Mount Vernon Disaster Relief Press Conference

Date:

November 24, 2025

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, the Mount Vernon City School District, and the Westchester County Department of Social Services held a press conference on Monday at 1:00 PM at Mount Vernon Honor Academy, formerly named Holmes Elementary School (195 North Columbus), to discuss their collaborative disaster relief efforts.

City, school district, and county partners provided updates on the coordinated response to support residents severely impacted by the recent fire and outlined how we can continue to come together as a community during this challenging time.

Stay tuned to Black Westchester for more on this developing story. Also check out Black Westchester editorial Mount Vernon Come Together To Assist Those Displaced By Fire

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