Monday, April 4, 2016

Water leaks frustrate in NYC's new train stations

Officials have blamed the leaks on work performed by a subcontractor, Yonkers Contracting Company, which said it was working with the MTA to resolve the issues. Michael Horodniceanu, the president of the MTA’s Capital Construction division, said at a ...
The MTA said Yonkers will cover the cost of repairs, estimated at $3 million. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the World Trade Center site, had blamed the water leaks at the new transit hub there partly on water continuously ...

Jakarta Post

Taking a stroll in New York's 'Garden of Eden'
Jakarta Post
Posted: Tue, April 5 2016 | 09:51 am Untermyer Park and Gardens was lovingly developed by Samuel Untermyers together with his wife Minnie Untermyer.(untermyergardens.org/Jessica Norman) ...

Police searching for suspect in connection to robberies in Westchester County and the Bronx

Submit tips to Yonkers Police Department by calling 914-377-7724, or texting 847411 with the key word ypd and the tip. Submit tips to the NYPD by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or texting 274637 ...

Taking a stroll in New York's 'Garden of Eden'

Beautifully situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, the park is a hidden gem. Open to the public for free, it immediately steals the hearts of garden lovers. It is a dazzling place to visit when you are around New York City.

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Student ID'd, suspect arraigned in New Rochelle shooting
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NEW ROCHELLE - A city man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Iona College student Brandon Lawrence in a city park on Sunday, police said. Stivenson Desir, 19, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, New Rochelle ...
Suspect Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Iona College StudentDaily Voice

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Police searching for suspect in connection to robberies in Westchester County and the Bronx
New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
Submit tips to Yonkers Police Department by calling 914-377-7724, or texting 847411 with the key word ypd and the tip. Submit tips to the NYPD by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or texting 274637 ...

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Photos: Yonkers police seek help ID'ing Dunkin' Donuts robbery suspect
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Yonkers police are asking for the public's help identifying a man they say robbed a Dunkin' Donuts in February. Police released surveillance photos of a man they say held up the store at 680 Central Park Ave. at gunpoint on Feb. 9. He also fits the ...

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Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery
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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 ...


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Yonkers fire officers to get 2 percent raises
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YONKERS - The city has negotiated a 10-year contract with its fire officers' union. The Yonkers Uniformed Fire Officers Association will get a yearly raise of about 2 percent through 2019. The raise is also retroactive to 2009 when the last contract ...

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Yonkers cab driver stabbed in neck by fare and cab stolen, abandoned
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YONKERS - A taxi cab driver was stabbed in the neck by his fare but was able to run from the cab into nearby St. John's Riverside Hospital, police said Thursday. Police didn't reveal a motive for the stabbing but the passenger drove off in the cab. The ...

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Yonkers police seek Atlantic Bank robber
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YONKERS - The police are seeking the person who robbed the Atlantic Bank on Friday. At about 5:50 p.m., the robber passed a note to a teller at the bank at 2320 Central Park Ave. and then fled on foot with about $6,000, according to the police. A ...

Beautifully situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, the park is a hidden gem. Open to the public for free, it immediately steals the hearts of garden lovers. It is a dazzling place to visit when you are around New York City.

Iona College Student, 18, Shot to Death in NY Park: Police

of Yonkers, dead at the scene. Iona staid in a statment that it was "deeply saddened" by Lawrence's death. "The Iona community is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of an Iona student resulting from a shooting early Sunday morning at a New ...
Officers responded to the scene after getting reports of gunshots at the park, and paramedics pronounced Lawrence, of Yonkers, dead at the scene. Iona staid in a statment that it was "deeply saddened" by Lawrence's death. "The Iona community is deeply ...
Brandon Lawrence, 18, was found shot to death in Lincoln Park, about 3/4 a mile away from the Iona campus, according to police. Officers responded to the scene after getting reports of gunshots at the park, and paramedics pronounced Lawrence, of Yonkers ...
“He just went to school, he worked, and he came home.” Brandon Lawrence’s heartbroken sister spoke with CBS2 in Yonkers, hours after identifying her brother’s body. Iona College student Brandon Lawrence, 19, was shot and killed in New Rochelle on ...
Brandon Lawrence’s heartbroken sister spoke with CBS2 in Yonkers, hours after identifying her brother ... to settle the quarrel with their fists on the ballfield. During the fight, one of the other occupants pulled out a gun, shot Lawrence, and ran.

Weather Update: Wintery mix interrupts Spring

News 12 Meteorologist Brysen Van Eck say that most of Rockland and Westchester counties will see mainly rain for most of the day, but Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess counties could get a coating to two inches of snow. Van Eck says temperatures will continue ...

Scorecard: Heavyweight Eric Molina shows power in win - ESPN


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Scorecard: Heavyweight Eric Molina shows power in win
ESPN
Easter was taking a huge step up in competition against Mendez, 29, a Dominican Republic native fighting out of Yonkers, New York, who outpointed former lightweight titlist Miguel Vazquez in his previous fight. Mendez was not some shot, old fighter.

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KCCI Des Moines

City rebuilds two years after Younkers fire
KCCI Des Moines
THE FIRE IS GONE AND WORK HAS STARTED TO BRING NEW LIFE TO THE KCCI'S EMMY VICTOR SHOWS US WHAT IS PLANNED. SINCE A MASSIVE FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THE YOUNKERS BUILDING DOWNTOWN, DESTROYING THE HISTORIC ...

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Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Yonkers
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One of the failed openings was in Yonkers, where The Journal News/lohud.com found inaccurate statements in Etain's original plan for a Nepperhan Avenue dispensary. Etain submitted paperwork to state regulators claiming to have a building permit for the ...

“If we can get the kind of big victory that I think we can out of New York, it’s over,” Clinton told the crowd ... added Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), who introduced Clinton to the crowd. “She just wants to make ...
Yonkers Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezeda says his district needs more funds from the state. While the district is receiving $20 million more than last year, he says it’s still $1.2 million short of what the district needs. The rising costs also mean ...
While my mind was reliving those ridiculous drills, a public notice flickered on the television screen that the high school in Yonkers was going to conduct an 'active shooter' drill, an exercise that the Yonkers PD has done several previous times beginning ...

New York Daily News

Hillary Clinton urges New York state Democrats to aid in decisive primary victory
New York Daily News
Clinton traveled to Albany and, during a closed door session with Democrats in the Senate and Assembly, said a decisive victory in New York's April 19 primary could finally put an end to rival Bernie Sanders' campaign. “If we can get the kind of big ...

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Poughkeepsie Journal

Clinton joins Cuomo to celebrate $15 wage
Poughkeepsie Journal
“We are now going to end that in New York.” Clinton will be in Albany later Monday as part of her presidential campaign. “Government works when we work for you," Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senate Minority Leader, said to the crowd. The Yonkers Democrat ...

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macbook pro | Other Files | Everything Else: this is a like new macbook pro only used for school this is a good deal just look at how much they are at apple

Berlin Police Blotter: March 26 - April 1

Virgen Figueroa, 28, of 108 Clark St., New Britain, was charged with violation of probation and sixth-degree larceny, 5:37 p.m. Jeffery M. Marion, 35, of 19 Lawrence St., Yonkers, N.Y., was charged with second-degree forgery and possession of less than a ...
Comey knows the FBI’s legal fight with Apple Inc. is now moot because the agency ... employees and later with local law enforcement and community leaders. A native of Yonkers, Comey is a former federal prosecutor, both in Manhattan and Virginia.

iPark proposes 197 apartments on Yonkers riverfront - The Journal News | LoHud.com


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iPark proposes 197 apartments on Yonkers riverfront
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The new buildings proposed for 29, 43 and 57 Wells Ave. would rise on a large parking lot that sits west of the Kawasaki offices and across the street from the Yonkers Public Schools headquarters. The project is called The Lofts at i.Park and it ...


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Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1
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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 ...


The YO: Yonkers schools to test water for lead
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Yonkers will test the water in drinking fountains at the Yonkers Public Schools for lead contamination. The testing is a response to recent reports of lead in municipalities around the country. Vietnam veterans recognized. The event took place this ...

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Daily Voice

Yonkers to test drinking water in schools
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YONKERS - The city will test the drinking water at every source in all of its schools in the wake of recent reports of lead contamination in Newark, New Jersey, drinking-water fountains and contamination in other urban areas with aging infrastructure.
Spano Still Hopeful About State Help To Fix Yonkers SchoolsDaily Voice

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Yonkers' $2B schools plan out of NY budget
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ALBANY - A $2 billion capital plan for Yonkers schools likely won't be part of the state budget for the fiscal year that starts April 1. Mayor Mike Spano and state lawmakers who represent Yonkers are resigned to trying to get a bill passed before the ...


Yonkers Public Schools Appoints New Superintendent
Westchester Magazine
Quezada, a member of the Yonkers School District team since 1998, made the board's choice easy. “During his tenure as Interim Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Quezada has demonstrated that he has the skills, knowledge, leadership and ...


Bronxville, Yonkers Schools Ranked Among NY's Best Group of Teachers in 2016
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Nationally, the best crop of teachers is at Louisiana School for Math, Science & The Arts, according to Niche, followed by New Jersey's Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro, and Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL. Rounding ...

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Daily Voice

Police Investigate Yonkers Shooting That Injured Man
Daily Voice
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Police are investigating a shooting incident Saturday night outside Martin Luther King School in Yonkers that left a man with a gunshot wound to the stomach, according to a News 12 report. The victim was found by police near 8 ...

Suspect Charged In Shooting Death Of Iona College Student - CBS Local


CBS Local

Suspect Charged In Shooting Death Of Iona College Student
CBS Local
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A man found shot to death in a park in New Rochelle this past weekend was a student at Iona College just entering adulthood. As CBS2's Lou Young reported, a suspect has been arrested and charged with murder as the ...
UPDATE: Student Shot, Killed, Iona College Issues StatementPatch.com

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Clinton joins Cuomo to celebrate $15 wage
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“Government works when we work for you," Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senate Minority Leader, said to the crowd. The Yonkers Democrat said New York is now “the most progressive state in the country.” “Workers in New York have heard for far too long, they ...

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A native of Yonkers, Comey is a former federal prosecutor, both in Manhattan and Virginia. In 2003, he was picked by then-Attorney General John Ashcroft to serve as deputy attorney general but left after two years to work with defense contractor Lockheed ...
“He just went to school, he worked, and he came home.” Brandon Lawrence’s heartbroken sister spoke with CBS2 in Yonkers, hours after identifying her brother’s body. Iona College student Brandon Lawrence, 19, was shot and killed in New Rochelle on ...
(3) SOHO HIGHROLLER A seems to be knocking at the door based on his last two trips to the post; threat at his best. (7) GD AIRLINER could move forward with the drop in class. (1) LITTLE MICHAEL B will need a much better trip than in his previous outing.
Brandon Lawrence’s heartbroken sister spoke with CBS2 in Yonkers, hours after identifying her brother ... to settle the quarrel with their fists on the ballfield. During the fight, one of the other occupants pulled out a gun, shot Lawrence, and ran.

Photo Coverage: Neil Byrne and Ryan Kelly Release New Album ECHOES at Rory Dolan's

The duo played a show at Rory Dolan's in Yonkers and BroadwayWorld was there to enjoy the music! Scroll down to see photos! The Irish Music Association of America awarded Ryan and Neil with "Best Duo" in a Concert, Pub, Festival and "Best New Album" in ...
“He just went to school, he worked, and he came home.” Brandon Lawrence’s heartbroken sister spoke with CBS2 in Yonkers, hours after identifying her brother’s body. Iona College student Brandon Lawrence, 19, was shot and killed in New Rochelle on ...
according to police. ExclusiveFlight from SC to NYC Diverted After Cabin Loses Pressure Officers responded to the scene after getting reports of gunshots at the park, and paramedics pronounced Lawrence, of Yonkers, dead at the scene. Iona staid in a ...
“He just went to school, he worked, and he came home.” Brandon Lawrence’s heartbroken sister spoke with CBS2 in Yonkers, hours after identifying her brother’s body. Iona College student Brandon Lawrence, 19, was shot and killed in New Rochelle on ...
Brandon Lawrence’s heartbroken sister spoke with CBS2 in Yonkers, hours after identifying her brother ... to settle the quarrel with their fists on the ballfield. During the fight, one of the other occupants pulled out a gun, shot Lawrence, and ran.

KFDA

NY Senate OKs Budget Bill To Boost State Minimum Wage To $15
CBS Local
The Republican-controlled chamber voted 61-1 for the final bill after working through the night to pass other parts of the $156 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that began Friday. “We knew we could lift millions out of poverty if we just ...
California lawmakers OK highest statewide minimum wageKFDA

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The New York Review of Books

Can He Be Stopped?
The New York Review of Books
The man lives, according to the Daily News, in a three-story Louis XIV–style penthouse apartment at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street—as well as Palm Beach's Mar-a-Lago, a sixty-room retreat in Westchester County, John Kluge's bulging old estate in ...

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iPark proposes 197 apartments on Yonkers riverfront

The new buildings proposed for 29, 43 and 57 Wells Ave. would rise on a large parking lot that sits west of the Kawasaki offices and across the street from the Yonkers Public Schools headquarters. The project is called The Lofts at i.Park and it ...

Poughkeepsie Journal

Clinton joins Cuomo to celebrate $15 wage
Poughkeepsie Journal
“We are now going to end that in New York.” Clinton will be in Albany later Monday as part of her presidential campaign. “Government works when we work for you," Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senate Minority Leader, said to the crowd. The Yonkers Democrat ...

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Tickets are $35 ahead / $40 at the door. Enjoy a one-time blind taste testing featuring 12 to 15 pale ales from craft brewers up and down the Hudson Valley, from Lake George to Yonkers. Hosted by Steve Barnes of the Times Union's Table Hopping with ...
A native of Yonkers, Comey is a former federal prosecutor, both in Manhattan and Virginia. He also served as a U.S. Attorney in New York after 9/11. In 2003, he was picked by then-Attorney General John Ashcroft to serve as deputy attorney general and it ...
YONKERS - The owner of the i.Park Hudson complex is proposing to build 197 apartments and a new parking garage off Wells Avenue. The new buildings proposed for 29, 43 and 57 Wells Ave. would rise on a large parking lot that sits west of the Kawasaki ...

California lawmakers OK highest statewide minimum wage - KFDA


California lawmakers OK highest statewide minimum wage
KFDA
In New York City, the wage would increase from $9 to $15 by the end of 2018, though businesses with fewer than 10 employees would get an extra year. In the New York City suburbs of Long Island and Westchester County, the wage would rise to $15 by the ...

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Cincinnati.com

Trump: Kasich 'absentee' gov, let Rose in HOF
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Update, 4:16 p.m.: After about a 70-minute delay, Donald Trump arrived to his rally at the Savannah Center in West Chester and wasted no time going after his biggest challenger in Ohio. Trump criticized real ... "He's not going to do the job," Trump ...


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Cuomo: Tugboat crash at TZB 'tragic accident'
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"We have taken many, many precautions to make sure everything is very well illuminated," he told The Journal News after he and his daughter, Michaela, toured the crash site by boat. "I don't think there's any question about the ... "Tappan Zee ...
New York tugboat crash leaves 1 dead, 2 missingCNN
Deadly LI tugboat crash near Tappan Zee Bridge, officials sayNewsday

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CBS Local

Two Bobcats Spotted In Westchester County
CBS Local
SOMERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A town in northern Westchester County is abuzz after two bobcats were spotted. A photo posted to social media shows two bobcats – estimated at more than 50 pounds each – showing up outside a home in Valley Drive in ...


News 12 Westchester

Nurse killed on way to work
News 12 Westchester
Polie say a SUV fatally struck a 56-year-old Mount Vernon woman who was walking to work today. (February 24, 2016 6:17 PM). A Mount Vernon woman was fatally struck by an SUV while she was walking to work Wednesday. Police say the 56-year–old ...

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