BW - Mount Vernon
Where Legacy Meets Purpose: Inside Grace HBCU Weekend
Grace Baptist Church felt different that weekend. Not just busy. Not just full. But purposeful. From the moment the doors opened, the energy of...
Mt. Vernon Arts & Cultural Society Builds Cultural Legacy Through Youth Art and Leadership
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, the Mt. Vernon Arts & Cultural Society (MVACS), A.K.A. Mt. Vernon Arts Council did more than host an exhibition; it...
The Mount Vernon NAACP Black History Month Event at Macedonia Baptist Church Wasn’t Just a Program, It Was a Reminder By Larnez Kinsey
There are events you attend.
There are events you enjoy.
And then some events quietly recalibrate you.
The kind that makes you sit in your car afterward...
MV NAACP Celebrates CE Ken Jenkins At Black History Program By Dennis Richmond, Jr., M.S.Ed.
The Mount Vernon Branch of the NAACP brought together elected officials, community members, leaders, and residents, including NAACP Regional Director for the Mid-Hudson/Westchester region,...
Cities Of Mt Vernon & Yonkers Issue Strongly Worded Warnings After Social Media Planned “Takeover” At Bay Plaza
In response to the social media planned "Takeover" at Bay Plaza on President's Day in the Bronx, the cities of Mount Vernon and Yonkers...
Mount Vernon Declared Code Blue Due To Dangerous Cold Winter Conditions
A Local State of Emergency has been declared to ensure the City of Mount Vernon can respond quickly, efficiently, and with all available resources. Residents are...
What Progress Actually Looks Like in Mount Vernon — A Closer Look at the Outcomes Under Comptroller Morton
Following recent public discussion about Mount Vernon’s finances, City Comptroller Darren M. Morton submitted a January 6, 2026, letter to Black Westchester to clarify the record regarding the...
Mount Vernon’s Financial Crisis Is Not a Mystery — It Is a Structural Failure of Authority
When government fails, the instinct is to search for blame. A more useful exercise is to identify where authority actually exists and whether it is being...
Local Churches Offer Solace to 30 Cottage Ave Fire Victims
Christ Tabernacle Church and Oneness Rehoboth Church each stepped forward to provide vital support to the victims of the 30 Cottage Fire, delivering over...
Why Mount Vernon’s ARPA Spending Requires a Federal Audit
A City That Received $41 Million Allowed a COVID-Stricken Police Officer to Go Unprotected
The City of Mount Vernon received approximately $41 million in federal funding under the American...
Mayor Allows Officer Derek Williams Back to Work, Grants Six-Month Extension
Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard has approved a six-month extension allowing police officer Derek Williams, a 19-year veteran battling kidney failure, to return to...
When Rules Matter More Than Lives: The Failure of Leadership in Mount Vernon
The situation involving Mount Vernon police officer Derek Williams has sparked outrage, confusion, and now an official response from City Hall. A 19-year veteran...
Mount Vernon Budget Hearing Erupts in Anger, Warnings of Fiscal Collapse, and Demands for Accountability
Mount Vernon residents packed a budget hearing to send a clear message to City Hall: they feel priced out of their own city while...
MV Resident Discusses Proposed Budget & Charter Revisions And The Upcoming Rally
Mount Vernon taxpayer Steven Vazquez appeared on Black Westchester presents The People Before Politics Radio Show, Sunday, December 14th, to discuss the upcoming rally...
Mount Vernon on the Brink of a Tax Hike: What It Means for You
Mount Vernon — like many cities across New York State — is wrestling with rising costs, shrinking revenue, and tough decisions about how to...
Man Suspected In Theft Of Shaq’s 180K Customized Range Rover Arrested In Mt Vernon
Suspect accused of stealing Shaquille O'Neal's custom Range Rover in Georgia was arrested in New York; the vehicle is still missing
A man suspected of...
MVPD & ATF Arrest Holy Cow Robbers
The Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) announced on Monday that its Detective Division, working in close collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,...
Update on Cottage Avenue Fire Building
Hundreds of people have lost nearly everything in a devastating fire that ravaged an apartment building at 30 Cottage Avenue in Mount Vernon on...
Mount Vernon Disaster Relief Press Conference
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...
Breaking News Early Morning Fire in Mount Vernon Displaces Close To 100 People
While very few details were available, Black Westchester has received multiple reports of a 5-alarm fire early Sunday morning at 30 Cottage Avenue in...
