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South Yonkers Developer Creates Illegal Driveway: In May 2021, SW Yonkers Hamlet Hub published an article about the destruction of a South Yonkers neighborhood. https://news.hamlethub.com/swyonkers/life/2644-yonkers-developer-ruins-neighborhood The developer responsible for the blight, was admonished by the City of Yonkers and removed the vehicles from the lot. The lot became
Westchester County Offers Free Back to School Vaccine Clinics: Call Westchester County Health Department for an appointment and to determine eligibility  The Westchester County Department of Health will now book appointments for its free back-to-school vaccine clinics in Yonkers on Mondays and Thursdays from July 26 through the end of August and on
Teenager Killed in South Yonkers: Yonkers Police Investigate Fatal Shooting on Cliff Street ​2021-07-18 @1100; Preliminary information subject to change: Yonkers, NY – Just after 9:00PM on July 17, 2021, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of 53 Cliff Street in the confines
Celebrate the South County Trailway’s 30th Anniversary with a bike ride.:   Put on your helmets, pump those tires and pack your water for a bike ride on the South County Trailway to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Wednesday, July 28, 11 a.m., where the trailway meets Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers. The South County
Yonkers Politics Exposed in New Book: Patricia Vaccarino  is an American writer. She has published three novels and three nonfiction books.  Ms. Vaccarino grew up in Yonkers, New York. At fourteen she began writing a novel about Yonkers that eventually became her first literary work, YONKERS Yonkers!:
Yonkers Man Arrested for Rape: On May 18, 2021, the New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks in conjunction with the Putnam County Child Advocacy Center arrested Fabian Huiracocha Barbecho, age 36, of Yonkers, NY, for two counts of Rape in the 2nd degree, a
Yonkers Developer Flaunts Local Laws: The home made parking lot at the corner of 1 Willow Pl. and Warburton Avenue has been vacated.  A lone diesel fueled truck remains as a reminder that the new lot owner still maintains dominance of that corner.  He created his
Yonkers Developer Ruins Neighborhood: The controversial developer of the Glenwood Power Plant shelved her bid last week to convert a JFK Marina green space into a parking lot.  Community groups rallied to protect the cherished space and the developer, Lela Goren, respectfully bowed out
Glenwood Power Plant Parking Shelved: The disputed JFK Marina parking lot conversion has ended.  The developer of the Glenwood Power Plant, Lela Goren, has withdrawn the proposal to build a parking garage in the JFK Marina with rooftop recreation and green park features.  An assemblage of Yonkers
Another Stabbing in Yonkers Getty Square: A man was stabbed in a downtown Yonkers clothing store today. The store, Hip Hop Jeans is located at 11 Palisade Avenue in the Getty Square section. https://youtu.be/9HeaUZO0WkQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ima3-V0inTw&t=6s The stabbing comes on the heels of yet another stabbing that ended in a

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