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FEMA Denies Yonkers $5.2M In Emergency Hurricane Repairs FEMA Denies Yonkers $5.2M In Emergency Hurricane Repairs
FEMA Denies Yonkers $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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by Ben Crnic
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Old Croton Aqueduct Stabbing Suspect Remains At Large Old Croton Aqueduct Stabbing Suspect Remains At Large
Old Croton Aqueduct Stabbing Suspect Remains At Large The search is on for a suspect who stabbed someone near the Old Croton Aqueduct in Dobbs Ferry on Tuesday. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, police received a report of a verbal altercation that turned physical, with one party stabbing the other before fleeing, police said. The incident prompted a manhunt that was joined by several area law enforcement agencies on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was treated for the stab wound before being transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s who was wearing a hooded …

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by Zak Failla
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Manhunt For Man Possibly Armed With Knife Causes Lockdown In Dobbs Ferry Manhunt For Man Possibly Armed With Knife Causes Lockdown In Dobbs Ferry
Manhunt For Man Possibly Armed With Knife Causes Lockdown In Dobbs Ferry Police are investigating a potentially violent, knife-wielding offender who was spotted near the Mercy College campus, causing a lockdown. Mercy College issued an alert at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, of a "possible violent offender armed with a knife" in the area of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Police could be spotted on the college’s campus as they investigated the report. The incident led to a temporary lockdown at Mercy College’s Dobbs Ferry campus, though police quickly gave the “all-clear” to resume the day normally. It was not immediately clear if there were any victims o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man, 40, Found Dead On Old Croton Aqueduct In Yonkers Man, 40, Found Dead On Old Croton Aqueduct In Yonkers
Man, 40, Found Dead On Old Croton Aqueduct In Yonkers Detectives are investigating the late-night discovery of the body of a 40-year-old man near the Old Croton Aqueduct in Westchester. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Sunday night, members of the Yonkers Police department and paramedics were dispatched to the aqueduct approaching Lamartine Avenue, where there was a report of a “man down," Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said, Upon arrival at the scene, police officials said that first responders found a man -- later identified as Dobbs Ferry resident Timothy Wesner --  “in a lifeless state,” and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The area was cord…

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by Zak Failla