Toys a oeRa Us is closing two NYC stores

Toys "R" Us plans to close 180 stores as part of the company's attempt to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Wayne, New Jersey-based company is shuttering 15 stores in New York, including its Union Square Babies "R" Us, a store in Yonkers, and another location in College Point, Queens, CNBC reported.

When disaster strikes, this secret Verizon bunker keeps your phone working

... time thinking about how to keep its grid from going down. During a tour of the carrier's network switching center in Yonkers, New York , we got an inside look at the equipment designed to withstand everything from gale-force winds to Mariah Carey ...

Five Boroughs Music Festival Season Features Concerts by Rolston…

... lyricists. The next day, on Sunday, September 17 at 5:00 p.m. , the program premieres in the Bronx at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, preceded by a 4:30 p.m. composer chat. The final stop of the borough premiere tour takes place ...

Westchester Contractor Accused Of Setting Building On Fire, Police Say

A contractor from Westchester was charged with felony arson Wednesday after allegedly starting a fire on the roof of a Queens building on Tuesday that turned into a five-alarm blaze injuring 11 firefighters, according to the NYPD. Declan McElhatton, 52, of Yonkers was arrested Wednesday after using a torch near combustibles to start the fire on the roof of a seven-story building at 56-11 94th St., said NYPD officials.

The best NYC commuter towns for car-free living

... have invested in public transit, and are seeing more housing options coming down the line. Just about a quarter of Yonkers residents use public transit, per the most recent figures from the American Community Survey. That means among U.S. cities ...