The city and the YPD will host this year’s National Night Out, part of a nationwide annual community outreach program that promotes partnership between police and community members on Tuesday, Aug. 4, ...

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In the view of Mayor Mike Spano, Yonkers has entered into a glorious new era, with the city now gaining fame as “Hollywood on the Hudson” and “Destination Yonkers.” In the Mayor’s speech, Spano ...

In Yonkers, party politics can be a blood sport. City Council aides — who have no civil service protections — can lose their jobs if they or the Council members they work for fail to toe the party ...

When a police detective offered a Yonkers waitress half of his lottery ticket instead of a tip, it was a simple act of generosity to a long-time friend. But his decision would not only impact both of ...

Will Yonkers have to cut the budget and significantly raise taxes next year? If the proposed Westchester County budget is a predictor, the answer may very well be “yes.” The County budget for 2026 ...

The title, borrowed from a line by the Roman poet Horace, “the glorious and the decent way of dying is for one’s country,” as translated from Latin by James Michie, clashes with the harsh first line ...

The City Council exhales after adopting the new budget. Here’s what we learned from the process: The Yonkers City Council unanimously passed the FY2026/2027 budget late Friday afternoon. It will now ...

Born in 1626 in Bolsward, Friesland, in the Netherlands, his journey to the New World began soon after in 1647 when he arrived in New Amsterdam. At the time, it was the capital of New Netherland, ...

In her campaign for the New York State Assembly, Jeannette Garcia is running on a platform that focuses on the plight of “ordinary working families and their struggles to make ends meet.” She says ...

The events unfolded in April 2016 when Jason Sullivan lured Martin Luna to Likquid Lounge in Chester, NY. Sullivan, Luna’s employer, set up the meeting under the pretext of Luna providing an estimate ...

Mayor Mike Spano was the big winner in yesterday’s election. He wasn’t on the ballot, but he still managed to increase his support in the City Council, assuring that he will continue to wield almost ...