BW - Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Celebrates Rai Benjamin Wins Semifinals At Olympics Watch Party
Mount Vernon's Rai Benjamin wins semifinals, advances to Olympics 400-meter hurdles finals
Mount Vernon residents gathered in the theater at The Doles Center (250 South...
Mount Vernon’s Jordan Runcie-Hubbard Will Be On Power Book II: Ghost Friday, July 5th
Mount Vernon native Jordan Runcie-Hubbard will appear in Power Book II: Ghost this Friday, July 5th. We caught up with Jordan for a quick...
Former Mount Vernon Mayor, Black Law Enforcement, District Leaders Announce Endorsement For Congressman Jamaal Bowman
Former Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis (still known to many in Mt Vernon as the People's Mayor), Black Law Enforcement, and dozens of local...
Denzel Washington School of the Arts graduates 59 students from Class of 2024
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (June 21, 2024) — Students turned their tassels, walked across the stage and officially became graduates of Denzel Washington School of the...
Shots Fired Near A Gun Violence Awareness Event In Mount Vernon
“Gun violence is not a major problem in Westchester County,” CE Latimer said Friday, March 26th at the press conference announcing the launching of...
MVCSD Budget & Board Election – UPDATED WITH FULL RESULTS
Voters Approve $271.2 million Mount Vernon City School District Budget for 2024-25 School Year
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — Voters approved a $271,266,317 budget for the Mount...
Experience a Cultural Explosion: Indulge in Global Flavors at the International Food Festival.
Mt. Vernon, NY - May 20, 2024 - The Antigua & Barbuda International Cultural Association (ABICA) inpartnership with the City of Mt. Vernon and...
MV PBA Pres: Mount Vernon Politicians Get Top Dollar Raises While Leaving Police Department Understaffed and Underpaid
A lot of these politicians used the fact that the unions in Mount Vernon received a contract as justification for them to get 40% raises.
Westchester’s First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Opens In Mount Vernon
Elevate Cannabis Dispensary, located at 127 S. Terrace Ave. in Mount Vernon, held its grand opening on Tuesday, February 20th at 11 am. Evevate,...
Don’t Strain Your Drain: Mount Vernon’s Cooking Oil Recycling Campaign
Don’t Strain Your Drain is a public service campaign in Mount Vernon to collect residents’ used cooking oil at Mount Vernon Fire Stations for...
A Great Day In Mount Vernon & Hip-Hop
In 1958, the Iconic: A Great Day in Harlem photo was taken. It featured some of the most iconic jazz musicians of the day....
The Facts Of The Arrest & Arraignment of MVPL Trustee Jonathan Davis and The Order of Protection That Followed
Since we ran our article reporting Mount Vernon Public Library Trustee Jonathan Michael Davis' arrest, Mr. Davis responded, categorically denying the charges and allegations....
MVPL Trustee Jonathan Davis Categorically & Unequivocally Denies All Allegations
Yesterday, we exclusively broke the story about MVPL Trustee Jonathan Michael Davis being arrested for criminal harassment of a female Trustee. A few hours...
MVPL Trustee Jonathan Davis Arrested For Harassment Of Female Trustee
Jonathan Michael Davis was arrested at his home by Mount Vernon Police for criminal harassment on Friday, October 20th. While not much is known...
The Kela Tennis Interview
Kela Simunyola of Kela Tennis and his attorney James Borkowski dropped by the Black Westchester Power Hour on Thursday, April 20, 2023, to discuss...
Congressman Jamaal Bowman Throws Campaign Party To Celebrate Opening of Headquarters In Mount Vernon
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman hosted a campaign office opening party to celebrate the new space which will serve as a hub for campaigning efforts...
Mount Vernon Youth Talk Event
Students, parents, and politicians gathered together for the Mount Vernon Youth Talk event at Allen Memorial Church. It was hosted by the City of...
Mount Vernon Community Gathers For Gun Violence Awareness Month
Bright orange balloons, ribbons, outfits, and posters saying “End Gun Violence” were on display at the Gun Violence Awareness Month kickoff event at the...
Mount Vernon’s Memorial Field Continued Construction Becomes A Sign For “Better Days Ahead Of Us”
As a newly retired United States Postal Service employee, Melvin Jones, 65, is excited to use his free time to once again run laps...
Justice Dept Announces Pattern Or Practice Investigation Into MVPD
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York...
