Westchester & Fairfield Cheat Sheet: Extell secures tax breaks for…

Clockwise from top left: Extell secures $21M in tax breaks for $502M Yonkers riverfront development, unknown buyer shells out $42M for mixed-use building in Stamford, Armonk garden center could become residential development under proposed plan, and White Plains developer charged with defrauding investors in luxury projects. Extell Development Co.

Amazon Truck Slams Into Overpass In Westchester

A tractor-trailer slammed into an overpass overnight, backing up traffic for hours on the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester. The tractor-trailer, driving illegally on the parkway, crashed around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound side just north of the Cross County Parkway near the Yonkers-Mount Vernon border, Westchester County Police said.

DHT Launches Season with HELLO, DOLLY! Opening September 21st

HELLO DOLLY! has become one of Broadway's most enduring musical hits and features well-known songs such as "Put On Your Sunday Clothes"; "Before The Parade Passes By", and of course, "Hello, Dolly!" Matchmaker and professional meddler, Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder. While there, she convinces him to go on a trip to New York City, and proceeds to weave a web of romantic complications involving Horace, his two stock clerks, a pretty milliner and her assistant.

New York Today: New York Today: Neil Simon’s New York

... fighting, and his father in and out of the picture - would later inspire his autobiographical comedy "Lost in Yonkers," which won a Tony Award for best play and the Pulitzer Prize.) Mr. Simon graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx ...

Missing Westchester Man Found

The 74-year-old man who went missing in Westchester has been located and is safe, Yonkers Police announced early Monday evening. A 74-year-old man has gone missing in Westchester and authorities are asking for the public's help in finding him.

An appreciation: Neil Simon was a funnyman who pleased himself by going deeper

... anymore, I write plays," Simon once said to me, not long after he had won his Pulitzer Prize, in 1991, for "Lost in Yonkers," the drama of a troubled family presided over by a domineering matriarch. This megasuccessful playwright - a genius of the ...

Courtly Choice heads NYSS at Yonkers

YONKERS, NY, Sunday, August 26, 2018- Meadowlands Pace winner Courtly Choice is invading Yonkers Raceway for the first time Tuesday night , coinciding with the $173,500 New York Sire Stakes Armand Palatucci Pace for 3-year-old colts and geldings. Post time for the 10-race card is 6:50 PM, with the pair of $86,750 statebred events going as races 7 and 8. Courtly Choice drew post position No.

Brian Sears scores 10,000th career win

YONKERS, NY , Sunday, August 26, 2018-Brian Sears won the 10,000th race of his more-than-distinguished career Sunday afternoon , reaching the milestone at his second home, Yonkers Raceway. Sears, as good a big-money driver as the sport has ever seen, found the plateau with death-and-taxes Chasin' Dreams in the $16,000, ninth-race trot.

Neil Simon’s Seven Greatest Quotes

Tony and Pulitzer-winning playwright Neil Simon was known for the movie "Biloxi Blues" and Broadway hits such as "The Odd Couple," "Barefoot in the Park," and "Lost in Yonkers." But, either in his own persona or through one of his characters, his wit and insight shone through.

UPDATE 1-Tony award-winning U.S. playwright Neil Simon dies at 91 -NYT

U.S. playwright Neil Simon, who became one of Broadway's most prolific and popular playwrights as he combined humor, drama and introspection in works such as "The Odd Couple," "The Goodbye Girl" and "Lost in Yonkers," died on Sunday at the age of 91, the New York Times reported, citing his publicist. A new Simon play almost every theatrical season was a Broadway staple from 1960 through the mid-1990s, placing him in the ranks of America's top playwrights.

WHY NO DEBATE? Virginia Perez has a strong primary face-off with state Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins and seeks a public debate with Yonkers’ longtime senator

NO CHOICE: Legislator Virginia Perez says that Andrea Stewart-Cousins has not faced a primary challenge during her tenure and is now refusing to defend her record in a debate

VIRGINIA PEREZ’S STATEMENT: “I Am proud of my record and been ready to debate Andrea Stewart-Cousins at anytime or anyplace ,” Legislator Virginia Perez said.

“From the very beginning I have done the the very job that the people elected me to do and I have turned down a debate from a challenger. The real question Is Why Is Andrea Stewart-Cousins hiding from her record in Yonkers” added Legislator Virginia Perez

“We have given her chance after chance after chance to turn things around, to deliver for our community, and we have gotten no results or returns, So, w. hen my community calls me election cycle after election cycle after election cycle telling me they want me to represent them in that capacity, I, as their representative, am obligated to answer their call.”

Andrea Stewart-Cousins was first elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators in 1995 representing Yonkers.

Andrea Stewart-Cousins won the Yonkers Senate seat in 2006 has safely held the seat until she was challenged this year by legislator Virginia Perez

Legislator Virginia Perez joined the county board representing Yonkers in 2011, and was one of the Westchester lawmakers to break with the board’s Democratic leadership to form a bi-partisan coalition.

Legislator Virginia Perez is serving her fourth term on the county board representing Yonkers after several hard-fought election battles for the county’s 17th District.

Calls To Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ Office Have Went Unanswered

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IN THE STUDIO: Tomorrow Brian Harrod Will Be Interviewing Jeffrey Meyer, On The “Westchester County Roundup” Cable TV Show That Airs On Cablevision And FIOS

DOING GOD’S WORK: Jeffrey Meyer And His Church, Ridgeway Alliance Church, In White Plains Have Dedicated Themselves To Helping The Less Fortunate In Westchester County Communities.

YONKERS HERO: Locally Jeffrey Meyer and his church feeds scores of insecure families on Locust Hill Avenue, as well as, assisting the homeless of Getty Square getting access to showers, toiletries and showers.

Yonkers And Westchester County needs more people like Jeffrey Meyer and more churches like Ridgeway Alliance Church

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ROUNDUP TV: Yonkers Roundup – Brian Harrod Interviews Joe Corbalis, Shamsun Elite And Antoineli

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THE YONKERS ROUNDUP SHOW: Learn all of the details about how Joe Corbalis is holding “Westchester Fashion Week” at the #YonkersRiverfest this year.

ROUNDUP VIDEO: In 2015 Joe Corbalis Formed Westchester Fashion Week, which follows the formula of the NY, La, Paris and Milan Fashion Week, having Bi-Yearly Shows.

Joe Corbalis, was born and raised in Yonkers – and went to Sacred Heart Grade and High School,

Joe Corbalis, attended Westchester Community College Graduated from Mercy Collage with a BS Degree in Business Administration.

Joe Corbalis began to a attend both Business and Social events in NYC and during this time he meet people for the Arts, Music, Acting profession as well as people (designers and models) from the Fashion Industry.

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Shamsun Elite is a fashion designer at Elite Fashion and was crowned Ms. #Bangladesh World 2017 as well as a Model at Dean John Fashion.

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Executive Director Anderson Dnalf did an excellent job of filming this episode in the Yonkers Public Access Studio.

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Anderson Dnalf’s #Yonkers Film Company is Second Alarm Productions

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