BW - Mount Vernon
Blacks in Law Enforcement: Mount Vernon Mayor’s Office Lied About Who Hired Jennifer Lackard — It Wasn’t Glenn Scott
BLEA says City Hall’s handling of the Lackard controversy is damaging the reputation of hardworking Mount Vernon police officers and undermining an opportunity to...
City of Mount Vernon Defends Vetting Process Used to Hire Former Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The City of Mount Vernon has released additional details on Wednesday about the vetting and hiring of former civilian Deputy...
Cinquemani Condemns “Institutional Excuses,” Calls for Community-First Public Safety Reform in Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — Joseph Cinquemani, a candidate for New York’s 16th Congressional District, is calling for stronger municipal accountability and greater community oversight...
Mount Vernon Councilman Says City Must Restore Public Trust Following Deputy Commissioner’s Arrest
MOUNT VERNON, NY — As Mount Vernon continues to grapple with a series of controversies affecting public confidence in city government, City Councilman André Wallace...
Mount Vernon Fires Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard Following Bronx Attempted-Murder Charges
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The City of Mount Vernon has terminated Deputy Commissioner of Wellness Jennifer Lackard following her arrest and indictment in connection...
The New York State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the city of Mount Vernon.
Earlier, Black Westchester reported that a Mount Vernon police officer shot an armed man during a court-ordered mental health response, based on an initial...
BW News Brief: Mount Vernon Police Officer Shoots Armed Man During Mental Health Crisis
MOUNT VERNON — A Mount Vernon police officer shot 58-year-old Ulysses McGhee, who was armed with two knives and had barricaded himself inside an...
BW News Brief: Vacant Mount Vernon Building Collapses, Damaging Parked Cars
MOUNT VERNON — A vacant three-story building at 16 North Bond Street suffered a total structural collapse Thursday morning, crushing several parked vehicles and...
Con Edison Natural Resources Scientist Shows ELOC Summer Students What a Career in the Environmental Field Looks Like
By Marvin V Church, Associate Executive Director of Environmental Leaders of Color
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.—July 27, 2026 — Students in Environmental Leaders of Color's (ELOC) summer program got a firsthand...
A Heartfelt Thank You from the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau: Sowing Seeds of Opportunity for Mount Vernon’s Youth
With profound gratitude and a humble heart, I, Debbie Burrell-Butler, Executive Director, extend my sincerest thanks to everyone who attended and supported the Mount...
A Celebration of Service: Mount Vernon NAACP Honors Community Heroes
Mount Vernon NAACP Celebrates the Heroes Among Us at Community Luncheon
The Mount Vernon NAACP Branch #2161 hosted its Community Heroes Award Luncheon on Saturday,...
Mount Vernon Police Investigating Hit-and-Run Collision Involving Child; Suspect Arrested
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The Mount Vernon Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run collision involving a child that occurred this afternoon at the intersection of...
Mount Vernon NAACP To Host Community Heroes Luncheon
The Mount Vernon NAACP Branch #2161 will host its Community Heroes Award Luncheon on Saturday, July 25, a special event dedicated to honoring extraordinary...
Mount Vernon Man Arrested in Fatal Bronx Shooting of Mount Vernon Woman
A Mount Vernon man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Mount Vernon woman in the Wakefield section...
Mount Vernon Woman Fatally Shot in Bronx; NYPD Searching for Gunman
A 39-year-old Mount Vernon woman was shot and killed late Monday night in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, just steps from the Westchester...
Federal Referral Alleges an Interconnected Political and Development System in Mount Vernon, With Kenneth Plummer at Its Center
https://youtu.be/6l_kuRC_Lz8
A federal investigative referral submitted to the Mount Vernon City Council by Samuel L. Rivers, to be sent to the United States Attorney for...
Students Collect More Than 600 Gallons of Used Cooking Oil Through “Don’t Strain Your Drain” Initiative
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — June 28, 2026 — Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) celebrated the graduation of its second annual Student Environmental Ambassador Program on...
Mayor Patterson-Howard: Due Process Is Not a Private Meeting with Officer Williams.
As the New York Representative of Blacks in Law Enforcement of America (BLEA), I am officially responding to Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard’s public statements concerning...
Two Injured in Early Morning Shooting on E. First Street in Mount Vernon [Updated]
Mount Vernon Police Investigating Early Morning Shooting That Left Two Injured
***** Updated 4 PM to include MVPD Statement *****
Multiple Mount Vernon residents reported hearing...
The Mount Vernon Covenant: Choosing Dignity Over Outrage, Building the Mount Vernon Our Children Deserve
A Juneteenth Letter to the Community
My Fellow Residents of Mount Vernon,
Today, as we gather to commemorate Juneteenth, we celebrate a day that forever reminds...
