Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting Prisoner In Bedford

A Yonkers man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a prisoner while serving as a state corrections officer in Bedford. Acting Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty announced Friday that Rasheed Smalls, 35, was found guilty of individual charges of committing a criminal sexual act and official misconduct for assaulting a woman in a utility closet at one of the housing units he was tasked with protecting.

Yonkers blocks heliport plans

The Yonkers City Council has blocked a helicopter tour company's plans to build a heliport in the Ludlow Section of Yonkers a project that had prompted an outcry from local residents, concerned about potential noise and pollution. The HeliNY sightseeing company was set to buy a parcel of land between the Domino Sugar factory and the Westchester County Wastewater Treatment Plant in order to build a heliport for tour flights passing over Riverdale from Yonkers to the Statue of Liberty and back.

NY Prepares for Potential Casino Competition

... state would have to pay the upstate casinos $50 million each; one of the four would get slightly less. in Queens and Yonkers Raceway in Westchester County, as well as the under-construction Montreign Resort Casino in Sullivan County in the southern ...

Yonkers’ Spreckman Steps Down From Westchester Board

Westchester County lawmakers plan to meet soon to pick a date for a special election to replace Bernice Spreckman, a legislator representing parts of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, following her announcement Tuesday that she's stepping down, according to lohud.com. Spreckman, 80, a Yonkers Republican, said the demands of the job have gotten too much for her.