State lawmakers consider billion-dollar tax cut

State lawmakers consider billion-dollar tax cut

“Billions of dollars of taxpayer money . . . we need to have more transparency, more inclusion,” said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) on public radio Wednesday.

Twice is nice for Delgado at Golden Gloves

The 2016 Daily News Golden Gloves championship bouts kicked off Wednesday with seven bouts at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway. It was ladies first as Brittany Delgado (Impact Boxing MMA) defeated Neena Ajwani (Mendez BC) in the 106-pound division ...

62-year-old charged in Yonkers stabbing - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

62-year-old charged in Yonkers stabbing The Journal News | LoHud.com YONKERS - A 62-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a livery driver, police said. Pedro Estrada was arrested and charged in Yonkers court with robbery and assault on Tuesday afternoon, Yonkers police said. A Yonkers livery driver picked up ... Man Arrested for Assault, Robbery of Livery DriverHudson Valley News Network Suspect Charged In Stabbing, Robbery Of Livery Driver In YonkersDaily Voice all 3 news articles »

Twice is nice for Delgado at Golden Gloves

Twice is nice for Delgado at Golden Gloves

“I had a lot of high expectations for the night,” said Delgado, the Yonkers product who felt right at home while winning her third Gloves title. “A lot of people came out tonight to see me fight and I wanted to do well.” Winning her first pair of ...

North White to present ‘Lost in Yonkers’

North White to present ‘Lost in Yonkers’

North White High School will be performing the Neil Simon comic drama “Lost in Yonkers” this Friday and Saturday. The Pulitzer-winning play follows the story of teenagers Jay and Arty, who are sent to live with their stern grandmother and zany aunt in ...

North White to present ‘Lost in Yonkers’

The Pulitzer-winning play follows the story of teenagers Jay and Arty, who are sent to live with their stern grandmother and zany aunt in Yonkers, New York, after their mother’s death causes their father to take up a job as a traveling salesman to pay ...

Medical marijuana dispensary set to open in Yonkers - News 12 Westchester

Medical marijuana dispensary set to open in Yonkers News 12 Westchester A medical marijuana dispensary is set to open in Yonkers and will be the second one in Westchester. The company Etain is the only women-owned, family-run dispensary in New York. Hillary Peckham, one of the owners, says she typically gets 50-100 calls ...

Eyewitness News anchors and managers answer viewer questions at town hall meeting in Yonkers

Eyewitness News anchors and managers answer viewer questions at town hall meeting in Yonkers

Many thanks to the loyal Eyewitness News viewers who attended our town hall meeting Wednesday night at the Yonkers Public Library. Eyewitness News anchors Diana Williams and David Novarro, along with reporter Marcus Solis and 7 On Your Side's Nina Pineda ...

Cuomo: potential budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cut

Cuomo: potential budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cut

"Billions of dollars of taxpayer money ... we need to have more transparency, more inclusion," Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said Wednesday on public radio.

Possible New York State Budget Deal Includes Minimum Wage Hike - CBS Local

Possible New York State Budget Deal Includes Minimum Wage Hike - CBS Local

CBS Local

Possible New York State Budget Deal Includes Minimum Wage Hike CBS Local ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A possible deal on the New York state budget includes a minimum wage hike as well as $1 billion in middle-class income tax relief, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Cuomo made his announcement as lawmakers ... Tentative budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cutNews 10NBC Cuomo: Potential New York budget deal has wage hike, $1B middle class tax cutAuburn Citizen The Latest: Tentative budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cutLedger Independent WKTV -Chron.com -Wall Street Journal all 252 news articles »

Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Yonkers - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Yonkers The Journal News | LoHud.com Etain LLC is poised to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Yonkers, and Mayor Mike Spano said the city differed from other communities that tried to block access to the controversial business. “Many communities in New York state, and I think we all ...

Nobody Knows Where 'Upstate New York' Actually Is - New York Magazine

New York Magazine

Nobody Knows Where 'Upstate New York' Actually Is New York Magazine Assembly Democrats have argued that Westchester shoud follow the same schedule as New York City. Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer of Yonkers says that "Mine is not an upstate community. It's a downstate, urban community on the border of the Bronx," ...

$2.4 Billion Subway Stop Was Leaking Before It Opened - New York Times

New York Times

$2.4 Billion Subway Stop Was Leaking Before It Opened New York Times But a 2011 letter that was sent to Yonkers Contracting discouraged the use of shotcrete because it could increase the potential for leaks. The letter, which was obtained by The New York Times, was sent from Cetco Building Materials to KJC Waterproofing ... and more »

POLITICO New York - Capital New York

Capital New York

POLITICO New York Capital New York One of these defines “upstate” as any county north of New York City that isn't serviced by Metro-North. This is closely mirrored by the statute that created the state's Energy Planning Board, which includes Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and ...

Yonkers Cabbie Critical after Violent Carjacking - NBC New York

NBC New York

Yonkers Cabbie Critical after Violent Carjacking NBC New York A livery cab driver is fighting for his life in a Westchester County hospital after being slashed across the face and neck in a carjacking. Cristian Amparo, 40, a driver from Yonkers, was attacked Wednesday by a passenger armed with a knife who slashed ... Reward Offered For Information In Brutal Attack On Yonkers Livery Cab DriverCBS Local Yonkers Cabbie Injured In Violent Carjacking; Reward OfferedDaily Voice all 4 news articles »

Medical marijuana dispensary set to open in Yonkers

A medical marijuana dispensary is set to open in Yonkers and will be the second one in Westchester. The company Etain is the only women-owned, family-run dispensary in New York. Hillary Peckham, one of the owners, says she typically gets 50-100 calls from ...

Possible New York State Budget Deal Includes Minimum Wage Hike

Possible New York State Budget Deal Includes Minimum Wage Hike

That upsets some lawmakers who say the process should be more open. “Billions of dollars of taxpayer money… we need to have more transparency, more inclusion,” Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said Wednesday on public radio.

Medical marijuana dispensary set to open in Yonkers

A medical marijuana dispensary is set to open in Yonkers and will be the second one in Westchester. The company Etain is the only women-owned, family-run dispensary in New York. Hillary Peckham, one of the owners, says she typically gets 50-100 calls from ...

Yonkers Police Seek Suspect In City's Latest Shooting - Daily Voice

Daily Voice

Yonkers Police Seek Suspect In City's Latest Shooting Daily Voice YONKERS, N.Y. – A 20-year-old man was recuperating Wednesday after he was shot in the chest on Woodworth Avenue in Yonkers, police said. The unidentified victim was wounded Tuesday evening, police said. His injuries were non-life-threatening and ...

Suspect arrested for allegedly stabbing cab driver in neck in Yonkers

Police arrested a suspect in the stabbing and robbery of a livery cab driver in Yonkers. 62-year-old Pedro Estrada is charged with assault and robbery. Police say he was riding in a cab last Wednesday when he attacked the driver, Christian Rosa Amparo ...

Man shot in Yonkers

A man is recovering this morning after being shot in Yonkers. Police say the gunfire happened in front of 296 Woodworth Ave. Tuesday evening. There are no arrests at this time, and police have not released a motive for the shooting.

Possible New York State Budget Deal Includes Minimum Wage Hike

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A possible deal on the New York state budget includes a minimum wage hike ... more inclusion,” Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said Wednesday on public radio.

Shots fired in Mamaroneck

A Mamaroneck neighborhood is on edge today after gunshots were heard Tuesday evening. Police say gunfire was heard at the Carlton House Apartments on Chatsworth Avenue around 10:30 p.m. yesterday. Investigators could be seen looking for evidence in the ...

Belmont casino opponents call for VLT ban on LI - The Island Now

Belmont casino opponents call for VLT ban on LI - The Island Now

The Island Now

Belmont casino opponents call for VLT ban on LI The Island Now As they have argued since December, opponents said Saturday a casino would increase local crime and hurt the quality of life in the surrounding areas. Proponents say it would bring much-needed revenue to Nassau County, create jobs and ... He said ...

Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Yonkers

Etain LLC is poised to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Yonkers, and Mayor Mike Spano said the city differed from other communities that tried to block access to the controversial business. “Many communities in New York state, and I think we all ...

Luxury listing: Stone castle in Yonkers

This beautiful castle in Yonkers provides an elegant ... Have a luxury listing that you’d like to see featured on Inman New York? Email thomas@inman.com.

Belmont casino opponents call for VLT ban on L.I.

“It’s good up in Yonkers, it’s good in Monticello ... introduction of a repeal bill in the Republican-controlled Senate was considered a significant step in the fight residents have waged since Nassau OTB announced its plans for Belmont Park in ...

Belmont casino opponents call for VLT ban on L.I.

As they have argued since December, opponents said Saturday a casino would increase local crime and hurt the quality of life in ... give “a free ticket” to nearby casinos in Queens and Yonkers to take in gambling revenue and leave Nassau County with ...

The Latest: NY budget talks down to the wire

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, said on public radio Wednesday that she had hoped this year might put an end to the "three men in a room" tradition of private negotiations between the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate ...

Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Yonkers

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano advocates for dispensary in his city Etain plans to start selling marijuana-based drugs Friday New site chosen in part due to proximity to Metro-North station Etain has approximately 200 patients, who will spend between $300 and $ ...

City rebuilds two years after Yonkers fire - KCCI Des Moines

KCCI Des Moines

City rebuilds two years after Yonkers fire KCCI Des Moines Follow. MeTV/My Des Moines. MeTV · My Des Moines · KCCI Logo. Advertisement. News · boston marathon · Weather · Video · u local · u local Weather · On TV · Marketplace · Agriculture · Get Coupons · iPetCompanion · Legal Center · KCCI Cars · GR8 Pros. and more »

Shoplifting Incidents at the JV Mall: Police Blotter

Shoplifting Incidents at the JV Mall: Police Blotter

Police allege they tried to steal two wireless speakers valued at $109.98. They're due in Yorktown town court April 26. Madeline Lucre, 46, of Yonkers, and Rashon M. Diggs, 26, of the Bronx, are due in town court March 31 to answer larceny charges ...

Cuomo: budget deal to include wage hike, $1B tax cut

That upsets some lawmakers who say the process should be more open. "Billions of dollars of taxpayer money... we need to have more transparency, more inclusion," Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said Wednesday on public radio.

Cuomo: budget deal to include wage hike, $1B tax cut - Washington Times

Wall Street Journal

Cuomo: budget deal to include wage hike, $1B tax cut Washington Times ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A tentative deal on the New York state budget includes a minimum wage hike as well as $1 billion in middle-class income tax relief, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday as lawmakers seek to strike a budget deal ahead of a crucial ... The Latest: Tentative budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cutLedger Independent Tentative state budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cutWKTV Cuomo: possible budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cutSFGate Wall Street Journal all 235 news articles »

Top New York lawmakers say they're optimistic a deal can be reached on the state budget before a Friday deadline

Top New York lawmakers say they're optimistic a deal can be reached on the state budget before a Friday deadline

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, said on public radio Wednesday ... to either cut hundreds of millions in Medicaid costs or shift them to New York City, a move opposed by Assembly Democrats. Republicans also want a middle ...

Top New York lawmakers say they're optimistic a deal can be reached on the state budget before a Friday deadline

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, said on public radio Wednesday that she had hoped this year might put an end to the "three men in a room" tradition of private negotiations between the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate ...

Video: Medical marijuana dispensory opens in Yonkers

Video: Medical marijuana dispensory opens in Yonkers Yonkers Mayor Michael Spano presided over the opening of Etaine, a medical marijuana dispensary located on Main Street, near the Yonkers waterfront. (Video by Seth Harrison/The Journal News) Check out ...

Yonkers: Friday 4/1 Analysis

(5) TOUCH AND GO was sharp in his last start only to get nailed by Touch the Rock. With a relaxing trip he can turn the tables on that rival. (3) TOUCH THE ROCK was on the rim and grinded out a victory in the final strides recently. (2) INNOCENT VICTIM ...

The Latest: Tentative budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cut

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, said on public radio Wednesday that she had hoped this year might put an end to the "three men in a room" tradition of private negotiations between the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate ...

Tentative budget deal has wage hike, $1B tax cut

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, said on public radio Wednesday that she had hoped this year might put an end to the "three men in a room" tradition of private negotiations between the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate ...

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery

Yonkers police have identified Eric Sarube as the man accused of robbing a bank on Central Park Avenue last week. The 48-year-old was arrested after robbing a Wells Fargo branch on March 25, police said. Detectives are working with the FBI to determine ...

NY Gov. Cuomo: Tentative budget deal includes a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 in New York City within three years, $1B tax cut

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, said on public radio Wednesday that she had hoped this year might put an end to the "three men in a room" tradition of private negotiations between the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate ...

NY Gov. Cuomo: Tentative budget deal includes a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 in New York City within three years, $1B tax cut

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, said on public radio Wednesday ... to either cut hundreds of millions in Medicaid costs or shift them to New York City, a move opposed by Assembly Democrats. Republicans also want a middle ...

The Democratic leader of the New York state Senate is criticizing ongoing budget talks, saying the public deserves better than backroom deals

The Democratic leader of the New York state Senate is criticizing ongoing budget talks, saying the public deserves better than backroom deals

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, said on public radio Wednesday ... to either cut hundreds of millions in Medicaid costs or shift them to New York City, a move opposed by Assembly Democrats. Republicans also want a middle ...

Rye Playland management deal kept alive

Rye Playland management deal kept alive

The Westchester County Board met in a rare morning session Wednesday to decide whether or not to scrap the deal with the company that wants to manage Rye Playland. The meeting, which lasted three minutes, was long enough for the board of legislators to ...

Hampton Theatre Company Opens ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Thursday

Hampton Theatre Company Opens ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Thursday

Jamie Baio, a junior at Sayville High School, is playing Jay ... Along with the new faces, Yonkers will also feature HTC veterans Rebecca Edana, Edward Kassar and Russell Weisenbacher in the roles of Aunt Bella, Uncle Louie and Jay and Arty’s father ...

Hampton Theatre Company Opens ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Thursday

Hampton Theatre Company is opening their third production this current season with Neil Simon’s 1990 play Lost in Yonkers this Thursday, March 31. Considered the best of Simon’s plays and the opus that earned him a Pulitzer Prize, the play is set in ...

Stew Leonard's Opens 2016 Little Farms on Saturday, April 30

The newly renovated space, brought to you by Eppoliti Reality Corporation, provides a turnkey opportunity Stew Leonard’s Little Farm locations in Yonkers, N.Y. and in Danbury & Norwalk, Conn. will open for the season on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

AvalonBay considers 580 riverfront units in Yonkers - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

AvalonBay considers 580 riverfront units in Yonkers The Journal News | LoHud.com AvalonBay Communities' representatives have met with Yonkers officials several times to review their concept plans for a community on three properties in the vicinity of Alexander Street near Ashburton Avenue, according to Wilson Kimball, the city's ... and more »

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of First Folio Theatre's FOOLING BUDDHA

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of First Folio Theatre's FOOLING BUDDHA

Director Patrick New (The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Three Musketeers, and Around the World in Eighty Days), along with creator and star David Kovac (regional productions of Lost in Yonkers, Triple Espresso, and Design for Living at First Folio Theatre ...

A Sunken Skyscraper in Central Park Is the Worst Idea in History

A Sunken Skyscraper in Central Park Is the Worst Idea in History

(eVolo) “New York Horizon” cannot happen. For starters, City Water Tunnel No. 3, which delivers water from the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers to Manhattan, runs right underneath Central Park. That’s one recently completed, $5 billion reason why the ...

Man shot in Yonkers

Man shot in Yonkers

A man is recovering this morning after being shot in Yonkers. Police say the gunfire happened in front of 296 Woodworth Ave. Tuesday evening. There are no arrests at this time, and police have not released a motive for the shooting.

This and That

Snack Pak 4Kids is located in the north end of the PISD Education Complex at 24th and Yonkers. The next Plainview Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Mixer will be held from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, March 31, at Unique Alternative Care, 1620 Quincy.

Medical marijuana dispensary poised to open in Yonkers - The Journal News | LoHud.com

Medical marijuana dispensary poised to open in Yonkers The Journal News | LoHud.com The other dispensary is in downtown White Plains and operated by Vireo Health of New York. There are 20 total dispensary sites across New York where patients will be allowed to buy the drug under the state marijuana program, which launched in January.

Indian Point Reactor Closed To Fix Faulty Bolts

Indian Point Reactor Closed To Fix Faulty Bolts

Company officials said the bolt problem does not cause danger to the public, according to News 12 Westchester. While agreeing that faulty bolts don't put the public at risk, Cuomo said in a statement that it shows there's reason to be concerned about the ...

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery

Yonkers police have identified Eric Sarube as the man accused of robbing a bank on Central Park Avenue last week. The 48-year-old was arrested after robbing a Wells Fargo branch on March 25, police said. Detectives are working with the FBI to determine ...

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery The Journal News | LoHud.com Yonkers police have identified Eric Sarube as the man accused of robbing a bank on Central Park Avenue last week. The 48-year-old was arrested after robbing a Wells Fargo branch on March 25, police said. Detectives are working with the FBI to determine ...

Missing bolts shut down Indian Point reactor #2

Safety concerns have shut down a reactor at the Indian Point nuclear facility this morning. According to officials from Entergy, the company that owns and operates the nuclear power plant in Buchanan, the discovery of the faulty and missing bolts from ...

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery

Yonkers police have identified Eric Sarube as the man accused of robbing a bank on Central Park Avenue last week. The 48-year-old was arrested after robbing a Wells Fargo branch on March 25, police said. Detectives are working with the FBI to determine ...

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery

Yonkers police have identified Eric Sarube as the man accused of robbing a bank on Central Park Avenue last week. The 48-year-old was arrested after robbing a Wells Fargo branch on March 25, police said. Detectives are working with the FBI to determine ...

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery The Journal News | LoHud.com Sarube, a resident of Nassau Road, was charged with felony counts of first-degree robbery and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Sarube, who is also facing a separate felony charge of third-degree grand larceny in Harrison, is being ...

Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1 - The Journal News | LoHud.com

Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1 - The Journal News | LoHud.com

The Journal News | LoHud.com

Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1 The Journal News | LoHud.com The deadline for Yonkers non-public school transportation applications for the 2016-2017 school year is April 1. Non-public school transportation is limited to private, parochial and charter schools within the City of Yonkers. Students must live at ...

Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1

Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1 the deadline for Yonkers Non-Public School Transportation applications for the 2016-2017 school year. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1MSdqnX

Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1

Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1 the deadline for Yonkers Non-Public School Transportation applications for the 2016-2017 school year. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1MSdqnX

Board of Education budget will go negative

On the other hand, school administrators have repeatedly said per-pupil metrics are misleading, because Redding has a large number of late-career teachers who earn substantially more than new teachers. Nonetheless, Board of Finance member Kim Yonkers said ...

HealthAlliance, Westchester Medical to formally announce ‘new relationship’ on Wednesday

HealthAlliance, Westchester Medical to formally announce ‘new relationship’ on Wednesday

KINGSTON >> The chief executive officers of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley and Westchester Medical Center Health Network ... larger emergency room at Kingston Hospital for $12 million. Scarpino has said about $48 million of the state money will ...

Westchester Capital Management Inc. Sells 716 Shares of Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX)

Westchester Capital Management Inc. Sells 716 Shares of Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX)

Westchester Capital Management Inc. reduced its stake in shares ... the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX). Receive News & Ratings for Becton Dickinson and Co Daily - Enter your email address below to receive ...

Indian Point nuclear plant reeks of troubled history but village is conflicted

Doesn’t mean it’s safe! It just means they’re acclimated to that level of risk.” Westchester, wooded, close-knit and old, is one of the original 12 counties of the province of New York, the British colony that became the Empire State. Its primary ...

The Olympia Food Co-op Adopts a $15 Starting Wage

Earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to fight for a $15 state-wide minimum wage ... proposed", said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers. Long time Olympia Food Co-op staff member and Finance Committee member ...

AIDS activists: NY plan to end epidemic needs funding

"The Senate Democratic Conference would have a tough time supporting anything that goes slower or lower than what the governor has publicly proposed", said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers. The state Legislature is also expected to ...

Dr. Raymond McLain

Dr. Raymond McLain

He was 73 years old. Born in Yonkers, New York and raised in Joliet, Illinois, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1965 and received a master's degree from the University of Illinois in 1966. He married his wife, Suzanne, in the log chapel on ...