WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury on assault and other charges related to two random stabbings in the City of Yonkers in July and August. Raheem Nelson, 21, faces five counts including two assault charges and three misdemeanors – one count of menacing and two counts of…

“It was a backroom deal, as many things are in Yonkers politics. The proverbial fly on the wall should be called to testify.”YONKERS – Mayor Michael Spano signed legislation on Tuesday that extends the length of term limits. The legislation was approved last week by the city council by a 5-2 vote, and brings the…

YONKERS – Police have arrested a member of the Blood Stones street gang in Yonkers following a four-month investigation into his whereabouts. Back in May, a number of Blood Stones members were arrested, but Rahkim Shealy, also known as “Flee,” 27, remained at large. Investigators developed information as to where he was and on Thursday…

YONKERS – The downtown Yonkers six-acre parcel known as “Chicken Island” has been sold by the city to developer AMS Acquisitions LLC for $16 million. The developer’s vision for the property is to make it the epicenter of the downtown with a concentration on shopping, dining and experiential retail, coupled with multi-family buildings, an office…

YONKERS – When MGM Resorts Internationally formally takes over Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway in the first quarter of 2019, it is expected to result in between $7 million and $8 million in taxes paid to the City of Yonkers, Mayor Michael Spano said Thursday. “MGM clearly feels they are investing not only in…

WHITE PLAINS – Two Yonkers men pled guilty in Westchester County Court in the death of another man in December. Charles Burks, 22, pled guilty to manslaughter.  Kenneth Hill, 20, pled guilty to armed robbery. Both men are to be sentenced in January and could face up to 25 years in state prison. On the…

WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers gang member pled guilty to conspiracy as a felony on Wednesday before in Westchester County Court. Trinard “TJ” Jackson was remanded to the Westchester County Jail pending sentencing next January during which he is expected to receive 2.3 to seven years in state prison. Jackson was charged following a gang…

YONKERS – A Yonkers man is in the hospital in stable conditionwith a non-life-threatening wound to his chest and the man who allegedly shot him has been arrested and charged with felony assault. Police said the men, who know each other, were engaged in an argument that escalated shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday at…

WHITE PLAINS – A one-time fugitive from justice pled guilty in Westchester County Court on Thursday to grand larceny charges for defrauding three people of more than $190,000. John Nemec, 47, of Yonkers, pled guilty to three counts of grand larceny. The indictment alleged that Nemec fraudulently induced his victims to trust him and then…

WHITE PLAINS – A Bronx man was sentenced in Westchester County Court to 11 years in state prison for armed robbery and other charges. Gregory Harris, 42, was convicted in May on charges related to four robberies at the same gas station on Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016. On April 1, Harris entered…