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$132K Project: New Downtown Crosswalks Coming To City In Westchester $132K Project: New Downtown Crosswalks Coming To City In Westchester
$132K Project: New Downtown Crosswalks Coming To City In Westchester Several new crosswalks will be coming to a downtown area in Northern Westchester as part of a $132,000 project meant to improve safety.  The new pedestrian crosswalks will be coming to downtown Peekskill as part of the city's ongoing $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative, according to New York State Sen. Pete Harckham, who announced that he had secured a $100,000 state grant for the project on Monday, Oct. 9.  The project, which is estimated to cost $132,316 in total, will replace the following painted crosswalks near the "Civic Area" around the Peekskill City H…

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by Ben Crnic
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19-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Broad-Daylight Shooting In Westchester 19-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Broad-Daylight Shooting In Westchester
19-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Broad-Daylight Shooting In Westchester A teenage suspect is in custody after a shooting in Northern Westchester. Just before noontime on Wednesday, Nov. 9, officers responded to a report of shots fired in Peekskill on Central Avenue near Washington Street. Officers at arriving at the scene found a 31-year-old Peekskill resident lying on the sidewalk after being shot in the upper leg, the Peekskill Police Department. Life-saving measures were performed on the victim, who was rushed to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla in unstable condition, according to police.  At the crime scene, a discarded loaded firearm was …

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by Joe Lombardi