With the New Year comes good news for our business district as vacancies are finally dwindling. I am cautiously optimistic that we have turned the corner on the post-recession downturn. During the worst of the “vacancy” period, I was often asked what recourse the Village had to provide a disincentive to leave stores empty. The answer is unfortunately very little. …
Governor Andrew Cuomo to Recognize Yonkers Firefighters During 2015 State of the State
Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Robert Capurso to Represent Yonkers Firefighters Who Traveled to and Aided City of Buffalo During its Record-breaking Snow Storm in November 2014 YONKERS, NY – January 20, 2015 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today advised Governor Andrew Cuomo will recognize the City of Yonkers during his 2015 State of the State address tomorrow in Albany in …
“I Have a Dream” Speech By MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. – August 28, 1963
“I Have a Dream” is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, the speech was a defining moment …
Yonkers Police Department Detectives Arrest Male for Stabbing on Hillbright Terrace
YONKERS, NY – January 17, 2015 — On January 16, 2015 at approximately 10:40 p.m., the Yonkers Police Department Communications Division received a call of a violent dispute at a residence on Hillbright Terrace in the 4th Precinct. The residence is comprised of numerous apartments. Arriving units at the scene discovered a 55 year old male inside of an apartment …
Westchester County Officer Struck By Car On The Saw Mill
Lauded for Saving Teen from Being Also Hit YONKERS, NY – January 10, 2015 — A Westchester County police officer who was hit by a car on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway this morning was able to get a teen-ager out of harm’s way just seconds before he was struck. Quick action by Police Officer Paul DeSousa prevented a …
St. John’s Church, Getty Square in Yonkers Receives Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge Grant and Sacred Sites Grant
The New York Landmarks Conservancy Awards 25 Sacred Sites Grants To Historic Religious Properties Throughout New York State The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 25 Sacred Sites Grants totaling over $300,000 awarded to historic religious properties throughout New York State including a $25,000 Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge Grant to St. John’s Episcopal Church, Getty Square in Yonkers, …
YPD Officers Rescue Three Children from Apartment with Heavy Smoke Condition
YONKERS, NY – January 7, 2015 — Yonkers Police Officers Leslie Hand (Traffic Division – Motorcycle Unit) and Stuart Barksdale (4th Precinct) were working a traffic post in the area of McLean Avenue and Cornell Avenue at approximately 12:48p.m. today when they were alerted by a female resident of a fire on the 2nd floor of 87 McLean Avenue. The Officers …
Winter Recreation Registration Begins Tuesday, January 6
Online Registration Available on www.YonkersNY.gov YONKERS, NY – January 5, 2015 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that the Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation will open registration for residents and non-residents of all ages to 2015 winter community recreation programs on Tuesday, January 6 at 8:00pm, via the Department’s website at www.yonkersny.gov/parks. “There’s something for everyone to …
Yonkers Firefighters Attend to 2 Inverness Road Arriving to House Engulfed in Flames By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY – January 1, 2015 – The call came in at about 2:00 a.m. Yonkers Firefighters arrived in response to the call for assistance to find the two-story wood frame house that had been undergoing many years of renovation fully engulfed in flames. The house was devoid of residents. The radiant heat of the house at 2 Inverness Road …