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FEMA Denies City In Westchester $5.2M In Emergency Hurricane Repairs FEMA Denies City In Westchester $5.2M In Emergency Hurricane Repairs
FEMA Denies City In Westchester $5.2M In Emergency Hurricane Repairs Officials in a Westchester County city are expressing frustration after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied it over $5 million in funds needed to repair damage caused by a devastating hurricane.  In an announcement on Monday, July 29, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano revealed that FEMA denied the city over $5.2 million requested to stabilize three slopes along the Hudson River damaged by Hurricane Ida in September 2021.  According to Spano, the hurricane caused excess runoff to be channeled through a culvert under the Old Croton Aqueduct, causing "substantial damage" to th…

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Stuck, Bottomed-Out Oil Tanker Briefly Closes Busy Westchester Intersection Stuck, Bottomed-Out Oil Tanker Briefly Closes Busy Westchester Intersection
Stuck, Bottomed-Out Oil Tanker Briefly Closes Busy Westchester Intersection A hilly Westchester intersection was temporarily closed to traffic as towing crews worked to remove an oil tanker that bottomed out and became stuck in the middle of the roadway.  The closure happened in Yonkers on Monday afternoon, July 15, when an oil tanker became stuck while traversing the hill at the intersection of Ashburton Avenue and Warburton Avenue, according to Yonkers Police.  The tanker was eventually removed with the help of several heavy-duty tows. The incident caused Warburton Avenue to close between Wells Avenue and Babcock Place during the removal, police said, a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Building Partially Collapses In Westchester With People Inside, Causes Road Closures Building Partially Collapses In Westchester With People Inside, Causes Road Closures
Building Partially Collapses In Westchester With People Inside, Causes Road Closures This story has been updated. New, updated report - New Update: Building To Be Demolished After Partially Collapsing In Yonkers Two people were taken to a hospital after being evacuated from a Westchester building that partially collapsed.  The incident happened on Friday, June 21 just before 11 a.m. at 9 North Broadway in Yonkers, Yonkers Police announced around 11:40 a.m.  Arriving first responders found that a floor and wall on the building's first floor had collapsed into the basement below.  Officers then secured the area while members of the city's fire departm…

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by Ben Crnic
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Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Westchester: Police Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Westchester: Police
Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Westchester: Police A police officer in Westchester was put on restricted duty following an investigation into his use of force while apprehending a suspect who led authorities on a pursuit.  In an announcement on Friday, March 29, the Yonkers Police Department revealed that one of their officers was placed on restricted duty in connection with their conduct during an incident on Thursday, March 14. According to the department, just after 9:45 p.m. on the day of the incident, a victim went up to Yonkers officers in the area of McLean and Van Cortlandt Park Avenues and told them his vehicle had just b…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Injured After Moped Strikes Person At Westchester Intersection 2 Injured After Moped Strikes Person At Westchester Intersection
2 Injured After Moped Strikes Person At Westchester Intersection Two people suffered injuries after a moped crashed into a person at a Westchester intersection, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, Dec. 25 around 1 p.m. in Yonkers at the intersection of Warburton and Ashburton Avenues, when a moped driven by one person struck a pedestrian, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  Both the pedestrian and driver were injured in the incident and are now in stable condition, DiDomizio said.  The incident caused Warburton Avenue to briefly close between Ashburton Avenue and Wells Avenue.  …

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Man Gets Over Decade In Jail For Using Pellet Gun In Armed Robbery In Westchester Man Gets Over Decade In Jail For Using Pellet Gun In Armed Robbery In Westchester
Man Gets Over Decade In Jail For Using Pellet Gun In Armed Robbery In Westchester A man will spend more than a decade in prison for committing an armed robbery in Westchester during which he held a victim at gunpoint with a loaded pellet gun. Yonkers resident Shawn Lucas, age 37, was sentenced on Friday, June 16 to 12 years in state prison for taking part in a 2021 armed robbery in the city, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  On the day of the robbery, Dec. 27, 2021, just before 8 p.m., Lucas followed the victim as he was entering an apartment building in Yonkers, brandished a loaded pellet gun that looked like a firearm, and …

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by Ben Crnic
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School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police
School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police A school bus driven by a 78-year-old man hit two 16-year-olds before then leaving the scene in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31 in Yonkers when the two teens were crossing the street while the bus turned left from Warburton Avenue onto Lamartine Avenue, Yonkers Police Public Information Officer Dean Politopoulos said.  The two teens suffered minor injuries and were treated at a hospital. They were later released.  The driver of the bus initially told police that he was unaware that he had hit anyone. However, after…

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by Ben Crnic
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Shots Fired Near School In Westchester Shots Fired Near School In Westchester
Shots Fired Near School In Westchester Police are investigating an incident in which shots were fired near a school in Westchester. It happened around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 in Yonkers in the area of Lamartine Avenue at Warburton Avenue.  Upon arrival, officers located a crime scene with ballistic evidence, Yonkers Police said, noting that at the same time, a suspect vehicle was stopped a short distance away.  A local school was placed on precautionary lockdown for the duration of the outside police activity. Police did not disclose the name of the school. A preliminary investigation has yielded that …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Westchester Home, DA Says Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Westchester Home, DA Says
Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Westchester Home, DA Says A 35-year-old man is facing a murder charge after allegedly violating an order of protection issued by the court and killing a man at his ex-girlfriend’s Westchester apartment, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Bronx resident Alexis Rose was arraigned this week in Westchester County Court, where he was charged with the Friday, March 5 murder of Shaun Hutchinson at the home of his ex-girlfriend on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Warburton Avenue residence shortly before 9 p.m. on March 5, where there was a report of a shooting…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Investigators Seek Information On Shooting In Westchester Police Investigators Seek Information On Shooting In Westchester
Police Investigators Seek Information On Shooting In Westchester Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down the shooters who killed a man in Westchester two years ago before fleeing from the area. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert as they seek information regarding the shooting death of Malik Kavon Clemons on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 on Warburton Avenue. Officers responded to the front of a Warburton Avenue building shortly after 9 p.m. on the night of the shooting, police said. Upon arrival, officers located a 29-year-old man from Yonkers, who had a non-life-threatening graze wound to his leg near Glenwood Avenu…

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Endangered Woman, 69, Reported Missing In Westchester Endangered Woman, 69, Reported Missing In Westchester
Endangered Woman, 69, Reported Missing In Westchester A 69-year-old woman who may be in need of medical attention has been reported missing in Westchester. Dorothy Pelzer was last seen on Monday, Oct. 14 wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans, pink sneakers and carrying a blue duffle bag on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers. Police said that she is endangered and could be in need of medical attention. She was described as approximately 5-foot-3 with gray hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding Pelzer’s whereabouts has been asked to contact the Yonkers Police Department by calling (914) 377-7900 or 911.

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Water Main Break Closes Busy Westchester Roadway Water Main Break Closes Busy Westchester Roadway
Water Main Break Closes Busy Westchester Roadway A water main break is causing the closure a busy Westchester roadway. Warburton Avenue in Yonkers was closed at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30 between Lamartine Avenue and Ashburton Avenue, officials said, forcing a closure of the roadway.  There was also reported flooding in the area as the city fire department works at repairing the damage. There has been no timetable set for when the road will reopen or when the water main break will be repaired.  Check Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla
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Shots Ring Out In Westchester Neighborhood Shots Ring Out In Westchester Neighborhood
Shots Ring Out In Westchester Neighborhood Two men were hospitalized after suffering gunshot wounds in an incident in Yonkers, police said. Gunshots rang out at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, near the intersection of Warburton Avenue and Glenwood Avenue, Yonkers Police Sgt. David Fraszka said. Officers were dispatched to the area and determined that at least four shots were fired during the incident. According to police, later in the night, two men were brought to an area hospital “with wounds consistent of possibly being caused by a gunshot.” Fraszka said one man was shot in his wrist/forearm, while the other suffe…

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by Zak Failla
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Firefighters Arrive Just In Time To Deliver Baby Girl In Westchester Firefighters Arrive Just In Time To Deliver Baby Girl In Westchester
Firefighters Arrive Just In Time To Deliver Baby Girl In Westchester Firefighters delivered a special Father’s Day present in Westchester. Literally. Crews from the Yonkers FD's Engine 308 responded to a maternity call at a Warburton Avenue apartment shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 16. According to Yonkers Deputy Chief Daniel Flynn, crews got to the apartment within minutes, and at approximately 7:27 p.m., the crew of Lt. Thomas Hewitt and firefighters Robert Doolity, Troy Philbert, and Anthony Perez assisted the mother in successfully delivering a baby girl. Paramedics arrived shortly thereafter and the mother and baby were transported to an area h…

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by Zak Failla
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Surveillance Video Leads To Arrest Of Suspect In Shooting Of 24-Year-Old In Westchester Surveillance Video Leads To Arrest Of Suspect In Shooting Of 24-Year-Old In Westchester
Surveillance Video Leads To Arrest Of Suspect In Shooting Of 24-Year-Old In Westchester Surveillance video led to the arrest and an attempted murder charge for a 23-year-old man accused of shooting a man in Westchester , police said. Yonkers resident Eddie Jackson was taken into police custody on Wednesday, May 22, while at Yonkers Criminal Court for an unrelated matter, Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said. According to police, investigators were able to develop information and recovered surveillance video that identified Jackson as the shooter of a 24-year-old man on Warburton Avenue on Saturday, May 18 outside of a liquor store. Politopoulos said that on the da…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect On Loose After 24-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Shooting Suspect On Loose After 24-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Shooting
Suspect On Loose After 24-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Shooting A suspect is on the loose after a late-night shooting outside a liquor store in Westchester. The incident occurred at around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, in th3 the area of 295 Warburton Avenue in Yonkers. Upon arrival, officers located a crime scene, began canvassing the vicinity and cordoned off the area and initiated a criminal investigation, said Yonkers PD Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Detectives from the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit also responded to the scene, interviewing subjects and witnesses, reviewing surveillance video, and processing forensic evidence…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Responders Prevent 5K-Pound Cooling Towers Over Edge From Crashing To Street In Westchester Responders Prevent 5K-Pound Cooling Towers Over Edge From Crashing To Street In Westchester
Responders Prevent 5K-Pound Cooling Towers Over Edge From Crashing To Street In Westchester Crews from the Yonkers Fire Department worked quickly and effectively on Monday afternoon to prevent air cooling towers weighing more than two tons from coming crashing to the ground off a building. The department received an emergency call shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, when strong gusts of wind moved a pair of units perched atop a building in the heart of Yonkers, Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said. The towers were moved to the edge of the top floor of a construction site near at the intersection of Warburton Avenue and Main Street. The units were on top of the site of a fut…

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by Zak Failla
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Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building
Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building All hands were on deck on Tuesday as crews dealt with three fires that broke out in area homes, leaving a firefighter with a minor injury and several families displaced in the most recent blaze, which occurred in the evening. After battling blazes in Yonkers on Park Avenue - where a woman died in a basement fire - and Brookdale Avenue, crews were called to a Warburton Avenue apartment at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 4, when a fire broke out in between the walls of two floors. Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said that the one-alarm fire required approximately 45 firefighters. The …

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill Same Person Twice In A Week Westchester Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill Same Person Twice In A Week
Westchester Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill Same Person Twice In A Week A Westchester man has been sentenced after admitting to attempting to kill the same man on a pair of occasions in less than a week. Earlier this year, Yonkers resident James McNair has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder following two shooting incidents in the city involving the same man earlier this year.  On Monday, Oct. 15, McNair was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for each attempted murder charge, which he will serve concurrently. On Jan. 14, in front of a deli on Warburton Avenue, the then 23-year-old aimed a loaded gun at his intended victim and took three shots a…

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by Zak Failla
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Street Closures, Parking Restrictions Set For Annual Riverfest Event Street Closures, Parking Restrictions Set For Annual Riverfest Event
Street Closures, Parking Restrictions Set For Annual Riverfest Event Street closures over the weekend are expected to impact businesses and residents alike, as the city prepares for the 26th annual Riverfest. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert warning that beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, several roadways will be closed until Riverfest ends sometime between 10 p.m. and midnight. Temporary “no parking” signs will be posted in the area, cautioning motorists to move to the next spot, or risk being towed. Those “no parking” signs are expected to be posted tonight, and will go into effect at approximately 11 p.m. on Friday. Police warned tha…

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Westchester Man Admits To Attempting To Kill The Same Person Twice In A Week Westchester Man Admits To Attempting To Kill The Same Person Twice In A Week
Westchester Man Admits To Attempting To Kill The Same Person Twice In A Week A Westchester man is expected to spend a decade behind bars after admitting to attempting to kill the same man on a pair of occasions in less than a week. Yonkers resident James McNair has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder following two shooting incidents in the city involving the same man earlier this year. On Jan. 14, in front of a deli on Warburton Avenue, the 23-year-old aimed a loaded gun at his intended victim and took three shots at a close range, though no one was struck by the bullets. Less than a week later, on Jan. 20, McNair again opened fire on the same man in a…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man Nabbed For Trying To Kill The Same Man Twice Westchester Man Nabbed For Trying To Kill The Same Man Twice
Westchester Man Nabbed For Trying To Kill The Same Man Twice Detectives from the Yonkers Police Department nabbed a local man wanted for trying to kill the same man twice, according to the Yonkers Poice Department. James McNair, 23, of Yonkers was arrested Tuesday following a lengthy investigation by detectives that began following the first shooting and attempted murder of a 29-year-old Yonkers man, on Sunday, Jan. 14 around 1:42 p.m. on Warburton Avenue, said Yonkers Police Spokesman Dean Politopoulos. During the first shooting attempt, police said McNair aimed a loaded firearm at the victim and attempted to kill him by firing the weapon three time…

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