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Bridge Replacement To Cause Over Month-Long Road Closure In Westchester: Here's Where Bridge Replacement To Cause Over Month-Long Road Closure In Westchester: Here's Where
Bridge Replacement To Cause Over Month-Long Road Closure In Westchester: Here's Where A bridge replacement project is causing a road closure at a busy intersection in Westchester that will last over a month.  The closure resulted from a project commenced by the MTA that will replace the South Fulton Avenue Bridge in Mount Vernon, according to Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard.  Because of construction work, South Fulton Avenue is now closed at the intersection with East 1st Street. The closure began on Monday, Feb. 19, and will tentatively continue until Saturday, March 30, Patterson-Howard said. The bridge that will be replaced traverses the New Haven railr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Acting Mount Vernon Mayor Bailed Out 'Major Drug Kingpin' For $1M, Richard Thomas Claims Acting Mount Vernon Mayor Bailed Out 'Major Drug Kingpin' For $1M, Richard Thomas Claims
Acting Mount Vernon Mayor Bailed Out 'Major Drug Kingpin' For $1M, Richard Thomas Claims Acting Mount Vernon Mayor Andre Wallace is dismissing statements from outgoing Mayor Richard Thomas over reports he bailed out a “major drug kingpin for $1 million.” In an email blast late in the afternoon on Tuesday, July 30, Thomas, who has been at the center of a chaotic situation at City Hall for nearly a month, alleged that Wallace “mortgaged ($1 million) worth of his Mount Vernon real estate empire” to bail out Jose Luperon, who was prosecuted for selling crack-cocaine. Luperon and his brother, Omar, were charged with operating as a major trafficker, also known as the “drug kingpin” …

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by Zak Failla