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Groundbreaking Held For Redevelopment Of Busy Westchester Shopping Center Groundbreaking Held For Redevelopment Of Busy Westchester Shopping Center
Groundbreaking Held For Redevelopment Of Busy Westchester Shopping Center Developers have broken ground on a redevelopment project meant to improve a busy Westchester shopping center.  A groundbreaking event celebrating the launch of the redevelopment at Yonkers' Ridge Hill shopping center was held on Wednesday, April 10 by developer North American Properties and city officials, including Mayor Mike Spano. The project will transform the center into a "more cohesive, human-centric" mixed-use space. Phase I of the project, which began with Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony, entails reimagining the center's streetscape, modernizing the merchandisin…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
'Fall Cleanup': Dozens Of Motorcycles, Mopeds Impounded In 8-Hour Period In Westchester 'Fall Cleanup': Dozens Of Motorcycles, Mopeds Impounded In 8-Hour Period In Westchester
'Fall Cleanup': Dozens Of Motorcycles, Mopeds Impounded In 8-Hour Period In Westchester In an effort to respond to their number-one complaint from residents, a police department in Westchester worked to impound dozens of unregistered motorcycles, scooters, dirtbikes, and other two-wheeled vehicles over an eight-hour period.  The Yonkers Police Department undertook the effort, which they called a "fall cleanup," on Thursday, Nov. 2 under the direction of Mayor Mike Spano and Police Commissioner Christopher Sapienza.  According to the department, plainclothes officers scoured the city over a period of eight hours and impounded a total of 30 unregistered mopeds, scooters, dirtbi…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult' 16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult'
16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult' A 16-year-old has been criminally charged with a felony in connection to a Westchester crash that killed a beloved longtime police sergeant and Putnam County resident.  After a nearly 11-month investigation into a December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a 16-year-old Yonkers boy accused of causing the incident has been charged, Yonkers Police announced on Monday, Oct. 30.  On the day of the crash, Thursday, Dec. 1 around 3:30 p.m., Yonkers officers responded to the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass on Tuckahoe Road to a reported cr…

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by Ben Crnic
News
New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester
New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester This story has been updated.  Authorities have caught a prisoner who escaped custody while he was being held at a medical center in Westchester.  The prisoner, identified as 24-year-old Geraldo Rojas, was located in the Bronx on Monday, July 24 after 29 hours of "intensive search efforts," Yonkers Police announced  Rojas had escaped from a prisoner detail at St. Joseph’s Hospital on South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, police said. Earlier Report - Search On For Prisoner Who Escapes From Custody In Yonkers Rojas, who was taken back into …

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by Ben Crnic
Business
I'm Lovin' It: McDonald's In Westchester Reopens After Renovations (Video) I'm Lovin' It: McDonald's In Westchester Reopens After Renovations (Video)
I'm Lovin' It: McDonald's In Westchester Reopens After Renovations (Video) A McDonald's in Westchester County that had been closed for renovations is once again serving up Big Macs, nuggets, and fries.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony held by Yonkers city officials, including Mayor Mike Spano, marked the reopening of the McDonald's at 1200 Nepperhan Ave. which is now open for business as normal, according to a tweet from the city.  In a video produced by the city, a Mariachi band plays inside the store as patrons once again enjoy the popular fast food location.  Mayor Spano welcomes back @McDonalds to 1200 Nepperhan Avenue with an official ribbon cutting! pic.twitt…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Construction Underway On Westchester School Named For Current Supreme Court Justice Construction Underway On Westchester School Named For Current Supreme Court Justice
Construction Underway On Westchester School Named For Current Supreme Court Justice Officials have broken ground at a new Westchester school named for a groundbreaking Supreme Court justice. In Yonkers, construction has begun on a new school named in honor of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a Bronx native who is the first Latina to sit on the bench. Upwards of 700 pre-K through eighth-grade students are expected to attend the school on McLean Avenue once it is completed, one of three new schools planned for the city in the coming years. A rendering of the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School in YonkersYonkers Public Schools Construction is expected to be co…

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by Zak Failla
Business
New Westchester County Ice Cream Shop To Host Grand Opening New Westchester County Ice Cream Shop To Host Grand Opening
New Westchester County Ice Cream Shop To Host Grand Opening Here's the inside scoop! A new Westchester County ice cream shop will hold its grand opening. The owners of Lost Borough Ice Cream Shop announced that the shop's grand opening and ribbon-cutting event will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 7. Located at 40 North Broadway in Yonkers, the shop specializes in small-batched, hand-crafted ice cream flavors. They offer vegan options in addition to the traditional dairy fare. The shop also serves banana pudding, Belgian waffles, and sorbet. Mayor Mike Spano, along with other elected officials and community leaders are set to attend th…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
15 Cats Left Alone In A Westchester Apartment Rescued, Up For Adoption 15 Cats Left Alone In A Westchester Apartment Rescued, Up For Adoption
15 Cats Left Alone In A Westchester Apartment Rescued, Up For Adoption More than a dozen cats are counting on one of their nine lives after being abandoned and left alone in a Westchester apartment. Fifteen cats that were left alone in an apartment in Yonkers are looking for new homes after a quick-acting response by the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY), Mayor Mike Spano, and the Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation. Officials said that on Wednesday, July 7, the MHACY was alerted that a tenant in a building had gone missing for 24 hours, leaving behind the furry felines. When officials went to the apartment, the…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Target To Open New Location In Westchester Target To Open New Location In Westchester
Target To Open New Location In Westchester Target is making a long term commitment to Westchester’s largest city. The retail giant announced that it has signed a 40-year lease to open a 130,000-square-foot store at the Cross County Center in Yonkers, replacing the bulk of the 200,000-square-foot location left by Sears that closed last year. The 15-building Cross County Center is also home to H&M, which recently signed a 10-year renewal, as well as to Zara, Ulta, and Blink Fitness. Target entered talks about a possible deal shortly after Sears closed in September last year, though nothing official was announced until Monday, Oct…

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by Zak Failla
News
Westchester Officials Seek To Seize Vehicle Involved In Debris Dumping Westchester Officials Seek To Seize Vehicle Involved In Debris Dumping
Westchester Officials Seek To Seize Vehicle Involved In Debris Dumping Officials are taking steps to seize the pickup truck of a man who was busted illegally dumping debris from the truck bed onto a city street. An officer from the Yonkers Police Department on patrol at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 22 near the intersection of Oak Street and Chestnut Street spotted Yonkers resident Sirlarry Washington, 33, removing debris from the bed of the pickup truck and depositing it onto the roadway. Police said that after observing Washington for several minutes, they determined that it was an incident of illegal dumping, and Washington was taken into police c…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Tournament Set To Benefit Former Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation Tournament Set To Benefit Former Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation
Tournament Set To Benefit Former Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation A memorial basketball tournament is being held in Yonkers to benefit the Michael Nolan Scholarship Fund, founded in the name of the former Oakland Athletics prospect who was fatally shot in a drive-by in 2015. The Michael Nolan Basketball Tournament will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Lincoln High School on Kneeland Avenue in Yonkers. The tournament will consist of a 12 team field and dunk contest. More than 500 people are expected to attend. A softball tournament benefiting the foundation is scheduled for later this year. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2015, No…

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by Zak Failla