James Henderson III Elected President Of Port Chester/Rye Branch NAACP
James Henderson, a 20-year resident of Port Chester, was elected as president of the Port Chester/Rye Branch of the NAACP. Previously, James served as...
William Wagstaff Responds To NRPD Commissioner’s Statement Regarding The Death Of Jarrel Garris
pictured above Attorney William O. Wagstaff speaking at a vigil for Jarrel Garris in front of St. Catherine A.M.E. Zion Church where Garris was...
NRPD Determine Officers Did Not Violate Dept’s Policies Or Procedures In Death of Jerrel Garris
NRPD Commissioner Robert Gazzola released a statement, Friday (see below) that the NRPD found none of the officers involved in the July 3, 2023...
MBK Newark & MBK Yonkers Share Best Practices on Key Life Milestones for Improving Outcomes for Boys & Young Men of Color in Communities
(Photo Above - Roger León, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, and Aníbal Soler, Jr., Superintendent of Yonkers Public Schools, meet with the MBK Newark...
Dare To Be Different Westchester, Inc. Held a Soft Ribbon Cutting to Announce Opening Of Office Space – The Love And Help Center
Dare To Be Different Westchester Has A Place To Call Home. The Love And Help Center Is Now Open for service
Dare To Be Different...
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...
Public Statement by The Westchester Coalition for Police Reform in Response to the Death of Robert Brooks
We are deeply disturbed by the recent video showing the horrific beating of Robert Brooks by corrections officers, medical staff, and state employees which...
NR NAACP Will Be Hosting MLK Day Program & Annual Jubilee Celebration
The New Rochelle Branch of the NAACP will be hosting a Community Martin Luther King Day Program at St. Catherine AME Zion Church, 19...
Macy’s Is Closing 66 Stores Nationwide, Cross County Is Not Among 9 NY Locations
Macy’s is closing several dozen stores nationwide as part of a previously announced turnaround plan to save the beleaguered retailer. Last year, Macy’s announced...
White Plains Mayor Tom Roach Announces He Will Be Running For County Clerk
Longtime White Plains Mayor Tom Roach, who became acting mayor in 2011 and is currently serving in his third full term in office, has...
Lions Club and Mount Vernon Fire Department Hosted The 3 Kings Toy Drive
On Saturday, January 4th, the Mount Vernon The Lions Club and Mount Vernon Fire Department held a 3 Kings Toy Drive at Fire Station...
Mount Vernon Man Fatally Shot in New Rochelle, Police Say No Active Damage To The Public
(Photo above courtesy of Talk Of The Sound)
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot at Rhoda Quash Lane in New Rochelle after multiple shots were...
Kenneth W. Jenkins Sworn In As Westchester’s First Black County Executive
Surrounded by colleagues, family members, and friends, Kenneth W. Jenkins was sworn in as Westchester County’s 10th County Executive. Jenkins was unanimously appointed County Executive...
Denzel Washington, Magic Johnson & Fannie Lou Hamer Among Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
President Joe Biden also honored Hillary Clinton, Lionel Messi, George Soros, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and more at the White House Saturday!
Denzel Washington can...
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...
Westchester County’s Black Students Are Getting Left Behind
In Westchester County, New York—a region known for its affluent suburbs and top-ranking schools—many might assume that every child enjoys equal access to quality...
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...
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...
“Unlicensed Smoke Shops Not Welcome In Yonkers,” Mayor Spano & Yonkers Police Calling For State Action Now
More than 4,000 Products Totaling More than $60,000 Containing Unregulated Marijuana, THC, and Vapes Confiscated Over the Past Nine Months from Smoke Shops Found...
