MOUNT VERNON, NY—January 23, 2015 – On Wednesday, January 28 at 11:30 a.m. Mayor Ernest D. Davis will be joined by representatives of Atlantic Development Group, Kenwood Equities, LLC, and state and federal officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the long awaited LaPorte development project on Gramatan Avenue in the heart of the city’s busy downtown area. “This has been …
Yonkers Clothing Store, Alumnus, Selling and Succeeding with Made in USA Only Products By DAN MURPHY
First published by Yonkers Rising on January 16, 2015. Republished with expressed permission. YONKERS, NY — While walking along Main Street in downtown Yonkers, I noticed a store with a Made in the USA sign. Alumnus, located at 37 Main Street sells casual clothing to its young and hip clientele. I visited the store with Yonkers resident and Bring our …
TD Bank to Celebrate Grand Opening of Yonkers Store
YONKERS, NY – January 20, 2015 – To celebrate the bank’s newest retail locations in New York, TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, will host a grand opening celebration for the new Yonkers store, located at 1820 Central Park Avenue on Saturday, January 24. Starting at 10:00 am, local residents are invited to participate in the grand opening celebrations, which …
Mount Vernon One-Stop Closed Wednesday, January 21st
MOUNT VERNON, NY – JANUARY 20, 2015 — The One-Stop Career Center at the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) Mount Vernon District Office will be closed on Wednesday, January 21, to complete repairs to damage from flooding caused by Sunday’s storm. Residents seeking services from the One-Stop Career Center are reminded that services remain available online at westchesterputnamonestop.com and in …
Yonkers IDA Defines Transparency by its “Word” Yet Deficient in its Notice By HEZI ARIS
UPDATED AS OF JANUARY 20, 2015 @ 8:38 AM EST. http://yonkersida.com/sites/default/files/Draft%20Board%20Agenda%201%202015%20to%20be%20approved_0.pdf YONKERS, NY — January 18, 2015 — The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency on January 16, 2015, of a Regular Meeting called to be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 10 a.m., at the Mayor’s Reception Room – City Hall, Yonkers, New York 10701. Yonkers …
Astorino Announces Incentives for $250 Million Transit-Oriented Development in White Plains
Project to Create More than 500 Construction and Permanent jobs. WHITE PLAINS, NY – January 15, 2015 — County Executive Robert Astorino today announced that the Industrial Development Agency of Westcehster (IDAoW) has approved amendments allowing a $250 million transit-oriented development of housing, retail and parking planned for a site just south of the Metro-North train station in downtown White …
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Alfred Weissman Real Estate, LLC. Break Ground on 150-Room Hilton Hampton Inn on Tuckahoe Road
YONKERS, NY – January 13, 2015 – Mayor Mike Spano together with the Yonkers City Council, the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency and Alfred Weissman Real Estate, LLC. broke ground today on a 150-room Hilton Hampton Inn at 555 Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers. “The hotel business in Yonkers is growing rapidly, a strong indication that the City is establishing itself as …
“Rebuild NY Now” Statewide Campaign Resumes In Westchester
YONKERS, NY — January 8, 2014 — Rebuild NY Now’s comprehensive campaign to raise public awareness about New York State’s infrastructure needs made its fifth statewide tour stop in Westchester County today with a press conference with Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, along with other local elected officials, members of organized labor, the Westchester Business Council and private local businesses. This diverse …
Empire City Casino Will Not be Cannibalized by Full Scale Casino in Orange County
Read the report: GAMING.NY.GOV:PDF:121714.GFLBSelection YONKERS, NY — December 17, 2014 — State Senator George Latimer, D-Rye said, “I commend the New York Gaming Commission for holding fast to utilizing the casinos approved by voters to revive the economy of Upstate communities that have atrophied economically over the last several decades. Today’s decision, will protect the investment of currently running racinos in the …
Yonkers IDA to Approve the Westchester Center for Independent and Assisted Living Expansion
YONKERS, NY — December 15, 2014 — The Westchester Center for Independent and Assisted Living, an assisted living facility that opened with help from the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) in 2012, will nearly double in size according to a plan to be given initial approval tomorrow by the YIDA. “There’s nothing like repeating a success story,” said Mayor Mike …