Former MV Vernon Police Sgt Mario Stewart Sentenced For Use Of Excessive Force
A former Mount Vernon police sergeant, 46-year-old Mario Stewart, is set to spend six months in federal prison for using excessive force, according to...
Mayor Spano Appoints Effie Phillips As Yonkers Community Advancement and Recruiting Officer!
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on Monday, July 7t,h his appointment of community member and job readiness trainer Effie Phillips as the City’s new...
Yonkers Man Charged With Attacking Former Partner, Choking Her In Front Of Children
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that Tairon Drake, 30, of Yonkers, was indicted on multiple felony charges for allegedly attacking...
CE Ken Jenkins Testifies At NYS Public Service Commission (PSC) Hearing Opposing Con Ed Hikes
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins testified in person, Wednesday, July 9th, at a New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) hearing to voice the...
MVPD Arrest Suspect in June 29th Shooting
On Sunday, June 29, 2025, at approximately 10:02 a.m., officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the...
Family of Jerrel Garris Start Petition To Demand Termination of NRPD Detective Steven Conn On 2 Year Anniversary
On the second anniversary of New Rochelle Detective Steven Conn shooting Jerrel Garris, his family is starting a petition demanding the termination of Conn....
Westchester, Don’t Let Them Rewrite Who Belongs Here By Larnez Kinsey
Let’s get all the way real for a second.
This new draft travel ban floating out of the Trump camp? It’s not just some policy...
City of Yonkers Cracks Down on Double Parking with Higher Fines and Increased Enforcement
Yonkers Double-Parking Fines Update New Double Parking Regulations
YONKERS, NY – In a move aimed at improving traffic flow and public safety, the City of...
Environmental Leaders of Color -Teens Collect 200 Gallons of Used Cooking Oil, Receive Awards and Recognition
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) celebrated the graduation of student participants from its Student Environmental Ambassador Program, hosted at the Westchester Community College annex...
“Beyond the Bullet” Gave Us a New Lens, & Westchester is Waking Up By Larnez Kinsey
There Are Days That Move You.
And then, there are days that mark you.
Days that don’t just shift your calendar, but shift your consciousness.
Days that...
Neil K. Reynolds Sworn In As New Rochelle’s 1st Black Police Commissioner
Neil K. Reynolds, a veteran of the New Rochelle Police Department (NRPD) and the City’s Deputy Police Commissioner since 2023, was sworn in as...
Rep. Latimer Recognizes Local NAACP Leaders In 16th Congressional District
From the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman George Latimer recognized local NAACP leaders in the 16th Congressional District which consist of a...
Legacy In The Rain: NAACP Honors Mount Vernon’s Mayors With Power and Purpose
It was one of those days when the sky was thick with clouds and the rain came down like it had something to say....
The Movement in Movement: Westchester Women Pulled Up, Spoke Truth, and Made History at Philipse Manor Hall
Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, was not just another date on the calendar. It was a reckoning. It was Westchester’s call to consciousness. And it...
Ebermann’s Petition Against MVPL Granted In Part; 101 Summit Acquisition Resolution Annulled For Violating NY’s Open Meetings Law
Black Westchester recently reported that Axel Ebermann, a local taxpayer has taken legal action on Monday, May 5th, to stop a $1.7 million bond...
Labor and Community Leaders Hold Riverside Rally Against Medicaid and Medicare Cuts
100+ constituents of Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) protested the roughly $700 billion in cuts to Medicaid
OSSINING, NY—Over a hundred local labor and community leaders...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) & DOGE Close Hearing Office In White Plains
The Social Security Administration (SSA) permanently closed the White Plains Office of Hearings Operations located at 75 South Broadway in White Plains, on May...
Mount Vernon Residents Graduate from Clean Energy Training Program Through Comrie Enterprises and Tauris Tech
In a significant step toward workforce development and environmental sustainability, thirteen residents from Mount Vernon and New Rochelle have successfully completed a six-week training...
Young Voices, Powerful Beats: Mount Vernon’s Youth Shine
Photo above by Dennis Richmond, Jr., the Parking Lot of Foodtown of Mount Vernon Supermarket
If you were anywhere near North 3rd Avenue, East Prospect...
Lorraine Lopez Sworn-In As Newest Yonkers Board Of Education Trustee
Mayor Spano Appoints Former City Councilwoman & Community Leader, Lorraine Lopez, To Yonkers Board Of Education
Mayor Mike Spano today swore in former Yonkers City...
