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Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced Arthur Branch of Yonkers pleaded guilty Wednesday to Attempted Robbery in the Second Degree, a felony, for an incident that occurred Sept. 9, 2016, at a Mount Vernon train station.
Despite reopening with "great fanfare and optimism" last year, the recently renovated Sprain Ridge Poll will be closed for the entire summer season after it was deemed not to be structurally sound. Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced on Wednesday that in an attempt to reopen the pool in Yonkers before July 4 last year, contractors rushed work at the pool, which resulted in structural issues.
... cities and villages, with village collaboration first. He announced two public hearings this coming Thursday, in Yonkers, 3 PM to 5 PM at the Yonkers Riverfront Library and later Thursday evening at the Mt. Kisco Library, 7 to 9 PM. Latimer said ...
A former U.S. Postal Service employee who recently resigned from her post in Yonkers is among two who local residents who have been arrested in connection to mail theft in the area. Following the recent rash of recently reported stolen mail in the region - which has led to multiple arrests in multiple cases in Westchester - Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Police Commissioner Charles Gardner announced the arrest of two School Street residents who are facing multiple charges for their alleged role in mail theft.
A 24-year-old man from Westchester is heading to prison after being found guilty for his role in an armed robbery with his teenage cohort. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that Yonkers resident Lamont McLean has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the armed robbery of two men.
A 28-year-old police officer was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge after pleading guilty to harassment for putting a woman in a chokehold while off duty last year in Northern Westchester. In addition to harassment, Trevor Goff of Yonkers also pleaded guilty to criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and obstruction of breathing in connection with the June 16, 2017, episode in Pleasantville, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.
A man who terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months has been found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court. On Wednesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that that Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, has been found guilty of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016.
A man who terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months has been found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court. On Wednesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that that Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, has been found guilty of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016.
The driver of a BMW that crashed on Central Avenue last year and killed 19-year-old Nina Cordero in Yonkers and injured her boyfriend saw his sentencing adjourned for more than a month in court on Tuesday. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday that Yonkers resident Renzo Yance, 22, who pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter last month had his sentencing adjourned to July 10 for his role in the Aug. 26 fatal crash last year.
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday that Joseph Abraham, Sr. has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Amanda Trenck in their Van Cortlandt Avenue apartments in Yonkers last May. Shortly before 9:15 a.m. on May 21, officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the apartment, where there was a reported attempted suicide with multiple victims potentially at the scene. Upon arrival, police officers said that they found Trenck in her bedroom slumped over the bed with multiple stab wounds and a large pool of blood around her.
State police are asking for help locating a car that may have been racing a motorcycle on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County that ended with a fatal crash in late April. Scott V. McMahon, 27, of Yonkers, died in the crash around 7 p.m. April 28 near Exit 8 in the town of New Castle, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
A registered "sexually violent" offender convicted of forcibly touching his victim without consent and a previous rape conviction has reported a move in Westchester County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 57-year-old Jack Williams, who has moved from Valhalla to an apartment on Livingston Avenue in Yonkers.
Officials in Yonkers have become the latest to call on the United States Postal Service to address the recent spate of mailbox fishing and theft incidents throughout the Hudson Valley. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Police Commissioner Charles Gardner gathered this week on South Broadway to call on the USPS, citing more than 80 reported incidents of theft in the city and nearly $700,000 that were withdrawn from bank accounts belonging to Yonkers residents this year alone.
A 47-year-old man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to robbing two women at a Westchester Metro-North station while brandishing a box cutter. Arthur Branch of Yonkers has pleaded guilty to a felony count of second-degree armed robbery dating back to an incident in 2016 at the Mount Vernon station, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday.
... County Department of Health confirms is a potential Norovirus outbreak. Starting June 1, the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers features an exceptional, four-channel video installation depicting the ever-changing movement and majesty of the Hudson ...
... suffered on her abdomen, chest, leg and hand. Police tracked down Rojas, who was busted driving his victim's car in Yonkers shortly after the stabbing. Once he was located, Rojas was interviewed by detectives from the Greenburgh Police Department, ...
A Westchester County man is due to be sentenced this week for his role in the shooting of a 4-year-old girl in Yonkers in 2016. Floyd Bruce, 20, is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, May 31 after pleading guilty to felony charges of first-degree robbery, attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon last year.
MGM Resorts International and MGM Growth Properties LLC announced that MGM Resorts has entered into an agreement to acquire the Empire City Casino's race track, Yonkers Raceway, and the casino for $850 million. MGM Resorts and MGP have entered into an agreement whereby MGP will acquire the developed real property associated with Empire City from MGM Resorts and lease it back to a subsidiary of MGM Resorts, after which a subsidiary of MGM Resorts will operate the property, it was announced on Tuesday morning, May 29. "We are excited to announce the addition of Empire City to the MGM Resorts portfolio," said Jim Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International.
A former Westchester firefighter has been sentenced to probation and must register as a sex offender after being sentenced to a misdemeanor sexual misconduct at a Fourth of July party in 2016. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, police were dispatched to a local hospital, where a victim reported that she had been sexually offended, Yonkers Police Sgt.
... While working in the kitchen as a dishwasher, shortly after 11 a.m., Ramirez allegedly attacked the prep cook, Yonkers resident Bonifacio Rodriguez, 38, with a kitchen knife. During the incident, officials said that Rodriguez, "tried to protect ...
Nader Sayegh, candidate for the 90th Assembly District, will be hosting his first public event on Thursday, May 24 at Castle Royale, located at 92 Waverly St. In the opening weeks of his campaign, Sayegh secured the endorsement of the Yonkers Democratic Committee and Teamsters Local 456. "I am proud of the momentum our campaign has built over the last two weeks," said Sayegh.
A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his co-worker at a Westchester restaurant last year. Westchester County District Attorney announced this week that Queens resident Francisco Smile Nicasio-Ramirez has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon dating back to an incident at the Dia and Noche restaurant on McLean Avenue in Yonkers last October.
A 29-year-old man is heading to prison for a quarter of a century after pleading guilty to killing his mother. Westchester County District Attorney announced on Wednesday that Andre Coverdale, 29, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of first-degree manslaughter in March in the stabbing death of his mother, Dawne McCray in Yonkers.
Clockwise from top left: Gateway Loft hits Larkin Plaza developer with $2 million lawsuit, L.A. firm buys luxury complex in Dansbury, South 12th Realty seeks variance for affordable housing in Mount Vernon, and Greenwich Associates renews lease in Stamford. The developer of a $200 million project in downtown Yonkers is facing a lawsuit, which claims that construction has damaged neighboring buildings.
A Westchester County teenager is going to spend nearly two decades in prison after pleading guilty for his role in a fatal stabbing at a Yonkers movie theater last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday that Yonkers resident Michael Pettiford, 17, has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison for the fatal stabbing of Daji Thomas at the Ridge Hill Movie Theater.