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Business
Grocery Store Chain Opens New Location In Mount Vernon
A grocery store franchise has opened its third location in a Westchester County city. An all-new Atlantis Fresh Market is now open for business in Mount Vernon at 422 Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard announced on Thursday, June 13. The location is the franchise's third store in the city. The other two are located on East Sandford Boulevard and South Columbus Avenue. "We couldn't be more thrilled," Patterson-Howard said of the store's opening, adding, "Atlantis Fresh Market is more than just a well-run franchise; they are an amazing commu…
News
Bomb Threat At Business In Westchester Causes Road Closure: Investigation Ongoing, Police Say
Authorities are conducting an investigation into a bomb threat received by a business in Westchester that caused a brief road closure. The incident happened on Monday afternoon, Sept. 25 in Mount Vernon when a business on Gramatan Avenue received a bomb threat over a phone call, according to the city's Director of Communications Timothy Allen. The name of the business that was threatened was not released. The bomb threat prompted Westchester County Police to clear the building and briefly close Gramatan Avenue between North Avenue and Sidney Avenue. The road has since been reopened, …
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Mount Vernon
A 16-year-old girl was taken to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Westchester. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 23, when a 16-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car in Mount Vernon at the corner of Gramatan Avenue and East Grand Street, according to the city's Director of Communications Timothy Allen. The girl was then taken to Jacobi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Allen said. No criminal charges were filed following the crash.
Legal
Teen Girl Admits To Fatally Stabbing Cheerleading Captain In Westchester County: DA
A teenager has admitted to fatally stabbing a 16-year-old cheerleading captain in Westchester County, officials said. Earlier Report - Teen GirI Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mount Vernon Cheerleading Captain The 15-year-old defendant, who was not identified, pleaded guilty to the April 8, 2022 killing of 16-year-old Kayla Green in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Dec. 20, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah. On the day of the stabbing, around 4 p.m., the defendant stabbed Green in the abdomen during the Mount Vernon High School’s celebratory parade on&…
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15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal, Broad-Daylight Stabbing Of Teen On Busy Roadway In Westchester
A 15-year-old suspect has been apprehended shortly after a broad-daylight stabbing left one teen dead and another injured in Westchester. The felony complaint charges the boy with fatally stabbing a 16-year-old on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon on Friday, April 8, at approximately 3:55 p.m., Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said. The suspect, a Mount Vernon resident, was charged with the following felonies: First-degree manslaughter, First-degree attempted assault, Second-degree attempted assault. He appeared before a Mount Vernon City Court judge on S…
Obituaries
Former Fire Chief In Westchester Dies
Joseph Francis Cerrone, a former fire chief in Westchester and decorated Navy veteran, died at the age of 92. Born in Mount Vernon on Feb. 27, 1929, Cerrone attended Hamilton Elementary School and was graduated from Edison Technical and Vocational High School in 1949. He received an Associate Degree in Fire Science from Westchester Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Technology from Empire State College. Cerrone served two tours in the US Navy (1946-48 and 1950-52) and was awarded the World War II victory medal, Korean Service medal, and United Nations Korean Service medal. …
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Charged For Assaulting Police Officer In Westchester, DA Says
A wanted man in Westchester is facing new charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer attempting to apprehend him, authorities announced. Mount Vernon resident Kevin Heron, age 27, has been arrested and charged with assaulting a city cop who was attempting to place him under arrest, according to Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah. Heron was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. Rocah said that at approximately 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in an attempt to evade arrest on an outstanding warrant, Heron allegedly attacked Mount Vernon Police officer Michael Hutchins …
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Restaurant In Westchester
A Westchester restaurant was destroyed by an overnight fire, though firefighters were able to contain it to one building before it spread to neighboring businesses. Fire crews responded to the Mozza Restaurant and Bar on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12 when a blaze broke out, officials said. The fire was largely contained to the restaurant, though neighboring Flash Cleaners and Tailors and the AD Sports Bar suffered significant water and structural damage. No injuries were reported. The fire came hours after crews worked to knock down the flame…
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Man Busted In Mount Vernon With Illegal Weapon In Stolen Car
A 25-year-old man took police officers attempting to arrest him in Westchester on a short foot-chase after being busted with an illegal, loaded handgun in a stolen car. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a stretch of Gramatan Avenue at approximately 3 a.m. on Thursday, when a patrolman discovered a stolen car with improper tags and loaded firearm inside. Investigators located the driver, Bronx resident Juzan Spance, who attempted to flee on foot before being apprehended. At the time of his arrest, Spance was in possession of the key fob for the stolen vehicle, t…
Police & Fire
Three Underground Manhole Explosions Rock Part Of Southern Westchester
Three underground manhole cover explosions rocked an area in Southern Westchester and left several buildings without power. The incident took place in the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon around 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, on Gramatan Avenue off East Devonia with vibrations, across the area, said Mount Vernon Fire Deputy Chief Jim Lang. The department responded to the area after receiving numerous 911 calls of an explosion, Lang said. When the department arrived on scene two more explosions occurred underground, he added. The underground manholes that exploded were electrical, and…
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Alleged Gang Member Sentenced For Westchester Shooting
An alleged gang member will spend more than a decade behind bars for a shooting in Westchester. Bronx resident Dahjauntay Douglas, 22, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to first-degree assault in July for his role in a shooting in Mount Vernon last year. On Oct. 4 last year, Douglas fired two shots on Gramatan Avenue, near the West Sidney Avenue intersection in Mount Vernon, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said. One of those bullets struck a passenger in a moving vehicle in the area.…
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Busy Street, Construction Site Shut Down Due To Street Collapse In Westchester
A busy street and bustling construction site are both temporarily closed in Westchester following a street collapse just outside the walls of the development. Broad Street was shut down between Fleetwood Avenue and Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon on Thursday afternoon, May 23 after an ambulate driver drove into it and got stuck. The hole developed just outside the 42 Broad Street development. Broad Street is expected to open at approximately noon on Friday, May 24, though it was unclear when construction will resume at the site as it is evaluated. According to DPW officials, the street has…
News
Two Westchester Gang Members Sentenced For Assault, Weapons Charges
Two gang members from Westchester will spend time behind bars after being convicted on assault and weapons charges for repeatedly stabbing a man following a verbal confrontation in Mount Vernon. Joseph Ogilvie and Tremaine Gordon, both 27 and from Mount Vernon, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by five years post-release supervision following their convictions earlier this year. Each has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted assault; five years in prison for assault and one year in prison for criminal possession of a weapon. The sentences will run concurrently…
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Two Westchester Men Convicted Of Assault, Weapons Charges
Two men from Westchester have been convicted on assault and weapons charges after stabbing a man repeatedly following a verbal confrontation in Mount Vernon. Joseph Ogilvie and Tremaine Gordon, both of Mount Vernon, have been convicted on multiple felonies for their roles in an early morning assault that left a man hospitalized. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that at approximately 3 a.m. on April 28, 2016, the two men were involved in an argument with a third near the intersection of Gramatan and West Sidney avenues in Mount Vernon. At the time of the incid…
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Firing Shot Into Moving Car In Westchester
The investigation into an October shooting in Westchester has led to an attempted murder charge for a suspect who struck his victim in a moving car. Bronx resident Dahjuantay Douglas, 21, was arraigned over the weekend on an attempted murder charge, following a non-fatal shooting in downtown Mount Vernon, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. According to the felony complaint, on Oct. 4, Douglas fired one shot in the air and a second into a moving car, striking a passenger at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 in the area of Gramatan and West Sidney avenues. …
News
Two Kindergartners Walk Away From Campus Onto Busy Westchester Street
School officials placed a lock on a gate at a Westchester elementary school after two kindergarteners recently wandered off campus without permission, walking onto a nearby busy roadway. The pair - who are reportedly cousins - made their way through the unlocked gate at Pennington Elementary School in Mount Vernon last week after school hours, leaving the grounds without permission before they were spotted by a nearby proprietor who spotted the kids walking on Gramatan Avenue. According to multiple reports, the kindergarteners left through an unlocked gate near the playground, in a section …
Business
Apartment Complexes Get Approval In Mount Vernon
Housing developers have received approval letters that permit construction of new apartment complexes around the city of Mount Vernon, according to a report by LoHud.com. The Mount Vernon Zoning Board of Appeals informed four developers they have received zoning changes that were critical to allow the construction of denser multifamily residences, LoHud reported here. The zoning board sent Jan. 18 approval letters to architect Tom Abillama for three projects he represents, including Fleetwood Terrace, a 44-unit complex at 16 E. Broad St., the site of the former Fleetwood Animal Hospital, …
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