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North Broadway, Yonkers, NY

Well-Known Member Of Community ID'd As Woman Struck, Killed By Sedan In Hudson Valley Well-Known Member Of Community ID'd As Woman Struck, Killed By Sedan In Hudson Valley
Well-Known Member Of Community ID'd As Woman Struck, Killed By Sedan In Hudson Valley A well-known community volunteer has been identified as the victim of a horrific car crash that ended in her death. Westchester County resident Christine Kenney O'Rourke, age 70, was killed on Sunday, June 11, while out for a walk when a sedan driven by a 54-year-old White Plains woman jumped the sidewalk on North Broadway (Route 9) in  Yonkers, killing O'Rourke and then slamming into a nearby home. Earlier report: Fatal Crash: Sedan Strikes Woman, Then Slams Into House In Yonkers Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said he was saddened to hear of the tragedy: "My heart goes out to the Kenney and O'…
Fatal Crash: Sedan Strikes Woman, Then Slams Into House In Hudson Valley Fatal Crash: Sedan Strikes Woman, Then Slams Into House In Hudson Valley
Fatal Crash: Sedan Strikes Woman, Then Slams Into House In Hudson Valley New update - Well-Known Member Of Community ID'd As Woman Struck, Killed By Sedan In Yonkers Police are investigating an overnight crash that left a woman dead in Westchester County. It happened around 9 p.m. Sunday, June 9 in Yonkers in the area of 693 North Broadway (Route 9).  A preliminary investigation revealed that a sedan traveling northbound on Route 9 struck a 70-year-old female pedestrian on the sidewalk, killing her, Yonkers Police said.  The vehicle then jumped a retaining wall and struck an occupied home; with the occupants inside suffering minor inju…
YouTube Takes Down 'Violent, Graphic' Video Posted By Police Department In Hudson Valley YouTube Takes Down 'Violent, Graphic' Video Posted By Police Department In Hudson Valley
YouTube Takes Down 'Violent, Graphic' Video Posted By Police Department In Hudson Valley A police department in Westchester ran into trouble with YouTube after the company removed a video posted by officers that they deemed was too violent.  The video-sharing website sent an email to Yonkers Police on Sunday, March 12 notifying them that it had removed a video posted by the department in 2021 that was in violation of YouTube's violent or graphic content policy.  The email, which was shared by the department on social media, said the video that had been removed had been titled "Yonkers Police arrest, charge 14 gang members in violent North Broadway assault" and that it had brok…
Gang Member Found Guilty Of Brutal Street Assault In Hudson Valley, Faces Sentencing: DA Gang Member Found Guilty Of Brutal Street Assault In Hudson Valley, Faces Sentencing: DA
Gang Member Found Guilty Of Brutal Street Assault In Hudson Valley, Faces Sentencing: DA A member of the 300 Bloodhound Brims street gang has been found guilty of a violent street assault in Westchester County.  On June 17, 2021, around 9 p.m., 20-year-old Devin Coates, hit a 33-year-old victim in the head with a glass bottle and knocked them unconscious in Yonkers at North Broadway (Route 22), according to Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  After this, the attack on the victim continued as numerous gang members and associates hit and kicked the victim, who was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla and suffered a traumatic brain injury along w…
Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester
Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester A suspect has been taken into custody nearly a year to the day after a fatal shooting in Westchester. At about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of Lawrence Street on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim inside the lobby of 19 Lawrence St. with a gunshot wound to his torso, Yonkers Police said. First Responders immediately rendered medical aid and CPR to the victim, and he was transported to a local area hospital where he ultimately died from his injury, according to police.  Officers …
Multiple Arrests Made After Gang Assault In Hudson Valley Multiple Arrests Made After Gang Assault In Hudson Valley
Multiple Arrests Made After Gang Assault In Hudson Valley Several arrests were made in Westchester following an assault by alleged gang members that left their victim in the hospital with a brain injury, police said. Late on Thursday, June 17, officers responded to North Broadway following a gang assault where a man was hit in the head with a bottle and stomped on by a group of people that included known gang members, Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said. The man suffered a brain injury and is currently in the trauma ward at an area hospital in critical condition. Mueller said that the Yonkers Police Department has made multiple arrests,…