miles away — operates on many tracks. But all its characters are driven by the ...
That’s a New York kid’s dream,’’ said Kilpatrick, 26, who spent his first dozen years in Yonkers and starred at White Plains High School. Kilpatrick has earned minutes with the Nets, who Coach Brown has lauded for showing great "perseverance ...
Cornelius Hackl (Postell Pringle) chief clerk to Horace, recently promoted to chief clerk, utters the timeless truth that if one is to head to New York City, one should not return to Yonkers (and everywhere else is Yonkers) without having spent all one's ...
“The Matchmaker,” which begins in Yonkers, but unfolds primarily in New York City — that center of all things larger-than-life and full of surprises, just about 20 miles away — operates on many tracks. But all its characters are driven by the ...
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BUDGET BLUEPRINT as NY budget deadline nears

Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, said her district borders the city ... When it comes to education, both the Senate and Assembly backed a larger boost in education aid to schools than did Cuomo, who put forward a $960 million increase in January.

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Police will still scan river surface for 3rd tug crew member
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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig). Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, left, uses a diagram to explain the circumstances of a fatal collision on the water in Tarrytown, N.Y., Saturday, March 12, 2016. A tugboat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River nor.

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"Considering that we don't have enough police officers, as we've all heard tonight, and that problems with crime - in Ward F especially are ... "They go to Bethlehem in the West. They go to Yonkers in the east. We need to capture that universe", said ...

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Manhattan's new Hudson Yards station plagued by problems
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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an effort by the city of Boston to shorten this Sunday's St. Patrick's Day parade, saying that city officials would be violating parade organizers' right to free assembly and expression. Mayor Martin Walsh early this ...

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A Yonkers man is facing charges that he killed his neighbor earlier this year. Investigators say Karmel Mills attacked his upstairs neighbor inside their Ravine.
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Hudson Yards Subway Station Leak Closes Bathrooms, Escalators ... - CBS Local


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Yonkers Officials Rounding Up Foreclosed Properties For Resale
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A whole range of Yonkers properties are about to go on the auction block, the city taking them for back taxes and offering them to new buyers. This is the first time that's ... Some properties are a stone's throw away from the New York City line. “You ...
Ghana Makes History with First Ever Flag Raising in YonkersGhanaWeb

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Bomb Squad Responds After Suspicious Device Found In Car In Yonkers
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YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police in Yonkers are investigating a suspicious device found in a car in an apartment parking lot. The building at 270 North Broadway was evacuated Wednesday morning when one of the residents got in her car and found ...

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NEW YORK – It cost $2.4 billion to build and the Hudson Yards ... According to MTA spokesperson Kevin Ortiz, the MTA is holding the builder, Yonkers Contracting Company, accountable. Ortiz called the leaks unacceptable. "We've ordered the contractor ...
Cornelius Hackl (Postell Pringle) chief clerk to Horace, recently promoted to chief clerk, utters the timeless truth that if one is to head to New York City, one should not return to Yonkers (and everywhere else is Yonkers) without having spent all one's ...

Yonkers School Among Top Catholic High Schools in NY for 2016
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Regis High School is also the nation's top Catholic high school, followed by Cistercian Prep in Southwest Dallas, Delbarton School in Morris Township, NJ, Sacred Heart Schools Atherton in Atherton, CA, and NYC's Convent of the Sacred Heart. School of ...

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Yonkers school at risk for takeover makes the grade
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Roosevelt's graduation rate now stands at 79 percent, which is above the state's average. The state took the graduation rate and test scores into account when it moved the school from a list of persistently struggling schools to a list of schools that ...

According to MTA spokesperson Kevin Ortiz, the MTA is holding the builder, Yonkers Contracting Company, accountable. Ortiz called the leaks unacceptable. "We've ordered the contractor to go in and make the certain repairs," Ortiz said. "They have assured ...
MTA spokesperson Kevin Ortiz told Fox 5 News: "This is unacceptable." Yonkers Contracting Company performed the excavation and structural work on this station. According to the MTA, the company will hire a subcontractor to fix the problems and will be ...
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'The Matchmaker': Wilder's wisdom and Goodman's cast make a fine couple

Cornelius Hackl (Postell Pringle) chief clerk to Horace, recently promoted to chief clerk, utters the timeless truth that if one is to head to New York City, one should not return to Yonkers (and everywhere else is Yonkers) without having spent all one's ...
“The Matchmaker,” which begins in Yonkers, but unfolds primarily in New York City — that center of all things larger-than-life and full of surprises, just about 20 miles away — operates on many tracks. But all its characters are driven by the ...
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Greenburgh police creating motocycle unit

Plans are for the two-wheelers to be outfitted with lights, sirens and other special equipment and be ready to hit the road when six officers selected for the unit begin a 10-day training course conducted by Yonkers police in June. "This was a long ...

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How Odd Future's Break Up is Birthing Solo Success
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Odd Future, a large group that appeared as a weird collective of misfits that didn't fit the conventional idea of a rap group. They were more punks who knew a thing or two about rejection. They cursed their fathers for leaving them, they cursed the ...

Plans are for the two-wheelers to be outfitted with lights, sirens and other special equipment and be ready to hit the road when six officers selected for the unit begin a 10-day training course conducted by Yonkers police in June. "This was a long ...
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Sean Kilpatrick's journey to prove he belongs

Yonkers-bork Sean Kilpatrick, 26, went undrafted in 2014, had stints with three different D-League teams in three years and sniffed the NBA with 10-day contracts with three different teams, including his most recent signing with the Brooklyn Nets.
That’s a New York kid’s dream,’’ said Kilpatrick, 26, who spent his first dozen years in Yonkers and starred at White Plains High School. Kilpatrick has earned minutes with the Nets, who Coach Brown has lauded for showing great "perseverance ...
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Sean Kilpatrick's journey to prove he belongs

That’s a New York kid’s dream,’’ said Kilpatrick, 26, who spent his first dozen years in Yonkers and starred at White Plains High School. Kilpatrick has earned minutes with the Nets, who Coach Brown has lauded for showing great "perseverance ...
Hundreds of home care workers from across the Hudson Valley are in Albany this afternoon, to rally support for a $15 minimum wage. The workers boarded dozens of charter buses early this morning in White Plains. Many of them are members of the 1199SEIU ...
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Cross County Shopping Center Helps Residents Get Ready for St. Patrick's Day

Whether heading to the New York City Saint Patrick’s Day parade next week or attending ... That is why retailers at Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers have prepared the best fashion and accessories for the upcoming holiday. “We know that many ...
Westchester County and Long Island would be included with New York City in the earlier schedule, while future minimum wage increases would be automatically tied to the rate of inflation. Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, said her district borders ...
Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, said her district borders the city ... When it comes to education, both the Senate and Assembly backed a larger boost in education aid to schools than did Cuomo, who put forward a $960 million increase in January.
And the Legislature also rejected Cuomo's proposed changes for the STAR school-tax credit program, which would shift it to an income-tax credit. At the beginning of the Senate's vote Monday, Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers ...

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A Yonkers man is facing charges that he killed his neighbor earlier this year. Investigators say Karmel Mills attacked his upstairs neighbor inside their Ravine Avenue building in January. The victim died from his injuries a month later. Mills is charged ...
That is why retailers at Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers have prepared the best fashion and accessories for the upcoming holiday. “We know that many of our shoppers in Westchester and the surrounding regions are eager to celebrate St. Patrick’s ...
So I swapped the images and bios of some of the more, forgive me, #typical profiles. The result? An image of Alan, a yuppie from Yonkers whose bio is,"Long hair. Don't care. I dare you to challenge me to a Disney sing off."
including Los Angeles and Yonkers, N.Y.). Manganiello (playing a version of himself) is a motorcycle-riding rebel beefcake who clicks instantly with the bow-tie clad Pee-wee (Paul Reubens), who has never left his small town. Curiously enough, Reubens and ...
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Woman slams car into doctor’s office

An woman is lucky to be alive after she smashed her car into her doctor's office building on Monday. Police say an 84-year-old driver hit her gas pedal instead of the brake, jumped the curb, and crashed into the building on Victory Court. No one was ...
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How Sean Kilpatrick’s journey finally led him home, with Nets

That’s a New York kid’s dream,’’ said Kilpatrick, 26, who spent his first dozen years in Yonkers and starred at White Plains High School. “These guys here, it feels like I’ve been on the team all year long. As soon as I came in here they ...
Tickets expire one year after the game’s drawing. The winners may claim the tickets at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway at 810 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers; or at any of the Lottery’s Customer Service Centers statewide, including the Lottery’s ...
Sources tell News 12 commercial divers working for the tugboat salvage team may have spotted the body of the third crew member, Harry Hernandez, 56, in the wreckage still at the bottom of the river. Investigators have said...
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Man tries to lure Pleasantville girl

Parents and students in Pleasantville are on alert this morning after an attempted luring. School officials sent a letter to parents saying a middle school girl was approached by a man on Bedford Road around 2:30 p.m. Monday. They say man was driving a ...
The parade was sponsored by the Men and Women of the Rockland County Ancient Order of Hibernians. (Photo: Ricky Flores/The Journal News) Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day Parade Don’t miss all the sights and sounds at the Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day Parade on ...
including Los Angeles and Yonkers, N.Y.). Manganiello (playing a version of himself) is a motorcycle-riding rebel beefcake who clicks instantly with the bow-tie clad Pee-wee (Paul Reubens), who has never left his small town. Curiously enough, Reubens and ...
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) _ ContraFect Corp. (CFRX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $7.6 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Yonkers, New York-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents. For the year, the company reported profit of $25.1 ...
WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man is in the Westchester County Jail on murder charged in connection with death of a neighbor in that city. Karmel Mills, 40, was arraigned on Monday and charged with two counts of murder and one count each of burglary ...
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ContraFect reports 4Q loss

On a per-share basis, the Yonkers, New York-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents. For the year, the company reported profit of $25.1 million, or $1.08 per share. The company's shares closed at $3.61. A year ago, they were trading at $5.52.
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New York budget talks enter final stage

Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, said her district borders the city ... When it comes to education, both the Senate and Assembly backed a larger boost in education aid to schools than did Cuomo, who put forward a $960 million increase in January.
Eight Hudson Valley Catholic high schools are among the best in New York, according to online ranking website Niche.com. The site based its list on factors such as “SAT/ACT scores, the quality of colleges that students consider, student-teacher ratio ...
Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, said her district borders the city, so Westchester should share the same minimum wage. "Mine is not an upstate community. It’s a downstate, urban community on the border of the Bronx," she said. "The cost of ...
YONKERS, NY--(Marketwired - March 15, 2016) - ContraFect Corporation (NASDAQ: CFRX) (NASDAQ: CFRXW), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of protein and antibody therapeutics for life-threatening, drug-resistant infectious ...
It also contains $1.7 billion in new funding for schools and $167 million to fight heroin and opioid addiction ... reforms,” said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers. “We need to take concrete steps to restore trust in our state ...
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Hooked on the absurd 'Billions' - The Boston Globe


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Hooked on the absurd 'Billions'
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Lewis is miscast as a blue-collar guy from Yonkers. Malin Ackerman, also miscast as his scrappy wife, tries to be his partner in crime whose only value is her family, but she seems more like a lame, obvious Carmela Soprano. It's all too heated-up and ...

WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man is in the Westchester County Jail on murder charged in connection with death of a neighbor in that city. Karmel Mills, 40, was arraigned on Monday and charged with two counts of murder and one count each of burglary ...
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NY ed commissioner chats with educators, parents in Westchester - The Journal News | LoHud.com


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NY ed commissioner chats with educators, parents in Westchester
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Department of Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia made her way through parts of Westchester County today visiting schools and talking with teachers, ...

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