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NOBODY PANIC: MGM’s ‘face’ in Yonkers just resigned from the Empire Casino
YONKERS: An MGM Resorts International gaming executive who’s been lobbying new York lawmakers is no longer president of the company’s billion dollar casino in the city of hills. Uri Clinton resigned as president and chief operating officer of Empire City Casino. However, he continues to support our development efforts as a “consultant” Previously, Uri Clinton…
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YONKERS NATIVE: Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Alazraqui was born in Yonkers, New York in July 1962. He is best known for starring as Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911!. Carlos Alazraqui has more than 300 acting credits to his name with many of them being voice roles. Carlos Alazraqui is also a standup comedian, singer, producer, and screenwriter who has…
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Yonkers Police investigate hit and run fatality
YONKERS – A 77-year-old Yonkers woman was killed Thursday evening as she was crossing Yonkers Avenue north to south when she was struck by an early model pickup truck traveling westbound on Yonkers Avenue. t5y6u7i8 Yonkers Police identified the victim as Po Yol Han, a resident of Nepperhan Avenue. The truck stopped for several minutes…
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Yonkers Post Office Offering Sunday Package Pickup In December
To make the holiday season easier, the Yonkers expanding package pickup beyond the usual Monday through Saturday schedule to include the first four Sundays in December. As an added convenience, the following Yonkers Post Offices are offering Sunday package pickup from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22: Yonkers Main Post…
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HELP WANTED IN YONKERS: The City of Yonkers opens up recruitment period for new firefighters
APPLY NOW: The #Yonkers Fire Recruitment Office, which is on the fourth floor of the Yonkers Public Library Riverfront Branch, located at 1 Larkin Center. YONKERS: Firefighter applications will be accepted until Jan. 10 at the fire recruitment office and at the Yonkers Civil Service Office, located at 1 Larkin Center on the second floor. The fire examination will…
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YONKERS LIBRARY: “Spiderman Far From Home” (rated PG13)
Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever At the Riverfront Library at 1 Larkin Plaza, across the street from the Yonkers Train Station. Sunday, 11/24, 2-4:30pm
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EVERYONE EATS: Yonkers’ Evening Food Pantry Helps Those That Goes To School And / Or Work – And Must Pay High Rents In The City Of Hills
Bring A Shopping Cart, Because There Will Be A Lot Of #Thanksgiving Love Handed Out This Evening….. NO ID REQUIRED: Feeding #Yonkers Children And Families…. YONKERS CARES: #JefferyMeyer Will Be Handing Out A Truck Load Of Fresh Fruits, Groceries, Meat And Vegetables At ParkVista At Ashburton And Vineyard Avenue Today (Thursday November 21st At 4PM…
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Healthfirst Opens Its First Community Office In Yonkers
YONKERS: Healthfirst, New York’s largest not-for-profit health insurance companyi with more than 1.4 million members, is excited to announce the opening of its first community office location in Westchester County at 13 Main Street in Yonkers, NY. A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Healthfirst has gained more than 3,000 members in Westchester since first entering the…
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Yonkers gets top marks for being inclusive
YONKERS – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, in partnership with the Equality Federation Institute, today released its seventh annual Municipal Equality Index(MEI), the only nationwide rating system of LGBTQ inclusion in municipal law and policy, scoring the City of Yonkers with a perfect 100. Yonkers was one of four cities in New York to receive a perfect score…
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OPINION: Yonkers parents, advocates need call for fully funding state education aid before it’s changed by Cousins, Mayer, Sayegh And Pretlow
NEW YORK: Yonkers’ Senate Education Chairwoman Shelley Mayer hosted a rountables in Yonkers and a bunch of others places across New York to give presentations on the state’s education funding formula where parents, advocates, union officials, and educators were not allowed to speak. ALBANY: Yonkers’ Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senate Education Chairwoman Shelley Mayer.Assemblyman…