The Latest: Drifting barges now beached or run aground

The Coast Guard says eight construction barges that came unmoored in the Hudson River as a nor'easter hit the region are beached or run aground along the river. The Coast Guard says six of the barges have been hauled up on shore in various locations between Dodd's Ferry and Yonkers, New York.

MTA New York City Transit Acquiring Hundreds of Next-Generation Subway Cars to Improve Service

... test equipment, technical documentation, and training. The cars will be built and tested in Kawasaki facilities in Yonkers, NY and Lincoln, NE. This is the first New York City Transit contract to stipulate that proposers must submit detailed plans ...

Kawasaki Heavy wins $1.4 billion subway car contract from New York transit authority

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday approved a $1.4 billion deal to buy 535 train cars for its subway system from a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. The contract with MTA New York City Transit includes options for up to 1,077 additional cars, for 1,612 cars total, at a cost of $3.7 billion, pending approval by the board of directors. Kawasaki Rail Car Inc., based in Yonkers, New York, will supply cutting-edge, next-generation R211 subway cars with entrances 8 inches wider than existing cars.

Police Issue Fraud Alert Following Stolen USPS Mailboxes In Yonkers

Detectives from the Yonkers Police Department and members of the United States Postal Service are investigating several incidents of mailbox theft that took place over the weekend. The department issued a fraud alert on Monday warning residents that they are investigating several stolen mailboxes that were taken from throughout the city during the overnight hours on Saturday, Dec. 2. Mailboxes that were removed include the USPS boxes at the intersections of Roxbury Drive and Central Park Avenue, North Broadway at Gateway Road and Bellvue Avenue at Roberts Avenue.

Cuomo sending another round of help to Puerto Rico

... Environmental Conservation. In partnership with the Greater New York Hospital Association and the Afya Foundation, a Yonkers-based non-profit organization that collects and delivers surplus medical supplies to support humanitarian efforts and health ...

Scam Prompts Postal Service To Make Mailbox Changes In Yonkers

Following a suspicious fishing scam on city mailboxes, the Yonkers Police Department announced that the United States Postal Service will be making changes. The Yonkers Police Department announced on Friday that the USPS is converting mailboxes in Yonkers to the slot variety following reports of glue being smeared on several city mailboxes.

NY lawmakers: Airports shouldn’t help with Trump travel ban

New York state Senate Democratic Conference leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, center, and Senate members announce that they are working on legislation to prohibit SUNY and CUNY schools from asking students about their immigrant or nonimmigrant status and to introduce legislation that directs the Port Authority not to offer assistance to federal officials enforcing President Trump's executive orders on immigration during a news conference on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. -- Democrats in the New York state Senate say the state should prohibit officials at New York City airports from cooperating with federal authorities enforcing President Donald Trump's travel ban.