YONKERS: A Few weeks ago the City of #Yonkers announced that it was going to have to reduce programs and cut an estimated 200 vacant positions after New York State withheld some funding. The Yonkers Police Department cuts are said to be will be mostly from vacant positions and members who are awaiting retirement. There…

Rosa Ramirez, of New York City, pleaded guilty in February to charges of second-degree murder in the fight that killed her prep cook co-worker, Bonifacio “Boni” Rodriguez, at River City Grille in Irvington on April 10, 2018. She was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 17 years and up to life in state prison for…

YONKERS: The Board of Education approved furloughing 400 CSEA Unit 9169 Yonkers School District employees to at least till October 5th, when students may start to transition to hybrid instruction after starting school remotely today. Yonkers Public Schools Superintendent #EdwinQuezada said he asked the Board of Education to take the step of letting 400 #CSEA9169…

YONKERS: The first day of school, which was set for Tuesday for students at School 17, is now being pushed back until Wednesday. Superintendent Edwin Quezada is forced to shut down school as contact tracing is ordered and the school is required by the Governor’s executive orders to do supplementary cleaning of the entire school building. Teachers and…

Yonkers: Car thefts have also been rising dramatically in the city of hills as some car less residents demand that the Yonkers Police Department come up with strategies to fight the crime wave. Yonkersite’s has seen a huge 69% spike in stolen cars and the city still has four months of reporting to go in…

The Yonkers family of Layleen Polanco, who died in solitary confinement on Rikers Island, has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the city for $5.9 million —a record for an inmate’s death in a New York City jail. She was only 27 when she died from a seizure on June 7, 2019, after spending nine…

YONKERS: Steven Crea, 73, who lived in the Crestwood neighborhood of Yonkers, was the underboss of the Luchese crime family that ran illegal rackets in Yonkers, Westchester, New York City and Long Island. Also 18 other Luchese “made men” and associates, including six other Westchester residents, were sentenced for various charges – including murder, attempted…

When the Yonkers Raceway re-opened on Monday, June 22 after being shutdown for 15 weeks after being a coronavirus pandemic hot spot, it seemed like everything was back on trackl. But with MGM’s Empire Casino still dark the corporate owners announced an racing would run only through Saturday, Sept. 12, which is New York Sire…

YONKERS, NY — August 16, 2020 — Verris Shako spent countless hours at the outset of the pandemic, prior to the election, volunteering with numerous local organizations and leaders providing relief to Yonkers’ residents and essential workers impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.  Verris Shako has remained active after the election and assists in delivering groceries…

The federal administrator of the nation’s major healthcare programs assigned a patient experience star rating to 3,478 hospitals based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores collected from Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019. More information on the methodology can be found here. Based on the latest patient experience star ratings:…