Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours
Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  It's lights, camera, action for Georgette Blau. Which, in her case, means putting everything in "drive." Blau, a New Rochelle resident, is the owner of On Location Tours, the world's largest TV and movie bus tour company. And yes, that means she knows a lot of TV and movie trivia, including where the apartment was for Carrie from "Sex and the City," where the rich kids hung out on "Gossip Girl,” and the pub that was the inspiration for "How I Met Your Mother." Not to mention a host of other TV and movie "secrets." T…
Burke Physician Named Best Doctor By New York Magazine Burke Physician Named Best Doctor By New York Magazine
Burke Physician Named Best Doctor By New York Magazine WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Dr. Barry Jordan is one of the best of the best.For the 16th consecutive year, Dr. Jordan, assistant medical director and director of neurorehabilitation at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, was named one of the Best Doctors for Neurology by New York Magazine. “It is an honor to be named one of the Best Doctors in New York again this year, especially to be included in a group of such distinguished physicians," Dr. Jordan said.  At Burke, we pride ourselves on our comprehensive neurorehabilitation programs for those who have experienced a life changing neurological inj…
Local Organization Offers Center For College, Careers In Mount Vernon Local Organization Offers Center For College, Careers In Mount Vernon
Local Organization Offers Center For College, Careers In Mount Vernon WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - The Guidance Center of Westchester is looking for eligible participants for their new Center for College and Careers program, which will help teens in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon. The Guidance Center is looking for college and career coaches who will develop strong relationships with members of the community between 16 and 21-years-old. Those coaches will meet twice a month with the participants in the program for hourlong sessions to discuss their futures. According to officials, through the new coaching program, the CCC aims to utilize the experience of those …
Mobile Food Pantry Coming To Help Mount Vernon's Hungriest Mobile Food Pantry Coming To Help Mount Vernon's Hungriest
Mobile Food Pantry Coming To Help Mount Vernon's Hungriest WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - In an effort to alleviate potentially hungry children and improve nutrition throughout the community, the Mount Vernon School District is teaming with the Junior League of Bronxville to address summer hunger. According to officials, When school is out, children living at or below the poverty level are even more vulnerable to hunger. In an effort to combat that hunger, the Junior League and school district will host a Kraft mobile food pantry distribution next month. The Mobile Food Pantry works in conjunction with the Food Bank for Westchester, providing groceries…
Westchester Resident Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod Westchester Resident Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod
Westchester Resident Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The 2017 Emmy nominations are out and once again, Westchester's own Jeffrey Tambor is on the list. Tambor, who's won in the past for his role in Amazon's "Transparent," was selected again. The Cross River resident, selected as "Best Actor in a Comedy Series," is up against Anthony Anderson of "Black-ish," Aziz Ansari, of "Master of None," Zach Galifianakis of "Baskets," Donald Glover of "Atlanta," and William H. Macy of "Shameless." The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which honors the best i…
27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This New Rochelle Runner 27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This New Rochelle Runner
27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This New Rochelle Runner WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Evan Konwiser has made it his mission to raise funds for cancer research.  And so, for the fourth year in a row, he'll be participating in the Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium. His goal? To eradicate having one less family member lose their life to cancer. The New Rochelle resident lost his sister, Jill, then 11, in the 1980s to a rare form of the disease.  For the first time ever, his mom, Ava Konwiser, will also be participating (she's usually a spectator).  Konwiser said he supports the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation because they have the most innovative…
Family Of Slain Yonkers MLB Draft Choice Holds Scholarship Softball Tourney Family Of Slain Yonkers MLB Draft Choice Holds Scholarship Softball Tourney
Family Of Slain Yonkers MLB Draft Choice Holds Scholarship Softball Tourney YONKERS, N.Y. -- More than 700 people will be coming together in Yonkers to play softball and remember Mike Nolan. Nolan's family is hosting a softball tournament on Saturday, July 22 at Cook Field in Yonkers to raise money for the Michael Nolan Scholarship Fund from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Twenty teams will be playing, including the Yonkers Police Department, Yonkers Fire Department, and Westchester County Police.  Nolan, a baseball player drafted by the Oakland Athletics, was killed in a shooting in 2015. He was 23 years old. The scholarship fund selects eight students, one from each Yonkers Hig…
Bitsy Is SPCA Pet Of The Week Bitsy Is SPCA Pet Of The Week
Bitsy Is SPCA Pet Of The Week BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Bitsy is hoping to get out of the shelter. Bitsy is a one-year-old shepherd mix who finds life at the SPCA in Briarcliff Manor very stressful, according to the SPCA. The SPCA said the hustle and bustle of the shelter are too much for Bitsy and they are hoping to find a foster home so she can be a carefree puppy.  Medical care, food, and other necessities will be covered by the SPCA for foster homes. Bitsy loves car rides, is crate trained, gets along great with other dogs, and loves to hike and explore the outdoors, the SPCA said. Kids around 14 and up would be a …
Westchester's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack Westchester's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack
Westchester's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack "Morning Joe," the MSNBC show that has come under a Twitter attack by President Donald Trump, has quite the local flavor. South Salem's Willie Geist is one of the main anchors of the show, along with Bronxville's Mika Brzezinski. Geist anchored the show Friday and questioned Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough to get their side of the story after Trump and called them "crazy" (in Scarborough's case) and "dumb as a rock." (In Brzezinski's case). Trump also said Brzezinski was bleeding from a facelift at a New Year's Eve party at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Scarborough…
Petey Is SPCA Pet Of The Week Petey Is SPCA Pet Of The Week
Petey Is SPCA Pet Of The Week Petey is seeking a forever home. The SPCA said Petey is a gentle, middle-aged terrier mix that gets along well with other dogs and really enjoys the company of people. He's super smart and already has a good handle on basic training and cues, according to the SPCA. He'd like a home where someone is home more often than not or a home where he can go to doggy daycare or have a dog walker come visit him, the SPCA said.  For more information, e-mail trainer@spca914.org.
Mount Vernon Dedicates Park To Slain Teenage Girls Basketball Player Mount Vernon Dedicates Park To Slain Teenage Girls Basketball Player
Mount Vernon Dedicates Park To Slain Teenage Girls Basketball Player MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - Officials in Mount Vernon dedicated a park to the memory of Shamoya McKenzie, the 13-year-old girls basketball star who was shot and killed in the city on New Year’s Eve. On Thursday, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and Schools Superintendent Richard Hamilton were joined by friends and family of McKenzie’s as they dedicated a Graham Elementary School park to the slain teenager, who was allegedly gunned down by 22-year-old David Hardy. “Our top goal is to improve what happens behind the walls in our schools with the education of our students, but to become excellent at…
Westchester College Students Say 'Yes To The Mess' Westchester College Students Say 'Yes To The Mess'
Westchester College Students Say 'Yes To The Mess' WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- If you see two college-aged kids walking around your neighborhood going door-to-door, you may want to let them in -- or at least hear them out. Ben Walker of Mamaroneck and Jeremy Garber, of White Plains, have started their own business -- Ben and Jeremy's -- and have been in many a Southern Westchester cul de sac trying to drum up business. The name and accompanying logo-- yes it's a riff on the famous ice cream company -- are all about saying yes to any mess. As their flyer reads: "We can't clean up the mess our country is in, but we can clean up the mess your h…