AACCHV’s First CRA Comment Lab Turned Banking Policy Into a Conversation About Access, Accountability, and Community Power
Thirty-two people logged onto Zoom Thursday night for the first African American Chamber of Commerce of the Hudson Valley CRA Comment Lab, presented in...
BW News Brief: Mount Vernon Arts & Cultural Society Launches “The Art of Voting Challenge”
MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Mt. Vernon Arts & Cultural Society, in partnership with the Mount Vernon Public Library, is calling on emerging and...
Mount Vernon Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Firearms Sales, Storage Unit Burglaries
A Mount Vernon man who admitted to burglarizing storage units in New Rochelle and later selling stolen firearms to an undercover state trooper has...
BW NEWS BRIEF: Mount Vernon Woman Charged After Allegedly Taking Vehicle With 1-Year-Old Child Inside
MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Mount Vernon Police Department arrested Tiauna Crump, 52, of Mount Vernon, following an incident in which she allegedly took...
Yonkers Has the Village. Now We Have to Move Like One.
Project RISE showed me something I haven’t seen enough of in seven years of living in Yonkers: organizations actually moving together. Now we have...
Was There Special Treatment? Questions Surround Tuckahoe Police Response to Former Chief’s Wife
Former Tuckahoe Police Chief’s Wife at Center of Incident Now Under DA Review
An independent investigation is underway into the Tuckahoe Police Department’s handling of...
Giving Children Fun & Scholarly Reasons to Smile
=Cupcake Cutie Boutique & The 1600 Non- Profit Charty Orrganization, brought families and community members together for a day of fun, fellowship, and giving...
The Long Island Underground Legends of Hip Hop Documentary Hits the Big Screen in Dobbs Ferry
The Long Island Underground Legends of Hip-Hop, directed by Archie Snowden, aka MC Amazin’ A, is coming to Westchester County as an official selection...
Heat Advisory and Air Quality Alert Issued for Westchester County, Thursday, August 6 through Friday, August 7th
Westchester County Health Department Shares Heat and Air Quality Advisories; Advises Vulnerable Residents to Limit Their Time Outdoors and Avoid Strenuous Outdoor Activity
WESTCHESTER COUNTY,...
Yorktown Heights Residents Left Without Power for Nine Days Amid Alleged Illegal Eviction Attempt
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY — Residents of a Yorktown Heights home, including at least two military veterans and occupants with serious medical conditions, say a...
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...
15-Year-Old Charged in Yonkers Mass Shooting That Killed One, Wounded Four
Yonkers, NY- The Yonkers Police Department has charged a 15-year-old male in connection with the fatal shooting that claimed the life of one person and...
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...
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Leader of NY’s Third-Largest City, Blasts State Lawmakers Over Weak Crime Laws
After 20-year-old man was killed, and four teenagers were critically wounded in a shooting near the intersection of Elm Street and Palisade Avenue at...
BW News Brief: One Dead, Four Teenagers Wounded in Yonkers Shooting; 15-Year-Old in Custody
YONKERS, NY — A 20-year-old man was killed, and four teenagers were critically wounded in a shooting near the intersection of Elm Street and...
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...
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...
