BW - Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon’s Opportunity to Community Revitalization Through ELOC Initiative
Mount Vernon, NY, a city currently facing significant financial challenges, including $59 million in unpaid taxes, is a community in urgent need of resources...
Mount Vernon Board of Education Approves New School Building Reconfiguration and Closure Of Three Schools
The Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) released the following statement on their website:
The Mount Vernon Board of Education approved a new school building...
MV NAACP Writes Open Letter to MVCSD, Board Votes To Close Three School At Special Meeting
The Mount Vernon NAACP Branch wrote an open letter on Tuesday, January 14th to the Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) Board just hours...
The Mount Vernon Comptroller’s Office Detects and Prevents Fraudulent Activity
The City Of Mount Vernon Comptroller's office released the following statement, Tuesday.
The Office of the Comptroller recently identified unusual and unauthorized activity on one...
Former Mt Vernon Bldg Dept Employees Arrested & Charged With Deed Fraud
Charlene Humphreys and Damon Davis, two former employees of the Mount Vernon Building Department were arrested Wednesday by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
Both...
Denzel Washington School of the Arts Gospel Choir Opens For Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular
The Denzel Washington School of the Arts (DWSA) Gospel Choir, led by Choir Director Angela Hall and Co-Director Tanya Mack, performed live at the...
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard & MVPD Leadership Press Conf on DOJ Investigation Report
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, along with the executive leadership of the Mount Vernon Police Department, held a press conference, on Friday, December 13th to address...
“DOJ Report Finds Alarming Civil Rights Violations by Mount Vernon Police” – NYCLU
The United States Department of Justice today released a report finding that the Mount Vernon Police Department has engaged in a pattern of civil rights abuses,...
Accountability Must Match the Rhetoric in Mount Vernon
The recently released Department of Justice (DOJ) report on the Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) paints a disturbing picture of systemic abuses, unconstitutional policing,...
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard Announces Assoc Judge Peter Davis will temporarily serve as Full-Time Judge
Mount Vernon Mayor Shawn Patterson-Howard released a statement Thursday, announcing Associate Judge Peter Davis will fill the vacancy in Mount Vernon City Court due...
City of Mount Vernon Responds to Receiving DOJ Investigation Into The MVPD
The City of Mount Vernon received the release of the findings from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) pattern and practice investigation into the...
U.S. Attorney Announces Findings Of Civil Rights Violations By The Mt Vernon Police Dept
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s...
Former Mt. Vernon Mayor André Wallace Receives Award From White House
Former Mount Vernon Mayor & Councilman André Wallace received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from the President of The United States of America Joe...
Is MVCSD Planning To Close School Named After First Black Teacher – Cecil H. Parker?
On Monday, November 25th, my phone blew up with concerns that the Mount Vernon City School District was planning to close Cecil H. Parker,...
G. Lamont Blackstone Honored as One of Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Black Leaders
G. Lamont Blackstone has been honored as one of 100 Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Black Leaders 2024 in the October 21 issue. Explaining the selection process, Crain’s editors...
Mount Vernon City School District Will Hold Community Career Fair
The Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) will hold a career fair on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The career fair, open to high school...
MV Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard and Montefiore Announce Plans, Backed by $41 Million NYS Capital Investment, For Transformation of Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Guided by extensive community engagement and spearheaded by Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard and Montefiore leadership, this transformative project prioritizes equitable healthcare access tailored to the...
MVCSD records highest graduation rate in decades
The Mount Vernon City School District’s 2023-2024 graduation rate climbed to a level not seen in more than two decades. The projected graduation rate...
City Of Mount Vernon & MVCDS Honors Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin
Crowds of cheering students and fans lined the streets and schools of Mount Vernon on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, as the city and school...
Public Notice: Mount Vernon NAACP Branch Announces New Meeting Location
The Mount Vernon NAACP Branch is announcing a change to the location for its General Membership meetings. Effective immediately, meetings will be held at...
